Ukraine

[Cranky]

Apr 25, 2022 10:51:23 GMT -5 BadCompany said:

As always, follow the money. News organizations, like everything, are now primarily owned by corporations, and not by a lot of different corporations. Lots of videos like this one:

Follow the money....get a coffee because this is another long rant...

CTV News was heading down the drain like every news organizations. It mainly focused on news, but that wasn't enough. People were tuning out particularly the younger spending demographics. That intranet thingy was taking a bite. So they hired a news director which tilted the news left and focus on human interest stories.

Who cares about the news, the important thing is to create content, notice, CREATE content that got eyeballs, which sold advertising. Now we get Lisa Laflaaaam witn fake ohh and ahh, with appropriate 4 seconds of 3rd rate acting before the commercial break.

Why left? The new generation was leaning that way, so follow the preffered advertisers demographics which is UNDER 50.

But wait...I got more....the core....tribalism.

Have you ever gone to that cheesy "knight of the round table" where you get a chicken dinner along with a bunch of guys whacking each other with a blunt swords? All of a sudden, you pick a knight whose only distinguishing feature is the colour of his cape, then "that's your guy", who proceeds to whack another guy. You cheer him...for no other most stupid reason in the world then the colour of his cape.

Welcome to the most basic human traits that helped us evolve into the advanced iphone animals we are today. Tribalism. Unless you want to be saber tooth tiger meal, better work on that tribalism thingy.

It is so ingrained and easily triggered that it can be...the colour of a cloth. Absurd you say? Sure, but my white knight won.

Yes sir, skin colour, language, physical appearance, pointed ears, hockey sweater logo, anything that is distinguishing triggers our most basic instinct.

Being human, tribalism requires us to seek others of the same "side". The essential step child of this is bias confirmaton. Without a tribe and the reasoning of belonging to that tribe, the vast majority feel unsure and to an extent, insecure.

Money, money, money...and that damn intranet thingy..

Who steps in to monetize tribalism and confirmation bias? Media. Having lost it's exclusive eyeball, money making control of TV to this new fangled intranet thingy, it needs to re-invent itself and dig into the most basic human needs of tribalism, so it swings to become the flag bearer of political and social tribalism. The more divisive, the better. Divisive means eyeballs. Eyeballs means money.

New York Times was a fairly neutral and widely read paper, going down the drain through paper subscriptions so does the usual tribalism shift for survival and now, vast majority of the digital subscribers are Democrats/liberal. Oops, there goes any neutrality. In fact, any time the paper puts a dissenting Republican opinion, subscribers quit, heads roll.

So here we are BC, as you can see, I do follow the money. Even worse, since I love money, I can see it spinning it's web.

What is my long winded point?

Media monetizing our tribalism is just about the worse thing ever for humanity. Medias means for creating profits is ripping at our social fabric.

See US. Coming to Canada.

[Disgruntled70sHab]

Apr 25, 2022 12:51:29 GMT -5 BadCompany said:

Apr 25, 2022 11:39:26 GMT -5 Tankdriver said:

I agree with regards to propaganda in the media, but without digging in the context of this video above, is it possible they were repeating a quote that the ex: a president might of said?

No, this is the infamous Sinclair Script. Sinclair is a broadcast group that owns 185 local TV stations, and 620 channels in 86 US markets. They are on all networks (Fox, CBS, NBC, ABC, etc). From their own website:

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is a diversified media company and leading provider of local sports and news. The Company owns and/or operates 21 RSN brands; owns, operates and/or provides services to 185 television stations in 86 markets; is a leading local news provider in the country; owns multiple national networks; and has TV stations affiliated with all the major broadcast networks. Sinclair’s content is delivered via multiple-platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and digital platforms.

I mean, the idea that a major corporation in 86 markets is a "LOCAL" news provider is kind of contradictory, no? "For more on what's happening in our community let's go to our corporate headquarters in Maryland..." 

Their "mission statement", again from their very own website, states the following:

We produce compelling, engaging, informative newscasts.

Notice the "we produce." Those local news stations that you think are producing their own material? Not all of it. Perhaps not even the majority of it. That's coming from a Corporate Head Office.

And of course print media is no better, nor is anything you are going to read on the internet. People like to blame "the media", but really it's just capitalism at it's finest. Control the medium, control the message. Anything that comes from a "major" outlet is being produced (or at the very least vetted) by a bean-counter in a corporate office, and anything that is coming from a small, "independent" outlet is either being produced by a tin-foil crackpot in his basement, or worse, a foreign entity.

The truth, as the X-Files would say, is out there. But you gotta wade through a lot of crap to find it.

