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
Stoltenberg: There should be consequences for China for supporting Russia
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that over the past two years, 90 percent of Russian microelectronics has come from China, and that China is working to improve the capabilities of Russian satellites.
"The threats are not regional," Stoltenberg said. - China is fueling the biggest armed conflict in Europe since the Second World War, and at the same time it wants to maintain good relations with the West. Beijing cannot have both. At some point – unless China changes course – allies must make it pay. There must be consequences."
Tymofiy Haydarzhi lived in Odesa with his mother Anna, father Serhii and sister Lisa. Anna and Serhiy were believers.
Anna is the daughter of the pastor of the Odesa Peresypsk Church.
Serhiy was engaged in repairing and restoring car security systems, and in his spare time he was fond of photography and videography.
Anna was a florist and decorator. Decorated large city institutions, weddings.
When the full-scale invasion began, the family left the city for a while to live with Serhiy's parents. They stayed there for several weeks, and later decided to return home.
On the night of March 1, 2024, the Russians attacked Ukraine with drones, one of which hit the house of the Haydarzhi family. Father Serhiy and daughter Lisa miraculously survived, while mother Anna and little Timofey died.
That night, 12 people, five of them children, died in an attack on an Odessa high-rise building.
Currently Serhiy lives with his wife's parents from Lizi. The girl never understood what happened that night. But after the shelling, she began to feel anxious.
🫡 A mural in honor of the Hero of Ukraine Oleg "Malysh" Fadeyenko appeared in Pervomaisky, Kharkiv region
👤 The commander of the intelligence group Malysh in the ranks of the special unit of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine "Kraken", and later of the 3rd separate assault brigade, participated in many outstanding battles of the russian-Ukrainian war.
⚔️ Died on July 2, 2023 as a result of being wounded in a battle with the occupiers in the Bakhmut direction.
❗️ Awarded the Golden Star of the Hero of Ukraine (posthumously).
🤝 The mural was created on the initiative and with the support of comrades-in-arms and the wife of Oleh Fadeenko.
🫡 Honor and eternal glory to the Hero of Ukraine!
💔🕯️In Kyiv, they said goodbye to the pilot Valentin Korenchuk with the call sign "Bjodyar", who died on a combat mission.
He is one of the first defenders of the Kyiv sky, whose exploits, together with the actions of the Hero of Ukraine Vyacheslav Yerk, became the basis for the legend of the "Ghost of Kyiv".
These photos show Ukrainian soldiers after Russian capture…
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Just what the world needs. More Nukes
🔴 A report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reveals that Israel is significantly upgrading its nuclear capabilities. Enhancements are being made to the plutonium reactor in Dimona. Israel has approximately 90 nuclear warheads, which can be launched from F-16I and F-15 aircraft, Jericho missiles, and possibly Dolphin-class submarines. The report also notes that around 2,100 nuclear warheads worldwide are on high operational alert, with major contributions from Russia, the US, and China.
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Rose of Sharon. Once they start they keep going until frost. I have a 140 foot long row of them 5 feet apart. Most a single blooms in purple or white. I do have a few double blossoms in purple. I got a few of those because I think they ran out of the single blossom when I ordered 30.
So Friday I will get my heart monitor patch. They have sure shrunk those. I will also get a stress test. A treadmill. The one that really threw me is the appointment for the 30th. I had to call them back because I was sure they made a mistake. A CT scan on the 30th. Whatever that is. On a Sunday.
Just got back from looking over my zinnias which were planted late due to constant rain. About 2 inches high and need thinning.
Delivery of goods from China has risen in price to a maximum since the beginning of 2023
Russia has not only enough problems with paying for imports, but delivery prices have also jumped. The cost of delivering goods from China to russia every two weeks rises in price by at least a third.
