Archive for the 'War' Category
Russia: Ruble Down 20%, Stock and Derivatives Markets Closed
February 28th, 2022Via: CNBC: Russia’s central bank on Monday more than doubled the country’s key interest rate from 9.5% to 20% as its currency, the ruble, hit a record low against the dollar on the back of a slew of new sanctions and penalties imposed on Russia by Europe and the U.S. for its invasion of Ukraine. […]
Not The Onion: George W. Bush Slams Putin For Illegal Invasion
February 28th, 2022Via: Summit News: After George W. Bush slammed Vladimir Putin for illegally invading a country, Twitter users who weren’t born yesterday had some choice reactions. “Russia’s attack on Ukraine constitutes the gravest security crisis on the European continent since World War II. I join the international community in condemning Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion […]
PUTIN ORDERS RUSSIA’S STRATEGIC NUCLEAR FORCES TO HIGHEST ALERT LEVEL
February 27th, 2022Via: BBC: Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to put its nuclear forces on “special alert” – the highest level of alert for Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces. Speaking to top military officials, including Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, he said Western nations had taken “unfriendly actions” towards Russia and imposed “illegitimate sanctions”.
NATO ACTIVATION
February 26th, 2022Now we hold our collective breath and hope that nobody messes with GPS and/or GLONASS systems. Increasingly, it seems like Ernst Blofeld and SPECTRE are running this show. Via: Time: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has for the first time activated a military response force designed to boost the defenses of frontline nations in […]
Germany: Large Arms Shipment to Ukraine
February 26th, 2022I wonder what the plan is for keeping track of those Stinger missiles… Is there a plan? Via: ABC: In a significant shift, the German government said Saturday it will send weapons and other supplies directly to Ukraine, which is fighting to keep Russia from invading its capital city. Germany is also ready to also […]
Chernobyl: Hostage Situation [???]
February 26th, 2022Update: Russia Reportedly Takes Hostages at Chernobyl Nuclear Site Via: News: Ninety-two members of the Chernobyl power plant operational personnel were being held hostage, the Ukrainian ambassador to the US Oksana Markarova said during a press conference in Washington, D.C. — According to Jen… Via: Fox: Staffers at the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear site in northern […]
Musk Activates Starlink Internet Service in Ukraine
February 26th, 2022Cryptogon 2019: Recently Retired USAF General Makes Eyebrow Raising Claims About Advanced Space Technology: If you’re like me, you’ve been wondering: What is Starlink’s actual purpose? I didn’t entirely believe the prosaic narrative about better rural broadband Internet and a funding source for Elon Musk’s Mars aspirations, etc. Well, it might be about those things […]
Ukraine Says Russian Forces Blew Up Gas Pipeline in Kharkiv
February 26th, 2022If you live in continental Europe, you might want to make sure you have some extra sweaters and jackets on hand. Via: CBC: Zelensky’s office also said Russian forces blew up a gas pipeline in Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city.
US, EU, UK to Sanction Russian Central Bank, Block SWIFT
February 26th, 2022Via: AP: The United States, European Union and United Kingdom on Saturday agreed to put in place crippling sanctions on the Russian financial sector, including a block on its access to the global financial system and, for the first time, restrictions on its central bank in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine.
U.S. Considering Large Scale Use of Offensive Cyberweapons Against Russia
February 25th, 2022This is from an email I wrote to a friend a couple of weeks ago. After mentioning some aspects of the COVID scam, I wrote: The whole thing lurches from one giant scam to the next. I just hope the next one doesn’t involve mushroom clouds. Flash forward to today. I haven’t been posting much, […]
