Saturday, March 12, 2022

The White House is negotiating with Iran over gas but they strike our consulate and say nothing...not even CNN is reporting it!

 

My readers are telling me that Iran attacked Kurdistan and that the American counsel has been hit???

 Just plain wow.

Pass the fucking popcorn.  Shit is about to get interesting.  

But wait on the popcorn.  Need to fill up before the oil speculators drive up the price of gas another 5 dollars a gallon!

How crazy is the emotionalism over the world? I believe the sanctions/tariffs against Russia might plunge the world into a DEEP recession

 via Gizmodo

The military incursion has forced Ukraine’s two leading neon suppliers to suspend operations, a major disruption with global economic consequences. Neon is critically important to semiconductor chip manufacturing, and nearly half of the world’s semiconductor-grade neon originates from these two suppliers, Ingas and Cryoin, Reuters notes.

Reuters estimates the two firms produce between 45% and 54% of the specific type of neon needed to manufacture semiconductor chips. Under normal circumstances, Ingas pumps out 15,000 to 20,000 cubic meters of neon per month, with about 75% of that going directly into the chip industry. Global neon production reaches 540 metric tons per year, according to market research firm Techcet. While Cryoin halted operations on the day of the invasion, Ingas had managed to maintain production as Russian forces invaded, but it eventually halted operations this week due to the escalating conflict. That conflict hit close to home for Ingas on Wednesday when Russia’s military reportedly bombarded a maternity hospital in Mariupol, the city where Ingas is based, according to the World Health Organization.

Those disruptions pose a dire threat to an industry that just began its path to recovery from two years of pandemic-related supply chain shortages. Shocks from those shortages have led to production delays of everything from Ford F-150s to Apple electronics and just about everything in between.

Story here. 

You think the gas shock has hit you hard?  Wait till it continues down to damn near every consumer electronic device you buy. It will definitely hit our own military and industrial tech too.

We are not looking at an economic downturn/slowdown but if this drags on we're looking at a worldwide RECESSION or worse!

Cooler heads have to prevail or its gonna be bad for everyone...I'm not talking about just the war but the economic consequences of this thing too.

The anti-tank ambush team's tactics on this ambush are messing with me...

 

This freaking war man!

I definitely don't get the Russian mech troops response to this ambush but the more I look at it the more BATSHIT crazy the anti-tank teams tactics look.

They're not only within damn near danger close range to the enemy but they're almost within APS coverage range.

I don't know if they survived but I'm guessing they did judging from the reaction of the troops being ambushed.

BUT THEY SHOULDN'T BE!

Upon further review I don't think there are ANY LESSONS to be learned from this war.

We should treat it as an anomaly.

This thing is so weird, so disjointed, so freaking bat shit crazy that to try to apply this to any future conflicts would be setting ourselves up for failure.

Earlier I made the comment that we should reconsider the use of MBTs, IFV, APC and JLTV type vehicles in the attack.  That was based on how easily the Ukrainians have been picking off those vehicles.

I got pushback from readers and ya know what?  THEY'RE RIGHT!

The tactics are just terrible.

Canadian Textron Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle

via Reddit (I'm really digging Reddit's "Tank Porn" sub...its easier to access than the Sturgeon House which has much more info but requires serious digging to find it!)

Kids are awesome...hope this youngster joins the Army!

 


Elon Musk has been asked to 'turn off' all Tesla's in Russia

 via Independent.

Elon Musk has been asked to “turn off” Teslas in Russia as he has made superchargers free for people fleeing Ukraine in electric vehicles.


The entrepreneur was inundated with requests from his Twitter followers to shut down his company’s electric vehicles in the country as Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine continues.

A Google check has this story popping up all over the place.  But an "ask" (by Twitter followers) is meaningless.

What means a whole lot is that he apparently has the power to do this!

This is the danger of a corporatology.  They not only charge you for additional "services" but those services can be cut off for whatever reason they deem appropriate.

FUCK THAT!

This alone has me saying hell no to an electric vehicle.  The power grid is vulnerable enough, now you add this issue along with hacking and its just a non-starter to me.

Looks like I'll stick with old tech when it comes to transportation...until they screw us all and no longer provide spare parts.

Guess I'll switch to Alibaba?  What a fucked up beyond recognition world we live in.

Either I climb aboard the corporatology here at home or I support a potentially hostile nation that is at economic war with us?

God help us all. 

Friday, March 11, 2022

An update on the war from a Russian reader...

 Note.  We are all living in a fog.  The only info we're getting about the course of the war is from the Ukrainians and the vids are of only success.  We all know war don't work that way.  The Ukrainians MUST be taking hits and judging by the desperation coming from Zelensky things must be going badly (just watch his latest vids).

Below is an update from a reader of this blog that is Russian.  I don't ask you to believe everything he's saying but to consider it as another tidbit of open source information so that you can properly assess the war.

Remember the first casualty of war is the TRUTH!

From my Russian reader

replied in SNAFU!

- Volnovaha is almost totatlly destroyed. DPR shows that "civilian shield" will not stop them.

- Mariupol will be leveled for 7-10 days, according to people on the ground. DPR is going hard.

