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Putin may have overestimated the Russian military’s own capabilities again, as ISW previously assessed ISW has not observed any evidence that Russian forces have restored sufficient combat power to defeat Ukraine’s forces in eastern Ukraine and capture over 11,300 square kilometers of unoccupied Donetsk Oblast (over 42 percent of Donetsk Oblast’s total area) before March as Putin reportedly ordered. ISW previously assessed that a major Russian offensive before April 2023 would likely prematurely culminate during the April spring rain season (if not before) before achieving operationally significant effects.[7] Russian forces’ culmination could then generate favorable conditions for Ukrainian forces to exploit in their own late spring or summer 2023 counteroffensive after incorporating Western tank deliveries. https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-2-2023

Don't need NATO boots on the ground, whatever gave you that notion?

A dangerous neo-nazi group that had their own home school lesson plans promoting Hitler, here's a bit more info on Logan Lawrence and his wife. Inside a US Neo-Nazi Homeschool Network With Thousands of Members An Ohio couple has been unmasked as leaders of the neo-Nazi “Dissident Homeschool” Telegram channel that distributes lesson plans to 2,400 members. Earlier this month, while the rest of the country was celebrating the achievements of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., parents and children in the “Dissident Homeschool” network opened a lesson plan and were greeted with the words: “As Adolf Hitler wrote…” The contents of the MLK lesson plan would be shocking for almost anyone, but for members of the 2,400-member “Dissident Homeschool” Telegram channel, this was a regular Monday at school. https://www.vice.com/en/article/z34ane/neo-nazi-homeschool-ohio

#UPDATE European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has praised efforts by Ukraine to stamp out graft in the wake of several public probes and high-profile dismissals linked to embezzlement.

*Deleted post edited out* Thanks saved me pointing out the simple fact. 10 shots fired and the excuses are have started.

Not a lot Fox News and Tucker can do to spin this one. Disgusting murder of a black disabled man who was shuffling away from the police.

Fighting Wagner is like a ‘zombie movie’ says Ukrainian soldier Southwest of the city of Bakhmut, Ukrainian soldiers Andriy and Borisych live in a candle-lit bunker cut into the frozen earth. For several weeks they have been confronting hundreds of fighters belonging to the Russian private military contractor Wagner throwing themselves against Ukrainian defenses. Disguised in a balaclava, Andriy recounts one seemingly endless firefight when they came under attack by a flood of Wagner fighters. “We were fighting for about 10 hours in a row. And it wasn’t like just waves, it was uninterrupted. So it was just like they didn’t stop coming.” https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/01/europe/ukraine-soldiers-fighting-wagner-intl-cmd/index.html

Rumor that started from a facebook post "We rate this unsubstantiated claim False." https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/02/facebook-posts/claims-that-tyre-nichols-was-dating-a-police-offic

Giving them away, $1 each, the catch being they are very expensive to maintain and it still needs the Biden administration to sign off as they may be worried about the tech getting into Russian hands if shot down. They are able to stay in the air for 24 hours at a time and can also carry weapons. U.S. Company Offers Advanced Drones to Ukraine for One Dollar, With Some Costs A U.S. weapons maker is offering to sell the Ukraine government two Reaper MQ-9 drones for a dollar to help the country defend itself as it prepares for an expected Russian offensive. The deal would require Kyiv to spend about $10 million to prepare and ship the aircraft to Ukraine, and about $8 million each year for maintenance and sustainment of the older model drones, which currently aren’t being used in Ukraine. The proposal would include a ground control station to operate the drones almost anywhere, according to a letter reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. https://archive.ph/SuFTi https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/u-s-company-offers-advanced-drones-to-ukraine-for-one-dollar-with-caveat-11675203260 wiki image source

I have no idea, so far the majority of US residents support the military aid to Ukraine. You're not one of them however so why concern yourself?

Sure I agree, I've already stated repeatably in my posts that more training is needed, this particular cop however had training to join the team, sometimes training is not enough when there is other factors involved and again 40 hours of Mental Illness training is far from sufficient. From my post link. "40 hours of mental illness training to join the force’s Crisis Intervention Team." However thats obviously not enough

They are trained to ask questions before they pull people out of their cars , that didn’t happen here. another fact , Correct: White Cop Who Wanted Colleagues to ‘Stomp’ Tyre Nichols Is Suspended Nichols family attorney Ben Crump said it was Hemphill who violently pulled Nichols from his car while striking him with a taser during an initial traffic stop—something clearly captured by body-cam footage released by authorities on Friday night. https://www.thedailybeast.com/memphis-police-officer-preston-hemphill-disciplined-over-tyre-nichols-death

Good luck to you, you certainly need it.

His message was : "The idea that we're going to have tanks and planes and trains with American pilots and crews" would lead to WW111 Your interpretation is an opinion that I do not share and one that was not stated by him.

I guess its an aspect of the problem that you'd rather be blind to. I had already stated in my post "There can be little doubt that training, resources and overall management of this so called "Scorpion" unit was diabolical, to call them a professional team engaging in specialist police work is a farce. So long as they got an arrest that's all they worried about." From the CNN link: Stricter oversight is needed — regardless of the race of the officers

That's taking it out of context, he clearly said what is in the vid, which included a combination of jet fighters piloted by Americans. Taking one single snippet from the whole statement does not make it a whole. Biden: "The idea that we're going to have tanks and planes and trains with American pilots and crews" That is not happening, the crews for the 31 tanks will be Ukrainian. Plus its not expected to be for many months yet.

