TheOldGuy @TheOldGuy@qoto.org
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian fascist invaders.
I am a 73 year old Covid hermit who
lives on 10 acres in a sparsely populated area of the Ozarks. I heat with wood that is leftover by the lumber industry. When cutting oak for lumber only the trunk is used.
The largest town is population 2993. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.
Joined Dec 2022
Jack Smith had a close encounter with Trump.
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/jack-smiths-close-encounter/55032/
From now onward, when I think of North Carolina, I am going to be hearing banjo music in my mind.
I https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/its-a-pandemic-of-lunacy/55026/
Zelenskyi's evening speech
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Today, I had the opportunity to thank the employees of our defense industry - people who have dedicated their lives to the Ukrainian army. They make our weapons that prove themselves at the front, at sea, in air strikes against the Russian system of war. Thank you for Ukrainian shells, guns, drones, our missiles, our electronic warfare systems - for everything that helps our soldiers fight and saves lives of Ukraine and Ukrainians.
There will be even more of our weapons, shells, drones, and electronic warfare systems. Today I met with employees of one of these defense companies. We don't talk about this officially. Now, in times of war, we cannot openly show everything we can really do. After the war, of course, we will express our gratitude openly. These are people who have found a way to make our state stronger. Significantly. And every day we accumulate more and more of this strength. Such a necessary force - such a long-range force of ours. 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
🔥 "The three facilities hit by Ukrainian drones in the past two days account for about 10% of Russia’s oil-processing capacity" - Bloomberg
The strike on Rosneft’s refinery in Ryazan about 200 km (124 miles) southeast of Moscow was on a facility that has a capacity of 17.1 million tons a year, or around 340,000 barrels/day.
It is a major supplier of motor fuels for Russian regions around the capital. It’s the second casualty of Ukrainian strikes that have damaged facilities accounting for more than 10% of Russia’s oil-processing capacity in the past two days.
Later on Wednesday, the independent Novoshakhtinsk refinery in Russia’s southern Rostov region halted operations after a drone strike, regional governor Golubev said, while giving no details of any damage. The facility has a capacity of 5.6 million tons per year, or around 112,000 barrels a day.
The latest wave of attacks that started Tuesday damaged a unit of Lukoil PJSC’s Norsi refinery in Nizhny Novgorod and hit an oil depot in the Oryol region.
Ukrainian drones also repeatedly targeted Surgutneftegas PJSC’s major export-focused Kinef refinery in Kirishi, on the Baltic coast, according to Leningrad region Governor Drozdenko.
The strikes on oil facilities aim to disrupt Russia’s exports and fuel supplies to the Russian army on the front lines.
“We are fighting everything that finances Russia’s army and the war,” Andriy Yermak, Zelenskiy’s chief of staff said, after Russian air strikes killed and injured civilians in three cities overnight. “Russia is fighting civilians and apartment blocks.”
Oil prices rose more than 2% on Wednesday amid signs of tightening supply, including declining US inventories and continued drone attacks on Russian refineries.
“Not only are crude oil prices rising, but [the attacks] will also curtail Russian diesel exports and perhaps turn them into a gasoline importer. Russian customers need to seek alternative supplies, and Russia needs to buy from the world market,” said Andy Lipow of Lipow Oil Associates on Wednesday.
US House minority leader Jeffries pressures Johnson to bring up Ukraine aid for vote next week
“The clock is ticking, and we have to get the bipartisan national security bill over the finish line before we leave town next Friday, March 22 — before we leave town,” Jeffries said Wednesday during a press briefing in the Capitol. “It’s reckless to do otherwise.”
Several prominent GOP committee heads have also stressed the importance of providing more military help to Kyiv amid recent Russian advances.
And on Tuesday, Polish President Andrzej Duda met with congressional leaders, including Johnson, to deliver warnings that a Russian victory in Ukraine would put Poland in the crosshairs next.
Jeffries on Wednesday was quick to highlight Duda’s message, warning that a Russian invasion of a NATO ally would likely accelerate U.S. involvement, putting American troops in harm’s way.
“We cannot allow Ukraine to be overrun by Russia, because what will happen is that American lives are likely to be on the line — unless we were to believe that if Putin wins in Ukraine, he stops there, when he didn’t stop in Georgia, and he didn’t stop in Crimea,” Jeffries said.
