Harmon Rabb

Lets not go down the path of even suggesting that Ukraine is not worthy of our support if they do not have the same level of LGBT rights as North America or some parts of to use a Rumsfeldian phrase, some parts of "Old Europe" have. Personally I hope LGBT rights will improve in Ukraine because I believe what consenting adults do is their own bushiness. But if a country like Italy still has a long way to go which I'm sure most people here know was a founding member of the EU and NATO, lets not get hung up on this issue while Ukraine is literally fighting a war for its survival. On a side note I had no idea Montenegro was so LGBT friendly until I looked at this map. Source: ilga-europe

While I'm sure it is tempting to see this guy's posting as some sort of April Fools prank or maybe some kid with to much time on his hands trying to "troll" us. Perhaps a paid Russian troll? The reality is going by the fact that he registered on this forum before 9/11 even happened, he is likely a grown man who has accepted the Kremlin's propaganda as truth. This is a scary thought but not surprising for me given how many seemingly normal people I've seen on social media who are now parroting the Kremlin's line. While Russia's military machine leaves a lot to be desired for the Russians, I think their psychological operations like the infamous troll factories are maybe more effective than we care to think about. A good reminder of how important it is to counter the Kremlin's lies with the truth no matter how we can.

Maybe an unpopular opinion but I don't mind users with lets call them "alternative views" posting here once in a while. The responses those posts get show just how hollow these kind of arguments really are. Have a great day everyone.

Meanwhile in clown news, brought to you by our good friend David D aka Secret Squirrel. I sense a new foreign policy doctrine in the making, lets ignore countries MTG can't find on a map.

Reportedly some air versus ground drone combat. Interesting. Tor taken out. RU tank go boom.

Speaking of pickup trucks. One less RU gun. AFU taking out some RU drones, looks like Shaheds.

I think some people still don't quite get how important drones will be for the future of warfare. I'm guessing Euan focused on the dollar figure in his recap of Arthur's thread because money is what most people understand. We are seeing some exciting naval history be made on the Black Sea thanks to drones. Lets be honest after all this time we are still kinda impressed when we see Ukraine take out expensive RU stuff with cheap drones and disappointed when RU can do the same with expensive Ukrainian stuff. No matter how many times we see it.

RU Radar go Boom. Guess this guy is not as bad as I thought he was when I was watching Game of Thrones. Good reminder of how important civilian pickup trucks and other cheaper innovative solutions are for for the AFU.

He was named Alexander Lukashenko. The World will remember him by another name...POTATOFACE.

A little break from the Moscow talk. AFU HIMARS putting in some work. Russian AD? BUK it!

I'm of the opinion that we will see much more attacks like this carried out by angry ethnic and religious minorities who have a beef with Moscow and Russia in general in the future. I maintain my position that I will see parts of the Russian Federation break off in my lifetime. I am curious how much longer can the Kremlin keep blaming The United States, Ukraine or the damn Smoking Man from the X-Files. Until it becomes obvious to Russians that these terrorist attacks are really conducted by groups that have nothing to do with the West, and big daddy Putin is not as all powerful all knowing and all seeing as he wants people to think he is.

This Easter I'm going to pray that this is finally going to be voted on.

AFU strikes in Sevastopol, Crimea flooding my Twitter feed. Good quality footage.

If I was Putin ( what an unpleasant thought) I would try to play down the radical Islamic angle of this attack right now. I imagine that with the stresses that this war has already put on Russian society, increased tensions between Muslims and Christians in Russia are the last thing he wants or needs right now. Putin of all people should remember how dangerous that can be for Russia from his experiences in the 90s and early 2000s.

A video and some images near Avdiivka.