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Voting Is The Adult Version Of Writing A Letter to Santa …
https://fivegunswest.blogspot.com/2022/10/suicide-by-super-power.html
I mean, I understand how the fake charisma of charlatans like Clinton or Obama or Trump or Blair or Abe could’ve fooled some people. But this current batch of soulless retards? Really? They aren’t even trying to hide it anymore.
https://fivegunswest.blogspot.com/2022/10/oh-grandpa-how-could-you.html
Maxwell’s hammer
In the night
Smashing glass
Such a fright
……or, one crime family sending a message to another crime family…..
Cheers M
Right you are Sean. The DIMS have circled their wagons and are using the exact same rhetoric, the exact same terms, as the did on the 2020 election and Jan. 6th about this play date gone wrong. Conspiracy theories they say. Right wingers. Violent extremists. You’re a liar if you don’t buy it.
They initial cover up story gave the basic story legs. Then without retracting the original story, anyone who repeats aspects of it are called all the above words I just used, and I think that is a set up in and of itself. As alleged, they are the Vampire Squid.
The Dim party is like the Titanic orchestra playing “Happy Days Are Here Again” as the ship went down and they’re still trying to sell us tickets for next season.
The Russians and their criminal Felon.
What hit the Ukrainian planes?
The American Military Watch Magazine is mentioned (third text below). Military Watch Magazine, for example, claims that the Ukrainian planes were hit from behind by an R-37M air-to-air missile. This missile has a range of up to 400 km. These felons guard Russian territory where the incident took place so again possible. That this comes from an unfriendly site lends even more credibility to SU-57 taking out the planes.
1…Criminal’ Su-57 hit Su-27 from behind: is this a sales pitch try?
By Boyko Nikolov On Oct 23, 2022
excerpt:
https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2022/10/23/criminal-su-57-hit-su-27-from-behind-is-this-a-sales-pitch-try/
PANAGYURISHTE ($1=1.98 Bulgarian Levs) — There is no doubt that the war in Ukraine is selling a lot of weapons right now. Primarily one delivered by Kyiv’s partners. And the public should not be surprised. You know – only the performance of a product in real conditions is the best-selling technique. Remember the Turkish drone Bayraktar TB2. Where was it three years ago, and where is it in the international drone market now, having disabled dozens of Russian Pantsir-S1 mobile air defense systems?
A few days ago there were reports of two downed Ukrainian fighter jets – Su-27 and Su-24. Reports pointed to a new Russian air defense record. I.e. The S-300V4 air defense missile system fired two missiles that hit the Ukrainian aircraft at a distance of 217 km. The previous hit was 150 km away from the S-400 system. Then, over Kyiv, the specific S-400 shot down a Ukrainian Su-27.
In recent days, some pro-Russian online portals have started to claim that the two fighters were shot down by a Russian 4++ generation Su-57 stealth fighter. Military Watch Magazine, for example, claims that the Ukrainian planes were hit from behind by an R-37M air-to-air missile. This missile has a range of up to 400 km.
Such claims are difficult to prove. Neither Ukraine nor Russia has provided evidence of what kind of missile downed the two fighters. Such a situation, however, opens an opportunity for Moscow to advertise its “criminal” [Su-57’s NATO name is Felon]. However, Moscow is currently not talking about the Su-57, and analysts and Russian bloggers are just speculating.
The Su-35 Flanker-E is the only one currently in serial production in Russia. It has even been rumored that Su-35s have been bartered with Iran for thousands of loitering munitions. The Su-57 has a fleet of only six aircraft, but Moscow expects at least three more by the end of the year. However, this fighter is in the initial phase of serial production. The reason for this is not the war in Ukraine – Russia had financial problems even before the invasion began.
So, the two downed Ukrainian fighters and the ambiguity about the weapon that hit them could be used by Moscow as an advertisement for the Su-57. In action, if we abstract from our personal preferences, it is quite possible that the Su-57 hit the planes. One of the claims that support this fact is that Ukrainian fighter jets were involved in a strike on Russian territory.
The Su-57 guards precisely this part of Russia. Even when they announced the first mass-produced fighter of this class, it was immediately sent to the Western Military District of Russia. Also, the weaponry of the “criminal” allows for beyond-visual-range [BVR] warfare. The Su-57 has an AESA radar as well.
