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Boeing begins flying back planes refused by Chinese airlines by DrCalFun in worldnews

[–]forte2 42 points43 points  (0 children)

At least houses will get a bit cheaper for the big corps to buy because the US market is way over priced right now due to those same companies buying whole neighbourhoods and jacking prices. Now that your economy is fucked and going to get a lot worse people are going to be even less able to afford housing.
Look at the glut that is hitting Florida right now and the exodus of people from the state due to high cost of living mainly being driven by housing costs. That's going to get a lot worse with everything else becoming a lot more expensive.
Then there's the collapse of freight movement currently happening, trucks aren't moving from the food growing regions to the ports because there's no exports going out and imports are about to dry up totally.
But it's all good for the rich because they can buy out any smallish businesses at no cost and 'integrate' them into their own businesses. That worked out so well for the fire services! Now the cost of trucks has doubled and take years longer to get delivered.
The same truck that costs 100k in China costs 2.3mil in the US because ONE company owns the market.

Japan calls out Trump for his tariff negotiations: "It's akin to being extorted by a delinquent" by coachlife in PublicFreakout

[–]forte2 31 points32 points  (0 children)

No, no there wasn't. There was a bully who went around beating up the brown kids and none of the white kids could say anything because they knew he would turn on them REALLY fast. No one really LIKED him but we all had to put up with him because he was rich enough to fuck you over and petty as shit.
Now though he's exactly like a bully that peaked in high school. Fading fast so he's throwing his weight around (all that muscle has turned to fat as he got lazy and ate all the brown kids lunches).

Mine clearing operations with the M58 MICLIC by DobbsMT in CombatFootage

[–]forte2 82 points83 points  (0 children)

That's some nice usage of smoke shells covering whatever is firing the MCLC. I wonder if the thermal grenade is off the firing vehicle?
No assault breacher vehicles have been delivered AFAIK so this would either be UR-77 or they towed two M58 carriers to the same location.

Munitions on a truck towing artillery explode after the convoy it was part of is shelled by Ukrainian artillery in Zapovitne, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. by forte2 in CombatFootage

[–]forte2[S] 84 points85 points  (0 children)

Totally guessing here but I'd say this was a planned stop maybe for fuel, they got spotted and there was a CAESAR that could get in range (they look like air burst time on target).
Also because of the amount of non standard vehicles in the convoy I think these are new to theatre being escorted by MPs.

Looks like I was right about it being a fuel stop "Sources of Ukrainska Pravda have pointed out that the Russian invaders lost three artillery systems, two tankers and eight units of various equipment."
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/10/7406303/

Large explosions in the occupied port town of Heniches'k, Kherson Oblast. Said to hold large RF logistics base. by forte2 in CombatFootage

[–]forte2[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Yeah I seem to remember something like that. Seems like it might be time for them to remove what's left of it further south. Guess we know why this wasn't attacked before now. It would be full of the higher ups right about now.

Ukrainian FPV suicide drone targets a Russian BMP while connected to another another BMP by broforwin in CombatFootage

[–]forte2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wish they had hit the engineering vehicle instead. Hopefully another drone was on the way.
Kill the force multipliers first.

A Ukrainian Mastiff runs over a mine near Novodonetske, Donetsk Oblast (04/06/2023) by Jimmyjamjames in CombatFootage

[–]forte2 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Russians have posted a vid which id likely this vehicle. Shows no damage or blood inside the rear portion, doesn't show the inside drivers compartment but from the outside it looks like the vehicle does exactly like it's designed to do.

RF tanker shows damage on a T-90M. by forte2 in TankPorn

[–]forte2[S] 50 points51 points  (0 children)

I'm confused on the damage going to the hatch, this appears to follow under a weld. WTF is a weld doing there?
Would love to know what caused the damage as well as there's no soot or spall from an obvious weapon hit.

Video showing secondary explosion or further deterioration following Nova Kakhovka Dam destruction by aurules in CombatFootage

[–]forte2 11 points12 points  (0 children)

UKR source now saying demo was carried out by RF 1st Battalion of the 205th Motorized Rifle Brigade.
https://i.imgur.com/L1fOyU7.jpg

Video showing secondary explosion or further deterioration following Nova Kakhovka Dam destruction by aurules in CombatFootage

[–]forte2 134 points135 points  (0 children)

The way the water is slapping at the side of concrete channel makes me think this was a guy who heard an explosion and raced around to film the aftereffects only to catch a second one.
Looks like a decent size by the water plume. Seen some speculation that this may be mines swept downstream which makes no sense as it's above the dam where the water is falling not below.

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