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Ian @ianagp.bsky.social · 8h

Their operations I've seen in Gaza are cartoonishly inept. Their airforce is top notch qualitativly but the ground forces are junk. Over equipped, vehicle dependant and lacking professionalism. Near peer they'd get shredded even worse I wager.

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Ian @ianagp.bsky.social · 8h

They fixed it and definitely didn't instantly sell out

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Ian @ianagp.bsky.social · 8h

The IDF itself has admitted 20,000 casualties (all causes). Grossly out of proportion to civilian casualties inflicted but nevertheless massive.

This wasn't a bloody nose. The establishment strength of the IDF is around 600,000 including reservists. They got mauled with fuck all to show for it.

Ian @ianagp.bsky.social · 9h

Worth remembering that Israel and the IDF failed at everything they attempted post 7/10/23

Occupation of Gaza
Occupation of Southern Lebanon
Destruction of Hamas
Destruction of Hezbollah
Destruction of Ansarsllah
Destruction of the Iranian nuclear program

All spectacular failures by any measure.

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Ian @ianagp.bsky.social · 9h

Weird watching ppl excited about this.

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🔫Scott Martian Invaders🛼 @youcaughtscott.com · 9h

“That’s right! We’re the Squad 2.0! We’ll fix the Democratic party!”

Lucy holding the football for Charlie Brown

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Ian @ianagp.bsky.social · 9h

Those shits are weird

Ian @ianagp.bsky.social · 9h

Old tech. Good planes but with established suppliers and training facilities so that doesn't compute

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Ian @ianagp.bsky.social · 9h

Prestige could be a big part of this. "The US has bases everywhere but WE have one there!"

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Ian @ianagp.bsky.social · 9h

Mississauga is pissed at him rn I think

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Ian @ianagp.bsky.social · 9h

Completely legitmized their existence in world opinion.

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Mikayla Gallant @mikgal1.bsky.social · 9h

Folks we need your help! We need a huge push on this new letter to city council to tell them NOT to contract out our water & sewer workers work tomorrow. It doesn’t matter where you are in Canada, this is a DIRECT attack on collective bargaining. You do not need to be in CUPE to sign. Please share!!

Take Action: The City Council of Charlottetown must withdraw or vote down the tenders targeting the work of CUPE Local 830.

The City of Charlottetown’s Water and Sewer workers have been on strike for over 70 days. They have been pushed to strike to defend job security, fair wages and respectful negotiations.

cupe.ca

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Ian @ianagp.bsky.social · 9h

Yes likely, certainly ideologically if not militarily as equipment and cadres likely depleted somewhat.

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Ian @ianagp.bsky.social · 9h

The only thing they were capable of was bombing people without air defenses and genocide by starvation. It cost them their standing in most of the world.

By any measure a complete failure.

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Ian @ianagp.bsky.social · 9h

It's weird. You could lease a portion of an existing base as you said.

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Ian @ianagp.bsky.social · 9h

Worth remembering that Israel and the IDF failed at everything they attempted post 7/10/23

Occupation of Gaza
Occupation of Southern Lebanon
Destruction of Hamas
Destruction of Hezbollah
Destruction of Ansarsllah
Destruction of the Iranian nuclear program

All spectacular failures by any measure.

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Ian @ianagp.bsky.social · 9h

Training and prestige I'd say

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Ian @ianagp.bsky.social · 9h

Absolutely

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Ian @ianagp.bsky.social · 9h

Hanging out in Latvia isn't exactly protecting Canadian families in my books

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Ian @ianagp.bsky.social · 9h

Those eyebrows *purrs*

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Ian @ianagp.bsky.social · 9h

Ooh now that's a tough one. The HRE is an easy no because rarely is the stalwart regime defending Catholicism a smoke show.

Cuban revolutionary regime probably in terms of sexual liberation, cool politics and drip.

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Ian @ianagp.bsky.social · 10h

I do *nods sagely

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Ian @ianagp.bsky.social · 10h

Tbf the Holy Roman Empire wasn't humanity's sexiest regime

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Ian @ianagp.bsky.social · 10h

I'm 6' and wish appalling things on people who steal my precious leg room

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Ian @ianagp.bsky.social · 11h

Yeah both versions are good but nirvana made it special

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Ian @ianagp.bsky.social · 11h

Oh shit yeah that's a banger.

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