We are certainly entering an interesting period, war in Europe, war in the Middle East and the mother of all global recessions on the horizon.
At least prog will endure
Ukraine war (WW3)
hugopal Haven’t we basically already been in a recession for the last couple of years? What makes you think it’ll get worse?
UK has been in a technical recession since late 2023, I think. Aside from the Tories trying to mimimise it, I think the relative silence on it had been relatively helpful as it seems to worsen it when it is a you hear about snd every TV programme is telling you how to save money.
Plane load of Russians in Dalaman airport first thing this morning. Took me by surprise if I’m honest.
We were joking about booing them - largely cabin fever having spent 4 hours in the air with some of the North West’s finest specimens 
The horror
In your humble MC, who are worse, Russian’s or people from the North?
Thought of MC and Amps when I watched this -
Mad_Cyril Bah! That dirty, no good FIAT!
a month later
Look at this crazy total recall type warfare.
11 days later
Possible escalation incoming with the approval of long range missiles into Russia
I quite like it to be honest, for every mindless rocket attack on a Kviv, send 2 back towards Moscow.
Not sure if the Russian government could sweat that for long
5 days later
Boom:
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Not sure if it’s just the media but do get the feeling things are escalating further towards WW3 at the moment
The politicians and diplomats have their work cut out to try and navigate the next few months
a month later
Another Russian oligarch has jumped out of a window
Putes is the undisputed king of Biz Tranz
No shortage of ‘neck’ on Putes either!
a month later
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Well this is escalating nicely, rockets increasing size and range
I do like the cheeky variation in the term ICBM, is now Intermediate rather than Intercontinental
It’s a bit annoying that we are specifically party to the escalation, why can’t any supply of military hardware be under the NATO umbrella?
Ukraine clearly aren’t going to win this war without NATO countries becoming direct military combatants, which is unthinkable. The only option is for Ukraine to give up some territory.
a month later
Thr level of training needed to continue fighting has really progressed as you can see.
I found this quite interesting also, lol
‘The North Koreans are running across the fields, and there are so many of them. They don’t understand what’s happening,” said a Ukrainian drone unit commander deployed to Kursk who goes by the call sign Boxer. “I don’t know if they don’t understand what’s going on or if the Russians are deliberately sending them like that. I can’t say.”…
FPV drones, artillery and other weapons struck them because they were moving in the open field. You can imagine the result,” he said. “We were very surprised, we had never seen anything like it — 40 to 50 people running across a field. That’s a perfect target for artillery and Mavic [drone] operators. Russians never ran like that. …
Artem, a Ukrainian attack drone operator, said his unit witnessed three groups of around 30 to 40 people moving toward Ukraine from beyond the front line inside of Russia. Some carried backpacks that appeared to be loaded with ammunition and supplies. Others carried weapons.
“Immediately, FPV drones, bombers — everything that could fly — was sent their way,” he said. The troops didn’t run from drones, instead “shooting at them.”
Others “just keep moving, and many of them are killed,” he said. “They’re different from the Russians, who have learned to run or hide from drones, only shooting at them from cover. The [North] Koreans just shoot indiscriminately, standing there firing.”’
LT42 disturbing. Meat grinder. This war needs to stop.
mono-stereo
Cheap meat though, and good target practice for the Ukranians, so who cares?
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Mad_Cyril so who cares?
Probably the families of the young lads being massacred?
mono-stereo I’m talking about the Koreans. They’ve probably already been paid off, albeit meagerly by western standards
Mad_Cyril I know you where.
mono-stereo yril I know you where.
You know where I am?
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No, I meant as in your post referring to the Koreans who are being blown to bits according to LT’s post, which you seem fine with because they’ve “probably been paid off”
mono-stereo Perhaps my point came across as overly flippant or lacking respect for human life,
I didn’t send them there, reducing them to fodder for political purposes (cheap meat)
If it was up to me they’d be over here busting through my ‘to do’ list.
Mad_Cyril If it was up to me they’d be over here busting through my ‘to do’ list.
Nice one.
mono-stereo It’s getting longer every month.
40k North Koreans would smash through it in no time