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Why is Russia's tank trap scheme in the conflict doomed to fail?
Russia has devised a new plan to delay Ukraine's soldiers, but is it effective? Get on this new narrative as we update the crisis between Russia and Ukraine with Putin's latest approach, which may prove ineffective! 🤐😤🔐
How will Ukraine retaking Crimea devastate Russia?
Russia and Ukraine's conflict goes back decades before February 24, 2022. Russian aggressiveness has remained consistent since Vladimir Putin took office in the late 1990s. The current war, however, began with the unlawful annexation of Crimea in 2014. The insane aspect is that NATO and the rest of the world sat back and watched as Russian soldiers seized Crimea in a manner remarkably similar to how Nazi Germany grabbed Austria, Czechoslovakia, and the Rhineland before launching its assault of Poland and beginning World War II. 💣⚒⚙
Without a Mother Land: a product of American slavery mocked in Africa for my light skin
Accra, Ghana October 2020: People claim that the West African nation is kinder to those with lighter skin. They lied because the kindness never spilled over to mine, dripping with daily insults from staring eyes.
IwriteMywrongsPublished about a year ago in The SwampWhy The Coup d'état on the US Capital got so much Controversy?
On January 6, 2021, after former president Trump was defeated by his worthy adversary current president Biden a ralley of his supporters stormed within the US Capital to plan a much unknown plan. Some say this was the first ever plan of an uprising. Some may call it the first president in history to ever plan a coup d'état roughly translated as a rough seize of power from a government of persons.
Louise Blake-Michael (Risen Phoenix)Published about a year ago in The Swamp- Top Story - January 2023
Explaining How the George Floyd Uprising Was Quickly Forgotten
I remember when I first heard about George Floyd's death. My partner had asked if I had heard about this new police shooting of a Black man, and I mistakenly thought he was referring to Tony McDade, a Black Trans man who was murdered two days later. I was confused by people suddenly caring about Floyd when I had already seen the videos that year of so many Black men and women killed by the police.
Alex Mell-TaylorPublished about a year ago in The Swamp Payroll Reduction for Congress
» KEY POINTS Congress needs a regular schedule that limits their days, times, and hours that they can work so that speech and rules cannot be used as weapons. While debating and voting, Congress should be able to use any available technology so as not to have a need to always be in Washington, DC. All non-monetary costs like housing should be covered, but pay should be reduced to Living Wage levels and aligned with fewer hours worked.
Ukraine: Gepard - A German Drone Killer
According to Ukrainian officials and advisers to Kyiv who spoke to Politico, the German-made Gepard system can claim many downed drones in recent weeks.
James MarineroPublished about a year ago in The SwampUkraine: Leopard Tanks on the Way?
The news is that Poland is very close to sending German-built Leopard 2 main battle tanks ('MBT') to Ukraine. They require Germany's permission to do so, and there are signs that German resistance to the idea is weakening.
James MarineroPublished about a year ago in The SwampHow did Ukraine's Thunder Run effectively take the Russian military by surprise?
The Ukrainians carried out one of the finest military deception efforts in recent history in September. While the world was paying attention to the continuing Kherson offensive, which began in mid-August, the Ukrainian military was discreetly preparing for its true onslaught in the east. The Ukrainian army started its Kharkiv onslaught in the late hours of September 6th. By mid-October, the attack had liberated nearly 12,000 square kilometers of terrain. But how did the Ukrainians hand Russia's military its biggest battlefield loss since World War II? Thunder Runs is the concise answer to that question. ❌⚡😎⚡❌
Russia's Major Change Putin was incapable of anticipating (The Ukrainian Conflict)
Russia is in serious trouble, and not just because it is losing the conflict in Ukraine. Russia's future was jeopardized years before Vladimir Putin came to power and irresponsibly attacked Ukraine owing to an unanticipated event. Hop on this spectacular new narrative to learn about one important problem threatening Russia's future. 💀🗺💣
What are analysts saying about Russia's existing crisis?
Russia bet big on Ukraine and lost tremendously. But is the country on the verge of collapse? Hop on this new narrative, which examines some of the ramifications of Putin's costly and failed invasion of Ukraine. 😵😷🤒
Could Prigozhin Oust Putin?
Reading a recent story in the Washington Post, I was struck by the opinions it reported about Putin’s shrinking circle of trusted advisers and his apparent lack of a strategy for the Ukraine war after 300 days of failure. This is an extract of what the Post reported:
James MarineroPublished about a year ago in The Swamp