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@tobixen Jun 11, 2022, 11:05 AM UTC

"Russian troops did not invade Ukraine through Belorussia"

This is sort of a follow-up from my previous post, conversations across the iron curtain. In the version of truth that I subscribe to, there was a big joint Russian-Belorussian "military exercise" in…

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@tobixen Jun 4, 2022, 6:23 AM UTC

Conversations across the iron curtain

I still have contact with people who are heavily affected by the propaganda machinery at the other side of the iron curtain. I'm not very good at pointing out what I think is absurd in a real-time di…

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@tobixen May 28, 2022, 6:03 PM UTC

Bitcoin - what is RBF?

I haven't been exchanging cryptocurrencies for years - does anyone have tips on how it's easiest/best to do it in 2022? A quick google got me to https://news.bitcoin.com/5-of-the-best-crypto-swapping…

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@tobixen Apr 30, 2022, 9:34 PM UTC

On the brutalities of war

I've been to some border crossings between Ukraine and Poland, and I've been transporting some refugees away from the border - but didn't speak much with them, both due to language issues and I also…

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@tobixen Apr 28, 2022, 3:15 PM UTC

How to help a child stuck in Kherson?

A mother managed to flee Kherson together with her baby - but due to some logistical issues, the five years old child lost the transport and is now stuck in Kherson with the granny. The mother is sta…

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@tobixen Apr 28, 2022, 2:46 PM UTC

Tit for tat

All since the 24th of February, I've keep spending far too much time obsessively checking various news outlets. I don't know what I'm waiting for or looking for - though, I'm probably hoping for news…

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@tobixen Apr 23, 2022, 8:52 PM UTC

Sanctions, sanctions, sanctions ...

The Russian media is obliged by law to parrot the official party line rather than doing independent reporting, and their narrative differs a lot from what we're hearing from reporters from different…

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@tobixen Apr 16, 2022, 1:07 AM UTC

When the conditions are "right", war crimes will happen

I do hear some bits of the common Russian perception of the war. The Russian media is obliged by law to parrot the official party line rather than doing indpedent reporting, and their narrative diffe…

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@tobixen Apr 14, 2022, 9:43 PM UTC

The "Moskva" vessel sank

So it has happened. A lot of questions remains to be answered - how important is this? Did all the crew survive (most sources says "yes", another source said only 56 persons were rescued)? How could…

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@tobixen Apr 13, 2022, 11:35 PM UTC

Thoughts on the Kramatorsk train station attack

This Kramatorsk train station attack bewilders me. Who did it, but most importantly, why? And the missile with Russian text on that didn't explode, was it perhaps an intentional dud? (Image credits:…

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