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[konig 1,504]

On 09/03/2021 at 17:41, Werloc said:

Holy shit, Kaunas is preparing for Independence day hard this year 

 

 

 

Can't wait to become red on Thursday. 

Sory for my question but i dont know much about your country, i presume independence from the Soviet Union, isnt it?

[konig 1,504]

[Grassmarket 3,408]

On 24/03/2021 at 18:44, hckošice said:

Meanwhile a giant container ship by mistake blocked the Suez Canal Apparently the traffic may be blocked for some good while

 

 

 

 

E pur se muove!

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9409003/Moment-Given-crashed-Suez-Canal-caught-video.html

[heywoodu 15,141]

And now the toilet paper runs start for real, because this thing with Ever Given in the Suez Canal means materials are badly delayed and shortages can be expected  

[Grassmarket 3,408]

The Captain of the Ever Given starts his next assignment.

 

[Dragon 1,844]

6 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

The Captain of the Ever Given starts his next assignment.

 

You're too optimistic. Surely this is his next boat?

[hckošice 14,831]

26 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

The Captain of the Ever Given starts his next assignment.

 

Some says he is considering to change his business into road truck transport

 

[heywoodu 15,141]

Ugh, the Dutch army had one seriously big battle since the Korea War and now, 14 years later, that's leading to court cases and such...in this case a Dutch lawyer who has money in her eyes and so decided to find some people who want to blame the army for the death of their family members.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chora

 

The situation was very simple at that moment. Tragic, but simple, there were two options:

 

1. Retreat. The result: Afghan military compound plus surrounding villages being overrun by the approaching Taliban force (which included foreign fighters as well), with most likely everyone in there being slaughtered. Srebrenica 2.0, followed by major control of the entire area by the Taliban.

 

2. Hold their ground and fight. Local villagers were warned as much as possible to leave the area, because a large Taliban force was on it's way and there would absolutely be heavy fighting.

 

They went for option two, fought their asses off for days and managed to push back the Taliban and kill quite some of their leaders. Unfortunately civilians were also killed, which is what makes the defending force be seen as 'monsters' nowadays (luckily not by everyone). It's a tragic thing.

[dcro 10,210]

Sad to hear that the cancel culture started eyeing Ivan Meštrović's The Bowman and The Spearman (aka the Equestrian Indians) statues in Chicago.

 

https://images.app.goo.gl/cQe7ho5AbQLjeEQj7

 

And that's in spite of nobody wanting to have it removed (least of all the Native American community of Chicago), as, objectivelly speaking, the statues show nothing but respect towards the Native American heritage.

 

May as well remove it though, if the reward means feeding someone's superior morality complex...

[heywoodu 15,141]

Damn amateurs