Richard

Computing, sailing, walking. Grandpa to Olivia, Isla, Jasper, Ethan, Theo, Drew, Amelia, Amy and Abigail

[Richard @richardaust]

@DZ4LIBERTY @jurgen_nauditt Wrong. The Minsk agreements were a series of international accords aimed at ending conflict in the Donbas region of Ukraine, signed in 2014 and 2015. They sought to establish a ceasefire and outline measures for the reintegration of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions into Ukraine

[Eli Afriat 🇮🇱 @EliAfriatISR]

Exactly like that.
FREE THE WORLD.

[Mykhailo Rohoza @MykhailoRohoza]

I never stop being amazed by them. Launching their “Birdhouse” — a strategic-class missile worth around $100 million, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead — at a garage complex in the Kyiv region.

Let’s calculate how much this night cost them.

One “Oreshnik” — roughly $100 million. Around ninety cruise and ballistic missiles: Kh-101s, Kalibrs, Iskander-Ks — at an average price of about $8 million each — that’s another roughly $720 million. Six hundred Shahed drones at $50,000 each — another $30 million. Plus fuel, launch platforms, maintenance, reconnaissance.

Total: around $850 million for a single night. Nearly a billion dollars.

And what did they get for that billion?

They hit garages in Bila Tserkva. Destroyed the “Kvadrat” shopping mall. Set the roof of a dormitory on fire in Darnytskyi district. Blew apart an entrance section of a five-story apartment building in Shevchenkivskyi district. Hit a market. A supermarket. A construction hypermarket in Obolon. Dropped debris onto the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium.

Two sleeping civilians killed. Fifty-six wounded, including children. Is this their strategic result for a billion dollars? This is their “special operation.” This is their “greatness.”

They cannot move forward on the battlefield. Cannot seize a single truly significant settlement. Cannot defeat the army of a country they promised to capture in three days four years ago. And in convulsions, in agony, in powerless rage, they strike residential neighborhoods at night — museums, markets, shops, garages.

Impotent on the battlefield, compensating for their failure with the number of munitions fired at sleeping civilians.

Blind evil and helplessness at the same time.

Monsters. Simply monsters. Rabid, paranoid lunatics with a nuclear button.

I have no other words left for them.

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

The moment of one of today’s Russian strikes on Kyiv.

I can see that fewer and fewer people are reading news from Ukraine. I understand that on a Sunday morning, people don’t want to read about war. They want to sleep a little longer, drink good coffee, and sit in the sun. I understand that. The algorithms on X limit content about war, destruction, and suffering. You have to make an effort to even see this information.

All of this is understandable on a human level. But unfortunately, if you remove Putin and the war from your information feed, they do not disappear from reality.

Putin is a sadist and a maniac. He is a threat to all of humanity.

There needs to be active resistance. News from Ukraine needs to be shared. People need to keep their focus.

Despite a sleepless night, I’m still here. And I’m grateful to everyone who continues to stand with us.

One day, we’ll drink morning coffee together in a beautiful, peaceful Kyiv.

[Richard @richardaust]

I wonder if Ayatollah Khamenei is enjoying his 72 virgins now?

[Richard @richardaust]

@theamelia__ It’s the pin which connects a watch strap to the watch case

[Richard @richardaust]

@elonmusk Fake news. Who made up those figures?

[Richard @richardaust]

@WHLeavitt @Chesschick01 No. The agent was moving out of her way and she was driving to avoid him. There was no reason to shoot her. It was murder.

[Richard @richardaust]

@AveryDaye You are so wrong. She is clearly steering away from the ICE officer who steps out of her way as well. He had no reason to shoot her.

[Richard @richardaust]

I just got arrested again - by Graham Linehan https://t.co/CcbIkD8blj

[Richard @richardaust]

Stop censoring Christianity on the pitch - Click here: https://t.co/hi2DNk1tV8

[Richard @richardaust]

@OliLondonTV He can use the gents loo.

[Richard @richardaust]

@AnnieForTruth @paullewismoney No, the Bible does not say people should be put to death for adultery.
The Bible views adultery as a betrayal of trust and a violation of God’s design for marriage. However, it also emphasizes forgiveness and the possibility of redemption for those who repent.
Jesus showed mercy

[Richard @richardaust]

@paullewismoney Yes. Lovely stuff in sandwiches with picalilli

[Richard @richardaust]

@JuliaHB1 What people forget is that Boris was PM for only a few short months before Covid arrived and then he was removed from being PM because allegations about being involved in unlawful gatherings. There just wasn’t the time for Boris to do all that he wanted.

[Richard @richardaust]

@KonstantinKisin @QuantumFlux36 If that is true then it is very worrying and plainly wrong.

[Richard @richardaust]

@OliLondonTV Both were wrong. The car failed to indicate as it changed lanes and clearly didn’t see the bike. The cyclist was riding too close to the back of the car so was bound to hit it if it braked suddenly.

[Richard @richardaust]

@OliLondonTV No

[Richard @richardaust]

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[Richard @richardaust]

@williamwolfe Like so many people you use the word ‘literally’ in the wrong context and that is not what you mean. You can remove the word without affecting the meaning of the sentence.