Biff_T Posted March 23 Posted March 23 19 hours ago, Day Man said: https://apnews.com/article/russia-moscow-gunmen-concert-hall-injuries-fe7db5bb4ad4df17b6cbd04a3250faa1 Hooray ISIS? I'm so confused.
McJay Pilot Posted March 23 Posted March 23 51 minutes ago, Clayton Bigsby said: “You just lost another refinery” -Ukrainian Doug Masters (Probably) 1 1
Lord Ratner Posted March 23 Posted March 23 17 hours ago, mp5g said: We’ve seen this before. Godspeed Protagonist. I hope your quest for the algorithm goes according to your future plan. I actually really liked that movie
uhhello Posted March 23 Posted March 23 6 hours ago, gearhog said: Reports are now that 4 gunman who did the shooting are in custody and 11 others were caught in Chacun, 370km from Moscow and 150km from Ukraine. Most if not all are said to be from Tajikistan. Russian media is reporting the terrorists admitted the attack was planned for March 9 at the Shaman concert, during the song "I Am Russian". This was to disrupt the Russian elections. However, the warning from the US caused security to be tightened to an extent that caused the terrorists to postpone the attack until the next major concert at the venue, which was this one. The terrorists said they were fleeing to the place where they either knew or expected to be allowed to exit Russia. Just saw a video of Russians cutting off the ear of one of them and then making him eat it. Don't believe he was read his miranda rights before.
Biff_T Posted March 23 Posted March 23 1 hour ago, uhhello said: Just saw a video of Russians cutting off the ear of one of them and then making him eat it. Don't believe he was read his miranda rights before. Did he at least get a side of ranch to dip it in? 2
gearhog Posted March 23 Posted March 23 5 hours ago, uhhello said: Just saw a video of Russians cutting off the ear of one of them and then making him eat it. Don't believe he was read his miranda rights before. If anyone knows a better way to extract information from a terrorist…
Swizzle Posted March 23 Posted March 23 4 hours ago, Biff_T said: Did he at least get a side of ranch to dip it in? Ranch is American as it gets...probably was: 3
BashiChuni Posted March 24 Posted March 24 if there's one issue that should unite the west and russia it's ISIS 1 1
HeloDude Posted March 24 Posted March 24 27 minutes ago, BashiChuni said: if there's one issue that should unite the west and russia it's ISIS I don’t recall the left claiming ISIS was trying to get Trump elected, so if it’s between Russia and ISIS, the left will not take the side of Russia.
nsplayr Posted March 26 Posted March 26 1 hour ago, uhhello said: Word is out that FSB took out the Key bridge. Being serious or sarcasm? Haven't seen any indication of that.
uhhello Posted March 26 Posted March 26 Just now, nsplayr said: Being serious or sarcasm? Haven't seen any indication of that. Sorry, sarcasm 🙂 1
M2 Posted March 26 Posted March 26 2 hours ago, uhhello said: Word is out that FSB took out the Key bridge. You wouldn't believe how many are claiming it was a deliberate act by the Chinese!! 🫢🫢🫢
uhhello Posted March 26 Posted March 26 24 minutes ago, M2 said: You wouldn't believe how many are claiming it was a deliberate act by the Chinese!! 🫢🫢🫢 I've read that book
Danger41 Posted March 27 Posted March 27 I’m a simple Midwesterner and don’t know much about your fancy Northeast liberal cities, but how big of a deal is that bridge coming down? 1
uhhello Posted March 27 Posted March 27 (edited) 48 minutes ago, Danger41 said: I’m a simple Midwesterner and don’t know much about your fancy Northeast liberal cities, but how big of a deal is that bridge coming down? Pretty damn significant https://thedailyrecord.com/2024/03/26/bridge-collapse-likely-to-have-profound-impact-on-port-of-baltimore-operations/ The bridge was the only way for hazardous materials to get in and out of the city from what i've read also. Not allowed in the tunnels. https://www.fleetowner.com/safety/article/21285334/how-baltimores-francis-scott-key-bridge-collapse-affects-truck-traffic-and-fleet-operations Edited March 27 by uhhello 1
mcbush Posted March 27 Posted March 27 1 hour ago, Danger41 said: I’m a simple Midwesterner and don’t know much about your fancy Northeast liberal cities, but how big of a deal is that bridge coming down? Never heard Baltimore described as fancy before... 2 2
M2 Posted March 27 Posted March 27 9 hours ago, uhhello said: Pretty damn significant https://thedailyrecord.com/2024/03/26/bridge-collapse-likely-to-have-profound-impact-on-port-of-baltimore-operations/ The bridge was the only way for hazardous materials to get in and out of the city from what i've read also. Not allowed in the tunnels. https://www.fleetowner.com/safety/article/21285334/how-baltimores-francis-scott-key-bridge-collapse-affects-truck-traffic-and-fleet-operations Not quite "pretty damn significant." While the ninth largest US port, there are plenty of alternatives which can reduce the impact while the channel is cleared of debris. There are also alternate HAZMAT routes but they either go through the city or a distance around it. It will have more impact locally, but nationally it shouldn't really be felt unless the market controllers wants to exploit the accident for gain (as it regularly does for gas prices following any incidents in the Middle East)... Quote "Baltimore Harbor is expected to be closed for at least a few days amid ongoing rescue and cleanup efforts, Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody's Analytics, told ABC News. The bridge collapse will not meaningfully impact the U.S. economy, nor will it push Baltimore into a recession, Zandi added, though he said the incident could still cause significant economic ramifications." "The port closure could result in "some short-term impacts in the auto market," Zandi said, noting that the outcome will depend on the duration of the blockage and the availability of alternative transportation routes. Large trucks traveling through Baltimore rely on the Key Bridge, since they're prohibited from using the Harbor Tunnel, an alternative route. Due to the bridge collapse, such trucks will need to travel through the city of Baltimore or take a significant detour, causing notable delays. Taken together, the supply disruption from the port closure and bridge collapse could put slight upward pressure on U.S. prices." https://abc7news.com/what-the-cargo-ship-bridge-crash-in-baltimore-means-for-economy/14573664/ 1
Danger41 Posted March 27 Posted March 27 9 hours ago, mcbush said: Never heard Baltimore described as fancy before... It has multiple stop lights and no grain elevators. Ergo, fancy as hell. 1
Lawman Posted March 27 Posted March 27 Agreed.This is one of those “well that sucks” things to happen, but then again so is a freak Hurricane or a good size industrial fire in a port handling facility or other.Shit happens, but we’ve got deep enough alternatives and contingency mitigations to make this a small bump to the system.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
VigilanteNav Posted April 4 Posted April 4 (edited) Pretty sick stuff by Putin but unsurprising. You'd think this would push Congress over the edge on providing the Ukraine funding package that's been held up by the MTGs, etc. But, alas, maybe not. " joint investigation by 60 Minutes, the Insider, and Der Spiegel strongly suggests that the Kremlin has waged a sustained kinetic campaign directly targeting US government personnel both in the United States and internationally for a decade, with the likely objective of physically incapacitating US government personnel." Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 1, 2024 | Institute for the Study of War (understandingwar.org) Edited April 4 by VigilanteNav spelling 1
gearhog Posted April 4 Posted April 4 I'm going to "strongly suggest" Russian space-based acoustic lasers are what's really giving me Saturday morning headaches. I'm not fully committed to definitively saying that's the cause. I'm merely suggesting it. 3
brabus Posted April 4 Posted April 4 Those lasers gave me a Wed morning headache, on a TDY of all things. Inconsiderate bastards. 3
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