Mat Germain

2000 Meters to Andriivka (full documentary) | FRONTLINE YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official

I was supposed to watch #Canada vs #USA in the #WBC, but I'll be completely honest here, there's just too much going on in the world right now. I watched this documentary instead, which gives you an appreciation for the war in #Ukraine and what they're all going through. youtu.be/Nf4Cgy56slU?...

Better solution.
Continue funding CBC.
Enshrine independent news org into the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
How it works:
Every province gives $5 per population. So right now, it would be funded with over $210M. They get 2% increase annually.
Every employee makes average salary in that province.

She works for Trump.
Would you expect anything less?

Please send all parts of it and your scientists to #Canada.
We know what to do with them.

One of the areas where #Ukraine has made gains in the last 24 hrs is East of Kharkiv. The Dark blue area has been regained in last 24 hrs. We'll see how that changes in coming days.

#Ukraine are ~ 93 KM from the coast at this point
(looking South)
They are quickly moving the line back up to the fortifications built up by #Russia (left in this picture).
That, in turn, slows any potential movement from #Russia in other locations.
Seems likely #Ukraine regains ~ 500 km2 soon.

I don't think people understand how close we are to full out WWIII. By making this statement, #Iran is setting a precedent, and considering it attacked a #NATO country - #Turkey - Article 5 applies. Then consider Iran offered preferential ship safety towards #China, and things get uglier...

As someone who spent years of his life overseas post-September 11th doing exactly that, I can tell you with complete honesty to go fuck yourself this time (Trump & GOP, to be clear). #Canada wants no part of your war.

"Political pressure" has infected sports recently. From those who won't take part in LGBTQ+ related events, to those who refuse White House invitations, and to teams not even shaking hands - of all things - with teams of certain nations, it just keeps getting worst. U.S.A-holes is a thing now.

Nobody is saying Randy is wrong here.
Just noting he's dealt with it before and didn't put up with it then, and likely won't put it with it now.

Lol, the Romans taught us that letting your troops loose on your population is the one thing that will destroy your power from within - and that's exactly what the #UnitedStates are doing. United they will not be for much longer.

He's turned the position from "President" to "Piece of Shit Human Being".
Good luck to the next person forced to deal with it.
#uspoli

Not at all, I just pointed out that personality clashes have been something he's had to fight through in the past.
Nobody knows what the Yandy / Randy beef was about to this day (as far as I know).

And just like that, it seems #Ukraine are proving they can manage such an attack.
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I would completely support #Canada backing out of #WorldCup
It doesn't seem like the time to have this event.
Don't make it political, just offer the games that were supposed to be played in #Canada to the #UnitedStates venues and let other nations make up their minds.

To be more specific, #Ukraine would benefit from destroying Sevastopol, which is Crimea's largest port. With that location ~ 300 km away from Odesa, it wouldn't be easy to accomplish, but drones (100s) built with stealth & armed with grenade launchers set on autonomous course could accomplish it.

If #Ukraine is going to regain control of #Crimea, and force panic within #Russia 's ranks all over #Ukraine, they need to attack Russian troops in Crimea itself. Send a seemingly endless parade of waterborne drones from Odesa to blow up any shipping/docks around the island - blockade access to it.

Not sure why they would want to waste their efforts...
Sure, fire your ammunition against the country best prepared to shoot them down...
Dumb.

Watched the #Canada - #Germany - #Norway leaders speak and answer questions over-and-over again about how their views a counter to those of the #UnitedStates. It's getting more obvious every day that G7 is now a G6, and that #UnitedStates are no longer trusted. New layers of defence are being built.

Any leader in #Europe that works against re-arming should be removed from any leadership role immediately and they should be investigated for ties to #Russia. That includes those in #Poland, #Slovakia, and #Hungary in particular. Tolerating treason should not be allowed.

#Brazil is next on #UnitedStates radar
If #Canada is going to lead binding of middle powers together, #Brazil should be PM Mark Carney next visit
Trade = $15 billion (USD) in 2024
#Brazil could ⬆️ fertilizer imports
#Canada could ⬆️ agriculture imports
Embraer (Brazil) Bombardier (Canada) complement

Calamity is a great word for it.
But just in case some need it in plainer English, it's a complete clusterfuck.

If accurate, #Ukraine are hitting key locations within ~ 100 to 150 km of the front lines.

Ukraine's SIGNUM battalion destroyed a Russian tank camouflaged with trees and netting using an FPV drone strike, the 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of Ukraine confirmed. #Ukraine

Providing context to Black Sea & distance from #Turkey coast to #Crimea, #Ukraine.

#Ukraine has pushed its drone operations to ~ 40 km range
Current distances of front lines to major targets:
~ 40 km to #Lysychansk
~ 62 km to #Donetsk
~ 77 km to #Melitopol
~ 89 km to #Stavky (major rail line hub from Crimea region)

This is the ~ 400 km2 area that #Ukraine has taken back from #Russia most recently. How much further can they take that momentum? I'm not sure, but they won't want to act too quickly. Each ~ 400 km2 area retaken means new front lines, supply chain extension, and clean up activities.

Just waiting for players to have 6 inch thick mitts...
Imo, mitts shouldn't be allowed.
Skin or you're not touching it.

Further South, #Ukraine are having a tough time holding back a resurgent #Russia.

Context for area nearest to Kyiv #Ukraine where territory needs to be regained from #Russia. It is just over 300 km away from the capital, and #Russia has fortified the lines as much as you could expect. You can see that once the work to regain ground is complete, maintaining it is no easy task.