March 9, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, mayanh8 said: Thread on what happened with the MiG-29 clownshow... Basically the deal was agreed to in secret but Poland officials started blabbing and now it's all a circus. Yea the current leaders in Poland are a bunch of blowhards.
March 9, 20223 yr Leaders in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) declined calls with President Biden as the war in Ukraine intensified, Middle East and U.S. officials told The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. "There was some expectation of a phone call, but it didn't happen," a U.S. official told the Journal regarding a call between Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. "It was part of turning on the spigot [of Saudi oil]." UAE leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed also declined a call from Biden, according to the officials. Officials told the outlet that U.S. relations with the two Gulf countries have been strained over the Biden administration's lack of support in the war in Yemen and the revived negotiations concerning the Iran nuclear deal.
March 9, 20223 yr Things are about to get enormously expensive. Workers will need and demand raises. Could be a hot summer.
March 9, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, wyote said: Things are about to get enormously expensive. Workers will need and demand raises. Could be a hot summer. And the prices will go up further. The government will whip up more dollar bills. And the prices will go up further. Raises will be demanded. Wash. Rinse. Repeat. Awesome financial policy.
March 9, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, lynched1 said: And the prices will go up further. The government will whip up more dollar bills. And the prices will go up further. Raises will be demanded. Wash. Rinse. Repeat. Awesome financial policy. As long as we're helping the wealthiest people in the world, it's fine.
March 9, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, SNOORDA said: I just paid $6.70 a gallon for 87 octane in century city. good times Ouch. Here in South Jersey before the war started it was around $3.25 to $3.35. Now it's $4.19 to $4.29. There's a site/app called GasBuddy that has a map similar to most of the search engines that lists recent prices of gas at stations in the area. People can report to the site how much gas is at individual stations. They update the prices and even say how long ago the report was in terms of hours or days. So far it seems the prices have risen in about 30 cent increments.
March 9, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, lynched1 said: This Russia / Ukraine war could prove to be enlightening. War is almost the only honest thing humans do.
March 9, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, wyote said: War is almost the only honest thing humans do. I'm more interested in the information coming out of it. There has been plenty of domestic turmoil surrounding Ukraine over the last few years. I'm sure Russia would love the opportunity to dig in the dirt. The actions of the US government will be interesting.
March 9, 20223 yr 31 minutes ago, lynched1 said: I'm more interested in the information coming out of it. There has been plenty of domestic turmoil surrounding Ukraine over the last few years. I'm sure Russia would love the opportunity to dig in the dirt. The actions of the US government will be interesting. What information particularly?
March 9, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, Blazehound said: If only we had the ability to produce energy domestically…oh wait Who's going to tell him?
March 9, 20223 yr 12 minutes ago, mayanh8 said: Who's going to tell him? If Trump was still President gas would be $1.99
March 9, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, wyote said: What information particularly? Any. Russia has published documents alleging the existence of US controlled bio labs. Interesting considering what's coming to light regarding Wuhan. The Biden / Ukraine allegations. That was an entire election cycle. The videos of the Ukrainians burning documents are now more interesting. 1 minute ago, Dave Moss said: If Trump was still President gas would be $1.99 I don't think it would be $4.50.
March 9, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, lynched1 said: I don't think it would be $4.50. Right, because Putin wouldn’t have invaded Ukraine. I guess… Oil is a global commodity and Russia is a big player in that market. When they were cut out of the global market oil prices skyrocketed. The choice is to reward bad behavior or use sanctions to punish them.
March 9, 20223 yr Interesting that they are now down for slipping $14B into an omnibus bill to give to Ukraine. Who ends up with that? We're not doing anything to even guarantee Ukraine won't be Russia by the end of the week. Looks more like funding Russia back door style. All of the money, none of the oil. Consider we're running a $30T debt as it is. Where is that coming from?
March 9, 20223 yr 16 minutes ago, Dave Moss said: Right, because Putin wouldn’t have invaded Ukraine. I guess… Oil is a global commodity and Russia is a big player in that market. When they were cut out of the global market oil prices skyrocketed. The choice is to reward bad behavior or use sanctions to punish them. Never know that will we. We do know that Biden as VP Russia attacked Ukraine and took Crimea. Biden as president Russia attacked Ukraine again. Dumb luck or comfort level? On the other hand Biden's policies suck and I consider him to be generally inept. He's a failure. This will prove itself to even his most staunch supporters over the next three years assuming he makes it.
March 9, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, wyote said: Things are about to get enormously expensive. Workers will need and demand raises. Could be a hot summer. Price solves a lot of issues on its own. There is a reason that when oil and gas prices get this high the country generally hits a recession. That self correction is good. The Darwinian flush is necessary.
March 9, 20223 yr 17 minutes ago, Dave Moss said: Right, because Putin wouldn’t have invaded Ukraine. I guess… Trump was pretty weary of provoking Russia with a NATO expansion, yet still demanded NATO members to live up to their financial ends of the alliance. Then there is the wild card factor. Don’t forget that Trump ordered the US military to slaughter a bunch of Russian mercs. So this wasn’t a paper Tiger situation— trump actually ordered a bunch of Russians to be killed, albeit not technically under the Russian flag. Maybe Putin does it anyway but the risk was lower with trump. That said, I think Biden’s performance in the wake of the invasion is probably better than Trump’s. This was my entire argument against trump in 2016 — you don’t want the president to be a guy who can cause catastrophic damage by saying the wrong thing in front of a microphone. Biden has done a great job communicating that we will not escalate the situation, while I think trump had a high likelihood of saying something off hand that could end with nukes flying.
March 9, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, Dave Moss said: If Trump was still President gas would be $1.99 Probably not, but it might be cheaper since we'd be on Russia's side.
March 9, 20223 yr 20 hours ago, mayanh8 said: What's your definition of "weaker"? Haven't they always been shunned in some way, shape, or form? TEW's argument is, long term, everything remains the same plus they have Ukraine. I just don't know what that buys them other than a land bridge to Crimea. Massive untapped gas reserves + around 10% of global wheat exports - apparently
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