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As far as energy inputs go, imma filing renewables with wunderwaffen weapons just over the hill to save the Ukraine. Lotsa vapor ware in the economy right now.

S’funny how some are unable to look at what’s happening to the European economies after throttling NG inputs and feel the need to wave away oil inputs as they they know something. Again, hurts us a bit. Hurts Europeans more. No telling what alternative markets will form outside the dollar market but I’m guessing with the amount of money at stake, one will. Another push for countries to dedollarize if there’s an alternative bobbing to the surface.

All gas, no brakes. Har! Neocons have such a hard on for great games yet their so awful at it. What have they improved on since taking over state with Busch jr.?

If you looking at the price cap another way, Russia will refuse to sell to any country that participates in cap (as they’ve stated they would), that’s taking a lot of oil off the market. Leaves less. OPEC can’t allow this either. OPEC’s already announced a production cut. Money to be made. Oil line goes up on the trading floor. Russia sells less oil at much higher price to others. Makes more money after cap. Could happen. NG market did exactly that. Your hand wave looks dubious.

Yes, western media is saying Putin’s threatening nukes. My read from his speech is the same still. Eff around and find out. I’m guessing what are reaction would be with Russian weaponry, advisors Mercs, near our borders.

dAs wudDaBouTism cHunKs!

Once the breakaways are incorporated, probably friday, any attack on them will then be an attack on Russia itself. It’s no longer an SMO. Becomes full on NATO vs. Russia.

Your last description of Russian military has been repeated since the start of the SMO by yellow cake news co. in the west.
I’m not reading those characterizations outside NATOstan, funny enough. ‘Russia’s running out of ammo, soldiers, fuel, etc’… a 3/1 disadvantage for Russia with their incompetent army hasn’t run out of anything and seems to be holding its own against the US supplied wunderwaffens and proxy army (yay! Another way Congress need not do its job with declaring wars) curtesy of US taxpayers and a few steak dinners for some Congress critters.

What’s it now? $70-80,000,000,000 and counting. What’s it for again? Something to do with something that doesn’t with Yemen, Libya, Syria, etc..

Remember the terms that Russia was willing to settle for back in December? Yes to joining EU. No to joining NATO. Gawd, how horrible. This is so much better. Blueanons getting their war finally. And what a war!

Anyhow, whose up for direct military conflict with a nuclear armed superpower? Who’s enlisting here at the Rant?

Most of us are past what even Ukraine is accepting so you'll get no volunteers from us.

We just do internet surveillance of opposing views and come here to pronounce them nonsense.

Consider us the thought police. We are here to judge you and will let you know if your opinions are valid and in line with other strongly held (and acceptable) opinions endorsed here.

Hmmmm…

I’ve been thinking the rant has devolved into more of a self reenforcing Blueanon site repeating whatever gets fed to that crowd from their branded media. All evidence to the contrary, loyalty to the narratives are a premium here now. Dissenting opinions have been run out for the most part.

Anyhow, this thread started with Gilbert Doctrow’s analysis of the situation back in January. An analysis that proved to be accurate. I’ll leave it with his most recent piece:

‘ Looking beyond Ukraine’s possible loss of statehood, a Russian victory will mean more than an Afghanistan-like bloody nose for Washington. It will expose the low value of the U.S. military umbrella for EU member states and will necessarily lead to re-evaluation of Europe’s security architecture, which is what the Russians were demanding before their incursion into Ukraine was launched in February.’

From ‘special military operation’ to open war

If accurate, what a waste of lives, material and energy just to arrive at a situation that could have been resolved back in early December. Sawed off Napoleons at state imagining themselves king of the world, A no. 1, emperors of the North Pole with their flocks of fanatic Blueanon Sardaukar internet warriors carrying out their online holy jihad against the ideological infidels. Liberalism truly is a stepping stone to fascism as has been argued by others.

Or just a bunch of old men waving their junk as PIA put it at the beginning of this thread. Anyhow, this isn’t door kicking in some third world country anymore. Looks like it’s about to get real. Have fun cheerleading

Reader Rant.

We read, we rant.

It is what it is. We are the last ones standing.

You've offered up your evidence...now we wait to see who's right.

I say Russia has f*cked up and will pay a steep price.

You say NATO has f*cked up and will pay a steep price.

"How to break your arm" has been a popular Google search in Russia since the mobilization...all flights out are booked solid.

Russia is not a happy place this morning if you are of fighting age. Thousands of protestors have been jailed.

Europe and the West have signaled that they will die on this hill. Russia's allies have told them to end it.

I had previously given Putin another decade of corruption at the Russian people's expense.

Three years tops, he'll be gone, more likely in the next six months...

Neville Chamberlain still insists that if we just give Hitler what he wants everything will be okay...

And of course, Vaughan Meader channeling Nikita Kruschev in the First Family comedy album skit about the state lunch with all the foreign leaders:

"Oh you don't have to order special for me. I'll have a bite of everybody else's!"



Even in 1962...we KNEW.
We KNEW that there was no realistic way to placate Russians then, and there's no realistic way to placate them now.

You need to give in to all of their demands...not just some of them.

Russia needs veto power over who joins NATO and who joins the European Union. etc.

It needs to annex neighboring countries for their resources. It needs to control energy prices throughout Europe.

Russia needs the ruble to become a more important currency. Russia needs for its athletes to be able to use performance-enhancing drugs.

Russia needs to be taken more seriously.

The rest of the world disagrees. Putin's allies disagree. Even Russians disagree. Russians are fleeing Russia to avoid the war.

As far as I know citizens of NATO-member nations are not fleeing. They are, in fact, volunteering for the war effort.

Military-Industrial Complexes worldwide have mobilized to produce and supply ordnance and delivery systems beyond the imaginations of such as you and I.

Iran is providing Russia with some drones.

Russia has mobilized 300,000 troops. It has no one to train them. And no one to lead them.

Gone to graveyards every one...when will they ever learn? All the best joined in that great armoured phalanx on the road to Kyev.

Only Putin can call it off.

The Russian sham referendum starts today.

A woman in Enerhodar explains how the referendum is being conducted in her mum’s street. "Three soldiers knock on your door, armed with machine guns. One is holding a referendum paper asking if you want to leave Ukraine and join Russia."
"You have to answer verbally and the soldier marks the answer on the sheet and keeps it." Similar reports from Kherson. Annecdotal, but guns and ballots usually don't sit well together.”
But in Russia, guns and ballots frequently DO go together.



Occupied Ukraine holds Kremlin-staged vote on joining Russia

BREAKING:
Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden.

(KTLA Channel 5)

Might be interesting to see if Snowden sticks around in Moscow when (or if) the knock at the door comes.

Wanna bet that Snowden gets conscripted now and will be in Ukraine before Halloween?

From WaPo:

Russia is most likely the first and only country in the world,” tweeted the exiled Russian dissident and oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, “where people flee not because someone invaded their country, but because they invaded another country.