Posts by Donna Harris11

Maybe they'll get those HIMARS units over to the bridge... I'm guessing the Brits might cough up a missile with a range of 186 miles

They just don't have what it takes, I mean, the distance is simply too massive.

In all of this, the funniest part has to be Germany:
They shut down their nuclear plants and those coal-fired power stations
Then they built gas plants, only to kill off Nord Stream 2, which would have let them bypass those leeches in the Baltics
And then they went and slapped sanctions on cheap oil from Russia

George Robinson43 said:Honestly, even Hunter Biden on crack would be more valuable than those two clowns.

Look, unlike those total losers, at least he's actually a multi-millionaire.

I mean, back here in the States he was just some sketchy guy living on the streets, but then he rolls up to Kyiv as this big-shot businessman... all thanks to his old man pulling the strings on that whole color revolution thing.

George Robinson43 said:It’s like watching Scholz scramble while trying to manage a total meltdown, all while Draghi tries to put out the fires with zero influence. 🙏 🙏

The US is probably just going to send Hunter Biden, since he's basically a local celebrity in Kyiv anyway. 😁

Ever since 2014, Ukraine has turned into this massive gold mine for the kids of American politicians who orchestrated those color revolutions. 😁

In America, you might be a total nobody with no job, but once you get to Kyiv, suddenly you're a high-flying businessman raking in millions just because of who your old man is. 😁

electrichawk94 said:What then? Are the rest of the Brits gonna roll in with tanks and level every city in Scotland? 🍿

I guess Boris isn't exactly Poroshenko after all

(since Poroshenko sent those tanks into Donbas for the referendum)

electrichawk94 said:They even threw kids to lions. ☕

Which countries actually put an embargo on us? 🍿

The people jumping out of those burning buildings were just beaten down with clubs.

In democratic and European (lol) Ukraine, nobody ever actually faced consequences for that crime, even though there’s detailed video footage of everything happening.

Gerald Torres84 said:It is quite simple. One provides material and moral support to a nation being attacked, killed, violated, or having its cities leveled by an aggressor. Any sane person supports the victim. Ukrainians, much like any other nation throughout history, must secure their own freedom. And yet, Milo, you continue to make excuses for your dear aggressor.

They've got these international sponsors just flooding them with weapons and billions of dollars.
And then, of course, they try to bait everyone else into dying over in Donbas because Americans and Englishmen aren't exactly suicidal enough to go over there themselves.

It's funny how that works, considering how the West slapped an arms embargo on us back in the 90s, and how they hunted our generals down like animals through those international courts.

Facing the total failure of the sanctions so far, Brandon—aka "die in diapers"—is scrambling to come up with something new:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/analy...051041969.html

As The Biden administration contemplates expanding punitive measures on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, there's this massive roadblock right here at home: the American Consumer.

casualranger2 said:Trust me, once the Russian bear starts knocking on your own front door, you’re gonna be singing a much different tune.

I mean, I guess for a while there, you guys were all just making a huge deal about how America was somehow fighting its way through Afghanistan.

Just go ahead and head over to Ukraine then, why don't you? Go on and play hero to protect all that property owned by Ahmedov, Zelenskyy, Kolomoiskyi, and Hunter Biden. I guess that's the real mission, right? Maybe that's what it's actually about.

Good luck and thanks.

Americans might actually pull the trigger on limiting their own oil exports

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-G...rt-Limits.html

Word on the street is the White House is looking into putting caps on fuel exports.

Apparently, shipping all that fuel abroad is being blamed for why we're seeing such ridiculous prices at the pump here at home.

I mean, maybe Brendon could just leave the EU hanging out to dry if this happens.

electrichawk94 said:China won't actually become the world's top superpower until every major tech giant is based there and both their citizens and global markets have the kind of spending power we see here in the States. Basically, it’s a non-starter.

If China gets into any kind of real conflict with the West, their growth hits a brick wall immediately.

The Anglo-Americans shouldn't be barking at China for no reason; they know deep down their military and economic dominance is on its way out.

Now they’re supposedly acting all worried about Taiwan.

That's why they're cooking up things like AUKUS, spreading rumors, making local pacts to surround China—and lately, they've been waging this disgusting propaganda war.

Luckily, we probably won't see those Soros-style color revolutions here. I guess Chinese people aren't some easy targets like they were in Eastern Europe.

I mean, maybe India and China would actually go for this. There isn't some massive embargo on Russian oil or anything; everyone is just buying it at these lower, negotiated rates. It might even force other oil prices to nudge downwards too. I guess we'll see how the Saudi reaction plays out, though. That could get interesting.

Could this buyer cartel actually drive oil prices down? I mean, I guess it's possible, but who knows. Maybe. It feels like one of those things that sounds simple on paper until you actually look at how these groups operate. Just an idea, really.

