• @surewhynotlem
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    1 year ago

    “storm of the century”. - third one this year

  • athos77
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    431 year ago

    It emerged last week that Moscow and Beijing have discussed building an “underwater tunnel” connecting mainland Russia and occupied Crimea, amid mounting Russian fears that the Kerch Bridge, which has been successfully struck twice by Ukraine, remains vulnerable.

    China still claims to be neutral here, guess this is just “civil engineering” then.

    • DaDragon
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      71 year ago

      To be fair, it’s a fairly normal civilian construction contract. As a capitalist, you go/do the things that make money. If that includes building bridges in an active war zone, it doesn’t matter as long as the bill gets footed.

      • Echo Dot
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        101 year ago

        I suspect that China will insist on money down though, which Russia will never agree to (partly because they don’t have it, but also partly because it goes against their political philosophy of always trying to hold all of the cards) so this probably isn’t going to happen.

        I really can’t see China being prepared to take Russia’s word for it that they’ll get the correct compensation otherwise.

    • @Geobloke
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      201 year ago

      Let’s hope they don’t have a grudge against humanity with that military training

    • @[email protected]
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      21 year ago

      I too would like to find my freedom via echolocation, but I’ve only so many toes to sacrifice to sturdy furniture before finding something else to do.

  • @paddirn
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    221 year ago

    Huh, it’d be a shame if… something happened to a nice bridge like that.

  • @[email protected]
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    161 year ago

    The Almighty:

    Alright, Ukraine. Windows open. Send in the boats and blow this fucker.

    exhales cigar smoke from a ginormous cuban

    (My God smokes cigars, hates Russians, and hates bridges for some reason. He also looks like Dolph Lundgren)

      • @[email protected]
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        41 year ago

        As it’s said: “Beauty is only a light switch away”. It’s the polonium in your coffee the morning after that you’d have to watch out for.