2..In the United States, they described how the Russian Su-57 makes decisions in battle with lightning speed
Military expert Suchiu: Russian Su-57 makes lightning-fast decisions in combat thanks to AI
Russian fifth-generation multifunctional fighter Su-57 – RIA Novosti, 1920, 10/31/2022
© RIA Novosti / Vladimir Astapkovich
Russian multifunctional fighter of the fifth generation Su-57. Archive photo
https://ria.ru/20221031/su-57-1828177838.html
MOSCOW, October 31 – RIA Novosti. The Russian fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jet makes quick decisions thanks to an on-board computer acting as a co-pilot, military expert Peter Suchiu wrote in an article for 19FortyFive.
One of the notable features of the Su-57 is artificial intelligence (AI) technology, which can act as a virtual co-pilot, collect data from the aircraft’s numerous sensors and provide vital information to a person.
The specialist noted that they plan to introduce AI into the sixth generation aircraft. State-of-the-art machines will be equipped with high-performance secure processors that will turn them into a flying information processing center and allow the pilot to make lightning-fast decisions.
“In the future, artificial intelligence will play an even more active role to improve survivability and empowerment when performing a task,” the observer emphasized.
The Su-57 is a multirole fighter designed using stealth technology. It can carry weapons in the inner fuselage compartments and has supersonic cruising speed. Also, the aircraft is capable of maneuvering with high overloads and is equipped with advanced electronics.
3..Russian Su-57 was credited with a world record for the range of destruction of the enemy
05:51, 22 October 2022
Military Watch Magazine: Su-57 set a world record for the range of destruction of the enemy
https://lenta.ru/news/2022/10/22/su57/
Photo: Ilya Pitalev / RIA Novosti
The fifth-generation Russian fighter Su-57 allegedly set a world record for the range of destruction of the enemy. This is written by the American Military Watch Magazine.
Military experts believe that it was the Russian aircraft, and not the S-300V4 anti-aircraft missile system, as previously assumed , that was involved in the destruction of Su-27 and Su-24 fighters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the sky of Ukraine . According to them, combat vehicles were hit at a distance of 217 kilometers from the missile launch.
Analysts point out that the main air-to-air missile R-77M, which is equipped with the Su-57, has a range of only 200 kilometers. However, they admit that the R-37M long-range missile is capable of hitting a flying target at a distance of 400 kilometers, although it is not designed to destroy small, maneuverable fighters.
Violent overthrow of Belarus planned
In Poland, more than 800 fugitive Belarusian dissidents have registered as mercenaries, whom Poles will train for a violent seizure of power in Belarus. This was announced by Alexander Azarov, the representative of terrorist organization BYPOL, from its headquarters in Warsaw..
Good coverage by the colonel
https://twitter.com/colonelhomsi/status/1578071277864189957
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??#BREAKING The head of the KGB of Belarus announced plans to introduce military contingents from Poland into the country
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In Poland, more than 800 fugitive Belarusian dissidents have registered as mercenaries, whom Poles will train for a violent seizure of power in Belarus. This was announced by Alexander Azarov, the representative of terrorist organization BYPOL, from its headquarters in Warsaw..
Nothing like counting chickens before they hatch……doesn’t the above give away the plot?
Cheers M
Here are some different strategies.
It is obvious that the level of threats does not correspond to the measures taken. But they don’t seem to cover if this will be an inside job. Surely there are enough leftovers inside Belarus from the last takeover attempt to get things in order for an internal struggle. They say planning, not yet ready, but perhaps a civil war as a “violent seizure of power in Belarus. “They are not going to invade Belarus at least because of the Russian nuclear umbrella.” What good is a nuclear umbrella against Belarusians fighting Belarusians on the streets of Minsk.
“On the Poland-Belarusian border, there are fences that span 50 metres. Without a smuggler it is not possible to cross, but somehow these migrants [are still] somehow transported over the fence.”
I live a few miles from the Mexican border migrants find ways, 800 fugitive Belarusian dissidents with a plan and arms waiting would be a threat especially when joined with their brothers. Just trying to figure it out. Otherwise could be what is offered in the following.