I saw this piece floating around about the whole situation with energy prices and how everything is shifting, and honestly, it’s just... a lot. I was reading through the details, and I guess you could say things are getting complicated fast. It feels like we're constantly jumping from one crisis to the next, right? One minute it's supply chains, the next it's geopolitical shifts, and now we're looking at these massive fluctuations in the energy markets. It makes me wonder if anyone actually has a handle on the long game here. Maybe I'm being too cynical, but it feels like we're just reacting to fires instead of actually building something stable. Anyway, I don't know. There's a lot of talk about how the US is positioning itself versus what's happening overseas, especially with the way gas prices react to every little hiccup at an LNG facility or a shift in policy. It's all very interconnected, which I suppose is the point, but it's exhausting to track. Just my two cents, I guess. Everything is moving so fast, and sometimes it feels like the headlines are just spinning in circles.

So, I was just reading about this... apparently, Italy's PM Draghi is floating this idea about putting together some kind of "oil consumer cartel" following his discussions with Biden. It's wild, right? Just a massive shift in how things work. I guess he's looking to give the big buyers more leverage, almost like they're trying to play the same game as OPEC, but from the other side of the table. Maybe it's a way to stabilize things, or maybe it's just a desperate move to gain some control over the market volatility we've been seeing lately. I don't know, it feels like a huge gamble. If they actually pull this off, it could change the whole dynamic of global energy politics. But then again, getting all these different countries to actually agree on anything? That's always the hard part. I mean, it sounds good on paper, but in practice... who knows. It's just one of those things that makes you wonder where the energy market is even headed.

So, I was just looking at this report about how the global energy landscape is shifting, specifically regarding how much money is actually hitting Moscow's pockets. It’s all getting pretty complicated, honestly. There’s this whole massive debate happening between the US and its European allies over whether a price cap on Russian crude is actually going to work or if it's just a headache for everyone involved. The core idea—if you can even call it that—is the attempt to keep Russian oil flowing through the global market to prevent some massive spike in prices, while simultaneously trying to limit Moscow's revenue. It’s a delicate balancing act, I guess. If they cut off the supply entirely, we're looking at a total meltdown in energy markets, which nobody wants. But if they let it flow too freely, they aren't really hitting the target. It feels like a bit of a shell game. You have countries like India and China picking up huge amounts of oil, basically bypassing the spirit of any restrictions. Even with everything being said in the Wall Street Journal and other big outlets, the reality on the ground seems much messier than the policy papers suggest. Everything depends on how much pressure the US can actually apply without breaking the global economy. Maybe it'll work, maybe it won't. It's hard to say for sure when things move this fast.

So, looks like the US has cooked up yet another scheme to squeeze Russia's oil money. I guess we'll see if this one actually sticks or if it's just more talk.
So, I heard the U.S. is currently in discussions with our European allies regarding a possible price cap on Russian crude. It’s a complicated situation, really. I guess we'll see where it goes, but it feels like one of those moves that could go either way depending on how much pressure they actually apply. Maybe it works, maybe it doesn't... who knows? Just seems like a lot of back-and-forth happening behind the scenes right now.
The whole idea here is basically just trying to keep that Russian oil moving through the system, while simultaneously doing what we can to squeeze Moscow's energy profits. I guess it's a delicate balancing act, really.

mellownomad7 said:What would you do if the Italians decided the government in Washington, D.C. was fascist and they needed to step in to protect their minority in California?

Cheers

First off, don't be an idiot and make enemies out of your neighbors just to satisfy someone else's agenda. Being stupid is expensive, I guess.

We defended our own people in Arkansas with force, so there's really no need to go off on these wild hypothetical tangents. 😁

The Orbán vibe is creeping into America too:

Americans are quietly nudging companies to start bringing in Russian fertilizer again. It’s like, “Eh, forget the sanctions, we just need to kill this inflation!”

Richard Wilson4 said:Sanctions basically mean that civilized nations (the EU, or at least the Western side, the USA, and Japan) just don't want to do business with you.

The West can't exactly slap sanctions on itself, but nobody's stopping other countries from walking away from the table.

North Korea tried that little experiment... let them share what they learned.

That whole "civilized" (LOL) minority looks a bit, I guess, like they've been totally reshuffled—kind of like how people say things go down in Mexico.

Noah Diaz said:Not quite, my friend. It doesn't just happen instantly or overnight. We all know perfectly well that sanctions take some actual time before they start having an impact.😁

It might sound like some wild conspiracy theory, but honestly? I wouldn't be shocked if those clowns in the EU were actually working for Russia.
They're basically just impoverishing their own people and driving their economy straight into a recession.

Christian Torres3 said:Another complex take wrapped in that "as long as I'm fine, Ukraine can burn" kind of attitude.

Honestly, we should probably just set up some kind of voluntary tax to fund Ukraine and support that comedian guy.

Or, I don't know, maybe at the gas station, if someone wants to chip in, they can just pay extra for their fuel. $6.75/L

Sanctions on Russia vs. inflation and recession hitting the EU