Back In The Ukraine, Offshore Edition

It looks as if the Russian admirals resented the world's attention being focused on the ineptitude of the Russian Army:

Prized Russian Ship Was Hit by Missiles, U.S. Officials Say

WASHINGTON — The Moskva was the pride of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, a symbol of the country’s dominance of the region and a powerful war machine that had been used to launch precision cruise missiles deep inside Ukraine.

Despite claims by Russia that an accidental fire broke out on the ship, U.S. officials confirmed on Friday that two Ukrainian Neptune missiles had struck the vessel, killing an unknown number of sailors and sending it and its arsenal to the bottom of the Black Sea.

The sinking of the Moskva on Thursday was a grave blow to the Russian fleet and a dramatic demonstration of the current era of warfare in which missiles fired from shore can destroy even the biggest, most powerful ships. It was also the most significant combat loss for any navy since 1982, when Argentina’s Air Force sank a British guided missile destroyer and other ships during the Falklands War.

Tough break for Vlad the Derailer.

Comments

[Melinda]

Irony much?

The Lincoln Project
@ProjectLincoln
Did you really need all these audio clips to know that Kevin McCarthy is a fraud?

https://twitter.com/ProjectLincoln/status/1517518750106460161

[Stephanie Nene Not Your Normal Granma]

Ahh. It really is illuminating.

[Pinandpuller]

In Greek, ‘Catacombs’ literally means ‘according to P Diddy’.

[clarice]

This is a few blocks from my house on a beautiful spring day:https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/shooting-connecticut-avenue-nw-dc/65-4c73b56f-0459-4aa9-8d5b-8f48743efd70

[sbwaters]

That’s near Bread Furst!

[Jane]

Stay safe, Clarice!

[Rocco]

This worlds gone mad! Here's an update on the DC shooting. Be safe Clarice.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/update-mpd-provides-update-dc-shooting-4chan-user-claiming-responsibility-uploads-video-targeting-children/

[Dave (in MA)]

Posted by: Melinda | April 22, 2022 at 11:49 AM

Goddamned lung darts took Bossy and Lafleur the same week. One of the worst things ever invented.

[Davod]

MTG, in court, re the attempt to debar her from the election because of insurrection.

The judge laughed.

https://mobile.twitter.com/mattgaetz/st ... 2267670528

[Dave (in MA)]

Posted by: clarice | April 22, 2022 at 04:50 PM

Another white supremacist.

[Davod]

"Big in Japan," by Alexander Riek

http://ace.mu.nu/archives/BiginJapanbyAlexanderRiek.jpg

A link to the photographer

https://www.photographichorizons.com/architecture-asia-traditional

[Davod]

Dog offers his donut toy to his new baby sister..🐕🐾🍩👼❤️ (47)

https://twitter.com/i/status/1517473305132892160

[Davod]

Everyone outside my rear window must be practicing Earth Day. No lights.

[Davod]

When catnip hits hard (27)

https://twitter.com/i/status/1517344946361188353

[Davod]

Police dog hits filed and goes for it (1:00)

https://twitter.com/i/status/1517459390307221506

[Davod]

Watching 101 Dalmatians in a bar (27)

https://twitter.com/i/status/1517426058341105665

[Davod]

Watching baby elephant take its first steps (52)

https://twitter.com/i/status/151e7576175744434178

[Davod]

Unexpected act (20)

https://twitter.com/i/status/1517193796991262720

[Davod]

If the bull don't get you the scenery will (8).

https://twitter.com/i/status/1517523472305602561

[Davod]

This is San Francisco in 1906 and if you ask me out current timeline doesn’t make very much sense (1:05)

https://twitter.com/i/status/1515175825343229959

[Davod]

Real hero (10)

https://twitter.com/i/status/1517522610749419522

[Davod]

The dog ate my car (10)

https://twitter.com/i/status/1517351544231841794

[Dave (in MA)]

Andy Ngô 🏳️‍🌈@MrAndyNgo·
8m Breaking update: The Washington, DC mass shooting person of interest has been found dead.

[clarice]

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/shooting-connecticut-avenue-nw-dc/65-4c73b56f-0459-4aa9-8d5b-8f48743efd70

[jim nj]

Three assessments of the Ukraine war:

https://militaryland.net/ukraine/invasion-day-58-summary/

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1517660500733136898.html

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-22

I saw this claimed:
https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/1517681600925941762

BREAKING: Ukrainian presidential advisor Aleksey Arestovich reported that Ukraine’s defense forces destroyed the Russian command post in the Kherson region, in which there were about 50 military officers.

[jim nj]

https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2022/04/22/earth_day_2022_investing_in_poverty_suffering_and_human_degradation_828106.html

Earth Day 2022: Investing in Poverty, Suffering, and Human Degradation

[statistics skipped over]

"Yes, correlation is not causation, but can anyone argue that these relationships are spurious? Accordingly, if the consumption of conventional energy is destroying the planet, then investments in human capital — education and training, health care, environmental protection, sanitation, etc. — also contribute to that purported outcome, as increases in human capital increase the demand for energy."

Who knew that the "War on Poverty" would end the world?

[jim nj]

https://justthenews.com/nation/free-speech/truth-social-migrates-rumble-cloud-ready-onboard-millions

Truth Social migrates to Rumble cloud, Trump platform ready to onboard millions

Backlog of users waiting to get on Trump platform expected to be erased quickly thanks to partnership between two emerging free-speech powerhouses.

[jim nj]

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2022/04/22/the_endless_war_in_ukraine_828468.html

The Endless War in Ukraine
By Douglas Macgregor

"New weapon systems in the hands of Ukrainian forces compelled Russian formations to adjust their tactics, but Russian strategy toward Ukraine is unchanged.

There is little doubt that the massive influx of weapon systems from the U.S. and its NATO allies has extended the war in Ukraine well beyond its normal end point, but forces that are immobilized in defensive positions do not win wars. In war, the exaggerated faith in human courage and will power is always a poor answer to overwhelming, accurate, and devastating firepower."

[jim nj]

https://twitter.com/TimRunsHisMouth/status/1517583786296369153

Regular people: Go woke, Go Broke

DeSantis and Florida Republicans: Go woke... **blows viking battle horn** and we shall burn your entire village to the ground and sing a song of victory so that any potential enemies in our future shall learn from your folly.