Why is a military group being created in Belarus
Gevorg Mirzayan
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
October 21, 2022, 08:56
“War is a way of deceit.” This admonition of the Chinese military theorist Sun Tzu was guided by all famous commanders (even if they did not know about the existence of Sun Tzu). Deception – or, to put it cleverly, the creation of strategic uncertainty – is the most important element of military operations, capable of creating an advantage for itself at the right time and in the right place.
Yes, deception stories often take time. A number of “deceptions” are primarily strategic in nature and aimed at obtaining a long-term advantage – but Russia is no longer in a hurry. The decision taken on October 19 to introduce a martial law regime in four regions of Russia and a high alert regime in the front-line areas, as well as to create a special Coordinating Council under the Cabinet of Ministers to resolve issues of the Northern Military District, shows Moscow’s readiness to fight for a long time and to the end – to victory. And to win with minimal losses, it is simply necessary to create strategic uncertainties. This uncertainty was the creation of a joint Russian-Belarusian group on the territory of Belarus.
The lion’s share of the group will be Belarusian troops, but it also includes a significant contingent of Russians. Now we are talking about nine thousand Russian soldiers with equipment (up to 170 tanks, up to 200 armored combat vehicles and up to 100 guns). At the same time, according to representatives of Minsk, the number of Russian troops “if necessary” can be increased.
Formally, the goal of the Belarusian-Russian group is to protect the territory of the Union State (that is, in this case, Belarus) from external threats. “The situation around the republic remains tense. Against this background, the NATO leadership is openly considering options for an attack on Belarus. In connection with the aggravation on the western borders of the Union State, we agreed on the deployment of a regional grouping of Russia and the Republic of Belarus,” saidAlexander Lukashenko. However, it is obvious that the level of threats does not correspond to the measures taken. Both NATO as a whole and Poland in particular do indeed create a certain tension on the borders of Belarus – however, they are not going to invade it. At least because of the Russian nuclear umbrella. Why, in this situation of an unobvious threat, does Moscow send 10,000 soldiers to Belarus, who could be used much more effectively at the front, where every fighter is now valuable?
It must be assumed that the purpose of deploying the Russian-Belarusian group is different. The question is what? In the language of Chinese stratagems (classifications of military tricks), we can talk about stratagem No. 2 “Besiege Wei to save Zhao”, or stratagem No. 32 “Empty City”.
Photo: Vadim Savitsky/press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation/TASS
Stratagem No. 2 suggests a strike where it is not expected. In this case, from the north. While all combat-ready Ukrainian units are occupied in the south (preparation for an offensive on Kherson, as well as for the subsequent repulse of a throw of Russian troops on Nikolaev or Zaporozhye), Russia, together with Belarus, can prepare for a throw on the northern regions of Ukraine. Either to a flank attack during the advance of Russian troops on Kharkov, or to an independent occupation of the same Chernihiv region, or even to a march on Kyiv (including a distraction – so that Ukrainian troops were removed from the southern direction). This, at least, is being talked about in Kyiv itself.
Yes, the peacetime Belarusian army (which consists of a little over 40 thousand military personnel) is not enough for a serious invasion of Ukraine, not to mention some operations to take Kyiv. However, the Ukrainian military is confident that mobilization is underway in Belarus. “Under the guise of training camps, covert mobilization into the Armed Forces of Belarus is taking place. According to available information, events are underway to train operators of anti-aircraft missile systems and tank crews,” the Ukrainian General Staff said. In Minsk, this information is denied – however, they make it clear that the option of mobilization is not ruled out, therefore they only want to be organizationally ready for it. “It is necessary in every district without any hubbub, without noise. That’s what I ordered you to do. The harvesting campaign will end, it is necessary to carefully call people in the area,said Alexander Lukashenko.
On this topic
Why did Moscow and Minsk create a military group in Belarus
Russia creates springboard in case of surprises in Ukraine
Where to expect a new Russian offensive
Yes, the Belarusian population does not want to get involved in the conflict – and we are talking about both Western nationalists (who sympathize with their brothers in the absence of reason from Kyiv), and about supporters of Lukashenka himself (who understand the threat posed by Maidan Ukraine, but out of habit prefer that this the threat was eliminated by the hands of Russia). However, Lukashenka himself has repeatedly made it clear that in the event of an attack by Ukraine on Belarus, he will take the most stringent measures. And anything can become an “attack” – from Ukraine’s strike on some Russian military personnel on Belarusian territory to the initiative of Belarusian nationalists affiliated with Kyiv (in particular, those who are fighting in Ukraine as part of the so-called Kalinouski regiment). Finally, Lukashenka can give an order to bring in troops in the event that if Poland starts this entry, the entry of troops into Ukraine, of course. In this situation, Minsk may try to take control of the northwestern regions of Ukraine in order to cut off the Poles’ passage to Kyiv. However, the last option is still unlikely – the entry of Polish troops, most likely, will take place when the regime in Kyiv is already completely crumbling.
