International Politics Thread - Disease and Disaster

[james]

https://twitter.com/annmarie/status/1499009866773450756

Buy the dip

Russian energy companies (Rosneft et all) down 95% in London.

If everyone donates $30 to the James Fund, I believe we can acquire a controlling interest in the bank.

DM the link

Once we own it we can just rebrand it

Sberbank is a stupid name. Looks like Sperm Bank

We should have a gaming related name. Big untapped market for a bank that caters to gamers.

[Uncle]

at what point can Google just buy all of Russia and inevitably shut it down like they do every other ailing service

[Nintex]

You have to wonder why Putin gave up a winning hand. In the most likely scenario Ukraine would've been stuck in the EU decision making process forever like Turkey. Most countries were already slashing foreign aid and the EU didn't lift a finger to resolve the Crimea or Donbass situation. The stalemate would've gone his way eventually in more polarized elections.

[BrokenVerses]

Beware of an old man in a hurry.

[Raist]

I guess arresting kids wasn't enough then.

https://twitter.com/novaya_gazeta/status/1498784549639229444

In Mother Russia, there is no place for ageism.

You can be 7 or 77, if you protest the war you all go to jail!

https://twitter.com/AlexKokcharov/status/1499080826599919633

[Nintex]

A 'missing' Romanian Mig and the rescue helicopter that went to investigate might've just been shot down.

Both the plane and chopper have been found, no survivors.
Cause of crash yet unknown.

Russian missile hit a Bangladeshi ship
https://twitter.com/ua_industrial/status/1499110433936003072

[james]

You have to wonder why Putin gave up a winning hand. In the most likely scenario Ukraine would've been stuck in the EU decision making process forever like Turkey. Most countries were already slashing foreign aid and the EU didn't lift a finger to resolve the Crimea or Donbass situation. The stalemate would've gone his way eventually in more polarized elections.

Had he done a little invasion on the east side, like Crimea and Georgia no one would have done shit.

Going after Kiev was what got the world angry

[Nintex]

Yep, that was his biggest mistake.

Footage of the Mig or the rescue chopper
https://twitter.com/AlexandruC4/status/1499111650720428054

[Nintex]

More bad news, the Russians have taken the first big city Kherson and have set out to win the hearts and minds start the purges

[james]

If I was Putin I would just start invading weak countries left and right. Hes got nothing to lose. Moldova, Finland, fuck take Iraq.

Imagine Biden trying to justify sending troops to Iraq. 

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/ourworldwar/status/1498740921415909378

[Uncle]

new patch just dropped

https://twitter.com/EASPORTSFIFA/status/1499057030857777154

[james]

They should keep the russians in the game but give them all the lowest rating

We're about two days away from Netflix removing movies that show Russians in a positive light

[Pissy F Benny]

They should keep the russians in the game but give them all the lowest rating

We're about two days away from Netflix removing movies that show Russians in a positive light

I read this as Nintex

[james]

 

Doodle is down. Is Russia attacking this American institution of productivity?

Edit: Reddit down too 

[Nintex]

I'm against media censorship(especially fiction, art and music)
A good movie is a good movie even if Pol Pot directed it.

[Raist]

https://twitter.com/ourworldwar/status/1498740921415909378

Just like Calladoody on Xbox Live.

[who is ted danson?]

Now watching RT news just because it got cancelled

Cancel culture gone too far

Stop cancelling things

Cancelled!

[who is ted danson?]

If russia switched to crypto they would have been able to weather the storm

Wait no, all the payment intermediaries are shutting down, mining equipment is embargoed, and the big internet pipe is probably about to get cut

Least you can beat a guy to death with a solid gold bar

 

[Nintex]

It's kind of amazing but also scary how quickly the internet autisty's are digitally rounding up the Russians and their assets with the same zeal as combing through Covid statistics.

[james]

https://twitter.com/Forbes/status/1499128423947636739


The proletariat are finally coming together and seizing things

 

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/jadedcreative/status/1499146902574665728

First bounty on Putin's head, $1 million

[Potato]

If I was Putin I would just start invading weak countries left and right. Hes got nothing to lose. Moldova, Finland, fuck take Iraq.

