we’re not getting hit with the imperial boomerang so much as we built an automatic imperial boomerang-throwing device and loaded thousands and thousands of boomerangs into it
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we’re not getting hit with the imperial boomerang so much as we built an automatic imperial boomerang-throwing device and loaded thousands and thousands of boomerangs into it
The russian terrorist state doesn’t respect any rules. Western countries respecting rules when it comes to russia is effectively surrender. The only way to restore a rules-based international order is to fight nasty, fight dirty, and destroy the russian terrorist state now.
Something to keep an eye on: Travelers are avoiding Las Vegas and other US resorts; they are also postponing car purchases, real estate transactions are slow,, and now adult entertainment is scuffling: RCI Hospitality. Bad sign when strip clubs empty out.
Cool. Btw, what was the “dot com era”? They probably ended it with a monster party, right?
Nobody is going to do anything.
So, not even concerns from Brussels because of Russians (very likely) jamming GPS for European Commission’s plane? Or did I miss something ?
𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢 Untitled, 1958 60.6 × 47.8 × 3.3 cm Yale University Art Gallery @yaleartgallery Magna on on paper mounted on canvas © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 𝚂𝚒𝚐𝚗 𝚞𝚙 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚁𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚔𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚝𝚊𝚡 𝚍𝚎𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘
Believe it or not, France - like Greece or Germany - is not credit constrained. It can make the choice to fund pensions over other things like Europe's bloated automobile industry which cannot exist without large subsidies.
The EU is pushing for stricter documentation from gas importers to prove origin, aiming to enforce its Russian gas ban by 2028. A draft seen by Reuters shows importers may soon need to verify that no Russian gas is mixed in, a move that could reshape LNG flows and compliance across Europe.
After a dedicated strategic campaign, Russian Shahed strikes have been reduced: www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWar...
Russia Sets Up Hub in Armenia for Exporting Sanctioned Diamonds to the West Diamonds from Russia continue to flow into the EU and US markets despite sanctions from the G7 and the EU against Alrosa, Russia’s largest diamond producer www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/09/02/r...
These assholes never fight back, They just lay there and take it. They have rifles, grenades, knives, mortars, landmines, gas cans, they know who the enemy is b/c he stands right in front of them and they just lay there and take it.
From 'The corruption is out in the open Mr Putin' dept.
From 'How many divisions does the court have?' dept.
Really wish the media would speak with the same clarity as judges - absent a rebellion on U.S. soil, the President cannot deploy the National Guard to act as a police force under his control. I know the rule of law is not click bait, but it undergirds the functioning of society.
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"WOW! My car has defective software installed that will kill us if we turn it on!" "Let's turn it on and check it out." From 'Cars make humans stupid' dept.
Wes Moore is NOT playing: I am the Commander in Chief of the National Guard. I will not authorize the Maryland National Guard to be activated. THIS is how you fight back.
If the seaweed was dumped into the depths of the ocean and not retrieved, it would over time sequester a small amount of carbon. Burning the seaweed defeats the entire carbon mitigation purpose. At the same time the entire endeavor requires fossil fuel (diesel).
Here is OSINT confirmation of Ukrainian drone attack on the electric railroad substation in Kropotkin. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxbq...
Ukrainian intelligence says Russia’s top tank maker depends on more than 260 Western-made machines that require foreign parts and updates — exposing a major gap in sanctions. www.kyivpost.com/post/59254
UAVs attack! 👀 DroneBomber
Fifty-one of the 85 Federalist papers were written by a guy born in Nevis.
If Putin actually poisoned Trump I'll have to send him a thank you card!
It’s almost time for Russian Railways Loading Thread for August. In case you missed it, here is the thread for July
YOU are to blame for this sh*t storm, Cassidy. You knew what would happen if a nutjob quack was turned loose to dismantle the US health system. You voted for him anyway. 📰 Cassidy calls for CDC meeting to be postponed, expresses concern over ‘turmoil in CDC leadership’ statnews.com/2025/08/28/c...
Renewed explosions reported in occupied Simferopol, Crimea.
Everyone waits for an airliner to crash before sending carefully worded letters of concern to Moscow.
NATO should launch anti-radiation missiles and destroy GPS jamming stations on the territory of the russian terrorist state. Do it today. It is intolerable that NATO members submit to relentless and escalating attacks by russian terrorists and never defend themselves.
I would put Madyar in charge of destroying all of these rail-related facilities both in occupied territories and in Russia proper: substations, diesel locomotives and maintenance facilities. Without trains Russia's war effort would self-destruct. No trains = no supplies. No supplies = no war.
Here is another electric rail substation nearby Kropotkin. This seems to be more up to date than its neighbor down the (rail)road. 45.44109968693314, 40.520694177735244 If Ukraine his hitting these electric rail traction power substations more power to them. Right?
Lookit these diesel locomotives lined up begging to be hit. Knock them out and rail traffic in the entire Krasnodar region would grind to a halt. Replacements would have to be 'borrowed' from other regions halting them Like refinery distillation columns, railroad roundhouses cannot be replaced.
