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The end of the cruel Peace & the start of the desperate War.Based on ‘One In Ten' by FinalStand, adapted into 17 parts. Listen to the ► Podcast at Explicit Novels.A frightened Mother Mouse will devour her young; similarly, a frightened culture will devour its future.It wasn't like a magic force field bubble protected us until our 16th birthday. I couldn't recall all the times after I was 13 some woman asked me, or my Mother, when my 16th birthday would be. Back then, I didn't think much about it. In hindsight, those women were wondering when I would become legally sexually vulnerable. In way too many cases, women with access to teenage boys didn't wait.Even if they did,"It was my Aunt," Barabbas confessed. "She and her boss."You would think a sixteen, or seventeen, year old guy getting to sleep with a Milf would be a trip. It could be. For the boys with better developed empathy, you started to realize a woman you trusted was using your sexuality for their own advancement. Then you began feeling like a whore."She got me a job, but I quit after four months, you know,” he trailed off."Yeah," I sighed sympathetically."Yeah," Lowry snorted, "when the rest decided you should be putting out for free.""That was completely unnecessary," I glared at him."But true," he defied me."True," Barabbas agreed with a familiar degree of rejection."Mom flipped out when she figured out what Tamara; my sister; was doing," Pierre picked up his tale. "I was seventeen by that time. She helped pay for my college." We assumed the 'she' was his sister; the one who pimped him out."I hit one once," Lowry bragged. I found that somewhat difficult to believe."What happened?" Pierre asked."She kicked my ass," he chuckled. "Ex-military Reservist. Beat me like I had a cock." I read somewhere in the old days it was more common to say 'like a little bitch.' Now it was 'like I had a cock' because they didn't like teaching men to be 'too violent' aka how to defend ourselves.No one else felt like inquiring, so Barabbas did the deed."Go to the cops?""For what?" he shook his head. "I threw the first punch, and the second. Fucking Bitch. We both looked pretty rough, but I lost."Another pause."What was it like to hit one with your stick?" Lowry shot me a look."Good, damn good, and stupid. I mean, I could have ended up like you with a crowd of women on a subway kicking and stomping on me and I would have ended up in jail too," I related. "Still, it felt good, just to tell one to keep her hands to herself, ya know?" I got nods all around. We were all young, healthy and relatively handsome."Yeah, you could have gotten your ass kicked," Barabbas reminded me."In fact, one of the major reasons I didn't, gave me the pistol I'm carrying," I twitched it slightly. "The first time they came for me, I asked them ~ the Vanishers ~ to wait, and they did.""Why in the fuck would you do that?" Lowry blurted out, shocked and skeptical."At the time, I didn't trust them since I figured they were nothing more than another bunch of women telling me what to do. I wanted to use them to escape. I didn't want to spend the rest of my life serving them if it meant the same fucked-up existence I was currently living," I shared the enlightenment."What changed your mind?" Pierre's eyes lit up."I figured out their prime motivation, the nature of the conspiracy and that I had no rational chance to escape them," I answered. "Every angle I was figuring out, they had figured out years ago. On the plus side, their core philosophy requires them to engage men as equals for both biological and social reasons ~ which means they are the best game in town. In case you missed it, the Vanishers didn't 'vanish' me. I escaped on my own. They have agreed to join forces with my group; no lie.""Your group has a lot of girls," Lowry drolly noted."Lowry, exactly how was I going to recruit any male to my cause without dropping the entire Metropolitan G E D (Gender Enforcement Division) on me?""Flyers?" Barabbas joked softly."He's got a point," Pierre rallied to my cause. "As far as any of you have confessed, none of us had any guy, or girl, friends. It is why we were selected.""Okay, fine. Now what?" Lowry conceded to the consensus."We wake up tomorrow working toward equality," I huffed. "We are all going to have to learn to fight and shoot because the entire group is going to be in danger for some time to come. Society, as in Global Society, is going to come crashing down. And that means anarchy, lawlessness and barbarism before it violently spasms off into extinction.""We have lived our lives effectively as slaves, though no woman inside that house will admit it truly in their hearts. For the first time in our lives, we can change our futures. I'm sure if we surrender to whomever kills the others, they will enslave us once more and leave us with far fewer illusions about our status. Or, we can chose to fight and, if worst comes to worst, die free. I'm not going back to what I was. That means I will need to learn how to survive; and that means fighting. Not because I hate women, but because there are several I love and respect and I don't want to let them down ~ as their equal.""Tonight, think about what I've told you. Tomorrow morning, I hope you join up with us," I concluded my 'pep talk.'"And if we don't?" Lowry stared defiantly."That is something you are free to do too," I shrugged. "I'm not going to tell you what to do. Let's go back inside. It is late."We'd almost made it back when Lowry put a hand on my shoulder."Can I see the gun now?""This thing? Like this?" I half-turned, made eye contact then flick my eyes down to the pistol then back to him again."Yeah.""Have you ever handled a loaded firearm before?" I requested."Yeah, plenty of times, in my dreams," he mocked me."You are a moron," I felt my blood simmering. "This isn't a game, this (the pistol) isn't a toy, and you have not been paying attention." I put both hands on the pistol, removed the magazine then removed the chambered bullet. Lastly, ass-first, I handed him the empty pistol with my left hand while keeping the ammunition in my right."Moron, huh?" he chuckled. "Gonna give me the bullets?""No, no, I'm not going to give you the bullets because you don't know what you are doing. Unlike you, I actually have had a firearm lesson. More to the point, I won't give you a loaded firearm because I think I've stressed the lady, or ladies, watching over us right now enough for one night.""Huh?" Lowry and Barabbas echoed. Pierre looked around."Wes didn't keep us inside to play '20 Questions' for her own amusement. She kept us occupied so her other teammate, or teammates, could move to this side of the house, so they could watch over us while giving you three the delusion we were alone. They are professionals in camouflage gear with night-vision goggles, so unless they had to move rapidly through the underbrush, we weren't likely to detect them.""I played along because I felt it was necessary for you three to open up a little bit. Life is only going to get tougher over the next few months. None of us want to have a chat with heavily armed women staring over our shoulders, so I took us outside where it would appear we were alone," I explained."You lied to us," Lowry snipped."No. My words were true. What I did was allow you to deceive yourself as to our level of security and amount of company. I did what I did for the good of the group, regardless of gender, Gentlemen. It is how we all need to start thinking. Something else you might want to think about is: everyone I love is with me here today. A good number of people who decided getting in my way was a good thing aren't even alive anymore. I will gladly embrace any one of you as brothers. If you are an obstacle, I will fucking see you gone, one way or another; clear?""We are guys," Lowry insisted smugly. Old thinking: women protected men."I; don't; care," I glared back. "You may be a sperm-shooter, but inside me is the only surefire cure for the Gender Plague. I repeat: people I love, and there are several, are all alive today because I cared and took an active hand in their survival. My enemies are mostly dead. Being a man will save you from the women in there. It won't save you from me.""You'd kill us?" Pierre whispered."Pierre, my Mother died over a year ago. Where are your Mother and Sister? You don't give a damn about a single fucking human being and yet you expect me to trust you? Why?" I challenged him. "I've already proved to multiple people I can reach beyond my shell and give a fuck. Until you rejoin the Human Race, I value the rest of those battling alongside me far more than you, or anyone else regardless of whether they have a penis, or a vagina. I'm not going to snap your neck, stab, or shoot you. I'm simply not going to bother trying to save you. The World is doing a bang-up job of killing the rest of Humanity off, without my assistance.""I really ought to punch you," Lowry threatened."Give it your best shot," I took a step toward him. That wasn't what he, or I, was expecting. I put down my poor judgment and combative demeanor to exhaustion."Don't, guys," Barabbas interceded."You are an Asshole," Lowry snarled."And you are consistently ignoring reality," I snapped back. "For instance, we are not alone out here, plus we are also at the door." I knocked once. The door swung open to reveal a rather attentive and unhappy Wes Prince. I handed her the bullet and magazine."You were listening in?" Lowry turned his anger on her. Wes' eyes went from me, to him, out into the darkness then back to me, though her words were to Lowry."Yes. Of course I was listening in. I wouldn't call him an Asshole. I'd go for Smart-ass." To me, "Do you enjoy being annoyingly correct?""No. I'd be ecstatic to realize I was completely wrong about everything and had lapsed into a mad delusion," I related, my own anger seeping away. "Being right means I have to keep appreciating and respecting you and your compatriots and taking responsibility for my own clumsy contributions to our current situation, which I don't want to do. I want to go to bed.""Come on in and go to bed then," she softened. She made a slight hand gesture. "My pistol, please, Mr. Pritchard?" she requested of Lowry. Grudgingly he gave her the firearm. She stepped aside. Lowry went first, Barabbas second. Pierre gasped slightly because as he went up the steps he noticed the two Vanishers coming toward us from outside ~ the ones I had predicted to be watching us.I went in after Pierre. Wes followed along. Capri and Kuiko were waiting. The lights had already been dimmed throughout most of the rest of the dwelling."Who were those other two guys?" Wes stopped me."Sergeant Major Daly was a Marine N C O and improv poet renowned for his battlefield musings. His most famous philosophical insight into the fighting spirit of men came in World War One. In his words "Come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?" He also won two Medals of Honor, so he must have had some talent.""Company Sergeant-Major John Robert Osborn was a Canadian; that was the country which now makes up the northern third of our current Federation; who found himself misplaced on the island of Hong Kong in late 1941; him, a handful of lads from Winnipeg and a shitload more Japanese. He and the Japanese ended up in a game of grenade tag,”"Grenade tag?" one of my two 'silent' guardians interrupted."Yes ~ grenade tag. Apparently in the olden days, grenades didn't airburst, or explode on impact. You pulled a pin and threw it at the enemy, then waited for the fuse to burn out and the grenade to go 'Boom!.' Quick, brave, and or stupid people could grab that grenade and toss it back. In some cases, one grenade might make two, or three trips before detonating.""Anyway, the Japanese were so very rudely throwing grenades into the position he and his Winnipeg Grenadiers were defending, so he kept returning them. After eight and a half hours of such fun, he came across one he couldn't toss back in time. He covered it with his body to shield his comrades from the blast, dying instantly. The British Empire gave him something called the Victoria Cross for his actions. He was the first Canadian in World War Two to receive it.""Why do you know such stuff?" she grinned. "Oh, I'm Scar and this is Nat," she indicated the third member of the Wes-Scar-Nat Vanisher trio."I considered myself a coward, so I read a lot about brave men. I was kind of hoping to figure out how I could be brave myself, one day," I disclosed."Mission success," the third one smiled. "Go to bed."I gathered up Capri and Kuiko and did as instructed. As I rested my head on the pillow, lights out and my mind gratefully shutting down."Less impressive sex, Bitch," Capri teased."No," I groaned."They definitely think you've got the 'sexy'," Kuiko enlightened me."Can we please just go to sleep?" I begged.Capri rolled onto her side, back to me, gave me a bump in the hip with her ass, then moved away a tiny bit. Kuiko wiggled close, kissed me lightly on the cheek, and then did the same. Unconsciousness took me before any other worries could steal my much needed slumber.The Larger World:As I struggled for sleep a second time, events unfolding in three different places around the Globe (Asia, the City and the Capitol) would impact my fate.Asia:First; the brutal agony still going on as the Sun disappeared over the horizon wasn't over when I woke up the next morning. It was largely misunderstood for some time afterwards, but was referred to as; the Battle for Shanghai.Five Chinese regular force divisions fought the garrison division of Shanghai, its 'reserve' division, hastily gathered volunteer female formations and a hodge-podge of ancillary forces the United Nations could throw into the fray. The goal for both sides was to seize a mother and her unborn child. Within them were the only other active resistant viral factory killing the T2 Gender Plague. By the time I woke up, both sides were sure the other side had killed them both, pretty much insuring the extinction of all sentient life in Eurasia.I say 'Eurasia' because by dusk of the previous day, the Federation knew for sure I, the other source of a cure for the T2, was still alive and kicking, as were my sons. My sons held a nebulous promise for a future date. I was of immediate importance since my adult body could produce enough antivirals to protect tens of thousands of people on a relatively continuous basis, or so it was projected.With, or without the mother and child, China was done for. Japan and Korea were rapidly circling the drain. North of China, the Plague was racing across Siberian Russia. Central Asia had never really recovered from the first round of the Gender Plague all those years ago so, now off the beaten path, would be longer in dying. India had too many outbreaks to even dream of containment. Pakistan, Iran, Turkey and the Levant Republic all had reported cases as well.Europe:Beyond the Urals, the Europeans were grappling with the looming fear of a global economic collapse along with the Specter of Death though 48 hours into the crisis, there were no cases to report yet. Civil order was teetering. Several nations had either closed their borders, or were considering doing so. Women began hording food, and men.Africa:

