@Renegade_GDI@mastodon.world
This is true! Even some mid-level officials thought that country was on the brink of collapse and were stealing like it's their last day. We were on some government contracts at the time and by 2016 the rollback could be up to 90% of contract 😂
Then it somehow settled down. EU did really poor job enforcing proper sanctions.
@DotardTed @PawelK @ThatCrazyDude @Flick
@Renegade_GDI@mastodon.world
> he issued decree they can't sell their assets if they're from 'adversary country'
I think it only concerned the banks, other companies had time to sell their assets — but yes, they could only do it for the fraction of the assets' original market price (it was pretty obvious where this was heading) and those who weren't fast enough were taken over anyway.
@PawelK @DotardTed @ThatCrazyDude @Flick
@PawelK
So it's a siege tower now? Well, the siege of Bakhmut — makes sense 😂
@DotardTed @GaryBussy @ThatCrazyDude @Flick
@SIC_Guy Even cult classics from big studios have these minor inconsistencies, in Zoku Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei heroines could switch cell phone models mid scene, I even got impression that Shinbou was doing it on purpose 😂
It's not a problem, I don't mind. But when they get pacing all wrong, the show just gets boring to watch and, sadly, it does happen often 😩
I didn't watch anime for a long time. Found this show while ramfomly browsing something else yesterday and it looks entertaining. Apart from a few fuckups like this girl suddenly changing clothes mid-scene (yeah, like cut — and she wears her school uniform instead of clothes she wore before 🤪) and a few weird plot turns, the start is good. Did they really fuck it up halfway through?
@neural_meduza Но лучше по взаимному согласию, иначе это будут porno-кошмары 😨
@DotardTed
That's exactly what read in Russian from sources that are usually trustworty. It's not like DJI started doing business with Ukraine instead of Russia, they were doing both, but recently stopped shipping to Russia and no longer provide support to customers in Russia.
Of course everybody lies, Ukrainian sources too, but I trust Russian officials even less.
@GaryBussy @PawelK @ThatCrazyDude @Flick
@safiuddinkhan
The ride's over, did you enjoy yourself?
The song is kinda about the other kind of leeches, but still 😆
@enduser@berserker.town @anne
@LoopLinndrum
I don't know, maybe like these fellas from Rage Against The War Machine rally? According to my knowledge, the event was organized by LPNC, but the place was full of tankies with hammer and sickle flags 🤨
@zeropolitics
@enduser@berserker.town A trunk?! 😮
It looks bigger than the whole body of cute little mastodon I've seen before.
@anne
@ruthlesscatrapist666 is a neolib politician? 🤨
@enduser@berserker.town @anne
You won't deceive us, it's a blue Shai-Hulud sprung from the back of your sofa (or whatever that is), we just don't see the teeth inside! 🤣
Jokes aside, maybe it's some sort of bag you put a big cup into to preserve the heat better 🤷
@PawelK
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/04/us-intel-on-china-considering-lethal-aid-for-putins-war-was-gleaned-from-russian-officials.html
You may not trust CNBC, but I think it's pretty close to truth, Chinese intent to supply military equipment was made up by Russian officials.
China has even stopped shipping consumer-grade drones to Russia recently — military-grade ones are out of the question.
China's interested in weak Russia, they are all talk and no real help and I'm sure they'll stay this way.
@DotardTed @ThatCrazyDude
@gemlog Speaking of introduced invasive species… This is the first time I hear about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippopotamuses_in_Colombia
Okay, yes, I decided to look it up because "cocaine hippos" did sound funny 🤣
But problem is real, they now have to relocate a hundred of hippos — these are not cats, they weight over a ton 🙀
@DotardTed
Not judging! Respecting your colleagues is one of the top workplace best practices 😏
@useless_idiot @electronwarier
@useless_idiot
Just to check if he's not that guy who is a convicted sex offender working for RT (he's not, that would be Scott Ritter, I just couldn't recall his name), I looked his name in Russian up on Twitter. What a sight to behold: all the Russian state media, all these accounts who have hundreds of followers, but no comments to their posts… are pushing what he said 🤣
Hard to believe he's independent.
@DotardTed @electronwarier
@charlie_root
What's new by today's standards? Madoka is 12 y.o. already 😅
@hfaust @splitshockvirus
@gemlog
I've been reading the interview with Bob Aumann today, the economist. Game theory is his thing and among other things he mentions Henry Kissinger, who applied game theory to diplomacy. Well, he's a smart man too! 😂
But he was always about this reassuring the SU, so maybe he's just repeating the same old from back when he was younger 🤷
@publius
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