Russia and Ukraine

[Zerks]

Chemtrails are technically a real thing and is widely used by China for the purpose of “cloud seeding” though usually they use rockets or artillery shells to disperse.

Cloud seeding - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

https://www.google.ca/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/12/03/asia/china-weather-modification-cloud-seeding-intl-hnk/index.html

So it’s not really the same as lizard queen or Bigfoot lol.

Looks like rain has been scheduled for production many times here.

The United Arab Emirates Are Making it Rain

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has one of the 10 driest climates in the world. The average yearly rainfall in the Arab Nation is approximately 78mm

interestingengineering.com

 

[jellyrug]

Are you saying there is no planing going on? This thing has been planned for 20 years (the transition from oil) we don't need to import oil its some of are allies keeping us tied to this crazy cartel silliness

Planning in my book means not presenting a long term distant solution to a short term problem.

We have a crises, we are trying to stop the support to Russia by not buying their oil and gas. Russia is now threatening to stop supply to Europe.

So again we have a crises.

We have just over 600 rigs active right now. A few years ago that was well over 1,000.

Planning and leadership means summoning all the oil company industry leaders to the White House immediately to jointly work on a plan to supply Europe and step up gas and oil production short term.

Begging Saudi Arabia and Venezuela for oil is a bad knee jerk reaction to an immediate need and crises.

 

[TallTom]

Planning in my book means not presenting a long term distant solution to a short term problem.

We have a crises, we are trying to stop the support to Russia by not buying their oil and gas. Russia is now threatening to stop supply to Europe.

So again we have a crises.

We have just over 600 rigs active right now. A few years ago that was well over 1,000.

Planning and leadership means summoning all the oil company industry leaders to the White House immediately to jointly work on a plan to supply Europe and step up gas and oil production short term.

Begging Saudi Arabia and Venezuela for oil is a bad knee jerk reaction to an immediate need and crises.

Begging is what we have become good at. I had hoped for Trump. He took the begging out of our approach to our problems. Sadly he blew it with being a general arsehole to everyone in the process.

I will give credit to Biden to one aspect. He didn't do a slap on the wrist sanction approach. He took a kick in the balls approach. That has been a welcome surprise in strength he has shown.

 

[fallenarch]

Planning in my book means not presenting a long term distant solution to a short term problem.

We have a crises, we are trying to stop the support to Russia by not buying their oil and gas. Russia is now threatening to stop supply to Europe.

So again we have a crises.

We have just over 600 rigs active right now. A few years ago that was well over 1,000.

Planning and leadership means summoning all the oil company industry leaders to the White House immediately to jointly work on a plan to supply Europe and step up gas and oil production short term.

Begging Saudi Arabia and Venezuela for oil is a bad knee jerk reaction to an immediate need and crises.

You are looking at Biden's moves from your paradigm, which is not his. It makes all the sense in the world to borrow it short-term if you plan to not use oil at all in the near future. There is already plenty of capacity in the US to pump more oil and many of the wells are through legislative hurdles. The reason they aren't pumping oil is because the price is still too low. And you know Biden is talking to the oil companies, he's just not making a big photo op about it.

 

[jellyrug]

You are looking at Biden's moves from your paradigm, which is not his. It makes all the sense in the world to borrow it short-term if you plan to not use oil at all in the near future. There is already plenty of capacity in the US to pump more oil and many of the wells are through legislative hurdles. The reason they aren't pumping oil is because the price is still too low. And you know Biden is talking to the oil companies, he's just not making a big photo op about it.

You don't mind the gas prices?

We just signed a contract with a customer and before we placed the order our supplier added a 4% freight levy.

So, this morning I am out of a few thousand.

Ask Biden to talk harder.

 

[jellyrug]

You are looking at Biden's moves from your paradigm, which is not his. It makes all the sense in the world to borrow it short-term if you plan to not use oil at all in the near future. There is already plenty of capacity in the US to pump more oil and many of the wells are through legislative hurdles. The reason they aren't pumping oil is because the price is still too low. And you know Biden is talking to the oil companies, he's just not making a big photo op about it.

When bias exceeds logic.