Światowe giełdy w panice po decyzjach USA i zapowiedzi nałożenia ceł przez Chiny. Unia Europejska szykuje odpowiedź, a rosyjska ropa Urals osiąga najniższą cenę od początku wojny. Złoty traci, co może okazać się wsparciem dla eksporterów.Artykuły omawiane w podcaście:https://www.rp.pl/gielda/art42082041-blizej-konca-paniki-sesja-w-usa-z-mniejszymi-spadkamihttps://www.rp.pl/handel/art42079321-donald-trump-poruszyl-unia-i-gieldami-ke-ma-juz-wykaz-srodkow-odwetowychhttps://energia.rp.pl/ropa/art42080271-rosyjska-ropa-jest-najtansza-od-poczatku-wojny-kolejne-18-lat-tez-z-tania-ropahttps://www.parkiet.com/forex/art42080341-nawet-uspokojenie-nastrojow-na-rynkach-moze-nie-pomoc-zlotemu0:00 - Skrót najważniejszych informacji0:45 - Bliżej końca paniki? Sesja w USA z mniejszymi spadkami2:28 - Donald Trump poruszył Unią i giełdami. KE ma już wykaz środków odwetowych3:37 - Najważniejsze informacje z polskiej gospodarki4:51 - Najważniejsze informacje ze światowej gospodarki8:32 - Nawet uspokojenie nastrojów na rynkach może nie pomóc złotemu9:45 - Dane z rynków i kalendariumKup subskrypcję „Rzeczpospolitej” pod adresem: ⁠czytaj.rp.pl⁠

On this episode, we talk with writer and poet Egana Dzhabbarova about her new book, "Dua for the Infidel" . If you've ever wondered what autofiction is, or what kind of literature emerges from the Urals, don't miss out!

Viajamos décadas atrás en el espaciotiempo en busca de joyas del pasado que nos traen ecos sefardíes en Nueva York, tradiciones macedonias y de los gitanos de Eslovaquia. Volvemos al presente para escuchar otras músicas populares, desde grabaciones estríctamente tradicionales a otras reelaboraciones, que nos hacen viajar por Bielorrusia, Ucrania, Polonia, Serbia o los Urales, escuchando también músicas de valacos, boikos o baskires. Terminamos en el subcontinente indio, con ecos de Lahore y Jaipur. We travel decades back in spacetime in search of gems from the past that bring us echoes of Sephardic sounds in New York, Macedonian traditions, and the Roma of Slovakia. We return to the present to listen to other popular music, from strictly traditional recordings to new reinterpretations, taking us on a journey through Belarus, Ukraine, Poland, Serbia, or the Urals, also hearing music from the Vlachs, Boykos, or Bashkirs. We finish in the Indian subcontinent, with echoes of Lahore and Jaipur. - Victoria Hazan - Mis penserios me trusheron, gazel - All my hopes, all in vain: Early 1940s Judeo-Spanish songs in New York - [Artistas populares / Folk artists] - Macedonsko narodno oro - Crowing at night: Macedonian traditional dances & songs from Radio Skopje ca. 1949-50 [V.A.] - [Artistas populares / Folk artists] - Csapás variations - Romane gil'a: 1958-71 field recordings of Roma songs from Slovakia, eastern Czechia & northern Hungary [V.A.] - Palac - Vjarba - Folk and great tunes from Belarus [V.A.] - [Artistas populares / Folk artists] - Kolomyikas 1 - A ya sobi zaspivayu: Boyko music from Ukrainian Carpathians - Lorenc, Stępień, Gancarczyk, Skowrońska, Urban-Burdalska - A dzień dobry - Śpiewnik weselny: reinterpretacja - Maria Siwiec - Kary kóń, kary [+ Kapela Niwińskich] - Wesele - Lăutarii din Alova - De dor și de joc - Made in Halovo: Music of Vlachs / Romanians from Timok Valley (Serbia) - Veliki Izvor Village Ensemble - Cenele Bajova - Šanko si bonka zalibi: Serbian music from Timok Valley - Khalil Almukhametov, Minura Yalchibaeva – Kul buyina kilhan ine – Ural: Bashkir music from Orenburg region [V.A.] - Muslim Shaggan - Ni Saiyon Asi - Asar - Jaipur Junction - Mann mera - Sambhav 📸 Muslim Shaggan

Legends of mythical monsters and creatures have sent chills down spines for hundreds of years. So intertwined have these stories become with everyday life that tragic incidents are sometimes blamed on these legendary creatures. For instance, the deaths of nine skiers on Dyatlov Pass were, for a long time, thought to be the handiwork of abominable snowmen living in the northern Urals. Likewise, when two young girls tried to stab their friend to death in a forest in Wisconsin, they blamed the mythical Slender Man, claiming they had been forced to commit the crime to prevent Slender Man from harming their families.On this list are more devastating incidents that have, to some extent at least, been blamed on creatures of folklore.Support the pod:www.patreon.com/monsterfuzz Check out our merch:https://monster-fuzz.creator-spring.com Everything else!www.linktr.ee/monsterfuzzBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monster-fuzz--4349429/support.