Stratagem 32 suggests pure deceit. That is, achieving a great (albeit not maximum) result at minimal cost. Once in ancient China, a large army approached the city. And the general saw a strange picture – the gates of the city were wide open, there were no guards and banners, and the most famous and most cunning Chinese strategist Zhuge Liang was sitting on the wall. As a result, the commander thought and decided not to storm the city – out of fear that the cunning Zhuge Liang had set a trap that the general could not understand. In fact, the trap was that it was not. Zhuge Liang did not have troops to defend the city, so he tritely played on the opponent’s fear of the possibility of a trap and his reputation.
Moscow’s forces are now concentrated in the Donbass and the South, in areas far enough away from the Kiev direction. And Minsk has no particular desire to get involved in an offensive operation against Kyiv. However, both players have a desire to demonstrate offensive capability, as well as a reputation for being able to make bright and unexpected moves. And all this is used in order to pull the maximum number of Ukrainian troops to the northern borders of Ukraine – away from the southern and southeastern fronts.
Will stratagem No. 32 work in Belarusian realities? In any case, it will work. If Kyiv buys into the trick, he will transfer troops. If they don’t buy it, if they don’t pay attention to the concentration of Russian-Belarusian troops on the border, then Moscow and Minsk can use stratagem No. 2 and strike.
A win-win.
https://vz.ru/opinions/2022/10/21/1183016.html
Some disturbing unreported news, the prison system is so full of prisoners and at the same time short of personnel that the prisoners are now bringing the dead prisoners to the morgue.
The youth have figured out the prisons are so dangerous that what is worse, dying in prison or just continually try to escape knowing the worst that can happen is a return to prison and another chance at dying or escaping.
The politicians just keep using the same old failed formula of getting tough on crime but that is the exact thing that got them into trouble in the first place.
The democrats want to extend their plan into the Ukraine even though their perfect political solution horse left the barn some decades ago, yet the denial fraud horse is still loud and alive and looking for a extended vacation.
I think this interview of Dugin by a Chinese scholar deserves a special post, lots of Dugin’s wisdom in this dialogue as the interviewer asked in depth questions
https://www.geopolitika.ru/en/article/wang-wen-dialogue-dugin-if-russia-seeks-solve-issues-it-should-take-china-example-be-0
Seems we have another front opening up:
1 Apparently the WH claims the US is not looking for a conflict with Russia instead seeking a negotiated resolution to the Ukraine crisis. (Kissinger’s creative ambiguity?)
2 Iran & Armenia sign several bilateral agreements day after Putin hosts Azerbaijan & Armenia for a peace settlement over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
https://thecradle.co/Article/News/17659
3 So the Pentagon confirms that US boots are on the ground In UKR apparently for “inspections of US weapon caches” ;) ;)
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/pentagon-confirms-us-boots-ground-ukraine-close-front-lines
4 Recall that US Neo-cons (war hawks) will seek ”mission creep” into something more direct, forcing the Pentagon’s hand once real casualties occur. UKR in its current form may not exist by end-FEB ’23 so time is running out since the $US future as the world’s reserve currency is being steadily diminished as more & more countries around the world prefer to trade in their own currencies.
5 So with the demise of the $US, US world-domination ends the Pentagon’s budget permanently shrinks by orders of magnitude & all those grifters in Senate & Congress who are use to free money will find the public purse has snapped shut
( See Ret. US Army Colonel Douglas MacGregor remerks – the middle takeaway from my comment in last Cafe: /moveable-feast-cafe-2022-10-29/#comment-1159283 )
6 Now several media organs report Iran may start military operations against KSA in the next few hours (KSA has shared intelligence with the US warning of an imminent Iranian attack on targets in the kingdom)
See: US Says Will Not Hesitate To Act If Iran Attacks Saudi Arabia
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202211019055
7 So the US & KSA had a falling out over KSA cutting oil production & after years of Iran & KSA rapprochement, Iran now plans to attack KSA. (Iran accused KSA of the attack on the Shah Cheragh mosque in Shiraz). The US is looking for an pretext to come to the rescue, for say, a few extra million barrels of oil/day.