Another point that gets ignored in the stampede to paint this as a racial problem. Black cops kill a black man in a majority black city with a black police chief and a black mayor, and the most important issue is race?!? Come on, man. Nobody is stampeding to call this a racial problem where did you get that from? Where in my post did it mention that the most important issue was race? It clearly didn't if you read it again. Don't misrepresent what I said, its pretty clear there is a multitude of problems.

There can be little doubt that training, resources and overall management of this so called "Scorpion" unit was diabolical, to call them a professional team engaging in specialist police work is a farce. So long as they got an arrest that's all they worried about. However there's also no doubt that if you ignore the racial and cultural elements that can be present you again miss the opportunity to address the whole rather than just the above. "Tyre Nichols death: 'Undertone of racist policing' in Scorpion unit, says family lawyer" https://news.sky.com/video/tyre-nichols-death-undertone-of-racist-policing-in-scorpion-unit-says-family-lawyer-12798138 "researchers say racism in policing doesn't just exist on an individual level, but a systemic one, and Nichols' death is an example of this. Experts say racism can be seen in policing policies and attitudes, which have adverse effects on communities of color." https://abcnews.go.com/US/tyre-nichols-case-diversity-policing-address-police-brutality/story?id=96768457 "Tyre Nichols' death sparks conversation about race and policing Former NYPD Assistant Commissioner Keith Taylor and Professor at Brooklyn Law Alexis Hoag-Fordjour join "CBS Mornings" to discuss the renewed debate over race and policing in this country after the death of Tyre Nichols." https://www.cbsnews.com/video/tyre-nichols-death-sparks-conversation-about-race-and-policing/#x "2020 study conducted by Harvard and Northeastern University found that, in situations in which civilians pose little to no threat to police, as was the case with Floyd, Castile, and Gurley, Black Americans are three times more likely to be killed than white Americans. Policing in this country has a general, population-wide problem with violence, but that violence is also disproportionately directed at Black people." https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-killing-of-tyre-nichols-and-the-issue-of-race

Looks likes jets are off the cards for the moment but the US is preparing a large new package that now includes long range precision guided rockets/bombs. Range of about 94 miles. These will devastate Russian supply lines and other targets making a great combination for when the tanks arrive. U.S. readies $2 billion-plus Ukraine aid package with longer-range weapons -sources WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is readying more than $2 billion worth of military aid for Ukraine that is expected to include longer-range rockets for the first time as well as other munitions and weapons, two U.S. officials briefed on the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The weapons aid is expected to be announced as soon as this week, the officials said. It is also expected to include support equipment for Patriot air defense systems, precision guided munitions and Javelin anti-tank weapons, they added. One of the officials said a portion of the package, expected to be $1.725 billion, would come from a fund known as the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), which allows President Joe Biden's administration to get weapons from industry rather than from existing U.S. weapons stocks. https://ca.news.yahoo.com/u-readies-2-billion-plus-223944008.html https://www.saab.com/products/ground-launched-small-diameter-bomb-glsdb

The net is widening. 2 more police officers suspended. Along with 3 fire dept staff. At least one of the other officers was white: White Cop Who Wanted Colleagues to ‘Stomp’ Tyre Nichols Is Suspended A white Memphis cop involved in the fatal arrest of Tyre Nichols, who was allegedly caught on body-cam saying he hoped other officers would “stomp his ass,” has been relieved of duty, authorities said Monday. Memphis police told the Associated Press that Preston Hemphill, 26, was “relieved of duty” shortly after the Jan. 7 traffic stop, but his name wasn’t made public until Monday. In a statement, Nichols family attorney Ben Crump said it was Hemphill who violently pulled Nichols from his car while striking him with a taser during an initial traffic stop—something clearly captured by body-cam footage released by authorities on Friday night. https://www.thedailybeast.com/memphis-police-officer-preston-hemphill-disciplined-over-tyre-nichols-death

France doesn’t rule out sending warplanes to Ukraine THE HAGUE, The Netherlands (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that France doesn’t exclude sending fighter jets to Ukraine, but laid out multiple conditions before such a significant step might be taken. France has sent Ukraine air-defense systems, rocket launcher units, cannons and other military equipment and has pledged to send armored surveillance and combat vehicles, but has stopped short of sending battle tanks or heavier weaponry. Asked at a news conference in The Hague on Monday if France is considering sending warplanes, Macron said “nothing is excluded” as long as certain conditions are met. https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-macron-france-59c3ca22e43f459482dc11fb1eb8997a

Even in dem states the attack is on using hyper-aggressive legal action to effectively mandate the erasure of LGBTQ people Inside the audacious new scheme to erase LGBTQ people from Michigan schools A newly-formed conservative group is launching a brazen plan to remake Michigan public schools — using aggressive legal action to effectively mandate the erasure of LGBTQ people. The effort, organized by the Great Schools Initiative (GSI), seeks to exploit a Michigan statute that allows parents to opt their children out of sex education. Michigan law allows schools to offer courses in sex education. https://popular.info/p/inside-the-audacious-new-scheme-to

I never claimed to doubt his credentials, they are on his channel for all to see along with his donation requests to fund it. So you never thought the Russians would invade also? Well the US, UK and other countries new better but that would of course been the official propaganda to you.

Well your Willy you tube channel guy got it wrong from the very start, his predictions were that Russia would not invade Ukraine. Zelensky is getting more than ammo by the way and doing what he his own people want, kick the terrorists out.

I fear Ukraine , if the army fails and in that previous video the solider says without much more kit , ammo , air cover and better command structures then it has 50% chance of a rout , then they will be abandoned by the alliance. NATO seems unshakeable of no boots on the ground and for good reason. The Ukrainians are not as fearful as you, they are winning this invasion, they may lose Bakhumut but that is one small territory, so far they've regained more than 50% of all territory that the orcs took when they first invaded.