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#3075413 12-May-2023 12:03

ezbee:

Poland may see Soviets as not much different than other invaders.

De-russification of Latvia.

TL;DR Latvia has had a large Russian speaking population segment since invasion by Russia many many years ago.

But the Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered de-russification in Latvia. Phased in over 3 years, all school lessons will be in Latvian, even in Russian speaking areas.

Another own goal by Putin.

https://youtu.be/5g4yFNbKtNg</a></p><p> </p><p>?rel=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen>

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#3075440 12-May-2023 13:30

elpenguino:
Love the squatting gopniks.

Yeah, I noticed that too :-). It's come a long way from the parody Germans in "Top Secret" who spoke Yiddish because no-one involved in the production knew too much about East Germany.

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#3075443 12-May-2023 13:32

This could also be in the smile thread:

US DoJ posts a press release, in Russian, on Russia’s Victory Day, about their takedown of FSB malware.

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#3075447 12-May-2023 13:42

kingdragonfly: From 2015 Putin's super monster tank T-14 being towed during a Victory Day rehearsal.

It wasn't being towed, they were demonstrating the power and might of Russian armoured recovery vehicles! Slavsya, Rossíya!

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#3075448 12-May-2023 13:47

kingdragonfly: And recently, an actual T-14 captured unscathed by Ukranians, probably ran out of fuel

That's a clever stealth T-14, they've disguised it to look exactly like a T-72.

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#3075458 12-May-2023 14:16

elpenguino:

De-russification of Latvia.

TL;DR Latvia has had a large Russian speaking population segment since invasion by Russia many many years ago.

But the Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered de-russification in Latvia. Phased in over 3 years, all school lessons will be in Latvian, even in Russian speaking areas. Another own goal by Putin.

I can't get this video to play. Is it me or you?

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#3075493 12-May-2023 15:53

Rikkitic:

elpenguino:

De-russification of Latvia.

TL;DR Latvia has had a large Russian speaking population segment since invasion by Russia many many years ago.

But the Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered de-russification in Latvia. Phased in over 3 years, all school lessons will be in Latvian, even in Russian speaking areas. Another own goal by Putin.

I can't get this video to play. Is it me or you?

Probably me since I made such a hash of the link in the initial post.

[Mod edit (MF): fixed video]

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#3075494 12-May-2023 15:56

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g4yFNbKtNg&t=1s&ab_channel=GeoPerspective

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#3075495 12-May-2023 15:56

Thanks Moz.

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#3075496 12-May-2023 15:56

@elpenguino when using YouTube you only need the video code between the YouTube tag - not the whole address.

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#3075498 12-May-2023 16:01

freitasm:

@elpenguino when using YouTube you only need the video code between the YouTube tag - not the whole address.

Thanks @freitasm. Should I add an example / explainer to the BBCode page (linked above the compose box) so I remember next time?

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#3075499 12-May-2023 16:03

There's an example on that page already:

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#3075501 12-May-2023 16:06

Note to self, read and re-read, then re-re-read the self help notes .....

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#3075599 12-May-2023 20:16

This video needs a little explanation.

It's a Russian soldier surrendering to a Ukrainian drone. That Ukrainian drone flies away, and another Ukrainian drone returns and drops a note saying "follow me to surrender"

The shells going off are the Russian soldiers trying to kill the deserter.

He follows the drone and makes it safely to the Ukrainian side

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#3075677 13-May-2023 00:42

Perhaps the Ukrainians should equip their drones with hands-free systems for Russian defectors? 😉

Qui nihil scit, omnia credere debet. - He who knows nothing must believe everything.
Firewalls do NOT stop dragons. Really not. But your smart devices are spying on you!
I avoid Big Tech amap. They try hard to dictate technology and „culture“ across borders.
In effect we have everything to hide from someone, and no idea who „someone“ is.

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