Friendly fire blunders, confusion, low morale: why Russia’s army has stalled

Uniforms are one of the most deceptive trappings of military culture. They suggest uniformity but it is often said of the British army that if two officers look the same, one must be improperly dressed. Armies, and especially professional armies, are more often warring tribes of subcultures, and for commanders it is critical to understand how those cultures interact if the force is to be employed effectively in battle.

When it comes to Russian military culture, the Russian army has been through a period of significant change, with constant modernisation since 2008. The Soviet Union fielded an army of more than 3.5 million soldiers in 1991. The Soviet army was largely a conscript force and lacked an experienced noncommissioned officer corps. This meant that Soviet units had to be treated with a degree of uniformity, since the personnel rotated so frequently that most line units were necessarily commanded using set formulas that formed the basis for unit training.

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Federal budget could see more money for economy destroying climate programs says extremist Guilbeault

With the federal budget slated to be unveiled on Thursday, Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault says we could see more climate-related elements in the budget.

Speaking to Evan Solomon on CTV’s Question Period, he said it’s “fair” to say that new programs to fight climate change could be in the budget.

“I’m not the finance minister. I don’t know what will be in the budget, but it is possible that that there will be new elements announced in the budget,” Guilbeault said.

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Biden ‘confident’ his son didn’t break the law, White House chief of staff says

President Joe Biden is “confident” that his son Hunter didn’t break the law, White House chief of staff Ron Klain said Sunday.

“Of course the president is confident that his son didn’t break the law,” Klain said on ABC’s “This Week.”

Hunter Biden’s international business dealings have been under investigation since 2020, but discussion about his conduct has accelerated in recent weeks with confirmation that a laptop dropped off at a repair shop in Delaware was indeed his. Among the questions is whether he exploited his family name to make dubious or illegal business deals, and whether his father was aware of what he is/was doing.

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Two Russian soldiers have died & 28 are in hospital after being poisoned by pastries offered them by civilians near besieged Kharkiv

Two Russian soldiers have died and 28 are in hospital after being POISONED by pastry delicacies offered to them by civilians near besieged Kharkiv, according to the Ukraine Ministry of Defence

Russian troops near Kharkiv died after eating poisoned stuffed buns given to them as ‘gifts’ by Ukrainian citizens, a Ukrainian intelligence agency has claimed.

Two soldiers from the 3rd Motor Rifle Division died immediately after eating the delicacies served by the citizens of Izium, a Facebook post by the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine announced on Saturday.

Another 28 Russian troops are in intensive care after the poisoning with several hundred others also suffering from ‘severe illnesses’ after drinking poisoned alcohol given to them by civilians.

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That Liberal-NDP deal may be putting New Democrats in an awkward spot

A cynic might wonder whether New Democrats are feeling uneasy about their public image

On Wednesday, a little more than a week after the Liberals and New Democrats announced a historic confidence-and-supply agreement, NDP MP Laurel Collins rose in the House of Commons and attacked the government’s new climate plan, saying it lacks “ambition” and offers “massive subsidies to unproven carbon capture technology.”

“The government continues to put the interests of big oil and gas above protecting the workers who are impacted by the climate crisis,” she said.

Maybe Collins would have been even less generous if the Liberal-NDP accord didn’t exist. But her critical read of the Liberal plan might dash any thoughts that the new governing agreement means Liberals and New Democrats will spend the next three years holding hands and singing the old CCF campaign song.

The NDP’s public image wasn’t always complete shiite but they’re Singhing a different tune now.

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‘They were all shot’: Russia accused of war crimes as Bucha reveals horror of invasion

The retreat of Russian forces around Kyiv has left horrifying evidence of atrocities against civilians littered across the region’s suburbs and towns, turned into hellish war zones by Vladimir Putin’s invasion.

As Ukrainian armoured columns rolled into Bucha, a town north-west of the capital, they found streets blocked by burned-out Russian tanks and military vehicles, and strewn with the bodies of civilians whom locals said had been killed by the invading forces without provocation.

Photographs from the town showed a scene of devastation, with hunks of charred and destroyed tanks and armoured vehicles lined up along one street, along with dead bodies.

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The Media’s Hunter Biden Embarrassment Continues

Now the embarrassment has spread, as it should. Here’s the headline in the New York Post. It was, recall, the New York Post that published the original scoop on the laptop and the e-mails it contained way back there in October of 2020 — a scoop that was silenced by Big Tech and ignored by the mainstream media when they weren’t dismissing it as “Russian disinformation.”

 

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inBiden Family Corruption, MSM bias to the left, MSM Blackout, MSM Lies, MSM Shitweasels

‘Rigged’: Film shows how Zuckerberg ‘funded plot to defeat’ Trump

The documentary contends the Zuckerberg money persuaded governmental entities to adopt policies that compromise vote integrity, including mail-in ballots and increasing the number of ballot drop boxes. The $400 million was distributed through the Center for Tech and Civic Life and the Center for Election Innovation and Research in Wisconsin, Arizona and Georgia.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inElection 2020, Mark Zuckerberg, Trump Derangement Syndrome, Trump is literally Hitler!, Voter fraud

Mobile hospitals that cost Ottawa $300-million sit in storage while Omicron strains Canada’s health system

Ottawa allocated $300-million at the beginning of the pandemic for the construction of 15 mobile hospitals, but only four 100-bed units have been completed and they are sitting in storage despite the strain on hospitals caused by Omicron across the country.

 

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Biden wish for Trump prosecution leaked as Democrats mount pressure campaign on DOJ

“As recently as late last year, Mr. Biden confided to his inner circle that he believed former President Donald J. Trump was a threat to democracy and should be prosecuted, according to two people familiar with his comments,” the report read. “And while the president has never communicated his frustrations directly to Mr. Garland, he has said privately that he wanted Mr. Garland to act less like a ponderous judge and more like a prosecutor who is willing to take decisive action over the events of Jan. 6.”

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FERNANDO: Young Canadians Could Power Conservatives To Victory

Amid times of crisis and change, the ideals and values that will guide a nation in the future are defined by how the next generation interprets and responds to circumstances.

For some time, Canada has been heading down the path of expanded centralization and government power, a trend that reached a new height (or low) during the pandemic.

Yet, human nature being what it is, those who lead a seemingly dominant trend often end up overreaching, causing a backlash that leads to a countertrend and reversal.

And it now appears this is what we are seeing in Canada.

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FUREY: The Trudeau Liberals remain obsessed with censoring Internet

“Social media companies need to do more to prevent propaganda, and to counter any form of disinformation,” Joly said at an event at the University of Toronto’s Munk School two weeks ago. The problem is “not only happening in Russia, it’s happening on new virtual battlegrounds, which are our social media companies,” she added.

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Soon-to-be released UN report to say removing carbon from atmosphere only way to save climate

Sucking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere is the world’s only chance to avoid climate change disaster, according to a report due to be released Monday.

The paper by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is expected to say that dangerous climate change will be avoided only if vast quantities of carbon dioxide are removed from the air, the Times of London reported.

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