Thread: The View, from Russia.

That's because they're all running pirate copies of Windows XP.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

That's because they're all running pirate copies of Windows XP.

Was a good one.

Do the .."pirates" do updates ?

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

That's because they're all running pirate copies of Windows XP.

Well whatever they are running it must be good. They’re having no problems hacking the fuck out of the West.

Originally Posted by Iceman123

Well whatever they are running it must be good. They’re having no problems hacking the fuck out of the West.

You really are dumb as fuck. This recent internet outage had nothing to do with some lowly ruzzian hackers.

Some of the dumb shit you post; ruzzia winning the war in Ukraine, and they have the best hackers in the world, and you support drumpf.

You are clearly one of the most retarded bozos on this forum, and that really is a statement considering some of the retards that post here. Oddly enough, you are buddy buddy with most of them.

Putin’s Pals Panic That Trump’s Opponent Is No Longer Old, Sick Guy

The news that President Joe Biden would not run for re-election caused a stir not only in America, but also in Russia, where pro-Kremlin propagandists are kicking up a fuss about what it would mean for their beloved Donald Trump.


Appearing on Monday’s broadcast of a state TV show 60 Minutes, State Duma member Oleg Matveychev complained that Biden’s move is a disaster for Trump’s election chances. “He is left without any trump cards!” Matveychev said. “Previously, he could easily attack Biden’s health, now he has nothing left to attack. More than that, attacking Biden at this point would be seen as inappropriate and rude.”

“Now they’re switching to [Vice President Kamala Harris] and are trying to attack her, but nothing new will stick to her,” Matveychev added. “Bringing up the fact she is not quite white will only activate her electorate.”


Russian state TV’s coverage of Harris—which is a carbon copy of what is playing on Fox News—was largely limited Monday to attempts at mocking her laughter.


Matveychev said that Biden’s departure from the race rendered the previous agenda obsolete. Discussing the age of the U.S. president or an assassination attempt against Trump is now yesterday’s news, he argued.


“Trump had a great trump card with this shot that was fired at him... he just got lucky,” the lawmaker said. “Now he has to come up with something new to change the subject and draw attention to himself—and it’s hard to do, after the stakes were raised this high.”


Matveychev said that if Trump was “a little bit smarter,” he would have toned it down during the debate to make sure Biden stays in the race. Host Evgeny Popov bitterly added, “Now he is the old candidate. The only old candidate!”


The lawmaker said it’s time to rip off the patch covering up Trump’s scratched ear that many in the U.S. have compared to a maxi pad. He criticized the flashmob of the GOP ear patches as outdated and vulgar and urged the Republicans to come up with something new to face the new reality.


Matveychev also angrily described Harris as “distilled evil.” “In her, you have the devil in its purest form,” he said. “He always appears to be laughing and positive. The devil doesn’t have horns and hooves, he says that everything is ok and flashes a white-toothed grin.”

Moscow’s premier propagandist Vladimir Solovyov separately scrambled to re-record his weekend program, Sunday Evening With Vladimir Solovyov, to keep up with the news.


The initial version of the show focused on laughing up a cheesy AI-generated Matrix clip of Trump facing-off with President Biden, posted by Elon Musk on his X (formerly Twitter) page, making fun of ancient Hulk Hogan and his old T-shirt ripping shtick, and relishing Trump’s insults against Biden.


In the re-recorded version, the host and pundits seemed to be stunned and sobered up by the news of Biden dropping out. While the show re-incorporated the same clips, the laughs were scarce and strained.


Solovyov predicted that the situation in America would be “pure hell” for the next four months. Andrey Bezrukov, a former KGB sleeper agent, described it as the minefield for Trump and Republicans, while pundit Vladimir Kornilov said: “I already know what the new message of this campaign will be: look at how old Trump is!” He surmised, “This will be a serious problem for Trump from the standpoint of the campaign of the Democrats.”


Americanist Dmitry Drobnitsky described the Biden administration as a failure. “This administration failed at everything!” he said. “Name one project where they’ve succeeded. There aren’t any. They couldn’t even kill or imprison Trump.”


The unspoken truth that could be read between the lines is that Russian President Vladimir Putin never failed to imprison and/or kill his opponents—and his propagandists apparently consider it to be one of his virtues.


Another contrast with Putin is Biden’s decision to step away from power voluntarily, something few ever expect to happen with the Russian president.


As usual, state TV pundits shared their hope that a civil war in America is imminent.