- Artillery shelling of Nikolaev started. They had very smug-face governor, who boasted "he gives russian forces 2 days to surrender" - we'll see. I suspect it will be the same as Kharkov - artillery and airforce polygon. Also step by step Nikolaev is encircled.

- Mega encirclement in Donbass is getting closer. Ukraianians cant pull out their troops because of RuAF, and sitting there gives no credit.

Popular take "you wont be able to control the territory". Well, some moves already made, on liberated territories:

- All debts to Ukrianian institutions are written off. Loans, heating, electricity, gas - everything is zeroed.

- Gasoline, heating, gas, electricity prices are normalized with Russian ones (which makes them from 2 times (fuel) to 3-7 times cheaper)

- Rumour: RosGuard started night raids, visiting "pro-ukrainian" citizens. Time to pay the price.

- On liberated parts of LPR\DPR local police and other services (like prosecutor's office) join LPR's service, after brief "filtration".

- Rumour: RosGuard units have briefed personell of nuclear plants that "this plant is now belongs to Rosatom and you will be adjusting your procedures to match".

- Mobilized infantry from DPR is deployed in Kherson as "security service". Very smart move, these are very allergic to Ukrainian flags and will not think twice before firing a shot

- Units for Ministry of Security Service of LPR deployed in liberated cities and filing the case. AFAIR mayor of Melitopol was arrested for his connections with Right Sector and now being interrogated.

- Supply chains are established via Crimea - local shops are supplied with all needed stuff via Crimea(for Kherson)

- Farmers are urged to prepare for season - they will be provided with fuel and all needed things to plant their stuff. Russia promises to give them full access to russian market (I suspect there will be direct buy-out of anything they'll grow)

- Radio and TV are russian ones.

- RosGuard reacts less and less liberal on pro-Ukrainian protests.

- No taxes until further notice.

So looks like full integration might be on the way, and scouting for Bandera's lovers isnt that noisy - some bounties here and there and eventually locals might start cooperating

My view?

This gives us a glimpse into what's going on in Russian controlled Ukraine.  It also (don't know if it was accidental or on purpose) gives us a small look-see into their ongoing operations. Time will tell how correct it is. 


Ukrainian and Russian Refugees Surge at US-Mexico Border

 via TIME

Migrant advocates say Sofiia and her family’s struggle has directed a spotlight on the Biden Administration’s embrace of Title 42, which has been the subject of an ongoing lawsuit against the U.S., at a time when a growing number of Ukrainians and Russians are attempting to request asylum.


According to a TIME analysis of CBP data, the number of encounters between U.S. border agents and Ukrainians and Russians at the U.S.-Mexico border increased 753% between FY2020 and 2021. In FY22 so far, the number of Ukrainians and Russians encountered at the border has already surpassed the previous two years, with the most significant uptick happening in the last six months, as Russia’s threats against Ukraine increased. CPB has not yet provided data for February or early March, making it difficult to more precisely track the influence of the Russian invasion.

Here 

Read the ENTIRE story and make note of dates when increased Ukrainian, Russia and "other than Mexicans" started crossing the southern border.

I've been accused of race baiting (funny as hell), but that will NOT stop me from asking difficult questions.

Fact.

The Biden administration's policy on immigration has led to an INFLUX of people from all OVER THE WORLD attempting to cross into the US via the southern border. This is a national security issue.  IT IS NOT A HUMANITARIAN ISSUE.  NOT FOR US CITIZENS!!

Fact.

This policy confusion has become a MAGNET to people which has resulted in a muddled policy with no clear answers.

Fact.

Unchecked immigration will/has led to numerous deaths of American citizens by criminal immigrants.  We can expect that to increase with the new rush.

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I contend that an immigration pause is necessary to get our house in order and to put in place a FAIR immigration system that accounts for the needs of the US first and foremost and allows for background checks of those that seek to enter the country.

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The war porn that the Ukrainian/Russian conflict has become will leave MANY Americans vulnerable to the plight of both Russians and Ukrainians.

This vulnerability (which is being led by the elite in an effort to drum up support for increased spending across the board and to distract the public from the economic CATASTROPHE that we're all staring down) will lead to MANY MORE unpleasant conversations.

Haitians that are facing criminality that borders on the barbaric were not allowed into the country.  Venezuelans are being denied when they live under an oppressive govt and are also facing rampant criminality. The list goes on.

If we swing open the doors to Ukrainians then how do you explain shutting it to other groups.  If you open the doors to all then how do you ensure that we maintain an orderly society?

Long story short?

Expect more and more heartstrings to be pulled while they distract you from a fracturing society, an ineffective federal govt, attempts to maintain the frontier via our military and increased social experimentation.

We are all being deceived and most are not noticing...and even fewer want to take a cold, hard look at the problem.

You do realize that while you've been transfixed by the Ukrainian war porn, the economy is falling apart around our ears...

 

Story here You're caught in the matrix. They're pushing the war in Ukraine to keep your eyes off rising food & gas prices (won't even touch on the staggering rise in other goods), crime, continuing covid "stuff" and a generally pissed off American public. The reality is that this is a crisis that they won't allow to go to waste and Putin is the PERFRECT fall guy for this lousy economy. Does anyone remember that before the war we were told that inflation was good? Then it was supply chain issues. Now its Putin. Wake up NEO!!!