( points made above rely on discussion of Pablo Howitt & ted richard on http://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/11/it-is-not-going-to-make-difference.html )
I warned cafeistas about the duplicity of KSA having been a creation of the UK between the wars and Wahhabism.
See: Wahhabism, A history of, and the hijacking of the Muslim faith
Last para: “At the same time, young men from the poorer Muslim countries, such as Egypt and Pakistan, who had felt compelled to find work in the Gulf to support their families, associated their relative affluence with Wahhabism and brought this faith back home with them, living in new neighbourhoods with Saudi mosques and shopping malls that segregated the sexes. The Saudis demanded religious conformity in return for their munificence, so Wahhabi rejection of all other forms of Islam as well as other faiths would reach as deeply into Bradford, England, and Buffalo, New York, as into Pakistan, Jordan or Syria: everywhere gravely undermining Islam’s traditional pluralism.”
http://ahtribune.com/religion/155-a-history-of-wahhabism.html
Stay tuned.
Got a feeling its all about to start.
“In Ukraine, they started talking about evacuation.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Shmyhal said that evacuation plans have been developed for all regions, but this is an emergency step that will be applied last.”
What are the reasons for such negative expectations of Kiev right now?
There are some monumental shifts in the SMO” – via TobiAyodele
A humiliating climbdown:
Russia stood firm and Kiev was forced by Turkish & UN mediators to a humiliating climb down. Hopefully Kiev has learned from this not to listen so readily to UK advice on what it can get away with.
“The main thing from the statement of the Ministry of Defense on the “grain corridor”:
– the decision to suspend participation in the grain deal in response to the terrorist attack against ships of the Black Sea Fleet and civilian ships in Sevastopol was brought to the Security Council and the UN Secretary General;
– thanks to the participation of the UN and the assistance of Turkey, it was possible to obtain written guarantees from Ukraine not to use the humanitarian corridor and Ukrainian ports for combat operations;
– assurances were sent to the Joint Coordinating Center on 1 November;
– the Ukrainian side officially assured that “the Maritime Humanitarian Corridor will be used only in accordance with the provisions of the Black Sea Initiative and the related regulation on the SKC”.
Russia believes that the guarantees received are sufficient for the time being and is resuming the implementation of the agreement.“
Timing is everything!
Russia has resumed railway transportation to North Korea (DPRK) today.
Previously Russia abided by UN sanctions policy and cut off transport to the DPRK (officially at least).
Same day as NK test fired 20-something rockets incl. some over S Korea, btw.
About freakin time. As soon as the sanctions were applied on Russia and Ukraine said no to negotiations even I, an armchair private, knew at that point Russia should have unshackled NK and started trade with then….take a page from Nuland…..f u and the EU. Love the Rocket Man optics…….hegemon spin, ‘Russia is outta rockets and dependant on NK now’.
Cheers M
#winning!
Moodys have changed their outlook from stable to negative for the banking sectors in the: Czech Republic
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Poland and
Slovakia.
Sorry, I meant to add, Moodys is an international ratings agency.
The significance of this announcement is as a nation has its ratings downgraded it means to the international finance system that it is of greater risk – and therefore has to pay a higher rate of interest on borrowings.
This further cramps what national governments can spend on domestic programs e.g. hospitals, schools, road & rail building, etc without raising taxation.
https://tass.ru/politika/16198891
The head of the Union of Old Believers said that the Vatican is ready to hold negotiations between the Russian Federation and the United States on Ukraine
Leonid Sevastyanov noted that the Vatican is on the list of friendly countries in Russia
MOSCOW, October 30. /TASS/. The chairman of the World Union of Old Believers, Leonid Sevastyanov, claims that Pope Francis proposes to hold talks between Russia and the West on the conflict in Ukraine at the Vatican. He reported this on Sunday to TASS with reference to a personal telephone conversation with the pontiff.
