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This topic requires more in-depth explanation, but in shot: Russian propaganda machine managed insert into US alt-right/extremist conspiracy circles and eventually expanded into 'normal' US right as extremist views become more normalized in US Republican party. I followed conspirologist...

One more attempt to destroy Baltic sea cable: Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy5nydr9rqvo

I would be very suspicious about China, but Trump dumped decades worth of goodwill that United States earned. I seen tons of posts from people in... developing world saying "we told you so" (about US). All that garbage in recent days looks like attempt to prove every piece of anti-American...

China are trying to position as one of only two 'superpowers' vs USA. To advance this goal, they are using all tools that Soviet Union used to establish dominant position. And to achieve goal China need to solidify Russian position as secondary, dependent power.

Well... Mythical 'NATO involvement' is only one side of Russian propaganda. Another side is that Ukrainians are able to fight back only because they are (almost) Russians. Russians in their own propaganda are some kind of supersoldiers, capable to endure far beyond point when those pesky...

Background: EU 'mediated' number of treaties between Lithuania and Russia to prevent Kaliningrad 'blockade', because Russia threatened to interpret alleged 'blockade' as declaration of war. Those were times when 100% Westerners believed that Russia has genuine 'security threats' and Eastern...

This is my attempt to create more extensive analysis/explanation. Disclaimer: this is LONG text. Some explanations may be excessive for readers of this forum, but initially pieces of this text were created as polemic against various propaganda pieces in Republican-leaning media. Thank you for...

Small tidbit of historical perspective from some user on another discussion board:

Rare Earth plan is fantastic. In place of Ukrainians I would give concession to exploit them for free or small annual fee: 1. Uninformed public might think that natural resources are 'free', one just need to 'dig' them, but in reality any mining operation require enormous upfront investment...

Baltic grid is connected to Sweden, Finland and Poland via links with asynchronous infrastructure. They successfully synchronized their electricity grids with the Continental Europe Synchronous Area (CESA) on 09 February 2025 (Sunday) at 14:05 EET (via ground link with Poland), but their grid...

Another information tidbit why this event is more significant than appears at first glance: Massive infrastructure investment has been done in preparation before disconnection: total 200 MWh of battery storage was installed in 4 different physical locations in Lithuania that can provide max 200...

Sigh... you Americans are so... unskilled in Great Art of Political Manipulation :) Such things are easiest to be done by 'individual case'. Emergency in state you like? You just order federal resources to be sent directly, for example military rations on military planes, etc. Emergency in state...

You wish. But in practice there are tons of vaguely worded laws that govern how your particular type of visa can be cancelled or in contrary in what conditions is automatically extended or might be (or not) extended by some sort of application. Throw-in dual citizens, spouses of dual citizens or...

... until they are not. Many thousands of Jewish bankers, businessman, lawyers, professors ended up in gas chambers despite their wealth and influence. This is one (of many) points that modern Americans have great difficulty to understand. They lived under rule of law so long that rule of law...

I want to add that significant number of foreigners are not familiar with intricacies of US immigration laws and thus may not realize themselves that they are overstaying illegally. Or they arrive from authoritarian countries that have gazillions of invasive laws that are mostly not enforced...

You know things gone crazy when Russian propaganda channel (RT) debunks propaganda lies about alleged USAID abuse: View: https://x.com/reshetz/status/1887527725797150877 Sudden concern about backfire in future when propaganda lies will be exposed?

To clarify some things regarding 'rare earth minerals/metals/elements'. Rare earth elements are largish group of similar elements, mostly lanthanoids. Strictly technically they are not 'rare' in sense of percentage of Earth's crust by mass (e. g. they are more abundant that some commonly used...

If WW2 Soviet propaganda movies are to be believed (and I seen more than enough of them as teenager) :) then this is one of most faithful copies I seen in the West: very rapid hand movement from fist to chest to fully extended hand. But this gesture must be done while standing ramrod straight...

Indians lured to Russia are dying on the front lines in Ukraine https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/16/indians-russia-ukraine-war-putin-modi/ (...) At least 126 Indians have been lured to Russia by offers of jobs or education, only to find themselves forced into service by the army...

All Colonial Empires operate in similar ways: use resources from one colony to fight colonial wars in other colonies. British Empire used Sepoys, Gurkhas and other 'colored' troops in their colonial adventures. Putin also learned important lesson from Vietnam War: thou shall not touch upper and...