Reporting the news used to be a public service, and that changed as more networks became privatized ... once privatized, networks had to produce their books to stakeholders, and if those profits aren't what 'they should be' then the approach to reporting the news will reflect that ... focus has shifted from objective news, to eyeballs, clickbait, and viewership ... something a former RCMP friend told me once, and I never forgot it ... the media doesn't focus on the truth, they focus on the story - truth ... the more they can milk every possible angle the more, the better the profits, and that's the bottom line ...

Cheers.

[Cranky]

You think that it can't get any worse or any weirder in dear old Russia. But you'ze be wrong.

Waaay too much vodka has addled waaay too many minds.

Exactly how mouth dribbling stupid do you have to be to believe this?

[Cranky]

I was trying to source some aluminum for a project I'm designing. Very old supplier i know for 20 years.

Amongst the conversation with an old business friend something interesting pops up....he tells me his company did a quote on some aluminum for a Quebec based company that is looking at making aircraft parts.

Take a really wild guess what "aircraft" it may be going into?

Yup, you get a free warm beer if you guessed F-35.

It appears that the Liberals are trying to spin the purchase as a job creation contract for their favorite province.

If you think it's a great idea, there is one problem with that. It's a mature and fully sourced jet that doesn't need any new suppliers. What it really means is that we will pay MORE for the jet to offset the extra cost of some Canadian company making components for it.

Plus it takes at least a couple of years to start making components. These are NOT widgits that someone can slap together. They need to have or buy enormous CNCs that machine huge parts because of the critical accuracies they require.

If you want to know what drain your tax money gets flushed into...follow the politics.

[Willie Dog]

Apr 27, 2022 15:00:29 GMT -5 Cranky said:

I was trying to source some aluminum for a project I'm designing. Very old supplier i know for 20 years.

Amongst the conversation with an old business friend something interesting pops up....he tells me his company did a quote on some aluminum for a Quebec based company that is looking at making aircraft parts.

Take a really wild guess what "aircraft" it may be going into?

Yup, you get a free warm beer if you guessed F-35.

It appears that the Liberals are trying to spin the purchase as a job creation contract for their favorite province.

If you think it's a great idea, there is one problem with that. It's a mature and fully sourced jet that doesn't need any new suppliers. What it really means is that we will pay MORE for the jet to offset the extra cost of some Canadian company making components for it.

Plus it takes at least a couple of years to start making components. These are NOT widgits that someone can slap together. They need to have or buy enormous CNCs that machine huge parts because of the critical accuracies they require.

If you want to know what drain your tax money gets flushed into...follow the politics.

BOMBardier jr. in the making... another federal government money hole

[Cranky]

Nothing new to report.

Russians are still devastating Ukraine, Canada is still shopping at the Dollar Store to help them, we still face Puta threats of nuclear global warming.

Stay tuned....

[Willie Dog]

Met with my brother for a coffee today and was talking about work he used to do at Nortel and he tells me that Nortel was involved in building Swift and he was a manager on the project. He said when the discussion about how they could exclude Russia from swift he knew how they would do it... pretty cool tidbit... I knew he worked on some major telecom/banking projects but this one was news to me.

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[Tankdriver]

Did Cranky get taken out by the KGB? Missing my Ukraine updates.

[Willie Dog]

Saw that Ukraine is accused of shelling Russian cities... the Russians are outraged... what a bunch of hypocritical assholes, they bombed Mauripol back to the stone age and putas boys are outraged, give me an f'n break... assclowns

www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-accuses-shelling-bryansk/31803487.html

[Cranky]

May 12, 2022 11:52:05 GMT -5 Tankdriver said:

Did Cranky get taken out by the KGB? Missing my Ukraine updates.

Do you really miss this?

GRAPHIC CONTENT OF DEAD BODIES

I'm active and angry on twitter. PM me if you want to know who I am there. Also doing some work by translating Google Engrish to English for a Ukrainian support charity and someone else somewhat important. Hilarious since through circumstances, I never actually took any English grammar lessons.

[Disgruntled70sHab]

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[Polarice]

May 16, 2022 15:25:34 GMT -5 Disgruntled70sHab said:

There is no doubt in my mind that Russia will invade Finland if it thinks that NATO has an agenda.

[Disgruntled70sHab]

May 17, 2022 11:43:41 GMT -5 Polarice said:

May 16, 2022 15:25:34 GMT -5 Disgruntled70sHab said:

There is no doubt in my mind that Russia will invade Finland if it thinks that NATO has an agenda.