Pundit Vadim Gigin said that after Trump “ate the entire Republican party” it became a religious movement with Trump at the helm—and this maniacal devotion to the irreplaceable leader might lead to unpredictable consequences.


Solovyov described Trump’s delivery to that of a televangelist and said that according to his friend Steven Seagal, Trump no longer considers himself God’s messenger, but believes he is God himself.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/putins...k-guy?ref=home

I made the mistake of opening twatter this morning.

The vitriol aimed at Harris makes me want to support her in this race.

These trumpanzees really are vile excuses for human beings.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

These trumpanzees really are vile excuses for human beings.

Indeed they are.

Oh dear it seems even the chinkies aren't interested in helping the high heeled war criminal.

It has become difficult for Russian companies to make cross-border payments in Chinese currency.


Source: Kommersant, a Russian news outlet

Details: The outlet stressed that about 80% of payments in yuan are now being returned to Russia.

"Direct transfers are becoming increasingly difficult, so customers have to resort to intermediaries and add additional fees to their transactions.
Risks in cross-border transfers are now recognised by market participants as one of the most acute," Kommersant reports.

Background:

• Banks in countries that trade with Russia are increasingly delaying or disrupting payments, fearing secondary sanctions.
• Vladimir Putin's visit to China last month helped to provide both countries with payment alternatives to circumvent the sanctions.
• After the US sanctions were imposed, the Moscow Exchange effectively became an "exchange office," with the Chinese yuan as the only key currency.
• Chinese buyers of liquefied natural gas demand discounts on cargoes from Russia, even from companies not on the sanctions list.
• On 1 July, China tightened export controls on products that could be used in the Russian military industry and dual-use goods.
• On 24 June, the Russian subsidiary of the Bank of China suspended all transactions with Russian banks due to US sanctions.

Russian State TV Slips in Ominous US Threat: 'Our Alaska'

A Russian state TV presenter has said that Alaska belongs to Russia, reviving an effort pushed by propagandists throughout the war in Ukraine that Moscow could seize the U.S. state.

During a broadcast of the Russia-1 program 60 Minutes, propagandist Olga Skabeyeva referred to the U.S. state as "our Alaska", Agentstvo, an investigative Russian site, reported on Sunday.


Alaska once belonged to Russia. In 1867, it was sold to the U.S. after then-President Andrew Johnson signed the Alaska Treaty. It gained the status of a state on January 3, 1959. Alaska and Russia are positioned about 53 miles apart at their closest point.

Skabeyeva made the remarks after fellow pundit Adalbi Shkhagoshev, a deputy of Russia's Parliament, the State Duma, commented on a joint patrol staged by Russia and China last week that came within 200 miles of the Alaskan coast.

Russian Tu-95MS and Chinese H-6K strategic bombers, alongside escorting Russian Su-30SM and Su-35S jets, operated together over the north Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea. It marked the first time the two countries had been intercepted while operating together.

"Our aircraft approached the borders of Alaska," Shkhagoshev said of the joint patrol, before he was interrupted by Skabeyeva, who incorrectly said that the State Duma deputy had said "our Alaska."


She added: "Right now the head of the Pentagon is hiccupping nervously somewhere. You said 'our Alaska', and he just said that if Russian and Chinese planes penetrate the territory that the U.S. considers its own, the U.S. is ready to enter the war."


State TV propagandists, including Skabeyeva, have often floated the idea of either striking or seizing the territory of NATO members during Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Moscow has accused the West of being complicit in the war by providing Kyiv with military aid, weapons, and equipment to fend off Russian forces. Newsweek has contacted Russia's Foreign Ministry for comment by email.


In January, the U.S. State Department responded to a Kremlin decree following claims that Putin gave Russia grounds to reclaim Alaska.


The Kremlin signed a decree regarding historic Russian real estate holdings abroad, directing and funding the presidential administration and the foreign ministry in "searching for real estate in the Russian Federation, the former Russian Empire, the former USSR," then referring to the "proper registration of rights... and legal protection of this property," Newsweek previously reported.


The U.S. State Department dismissed speculation that Putin could seek to seize Alaska.


"I speak for all of us in the U.S. government to say that, certainly, he is not getting it back," State Department principal deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said on January 22.

Russian State TV Slips in Ominous US Threat: 'Our Alaska' - Newsweek

Originally Posted by misskit

A Russian state TV presenter has said that Alaska belongs to Russia

(there's no way that we'll ask for the Virgin Islands back; deal done, they are yours)