I wonder, including how many people have left Russia, what percentage of the population is down. In deaths, that level of loss is greater than anything we’ve seen since maybe Iran/Iraq war, though not on par with the Second Congo War. If we assume Ukrainian losses are similar to what the Russians have, we’re close to Vietnam and Korea numbers. In a more industrialized country, that has to be getting felt, especially as the pool for soldiers is the same pool that the worker base is pulled from.

While equipment losses are likely more important to the goal of victory, casualties are a piece of the puzzle, and have longer term implications. With sanctions finally starting to bite, I’m curious to know what Russia does for the next decade, or so. Where China might usually fill the gaps, they can’t afford to help, with their own economy in peril. I think, at the very least, we’ll see Russia pull away from their dealings in Africa and the middle east, which is huge, because until Ukraine, Russian diplomacy seemed to be quite successful in those areas. The US appeared to be having trouble countering it, routinely. Lavrov looked like some kind of genius, until the full scale invasion of Ukraine. It’s still mind blowing that they’ve pursued this war, as soon as they realized Kyiv didn’t fall, and the Ukrainians weren’t rolling over. While taking a hit to their prestige, they could’ve walked away intact. Now, that no longer seems to be on the table.

Tuna. I’m in the midwest. I’ve lived on the west coast. I just assumed “tuna fish” was an east coast thing.

I’ve got a feeling they won’t know what flavor it is, but I might start asking patients what flavor they want, from now on. Thanks for the idea!

Assuming Prig is actually dead, and maybe more importantly, the guy actually in charge of Wagner is dead, these guys will probably just go home and integrate with the Russian military.

I like “single use drones”, too. SUDs is an easy acronym, too.

I work in Radiology, and have to do Barium enemas, frequently. As much as we love the humor, we strive to keep it medical, with patients. We all know it sucks, can feel embarrassing, etc, but we’re just trying to get the job done with the best pictures. Your physical body is kind of secondary to what our goal is.

Anyone know the song?

Tony Hawk was a big one. The EA sports games always have some bangers that get stuck in your head. One of my favorite video game moments, though, was bombing the tobacco fields to Bomba Estereo’s “Fuego”, in Far Cry 6. They employed music well, throughout, but that moment was really enveloping.

Gotcha, sorry.

Just going off the first Pic… Idk… That’s not what the average Russian is rocking. I mean, the mp5 isn’t a rifle, it’s a submachine gun, and it’s not even in heavy use by any, anymore. The SCAR is rarely used, too, even in the west, and I don’t know why anyone outside SF would be carrying a SCAR and an mp5. Even then, it’s highly unlikely.

"Donald Trump is a poor man’s idea of a rich man, a weak man’s idea of a strong man, and a dumb man’s idea of a smart man.”

Gosling, too. Jim Carrey repped us really well, more than most of them, though Mike Meyers is up there, also.

Just getting into his collection. What a gem.

I really need to just hook them up and play with the settings, but are there options to auto delete, or should I just do some manual maintenance? We don’t typically rewatch movies, for example.

Are you talking about 7? Don’t remember if that was the building number, but the one that wasn’t hit? I assume you don’t mean the twin towers.

You don’t wear your compass? How do you know where to go?

They do. This is either total BS, or a back channel deal with the US in exchange for something.

Playing advocate, but that’s why UCMJ exists, at all. They should prosecute all crimes under UCMJ, or none. It doesn’t make much sense to only do certain crimes under civilian courts.

Matrix LMS?

Thanks for saying that. People like you are a blessing in the skies.