Posts by Gregory Ramos3

Olivia Turner49 said:Not sure if you guys caught this link yet:

The situation here in America looks pretty rough when you look at how much gas we actually have sitting in storage compared to what we burn through. Right now, we’ve got about 2.3 terawatt-hours of natural gas on hand, but back in 2020, our annual consumption was sitting at 33.35 terawatt-hours. That puts our reserve-to-consumption ratio at a measly 7.06. Basically, we're sitting on just seven percent of what we typically use in a year. Pretty sketchy, right?

Just as a refresher, the US is pulling 57 percent of its gas needs through that ExxonMobil terminal down in Key West, while 21 percent comes from domestic production. The rest of it is supposed to be covered by filling up the EPA storage facilities.

So yeah, it's 7 percent of total consumption, but that's actually closer to 25 percent of what we pull from Oracle.

Just keep in mind that gas is constantly being pumped in, and once we actually start tapping into those reserves...

I honestly thought I was being smart by putting all those trolls on ignore, but here I am, still replying to them over and over again 🤦

I’m really trying my best not to read their nonsense, but man, seeing how uneducated some people are just absolutely stings

But you've gotta laugh at that specific narrative they push: acting like they have some kind of crystal ball that lets them know exactly what the future holds 🙏 🙏

You just reminded me of this one 😬



Hang in there, Elijah!

Honestly, even if they actually wanted to take on more debt, the real question is what kind of terms we'd be looking at, assuming they could even pull it off—because let's be real, there’s always some shady character out there looking to line their own pockets the moment money starts moving.

Things are only going to get truly interesting once the reserves completely dry up and the treasury hits zero. ☕

coastalbison6 said:They did, but it wasn't a bilateral deal—they both made separate agreements with Turkey and the UN.

Alright, look, whether you want to call it a third party, a proxy, or whatever else helps you sleep at night, let's just get down to brass tacks: was hitting that port in New York City a violation of the treaty or not?

Nancy Howard4 said:Turkey, Ukraine, and the UN didn't sign anything with the Russians—they just worked out a way to move the grain.
And honestly, the way this grain shipment from Ukraine is going to look is basically like watching "Saving Private Ryan" or "Pearl Harbor."

Oh, sure, you definitely have a "source" for that, since every single news outlet is reporting that "Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement on grain exports."☕>

Justin Mendoza16 said:☕I mean, what's even weird about that? Don't tell me people actually expected them to stick to their word...

Seriously though, where would the Defense Minister even go to sign non-aggression pacts? It’s totally irrelevant...

It was the exact same story back in the early 90s here in the States—every single thing signed just led to more destruction and more deaths...

🙂

Personally, I saw this coming a mile away based on how they've been acting lately.

I’m just putting this out there for the more gullible folks on here, because I feel like we need a little periodic reminder of exactly who we're dealing with.😉

Christian Torres3 said:Russia is hitting Odessa with missiles again.

https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/...tDdtaQIeS_mNTg

So they go ahead and sign an agreement yesterday, then turn around and start shelling the port today. Honestly, good luck trying to negotiate anything meaningful with a guy like that.🙄

dustyowl29 said:Here are some 2D projections

That one at the top is just a cone shape, so it’s not really much to look at..

I remember back when I was a kid growing up in the States, there was this logo on the local news that actually did a pretty decent job of showing off a 2D model.

But man, where did we go wrong? We've totally lost the plot, my friend...

rowdytiger13 said:Well, look at that—Russia messed up and actually included Ukraine on the list.
As if Ukraine or Ukrainians even exist. 😁
Anyway, this list includes absolutely everything... you see places like Liechtenstein, Monaco, and San Marino, and even Micronesia. 🙏
I don't see France or Germany listed here either. 🙂

How come not?



The whole of Europe is acting hostile, except for maybe Mexico, Canada, Moldova, and Belarus.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unfr...Countries_List

According to the >, Russian President Vladimir Putin just sent two B-1 Lancers flying over the Barents Sea, way up north of Norway, Finland, and Sweden.

