Archive for the 'War' Category
U.S. Pushing Poland to Provide MiG-29s to Ukraine
March 8th, 2022Update: Poland Ready to Place All Its MIG-29 Jets at the Disposal of U.S. Via: Reuters: Poland is ready to deploy all its MIG-29 jets to Ramstein Air Base in Germany and put them at the disposal of the United States, and urges other NATO members that own planes of that type to do the […]
USA TO BAN IMPORTS OF RUSSIAN OIL
March 8th, 2022It represents 3% of U.S. oil imports. While that might not sound like much, with the high level of chaos already in the market, it’s going to mean more upward pricing pressure at the pump now than it would during more normal times. Via: Reuters: The White House is expected to impose a ban on […]
Is Putin the New Coronavirus?
March 7th, 2022Via: Ron Paul: President Biden’s “maskless” State of the Union signifies the near-end of the COVID tyranny we have lived under for the past two years. Fortunately for Congress, the President, and the Federal Reserve, the Ukraine-Russia conflict is replacing COVID as a ready-made excuse for their failures and a justification for expanding their power. […]
Putin Says Western Sanctions Are Akin to Declaration of War
March 5th, 2022Via: Reuters: President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Western sanctions on Russia were akin to a declaration of war and warned that any attempt to impose a no-fly zone in Ukraine would be tantamount to entering the conflict.
Elon Musk Warns Starlink Users in Ukraine That Russia Could Target Them
March 4th, 2022Update: Musk Says SpaceX Working on Cyber Defense & Overcoming Starlink Signal Jamming SpaceX reprioritized to cyber defense & overcoming signal jamming. Will cause slight delays in Starship & Starlink V2. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 5, 2022 Some Starlink terminals near conflict areas were being jammed for several hours at a time. Our latest […]
Ukraine: Fire Breaks Out at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant After Shelling
March 3rd, 2022Update: Fire Extinguished [???] Via: Reuters: Russian forces seized the largest nuclear power plant in Europe after a building at the complex was set ablaze during intense fighting with Ukrainian defenders, Ukrainian authorities said on Friday. Fears of a potential nuclear disaster at the Zaporizhzhia plant had spread alarm across world capitals, before authorities said […]
m o d e r n i t y 7
March 3rd, 2022To the mailbag again. Someone asked me what I thought about the Ukraine situation. I wrote back: There are no protagonists here. NATO is a street gang. Putin, and his circle of oligarch kleptocrats, who have plundered Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union, are another street gang. The crooks running Ukraine represent yet […]
European Gas Prices Soar as Russian Supply Concerns Mount
March 2nd, 2022Via: Reuters: British and Dutch gas prices soared over 30% on Wednesday morning, driven by anxiety over the continued supply of Russian gas and possible sanctions in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
Starlink Systems Delivered in Ukraine
March 1st, 2022That was fast! Remember the days when Starlink was just about bringing better Internet access to rural households? haha See, Musk Activates Starlink Internet Service in Ukraine for context: What is Starlink’s actual purpose? …the massive scale of the project and the rapid approval by the U.S. Government made me think that there had to […]
“Breadbasket Of World” Choked Off By Russian Invasion As Wheat Prices Soar
March 1st, 2022Via: ZeroHedge: Ukraine has earned the nickname “breadbasket of Europe” for its rich dark soil, vast wheat fields, and other farm goods. The Russian invasion has cut off the world from cheap and abundant wheat supplies. Ukraine and Russia are vital to the global food supply, accounting for more than a quarter of global wheat […]