Imagine Biden trying to justify sending troops to Iraq. 

The Russians tried that already.

Was about as effective as Napoleon or Hitler invading Russia.

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1499143784109682689

Ukrainian intelligence also picked up what Nintex learned
https://twitter.com/EndGameWW3/status/1499144393424523266

[Potato]

https://twitter.com/Forbes/status/1499128423947636739


The proletariat are finally coming together and seizing things

 

Usmanov looks exactly like what a generic "Russian billionaire" is supposed to look like

[james]

If I was a billionaire id pay for some hair implants

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/EndGameWW3/status/1499156699147644933

China must be very nervous that their mighty and powerful Russian ally has been reduced to North Korea in a week. And up until a week ago Europe liked Russia more than China.

[Kurt Russell]

https://twitter.com/jadedcreative/status/1499146902574665728

First bounty on Putin's head, $1 million

Polonium teabags heading his way.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Probably still taste better than the Sakura tea in a Tokyo Treat box

[close]

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/janedvidek/status/1498723689264816128

https://twitter.com/janedvidek/status/1498738800520011776

A good explanation on how fucked Russia is with something as common as air travel.

I hope the Russians enjoy shopping in Venezuela but at this stage they can't even visit their empire.

[Uncle]

https://twitter.com/EndGameWW3/status/1499144393424523266

isn't it kind of hard to impose martial law when all your martials are tied up in conquering another sovereign nation

who is gonna do it, the normal cops?

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/RashaAlAqeedi/status/1499147973384622083
 

[Potato]

If I was a billionaire id pay for some hair implants

Nah, I'd just pay some Ukrainian slutskaya to rub both my bald heads while not giving any fucks...

[chronovore]

Why couldnt the world have unified this way when Bush launched his illegal invasion of another country? Curious.

The first Bush and the first invasion of Iraq to "restore the rightful monarchy of Kuwait" after we told them we wouldn't interfere in Middle East politics because the maps are really just artifacts of British imperialism?

Or the second Bush, and the second invasion of Iraq, where we feigned belief in their ability to produce nuclear weapons AND get those weapons to the USA?

Yeah, either way, that's definitely a question we need to ask. Even so, neither of those wars were enacted on as flimsy a premise as Putin's Big Adventure, and the USA did not threaten to nuke the rest of the world when concerns and protests were levied against it. So, however, shaky this high ground is, the USA is arguably still standing on it.

[Uncle]

middle east was always oil rich and a lot of the world has seen them as assholes, for good or ill, so there's a little of the "yeah you know what fuck those guys" energy that russia is now getting

they didn't have a humble zelensky to sell their plea for help against an oppressor

[Kurt Russell]

https://mobile.twitter.com/Alec_Mazo/status/1499180848767135745

https://mobile.twitter.com/Kozzzaaaaaa/status/1499186255216750597

[Uncle]

god dammit I saw that interview and the whole time I was thinking, uh isn't this giving the location away?

they said "we were escorted to an underground bunker" but then in the background you see probably identifiable columns and a window with light coming from outside

[OnlyRegret]

the ruskies just straight up gunning for him now

[Uncle]

[james]

CNN reporting from a super secret location

*sounds of metro in backround, driver announces next stop *

[Potato]

Fucking CNN
 

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/DmitryOpines/status/1499157917399977987

https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1499273571645984769

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1499211279889752069

Wonder if Oracle follows suit or continues to support the orcs
https://twitter.com/ChrstnKlein/status/1499168464526843906


Our parliament just voted on a motion to use the seized, to be seized and frozen Russian assets for a war reparations fund.


Ikea and Volkswagen leave Russia. No more long tables

Russia has again demanded security guarantees from Sweden and Finland who plan to apply for NATO membership.

[Nintex]

They really want to be the new North Korea
https://twitter.com/KevinRothrock/status/1499316331866472448

[jorma]

Only 41% of Swedes support NATO membership, and that's with peak russki aggression. The numbers will go down whenever the US decides to bomb something again. 

