Putin has always justified his invasion of Ukraine using similar language. I specifically remember him dismissing their history saying something very similar to "Ukraine as a state has no geopolitical meaning, no particular cultural import or universal significance, no geographic uniqueness, no ethnic exclusiveness, " and other nearly direct quotes.

Clear confirmation that Putin is using this publication as his playbook.

It was published in 1997. Time flies when you’re resisting oppression.

Try the Wikipedia entry under Content. It breaks down the plans for each region.

Interestingly, it mentions Iran is a key ally, referring to the “Moscow-Tehran Axis.”

When everyone started getting excited about The Cloud, all I could think about was how stupid it was to trust EVERYTHING in your life to some third-party corporation. What could possibly go wrong?

Smart. Some people don’t know when to quit while they’re ahead.

This guy was doomed from the start. He was always going to keep doing this until he failed. If he survived his second attempt, he would have died on his third, or fourth, etc.

I always tell young people, especially young men, that every friend group has that one dangerous guy. He’s the one that will hold a firework in his hand, drive like maniac to show off, drink way too much, take weird drugs, etc. Identify that guy early, and watch out for him. Don’t let him drive (he’s always the first to volunteer), don’t encourage his nonsense, and stay far away. He’s eventually going to get himself killed, and probably whoever is with him.

RFK, Jr is good example of the type.

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Low self-preservation tendencies, but lots of money, is a bad combination. They can afford to get themselves into a lot of trouble.

I’m trying to figure out to move to another instance, and found my mod logs. Turns out a lot of my best posts have been deleted, often for stupid reasons. Apparently Lemmy isn’t much better than Reddit as far as tolerating free speech.

I managed to find a new instance, but my posts haven’t ported over. Looks like I’m starting over.