Michael Johann Kramer, ein gebürtiger Kirchberger aus Schwaben, durchlebte das Inferno der russischen Kriegsgefangenschaft und überstand, was nur wenigen vergönnt war. Als Stabsfunker der 6. Armee nahm er am Russlandfeldzug teil und geriet nach der verheerenden Niederlage von Stalingrad in sowjetische Gefangenschaft. Von den 91.000 deutschen Soldaten, die in die Lager deportiert wurden, kehrten am Ende nur 6.000 zurück – Kramer war einer von ihnen. Sein 2003 veröffentlichtes Werk Der lange Weg von der Wolga bis zur Donau: Ein Überlebender der 6. Armee berichtet zählt zu den eindringlichsten Zeitzeugenberichten über die letzten Tage der Wehrmacht vor der Kapitulation am 2. Februar 1943. In schonungsloser Offenheit schildert Kramer die unvorstellbaren Entbehrungen und das allgegenwärtige Sterben in der Gefangenschaft, aber auch seinen waghalsigen Fluchtversuch – ein bewegendes Zeugnis menschlicher Leidensfähigkeit und Überlebenskraft.

Benvingudes i benvinguts al trenta-tresè episodi de la vuitena temporada de Tots al Blitz! El primer programa en català dedicat a l’NFL. La setmana 15 de l’NFL ha estat una muntanya russa d’emocions. I quan dic muntanya russa em refereixo a l’atracció, no un lloc perdut dels Urals. Tot i que alguns partits s’haurien pogut jugar en algun lloc molt recòndit dels Urals, on ningú l’hagués vist, i no hauria passat res. Aquest cap de setmana hem passat de l’avorriment més absolut a l’eufòria aquella de veure com dos equips es tornen absolutament bojos, passant per tots els estats emocionals que us pugueu imaginar. Això sí, tot depèn de quin equip sigueu. També ha estat un gran cap de setmana pels amants del club dels quarterbacks rifle, els que disparen a tort i a dret. Recordeu que trobareu el programa a totes les plataformes de podcàsting habituals, i que ens podeu seguir a les xarxes socials a: Twitter: https://www.x.com/NFL_enCatala Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nfl_encatala/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nfl_encatala YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nfl_encatala Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/catalunyaradio Discord: https://t.co/LLuFs5FKAY I també el feed de programes: https://t.co/ZGvItz3DQn I no oblideu subscriure-us al nostre canal de Youtube per estar al dia de totes les novetats!

The European Union's decision on 24 June to target Russian shipping company Sovcomflot in its latest round of sanctions comes as ship tracking data shows a 5% monthly increase in seaborne crude oil exports through June. With changes to Russian crude and oil product exports in firm view for market participants, S&P Global Commodity Insights' Francesco Di Salvo is joined by editors Robert Perkins, Elza Turner and Luke Stuart to discuss the latest flows and refinery news, as well as price sentiment for Russia's flagship Urals export grade. Links:Russia's seaborne crude exports rise in June despite OPEC+ pledges Urals Primorsk vs Med Dtd Strip - AAWVI00 Urals FOB Novo Suez vs Med Dtd Strip - AAHPH00 Urals DAP West Coast India vs Forward Dated Brent - DWCUB00

About Alexander PonomarevAlexander Ponomarev is a dynamic entrepreneur and tech innovator who is revolutionising the restaurant industry in the Middle East with cutting-edge technology solutions. As the CEO of Syrve MENA, Alex has over 11 years of experience in hospitality IT, transforming restaurant automation from London to Hanoi and now the MENA region. His journey from humble beginnings in Russia to leading a technological transformation in the restaurant sector is a testament to his passion for innovation and excellence in the industry.About this EpisodeIn this exciting episode with Alexander Ponomarev, the CEO of Syrve MENA, we learn about his fascinating journey from growing up in the Urals of Russia to becoming a leading figure in restaurant automation in the Middle East. Alex talks about his background in languages and how his passion for hospitality IT began unexpectedly, leading to a career that has spanned continents and transformed industries.We dive deep into the inspiration behind Alex's transition to hospitality IT, his innovative approach to restaurant automation, and the unique challenges and successes he has encountered along the way. Listen now to gain a wealth of knowledge and be inspired by Alex's journey and his commitment to enhancing the restaurant industry through technological innovation.Quotes12:48 - You should be a talented person to some extent to be able to cook nice food.23:54 - Technologies are relieving our lives from routine.26:34 - Technology which you are going to be using along the way is a very important thing, so you should be paying a lot of attention to that.28:40 - You need to pay more attention to the people you love, no matter how busy you are. 29:32—You should be persistent in finding what you love because many people get frustrated when they try to do so.30:13 - Be persistent in pursuing what you are passionate about.Useful LinksWebsite:https://www.syrve.com/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/syrve.menaFacebook: https://web.facebook.com/alexander.ponomarev89/Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-ponomarev-765b1262/The Matrix Green Pill Podcast: https://thematrixgreenpill.com/Please review us: https://g.page/r/CS8IW35GvlraEAI/review

*) China's relationship with Australia ‘on right track' China's relationship with Australia is "on the right track", Premier Li Qiang has said in Canberra as the two trading partners moved on from a bitter economic dispute. The highest-ranking Chinese official to visit Australia since 2017, Li held high-level talks with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese following a welcome ceremony at Parliament House. Starting in 2020, a slew of Australia's most lucrative export commodities were effectively banned from China. But as ties have gradually improved under a new government in Canberra, Beijing has wound back most of these costly trade barriers. *) Russia to hold trial of US reporter Gershkovich behind closed doors, TASS reports The Russian trial of detained US reporter Evan Gershkovich will start on June 26 and will be held behind closed doors, Russian state-run news agencies TASS and RIA reported, citing a Russian court. Last week, prosecutors said the Gershkovich case would be heard by a court in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg, where the reporter was arrested in March 2023 on suspicion of espionage. He denies the charges. *) Indian passenger and goods trains collide in West Bengal An express passenger train and a goods train have collided in India's West Bengal killing at least five people, officials said. "Doctors, ambulances and disaster teams have been rushed to the site for rescue, recovery, medical assistance," Mamata Banerjee said on social media. "Action on war-footing initiated." Banerjee said the crash took place in the Phansidewa area of Darjeeling district, when the Kanchenjunga Express train was hit by a goods train. Images on Indian broadcasters showed tangled wreckage of carriages flipped on their side, and one thrust high into the air precariously balanced on another. *) Hezbollah 'escalating' its attacks against Israel — Israeli army The Lebanese Hezbollah group has been "escalating" its attacks against Israel's northern front, "jeopardising the future of Lebanon", the Israeli army said. “Hezbollah has launched more than 5,000 rockets, anti-tank missiles and explosive UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) since the events of October 7,” army spokesperson Daniel Hagari said at a press conference broadcast by Israel's Channel 12. Hezbollah has not issued a comment on the Israeli army spokesperson's remarks. And finally… *) ‘Inside Out 2' scores massive $155 million opening Hollywood's summer movie anxieties gave way to joy this weekend with the massive debut of Disney and Pixar's “ Inside Out 2.” The animated sequel earned $155 million in ticket sales from 4,440 theaters in the US and Canada, according to studio estimates. Not only is it the second-highest opening weekend in Pixar's 29 years of making films and the second-biggest animated opening ever; It's also the biggest of 2024, and since “Barbie.” With an estimated $140 million from international showings, “Inside Out 2” had a staggering, and record-breaking, $295 million global start.