[seventeen]

Vladimir Putin has put a lot of effort into developing this image of his (riding shirtless on a horse) of a masterful, unbeatable king. That sort of marketing (which is what it is) is usually designed to hide the flaws in a product. Putin reminds me less of Alexander the great, than the "Wizard" of Oz, who was basically a loudmouth. Putin has gotten so much by threats (and killing individuals in the Stalin model) that he's never had someone punch him in the mouth. Now, someone has. He might escalate things, or maybe there will be enough opposition in Russia that they will deal with him. I can't see him backing down because guys like him can't stand the embarrassment of being shown for what they are. So much depends on Putin's opponents in Russia and whether they can rise up against him.

[Willie Dog]

May 17, 2022 12:51:14 GMT -5 seventeen said:

Vladimir Putin has put a lot of effort into developing this image of his (riding shirtless on a horse) of a masterful, unbeatable king. That sort of marketing (which is what it is) is usually designed to hide the flaws in a product. Putin reminds me less of Alexander the great, than the "Wizard" of Oz, who was basically a loudmouth. Putin has gotten so much by threats (and killing individuals in the Stalin model) that he's never had someone punch him in the mouth. Now, someone has. He might escalate things, or maybe there will be enough opposition in Russia that they will deal with him. I can't see him backing down because guys like him can't stand the embarrassment of being shown for what they are. So much depends on Putin's opponents in Russia and whether they can rise up against him.

The only thing that will stop him is a military overthrow

[Willie Dog]

May 17, 2022 12:19:57 GMT -5 Disgruntled70sHab said:

May 17, 2022 11:43:41 GMT -5 Polarice said:

There is no doubt in my mind that Russia will invade Finland if it thinks that NATO has an agenda.

Very cool article, the Finish military is quite savvy in their approach to conscripts.

[Disgruntled70sHab]

[Disgruntled70sHab]

May 17, 2022 13:33:45 GMT -5 Willie Dog said:

May 17, 2022 12:19:57 GMT -5 Disgruntled70sHab said:

Very cool article, the Finish military is quite savvy in their approach to conscripts.

Everything is a "Finland first" paradigm ... The duties of the Finnish Army are the Defence of the land area of the realm, Support of civilian authorities, and International military crisis management operations (Wiki) ... Switzerland also has a mandatory national service ... here's their military service explained ... as an aside, I served with the Danish battalion when I was in the Middle East, and thanks to social media I've kept in touch with a few of them ... I don't know what the rules are now, but when Mrs Dis and I were in Denmark back in the late 80s, Danes were required to be part of the militia after their compulsory service and could be recalled by the Danish military ... the reference here, states that they can be recalled up to age 50 providing they're fit enough ... interesting times ...

Cheers.

[Disgruntled70sHab]

May 17, 2022 12:51:14 GMT -5 seventeen said:

Vladimir Putin has put a lot of effort into developing this image of his (riding shirtless on a horse) of a masterful, unbeatable king. That sort of marketing (which is what it is) is usually designed to hide the flaws in a product. Putin reminds me less of Alexander the great, than the "Wizard" of Oz, who was basically a loudmouth. Putin has gotten so much by threats (and killing individuals in the Stalin model) that he's never had someone punch him in the mouth. Now, someone has. He might escalate things, or maybe there will be enough opposition in Russia that they will deal with him. I can't see him backing down because guys like him can't stand the embarrassment of being shown for what they are. So much depends on Putin's opponents in Russia and whether they can rise up against him.

Putin comes across like a wannabe mafia don ... like the mafia, he's all about the money, and he isn't afraid to strong-arm that money from his own people ... for instance, Russia's one-time wealthiest person, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, was literally dragged off his plane, put into handcuffs, then put on trial in Moscow ... he was found guilty on trumped-up charges, and sentenced to 10 years ... the remaining oligarchs approached Putin to find out what he wanted that would avoid them getting the same fate as Khodorkovsky ... 50% was the cost of Putin's protection money, and it didn't go through any government channels, it went directly to Putin ... the link also details other assets Putin has ...

Cheers.

[Polarice]

May 17, 2022 17:56:07 GMT -5 Disgruntled70sHab said:

May 17, 2022 12:51:14 GMT -5 seventeen said:

Vladimir Putin has put a lot of effort into developing this image of his (riding shirtless on a horse) of a masterful, unbeatable king. That sort of marketing (which is what it is) is usually designed to hide the flaws in a product. Putin reminds me less of Alexander the great, than the "Wizard" of Oz, who was basically a loudmouth. Putin has gotten so much by threats (and killing individuals in the Stalin model) that he's never had someone punch him in the mouth. Now, someone has. He might escalate things, or maybe there will be enough opposition in Russia that they will deal with him. I can't see him backing down because guys like him can't stand the embarrassment of being shown for what they are. So much depends on Putin's opponents in Russia and whether they can rise up against him.

