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
Donnie Chump for Speaker? Yes, they are that crazy.
Allen Weiselberg just got out. Going back?
20-year-old Nina Kozyr died on October 5, 2023 in the village of Groza in the Kharkiv region. A Russian rocket that day killed half a hundred people.
Nina's husband and his family also died. The family gathered for a memorial dinner for the man's father, who was a defender...
Nina wanted to become a music teacher. She was a student of the Faculty of Physical Education and Arts of the Kharkiv Humanitarian and Pedagogical Academy. She also worked as a laboratory assistant at the same faculty.
She spent her free time with her family, friends, and was fond of embroidery.
"She was very kind and sincere. Everyone who knew her will say that she is a girl with a smile and the heart of the company. Nina is true friendship, support, tenderness, lightness and understanding in everything," said Anna Krikun, a friend of the deceased.
Nina is survived by her younger sister, father and other relatives.
Estonian volunteer organizations Vaba Ukraina ("Free Ukraine") and Ukraina Abi ("Help Ukraine") came under fire in Ukraine on Friday during a Russian missile attack, Vaba Ukraina reported, without specifying the location of the events, but publishing photos of the destruction.
According to the organization, their joint convoy with Ukraina Abi was hit by a missile, and the Russian Iskander missile fell 20 meters from them.
As a result of the attack, all vehicles were destroyed, but the volunteers were not injured
A LIKENESS OF PUTIN
A giant inflatable rectum has been installed in a shopping center in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
And Moydodyr (a Russian fairy tale character) invites you to enter it.
@liveukraine_media
https://t.me/liveukraine_media/14464
266 artillery systems destroyed
https://mil.in.ua/en/news/for-the-second-time-in-a-week-the-invaders-shot-down-their-own-su-35/
Can I buy that gunner a drink??
Aussie company has been shipping 100 drones a month to Ukraine
https://mil.in.ua/en/news/australia-supplies-ukraine-with-100-ppds-drones-per-month/
U.s. sanctions companies who sell U.S. chips to Russia.
https://t.me/United24media/14253
Donnie Chump promised to drain the swamp.
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/drained-the-swamp/52394/
I would actually like to see Jim Jordan as Speaker. The final nail in the GOP coffin ⚰️
https://open.substack.com/pub/jefftiedrich/p/useless-pantload-jim-jordan-wants?r=70k1h&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
In the photo is Denys Kozyr, who organized a memorial service yesterday in the village of Hroza for his father, Andriy.
The men went to fight in the early days of the war. Before the full-scale invasion, they were in Poland, but after Russia's attack, they returned home and went to the recruitment office. According to media reports, after three days of combat, the father received a fatal wound to the neck. He was buried in a military cemetery in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
In June, the son was discharged from service due to health conditions. He then returned to Hroza, got married, and decided to finally re-bury his father. About 60 people gathered for the memorial service — they were killed by a Russian missile. Denys, his wife, grandfather, grandmother, and his wife's mother all perished.
According to a report in the Financial Times, Russia is preparing to allocate significant funds for its military efforts in a potential war with Ukraine in 2024. To raise the necessary funds, the Russian government is increasingly relying on irregular sources of revenue, including one-time taxes and fees, and what are referred to as "voluntary donations" that Western businesses must pay when exiting Russia.
In 2024, the Russian government's financing plans involve irregular revenues to the budget reaching a historic high of 2.52 trillion rubles. This funding will come from various sources, including 800 billion rubles in social contributions from Russian companies. An additional 2 billion rubles are expected to come from new export duties tied to exchange rates, "voluntary donations" from Western companies, tax increases, reduced subsidies for energy producers, and higher utility tariffs. Excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco are also set to triple in 2024, contributing to these revenues.
However, analysts are skeptical about the feasibility of Russia raising all the required funds. There is concern that Russia may fall short of its projected revenues by about 1 trillion rubles due to an overly optimistic economic forecast. In such a scenario, the Russian government may resort to imposing additional one-time fees, as it has done in the past.
This information suggests that Russia is making significant financial preparations for potential military actions in 2024, although the ability to secure all the necessary funds remains uncertain.
The World Bank has revised its economic growth projections for Ukraine, predicting that the country's GDP will grow by 3.5% in 2023. This estimate represents a 1.5-percentage-point increase compared to the previous projection made in June.
Furthermore, the World Bank has improved its forecast for Ukraine's GDP growth in 2024, now predicting a growth rate of 4.0%, which is an increase of 0.5 percentage points from the earlier estimate. The forecast for Ukraine's economic growth in 2025 remains steady at 6.5%.
Several factors are contributing to this improved economic outlook for Ukraine, including a stable electricity supply, increased government spending, foreign aid, higher productivity, and growing confidence among consumers and businesses.
The resumption of economic growth in Ukraine, following the Russian Federation's invasion in 2022, has been attributed in part to increased government consumption, improved electricity supply, and favorable weather conditions boosting agricultural growth.
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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