Rail transportation is leading the price growth: now the delivery of a 40-foot container by train from Guangzhou, China, to Moscow will cost a record $8500, a study of the tariffs of transport companies showed. This is 40% more expensive than in early June, when the same route cost $6000, and 70% more expensive than in mid-May, when a container could be brought for $5000. Prices are now close to the peak values of early 2023, when prices for transportation from China were at their maximums.
The average rate of transport companies for the delivery of a 40-foot container by sea and rail from Shanghai to Moscow is about $7000. The cheapest way is by sea to St. Petersburg or Novorossiysk (rates are still up to $6000 per container), but there the period can even exceed 60 days - including due to the ongoing blockade of trade routes in the Red Sea by the Houthis.
Due to the fact that ships now have to go around Africa, bypassing the Cape of Good Hope, the duration of voyages has increased, and containers now return to China more slowly, which means that they need to be explained more by the head of Trans Synergy Stanislav Stankevich. In russia, the situation is complicated by the fact that it is not profitable to export containers back to China, because there is nothing to carry in them. This is a consequence of the imbalance in trade: Russia exports mainly raw materials, so real pyramids of empty containers have accumulated at key transport hubs in Central Russia, waiting to be sent to the East.
Importers warn that cost will further increase as demand is hig,h and there are not enough containers and railway platforms. Of course, delivery costs will be included in the price of goods.
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Putinistan is planning a coup in Moldova in October, a joint document of the USA, Canada and Great Britain is warning.
Russia intends to organize mass protests in Moldova if a pro-Russian candidate loses the election.
They attempt to foment negative public perceptions of Western governments and Moldova’s leadership, while degrading public confidence in Moldova’s ability to secure itself and maintain rule of law. Russia is currently supporting pro-Kremlin candidates for Moldova’s presidency and is exacerbating societal tensions.
These Russian actors are actively using disinformation and propaganda online, on the air, and on the streets to further their objectives. They are agitating criticism of the incumbent Moldovan president’s government and political party, in order to incite protests.
The goal is to create anti-Western sentiments among the population, to undermine democratic processes and hinder the European integration of the country.
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More Z-circus. Enters...
That's your call, Medvedev!
Medvedev promised to demand that the West compensate for the damage caused by sanctions
"We are going to calculate it in order to present the losses we have suffered to the countries that imposed sanctions on russia in a certain situation," drunk Dima said at a meeting of the "anti-neocolonial" movement "For the Freedom of Nations".
Because they are "unfair competition". "Maximum harm" will be inflicted on the US and its allies every day for the sanctions imposed on russia and mighty ruZZia will "cause damage in all places, paralyzing the work of their companies and government institutions. Literally destroy their energy, industry, transport, banking and social services."
He wants to calculate the damage to all countries against which the West imposed sanctions "in circumvention of the UN Security Council" which he says "are many". And it's only fair to demand reparations "for colonial policy."
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The Z-regime proposed to build "patriotic socialism" in Putinistan instead of a market economy - Moscow Times
In russia, it is necessary to build "patriotic socialism" instead of a market economy, which "fails" and does not ensure the prosperity of the country, said Minister for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic Alexei Chekunkov.
"The russian entrepreneur, having gone through the path of a speculator – a new russian – a businessman – a patriotic entrepreneur in one generation (there are no others left), in fact could not occupy a niche in the economy as the main engine of creation and progress."
Therefore russian entrepreneurship, due to the "sins of rapid accumulation of capital in the 90s," remained for most of society "something immoral and parasitic" which caused a "immune reaction" of "cleansing" by the security forces. Thus the share of the private sector has been steadily declining for twenty years and don't "conquer new markets" nor "are in the vanguard of innovations".
Now ruZZia will "develop a culture of service and creation" that are "more altruistic and patriotic, but no less competitive than profit hunters". The state will need to "launch the flywheel of rapid growth" with "bolder use of public debt."
So, ruZZia will defeat all with the "patriotic socialism", based on the "principles of justice, competition and culture".
The last one is especially funny. Okay, you do that, try again: USSR 2.0 based on Putinism. LMAO!
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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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