Reddit says 'Kropotkin' without a source given. If so, there are good rail targets there that may (or may not) have been hit. Kropotkin is a major rail hub w/ locomotive and rail car maintenance facilities, electric substation and large classification yard. 45.42683088470592, 40.603030118328455
Electric railroad substation hit in Krasnodar? Maybe, maybe, maybe! packaged-media.redd.it/rmgqm2ib1imf... 45.058293699238035, 39.06973207138408 Nearby is material loading depot and a classification yard - target rich environment.
❗️Two weeks ago, at a meeting in Washington, it was said that the Russians should be ready for real negotiations, for a meeting at the level of leaders, but the only thing Russia is doing is investing in further war, — Zelensky
Italy needs to stop subsidizing the auto industry. Billions of euros down the drain for nothing (except road rage).
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
He’s providing them with valuable mulching experience though.
The foreign minister of Hungary, Péter Szijjártó, is an anti-Ukrainian fanatic and recipient of a Friendship Medal from the russian terrorist state. The failure of the EU to expel or suspend Hungary, a russian client state, brings into doubt its viability and reason for being.
A European embargo on Russian fuel seems to be out of reach w/ exports flowing toward China and India who either use the energy to make goods for European markets or to refine Russian crude into gas/diesel that is shipped to Europe. Then there is Turkey energyandcleanair.org/july-2025-mo...
🚁💥 Ukrainian drones destroyed two helicopters at Simferopol airport on August 30, according to @avivector.com
✈️💥 On the night of August 20-21, AFU struck Buturlinovka airfield in the Voronezh region. The strike hit the technical and operational part of the airfield, which is responsible for the repair, maintenance and technical support of aircraft operated at this base.
From 'Shackled to a corpse' dept.
While he's there someone should tell Putin China is broke, with the reason being the same as beggar Russia's: Putin's stupid invasion.
Bad people ruin good companies and now Blue Sky has gained some good news. l.smartnews.com/p-66K4IKDC/K...
👀💥 In Moscow Balashisha, something is actively burning in an industrial zone with sounds characteristic of detonations.
Why is anyone interviewing Jeffrey Sachs about anything? Good grief.
The EU intends to teach Orban a lesson: radical changes are being prepared to bypass the veto читайте подробнее на сайте "Диалог.UA": www.dialog.ua/world/319547...
One wonders what percentage of these post-tariff purchases are of necessities? 10%? 90%? What is it? The other shoe to drop is when buyers decide to put off purchases until prices retreat.
Russian Telegram channels report a large fire at Balashikha,Moscow It is reported that warehouses belonging to the Balashikha Experimental Chemical Plant&the TDK company,which distributes household chemicals,have caught fire. According to eyewitnesses,the flames have spread to nearby structures.
President Zelensky announced that new strikes deep inside Russia are imminent, with both forces and capabilities already in place.
The last 3 years have been the hottest in around 125,000 years. CO2 levels are their highest in MILLIONS of years. But most people have no idea this is happening, let alone what it means for our kids’ futures. Our politics & media have failed our children. We should be furious.
Drax must die. 'In 2024, Drax, Britain’s biggest single source of carbon emissions, collected £2m in subsidies every day for its biomass power generation – £10 from every household. £7bn in total, since it began converting from coal-burning to run on biomass.' www.theguardian.com/business/202...
⚡️US officials accuse Europe of prolonging Russia's war in Ukraine, Axios reports. According to Axios, U.S. officials have grown increasingly impatient with European leaders, whom they allege are pushing Ukraine to hold out for a "better deal."
This morning Moscow woke up with a huge fire. For us, it’s always a big pleasure to see the Empire burning from within. Because every flame there Is one less aimed here.
It is easier to imagine the president's death than to imagine Chuck Schumer effective
The Deere layoffs this week. The Caterpillar warning about tariffs. Just the beginning. @bloomberg.com $CAT $DE @scottlincicome.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
❗️ASTRA reports that in the latest strike, 🇺🇦Ukrainian forces destroyed a pumping station building at the 🇷🇺Druzhba oil pipeline’s LPDS facility in Naitopovychi, Bryansk Oblast. The pumping station is a critically important component — without it, the facility cannot transport oil.
Russia is facing a growing gasoline shortage. The hardest hit by fuel disruptions in Russia are the Far East and Zabaykalsky Krai. Russian-occupied Ukrainian Crimea faces shortages, as well.
Fascinating. NZ well past peak car. So why are we spending so much more on new roads?
The warriors of the 14th SBS regiment send greetings with a successful night operation disabling two important enemy facilities. We, in turn, ask you to join our important gathering. "Krasnodar Refinery" (Krasnodar Krai, Russian Federation) - produces 1.1% of the total volume of petroleum
Sports routine of Ukrainian veterans at the TYTANOVI rehabilitation center 📹: Viacheslav Zaporozhets/Facebook
Stop talking and start sending. Send shells, planes, armor, EW, uniforms, machine guns: whatever you can spare now and more later.