In an attempt to break the deadlock, Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) this week launched a discharge petition designed to force a vote on the Senate Ukraine bill over the objections of Johnson and his leadership team.
The discharge petition was launched on Tuesday and Jeffries noted that it has already attracted almost 180 signatures, of 218 needed.
Democrats struggle to get all 213 of their members to sign the petition given progressives' opposition to Israel aid.
"I'm not going to sign a discharge petition with Israel aid, that's my problem," Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, told Axios.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), asked whether she will sign on, told Axios, "I don't believe so right now."
TOP NEWS TODAY 🇺🇦🦅
🔥 Ukraine attacked three oil refineries with drones: in Ryazan, Kstovo and Kirishi.
🦅 At night, UAVs attack Voronezh, Kursk, Leningrad, Belgorod and Bryansk regions.
💥 UAVs attacked the Russian Air Force airbase in Buturlinovka and military airfield in Voronezh.
🇺🇸 The new assistance package also includes shorter-range ATACMS missiles, - WSJ
⚡ "We will inflict losses on Russia, they will feel the losses", - Zelensky
🇫🇷 On Thursday, Macron will address the nation and touch on the situation in Ukraine.
🇺🇦 Ukraine plans to mobilize 500.000 people, 330.000 will replace military on the front line.
😮 Legion "Freedom of Russia" intends to eventually march on Moscow, - Newsweek
🚀 Ukraine has been pushing the Pentagon to provide long-range ATACMS (180 miles), - WSJ
✅ EU ambassadors give green light to a 5 billion euro top up for arms purchases for Ukraine.
Goodbye Peter. Won't miss you
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/goodbye-peter-navarro/55037/
LLC "Ukrainian Armored Technology" has successfully completed testing of the 10-seater specialized armored vehicle "Novator" equipped with the domestically produced combat remote-controlled module "TAVRIA-14.5".
The "TAVRIA-14.5" combat remote-controlled uninhabited turret features a 14.5 mm caliber machine gun (KPVT) with a 200-round ammunition capacity. It utilizes the latest and unique weapon control system, including a high-quality stabilization system, enabling target acquisition, tracking, and precise firing at moving enemy targets. Equipped with an optical-electronic module, the "TAVRIA-14.5" can detect targets at distances exceeding 5 kilometers, both day and night.
The armor protection level meets NATO standards — STANAG 1, ensuring adequate protection for the body, optical-electronic module, and weapon control system blocks.
☠️ Joint appeal of the Russian Volunteer Corps, the Russian Freedom Legion and the Siberian Battalion to the governors of Kursk and Belgorod regions Roman Starovoit and Vyacheslav Gladkov.
The liberation of the Russian regions from the Kremlin terrorist regime continues in these minutes. Massive strikes are now being launched against Putin's forces in the Belgorod and Kursk regions.
We call on the authorized persons of these regions, first of all the governor of Kursk region Roman Starovoit and the governor of Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov, to immediately announce evacuation from the entire territory of the aforementioned regions and evacuate civilians without delay.
Civilians should not suffer from the war, and any casualties in the process of fighting will be on the conscience of Starovoit and Gladkov.
We demand from the governors to stop following the criminal orders of the Kremlin regime and not to prevent the evacuation of civilians from the combat zone, who themselves have already decided to leave their homes and save the lives of their families.
The operation to liberate the Kursk and Belgorod regions will continue until all the set goals are achieved. Victory will be ours!
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Judge Cannon shot down Trump because she had no choice
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/judge-aileen-cannon-just-shot-down-donald-trump-big-time/55024/
There may be more Republican resignations arriving soon.
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/more-house-republican-resignations-may-be-on-the-way/55022/
Joe Biden dominates at the polls https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/sheer-utter-dominance-on-the-part-of-joe-biden/55006/
Stefanik omitted a few facts.
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/joe-biden-campaign-slam-dunks-elise-stefanik/55012/
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian fascist invaders.
I am a 73 year old Covid hermit who
lives on 10 acres in a sparsely populated area of the Ozarks. I heat with wood that is leftover by the lumber industry. When cutting oak for lumber only the trunk is used.
The largest town is population 2993. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.
Joined Dec 2022
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