“The Pope, in response to the statements of Lavrov and Peskov, proposes to consider the Vatican as a negotiating platform between America, Europe and Russia on joint security. The Vatican is on the list of friendly countries of Russia, while it is neutral. It is also listed as friendly for Ukraine, for America, for NATO. Therefore, the Vatican is the optimal platform for negotiations,” Sevastyanov said.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an interview for the film “The World on the Brink. Lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis” said that the Russian leadership, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, is still ready to hold talks on Ukraine. Lavrov noted that Russia is ready to listen to colleagues from the West if they offer to organize a conversation on the détente of tension, taking into account the interests of Moscow. Also, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov in an interview on the channel “Russia-1” in the program “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin” expressed the opinion that negotiations on Ukraine should be conducted primarily with Washington, since Kiev is acting “on the orders of the outside.” According to him, the talks between the presidents of the Russian Federation and the United States Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden could take place if the United States wanted to listen to the concerns of the Russian Federation and return to the discussion of security guarantees.
Earlier, Sevastyanov, citing a personal conversation with Francis, reported that the pontiff is ready to hold talks in the Vatican between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to resolve conflicts.
In September, Vatican sources confirmed to TASS that the Vatican was making every possible effort at the diplomatic level.
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Worldwide Union of Old Believers are Eastern Orthodox Christians who maintain the liturgical and ritual practices of the Russian Orthodox Church, as they were before the reforms of Patriarch Nikon of Moscow between 1652 and 1666.
As this is totally news to me, does anyone here know of those reforms?
Maybe Amarynth might know.
I haven’t read it (& I’m very well aware of the problems with Wiki) but you might find something significant here esp. if it caused a Schism:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schism_of_the_Russian_Church
What a lot to absorb!
The Orthodox are almost as schismatic as Rome.
Since so far (see add-on below) ‘no one here’ answered your question, I tried another approach which may serve as ersatz: if, after the disgusting and discouraging separation of *yandex.ru => into ya.ru and dzen.ru, you still use in one of them the question window (which both retained) and ask something like I tried for you, namely “Old Believers”, then they offer you, in the same language which you used, answers to your question at:
en.wikipedia.org
orthodoxwiki.org
azbyka.ru
rbth.com
7spsy.com
oldbelievers.wordpress.com
britannica.com
nashavera.com
pravoslavie.ru
… and many more….
[add-on:] (… and then had to search during the next hours for the date and password of my logging in here “once for eternity”, but this time it was rather short, around 6 weeks – this gives me the opportunity to congratulate you for finding wikipedia).
P.S. Who and what was Amarynth?
bp
Amarynth was a moderator & frequent commentator of the Cafe and contributor to the blog & now hosts/moderates the saker global blog.
How benevolent and auspicious ithe offer from the vatican of to hold negotiations between the Russian Federation and the United States on Ukraine…….could peace break out under Pope Francis ? The world holds its breath and we never know anything until it happens but the nature of the hidden machinations of power.
Speaking of which, what is a global saker blog, a composit of indevidual blogs, each one moderated in turn?
not associated with Saker (this blog)… just copied a similar name … mod
A race to the peace line in Beijing, Germans in the lead, with The Vatican chasing coat tails.
I’d make one small demand were I Russia…..f u Zelinsky. And should Russia start negotiations with that pansy, well, you get what you deserve.
Cheers M
I posted this link in one of the analysis threads, and perhaps it belongs here.
Here is a NASA website that shows earth-observing satellite imagery. And I have been watching the night time views in an attempt to visualize the damage to the electric grid.
— the shortened link —
https://go.nasa.gov/3DTQKrx
Many nights the view is obscured to some degree by clouds, fog, or haze. The phase of the moon also affects the view, of course.
What I am curious about is the two bright spots to the east of Kiev. They appeared, one and then the other, in late August. From space, these spots are brighter than Kiev especially on cloudy nights. What are those two neighborhoods, and how are they able to waste so much energy polluting the night sky with light?
Also, you can still see scattered specks of light every night — clearly there are still human settlements scattered everywhere in the Ukraine.
without you beside me,
how swiftly the moon moves
across the night sky
turmoil grips and shakes
my heart each day
but the tyranny of your love
still holds sway
For those interested: (haven’t seen it yet): The latest Scott Ritter
Being told its very educational. https://youtu.be/ccRN43v7pDQ
Interview with a Russian counterpart.
