Cold war 2.0

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The info is in low supply but I saw multiple claims such as this one that Ukraine is heavily on the move and punching through around Bakhmut. Tomorrow we should be smarter regarding what is going on.

 

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Update from Bakhmut.

 

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Fresh blow for Erdoğan, as rival pulls out of Turkey election amid sex tape scandal

It is so close that this could make a real difference. His 2% could be what decides the election.

 

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Only about 48 hours left to election day.
Plus as the post above says Ince just gave up, so that part of the video isn't really valid anymore.

 

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One recent game-changer:

Ukraine downs Russian hypersonic missile with US Patriot system

It's the first known time the country has been able to intercept one of Moscow’s most modern missiles.

www.militarytimes.com

Ukraine’s air force claimed Saturday to have downed a Russian hypersonic missile over Kyiv using newly acquired American Patriot air defense systems, the first known time the country has been able to intercept one of Moscow’s most modern missiles.

The Kinzhal is one of the latest and most advanced Russian weapons. The Russian military says the air-launched ballistic missile has a range of up to 1,250 miles and flies at 10 times the speed of sound, making it hard to intercept.

A combination of hypersonic speed and a heavy warhead allows the Kinzhal to destroy heavily fortified targets, like underground bunkers or mountain tunnels.

The Ukrainian military has previously admitted lacking assets to intercept the Kinzhals.

“They were saying that the Patriot is an outdated American weapon, and Russian weapons are the best in the world,” air force spokesman Yurii Ihnat said on Ukraine’s Channel 24 television. “Well, there is confirmation that it effectively works against even a super hypersonic missile.” Ihnat said.

Ukraine took its first delivery of Patriot missiles in late April.

 

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It seems that things are starting to hall apart for Russia around Bakhmut. They are losing the front lines around the city.

 

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Cracks emerge in one of Erdoğan’s electoral bastions

Turkish opposition leader accuses Russia of spreading conspiracies, deep fakes ahead of election

 

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I watched my local new and there was quite interesting part.

Erdogan to Biden: You will not defeat me tomorrow !

 

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Four Russian Aircraft Shot Down Within Their Own Borders

Multiple possibilities exist as to what brought these aircraft down, but most would mark a major change in Ukraine's counter-air abilities.

www.thedrive.com

I guess the Ukrainians have some new tricks up their sleeve.

 

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Turkish century: History looms large on election day

Thailand elections: Polls open as opposition set for gains

Wagner chief should avoid the tea

 

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Breaking news: Lukashenko, the Belarus leader has ended up in a hospital.

Thus far I haven't fund the story in English. But it should show up soon.

 

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Russia says 2 commanders killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine

 

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LIVE — Erdogan holds slim lead in Turkey election

Mayors of Istanbul and Ankara cry foul over reporting of Turkey’s election results


It is going to be both tight and dramatic.

 

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LIVE — Erdogan holds slim lead in Turkey election

Mayors of Istanbul and Ankara cry foul over reporting of Turkey’s election results


It is going to be both tight and dramatic.

I know. We had local elections in my federal state as well as my native home state today but I am following the Turkey elections with more interest than those around the corner. It's a nailbiter (and since Turks are the most important ethnic minority here in Germany and many German Turks voted it has a bit of local relevance on top of the international signal it is sending).

The poor bastards in Thailand can vote whatever they like. They'd need 75% + 1 of the vote to get around the military-based senate blocking the formation of any government it doesn't like. Not really a democracy.

 

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I know. We had local elections in my federal state as well as my native home state today but I am following the Turkey elections with more interest than those around the corner. It's a nailbiter (and since Turks are the most important ethnic minority here in Germany and many German Turks voted it has a bit of local relevance on top of the international signal it is sending).

The poor bastards in Thailand can vote whatever they like. They'd need 75% + 1 of the vote to get around the military-based senate blocking the formation of any government it doesn't like. Not really a democracy.

The elections in Turkey are the most important show on the map at this point.
However from what I have seen there are some really contradictory numbers coming out. So if they can't even determine which numbers are real that pretty surely leads into even more "drama".


Thailand is story on itself, after all the coups and drama it is evident that this isn't a real democracy.

 

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The elections in Turkey are the most important show on the map at this point.
However from what I have seen there are some really contradictory numbers coming out. So if they can't even determine which numbers are real that pretty surely leads into even more "drama".

Well, from what I can see the stateowned or AKP-friendly media started counting ballots at those parts of the country that are AKP strongholds, so it's only natural that the numbers are going down over the evening while the opposition has its own counting system and claims to be leading already. It looks like there will be a second round, I think, and that means the nailbiting will continue for a while.


In extremely local political news, the Greens lost a lot of votes in the city state of Bremen today because the Green traffic minister abolished the so-called "breadroll button" - the option to park for free at downtown parking spaces if you return to your vehicle within 20 minutes (after quickly getting out to buy some breadrolls at the bakery or something along those lines). Of course this is about more than parking spaces, it is about personal comfort vs climate protection and modern urban planning and, in a larger sense, about resistance to change and a sense of control over it.

 

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Well, from what I can see the stateowned or AKP-friendly media started counting ballots at those parts of the country that are AKP strongholds, so it's only natural that the numbers are going down over the evening while the opposition has its own counting system and claims to be leading already. It looks like there will be a second round, I think, and that means the nailbiting will continue for a while.

Yeah, I realized that it is something like this. However this is basically how civil wars usually start.

In extremely local political news, the Greens lost a lot of votes in the city state of Bremen today because the Green traffic minister abolished the so-called "breadroll button" - the option to park for free at downtown parking spaces if you return to your vehicle within 20 minutes (after quickly getting out to buy some breadrolls at the bakery or something along those lines). Of course this is about more than parking spaces, it is about personal comfort vs climate protection and modern urban planning and, in a larger sense, about resistance to change and a sense of control over it.

Well, German greens seem to dropping in the polls all around the country. So it is kinda logical that the trend manifests here as well. Plus I don't see why really ban something like this. These kinda of bans usually just piss off people and you are losing votes that you really need for more important matters. Perhaps you can reduce the time to 10 or 15 minutes but that is it.

 

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Towards DW Erdogan leads 49.24% towards 45.04%.
While 98.24% of the vote is counted.

The only real question here is can he have enough to skip the second round. What happens if he has more than 50%.