Putin comes across like a wannabe mafia don ... like the mafia, he's all about the money, and he isn't afraid to strong-arm that money from his own people ... for instance, Russia's one-time wealthiest person, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, was literally dragged off his plane, put into handcuffs, then put on trial in Moscow ... he was found guilty on trumped-up charges, and sentenced to 10 years ... the remaining oligarchs approached Putin to find out what he wanted that would avoid them getting the same fate as Khodorkovsky ... 50% was the cost of Putin's protection money, and it didn't go through any government channels, it went directly to Putin ... the link also details other assets Putin has ...

Cheers.

This is almost the perfect description of Putin and his regime. We just have to wait to see who the next Don is gonna be, hopefully he's a little wiser than the last one.

[Disgruntled70sHab]

May 18, 2022 7:52:31 GMT -5 Polarice said:

May 17, 2022 17:56:07 GMT -5 Disgruntled70sHab said:

Putin comes across like a wannabe mafia don ... like the mafia, he's all about the money, and he isn't afraid to strong-arm that money from his own people ... for instance, Russia's one-time wealthiest person, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, was literally dragged off his plane, put into handcuffs, then put on trial in Moscow ... he was found guilty on trumped-up charges, and sentenced to 10 years ... the remaining oligarchs approached Putin to find out what he wanted that would avoid them getting the same fate as Khodorkovsky ... 50% was the cost of Putin's protection money, and it didn't go through any government channels, it went directly to Putin ... the link also details other assets Putin has ...

Cheers.

This is almost the perfect description of Putin and his regime. We just have to wait to see who the next Don is gonna be, hopefully he's a little wiser than the last one.

That's the environment Putin has created ... from this point, on, he'll constantly be looking over his shoulder until his time comes ... and, as with his mentors, Sonny Corleone, Salvatore Tessio, Bruno Tattaglia, Luca Brazi, Emilio Barzini, and Moe Greene, the only way Putin might leave his current lifestyle is if he's assassinated ... note, that I used the names of fictitious mobsters, because I think they might have had more influence on Putin than the real ones ... that's only an opinion, though ...

Cheers.

[Willie Dog]

Is Puta calling the military shots now?

www.cnn.com/videos/world/2022/05/20/hertling-military-analysis-putin-ukraine-nr-cabrera-intl-vpx.cnn

[Cranky]

May 20, 2022 20:42:51 GMT -5 Willie Dog said:

Is Puta calling the military shots now?

www.cnn.com/videos/world/2022/05/20/hertling-military-analysis-putin-ukraine-nr-cabrera-intl-vpx.cnn

Hertling heavily on twitter with multi-tweets on all kinds of military related matters.

I've commented on his tweets and gotten some responses and likes. Actually, some of the tweets I made on his thread have seen over 30,000 views.

As for Puta, he's doing a Hitler. NOTHING is worse then two bit mirror licker who thinks he's a genius. If it wasn't for the West fear of nukes, Prime Minister Singh would be taking selfies in Moscow.

I cannot believe how bad the Russian army is. Total gong show. Ukr army is basically a small second rate military that is mostly infantry and the rest are militia. Puta is getting his ass kicked by them. If the US went full in, it would be a question of a few weeks before there was a USA flag flying in Moscow. Nukes aside, Puta army is a more modern version of Saddams.

@markhertling
RU is going to be a separate class taught in military academies for decades. The classes name will be Russian Mission Failures 101 and be a 5 semester deep.

In the last semester, you get a metal taken off a dead Russian General.

Hope this is over very soon.

4:26 PM · May 15, 2022 5 Retweet 86 Likes

@markhertling
I've said this before...

I was in the private sector and the heriarchal management in a fixed triangle doesn't work any better then in the military. It lives on fear of superiors and mistakes rather then results.

6:51 PM · May 1, 2022· 5 Retweet 150 Likes

I don't know how to link a post with the thread from old posts.

[Willie Dog]

The evil ones are now using thermobaric/air fuel bombs and Zelenskyy is asking for more heavy weapons.... I know the brits are all for this, the US better get their heads out of their collective asses

[Cranky]

Expect Macron and Schlong to push for a "peaceful" solution. Basically trade Ukranian land for their industries and gas prices. Both are as trustworthy allies as a rattlesnake.

With friends like that, who needs enemies.

Also big concern with Biden. Even with the abortion issue, Americans are facing unaffordable inflation and food on the table issues beat everything. NYT already did an appeasement hit piece and expect Bidens teleprompter to read "peaceful solution" as mid-terms come closer.

Rule 1, Rule 2, Rule 3...you better have the weapons on hand because NOBODY Is your friend. Multiply that by a billion times when it comes to our North.

[Disgruntled70sHab]