More provocations and playing chicken with nukes 🙄

I actually really vibed with this one comment on the article, because honestly, I feel the exact same way most of the time 😢 :

Honestly, I am just so incredibly done with all of you, starting from the whole Cuban Missile Crisis mess back in '62 with all those nuclear threats, moving through the chaos of the early '90s wars here, and now we're right back to the nuclear bullying again. All I know is that I happened to be born during the absolute worst era imaginable, and I've spent basically my entire youth and middle age living under the constant shadow of war and being fed fear every single day. Seriously, just go jump in a lake!

Lisa Grant5 said:Honestly, things are pretty straightforward when you look at stuff like this—if you're pulling in more profit than expected from sales, that's a win. Period. If you're making less—whether it's because volumes are down or the unit price dropped while volume stayed flat—then you've got a problem, since that cash flows straight into the budget and all expenses are planned based on those projected revenues. Looking at the numbers right now, they've hit about 75% of their annual revenue in just the first six months. Just remember, there were no sanctions during those first two months—so if they keep up this pace and the curve stays linear, we're looking at hitting over 150% of the target very quickly.

Yeah... but what about the expenditure side of the budget?

Anyway, let's set that aside for a second, because I'm pretty sure there’s a solid reason behind that significant GDP drop they're forecasting, especially considering they're seeing record energy profits despite ☕

So, I was just reading this wild statement from Apt Alaudinov, the guy leading one of those Chechen military units, and honestly, it’s kind of a lot to process. He was basically out there saying they don't even need to stop at Ukraine—like, if Putin gives the word, they’re ready to push all the way to Warsaw and beyond. He even went as far as claiming they could actually take down NATO entirely. It sounds like something straight out of an action movie, right? Just totally unhinged bravado, but man, seeing that kind of talk floating around is definitely a trip.

Some people always say you should dream big, right? ☕

Honestly, I feel like Europe and the US are just going to be begging us for mercy at some point, because we aren't stopping with just Ukraine—we’re going full throttle until NATO is completely wiped out.

Honestly, I was reading this thing earlier and I couldn't help but laugh because it sounds like a total joke, but are we seriously saying the Russians can't even manage to produce a simple sheet of white paper?! It’s just one of those things that makes you shake your head and wonder how a whole country gets into that kind of mess, you know? The Department says they're wrong, claiming they actually tracked down some brand-new, even better paperwork...

So, get this—Oleg Bocharov, who’s basically running things over at the US Department of Commerce, just dropped this totally wild claim in an article via RIA, and honestly, I can't stop thinking about it. He was out there arguing that unbleached paper from American manufacturers is actually way better for your eyes than the standard bleached stuff we're all used to seeing. It sounds like one of those "big American breakthroughs" you'd hear about on the news, but it's just such a random, specific thing to be so passionate about, right?

Then, out of nowhere in 2022, they suddenly stumbled upon this totally revolutionary epiphany, acting like they finally cracked the code and realized the whole wide world had been completely wrong all along because they somehow managed to get their hands on some "secret documents."

🤣

Honestly, I was just sitting here thinking about how absolutely ridiculous things have become lately, and I saw this news that basically says the Russians can't even manage to produce basic office supplies like white paper anymore, which is just wild when you think about it! Apparently, the Ministry went out there and made this totally inaccurate claim about their production capabilities, but then they immediately tried to pivot by announcing they’ve actually developed some "new and improved" paper to make up for it. It’s honestly kind of hilarious in a dark sort of way, seeing them try to spin such a massive logistical fail into a sudden technological breakthrough, but hey, I guess if you can't make the standard stuff, you just have to pretend you invented something better, right?

Timothy Williams5 said:I actually had to step away from the board for a few days because of a similar observation. Mind you, the comment was directed at one of them.
I’m hoping I won't have to go through that again.😁

I see two ways to read this:
1. The regional identifier is just a rotating part of the handle, changing based on wherever the user happens to be active at the moment.
2. Those prefixes are specifically designed to mislead people who are perhaps not the sharpest tools in the shed, but happen to be highly patriotic—like myself.

