So, what is a Fella to do during a meme war? Shall I
A: make donations so that more Russians than Ukrainians die during Russia's genocidal war?
B: help keep up pressure on government officials to support Ukraine?
C: Aggravate Russian officials?
D: Combat Russian dis-information.
E: all of the above.
Here is my entry for A. Not the only donation I have made to support Ukraine and I am not a big-time donor, but Fellas run in a massive multi-national pack that collectively can help the war fighters in real and material ways. Our donations to groups like
@georgian_legion and charities like @MriyaAid both help Ukraine's defenders kill orcs and not die in return. Perhaps just as importantly, crowd sources multi-national donations from activist citizens who oppose genocide help keep up pressure on government leaders like
@JohnBoozman@SenTomCotton and @RepFrenchHill to support Ukraine and make sure programs like lend-lease don't dry up. HIMARS-O-Clock is changing the course of the war and I am so proud of the role my state is playing in helping Orcs reach there hereafter. I imagine the heartburn
in Kelptograd right now is rather intense and hopefully sanctions are interrupting deliveries of pepto. Adding to that in some hopefully not small way the pack is making life less fun for Putin's lackeys. Imagine being @Amb_Ulyanov and knowing that you will forever be "that guy"
ridiculed across the web and having his own words turned into a meme, "you pronounced this nonsense not me". I think that #NAFO will probably be declared an extremist organization by Kelptograd at some point. So if you ever wanted to visit the land of Ivan the Terrible
to listen to the ghosts of dozens of dead cultures wail delete your fella now. If however, you would prefer to visit a vibrant yet ancient culture that is actively telling Russia, "No, no more colonies for you" then keep supporting Ukraine. Ukraine's stand is already having knock
effects. Belarus is taking a "Nope" approach as is Kazakhstan. Russia is more isolated than ever. Russia's support seems to be concentrated in emerging markets where admittedly, Fellas will have a hard time penetrating. Combating the Russian lies there and revealing that Russia
is a colonial power founded on ethno-fascist ideas that engages in genocide is going to take government programs. What we can do is fight Russian dis-info in the West. For years Russia assumed she could meddle and corrupt our systems with impunity, sowing discord and turning
neighbor against neighbor. No longer. Fellas and other Ukraine supporters everywhere are actively pushing back against Kleptograd's lies. We are well informed and have created community spaces. My favorite is the well-known @walter_report I am there most days and have gotten to
to ask real questions of famous people and SME's. I have learned more there since March that I have in years. I have made friends that I will follow and who will follow me the rest of my days. In short the exact opposite of what Russia wants. Its glorious!
We also discuss the war in often stark sometimes harsh terms. We hear voices from Ukraine, and from her defenders. We have lost real members to Russian aggression like @ratushnyi_r Spaces make the war personal to a global audience in a way no other war ever has. So stay strong,
Buckle up, this won't be a happy thread, but it is a thread that needs to be made to say the quiet part outloud so there is no veneer to hide behind. First off hat tip to @PeterCorless and @marshray for making the TASS info so easy to find
398,353 kids who were stolen per Russia's own admission. Who are they, what does that number mean and using history as a guide what is their likely fate? Those are the three questions where quiet parts need to be said out loud. So, keep your buckets close you might need them to
catch the mess when your stomach decides to do its own forced "evacuation". First off who are these kids? Honestly, no one knows. No one can know. Most are going to be orphans either mom dad were killed by Russian invaders in Ukraine, in filtration, or because Russia has been
So now that the Russian effort has or is about to culminate and its the ZSU turn at bat what would an offensive look like? This is a complex question. Most people want a big offensive that punches through the Russian lines gaining large amounts of liberated territory that
forces the Russian's to retreat or risk encirclement. After all the Russian Army is exhausted and they have not proven very adept at handling forces in a maneuver fight across a wide area. This fits with "western" ideas of what an offensive looks like from Desert Storm.
However, I don't think Ukraine has the level of kit needed for this type of operation. While HIMARS and 155mm tube artillery is aggressively attritting the Russians, behind Russian lines the Russian Air Force is still a major factor. Massed armor invites massed attack. Instead,
Good morning, so yesterday, @cmarch413 tagged me in a video about urban combat. That is something I know zero about in real terms. Mounted Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) just wasn't stressed when I was in. The focus was force on force defeating the Soviets. But I do have some
relevant experience that ya'll might find meaningful. So generally, in urban combat you have 4 groups of people. Your side, their side, the civilians and the rescuers. I can speak to the issue from the civilian and rescuer side. If there is one thing people in Arkansas can relate
to its having sirens suddenly go off and there being a mad dash for the shelters because absolute hell is about to rain down. Usually you get enough warning, sometimes you don't, or don't react quick enough. Here is a pic of me and my family in my living room just a couple
So a tightly wound thread that will not end where it started. Now that the HIMARS is in action we have the questions: now what and How effective are these things?
Here is the reported results of the first strike thanks @cjdrew94 and @TrentTelenko is saying it was the HQ of the 20th CAA. Fingers crossed its more dead generals.
These results were 60km-ish behind the front lines. The immediate impact is now anything that close to the front line is now in danger from more than partisans or small drones. It does not matter if they are targeted or not, anything and anyone who thinks the Ukrainians consider
Wow, what a day yesterday was! Ok, that is pretty much the long and the short of my comments on SCOTUS. I opened this account in 2011, left it, got it hacked, got it back, posted a couple times about the Ford Bronco and left it again not coming back and turning into my daily
Ukraine page until Russia invaded. It was Ukraine that brought me here and Ukraine is why I try and push out high quality original writing every day that hopefully inspires and/or informs in a way you my readers can relate to. Though my ultimate audience is Arkansas' delegation
to Washington DC @JohnBoozman@SenTomCotton and @RepFrenchHill since they have such a critical role in helping Ukraine expel Russia and end the genocide. But my readers, every one of you matter to me as well. Domestic politics can only distract us. So I am avoiding them here.
Well crap, the Diamond Hogs lost and their season is over. Our home is definitely a baseball house and we try to make at least 1 game a year. This year was awesome because we went to Dickie-Stephens to watch the Arkansas Razorbacks (Diamond Hogs) play the University of Central
Arkansas (UCA) Bears. UCA is my Alma Matter so I got to yell "Go Bears" and make the claws while also calling The Hogs , "WPS" wearing mixed school items... So how did someone who was literally born a Husky (born at UW hospital) end up in Arkansas? Haha, that is a tale of bad
choices, addiction and not knowing who I was, where I belonged, or what the hell I was supposed to do with my life post army. I landed in Arkansas in rough shape, almost by accident and headed straight down. Luckily, once here I found the right people who helped me get lined out.