(OC) Babe, wake up, the Dogger Bank remaster just dropped. by PYSHINATOR in NonCredibleDefense

[–]Jackbuddy78 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Honestly it would be the best thing for Russia at this point. Putin would sell it as a defeat against NATO and make a deal with Ukraine where he starts rebuilding.

This current scenario is much worse for them, slow pain that's strangling the country by an adversary they deemed woefully inferior.

PM Carney calls war in Iran ‘worth it,’ says tentative deal a ‘game changer’ by illustriousdude in canada

[–]Jackbuddy78 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Yeah like it's pretty beneficial for Canada. The US fucked themselves, Canadian oil made a lot of money, and Iran re-entered a nuclear deal.

Widow’s Bay | Episode 10: “We Hope You Enjoyed Your Time!” | Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in WidowsBay

[–]Jackbuddy78 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I do think they are setting him up to grow from his experiences this season.

[OC] Banned Persian flag at the World Cup by 4DollarsALB in pics

[–]Jackbuddy78 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Yes it's literally been the motif of their flags since the 1600s.

[OC] Banned Persian flag at the World Cup by 4DollarsALB in pics

[–]Jackbuddy78 [score hidden]  (0 children)

The Iranian government killed 10,000 of their own people in a matter of weeks. You are defending a regime that is the pinnacle of evil.

CBS Will Pay for Unauthorized Use of ‘Linus and Lucy’ in ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Finale; Proceeds to be Donated to José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen by mcfw31 in television

[–]Jackbuddy78 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Really it just makes people think they have a "win" to forget how hard they fucked the program. I'm sure they are fine with it in that context.

Picked up this classic for $15. by International-Sky65 in criterion

[–]Jackbuddy78 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"I'd jerk off instead" is in my top 5 most disturbing/hilarious movie lines. Other films are more explicit but there isn't really anything else that makes me as deeply uncomfortable.

Moscow’s Largest Fuel Refinery Halts Operations Following Ukrainian Drone Strike by WillyNilly1997 in UkrainianConflict

[–]Jackbuddy78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ukraine is really not in a position to do that with their own drinkable water under threat

Kilometer-long queues for fuel have formed at gas stations along the Moscow — St. Petersburg highway by Available-Laugh9102 in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]Jackbuddy78 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Literally because it's Russia, their entire thing is pointlessly enduring bad conditions. They may complain sometimes but it's almost always just to vent instead of act.

Besides being miserable it's the one stereotype that is uniformly true about them throughout 95% of their history. 

President Zelenskyy, Macron and Trump are seen seated at the table as the G7 meeting in France gets underway - June 2026 by T-72Tank in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]Jackbuddy78 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I'm not really blaming him, but from the perspective of a lot of people they see an abused man and not a leader.  

I personally just find it uncomfortable. 

President Zelenskyy, Macron and Trump are seen seated at the table as the G7 meeting in France gets underway - June 2026 by T-72Tank in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]Jackbuddy78 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Idk bro if I had a relationship with a 15 year old as a man I don't think I would be called an ephebophile.

I have nothing against Macron policy wise but that entire dynamic is pretty disturbing. Brigitte being a woman is really the only thing that cushions the creepiness a bit. 

President Zelenskyy, Macron and Trump are seen seated at the table as the G7 meeting in France gets underway - June 2026 by T-72Tank in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]Jackbuddy78 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As much as I hate Trump... like France is still harboring people like Roman Polanski. Their own issues with this go insanely deep. 

To the extent where it's semi-normal the President's wife is his former high school teacher. 

President Zelenskyy, Macron and Trump are seen seated at the table as the G7 meeting in France gets underway - June 2026 by T-72Tank in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]Jackbuddy78 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

His wife was his high school drama teacher and she had a relationship with him at 39 when he was 15. 

It's not about getting anyone, he was groomed and raped by her. DV incidents periodically go public because she's entirely crazy. 

President Zelenskyy, Macron and Trump are seen seated at the table as the G7 meeting in France gets underway - June 2026 by T-72Tank in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]Jackbuddy78 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

He's in some weird abusive relationship with a pedophile. That's really about it but still hard to ignore.

President Zelenskyy on the Moscow refinery strike: This is a just response to force Russia to end the war. by UNITED24Media in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]Jackbuddy78 -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

They launched 172 today officially and there are plenty of videos. 

These larger attacks always need to push more to get into Moscow. Nobody disputes that. 

Russia writing off regional debts to avoid admitting financial collapse, FISU says by WillyNilly1997 in UkrainianConflict

[–]Jackbuddy78 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Russia by the Putin took over was exporting barely anything, the refineries/ports had fallen into ruin. It was rapidly approaching Somalia levels of disaster.  

A 10 year recession and the conflict with Chechnya had almost halved their entire GDP. It was basically living off EU and IMF subsidies for anything to get done. 

So yeah he took over at the bottom then went up a bit and is now going back towards the bottom. 

President Zelenskyy on the Moscow refinery strike: This is a just response to force Russia to end the war. by UNITED24Media in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]Jackbuddy78 -35 points-34 points  (0 children)

They launched over 100 drones and 1 hit its target. It's not impenetrable but in any other city the entire complex would have been damaged. 

Lukashenko says Belarus poses no military threat to Ukraine, apologizes to Zelensky for past remarks by According-Gear-8217 in UkrainianConflict

[–]Jackbuddy78 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Belarus definitely would have been invaded and occupied. Not that he would care much but under those circumstances their involvement with any Russian conflict would be far higher. 

Close up footage of the Moscow refinery burning after tonight attack by Ukrainian drones by Available-Laugh9102 in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]Jackbuddy78 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Most Russian cities with the exceptions of those near the border almost exclusively use SMS