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[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 67 points 1 year ago (3 children)

But I thought Ukraine didn't do it and Russia blew it up instead as a false-flag operation? morshupls

[–] miz@hexbear.net 56 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I think that absurd line held in mainstream media for what, maybe two or three months until it was untenable and they started pretending that some Ukrainians did it in a tiny boat

[–] Kieselguhr@hexbear.net 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think that absurd line held in mainstream media for what, maybe two or three months until ~~it was untenable~~ regular people forgot Nord Stream even existed

[–] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 26 points 1 year ago

Even worse that people will continue to believe it even after the truth comes out

[–] TechnoUnionTypeBeat@hexbear.net 23 points 1 year ago

they started pretending that some Ukrainians did it in a tiny boat

Looks like that's going to be the official line if they're looking to arrest a single guy and maybe a handful of others

It's absolutely absurd to believe that this was done by three people on a tiny fishing boat but that's what's going to enter the public record forever and anyone who disagrees is a tankie

[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 38 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yup.

Russia blew up their own pipeline that was printing them money, so that they could lose lots of money AND anger the West more, instead of just turning it off. Or charging even more exorbitant prices. Or just not doing that.

So many levels of idiocy, and yet that obvious lie worked

[–] quarrk@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It’s a short step to just say it was a Russian-sympathizing Ukrainian

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[–] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 57 points 1 year ago (2 children)

99% positive that the US paid some ukranian guy to steal a useless blastcap just to have evidence that a ukranian was involved

[–] MaoTheLawn@hexbear.net 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I did think immediately 'ah, they've found themselves a fall guy'

More info will come out in time, I suppose. Give it 50 years.

[–] someone@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago

I'm certain that this guy is already at a CIA black site, if he hasn't been killed by them already.

[–] mkultrawide@hexbear.net 52 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

Ukro diver

You've been down too long in the Baltic Sea

That's what we told Germany

[–] a_party_german@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago
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[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 45 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] MaoTheLawn@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago

Can't believe that actually made me laugh out loud. I am truly poisoned.

[–] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 44 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

The 'Ukrainian diver' is russian or Germany became tankie? /s

[–] macabrett@lemmy.ml 51 points 1 year ago (3 children)

"The ukrainian diver is russian" is the most dominant theory on Reddit and I'm not joking

never forget the boston marathon bombing and the geniuses over on that site

[–] gueybana@hexbear.net 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I witnessed that shit live. I swear, every big terrorist attack in the US gets South Asians the big stick.

Al Qaeda hit the Towers? An Indian/Pakistani IT nerd gets whacked, bonus points if they’re Sikh.

Dagestani white dude bombs marathon? Where are the brown mother fuckers.

It’s always color pallette. All the time every time.

Dollars to donuts the propaganda posters against Russians will have them depictdd with brown skin

[–] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Besides the implication of Putin destroying a thing that he already posses been idiotic, the phrase "ukrainian diver is russian" is itself dumb.

[–] bumpusoot@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago

If I was putin and I didn't want the pipe I would do the third dimension clever chess move of just turning it off, or like.. not building it.

[–] huf@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the cope i saw on reddit-logo was that it would've been terrorism to not blow the pipeline up and this is good.

[–] gueybana@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can play in the nba with that reach

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[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't tell if this is a bit

[–] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

is not completely obvious that is a bit? lol I gonna add a /s

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[–] jackmarxist@hexbear.net 35 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Germany has become pro Russia we have to nuke them NOW!

[–] QuillcrestFalconer@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago

Russian agents have infiltrated the German government

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[–] LaBellaLotta@hexbear.net 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My head canon is that whoever did this may have been Ukrainian but they were for sure CIA asset and now the state department will begin their inevitable process of abandoning Ukraine and throwing them under the bus for their own failures in this conflict w/ Russia

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[–] MF_COOM@hexbear.net 29 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Can you issue arrest warrants for fictional people

[–] UmbraVivi@hexbear.net 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're trying to arrest the Ghost of Kiev

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[–] MaoTheLawn@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

they're saying his name is Luke Skywalker

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago

Sure

Someone's got to lock up The Hypno Hustler

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[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 27 points 1 year ago
[–] miz@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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