The impact of the first austerity policy in the 1800s: "From 1740s to 1810s in England, a strong improvement in mortality is evident, followed by 5 decades of stagnation. Only in the 1870s did life expectancy rise again; it continued to rise until 2010s, when a new austerity policy was unleashed"
❗️At night, kamikaze drones attacked the 🇷🇺Krasnodar Refinery, located in the Krasnodar Territory, and the 🇷🇺Syzran Refinery, located in the Samara Region of the Russian Federation.
⚡️Update: At least three people injured in large-scale Russian missile, drone attack. Russia's large-scale overnight missile attack has injured at least three people in the city of Zaporizhzhia amid a strike on a residential building, local officials reported.
NEWS: Walgreens just got taken over by private equity. Private equity has a record of running companies into the ground. Walgreens could be the latest victim: closing more stores, service plummeting, workers losing their jobs, and eventually bankruptcy.
It seems India's 50% tariffs have nothing to do with Ukraine, Putin or oil sales but rather, something more personal. www.financialexpress.com/business/mod...
At least SOME countries recognize the value of NATURE and all its offerings.
New day, same shit. This time in Jakarta, Indonesia as the lid looks to blow off as ordinary citizens who are fed up with official corruption and murderous police run wild in the streets: packaged-media.redd.it/zdfiesbvk1mf...
🔥 More from clothing market in Volgograd!
I’m no longer a Californian but they’re the only state with the resources, and Governor, capable of carrying this off. Don’t let America turn into a science wasteland because of MAGA Morons! 🙏
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Interesting article even though I don't agree w/ her conclusion. Russian war in Ukraine is a money pump that delivers cash flow to commanders (including Putin) and incentive for ground-pounders to die for the girlfriend's new car.
A great long (80 pages) paper about Russian military manpower issues www.doria.fi/bitstream/ha...
EU laments Germany hasn't caught on to the 'latest big tech thing' while skipping over the reason why all of Europe is in a state of social / political stagnation: it's multi-trillion euro wasted spend on automobiles and the non-remunerative garbage that goes along with them.
According to unconfirmed reports, Ukraine struck a Russian S-400 air defense system north of Armyansk-Perekop in occupied Crimea. The extent of the damage is still being verified.
The real dictator (he's dead, too!) If he had not existed, someone else would have risen to take his place. Our pop art versions of reality are convincing to some; this gives pop culture its potency. But it is a fake version of a fake.
What is the first thing you notice about this picture? A: No cars! It's cars that ruin cities towns even the countryside.
The Russian-Ukrainian war is the Great War of our generation, which will determine HOW every person in the "civilized" world will live in the XXI-XXII centuries, and maybe even later. 1/
Ukrainian Defense Forces struck two oil refineries in Russia last night: ◾️Krasnodar oil refinery: it produces up to 3 million tons of light petroleum products per year (gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel), takes part in supplying Russian troops with fuel.
The relationship between air field (1), fuel depot (2) and substation (3) can be seen here. The air field is about 2km from the other locations.
Do you know what else is within walking distance of both the air field and the fuel depot? An electric railroad substation! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE hit these substations! 45.12407491155038, 34.029075850836904
A target was hit in Simferopol in Crimea. The military airfield has been struck repeatedly. The fuel depot is within walking distance of the airfield. 45.11712445526788, 34.03027405715536
The military airfield at Simferopol in Crimea. 45.115505008765, 33.97806335717979 It ha been hit repeatedly
It's not clear which refinery complex was hit in / near Krasnodar as there are more than one. The closest to beautiful downtown Krasnodar: 44.997617310295055, 38.965957278089384
Ukrainian bombardment of Russian oil / chemical facilities continues unrelenting. The refinery @ Samara was hit last night, it is a long way from Ukraine: 53.100485354817785, 50.051760018674784
So ... this is what a trillion dollar investment in data centers and 'renewables' is going to provide for us? Fake quasi fake-fake quasi-quasi porn stars? From 'Trillion dollar wank' dept.
Crimean Telegram channels report explosions in the area of Simferopol airfield in Russian-occupied Crimea. There are reports that aviation fuel storage might have been hit.
CAP ECON: “We obviously have no particular insight into whether the Supreme Court will uphold .. If it did, “Treasury would .. need to return most of the now-close to $100bn in additional customs duties .. and there is a danger .. other countries would back-track on any preliminary agreements.”
⚡️Large fire seen after Ukrainian drones reportedly strike oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai. Ukrainian drones reportedly struck an oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai overnight on Aug. 29, Russian Telegram channels reported.
These increased interest rate receipts are pure rent for the banks so some sort of levy is justified - especially as the taxpayer pays the price ultimately. These reserves were the ultimate insurance policy to save the banks. Might be worth a few billion. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
When bison have room to roam, they reawaken the Yellowstone ecosystem phys.org/news/2025-08... via @physorg_com
NEW: UK taxpayers are losing £22 billion every year from losses at the Bank of England - the same as the entire Home Office annual budget. This is the result of a flawed implementation of the BoE's quantitative easing programme. We propose two steps to fix this leak. (1/4)
Russia paid Taliban $200,000 per killed US, coalition soldier, media investigation says Martin Fornusek Thu, January 9, 2025 www.yahoo.com/news/russia-...
