Posts by Melissa Bailey5

Sam Wright21 said:I’d really appreciate it if you could clarify exactly who these sponsors are. Who, precisely, are you aiming at?

--->

Kevin Harris93 said:Look, I can take certain things TT at face value, but honestly? It feels like the campaign donors are the ones pulling the strings now. It’s like he’s becoming paralyzed, just slowly drifting away from the very people who put him there. If he actually gives a damn about New York City, then what? Does he have to step down against his own will and call for early mayoral elections in NYC just to save himself? Or is he just going to let those sponsors chew him up and spit him out? Because that’s the trajectory here—they’re coming to collect on everything they were promised, and they won't care who gets crushed in the process.

Probably the best line in this whole thread so far.

Sam Wright21 said:Oh, please. They’re acting completely blindsided, but let’s be honest—they aren't quite dim enough to be oblivious to how things actually stand. I mean, look at the facts: they’re currently building a preschool in a small town in Connecticut, and they’ve got another one slated to break ground shortly. If we’re judging strictly by their ability to follow through on campaign promises, I suppose they’re actually delivering.

Post - Bidding Notice

Construction of the new Brooklyn preschool facility over in Kansas.
Post date 12.5.2021.

September 11, 2020: So, I guess they’re finally planning to build a preschool over in the Bronx.

They’re out here acting like they actually care about that stuff again, even though they spent the whole time trashing it. I guess they just love pretending. ☕

Nathan Evans78 said:Well, yeah, the USD/RUB exchange rate is sitting right around 60 at the moment. ☕

I guess it doesn't really matter what the exchange rate looks like to those Russians, honestly. It probably makes zero difference to them.

Michael Ortiz68 said:I misread that in my rush. My bad.

I get it. 👍

Michael Ortiz68 said:Jumped from 60 up to 100???

from 60 up to 100 dollars

had shot up to 100 dollars from 60

New York Times: With prices climbing, the outlook for the Russian economy is getting 'pretty grim'

Since sanctions basically crippled production at their assembly plant in Kaliningrad, the Russian automaker Ford announced they’re running some kind of lottery for free 10-acre plots of land—plus a chance to buy seed potatoes—so employees can try growing their own food on the far western edge of the Russian Empire during this "tough economic climate."

Over in Moscow, shoppers are complaining that bananas jumped from $0.80 to $1.30 a pound, while in Irkutsk, an industrial hub out in Siberia, the price of tampons at the store has doubled to $7.

Banks have actually started cutting down the size of their bills because they're running short on paper. Even clothing manufacturers are saying they’ve run out of buttons. (😲)

And even though Russia has had to sell oil at a discount, those insane spikes in global prices mean tax revenue from oil could climb by over $180 billion this year despite lower production, according to ExxonMobil. Natural gas deliveries should add another $80 billion to the Moscow treasury.

And this is why Russians end up stealing dishwashers 🤣:
Sanctions are basically forcing Russia to scavenge computer chips from appliances, like putting dishwasher parts into military gear, according to what Gina Raimundo senat told The Washington Post

I guess this matters because it hints at where China is actually heading (though they'll probably be turning their back on Russia pretty damn slowly).

DJI, the Chinese drone giant, is pulling its operations out of Russia and Ukraine

The Wall Street Journal: Russia is withholding economic data to mask how much Western sanctions are actually hitting them

I guess this isn't just some North Korea situation anymore, it's gonna be a total USA-level North Korea nightmare

Liveuamap Middle East:
Turkey just shut down its airspace to any Russian civilian or military flights moving troops into Syria, apparently after giving Moscow a heads-up, according to the Turkish Foreign Minister.

The Netherlands is set to send some self-propelled howitzers over to Ukraine.

Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren mentioned that they're basically wrapping up talks with Germany, who will probably help out with the training and setup.

Melissa Bailey5 said:AeroVironment Inc. is handing over over 100 drone systems to the Department of Defense and territorial forces in Ukraine

So, this Fortune 500 leader in multi-domain intelligent robotics just announced they’re donating more than 100 Palantir drone systems along with some training services to the Department of Defense and those territorial units fighting in Ukraine against Russia right now, I guess.

Alright, I guess it’s finally getting a bit clearer what we're actually looking at here. It seems pretty much like a Switchblade to me, honestly.
So, I guess those mysterious 'Ghost Phoenix' suicide drones are finally heading over to Ukraine.

So, 121 guys are heading over to Ukraine. They're claiming it'll only take "minimal training," which I guess is one way to put it, though I wouldn't exactly hold my breath on how smooth that actually goes.

Thomas Nelson25 said:Best used at night, especially if it's raining... and moving in small groups rather than big convoys. Rail, aviation (?)...

I see a bigger issue with the crews, the operators, and the coordination—since this means the Ukrainian military is stepping up to a whole new level of doctrine and tactics on the fly, right in the middle of combat, all while trying to hold back Putin's offensive.

Kamikaze drones (they act like little cruise missiles) seem to have found their premier moment in actual war. And honestly? They look like the future of warfare.

Honestly, I'm starting to get the feeling those first 18 howitzers in the last shipment were mostly just meant for training purposes.

Kamikaze drones—they kind of act like little cruise missiles, I guess—seem to be making their big debut in actual combat conditions.And it looks like they might just be the future of warfare.

Yeah, I'm with you on that.

Anthony Hill5 said:The sheer disparity between the strength of the United States and that of Russia speaks volumes, does it not? It is quite telling when one side struggles to even maintain its basic fleet of military trucks and standard hardware, let alone possesses the industrial capacity to manufacture anything new while actively engaged in a conflict. Is it any wonder that they recently had to shutter an entire tank factory simply because they couldn't source the necessary Western components?

Well, it wasn't exactly "the other day." Actually, tomorrow marks exactly 30 days since that happened.

already sent

hollowdriver13 said:https://twitter.com/phildstewart/sta...23635976151048

Looks like another massive military aid package worth about $800 million is headed our way from the US.

CNN: The USA is getting ready to drop another $800 million in military aid for Ukraine.

According to officials and people close to the planning process, they’re still hashing out the specifics, maybe. One high-ranking administration official mentioned that this could all get approved within the next 36 hours.

This latest round would be coming just a week after Biden's administration cleared another $800 million security package, which, for the first time since the invasion started, actually included artillery and anti-aircraft radar.

AeroVironment Inc. is handing over over 100 drone systems to the Department of Defense and territorial forces in Ukraine

So, this Fortune 500 leader in multi-domain intelligent robotics just announced they’re donating more than 100 Palantir drone systems along with some training services to the Department of Defense and those territorial units fighting in Ukraine against Russia right now, I guess.

Looks like the US is dropping another 7 aircraft into the mix for Ukraine over the next 24 hours

The latest shipment is pretty heavy too—we're talking 200 M113 armored personnel carriers, 10 anti-aircraft radars, 500 USA anti-tank missiles, and about 30,000 sets of body armor and helmets.

... and Canada 👍

Canada's gonna ship some heavy artillery over to Ukraine, according to Joe Biden. He dropped the news at an event in New Hampshire earlier today; I guess we might see more specifics in the next few days

JPMorgan Chase, basically the biggest banking heavyweight in Switzerland, is sending out notices to their clients over in Russia letting them know they aren't touching their money anymore,

General Motors is pulling out of Russia, according to The Wall Street Journal citing their own sources. Apparently, the company is laying off everyone at their local office and they've already sent word to dealers that the flow of cars and parts is officially dead.

guess we all saw this coming early 🙄