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Gatorubet

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  1. it is very true we gave them a ton of stuff, including a ton of stuff that was sunk by the Germans on the way there. But the waves of human mine sweepers was all on the Soviet Union - and it’s policy of “quantity having a quality all its own”
  2. Since they can’t vote for Trump again - or they won’t need to vote again because dictator gonna dictator - why on earth would Trump bail them out? It would make far more sense for Elon (who I think was just given a $1 trillion compensation package) and other oligarchs to buy up all the failed farms for .10 on the dollar.
  3. I’m reposting the map from last week showing the “major” oil refineries and their location. Note that Kirishi is at the top of the map. I wonder whether they flew the drones all the way over Belarus - or stayed in Russian territory the whole time.
  4. Sports fans, that’s 160,000 barrels a day that are not being produced - at the exact same time Russia is unable to supply gas to all its citizens and businesses.
  5. And speaking of coffee, I bought six of those giant Starbucks bags of whole beans at Sam’s last month. The Winn-Dixie near me went out of business this summer, and in addition to scoring a bunch of 50% off wine I bought the last four large cans of Black Silk coffee at a 70% discount. I don’t normally buy pre-ground, but there is no way on God’s green earth I can function without a large amount of coffee every day.
  6. My Manservant says that the foie gras prices are now unacceptable. He is wrong. They are fine. What is NOT fine is his subtle passive-aggressive display of unhappiness when advised that his Christmas bonus will be his continued employment.
  7. One too many Scotches and Armybrat will tell you about his now-worthless mastodon recipes.
  8. From the comments. I have not fact checked, but sounds correct.
  9. Gabrielle is a Bermuda/fish storm
  10. My monthly healthcare cost is around $700. True, my IRMAA increases that some, but I have no idea how people on a fixed income can deal with that. Now a whole lot of people will be losing their healthcare benefits along with their employment. And then there is the big shitty bill taking 10 million people off of Medicaid. They will kick in after the midterm elections. What a coincidence. The recession should be full on by November 2026, and 2027 should be an actual shit show for the country with lots of hungry and homeless people. The good news is that according to Fox News we can just kill the homeless and problem solved.
  11. if they can get up to 200+ flamingos, a month, that will overwhelm they’re already sketchy air defenses or rather quickly. Of course, the X factor is as this gets closer a desperate Soviet Union will try to destroy all electrical generation facilities - and maybe water purification/sewerage systems. Essentially Russia will go even more scorched earth on their attempt to create more civilian destruction to slow Ukraine down. And obviously, they will focus on flamingo and drone production sites. This is where being able to produce Ukraine munitions in NATO countries to be shipped across the border upon completion is critical. I doubt Russia sends missile strikes into Poland or Finland, or a Baltic nation, so I hope a large part of the production is outside Ukraine.
  12. Ukraine says they’re making one flamingo a day and hope to have it up to seven flamingos a day by October. So let’s give them 2.5 a day through September. 75 ICBMs along with their long range Drones should be enough to, if nothing else, maintain the current gas supply deficit. I still watch the Constantine inside Russia channel. I leave it on when I’m doing something else and pay attention when it strikes me. On Wednesdays he does his economic update. His latest said that 20 of 72 Russian provinces are reporting gas shortages. More importantly, numerous Russian businesses are doing their economic reporting, and several companies are reporting massive deficits and losses. Interestingly, the companies with severe losses include companies that make helicopters and other types of military supplies for the MOD. Like he said, how in the world with Russia devoting everything to its military goals and ordering and paying for gobs of military equipment, can those companies be approaching bankruptcy? He said it makes no sense in the west, but the answer is simple: the oligarchs are stealing all the money that is flowing into the companies right now - money coming in at record levels and yet somehow disappearing before it hits the books. The very best thing the West has going for it is that Russia will always be Russia. Russia always overcame its lack of technical skill and endemic corruption with numbers. They had enough people to make T-34 tanks and peasant soldiers to clear minefields by walking through them. Now they are a shrunken impoverished gas station that no longer has gas to sell because of sanctions and refinery attacks. Ukraine just needs to hang on another year. Not win, just survive. Because if they keep standing long enough, they will win. and this is interesting. He also said that there is a recent agreement for Russia to give a huge amount (20 billion dollars) of natural gas to Turkey for free. well, not for free. But instead of charging Turkey - Turkey promises to complete a nuclear power plant. they were both building that has since ceased construction. Think about that. In an ongoing war with Petro resources dwindling and despite being cash broke, Russia has apparently agreed to deliver $20 billion worth of natural gas to Turkey and not get any cash in return.
  13. Agreed. Road trip. Take the back roads. Grow a beard. Take a selfie in South Dakota of - I dunno - the world’s largest prairie dog statue maybe? Right after the Florida game.
  14. Somebody posted and mentioned that shithead and his gang will probably stop Social Security payments to ex-pats since he knows the people are leaving who hate him. I assume it will be by executive order, Roberts will ok it in the shadow docket, and Senator Collins will have grave concerns about it. I’m now thinking that living on the North California coast might be an option. More expensive, but fantastic outdoors and a very blue part of the country. if they stick the Louisiana National Guard in New Orleans, a large person of them will have political philosophies aligned with Tiger Droppings. I would be better off in the woods with a tiny home.
  15. The Nazi Germany metaphor was never more on target. Doing nothing/looking the other way/not saying anything is great short-term self preservation advice. Historically it is not so good to prevent bad things from happening on a nationwide level. I fortunately have the self-employed “fuck you” alternative, but I can see how protecting your family through continued employment is one of the things many people will do and just shut up when things get worse.
  16. About to take the pound hound to the dog park. You picked some fantastic weather to run around N’awlins. Your bag….European?
  17. First, I want to congratulate you for being the moving force during this difficult time and taking on all of these responsibilities to make sure all the other members of your family are taking care of fairly and respectfully. Unfortunately, not every family has a good son like you who has his own needs on the back burner and the family needs upfront. Kudos. I’m old enough to have lost both parents, and I was the one closest to Florida to take care of my mom when she went through assisted living to nursing home to hospice. And it is certainly not cheap the way the American model works (or doesn’t work). Selling the house would at least give your dad further assets to pay for those needs, although I’m not sure what the equity is or if it’s paid off. If he has a long extended stay in a nursing home and Medicaid is involved, Medicaid has his own rules about how much assets your dad can have before they kick in. I generally know there are special needs trusts that can be created with some of that liquid cash that won’t be counted against him. I’m pretty sure that there are time limits involved in how the assets are used - so that the money hasn’t moved right before he needs it to the detriment of Medicaid. Fortunately, there are wonderful experts in that field that can help you navigate it. That is a hell of a lot of moving parts you are dealing with friend. I’m sorry to hear about your MIL. And about you having Covid. And that you have to deal with most all of this yourself. As soon as you feel better, you can start seeking out people who actually know what the hell they are talking about and come up with a game plan. Ignore everything else I’ve said up to this point, and do one thing: take care of you and your physical and mental health. It seems a lot of people are depending on you.
  18. Let’s just ignore all the innocent people killed under the death penalty because you’re pretty sure that this one is OK. And ask yourself if the people seeking the death penalty - which would be the government - can be counted on to be impartial and to submit all of the Brady information they are required to disclose. Even though they routinely don’t. Even that bitch Nancy Grace was disciplined for hiding exculpatory evidence when she was a prosecutor. They do it all the time.
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