*insert GTA5 meme here *

Well ….

The actual metric to watch out for is the amount of bets on an invasion on Polymarket.

What? Gas-Gerd? A former Gazprom bord member? Not impartial? /s

Yep, it’s owned by Axel Springer SE which in turn is spearheaded by Mathias Döpfner a Grade A tax evader.

Peace was never an option.

Oh, it’s not about that game? /s

“So eh, guys? You remember that deal I made with you about escorting your ships? Yeah, forget it. It got another deal to make.”

I mostly agree, however the US can always move reserves to the area. Russias Black Sea fleet has been cut off from other parts of its navy because it cannot cross the Straight of Bosporus.

We are not sending our best …

OK, for marriage. Not OK for unmarried relationships. That’s how I read it as well.

While we could start a whole philosophical debate about whether or not anyone can provide anything but their individual experience of things, I doubt someone unqualified would have been invited as observer to NATO wargames.

Perun approaches the topic from an economical and strategic viewpoint. And yes, he uses mostly open source information because it would be very unwise for his career to use any form of insider information he might possess. Though if you have a look around the channel you can also find some interviews with experts in specific fields. And also yes, if you are more interested in the day-to-day situation on the ground I’d recommend checking out other channels as well. It’s his stated goal to provide a top down view.

My main source of information on the Ukraine conflict is Perun, an Aussie working in or at least adjacent to the military industrial complex. He has a playlist of presentations (he basically delivers narrated PowerPoint presentations instead of “traditional” videos) on Ukraine.

It waswas definitely avoidable but the situation for many soldiers in forward positions is tense at the best of times.

I am no expert on this but I believe the additional funds will not improve the situation for the grunts in the trenches significantly because the issue is not a lack of materials. Instead it’s the ubiquity of cheap kamikaze and spotter drones that makes logistics so difficult because any sizeable movement attracts an immediate response.

I think instead the funds will to a significant portion be spent on purchasing material that are actually in short supply like missile interceptors to bolster defense against Russian air threats beyond drones.

There was a talk at 39C3 about abandoned (German) government domains (scroll down for an English audio track).

Three even. Two of them at the same place but by different actors.

Ministry for the Future, anyone?

How long though till Trump is the US, though?

It is an international strait, and there is right of navigation for ships.

Says who? May I introduce you to the wonderful world of gunboat diplomacy? /s

Why not both?