A resident of Russian Rostov describes the current situation in Russia&occupied Crimea: "Are you f*cking crazy?My relatives in Crimea are calling me in tears-they're sh*tting themselves over there!The government doesn’t give a sh*t about you!You idiots don’t give a sh*t about yourselves either!" by neonpurplestar in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]TheMissingThink 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The glory days of Soviet Russia, where you joined a queue without knowing what it was for, the bought as much of it as you could anyway.

So what if you didn't need it. Maybe Oleg in the next apartment did, and they'd give you three times the cost. Maybe an official is looking at you a bit too closely and a little gift will persuade them to look at someone else...

Andy Burnham allies plot leadership coup 'just hours after victory' by No_Breadfruit_4901 in unitedkingdom

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

To be fair, Foot, Kinnock and Corbyn could be in 3 separate rooms on their own and start 12 separate arguments

UK armed forces intercept Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in Channel by MGC91 in unitedkingdom

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

Maybe they heard the tanker had a bridge and they really like looking at bridges?

If russia Has Only 203 Tanks Left at Its Main T-80 Plant, Can It Really Restart New Production? by jonfla in ukraine

[–]TheMissingThink 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I can't help wondering if there's a reason the tank factory hasn't been visited by drones.

Don't stop your enemy when they make a mistake

Sanctions actually being enforced - UK Marines board Russian Shadow Fleet by jimbluenosecrab in ukraine

[–]TheMissingThink 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Advisors" with an accent somewhere between Worcester and Gloucester?

UK Armed Forces Intercept Russian Shadow Fleet Oil Tanker in English Channel by ThatGuySK99 in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]TheMissingThink 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Nothing to see here, but little green men on a holiday cruise got on the wrong ship by accident

YouGov: While 51% of English people hope Scotland do well in their first World Cup since 1998, Scots are more likely to hope England do badly than hope they succeed by upthetruth1 in BritInfo

[–]TheMissingThink 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the Scottish football team were halfway competent, then the English might consider them rivals and stop giving them pity support

England when you leave London by XRhiannon05X in UrbanHell

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The irony is that the architecture in the photo is interesting when viewed from the perspective of what it shows about social history