Saudi Aramco just got hit by the Houties in Yemen enabled and supported by Iran. So Iran probably discovered Biden’s plea for help with oil from Saudi and did their thing. And meanwhile we are trying to negotiate a new nuclear deal with Iran and lift sanctions.

Iran, a dedicated Putin supporter.

You can’t make this stuff up.

 

[TallTom]

When bias exceeds logic.

Saudi Aramco just got hit by the Houties in Yemen enabled and supported by Iran. So Iran probably discovered Biden’s plea for help with oil from Saudi and did their thing. And meanwhile we are trying to negotiate a new nuclear deal with Iran and lift sanctions.

Iran, a dedicated Putin supporter.

You can’t make this stuff up.

No but you can liberal your way out of why it can't be a relevant problem.

 

[Zerks]

Only fools believe the election was rigged. Their tiny minds (apparently) can’t fathom the number of conspirators there would have to be to pull off a nationwide election fraud so they ignore the facts. Literally thousands upon thousands of people in thousands of voting centers throughout all fifty states would’ve had to have been involved. Only the very stupid could believe that. Some of those on the list are tucker, hannity, lindell, gaetz, boebert and greene for example. Do you really want to be on that list?

You can't shame me into not believing the level of fraud that exist. I feel at a loss for people that couldn't understand what was happening on election night and how many states flipped by the next morning.

How many people did it take to throw the election to JFK in 1959?

As far as what happened on election night over a year ago. Why were the people authenticating the counting of votes restricted from watching? That, and about a dozen other questions point to certain activities taking place that should not have. Didn't Hillary say the same thing in 2016?

 

[fallenarch]

You don't mind the gas prices?

We just signed a contract with a customer and before we placed the order our supplier added a 4% freight levy.

So, this morning I am out of a few thousand.

Ask Biden to talk harder.

Mind? I just understand what is going on and what can be done about it. I'm sorry you're out a few thousand but there are a lot of people who are trying to decide between paying rent and going to work.

In any event, America is like an addict that doesn't realize that the gas they crave is the problem. No, that won't help in the short run but if we are going to get out of this cycle of oil producer pimping there will be pain.

 

[Bumblebee]

Looks like Putin is sucking back and re-loading by saying "phase one is almost complete" where he is taking over the eastern part of Ukraine (which he hasn't). I think he is realizing he has bit off quite a bit more than he can chew and is looking for an out.

 

[fallenarch]

This is interesting:

 

[Bumblebee]

This is interesting:

Only from the perspective of an ineffective military operation...

Tanks most definitely have their place on the battlefield-ground can't be taken without them.

What we are not seeing is an infantry presence....they are what protect the tanks by neutralizing the anti-tank systems...

What we are seeing in Ukraine is a military which was being spoon fed advanced anti-armor systems and have lots of supply...in reality, they are heavy and large to carry around and if the advancing military is doing their job effectively, the defending military won't be as effective using them.

The Taliban and ISIS had advanced anti-armor systems but were ineffective because they were harrassed by ground forces/drones which were actively seeking out such systems.

 

[jellyrug]

Mind? I just understand what is going on and what can be done about it. I'm sorry you're out a few thousand but there are a lot of people who are trying to decide between paying rent and going to work.

In any event, America is like an addict that doesn't realize that the gas they crave is the problem. No, that won't help in the short run but if we are going to get out of this cycle of oil producer pimping there will be pain.

You think Kamala is doing great?
Achievements so far as Vice President?
I’m not a person with bias Arch.
There is an old saying, not mine:
“The wise admits when they are wrong, fools will try to make a point.”

All I know is that personally I was a lot better off two years ago than I am today.

I guess the same goes for Putin, all Russians are much worse off based on his conduct, however more than 50% still believe in him and support him.

 

[fallenarch]

What does Kamala have to do with this conversation? You are punching out at any and everything like a panicked child. You are biased and it is clear from your posts, so that is ridiculous too. That whole BS about "I was better off 2 years ago" is a silly political trick. It is used on low information voters to get them to not look at why things are what they are. Stuff happens, and presidents have different obstacles to making you feel better off in your little world.

We are at a huge moment in history, I'm going to count to three and I need you to man-up.