Raíces sonoras brasileñas, cubanas, dominicanas y mexicanas resuenan, en combinación con otros aromas musicales, en el primer tramo del programa, para proseguir con aires italianos reprocesados, la raíz sonora del pueblo baskir, requiebros ibéricos y flamencos poniendo una pica en Nueva York. De esto último hablamos en nuestras #Mundofonews, del festival Paco de Lucía Legacy, que tiene lugar en Nueva York, así como de los conciertos de la Folk Alliance International, también en Estados Unidos, y del FIAS, el Festival Internacional de Arte Sacro de Madrid. Brazilian, Cuban, Dominican and Mexican roots resonate, in combination with other musical aromas, in the first part of the program, to continue with reprocessed Italian airs, the root sounds of the Bashkir people, Iberian experiments and flamencos planting a flag in New York. We talk about the latter in our #Mundofonews, the Paco de Lucía Legacy Festival, which takes place in New York, as well as the concerts of the Folk Alliance International, also in the US, and FIAS, the International Festival of Sacred Art in Madrid. Fred Soul & Zé Luís Nascimento – Les cendres du paradis [+ Vincent Peirani, Sylvain Barou] – Viva Naná Conjunto Guantánamo – Guitarra, tabaco y ron – Guitarra, tabaco y ron [single] Xiomara Fortuna – – Rosa y azul – Fiesta latina [V.A.] Mariachi Los Camperos – El toro antejuelo Ninfa Giannuzzi e Valerio Daniele – Rodo ce agàpi – Amartìa Justin Adams & Mauro Durante – Red earth – Still moving Jorge Pardo & Chano Domínguez [+ Javier Colina, Tino Di Geraldo] – Zyriab – 10 de Paco Shakir Zaripov – Beiyeu koithere – Әl​ş​ә​y: Bashkir music [V.A.] Anisa Vakhitova, Niyaz Gizzatullin – Shaura kilen – Әl​ş​ә​y: Bashkir music [V.A.] Cabra – En lo más alto del cielo / Mudanza del niño perdido – Vol. 1 (Jorge Pardo & Chano Domínguez [+ Javier Colina, Tino Di Geraldo] – Almoraima – 10 de Paco 📸 Shakir Zaripov

Edition No34 | 01-02-2024 Unable to break the so-called deadlock on the frontlines of the conventional war, Ukraine is engaging in ‘smart warfare' to attack the enemy's oil and gas supply lines. Over the past three weeks, Ukraine has wreaked havoc with Russia's energy infrastructure. Soon after the new year, someone attached explosives to train carriages in the Urals city of Nizhny Tagil. A blast took place next to facilities owned by Gazprom Neft, the country's third biggest oil producer. Next, a kamikaze drone crashed into an oil depot in the Oryol region. On 18 January, another oil terminal, in St Petersburg – Vladimir Putin's home city – came under attack. It was the first time since the invasion in February 2022 that unmanned aerial vehicles had reached the Leningrad region. There was more to come. A large-scale fire broke out at an oil depot in the town of Klintsy, not far from Belarus and Ukraine. ~~~~~ SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ~~~~~ OTHER ARTICLES https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/27/ukraine-levels-up-the-fight-with-drone-strikes-deep-into-russia KYIV INDEPENDENT https://kyivindependent.com/breaking-ukraine-facility/ https://kyivindependent.com/history-behind-russian-lands-recognized-by-zelensky-decree-as-historically-inhabited-by-ukrainians/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-january-30/ https://kyivindependent.com/ex-nato-chief-not-inviting-ukraine-to-join-alliance-gives-putin-incentive-to-continue-the-war/ THE MOSCOW TIMES https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/01/23/hope-for-change-or-kremlin-spoiler-who-is-boris-nadezhdin-the-presidential-hopeful-uniting-pro-peace-russians-a83824 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/01/24/we-must-accept-the-truth-western-academics-are-russian-intelligence-targets-a83837 NOVAYA GAZETA EUROPE https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/01/30/hope-in-hell-en ~~~~~ USEFUL LINKS: Vatnik Soup https://twitter.com/P_Kallioniemi http://www.medbat.org.ua/en/ Real World News https://kyivindependent.com/ https://www.kyivpost.com/ https://english.nv.ua/ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/ https://meduza.io/en https://meduza.io/ https://novayagazeta.eu/ https://www.newsweek.com/topic/russia... Analysis https://www.ft.com/russia https://www.economist.com/ https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ https://cepa.org/ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/ https://www.theatlantic.com/search/?s... YouTube Channels / @timesradio1 / @khodorkovskyru / @popularpolitics / @macknack / @plushev / @tvrain / @fake_news / @feyginlive ~~~~~ TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND: Save Ukraine https://www.saveukraineua.org/ Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas https://superhumans.com/en/ UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukraine https://unbroken.org.ua/ Come Back Alive https://savelife.in.ua/en/ Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy https://u24.gov.ua/ Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation https://prytulafoundation.org NGO “Herojam Slava” https://heroiamslava.org/ kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and Przemyśl https://kharpp.com/ NOR DOG Animal Rescue https://www.nor-dog.org/home/ ~~~~~

Our planet and all our nations are faced with natural disasters, famine, earthquakes, wars, and total destruction. We even see the word “Armageddon” appearing in news headlines. Will we soon experience World War III? Will the world soon experience Armageddon? On today's program, we'll be offering you a free study guide that will answer those questions. It's titled ARMAGEDDON AND BEYOND. Be sure to write down the contact information to order your free copy! The 1998 popular movie “Armageddon” portrayed an incoming asteroid the size of Texas that would destroy all life on earth. NASA recruits a team of oil drillers to save the world. Perhaps you have seen that sobering movie. Are we today in danger of incoming earth-destroying asteroids? Astronomy.com describes the meteor that exploded over Siberia in 2013: “On February 15, 2013, a small asteroid, perhaps measuring 20 meters across, came down over the southern Urals of Russia, barreling in at about 19 km/s, and exploded over Chelyabinsk Oblast, near the town of Chelyabinsk. With a mass greater than that of the Eiffel Tower, the asteroid exploded in an airburst, unleashing energy equal to about 500 kilotons of TNT, some 20 or 30 times the energy released in the Hiroshima atomic explosion.” (“Why the asteroid threat should be taken seriously,” Astronomy.com) Continuing the report, author David J. Eicher describes the dangers we face today: “The risk from asteroids impacting Earth and causing widespread damage, death, and catastrophe is real, and is present every day of our lives. But it is to a degree a counterintuitive threat, which makes it hard for some people to take seriously. The risk at any given moment is almost nonexistent, but given enough time, a catastrophic event will happen again. Do we need to worry about an asteroid strike during our next foray out to lunch? Probably not. But someday a large enough asteroid with Earth's name on it will enter the picture, causing horror and mayhem for humanity. Unless we do something about it, that is.” (ibid.) Your Bible reveals future astronomical events as well as major military conflicts. Revelation the sixth chapter describes cosmic disturbances: “And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place.” (Revelation 6:13-14). The movie “Armageddon” used the title to depict the cataclysmic end-of-the world danger described in your Bible. Bible scholars describe Armageddon as the final battle between good and evil. Who will win that battle? Will the world survive Armageddon? And will you be able to escape “Armageddon”? Stay tuned!

Борис Гуселетов - родился и до 5 лет жил в Сибири. С 5 до 45 лет жил в Свердловске, на Урале. Окончил уральский политехнический институт металлургический факультет. С 3 курса он занимался наукой. После окончания института остался работать на кафедре, в 28 лет защитил кандидатскую диссертацию. Занимался общественной деятельностью стройотряды, комсомол. В 30 лет перешёл работать в другой вуз доцентом. С началом перестройки вступил в КПСС, в 1990 г. Был делегатом последнего съезда КПСС, на нем несколько раз выступал. По решению Горбачева избран членом ЦК КПСС. После развала СССР участвовал в создании ряда социал- демократических партий. В 2000 г. По приглашению Горбачева переехал в Москву, был его заместителем в партии. До 2016 г. Работал на руководящих постах в ряде партий. Был помощником депутата Госдумы. В 2013 г. Защитил докторскую диссертацию по политическим наукам. В 2016 г. Перешёл работать в институт Европы РАН. С 2021 г. Работает и в институте социально политических исследований РАН. Автор 300 статей. Boris Guseletov was born and lived in Siberia until he was 5 years old. From 5 to 45 years old he lived in Sverdlovsk, in the Urals. Graduated from the Ural Polytechnic Institute, Metallurgical Faculty. From the 3rd year he studied science. After graduating from the institute, he remained to work at the department and defended his Ph.D. thesis at the age of 28. He was involved in social activities, student's construction brigades, and the Komsomol. At the age of 30, he moved to work at another university as an assistant professor. With the beginning of perestroika, he joined the CPSU in 1990. He was a delegate to the last congress of the CPSU, and spoke at it several times. By decision of Gorbachev, he was elected a member of the CPSU Central Committee. After the collapse of the USSR, he participated in the creation of a number of social democratic parties. In 2000, at the invitation of Gorbachev, he moved to Moscow and was his deputy in the party. Until 2016, he worked in leadership positions in a number of parties. He was an assistant to a State Duma deputy. In 2013, he defended his doctoral dissertation in political science. In 2016, he moved to work at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Since 2021, he has also been working at the Institute of Social and Political Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Author of 300 articles. FIND BORIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook ================================SUPPORT & CONNECT:Support on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/denofrich⁠Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/denofrich⁠Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/mark.develman/⁠YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/denofrich⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/den_of_rich/⁠Hashtag: #denofrich© Copyright 2023 Den of Rich. All rights reserved.