I think a membership is more likely today compared to a month ago, but "planning to apply for membership" sounds like something someone just made up, probably for twitter clout.

[Transhuman]

Only 41% of Swedes support NATO membership, and that's with peak russki aggression.

Let me tell you something, Russian aggression hasn't even begun to peak. And when it does peak, you'll know. Because they're gonna peak so hard that everybody in Europe is gonna feel it.

[who is ted danson?]

We need to get rid of all 65+ boomers from politics and positions of power.

Can you imagine if the world was run by Zelenskys?

[Nintex]

Only 41% of Swedes support NATO membership, and that's with peak russki aggression.

Let me tell you something, Russian aggression hasn't even begun to peak. And when it does peak, you'll know. Because they're gonna peak so hard that everybody in Europe is gonna feel it.

I think so as well, plenty of non-NATO states to bomb and plenty of zealots to follow Putin on his doomsday path.

NATO has made it clear it won't send troops outside NATO so that puts Moldova, Georgia, Finland and Sweden at risk. They could just bomb some military, infrastructure and communications targets in all those countries.

"Finland send weapons to Ukraine so we bombed their airfield to deny this capability as part of our special military operation."

[Kurt Russell]

"Finland send weapons to Ukraine so we bombed their airfield to deny this capability as part of our special military operation."

He'll probably go after the most cucked countries first.

Pray for Sweden.

[Transhuman]

And the Swedes and Finn will have to surrender, because of the implication.

[Nintex]

Estonian freighter blown up.

More rumors about martial law
https://twitter.com/juliaioffe/status/1499368360903073798

First top Russian general killed in the war
https://twitter.com/MailOnline/status/1499372800301309959

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/Financialjuice1/status/1499385832846897153

https://twitter.com/MarkAmesExiled/status/1499384812209061888

Can't we use reverse psychology on Putin.
Tell him he defeated the Nazi's, invite him to France for an award and then arrest his senile ass?

[james]

https://twitter.com/DmitryOpines/status/1499157917399977987

The James foundation has come to a different conclusion.

Russia can still trade with China, India, Pakistan, all of Africa etc. Thats literally 4 billion people.

They dont need currency, they have oil. Oil that is worth more and more every day. Even if they have to sell it at a 20% discount, thats still 80 a barrel.

Do you think China gives a shit about Ukraine? They love oil and will take all they can get. Same with India.

It wont take long before an official russian oil laundering line is put in place.

Yeah, things will suck on the consumer side (ie no iPhones) but guess what, China has a ton of Android phone companies.

The planes? There will be disruption but guess what, Russia has 3 of their own plane companies.

The whole little soviet union thing which meant absolutely everything they needed was built in house prepared them for this.

As long as China is open for business, and they will continue to be because they want Taiwan, Russia will be fine.

Now, if the US got sanctioned by China? THAT would be pandemonium. Aside from food, everything we buy is from China. We would nuke ourselves.

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/John_Hudson/status/1499394410534027264

Good read on why RU paratroopers got routed
https://twitter.com/kamilkazani/status/1499391683149983751

These are basically the shock troops to scare people
https://twitter.com/kamilkazani/status/1499387772213334017

[Kurt Russell]

[team filler]

 

[james]

Bottom right 

[Nintex]

The sanctions are hardly the issue James. It's the anti-putin sentiment in Europe. For example the Swift ban won't go into effect until March 12. The tories are having trouble to build their case to sanction the oligarchs.

But IKEA pulling out, Germany building a new army and yachts being seized are very visible and scary for investors. Russia should've kept their markets open and have taken the hit. By closing the effects aren't felt in Europe until the energy bills are due at the end of this month. Closing the markets was the capitulation of Russia in the economic war.

[team filler]

top left tbh 

[Uncle]

I hope this is true

https://twitter.com/politicsparty69/status/1498588674753441793

[Uncle]

Bottom right 

top right is AOC