 

[fallenarch]

Only from the perspective of an ineffective military operation...

Tanks most definitely have their place on the battlefield-ground can't be taken without them.

What we are not seeing is an infantry presence....they are what protect the tanks by neutralizing the anti-tank systems...

What we are seeing in Ukraine is a military which was being spoon fed advanced anti-armor systems and have lots of supply...in reality, they are heavy and large to carry around and if the advancing military is doing their job effectively, the defending military won't be as effective using them.

The Taliban and ISIS had advanced anti-armor systems but were ineffective because they were harrassed by ground forces/drones which were actively seeking out such systems.

I think this is saying that tanks are much less effective urban assault weapons than they used to be, especially against a modern army. With all of the nooks and crannies infantry with anti-tank weapons can hide behind it would make it difficult to guard the tanks for these weapons in an urban environment. Besides you can fire a javelin from 2.5 miles out, that's a pretty big perimeter to clear for your support infantry. Wonder if a Javelin can dodge obstacles like buildings? In the middle east, the tanks were in the open desert, where they can maximize their advantages.

The answer to this was brought up in another Youtube video I saw but can't seem to find now: remote-controlled tanks. I big part of the size and cost of a tank is in accommodating the crew and securing their safety. Get rid of that and they get cheaper, lighter, and most of all expendable. Infantry could still use them as cover for assaulting targets, as significant mobile firepower and knocking things over. Another idea put forward was drone support for tanks.

Man the MIC is getting a real live testbed of unprecedented proportions out of this. I bet they have people embedded in Ukrainian forces.

 

[jellyrug]

What does Kamala have to do with this conversation? You are punching out at any and everything like a panicked child. You are biased and it is clear from your posts, so that is ridiculous too. That whole BS about "I was better off 2 years ago" is a silly political trick. It is used on low information voters to get them to not look at why things are what they are. Stuff happens, and presidents have different obstacles to making you feel better off in your little world.

We are at a huge moment in history, I'm going to count to three and I need you to man-up.

Here is the thing.
No bias. I use to be a Democrat, but the level of insincerity and self obsession pushed me towards becoming an independent. Hillary, Adam Schiff, Schumer simply do not fit my values. To a lesser extent, I have an issue with Biden’s sources of wealth, especially as it relates to his family.
Trump was a jerk and the way he left office was disgusting, but he had some pretty good policies.
Today I am a Republican.

So let me tell you why my personal life is much worse than what it was two years ago.

I have a small business in the residential and commercial construction industry. Today, my costs are pretty much 40% higher than two years ago. ( The average person in Russia spends 14% more on living costs after Ukraine) I have supply chain issues like never before. I have to go on my knees and beg suppliers to deliver on time and on schedule. I can’t find trades people, because some of their buddies make more money on unemployment sitting at home. So I have to reduce volume and do a lot of trades work myself. Some of my builders have exactly the same issues, running up to six months behind schedule.

So yes, your historic ambitions sure are affecting my personal life and what you perceive as a political trick is pretty naive.

On the non personal issues I know Iran is back to their old tricks, I know Saudi and the UAE are considering abandoning the Dollar in oil trades with China and I know we are on the verge of WW3. I know we have lost control of our borders. All of this may be no one’s fault, but it happened on Biden’s watch.

Perhaps you are an optimist and I am a realist, but I think you just may have your head stuck in the sand a little.

 

[jellyrug]

^^^^
If Arch is really an architect he claims to be, he should really know this?

We have a few dedicated builders, means we get 100% of their business.

Mid 2020, Kenny use to build a spec, sell it as he always does when the foundations are still going in and the pricing was somewhere between $290,000 to $350,000. Kenny makes around $40k on each one.

Today the exact same home, same neighborhood, similar floor plan sells for around $520,000. The last one Kenny just finished, he make $14k

So you guys are told the inflation is below 10%, please know what is really happening out there. And if you don't understand why this is happening and who is responsible, ask me, my understanding of the economy is pretty relevant.

So in short, if you are making about 62% more in income than what you made a year and half ago, you are not really affected. But most of us as far as I know do not have a 62% pay increase.

