Putin Ready to Negotiate…

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Reminder https://t.co/vn0jOMBphI — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) February 25, 2022 Chinese President Xi Jinping held a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday, urging him to negotiate with Ukraine to defuse tensions https://t.co/YEl9j6BQEX — Bloomberg (@business) February 25, 2022 AC

Los Angeles Times: Op-Ed: Russia’s got a point: The U.S. broke a NATO promise

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Moscow solidified its hold on Crimea in April, outlawing the Tatar legislature that had opposed Russia’s annexation of the region since 2014. Together with Russian military provocations against NATO forces in and around the Baltic, this move seems to validate the observations of Western analysts who argue that under Vladimir Putin, an increasingly aggressive Russia … Read more

BLOOMBERG Energy and Commodities Columnist: Brent drops to $99 a barrel as the US makes clear it doesn’t plan to target Russian oil and gas

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Brent drops to $99 a barrel as the US mades clear it doesn't plan to target Russian oil and gas | #OOTT https://t.co/pTRvphZS93 — Javier Blas (@JavierBlas) February 24, 2022 And this is confirmed: European utilities are set to buy tomorrow more Russian natural gas (from Gazprom) via Ukraine pipelines. Yes, you read that right: … Read more

Europe and Russia need each other…

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Europe 🇪🇺 & Russia 🇷🇺 need each other pic.twitter.com/GcK1mlNNn2 — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) February 25, 2022 https://twitter.com/LizAnnSonders/status/1497194830660780033 European Central Bank chief economist Philip Lane told policymakers meeting in Paris the Ukraine conflict may reduce the euro zone's economic output by 0.3%-0.4% this year, sources told @Reuters #ecb #russia #ukraine #GDP #economy #centralbanks — Global … Read more

TRAVEL HELL: Man faces charges for urinating in SOUTHWEST cabin during flight…

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ACalifornia man is in federal custody after allegedly urinating outside the restroom during a Southwest Airlines flight last week between Dallas and Burbank, forcing the crew to divert the plane to Albuquerque. Samson Hardridge, 33, of Lancaster, Calif. appeared in federal court Wednesday on a charge of interference with flight crew members and attendants, the U.S. … Read more

Our Financial System Is Optimized for Sociopaths and Exploitation

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by Charles Hugh-Smith Let’s call this financial system what it really is: the MetaPerverse, a conjured world of self-serving cons. We live in a peculiar juncture of history in which truth has been banished as a threat to the maximization of private gain, i.e. the hyper-pursuit of self-interest. Evidence that supports a causal chain has been replaced by cherry-picked data that … Read more

Ahmaud Arbery Day Celebrated in Georgia

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by Chris Black Can’t believe this is real. This is beyond the pale of what even I expect from the GOP. It’s not an exaggeration to say that modern America literally worships Black criminals. Feb. 23 is now Ahmaud Arbery Day in Georgia. The resolution marking the date of his murder also notes a new … Read more

News media telling us what is going to happen…

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@Neloangelo314 Pushing RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA. How will Putin attack the West? Online banks and mobile phone reception will CUT OUT, nations will be hit by blackouts and the NHS will be crippled by hackers https://t.co/0iTC5MHQHs — Razor24 (@Razor2413) February 24, 2022 AC