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Speaking of being hit with big bills, car insurance is due. Fúck me sideways. x( Do tell. I've two lurking due in next month or so. Both of us hit with €100 hikes on our annual premium. Pay monthly, and it's even more. Aviva. Quick check on compare sites there's nothing better. I'm paying >€700 for...

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Speaking of being hit with big bills, car insurance is due. Fúck me sideways.

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Flockwitt wrote: ↑Fri Sep 12, 2025 9:20 pm Not sure the commander there though is the best of the best. Been a few too many mistakes.

On the Ukrainian side?

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MungoMan wrote: ↑Fri Sep 12, 2025 12:57 pm Not everything is about Europe, wanker.

Even was the last time you had a positive interaction with another human? You miserable prick!

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Ah Singapore. A modern utopia, provided you don't step out of line or expect the government to be held acountable to the people.

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But realistically, the majority of this thread is a few fans of Kirk expressing their displeasure the rest of us aren't showing the appropriate amount of sympathy that they expect. When clearly, because of his freely expressed opinions, we don't have the same amount of sympathy, which doesn't mean ...

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Anyway, riots going on in the region. Jakarta last week, Manila is due for protests tomorrow, not far from me too. Precis of the conditions leading to this? I'm not really up to speed on stuff in Southern & SE Asia, unfotunately. Corruption. In Manila there is funding for flood control which has be...

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A lot of that sounds like it's flirting with potential war crimes. There's a reason that countries maintain proxy deniable forces to do shit like this. Hezbollah/Hamas definitely don't just take orders from the IRGC. No sireeee. Wagner massacring civillians is nothing to do with the Kremlin, those ...

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https://theonion.com/witnesses-assumed- ... ol-campus/

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Farva wrote: ↑Fri Sep 12, 2025 5:18 am Anyway, riots going on in the region.

Jakarta last week, Manila is due for protests tomorrow, not far from me too.

Precis of the conditions leading to this?
I'm not really up to speed on stuff in Southern & SE Asia, unfotunately.

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You reap what you sow. The far right in the US and this administration in particular have preached hate and absolute unwillingness to accept alternate beliefs, lifestyles and cultures, not to mention skin colours. This bloke was a loud mouthpiece for that and them. Whoever took him out was enabled ...

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A lot of that sounds like it's flirting with potential war crimes. There's a reason that countries maintain proxy deniable forces to do shit like this. Hezbollah/Hamas definitely don't just take orders from the IRGC. No sireeee. Wagner massacring civillians is nothing to do with the Kremlin, those ...

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A lot of that sounds like it's flirting with potential war crimes. There's a reason that countries maintain proxy deniable forces to do shit like this. Hezbollah/Hamas definitely don't just take orders from the IRGC. No sireeee. Wagner massacring civillians is nothing to do with the Kremlin, those ...

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On second reading , all that anti macgregor stuff does sound awfully familiar back when Trump was 25-1 for making the republican nominee … Our system for even getting on the ballot paper is not conducive to divisive head the balls getting on it. Especially at the moment when pretty much all the big...

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Question (genuine) for team green - is Conor mcgregor going to be a Farage type character ? I heard rumblings of him wanting to run for president - but he’s starting to appear on social media a lot now. I don’t listen to him and swipe down, just thought I’d ask here for a quicker smart viewpoint. N...

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In other news, RTE saying that they won't participate in the Eurovision if Israel is involved. Other European nations have said the same. Good. Some utterly consequence-free cultural avenue in which to make a principled point, that will gather media attention. Well there were a few eyebrows raised ...

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In other news, RTE saying that they won't participate in the Eurovision if Israel is involved.
Other European nations have said the same.

Good. Some utterly consequence-free cultural avenue in which to make a principled point, that will gather media attention.

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Shit's complicated. Don't be a reductive dickhead for the sake of an argument. Since when has that been the criteria? If you're going to throw shit around and then try and defend it, it's helpful. Of course there's nothing* stopping you going down the Bimbo route of starting an argument about somet...

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I can't describe the hilarity of seeing another nations military power criticised on this thread. What the Polish have is young men who've regularly used firearms at shooting ranges without much in the way of pronouns and blue hair ready to fück shit up. Their reserves would be similar to the ukrai...

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182m, single shot to the jugular, rapid decamp, dressed in black and successful evasion so far contrasts with 8 shots from 140m in Buttler. and why would you go after Kirk? this one just doesn't smell like a mental case Putting my tin foil hat on, he was a popular right wing pundit with a large pla...