Dyatlov Pass is one of the most famous mysteries of the 20th century, and for good reason. Nine hikers, most of them in their early 20's, all succumb to the elements in the Urals, most with inexplicable injuries, and nobody could agree on a cause. That is, until 2020, when the Russian government finally came forward with an explanation: an avalanche. But is that quite enough to explain it all? Welcome back to The Lore Lodge... Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! https://patreon.com/thelorelodge Check out more of our stuff via https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis Shop our curated storefront at https://amazon.com/shop/aidanmattis Discord: https://discord.gg/233tjGj46z Buy our signature coffee roast at https://tablowroastingco.com/products... Shop sustainable products at https://www.gaiaindustrees.com/ using code "LORE"

In this podcast, Argus' crude tanker expert Matt Mitchell discusses the impact of Urals prices breaching the EU/G7-established cap on tanker freight and the result of the drone strikes on Black Sea freight. And deputy editor John Ollett will cover the new destinations for Russian products and how the MR market is evolving to accommodate the new trading patterns. The pair will also discuss what steps insurers might take to mitigate the new risks and the outlook for both clean and crude Black Sea freight. 

Vadim Belyakov is from Moscow, Russia and has been a serial entrepreneur since 1999 when ROST XXI Group was founded. ROST main activity was the importation and distribution of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) throughout the entire Russian Federation and it quickly became Russia's leader in brand sales. In recent years, the company has shifted focus providing real-estate development and back office solutions to medium size multi-national companies doing business in Russia. Vadim is also the President of Uniland, a trading company that distributes a wide range of products to consumers in the Urals. He is a member of YPO and has won multiple awards to including Best Regional Learning Officer, Best Large Personal Event, and Best Overall Experience.  He has his Master of Arts from the Russian Academy of Economy and is a graduate of London Business School and Harvard Business School. Since 2017 he has been working on the NotAlone App, which is an application for young people who feel alone, depressed, and struggle with Anxiety. The app uses innovative and life-changing technology like an AI bot, online forums, and 20 years of established clinical psychological experience to provide users with various strategies to meaningfully connect and deepen healthy and positive self-awareness. Show Notes: Not Alone App - Vadim's creation to help people dealing with feeling alone, depressed, and struggling with anxiety. (15:00) - How is Vadim dealing with the conflict? What is the mood in Moscow and how are people reacting? (24:00) - How has life changed in Russia and Moscow? (29:00) - President Putin still has the majority support of everyone in Russia. (30:00) - If you are a Russian and oppose the war you are alienated. If you travel outside the country you are alienated. You feel like a compete refugee. You are judged by the actions of the government not your own character as a person. (36:00) - How are Russian businesses dealing with sanctions? (45:00) - What do Russian people say is the reason this conflict started? (52:00) - In Negotiations you understand the term ZOPA (Zone Of Possible Agreement). Before the start of the conflict we had a small ZOPA area but now Vadim believes there is none. (1:12:13) - "I believe that iron curtains today are built in our brains by propaganda. It is no longer physical walls." - Vadim  (1:15:00) - Professor Rawi Abdelal - HBS Case Study "Russia: A Drama in Three Acts" (1:21:00) - Why Vadim is worried that nuclear weapons could be used. (1:24:00) - "My heart is for peace." - Vadim "The most American thing we can do is think for ourselves, question authority, and demand transparency, and when we are faced with the rare moments where we find the unusual convergence of consensus narrative forming...double down on all of the above." 

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Oil slides more than 1% as Chinese GDP dents demand hopeshttps://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-slips-after-libya-resumes-output-china-data-eyed-2023-07-17- GDP grew 6.3% year-on-year in the 2nd quarter, compared with analyst forecasts of 7.3%- what analysts were forecasting such high growth?- slow correction where expectations come back down to realityChina's June industrial output rises 4.4%, retail sales up 3.1%https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chinas-june-industrial-output-rises-020809002.html- China's industrial output grew 4.4% in June from a year earlier, unexpectedly accelerating from 3.5% seen in May- Retail sales grew 3.1% in June, slowing from a 12.7% jump in May. Analysts had expected growth of 3.2%.- Are the kind of okay numbers from China signals that the Chinese economy is actually much worse?Chinese Oil Demand Doesn't Make Sensehttps://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-oil-demand-doesnt-make-sense-cbc02a44- "Either China's economy will accelerate rapidly in the second half—a prospect that currently looks unlikely—or oil demand will revert to more regular patterns, dragging global consumption and, potentially, prices down with it." *** Really???***- Could there be a mismatch between petroleum imports quotas and what they actually need.- "China doesn't regularly publish petroleum inventory data as the U.S. does, so it is difficult to say for sure how much diesel might be sitting in storage somewhere."Oil Bulls are Getting it All Wrong, Wall Street Veteran Warnshttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/oil-bulls-getting-wrong-wall-101242402.html- “The bulls got it all wrong,” said Ed Morse, the bank's veteran head of commodities research. “The world is still waiting for a real Chinese recovery, Europe is in recession and we still don't know if the US will have a hard landing.”- Citi's call for oil's summer average was $83/barrel. More realistic that the $97/barrel calls. But it's still off from $78...Japan to Propose Global Natural Gas Reserve to Avoid Shortageshttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/japan-propose-global-natural-gas-040004888.html- Can see why indiv countries would want to do this, but will global natural gas supplies be helpful the same way global oil reserves are when natural gas isn't traded like oil is?- Also, higher nat gas prices make Permian wells more valuable- Regional natural gas storage frameworks make much more senseDirty and Sludgy Oil Runs Hot in Asia as Saudis Cut Supply Backhttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/dirty-sludgy-oil-runs-hot-051227587.html- Less light oil on the market from Saudi Arabia and UAE has made buyers look for heavy, sour crudes- Urals price is now up close to price cap price- Was this intentional by Saudis? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit energyweek.substack.com

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European bourses & US futures are firmer as the post-inflation action continues ahead of IJCDXY extends the post-inflation decline towards 100.00 amid a further retreat in yieldsAntipodeans outperform, EUR & GBP also bid; as above, fixed benchmarks continue to climbCrude inches higher with attention on Urals while spot gold is more contained but base metals extendLooking ahead, highlights include US IJC, ECB Minutes, OPEC OMR, Supply from the US.Read the full report covering Equities, Forex, Fixed Income, Commodites and more on Newsquawk

Writers choose a Black Country scene to reveal something of this strangely hidden region. Emma Purshouse is introducing a new visitor to St Barts Church which stands on the hill in Wednesbury. Think cock fights, an unimpeded wind from the Urals and orange chips. Emma was born in Wolverhampton and is a freelance writer, novelist and performance poet. She's a poetry slam champion and performs regularly at spoken word nights including at The Cheltenham Literature Festival, Ledbury Poetry Festival, Shambala, Womad, Latitude and Solfest. She was Wolverhampton's first Poet Laureate. Producer: Rosie Boulton A Must Try Softer Production A co-funded project between the BBC, The Space and Arts Council England.

