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One thing I don't get about Facebook haters (or haters of any other social media) is their approach to the issue. They tend to go on and post diatribe after diatribe about how much they hate Facebook or Twitter or Instagram, and all their friends get on and say "me too" "I got a warning for NO REASON" "politicians control Facebook" "it's a liberal propaganda machine" etc etc. This means that they are spending a lot of time on Facebook, and the advertisers that Facebook uses see those views and pay for advertising space based on those view (and click) numbers. This is like a guy who hates a local bar who goes to that bar all the time with his friends while shouting "I HATE THIS BAR!" - then buying beers and eating bar food. Surely if people really hated Facebook they would ignore it, advertisers would flee, ad revenues would plummet, and they would achieve their goal of ending Facebook? I mean, if all those people just moved to Trump's new platform, wouldn't that completely solve their problem? Personally I like Facebook because I can see pictures of other people's kids growing up and keep in touch with friends and family. It also gives me a little bit of a view - a skewed view, of course - of what other people think about issues of the day. I get the feeling that some people think it has far more power than it really has.

Interesting backgrounds on those actors: Werner "Col Klink" Klemperer: Father was Jewish, mother was Lutheran. Family moved from Germany to USA in 1933, when he was 13yo. He served in the US Army in WWII. John "Sgt Schultz" Banner: Born to Jewish parents in Austria-Hungary. Moved to USA in 1938 at 28yo. Served in US Army Air Forces in WWII and became an actual Sgt. But the most interesting of the cast was Robert "Corporal LeBeau" Clary, who was an actual Holocaust survivor:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clary

Indeed. Just think how much better less progressive societies are to live in. It's a pity you can't be in Russia, China, or even better Iran.

That brave Russian missile cruiser successfully intercepted a pair of Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missiles. Russian airplanes bombed the Neptune factory to prevent a reapeat.

Stop worrying about the money. Worrying will only make you tense up and mess up a dive. The schedule is written for the perfect student while most students require an "extra" dive or two complete all of the targeted learning objectives. I have concluded dozens of student logbook entries with "Go for a modified Level 2 with a few more practice pilot-chute touches near the top." When I suggest more PPCTs, that is because leading Canadian skydiving schools have been equipping students with hand-deploy pilot-chutes for more than 40 years.

Resurrection A large group of Russian soldiers in the border area in 2022 are moving down a road when they hear a voice call from behind a small hill: "One Ukrainian soldier is better than ten Russian". The Russian commander quickly orders 10 of his best men over the hill where Upon a gun-battle breaks out and continues for a few minutes, then silence. The voice once again calls out: "One Ukraine is better than one hundred Russians." Furious, the Russian commander sends his next best 100 troops over the hill and instantly a huge gun fight commences. After 10 minutes of battle, again Silence. The calm Ukrainian voice calls out again: "One Ukraine is better than one thousand Russians: The enraged Russian commander musters 1000 fighters and sends them to the other side of the hill. Rifle fire, machine guns, grenades, rockets and cannon fire ring out as a terrible battle is fought... Then silence. Eventually one badly wounded Russian fighter crawls back over the hill and with his dying words tells his commander, "Don't send any more men...it's a trap. There's two of them."

Hi Tim, The latest word from Putin is that the Moskva has been re-commissioned as a submarine. It is currently undergoing sea trials in the Black Sea. Jerry Baumchen

"First day on the job". I remember it from a way back. It was worth stealing for the current event.

"Mayday, mayday, mayday. This is the Russian cruiser Moskva. We are sinking. WE ARE SINKING". "This is the Ukrainian coastguard. What are you sinking about?"

This is a clip from "60 Minutes" from 2015. In the 2nd half it contains a brief tour of the Moskva which was providing anti-aircraft defense for Syria. But what I found more interesting, was that in the interview with the top Russian officer, he could not even conceal his contempt for Assad!

Not the greatest source, but fascinating if true: Daily Mail: Putin's defence minister Sergei Shoigu has had a 'massive heart attack not from natural causes' and TWENTY generals 'have been arrested' over bungled invasion

Official Ukrainian stamp commemorating the Snake Island message to the now-sunk Moscva

In the 'sort of silly, rather pointless, but still pretty cool' department... Someone is projecting an image of the Ukrainian flag on the Russian Embassy in DC. The Russians try to wash it out with a spot light, but the projecters keep moving it.

Ukraine update: Stunning news as Ukraine reportedly sinks Russia's Black Sea Fleet flagship Doesn't Putin have a summer home near there? Now he'll have some wreck diving to keep him occupied.