Also, Pepe on the grain deal:
No pain, no grain: Putin’s Black Sea comeback
“After the western military attack on Sevastopol briefly halted Russian grain transports, Moscow is back in business with a stronger hand and more favorable terms.”
https://thecradle.co/Article/Columns/17727
James Taylor; Ol’ Man River
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOEwBcFxx94&list=PLKFNUiXHnOpY9oPk_mrFkD8lGDyH7tdUV&index=13
Ol’ Man River (Jerome/Hammerstein)
There’s an old man called the Mississippi
Now that’s the old man that I like to be
Oh, what does he care if the world’s got troubles?
What does he care if the land’s not free?
Ol’ man river
That ol’ man river
Well, he must know somethin’
But he don’t say nothin’
He keeps on rollin’
He just keeps rollin’ along
Man don’t plant taters
And he don’t plant cotton
Yes, and them those plants them is soon forgotten
He keeps on rollin’
He just keeps rollin’ along
Oh, you and me, we’re just the same
Bodies all achin’ and wracked with pain
Tote that barge, better lift that bale
You get a little drunk and you land in jail
I get weary
And sick of tryin’
‘Til I’m tired of livin’
And I’m scared of dyin’
But ol’ man river, he keeps on rollin’
That ol’ man river, he just keeps on rollin’
I said that ol’ man river, keeps on rollin’ along
Ol’ man river
It seems both Finland and Sweden soon may have nuclear wepaons.
What are we defending?
I don’t know about Finland but in Sweden we ceartainly must defend all our homeless people and
the poor pensioners who search garbage bins for food…
With our new government beggars will be forbidden. So we don’t need to defend our beggars since they will be outlawed…
Nuclear weapons? We really must defend our high unemployment and inflation. Our famous “no go zones” with criminal gangs don’t need protection. They are since long armed with lethal wepaons. Nato leftovers?
One wonders. One really wonders.
I really wonder what is wrong with people? They seem to be trapped in a twilight zone?
Happy with no worries in a fantasy la la land?
The easiest way out is denial.
Master and Margarita by Bulgakov. Мастер и Маргарита.
I do have a black cat.
Re: Scholtz’s visit to China
Whichever way one looks at it, Scholz’s China visit is doubtless an open defiance of US’ Indo-Pacific Strategy to contain/decouple/encircle/bully China. It can be a precursor to shift in German policy toward Russia – as well as a return to ‘ostpolitik’.
This may well rock Scholz’s coalition with the pro-US Greens, but he’s preparing the ground also to explore the option to form a grand coalition with the CDU, which is in fact what German business & industry want for speedy economic recovery, instead of chasing chimeras as US’ poodle.
German chancellor has changed his stance, wants ‘common ground’ with Russia, says Turkish president
“Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s remarks came during live interview”
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/politics/german-chancellor-has-changed-his-stance-wants-common-ground-with-russia-says-turkish-president/2728159
via MKB
Oh shit, the freaking murdering whack job that has terrorized Palestine for years has been re elected to head up the Apartheid State. Iran bomb memes to follow.
Cheers M
Thinking about deceptive rhetoric…and the fellas of US Army out there in 404 inspecting weapons… well, it’s part of a rigorous protocol that when you propose to use a weapon, you must first inspect it…just sayin’…. Think about it…
Some say that the admission that they US fellas are there is because some many are already “cargo 200”, and the bodies have to be sent home… Others say that the fellas are manning the weapons… Why not both?
meantime Betrayus shills for war https://www.theamericanconservative.com/playing-at-war-in-ukraine/ and his brother officer for caution> https://www.theamericanconservative.com/will-biden-gamble-on-a-ukraine-coalition/
The nazijunta as good as says they’ll rig the election> https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-white-house-declares-gop-are-not-going-to-accept-election-results?utm_campaign=64474
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About “Cuban Missile Crises” discussed elsewhere…I remember the Soviet term for that contentious time as “The Caribbean Crises”
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In 404 I note that it seems the powergrid target set does not include the prime movers, only transmission machinery and nodes.
FYI: Turkey continues to stall Sweden and Finland’s entry into NATO.
