Pretty impossible to sleep tonight. The mood. The lyrics: “Russian ship, go f*** yourself!” #UkraineWillWin pic.twitter.com/qa9NEO0nV8
— Zarina Zabrisky 🇺🇦 (@ZarinaZabrisky) September 10, 2022
Ukrainian women in Balakliya thanking Ukrainian soldiers for liberating them. pic.twitter.com/zjU0Psufg6
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) September 11, 2022
Says the ongoing counteroffensive was designed by the General Staff to be on two fronts, simultaneously: Kherson and Kharkiv. "That is their idea how to do it in the two directions."
— Nick Schifrin (@nickschifrin) September 10, 2022
There are Extremely Unconfirmed Reports from within the last few minutes that Ukrainian Forces have managed to capture Donetsk International Airport after Russian Forces retreated and that they are now beginning to advance into the outer areas of Donetsk City. pic.twitter.com/hxBfpaYWwB
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) September 10, 2022
We may be nearing the moment when Russian generals realize that continuing to follow Putin’s orders won’t win the war in Ukraine but will leave the military too weak to defend itself at home. https://t.co/SqHt6LBhAq
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) September 10, 2022
Absolutely stunning to watch news of Ukraine liberating town after town, soldiers stopping to raise flags, take selfies, and then go to the next location. It's both the speed and giddiness of this offensive that's so formidable.
— Jane Lytvynenko (@JaneLytv) September 10, 2022
What makes the Ukrainian strategic planning of the last few months so remarkable is that they seemed to understand all the fundamental weaknesses of the Russian Army and devised and executed a plan to exploit those to their maximum potential.
— Phillips P. OBrien (@PhillipsPOBrien) September 10, 2022
Yes! The reports of Russia winning victories in the Donbas were always wrong, as rhe Russian Army won nothing. It bloodied itself for irrelevant gains (in war fighting terms). The whole campaign was a Russian disaster. https://t.co/hd07ZMfNpM
— Phillips P. OBrien (@PhillipsPOBrien) September 10, 2022
You can't imagine what this feels like for Ukrainians who have been terrorized by russian soldiers for 7 months
— Saint Javelin (@saintjavelin) September 9, 2022
Watching the russian military collapsing, and running scared, is cathartic for an entire nation
Some great photos of the Ukraine fighting forces, too:Things to negotiate: return of Ukrainian deportees, Ukrainian ownership stake in Russian oil and gas fields to finance Ukrainian reconstruction, Putin’s next career as guest greeter at Fox News studios on Sixth Avenue
— David Frum (@davidfrum) September 10, 2022
Balakliya, captured 20CAA MT-LB pic.twitter.com/PYMpSahZ0r
— tom (@tom_bullock_) September 10, 2022
"Moscow abandoned its main bastion in northeastern Ukraine, in a sudden collapse of one of the war's principal front lines after surging Ukrainian forces threatened to encircle the area. The swift fall of Izium...could prove a decisive turning point..."https://t.co/pI05yveMzI
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) September 10, 2022
Russian grip on northeast Ukraine collapses after Kyiv severs supply line https://t.co/5qzVReAOvG pic.twitter.com/E6zcSW3RME
— CTV News (@CTVNews) September 10, 2022
“As with bankruptcy so with military defeat. What appears to be a long, painful grind can quickly turn into a rout.” https://t.co/YrkLqgWq6m
— Franz-Stefan Gady (@HoansSolo) September 10, 2022
The Ukrainian Army, otoh, is getting more and better advanced systems, better training, and will be arguably the most combat experienced force in the world. No way the Russians can retake this.
— Phillips P. OBrien (@PhillipsPOBrien) September 10, 2022
In Canadian news, Pierre Poilievre won the Conservative leadership today - to no one's surprise.Ukraine is the more technologically conversant, adaptable, and committed society, less corrupt, and more willing to learn. All of these are crucial to being the greater power.
— Phillips P. OBrien (@PhillipsPOBrien) September 10, 2022
...Obviously this entire column could just be mocking Tasha and Lilley and all the other clowns who thought this would be close or that Charest had a lane, but that’s boring and frankly not really worth a whole column (at least, not tonight).What is worth it is whether or not Pierre Poilievre can win the next general election, because that actually matters, unlike pundit accountability. Do I think Poilievre is the favourite to win the next election? No, God no, and I think that a lot (not all, but a lot) of the people now claiming he is now a favourite were the people who thought Charest and/or Brown had a lane, so it’s clear that a lot of the Poilievre hype and Liberal panic is people who don’t understand Poilievre’s appeal misreading it initially and then overextrapolating it because they’re dumbasses who don’t know shit from a hole in the ground....The problems for Poilievre are as numerous as they are deep ...... Scrimshaw’s Paradox...holds that “Any leader who gets through the membership cannot win a general election.” Right now, I see no reason to amend this.Poilievre ran an extremely good leadership campaign, but one that forced him into stances that will hurt him in the General Election.The PPC fucks him if he pivots, as Scheer and O’Toole did, and he’s a career politician pretending to be an outsider. Being able to beat Jean fucking Charest does not a good national politician make, and Justin Trudeau has been consistently underestimated.The Liberals are clear favourites to win the next election, and tonight changes fucking nothing, because this has been obvious the whole the time.
I'll give Poilievre this: Stephen Harper was a repulsively smug nerd who never worked a real job, too.
— Layne (@layne) September 11, 2022
Never forget Poilievre's support for the racist, anti-democracy, anti-science convoy. Or his economic illiteracy, his crass anti-expert populism, and attacks against the Bank of Canada. He's a grave danger to this country and its future.
— Emmett Macfarlane 🇺🇦 (@EmmMacfarlane) September 11, 2022
In other news, here are a few tweets about today's Royal news:Pierre Poilievre says he'll be the "anti-woke" Prime Minister. What this means is that if you're not white and male, or willing to cede in all respects to a theocratic, patriarchal system, you're fair game for his unhinged Freedumb Convoy followers.
— Megs (@the_meghaning) September 10, 2022
Queen Elizabeth loved Justin Trudeau, as well as his father. She watched him grow to become PM of Canada. She'll be missed ❤️ pic.twitter.com/UcOWEer4IU
— Nurse of the North. Retired. (@northernnurse12) September 8, 2022
I will so miss the chats I had with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. She was thoughtful, curious, helpful, and funny – and she brought comfort and strength to us all. In memory of her lifetime of service, I signed the book of condolences at Rideau Hall this evening. pic.twitter.com/yDZNKSQK53
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) September 10, 2022
Prime Minister Trudeau arrives for the Proclamation Ceremony. He’s accompanied by his son Hadrian and laid two bouquets of flowers and observed a moment of silence for the Queen pic.twitter.com/mYv7kAYRnE
— Judy Trinh (@judyatrinh) September 10, 2022
(And I looked up the dates - Churchill was elected as an MP in 1900, a year before Victoria died. Then he was in government under Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, George VI, and Elizabeth II)Interesting nerd facts. [The fact that Elizabeth Truss served under two was first pointed out to me by @markiemoose] pic.twitter.com/HWV0hqcML5
— Michael de Adder (@deAdder) September 10, 2022
I want to tell a story about King Charles III.
— Daniel Korski (@DanielKorski) September 10, 2022
It’s shaped a lot of why I am a supporter of the present-day Monarchy and our new Monarch.
A longish thread 🧵 1/12 pic.twitter.com/U3gDbYGCjh
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