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Post by kspacewalk2 »

thisislife2 wrote: post #152
hyperman1 wrote: post #147

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think the main EU fear is ex-soviet countries fearing they are next if Ukraine falls. So Ukraine should not necessary win, it should mainly bleed Russia and not loose. An eternal standstill is probably best, realpolitik-wise (To be clear, I am not happy with this analysis).

True. As far as EU BigPowers are concerned, they know Ukraine has lost the war but don't really care if Ukraine is being destroyed and Ukranians are dying, as long as they kill as many Russians too.

It astounds me that even in 2026 people are still regurgitating this standard-issue Russian propaganda canard about "Ukraine already lost the war", consciously or subconsciously. While the war is going on, you can make equally vacuous claims that "Russia already lost the war" with about as much cause.

Ukraine is fighting for its survival against a fascist and colonialist invader that aims to end its nationhood. The final outcome is unclear.

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Post by shell0x »

wat10000 wrote: post #167
shell0x wrote: post #159

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I also refuse to connect through the USA. Dubai is a much better place. At least i don’t get interrogated by a random TSA agent on a power trip.

Do you mean CBP? TSA likes their power trips but they don’t get to really interrogate people. I certainly can’t blame anyone who doesn’t want to connect through the US, especially now.

Sorry, I meant the border security. I’ve generally had a good time in the US, but when you’re already get treated like crap just getting into that country, I’d rather avoid it. Plus places like the UAE don’t require any visas for transit so it’s straightforward!

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Post by tuananh »

esskay wrote: post #46
varispeed wrote: post #43

If you think WhatsApp is encrypted, I have a handful of magic beans to sell you.

Care to back that up? We know they don't encrypt metadata - that's not a secret. Message content however is E2EE - thankfully these things get audited: https://blog.cloudflare.com/key-transparency/

it show whataspp key transparency is currently disabled since `Verified: Mar 13, 2026, 15:37:48 UTC`. any idea about this?

https://radar.cloudflare.com/key-transparency

Re: Airline worker arrested after sharing photos of bomb damage in WhatsApp group

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Post by wat10000 »

shell0x wrote: post #172
wat10000 wrote: post #167

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you mean CBP? TSA likes their power trips but they don’t get to really interrogate people. I certainly can’t blame anyone who doesn’t want to connect through the US, especially now.

Sorry, I meant the border security. I’ve generally had a good time in the US, but when you’re already get treated like crap just getting into that country, I’d rather avoid it. Plus places like the UAE don’t require any visas for transit so it’s straightforward!

Yeah, transit through the US is pretty bad. I get the impression they don't really want people doing it. They sure don't put effort into making it easy.

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Post by nixon_why69 »

kspacewalk2 wrote: post #171
thisislife2 wrote: post #152

Earlier quoted context omitted.

True. As far as EU BigPowers are concerned, they know Ukraine has lost the war but don't really care if Ukraine is being destroyed and Ukranians are dying, as long as they kill as many Russians too.

It astounds me that even in 2026 people are still regurgitating this standard-issue Russian propaganda canard about "Ukraine already lost the war", consciously or subconsciously. While the war is going on, you can make equally vacuous claims that "Russia already lost the war" with about as much cause. Ukraine is fighting for its survival against a fascist and colonialist invader that aims to end its nationhood. The f…

It's not a moral statement, Ukraine has fewer bodies and will run out first in a grinding war of attrition.

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Post by testing22321 »

Someone1234 wrote: post #3

> publishing information deemed harmful to state interests Is the charge, which I think kind of speaks for itself. Full on: "You embarrassed us, straight to jail." In most of the world such photos would be deemed of public interest and shared by the media then we'd reflect on if our routing is safe/correct and make proportional changes for safety. Not a big deal, nobody is fired, life moves on. I feel like actions li…

> In most of the world such photos would be deemed of public interest

I take it you’ve never driven past Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska.

Just stopping your car on the public highway or taking photos is a serious crime.

Imagine how much shit you’d be in if you took photos of smoke rising from it after a hit.

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Post by somenameforme »

alephnerd wrote: post #113
somenameforme wrote: post #86

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Iran is going to be getting constant satellite date. They not only have their own satellite surveillance systems, but also will be getting support, probably covert, from a variety of other countries which also have robust satellite networks. This is solely for "domestic" (which extends well beyond the UAE) PR purposes, and I expect the US is actively encouraging these countries, behind the scenes, to keep losses unde…

Feet and inches level precision matters. This is why these kinds of videos are tamped down because they can show how close or far off target a strike was, and is extremely valuable training data. Additionally, seeing who responded, the agencies they are associated with, and their faces matter as well. The UAE is an authoritarian state, but this is how most states operate during a state of war. Even Ukraine tamps down…

Spy satellites do have precision in the feet and inches. Resolution tends to be in the sub-foot per pixel now a days. But nowhere near this resolution is realistically needed since precision munitions tend to have precision in the tens of meters, and all that really matters is whether you're hitting your target or not.

Another way you can see clearly that this is for "domestic" PR and propaganda purposes is that the US government has also compelled US satellite footage providers to censor the entire region. That is providing absolutely zero information to Iran, but is a desperate effort to pair impair the public's access to footage that would either confirm or reject various narratives around the war. I say desperate because Chinese commercial satellite imagery firms continue offering full access to footage of the warzone.

The US is even telling satellite firms which language to use, which is loaded with propaganda. For instance instead of speaking of locations being destroyed they're being compelled to say things like "Imagery shows the structure largely collapsed with debris covering the building footprint." I'd say it's 1984, but it's all so painfully ham-fisted that it's far more Brazil. [1]

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_(1985_film)

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Post by hyperman1 »

thisislife2 wrote: post #152
hyperman1 wrote: post #147

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think the main EU fear is ex-soviet countries fearing they are next if Ukraine falls. So Ukraine should not necessary win, it should mainly bleed Russia and not loose. An eternal standstill is probably best, realpolitik-wise (To be clear, I am not happy with this analysis).

True. As far as EU BigPowers are concerned, they know Ukraine has lost the war but don't really care if Ukraine is being destroyed and Ukranians are dying, as long as they kill as many Russians too.

I don't think Ukraine lost. They surely did a lot better than anyone expected. Right now, I'd say it can go both ways, with Ukranian deaths vs Russian economic crash and hurt for their rich class seeming the main determinaters. If Putin drops dead, if the rich feel enough bombs exploding in Moscow, .... Then Ukraine wins

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Post by aunty_helen »

fc417fc802 wrote: post #156
aunty_helen wrote: post #130

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Well, if not ever having a fatality isn’t good enough, they’re consistently top 10 rated for safety. I just don’t buy ops criticism. It’s fine to not like Dubai, but emirates are provably one of the best airlines.

> they’re consistently top 10 rated for safety By who? What's the criteria? You appear to be hand waving away the legitimate response you received.

Industry bodies that rate airlines on safety. Last year Emirates, third equal.

The criteria is safety.

No legitimate response has been received, there's no debate here. This isn't some obscure knowledge thing, these ratings come out every year. You can go and look them up, it took me all of 15 seconds to confirm this.

And I'll even go one further, there isn't a single airline in the Americas, Africa or Europe that rates higher than Emirates on safety.

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