Getting back to Ukraine, Biden advertising how good our intelligence is about the invasion and advertising a shopping list of exactly the armements we are supplying Ukraine, is really not very smart from both him and Miley. I believe Putin is already putting his inner circle on observation, as to how and where the US gets their intelligence.

 

[Bumblebee]

I think this is saying that tanks are much less effective urban assault weapons than they used to be, especially against a modern army. With all of the nooks and crannies infantry with anti-tank weapons can hide behind it would make it difficult to guard the tanks for these weapons in an urban environment. Besides you can fire a javelin from 2.5 miles out, that's a pretty big perimeter to clear for your support infantry. Wonder if a Javelin can dodge obstacles like buildings? In the middle east, the tanks were in the open desert, where they can maximize their advantages.

The answer to this was brought up in another Youtube video I saw but can't seem to find now: remote-controlled tanks. I big part of the size and cost of a tank is in accommodating the crew and securing their safety. Get rid of that and they get cheaper, lighter, and most of all expendable. Infantry could still use them as cover for assaulting targets, as significant mobile firepower and knocking things over. Another idea put forward was drone support for tanks.

Man the MIC is getting a real live testbed of unprecedented proportions out of this. I bet they have people embedded in Ukrainian forces.

In a proper assault, there are more assets at work denying units with anti-armor weaponry....Javelin is line of sight as with all of them...you have to see your target and anticipate it's direction and speed....weapon computers assist with this but they can be defeated with proper electronic warfare systems. Tanks can punch out 3 kms and have systems in them to assist in tracking incoming rounds and automatically lock on.

We definitely can't use the invasion of Ukraine as a text book operation of which to base future assaults. This invasion was flawed from the on set. Air superiority needed to be achieved so drones and close support aircraft can do their thing of tracking ground targets...these anti-armor man packs are easy to spot via drone or recce elements on the ground...they would then direct fire to eliminate these threats.

FIBUA/OBUA do not favor tanks....but there are certain fighting vehicles specifically designed for these areas...tanks would sit outside the area and basically resort to being mobile pill boxes and infantry cover. Infantry would rove ahead and sweep the areas tanks need to travel.

FIBUA/OBUA never ends well for the country or area on the receiving end as there is a tendency to destroy every area a team can hide.

Tanks will always be the "queen of the battlefield" while infantry are the "kings." the two have to work together in close proximity....

Recce and finding/killing specific threats were one of the jobs special forces were tasked to do.

 

[michael parris heuberger]

Mind? I just understand what is going on and what can be done about it. I'm sorry you're out a few thousand but there are a lot of people who are trying to decide between paying rent and going to work.

In any event, America is like an addict that doesn't realize that the gas they crave is the problem. No, that won't help in the short run but if we are going to get out of this cycle of oil producer pimping there will be pain.

Hi. Well if everyone that wants to green should stop riding there bikes and they should walk to work stop cooling and heating there houses. I lived in a tent for years about 1 and a 1/2 miles from a road in Rochester Ma. I did have a car and I did not hunt for food. I could have if I needed to but I would not kill animals. I was not 100% green but alot greener than I am now. No matter what we do wr are destroying the world somehow.

 

[fallenarch]

^^^^
If Arch is really an architect he claims to be, he should really know this?

We have a few dedicated builders, means we get 100% of their business.

Mid 2020, Kenny use to build a spec, sell it as he always does when the foundations are still going in and the pricing was somewhere between $290,000 to $350,000. Kenny makes around $40k on each one.

Today the exact same home, same neighborhood, similar floor plan sells for around $520,000. The last one Kenny just finished, he make $14k

So you guys are told the inflation is below 10%, please know what is really happening out there. And if you don't understand why this is happening and who is responsible, ask me, my understanding of the economy is pretty relevant.

So in short, if you are making about 62% more in income than what you made a year and half ago, you are not really affected. But most of us as far as I know do not have a 62% pay increase.

Getting back to Ukraine, Biden advertising how good our intelligence is about the invasion and advertising a shopping list of exactly the armements we are supplying Ukraine, is really not very smart from both him and Miley. I believe Putin is already putting his inner circle on observation, as to how and where the US gets their intelligence.

Don't do houses. Not enough money in it and very little architecture.