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Wars Rarely Achieve Their Initial Goals: The Curse of Second-Order Effects
by Charles Hugh-Smith Initial victories do not guarantee the war will be won. Rather, they arouse the most dangerous enemy: the fatal hubris of over-confidence. War tops the long list of human folly for a basic reason: it rarely achieves …
Sanctions Are Going To Devastate Russia Economically, But They Are Going To Devastate Us Economically Too
by Michael Snyder The economic sanctions that have been imposed on Russia by western powers are really going to hurt. But they aren’t just going to hurt the Russians. The measures that are now being implemented are going to be …
If The U.S. Military Attacks Russian Forces, Will Vladimir Putin Use Nuclear Weapons Against Us?
by Michael Snyder All of a sudden, there is a lot of talk in the mainstream media about establishing a “no-fly zone” over Ukraine, and that should deeply alarm all of us. Because establishing a “no-fly zone” over Ukraine would …
My State Of The Union Rebuttal: WTI Crude UP 126% Since Jan 1, Gasoline Prices UP 61% (GDP Near Zero, Inflation Still Rising)
by confoundedinterest17 President Biden is giving his first State of the Union address tonight with rebuttals from Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and The Squad’s Rashida Talib (yes, a Republican is giving the rebuttal to Biden’s SOTU speech, and a Democrat is …
Zuckerberg’s Facebook empire collapsing
Via RT.com Meta has lost nearly half its value in the last six months Once the world’s sixth largest firm with a valuation of over $1 trillion, Facebook’s parent company Meta finished Thursday’s trading with a value of $565 billion. …
Poland Says Will Not Send Planes To Ukraine
Polish President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday said his country would not send military planes to Ukraine since it would be seen as “military interference”. Duda was speaking alongside NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg during a visit to Poland’s Lask airbase. “We …
Hackers rename Putin’s £73million superyacht ‘FCKPTN’ and change destination to ‘Hell’
Hackers Anonymous renamed Vladimir Putin’ s £73million superyacht “FCKPTN” and made it look as though it had crashed into Snake Island, in another attack on the president. The group broke into the vessel’s maritime data and changed its destination to “Hell”, before changing …
Mark Nestmann: Canada Reveals The “End Game” For Money
From the Nestmann Group: For most of human history, “money” was a physical commodity. Ancient peoples traded gold, silver, beads – even giant stone disks. When money was scarce, people bartered. For instance, at the end of World War II, cash …
Kamala Harris mocked for child-like explanation of Russia-Ukraine war
During an appearance on the syndicated “Morning Hustle” radio program, Harris was asked by co-host Headkrack to explain the conflict “in layman’s terms for people who don’t understand what’s going on and how can this directly affect the people of …
UCLA student interviews are hilarious
I went to the UCLA campus to ask Biden supporters to name a singe accomplishment in his first year….spoiler alert, it didn’t go well h/t javierruizleon
Ukraine being supported by fake social media. Hmmmm?
Anumber of popular stories chronicling Ukraine’s resistance against Russia’s ongoing invasion – including those promoted by U.S. Congressmen, media outlets, and even conservatives online – have turned out to be false, despite garnering millions of shares and likes. The viral, …
BLM co-founder who went on mansion-buying spree complains she’s the ‘fall guy’ over financial scandals
Speaking to The Guardian, Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors, who went on a mansion-buying spree, claimed that she was the “fall guy” for the organization, “a movement,” she said, that is much bigger than her. It was in May 2021 …
Biden Makes Sick Claim About What Republicans Are Secretly Doing
Joe Biden claimed Monday that Republicans want to disenfranchise black voters in a speech at the White House celebrating Black History Month. Biden claims Republicans are trying to ban black votes “from even counting” pic.twitter.com/hTDb5YiyzJ — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) February …
Ukraine supplies 70% of the world’s neon. Chip makers are on edge.
