The old adage, "Opinions are like assholes; everyone's got one" comes to mind.

And a newer adage: "Do not trust web posts written in colored bold-italic."

And they all stink.

The opinion this is cheap talk might be a shitty one?

Gas line works fine for years, suddenly during regional conflict it goes tits up?

A dying country whose leadership seems intent on putting it out of its misery sending its potential fathers to a meat grinder, a history of stupid big picture choices, angry at the world for not letting it conquer it might partake in environmental sabotage.

It’s a lot less on the nose than nukes; if we can’t have imperialist nation state, no one can!

The holocaust is proof of human indifference to each other’s existence. What do a bunch of old turds care about intentional environmental destruction?

Gas line works for years, then 6 months after removal of western technical experts and ending of cooperation with technicians running west end of pipeline (which article stressed were critical to clearing plugs like these safely) it goes tits up.

Putin is not going to blow up his biggest leverage over Europe during a cold winter, its his only chance at getting them to reduce support for Ukraine.

Your opinion is far more unqualified than a carefully researched blog.

If you don't think what he wrote is true, rebut him factually, random HN guy.

My first question would be is random internet guy from one of the most likely suspects if this were sabotage? If so, their opinion is probably like many such opinions and based more on projection and defensive posturing than anything else.

Assuming everything on the modern internet is some form of propaganda is safer than the alternative of believing you can find unbiased and well grounded analysis for free.

The weight of the random-press aka "we don't know it, but the CIA already told us that could happen in the future, and therefore it must be true and it was russia" sound's like a big minus weight.

I think we are fairly certain it's not an accident?

I think he writes down a possibility and we should not pointing fingers until we have evidence. The press ATM act's more like "Live of Brian":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_hlMK7tCks

See also the hint from the past aka ""russian" submarine's at sweden's coast":

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B788MB9J/ref=dbs_a_def_r...

Are you pointing fingers? Cause I sure am not?

No, the opposite of pointing, just saying don't trust any site until truth is out in around 20 years.

US/UK had big interests in a dead Olaf Palme (not saying the US/UK did it, that would be ridiculous...the US/UK killing a European PM..pfff) and a Sweden who is against the USSR instead of making bridges between europe and the soviets.

Certainty is not advisable at this time.

Take a look around and tell me you can be certain of anything.

Saying we shouldn't take chatter at face value cuts both ways