More and more ships are turning off their transponders in the Black Sea in risky but lucrative trades. Deep discounts on Russia's main export crude, Urals, and refined products such as gasoil and diesel, are attracting strong market interest. And dark shipping in "no man's land" now appears to be another option for those willing to play the markets.  In this episode of the Platts Oil Markets podcast, S&P Global Commodity Insights editors Max Lin, Luke Stuart and Natasha Tan join Joel Hanley to discuss Russia's new attempts to break through Western sanctions. We want to hear about your podcast preferences so we can keep improving our shows. Take our podcast survey here and share your thoughts: https://www.surveylegend.com/s/4xyz Related price symbols: AAWVI00 - Urals Primorsk vs Med Dtd Strip AAYWS00 - Gasoil 0.1%S CIF NWE Cargo AAVBG00 - ULSD 10ppmS CIF NWE Cargo Related content by our speakers on this episode: Russia behind 225% spike in shadowy oil transfers at sea Infographic: Russia drives global spike in dark STS transfers Russia's Urals shines as crude export volumes grow in May

Episode 133:This week we're continuing with Post-Scarcity Anarchism by Murray Bookchin.You can find the book here:https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/murray-bookchin-post-scarcity-anarchism-book[Part 1 - 4]Post-Scarcity AnarchismEcology and Revolutionary Thought[Part 5 - 8]Towards a Liberatory Technology[Part 9 - 10]The Forms of Freedom-The Mediation of Social Relations[Part 12]Listen, Marxist!-The Historical Limits of Marxism-The Myth of the Proletariat[Part 13 - This Week]Listen, Marxist!-The Myth of the Party - 0:28[Part 14 - 15?]Listen, Marxist!Footnotes:50) 1:50A fact which Trotsky never understood. He never followed through the consequences of his own concept of “combined development” to its logical conclusions. He saw (quite correctly) that czarist Russia, the latecomer in the European bourgeois development, necessarily acquired the most advanced industrial and class forms instead of recapitulating the entire bourgeois development from its beginnings. He neglected to consider that Russia, torn by tremendous internal upheaval, might even run ahead of the capitalist development elsewhere in Europe. Hypnotized by the formula “nationalized property equals socialism,” he failed to recognize that monopoly capitalism itself tends to amalgamate with the state by its own inner dialectic. The Bolsheviks, having cleared away the traditional forms of bourgeois social organization (which still act as a rein on the state capitalist development in Europe and America), inadvertently prepared the ground for a “pure” state capitalist development in which the state finally becomes the ruling class. Lacking support from a technologically advanced Europe, the Russian Revolution became an internal counterrevolution; Soviet Russia became a form of state capitalism that does not “benefit the whole people.” Lenin's analogy between “socialism” and state capitalism became a terrifying reality under Stalin. Despite its humanistic core, Marxism failed to comprehend how much its concept of “socialism” approximates a later stage of capitalism itself—the return to mercantile forms on a higher industrial level. The failure to understand this development led to devastating theoretical confusion in the contemporary revolutionary movement, as witness the splits among the Trotskyists over this question. 51) 5:12The March 22nd Movement functioned as a catalytic agent in the events, not as a leadership. It did not command; it instigated, leaving a free play to the events. This free play, which allowed the students to push ahead on their own momentum, was indispensable to the dialectic of the uprising, for without it there would have been no barricades on May 10, which in turn triggered off the general strike of the workers. 52) 6:45See “The Forms of Freedom”. 53) 7:23With a sublime arrogance that is attributable partly to ignorance, a number of Marxist groups were to dub virtually all of the above forms of self-management as “soviets.” The attempt to bring all of these different forms under a single rubric is not only misleading but willfully obscurantist. The actual soviets were the least democratic of the revolutionary forms and the Bolsheviks shrewdly used them to transfer the power to their own party. The soviets were not based on face-to-face democracy, like the Parisian sections or the student assemblies of 1968. Nor were they based on economic self-management, like the Spanish anarchist factory committees. The soviets actually formed a workers' parliament, hierarchically organized, which drew its representation from factories and later from military units and peasant villages. 54) 19:02V. I. Lenin, “The Immediate Tasks of the Soviet Government,” in Selected Works, vol. 7 (International Publishers; New York, 1943), p. 342. In this harsh article, published in April 1918, Lenin completely abandoned the liberatarian perspective he had advanced the year before in State and Revolution. The main themes of the article are the needs for “discipline,” for authoritarian control over the factories, and for the institution of the Taylor system (a system Lenin had denounced before the revolution as enslaving men to the machine). The article was written during a comparatively peaceful period of Bolshevik rule some two months after the signing of the Brest-Litovsk Treaty and a month before the revolt of the Czech Legion in the Urals—the revolt that started the civil war on a wide scale and opened the period of direct Allied intervention in Russia. Finally, the article was written nearly a year before the defeat of the German revolution. It would be difficult to account for the “Immediate Tasks” merely in terms of the Russian civil war and the failure of the European revolution. 55) 34:04In interpreting this elemental movement of the Russian workers and peasants as a series of “White Guard conspiracies,” “acts of kulak resistance,” and “plots of international capital,” the Bolsheviks reached an incredible theoretical low and deceived no one but themselves. A spiritual erosion developed within the party that paved the way for the politics of the secret police, for character assassination, and finally for the Moscow trials and the annihilation of the Old Bolshevik cadre. One sees the return of this odious mentality in PL articles like “Marcuse: Cop-out or Cop?”—the theme of which is to establish Marcuse as an agent of the CIA. (See Progressive Labor, February 1969.) The article has a caption under a photograph of demonstrating Parisians which reads: “Marcuse got to Paris too late to stop the May action.” Opponents of the PLP are invariably described by this rag as “redbaiters” and as “anti-worker.” If the American left does not repudiate this police approach and character assassination it will pay bitterly in the years to come.Citations:30) 4:01Quoted in Leon Trotsky, The History of the Russian Revolution (Simon & Schuster; New York, 1932), vol. 1, p. 144. 31) 19:34V. V. Osinsky, “On the Building of Socialism,” Kommunist, no. 2, April 1918, quoted in R. V. Daniels, The Conscience of the Revolution (Harvard University Press; Cambridge, 1960), pp. 85–86, 32) 23:13Robert G. Wesson, Soviet Communes (Rutgers University Press; New Brunswick, N.J., 1963), p. 110. 33) 26:30R. V. Daniels, op. cit., p. 145. 34) 30:27Mosche Lewin, Lenin's Last Struggle (Pantheon; New York, 1968), p. 122.

Through the winter, Ukrainian and Western officials had warned Russia was preparing to launch a new offensive. Apparently, it was “mustering forces beyond the Urals”, according to General Valery Zaluzhny, Ukraine's army chief. Rumours circulated, that Russian forces, bolstered by Belarussian divisions, could even try to storm Kyiv once more. Russia had gathered half a million fresh mobilised troops and would “make a push” around the anniversary of the war, suggested the defence minister, Oleksii Reznikov. But it seems that Russia's offensive began weeks ago, around the meat grinder of Bakhmut, and is already running out of steam – a damp squib. Intercepted communications and the ravings of angered mil bloggers suggest Russia is running out of ideas and ammunition. Now it seems is the turn of Ukraine to strike back. But when, where, and how hard will they hit the Russians? ---------- SPEAKER: Ben Hodges is a retired United States Army officer, who became commander of United States Army Europe in November 2014, and held that position for three years until retiring from the United States Army in January 2018. Ben Hodges has been Senior Advisor to Human Rights First since June 2022 and also serves as NATO Senior Mentor for Logistics. Until recently Ben Hodges was the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies, at the Centre for European Policy Analysis, specialising in NATO, the Transatlantic relationship and international security. ---------- LINKS: Ben Hodges - Twitter: https://twitter.com/general_ben Ben Hodges - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Hodges Ben Hodges - CEPA: https://cepa.org/author/ben-hodges/ Ben Hodges - New Statesman: https://www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-interview/2023/02/ben-hodges-hope-russians-west-loses-will-keep-supporting-ukraine Ben Hodges - The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/b/ba-be/ben-hodges/ Ben Hodges - Defence IQ: https://www.defenceiq.com/contributor/ben-hodges Ben Hodges - BBC HardTalk interview: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/n3ct0c38 Ben Hodges - Globsec: https://www.globsec.org/who-we-are/our-people/lieutenant-general-ben-hodges Ben Hodges - Atlantic Council Q&A: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/ac-turkey-defense-journal/qa-with-lieutenant-general-retired-ben-hodges/ ----------

Aluminum is used in countless items that you interact with each day. The combination of strength and light weight make it one of the most diverse materials used for consumer goods, construction, and more. Join us to learn everything that it takes to make aluminum, where we discuss the Bayer process, Hall-Heroult process, the Cheremkhovskaya-deep mine in the Urals, and anything else one might want to know about smelting aluminum.

