3 minutes ago, toolg said:

Yup. I was in Europe last month. Occasionally you see some blue and yellow Ukraine flags while out and about, or you hear something about Ukraine refugees. Other than that, it's the same as it was. 

When we were in Ireland back in May, a lot of hotels were at capacity from Ukrainian refugees.  Apparently Ireland takes in refugees on the reg, out of desperation.  

47 minutes ago, TorontoEagle said:

Hey guys, just checking in....has Russia won yet? Wasn't this supposed to be over by end of February/early March?

If you read the **** that posts here, Russia already took over Ukraine in its entirety, along with Germany, Australia and most of Alaska.

On 8/30/2022 at 11:54 AM, Bill said:

Because you're a *ussy. 

nice job insulting *ussies, pal. 

 

 

Russian Defector Describes Putin’s Military in Disarray in Ukraine

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-defector-describes-putin-s-military-in-disarray-in-ukraine/ar-AA11m4Mc?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=54f4290d45e94092b8a9a51179e94c91

He wrote a book describing a Russian military so ill-prepared when it invaded Ukraine that he didn’t know his unit had entered the country until he awoke to the sound of artillery fire.

Russian soldiers had a drunken firefight with FSB officers at a bar in occupied Ukraine that ended with at least 3 dead

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-soldiers-had-a-drunken-firefight-with-fsb-officers-at-a-bar-in-occupied-ukraine-that-ended-with-at-least-3-dead-report/ar-AA11k3Fu?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=54f4290d45e94092b8a9a51179e94c91

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A booze-fueled gun fight involving Russian soldiers and officers of the FSB — the modern-day KGB — in the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson left at least three dead, according to a new report from Yahoo News.

Internal government documents obtained by Yahoo showed that the fatal fight occurred on the night of June 19 at a bar in Kherson, a key port city in southern Ukraine and the first major city captured by Russian forces after war began in late February.

According to the report, three FSB officers — Igor Yakubinsky, Sergei Privalov and D.A. Borodin — entered the bar and came across two soldiers who were consuming alcohol, Sgt. Sergei Obukhov and Junior Sgt. Igor Sudin.

21 minutes ago, paco said:

When we were in Ireland back in May, a lot of hotels were at capacity from Ukrainian refugees.  Apparently Ireland takes in refugees on the reg, out of desperation.  

That was also the initial surge. I’m sure Poland was a little different back then. 

2 minutes ago, Dave Moss said:

Defenestration is the leading cause of death in Mother Russia!

3 minutes ago, TorontoEagle said:

Defenestration is the leading cause of death in Mother Russia!

Does Abra have an alibi?

2 minutes ago, Dave Moss said:

Does Abra have an alibi?

He was busy boarding up all the windows in his house

10 minutes ago, Dave Moss said:

Does Abra have an alibi?

Sure.  He's an incel that can't lift a gallon of milk into his fridge, let alone a full grown man out of a window.  

2 hours ago, barho said:

he certainly was, so this must have been a vax related death for sure.

With vax, or from vax?  🤔

2 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said:

With vax, or from vax?  🤔

There's a difference? 

1 hour ago, Abracadabra said:

The West just stole 300 billion in Russian reserve currency and you think the Russians are pining to return for more? Russia will never again expose itself to the weaponized financial gulag of the West.

Capital flight from Europe is well underway and, if Powell hikes interest rates another 75/100bps, that flight will accelerate. 

Maybe Russia shouldn't invade nations aligning themselves with the west then? 

1 hour ago, JohnSnowsHair said:

Maybe Russia shouldn't invade nations aligning themselves with the west then? 

I doubt the Russians give a crap what the West thinks, at this point. They are going to look out for their own national interests and there isn't a damned thing the globalists can do about it.

13 minutes ago, Abracadabra said:

I doubt the Russians give a crap what the West thinks, at this point. They are going to look out for their own national interests and there isn't a damned thing the globalists can do about it.

You're right, this sure did blow up in their faces. And they're not even going to get anything out of Ukraine for it.

2 hours ago, Abracadabra said:

I doubt the Russians give a crap what the West thinks,

that's absolute BS, putin's every move is to try and counter a far superior move by the west.  

suck it up buttercup, your hero is a cuck to the rest of the world, how's our dna taste ? no need to answer, your smile says it all. 

 

2 hours ago, JohnSnowsHair said:

You're right, this sure did blow up in their faces. And they're not even going to get anything out of Ukraine for it.

It’s likely they are going to LOSE territory they took prior to the invasion 

B52s flew over Stockholm at a low altitude today

btw - Energy concerns are super high up on the Euro agenda right now.  Things are really starting to bubble a bit here in Sweden especially.  The latest report estimates that a normal small house owner in the Stockholm region will have to pay up to $9k for energy during the six month Oct-March period.  Other reports put the number a bit higher or lower.  Down in the southern parts of Sweden the numbers are even higher.  Some companies have already stopped production or have planned stoppages as well.

Russians continue to claim shelling/missiles near the nuclear facility are coming from Ukraine.... 

I suppose after seeing some Russian missiles do a 180° after launch and turn around to destroy the launcher this seems a plausible lie to a Russian..

 

51 minutes ago, DrPhilly said:

btw - Energy concerns are super high up on the Euro agenda right now.  Things are really starting to bubble a bit here in Sweden especially.  The latest report estimates that a normal small house owner in the Stockholm region will have to pay up to $9k for energy during the six month Oct-March period.  Other reports put the number a bit higher or lower.  Down in the southern parts of Sweden the numbers are even higher.  Some companies have already stopped production or have planned stoppages as well.

What was the Oct-March costs back in 2019, and earlier in 2011 (last time oil was spiking)?

Just looking for a baseline and diff. Back in 2011-2012 I was paying about $4k for that same time period here in PA, though even here I was on the rather high end given how little of my homes energy at the time came from natural gas.

 

 

 

8 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said:

What was the Oct-March costs back in 2019, and earlier in 2011 (last time oil was spiking)?

Just looking for a baseline and diff. Back in 2011-2012 I was paying about $4k for that same time period here in PA, though even here I was on the rather high end given how little of my homes energy at the time came from natural gas.

The latest estimate that I read was for about 2.5 to 3x more. Some estimates have gone as high as 5x.

Swedish homes are smaller on average than US homes. Insulation is generally quite good. Many have thermal units which help a lot but need supplemental electric based boosts when it gets real cold.