Great analysis of the recent Biden National Security Strategy (NSS) announcement
SCOTT RITTER: A ‘Dangerous, Bloody & Dirty Game’
https://consortiumnews.com/2022/11/03/scott-ritter-a-dangerous-bloody-dirty-game/
Think about what’s being said here. When has any buyer/s in any market ever been able to set the price of a product?
I mean seriously.
G7 have agreed to set a ceiling on the price of Russian oil. Russia will now ensure the G7 aren’t in receipt of their oil which shouldn’t be an issue anyway given they wanted a Russian oil embargo anyway.
https://www.reuters.com/world/exclusive-g7-coalition-has-agreed-set-fixed-price-russian-oil-source-2022-11-03/
The theory is that if left alone, each small country would try to out bid each other until neither side could afford the cost, but would have to pay anyway taking the hit on the supply side and austerity.
The cap would be some limit on the unskilled bidders and instead have all the small countries bid as one country and split the cost evenly from the spot ruble price.
Almost like kids at the candy auction store w/a lot money, but very little candy to bid on.
Actually you have mooted a very interesting question in ” When has any buyer/s in any market ever been able to set the price of a product?”
There are several examples that come to mind. I believe that people speak of a “buyer’s market” and a “seller’s market”. Generally, they say, a buyer’s market occurs when supply of a product or service exceeds the demand.
Naturally, in some examples, violence or other force.is applied to create a shortage of prospective buyers…for example, if a great plague were to depopulate a vast region, then fire-wood and farms would become cheap.
Recalling also Casablanca…”diamonds! diamonds! madam…are a drag on the market” (as I recall the dialogue)
They say too that when business is slow the whores bargain down with their prospective johns.
It may be that the price of German manufacturing plant is the object, not so much the price of petro…
@ https://youtu.be/0Vf_slFagyQ we see Emperor of China and a German supplicant… Evidently Herr Scholz has been taken in hand by the Industrialist Junta… And China has a buyer’s market…
Monopsony – a situation in a market in which there is only one buyer for goods or services offered by several sellers:
Since most of the biggest marketplaces are run by buyers, they tend to risk monopsony.
In economic theory, market situation in which there is only one buyer. An example of pure monopsony is a firm that is the only buyer of labour in an isolated town. Such a firm is able to pay lower wages than it would under competition.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/monopsony
UN Rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese: the Israeli coloniser doesn’t have the right of ‘self defence’. Furthermore she said, “the elimination of #Apartheid would not by itself be enough to end the ordeal of the #Palestinian people.”
Francesca Albanese’s illuminating first report as UN Special Rapporteur on Occupied Palestine
https://richardfalk.org/2022/10/31/francesca-albaneses-illuminating-first-report-as-un-special-rapporteur-on-occupied-palestine/
Note: Richard Falk is an international law and international relations scholar who taught at Princeton for 40 years.
Latest:
Ukraine Russia War What’s Happening? Scott Ritter w/ fmr Judge Napolitano (19:26) https://youtu.be/KyoYPXCEqBE
Key takeaway (IMO)
re: David Betrayus’ floating the idea of “the coalition of the willing”
“The Polish are very enthusiastic because they have between 10 and 30 000 troops already on the ground in Ukraine fighting on the front lines. That’s real, I mean they’re suffering casualties but neither they, the Ukrainians nor the Russians I mean the Russians are talking about it but the Russians are like if you want to die come, come we can’t stop you.
Europe’s not enthusiastic about that because Europe is concerned about Poland pulling NATO into this this conflict. There’s no enthusiasm in Europe right now to send a non-Polish troops into Ukraine. There’s zero enthusiasm. No one has the structure even the United States, you know we have the 101st Airborne slight infantry with helicopters going into a heavy armor, heavy air defense environment they won’t last long.
The Polish troops are good, maybe can defend but they’re not good on the offensive. In terms of the regular Polish Army coming in, the post troops that are going in right now are joining a Ukrainian Army that’s been built from scratch by NATO to carry out offensive operations. But the Romanians don’t have a capable military; the Bulgarians don’t want to play; the British, their army can fit into a soccer stadium, so not much there, so the the fact of the matter is NATO, even if they had the desire to get involved they don’t have the ability to get involved and there is no desire to get involved …”