Again, the world’s major chip and semiconductor companies are watching the conflict closely as the Russian invasion of Ukraine will likely hamper the supply of neon. Neon is used in lithography to make microchips. Currently it appears the larger chip …
Pfizer documents the FDA wanted sealed until 2097, are being released today.
by Constant-Tadpole-227 It’s pretty straightforward. The war I am not going to get my two bits in about, but can’t help feel something unusual in regard to the timing if it all.. I find it amazing how Putin has managed …
James Corbett: What the Corporate Press WON’T TELL YOU About Russia/Ukraine/NATO
The Libertarian Institute: https://t.co/dxO6VGjYUpOdysee: https://t.co/S1iuYT0HKdBitChute: https://t.co/2sdqL0yTrj Minds: https://t.co/gVtc2yJdIQFlote: https://t.co/d67nH7Vs3WArchive: https://t.co/cfTIpReokv pic.twitter.com/Jh9vywRJIi — Voluntaryist Keith (@an_capitalist) March 1, 2022
China’s property developers face bond payments worth $19.8 billion in the first quarter of 2022
https://www.asiafinancial.com/china-evergrande-debt-crisis-five-developers-on-the-brink This year is likely to witness the collapse of more Chinese property firms as the China Evergrande debt crisis rumbles on. Tight funding access, falling sales and rising debt repayment pressures continue to intensify an unprecedented liquidity crunch for …
MAGIC BULLET: Unprecedented Western sanctions strangling Russian economy…. Bank of China cuts off Russian oil trades?
Unprecedented Western sanctions strangling Russian economy. As Russian President Vladimir Putin wages war against Ukraine, his country’s economy has begun to collapse under the weight of unprecedented penalties from the Biden administration, United Kingdom, European Union and other major economic …
Just 23% of Democrats choose Biden, who faces ‘landslide’ loss to Trump.
Just 23% of Democratic primary voters would choose President Joe Biden for a second term, a “shocking” sign of his unpopularity within liberal ranks, according to the latest look at the 2024 race. Former first lady Michelle Obama, meanwhile, is …
The Russia “Dip”
by justcool393 Okay so some of the people in the daily thread and some of the other threads have been looking for a “ruble comeback” or whatever looking to buy the Russia dip. Before we all start buying Russian sperm banks …
Putin bans cash exports from Russia exceeding $10,000 in value – Kremlin
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-bans-cash-exports-russia-exceeding-10000-value-kremlin-2022-03-01/ MOSCOW, March 1 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree banning cash exports of foreign currency from Russia exceeding $10,000 in value with effect from March 2, the Kremlin said in a statement.
Queensland/NSW flooding: ‘A tragedy unfolding in front of our eyes’
As the clouds began to part in flood-ravaged south-east Queensland, providing the Sunshine State with its first glimmer of sunlight in several days, bands of heavy rain converged over the Northern Rivers of NSW on Sunday and Monday, causing record-breaking …
Wake up honey, new Pelosi financial disclosure just dropped
by pdwp90 Here’s a link to the disclosure. Pelosi exercised: Up to $5M in call options in $AAPL Up to $5M in call options in $DIS Up to $1M in call options in $PYPL Up to $500K in call options in …
AMC is charging more for ‘The Batman’ tickets as it tests out a new pricing model
AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron said the movie theater chain is testing out variable pricing in the U.S. That means newly released films could cost more than other films playing in the same theaters at the same time. The first …
West Sanctions Russian Central Bank And Sets Off Turmoil In All Markets
by Harvey Organ of Harvey Organ Blog //THE WEST SANCTIONS THE RUSSIAN CENTRAL BANK//REMOVES SWIFT FROM MOST RUSSIAN BANKS AND THAT SETS OFF TURMOIL IN ALL MARKETS: GOLD CLOSED UP $12.95 TO $1899.25//SILVER CLOSED UP 31 CENTS TO $24.31 AS LONDON’S OPTIONS EXPIRY …
The SP500 chart from the crash in 2008 is a direct replica of todays chart…
by Tripartist1 Take the few months leading up to the 08 crash and copy from there to the bottom of the crash. Overlay it onto the current chart, adjusting for time and % differences. The two charts are almost carbon …
Seriously, who writes this garbage?
https://twitter.com/RJRCapital/status/1498801046478544896