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| 90 Ukrainian soldiers surrender to the DPR |
| 2022-03-06 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [REGNUM] During the special operation in Ukraine, 90 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered to the fighters of the People's Militia of the DPR, Eduard Basurin , deputy head of the department, said on March 5. According to Basurin, 90 military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "voluntarily laid down their arms" , and six are now in a medical facility for treatment. The representative of the DPR called on the rest of the Ukrainian military to lay down their arms. Recall, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense, on March 5, the DPR troops advanced seven kilometers during a special operation. Ukrainian Nazis bombard Donbass with Tochka-U tactical missiles [REGNUM] Air defense systems of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) over the past day intercepted and destroyed four Tochka-U tactical missiles launched by Ukrainian militants, the press service of the People's Militia of the DPR reports on March 5. It was noted that the remains of downed missiles fell in residential areas of four cities of the Donetsk People's Republic. “DPR NM air defense systems destroyed four missiles of the Tochka-U tactical missile system, the remnants of which fell in residential areas of the settlements of Ilovaisk, Amvrosievka and Donetsk,” the official website of the People’s Militia of the DPR reports. In addition, over the past day, Ukrainian Nazis shelled 17 settlements of the republic, using multiple launch rocket systems, as well as mortars and artillery with a caliber of up to 152 mm inclusive. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #10 Mr. Wife picked up a copy at the airport on his way back from somewhere when it first came out, because all his colleagues were raving about it. He never enjoyed children’s lit, even as a child, so passed it on to me to add to my personal collection. A lot of the older books now designated for children were in fact originally written for adults, a fact I’ve always found heartening given some of the crap written intentionally for children over the past century. The trailing daughters picked through my books as well as acquiring their own once they became fluent readers; they enjoyed Harry Potter, and it connected them to American culture after spending their early years abroad (where the children were also reading Harry Potter). The parents of td#1’s best friend at the time forbad the child to read that black magic stuff, which let me have some useful conversations with the tds. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2022-03-06 21:31 |
| #9 HP: It was THE THING back when my kids were young. I read the Potter books to be able to push my children to read books and we would have a common link. It worked. The movies came later, and we enjoyed them together |
| Posted by: Frank G 2022-03-06 20:33 |
| #8 Never read any Harry Potter or saw any movies. I'm just not interested in books or movies geared toward 6, 7, and 8 year olds. I prefer things that make me think. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2022-03-06 20:16 |
| #7 I'm no Bacevich fan. One gets the impression that if his son had come home alive and gotten a posting at the Pentagon, Andrew would be all-in with the neocon agenda. That's my impression, anyway, FWIW... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-03-06 11:33 |
| #6 ^ Yes. Exactly. Andrew Bacevich said much the same thing about the neocons who sat at home cheering on our disaster in Iraq, where Bacevich's son died in Cheney and W's pointless war. #FuckNeocons |
| Posted by: No Fortunate Son 2022-03-06 11:28 |
| #5 The nut of ZMan's argument here: These are people who lack all meaning in life. The reason they all swarmed to the Ukraine stuff is that it allowed them to experience what they imagine is normal human emotion and community spirit. Their conjured image of the brave Ukrainians taking up arms against the aggressor reflects their own lack of purpose. Many Americans have been reduced to the bug-man existence of consuming product but the Cloud People are the pinnacle of the bug-man lifestyle. This is why they are so fond of using analogies drawn from comic book movies and children’s books. You will notice that the people comparing Putin to Lord Voldemort from the Harry Potter movies are childless. They did not pick up the reference from watching the shows with their kids. They are the primary consumers of this material. This fantasy material has become folklore for people who lack the cultural structure that provides an adult frame of reference to understand the world. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-03-06 11:21 |
| #4 No but Voldemort had offshore accounts and was a tool of corrupt billionaires #FuckZelensky #FuckPutin #FJB #FuckNeocons |
| Posted by: No Fortunate Son 2022-03-06 11:20 |
| #3 Zman discusses the significance of our leaders talking about "Lord Voldemort..." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-03-06 11:19 |
| #2 Did Lord Voldemort' do stand-up comedy as well? |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2022-03-06 11:15 |
| #1 I have a concern. Volodymyr Zelensky and his first name sounds and looks so much like Lord Voldemort' Just saying. |
| Posted by: Dale 2022-03-06 09:00 |