Miscellaneous And Off Topic Subjects

[Dr. Strangelove]

The suspect arrested actually gives me Dennis Reynolds from “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” vibes. Like a spot on comparison.

Hah, I hadn’t thought about it but he does look a bit like he’s Dennis’ uglier kid brother

[Mike]

He really does.

[THE_WIZARD_]

heh...Happy Fucking New Year shitbrains..

[Jeff Buchanan]

I posted earlier today about the need to understand the history of eastern Europe to understand how ridiculous Putin's strategic objective of conquering Ukraine is and how costly it is going to be for Russia.

I found an interesting article about how "General WInter" is a major player in determining outcomes of warfare on the planes and rolling terrain of of eastern Ukraine and how unprepared the Russian Army probably is for winter warfare in contrast to Ukrainian forces supplied with winter kit and knowledge of winter warfare by NATO, Finland and Sweden. While "General WInter" was instrumental in the Russian army's defeat of Hitler's Wehrmacht in western Russia in 1944, it is "General WInter" that may cause the defeat of the Russian army in Ukraine.

The article starts out with the a detailed history, starting from the conflicts in between the European kingdoms of the 17th and 18th centuries, of the horrors of warfare and civilian displacement that warfare precipitates in sub-zero conditions common in NW Russia extending into the Donbas - the critical area that Putin wants to defend and hold. It concludes with a rendering of how present day Russian troops are poorly equipped and trained to conduct winter warfare v. Ukrainian forces, though outnumbered, are better trained, armed, fed and protected from the severe winter elements.

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/russi...new-winter-war

[Dr. Strangelove]

Barbara Walters has died

https://www.tmz.com/2022/12/30/barbara-walters-dead-dies-abc-news-anchor-rip/

[Mike]

And yet still managed to break the story. A real pro. RIP.

[Dr. Strangelove]

[Hannibal]

Barbara Walters has died

https://www.tmz.com/2022/12/30/barba...ws-anchor-rip/

Rest In Piss Barb

[Dr. Strangelove]

Sports gambling officially legal in Ohio as of today...

[Dr. Strangelove]

Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger? What we know (nypost.com) amazing how the newyork post actually does real journalism

Example of the Post's real journalism

https://nypost.com/2022/12/31/biden-loses-golf-ball-in-us-virgin-islands/

[Hannibal]

Sports gambling officially legal in Ohio as of today...

If you hadn’t told me, I would have remembered one of the 8,000 ads that I’ve seen for Draft Kings

[lineygoblue]

Sports gambling officially legal in Ohio as of today...

I thought Toledo has had a casino for years now?

[Hannibal]

I hope that Democrats are listening to the experts.

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[Hannibal]

"We're fighting for good against evil"

[Hannibal]

We need to preserve Democracy by giving Ukraine another $100 Billion