Russian oil trade remains in ship-shape as the EU price cap has failed to stem Moscow's freight and insurance income, analyst sayshttps://markets.businessinsider.com/news/commodities/russian-oil-india-china-not-cheap-shipping-fees-kpler-analyst-2023-1- "Debunking number one, no one really knows the price of Russian oil"- Urals blend may be priced at $38/barrel (less than half price of Brent) but now Russia is selling all these other services to go along with it like insurance, shipping, etc. so they could be making $60+/barrel with all the other services rolled in.Yellen says setting price caps on Russian refined oil products 'complicated'https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/yellen-says-setting-price-caps-russian-refined-oil-products-complicated-2023-01-21/- "Western countries are working to structure price caps on Russian refined petroleum products to ensure continued flow of Russian diesel, but the markets are complicated and there is a chance things do not go to plan" - Multiple different products make it harder to implement a price cap, apparently- European Union diesel ban comes into effect Feb 5- Yellen thinks crude oil price cap is successful so far because price for Russian crude oil dropped and Russia says its revenue is down -- but is it really?- There are so many ways to get around the price cap.U.S. energy head warns Republicans oil bill would lift pump priceshttps://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-energy-chief-warns-republicans-that-oil-bill-would-raise-pump-prices-2023-01-18/- Is this bill even a threat? This is posturing. Biden will just veto the bill and Republicans don't have veto-proof majority to override it.- Doesn't make sense to put SPR releases under purview of Congress. Congress would be a terrible body to have approval authority over SPR releases.- President should have authority to make these decisionsWhite House Aims to Reflect the Environment in Economic Datahttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/20/business/economy/economic-statistics-climate-nature.html- Idea put forth at the WEF by John Kerry, so it's unlikely to go anywhereDr. Dean Foreman from API: Monthly Statistical Report AND Quarterly Industry Report- US consumed 25 million bpd of petroleum- Part going into materials and petrochemicals was up- EIA growth estimate up to 1 million bpd but IEA now estimating 1.9 million bpd of demand growth: different expectations for China's growth. Europeans anticipating shortage of natural gas and expectation they will replace this with diesel- EIA estimates growth from US primarily. But API says growth flatlining. No tailwind coming from DUCs. How will we get 1million bpd growth? ANd where is growth from other non-OPEC countries? Less clear when this oil will come online.- Less international drilling, more investment but costs are up. Despite weaker economic forecasts, oil demand is still strong- API data focused on why production has been held back. Comparison with natural gas. Nat gas production is at all time high, exceeding pre-pandemic levels. Why? Gas has been led by Louisnana and Texas, which are conducive to gas drilling. Oil has more headwinds. Colorado stifling, New Mexico, Wyoming, North Dakota - drilling is all weak compared to pre-pandemic. Federal moratorium is a big issue for NM, WY, ND. Inability to build intrastate pipelines is hitting oil production.- Appalachia should be the largest source of natgas in US but can't get Mountain Valley pipeline online even though it's mostly built! Finishing the pipeline would totally.- Marcellus area natgas is prices nearly a dollar less than Henry Hub for next year. Why? This is big discount and is impacting the economics of natgas development.- DUC issue is indicative of workforce limitations. limited completion crews so people making decision to keep completion crews on rigs that are operating because they might lose it?- DUCs are theoretically the cheapest way to get product to market. News from Permian - changing how they are drilling, reshuffling. Is it economic?- Distillate stocks increased for 3rd straight month. Are we in the clear? Concerns aren't totally alleviated but we are 33 days of supply as a nation (was 25 in October). Real question is how to get distillate to Northeast. Relatively warm winter has helped because more time to get diesel by rain and truck from midwest to northeast. Especially since imports from Europe are down.- US net exports (crude oil and refined products) record for December - EIA projections for exports think that US will have surplus in Q1 2023 despite huge exports every month in 2022. How does this work?- Fundamentally, the market is tight. US products are in demand, let's make sure we are supporting US production in ways that are consistent with the promises we've made to our allies.https://www.api.org/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit energyweek.substack.com

Lo que somos hoy es el resultado de miles de años de historia, de viajes y de encuentros entre los diferentes pueblos. Exploramos algunas de esas raíces entrelazadas por todo el Viejo Mundo a través de recientes producciones discográficas, como las de los húngaros y los pueblos túrquicos, o la de los antiguos búlgaros y los pueblos del Volga y los Urales. Escuchamos otras músicas de raíz e inspiración popular con tratamientos muy diversos, desde el estrictamente acústico al electrónico o guitarrero, viajando también por Lituania, Letonia, China, Irlanda, Bélgica, Italia, Escandinavia y España. What we are today is the result of thousands of years of history, travels and encounters between different peoples. We explore some of those roots intertwined throughout all the Old World through recent recordings, such as those of the Hungarians and the Turkic peoples, or that of the Bulgars and the peoples of the Volga and the Urals. We listen to other roots and folk-inspired music with very diverse treatments, from the strictly acoustic to the electronic or guitar-based, travelling also through Lithuania, Latvia, China, Ireland, Belgium, Italy, Scandinavia and Spain. Cserepes - Katalina Bodor - The sold girl (Turkish remix) Veronika Povilioniené & Dainius Pulauskas - Oi giria, giria - Ethno from Lithuania 2020 [V.A.] Kadim Almat - Ozatu - Gadzhaep irer Bolgar tarihy Guo Gan Swordmen Trio - Beautiful JiangNan - Guo Gan Swordmen Trio John Francis Flynn - My son Tim - Ireland performs: 2020 releases [V.A.] Broes - Botanist - Botanist Fabrizio Piepoli - Stella d'ori - Maresia Very Cool People - Oskar - 50 years of influence + 30 years of cool equals 13 years of music hooliganism Tellef Kvifte - Vetl-Imbert / Polska etter Troskari Erik / Gamel-Holin - Den norske sekkepipa (?) / The Norwegian badpipe (?), vol. 2 Jens Ulvsand - Polska - Trad groove NIño Josele - Papusza - Galaxias (Cserepes - Get ready my daughter - The sold girl (Turkish remix)) Imagen / Image: Guo Gan Swordmen Trio

Seit 5. Dezember gilt ein Preisdeckel für russische Öltransporte auf dem Seeweg. Die EU und die USA wollen damit verhindern, dass Wladimir Putin neues Geld für seinen Angriff auf die Ukraine einnimmt. Der russische Präsident droht mit Vergeltung - und versucht gleichzeitig, die Sanktionen mit einer geheimen Tankerflotte zu umgehen.Sie wollen den Podcast abonnieren? RTL+ Musik, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify oder über den RSS-FeedSie möchten eine Bewertung schreiben? Apple Podcasts, SpotifyUnsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://datenschutz.ad-alliance.de/podcast.htmlUnsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://art19.com/privacy. Die Datenschutzrichtlinien für Kalifornien sind unter https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info abrufbar.

Some interesting developments in the murky world of geopolitics to report on this week, as the currency wars heat up.WWIII has already started. So says US economist Pippa Malgrem, who was Special Assistant to US President George Bush for Economic Policy and a former member of the President's Working Group on Financial Markets.“We are in a hot war in cold places: Space, Cyberspace, Underwater, and high places, including the Arctic, and the Himalayas, and in proxy conflicts in places the media give a cold shoulder to like Africa.” (Not to mention the Pacific). A cold war in hot places then - as well as a hot war in cold places.We are also, of course, in a very hot currency war.Vladimir Putin goes down the bitcoin rabbit holeThis week, with the aim of limiting Russia's ability to finance its war in Ukraine, the G7 Nations, the European Union and Australia set a price cap of $60 a barrel on Russian crude oil. This follows the EU's embargo on Russian crude imports by sea, with similar pledges from the US, the UK, Canada and Japan.As you would expect, Russia has said it will not abide by such price caps, even if it has to cut production.Meanwhile, the world's largest oil importer, China, seems to be slowly opening back up. Cities are easing COVID-19-related restrictions in the wake of recent protests, and it seems the country is set to further relax curbs as soon as today. I think it's fair to say that if China had not locked down, oil demand would have been a lot higher - and so the oil price would have gone a lot higher. Same goes for metals, in fact most other commodities. And then we have another part of the puzzle. Russia's President Vladimir Putin did his best bitcoin maximalist impression last week, as he called for an international, independent, blockchain-based settlement network. (Spoiler alert: it already exists. It's called bitcoin).“The technology of digital currencies and blockchains can be used to create a new system of international settlements that will be much more convenient, absolutely safe for its users and, most importantly, will not depend on banks or interference by third countries,” he said. “I am confident that something like this will certainly be created and will develop because nobody likes the dictate of monopolists, which is harming all parties, including the monopolists themselves.”Here's the link to bitcoin.org, Vladimir, in case you have self-googled and are now reading this.Where is this all going?I have a few ideas. So does Credit Suisse's answer to Led Zeppelin, analyst Zoltan Pozsar.Tell your mates about this amazing article.You want my oil? Give me your gold.“The oil market is tight,” he says. The oil price is lower than it might otherwise be not just because of China lockdowns, but because of the US release of its strategic reserves (SPR), as well as from OECD countries. But Saudi Arabia is now low on spare capacity and the SPR is finite. You can't print oil after all. “Recent releases have brought reserves down to levels we haven't been at since the 1980s. The 400 million barrels left in it isn't much: it could help police prices for a year if we released 1 million barrels per day (mbpd), half a year if we released 2 mbpd, and about four months if we released 3 mbpd”.Short of a sudden new surge in supply (where from?) or a sudden reduction in demand, it would seem then that the oil price is going higher.Russian crude already sells at a $30 discount relative to Brent, which currently sits at $83, he observes with China and India the main buyers. “In the case of India, it is widely understood that Indian refiners are turning some of the imported oil into diesel for re-export. Buying Russian crude at $60 per barrel (pb) and selling diesel at $140pb makes for a nice crack spread, the petroleum market's equivalent of 100 bps of spread in the land of OIS-OIS cross-currency bases. India and China thus serve as matched-book commodity traders (instead of Glencore or Trafigura), the former dealing in oil and the latter in LNG, keeping commodities in circulation.”But Putin may be happy to sell to India or China at that discount - he won't however cap prices to sell to Europe on point of principle.Meanwhile, the US needs to replenish the SPR, especially if it wants to control domestic oil prices. “Gone are the days when the U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor warned India and other countries of sanctions if they bought Russian crude oil. The change in tune could be one backdoor mechanism to refill the SPR, and given the $30 dollar discount to Brent that India is paying for Russian oil, this would be below President Biden's $75 target.”But if Russian oil is exported for the purpose of replenishing the US SPR, Putin's not going to like that either. What to do then? Only accept payments in gold, says Pozsar, not dollars or rupees. Sound a bit fantastic? “No it is not”, says Pozsar. “Look at the tit-for-tat measures so far: you invade Ukraine, I freeze your FX reserves; you freeze my FX reserves, I make you pay for gas in rubles; the West boycotts my Urals, I'll ship it east......the West caps the price of Urals, let them, but I'll make them pay in gold. And if some countries re-export Urals to the West, I'll make them pay in gold too.”Anticipating geo-politics from my desk in South-East London is probably not wise. The pub is a better location for such pontification. But we have long since argued that the re-financialisation of gold is the most powerful weapon there is in the currency wars and the Eurasian move towards de-dollarisation.The problem with gold is settlement. You can't send it over the internet. You have to use banks or gold dealers. If only there was a form of money that you could transfer from A to B across the net that eliminated the need for trusted third parties …Oh! There is …Subscribe to this amazing publication.What are you buying people for Christmas this year? A CD of Kisses on a Postcard, the musical I have been working on about vackies in World War Two, would make a wonderful pressie. For something a bit more comic and stocking-fillery, how about a CD of funny songs? All are available here in the shop. If you are looking to buy physical gold – coins or bars – let me recommend The Pure Gold Company in London, with whom I have an affiliation deal. You can take delivery or store it safely allocated to you in vaults in safe jurisdictions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