Now, for something a bit more grim.
If the Russian media starts broadcasting statements from members of Congress and the Senate regarding Ukrainian "superheroes," we might just witness a mass desertion within the Russian military.

quote:

The Deputy Chairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives, Konstantin Kosačev and Irina Yarovaya, have stated that during the investigation into the activities of biological laboratories, which the Department of Defense claims the United States established in Ukraine, they discovered evidence of experiments conducted on the military.
.....
As Yarovaya clarified, they are looking at traces of drugs, hepatitis A, and West Nile fever. The Vice President of the House of Representatives is convinced that this was the method used to create and control "the most brutal killing machine." "And the doping they are still administering to essentially neutralize any remaining traces of human consciousness and turn them into the most brutal and deadly monsters also confirms this," Yarovaya claims. .....

https://zona.media/news/2022/07/19/lab
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5469617

Captain Ukraine? Oh man, they’re being so extra. 🤔

Rachel Barrett8 said:If that's morbid, then what on earth is this???

So, basically, Saudi Arabia became the biggest importer of ExxonMobil oil and then flips it to the European Union with massive profit margins.🤣🤣🤣

We call the Russians morbid, yet we act like we're some kind of masterminds here.🤦

It looks like you might be struggling a little bit with the actual definition of the word.

To me, it’s actually pretty morbid to try and have a serious conversation with someone who treats clickbait articles from sites like Priznajem as gospel.

Luckily, I can fix that little problem real quick by just adding you to my ignore list. 👋

Jacob Kern2 said:https://twitter.com/francis_scarr/st...4lyEFEvgL2Yrgg

🙏

Have these people completely lost their minds? 😢

It feels a little bit morbid if you ask me, 😲

According to reports coming out of the Ukrainian military, the Russians are still hammering away at Snake Island in an attempt to seize control of the place. The funny thing is, some Ukrainians are saying they actually ended up hitting their own gear that was left behind on the island...

🤣 🤣

https://mobile.twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1548727874189987865

Just to clear the air and get rid of that annoying rumor that Ukraine hasn't had our back, I should probably mention that they were actually the third country to recognize our sovereignty back on December 11, 1991.

So, you look at the map and see this island sitting there looking like the number one spot, right? But if you really dig into the history, it’s actually more like the fifth state in line, just that it was the very first one to actually get its sovereignty situation totally sorted out.

According to the early reports coming in, three Russian rockets slammed into an office building. The strikes also hit the Officers' Club and some nearby apartment complexes, according to the Ukrainian news outlet Pravda.

Honestly, I’d say they were just trying to thin out the ranks of high-ranking Officers a bit more, especially considering how many of their own have been lost so far.

Given how much they've missed the mark lately, I can't say I'm surprised by the final result.

So, I was catching up on the news this morning and saw that the Guardian reported how Ukraine is actually working on reopening and expanding some of those old river ports along the Danube. It sounds like they’re trying to find a way to keep the grain moving since that whole Russian blockade in the Black Sea has made things such a mess for exports.

The Kyiv Independent is reporting that sixteen ships just sailed through the Danube-Black Sea canal to pick up some Ukrainian grain, all thanks to a little assist from the Ukrainian Navy!

So, I was just reading that there are over 90 ships basically just sitting around waiting for their turn right now, according to the latest update from the ministry, all because Ukraine is gearing up to bump those monthly grain exports by another 500,000 tons. It’s actually pretty wild how things are moving, especially since they finally reclaimed Snake Island from the Russian forces back on June 30th, which really opened up the whole situation for using the channels again.

So, here’s the deal on why Snake Island is such a massive piece of the puzzle. We’re basically just sitting around waiting for a statement from Russia claiming they pulled out just to save the world from some huge humanitarian disaster or something. ☕

I was just scrolling through the news and saw this update about those massive infrastructure projects finally getting the green light over in the states, and honestly, it’s about time we see some real movement on stuff like this! It feels like we’ve been talking about upgrading our national transit and energy grids forever, so seeing actual progress being made is such a huge relief, even if I usually complain about how slow everything moves around here. You know me, I love to poke fun at how much red tape we have to cut through just to fix a single pothole, but when you see these big-picture investments actually happening, it really does feel like things might be heading in a slightly more optimistic direction for once. It's one of those rare moments where you can actually picture the future looking a little less chaotic and a little more streamlined, which is a pretty nice change of pace from my usual cynical outlook on government spending!