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This thread has hosted some nonsense arguments in it's time; this one is right there at the very top of the list. I think that I heard more sense when I coached under-10s at tennis. I can't describe the hilarity of seeing another nations military power criticised on this thread. What the Polish hav...

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I hope some Dems make a point of offering thoughts and prayers and say how right now isn't the time to be discussing what caused this.

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https://armedforces.eu/compare/country_Poland_vs_United_Kingdom That's a brilliant resource. No surprise to see that Poland leads it on sheer mass of metal. They've a long land border, and that's the only things they're really concerned with, so they've loads of tanks and artillery. The UK is an is...

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I'd dispute that fact now tbh. The Poles have their shit together. Yes, they’ve invested heavily in recent years, the UK are only starting to do it now after Trump came into office. The simple is that NI is NATO territory and will be defended as such. ......as will any other NATO territory :? No, n...

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Son-Of-Ulster wrote: ↑Wed Sep 10, 2025 5:59 pm
ticketlessinseattle wrote: ↑Wed Sep 10, 2025 5:57 pm as NATOish as Poland !?
Even more so, we are part of the UK & have a better army the Poland.

Absolutely not.

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The original discussion wasn't about Ireland being invaded, as Joey says if that happened the world is already fúcked and we (as a planet) are probably en-route to some form of nuclear holocaust. I know. It goes back to your original article from the Beeb and what we should expect the Defence Force...

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In any situation where we're getting invaded, the situation is already totally fúcked, in Europe/the world. Very much this. Contingency planning for such an event is almost pointless. Obviously they'd be remiss to not have some scenario planning for this eventuality, but it would be nonsense to ded...

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People also forget how difficult it is to invade an island, especially if you don't have ground based airstrips within striking distance. The Irish Defence forces already possess SAM missiles, and are planning to upgrade them significantly when the Thales primary radar system is operational. That m...

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People also forget how difficult it is to invade an island, especially if you don't have ground based airstrips within striking distance. The Irish Defence forces already possess SAM missiles, and are planning to upgrade them significantly when the Thales primary radar system is operational. That m...

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i know sweet fa about the military, navy etc but if we pimped out all our military hardware and found people willing to join up .....which army would be pose anything more than a speedbump to ? shouldnt any funding just be towards cyber security ? See my previous long post. We wouldn't ever be stop...

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It's easy to advocate for an airwar when you don't have an airforce. Too much internet bravado, let's have a war with Russia on 'Sky News' until Russia hits back blowing up western targets via Terror methods and espionage. Unless anybody thinks they'll just sit back and take it up the hoop? Russia ...

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I reckon NATO would kick Russias arse in a matter of days if it really went full on. Air power alone would nearly be enough. Air power alone is never enough unless the contest is already decidedly one-sided. And this one isn’t. For all the manifest faults of the Russian military, they’ve been in sc...

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I think at this stage that appeasement isn't working. Putin, like Netenyahu, grows bolder by the day and doesn't fear repercussions. Saying that, I don't think he has the balls to do anything if NATO decided to operate a no-fly zone across Ukraine to protect NATO allies. There's probably legitimate...

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I really wish NATO, or even just Poland, got it together and helped defend Ukrainian airspace. Even just the western most areas. Serious demonstration of support, while allowing the Ukrainian Air Force to focus more towards the front lines. You want Nato to join the war? I don't particularly want a...

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So Russia targeted Poland with drone missiles overnight. That's Connolly fécked in the Presidential election. And also the entire 'neutrality is sacred' crowd. "accidental" "NATO have a lot to answer for by getting involved in Russian affairs" Tankies will tank. Those who support CC will cognitive ...

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To shoot down around 10 Russian drones over Poland, the following were involved:

Polish F-16 fighters;
Dutch F-35s;
Italian AWACS reconnaissance aircraft;
airborne refueling planes jointly operated by NATO

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I really wish NATO, or even just Poland, got it together and helped defend Ukrainian airspace. Even just the western most areas.

Serious demonstration of support, while allowing the Ukrainian Air Force to focus more towards the front lines.

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Saw some mad videos of politicians being paraded through the streets in their underwear. Their houses being burned.

Seemingly led by Gen Z.

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You're deliberately missing the point. There are absolutely lessons to be learned from our peers. But there are enormously important contextual factors that make a difference. Sweden's navy is small but decent, and set up entirely for a Baltic confrontation with Russia. You've also touched on the hi...

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Then compare them to Finland and/or Sweden who only just joined NATO. Same same. Very different. For one thing, both have followed militarised neutrality prior to 2022. The porcupine defence. Not worth tangling with, it'll hurt too much. Ireland has followed pacafist neutrality. Try to demonstrate ...

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