Subscribe to the newsletterBiden gives Chevron permit to restart Venezuelan oil saleshttps://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/26/biden-chevron-permit-venezuelan-oil-sales-00070836Chevron can resume key role in Venezuela's oil output, exportshttps://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-issues-expanded-license-allow-chevron-import-venezuelan-petroleum-2022-11-26/- this might add barrels to the market, but if might not because it might just shift oil from the black market to the legal market and not actually add barrels- Chevron isn't likely to restart production in a significant way because the license only goes for 6 months and significant investment and infrastructure repair is needed.- Might help Chevron recoup some lossesRussian Oil Is Already Trading Far Below Europe's Proposed Cap https://finance.yahoo.com/news/price-russian-oil-now-try-113456772.html- Urals trading at $51.76/barrel on Monday Mov 28- Is there any way to do a price cap and keep Russian oil on the market?- Poland wants $30/barrel but Greece, Malta, Cypress want a higher cap because they make a lot of money shipping Russian oil or want compensation- What's more important to Europeans - shipping jobs or hurting Putin?Oil prices erase 2022 gains as China's protests spark demand worries https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/oil-drops-more-than-1-chinas-covid-protests-fuel-demand-worries-2022-11-28/- Protests in China: unlike Tiananmen Sq, where Chinese people don't know what happened, now there is WeChat and people can see before the gov quashes it.- Technology does change things but is it enough to get ahead of the government? The government can just cut the internet.-  Will the protests mean more oil demand or less oil demand? China could come out with a jobs program which would be good for demand. Could also beat the war drums about Taiwan to crush dissent. Column: U.S. diesel shortage starts to easehttps://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-diesel-shortage-starts-ease-kemp-2022-11-24/- "The increase was small but runs against the normal trend for a drawdown at this time of year and indicates high prices and a slowing economy are starting to rebuild inventories"- Runs against what Dr. Foreman said last week about the US economy and that distillate indicators show the economy is strong- If oil prices keep going down, will distillate follow?Energy Companies Expect More Friends in Washington as Republicans Take Over Househttps://www.wsj.com/articles/energy-companies-expect-more-friends-in-washington-as-republicans-take-over-house-11669517278- is there anything they can do for oil? ensure no windfall tax- the issue is the regulatory state not legal issues This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit energyweek.substack.com

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In this episode of the Platts Oil Markets podcast, S&P Global Commodity Insights editors Robert Perkins, Virginie Malicier and David Lewis discuss with John Morley what has already changed in the oil markets since February 24 and the expected impact of upcoming sanctions, from the ban on exports of Russian crude oil to Europe and the US for any loading after December 5, to the ban on exports of oil products into Europe from Feb. 5 and the shipping insurance ban from December as well. Related price assessments: Non-Russian diesel: CIF ARA 10ppm ULSD cargoes #AAVBG00 Diesel including Russian origin: CIF ARA 10ppm ULSD “all origins” cargoes #ALORA00 Dated Brent: #PCAAS00 Russian crude oil: Urals CIF NWE #AAGXJ00 New assessment of Kazakh origin Urals (started on Nov. 1): CIF Med KEBCO #KBCOA00

Western powers, particularly the Group of Seven wealthy nations are working to fix a price cap on Russian oil. They expect major buyers in the West, Australia included, will comply and not buy Russian oil above the price cap. Their hope is that even countries that don't formally subscribe to the cap, will use the opportunity to negotiate with Russia and buy the Urals crude at prices cheaper than even the price they now get – which is said to be at a 20-30% discount to global oil prices. The idea is to allow Russian oil to continue to flow in the global markets so that supply constraints don't drive up prices and hence strengthen the possibility of a global recession that is already on the horizon. There's no saying if this will take off or fall apart, but the U.S. Treasury Department has been able to convince the G7 to go along with the proposal. We have with us today, David Wessel, Director, The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Brookings Institution, and a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner as a journalist, to share some perspectives with us.

Diane and Sean discuss the 4 hour long Masterpiece Theatre television event, Doctor Zhivago. Episode music is, "Fairytale" by Ludovico Einaudi, from the OST.-  Our theme song is by Brushy One String-  Artwork by Marlaine LePage-  Why Do We Own This DVD?  Merch available at Teepublic-  Follow the show on social media:-  IG: @whydoweownthisdvd-  Twitter: @whydoweownthis1-  Follow Sean's Plants on IG: @lookitmahplantsSupport the show

Grand Duchess Elizabeth was a grand-daughter of Queen Victoria of England and the older sister of the Empress Alexandra (July 4). After marrying Grand Duke Sergei she converted to the Orthodox faith, though this was not required by her position. After her husband was assassinated in 1905, she took monastic vows and withdrew from the world, founding the Convent of Saints Mary and Martha. There she served as superior, devoting her time to prayer, fasting, and caring for the sick and the poor.   During the Russian Revolution, she was seized by the God-hating Bolsheviks and taken to the Urals, where she and several with her were martyred by being thrown alive down an abandoned mine-shaft. When the fall did not kill them, soldiers threw grenades down the shaft to complete their work. Saint Elizabeth was singing the Cherubic Hymn when she died.   The Nun Barbara, her cell-attendant, voluntarily followed St Elizabeth into exile and received martyrdom with her. Their relics were recovered and taken at great risk to China, then to Jerusalem, where they were deposited in the Convent of St Mary Magdalene. When their reliquaries were opened in 1981, their bodies were found to be partly incorrupt, and gave off a sweet fragrance.   Footnote: After the assassination of her husband in Moscow, Grand Duchess Elizabeth had a cross erected at the site of his death, bearing the inscription "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." After the revolution, the cross remained standing through the devotion of the people of Moscow to St Elizabeth, until it was personally torn down by Lenin.

Grand Duchess Elizabeth was a grand-daughter of Queen Victoria of England and the older sister of the Empress Alexandra (July 4). After marrying Grand Duke Sergei she converted to the Orthodox faith, though this was not required by her position. After her husband was assassinated in 1905, she took monastic vows and withdrew from the world, founding the Convent of Saints Mary and Martha. There she served as superior, devoting her time to prayer, fasting, and caring for the sick and the poor.   During the Russian Revolution, she was seized by the God-hating Bolsheviks and taken to the Urals, where she and several with her were martyred by being thrown alive down an abandoned mine-shaft. When the fall did not kill them, soldiers threw grenades down the shaft to complete their work. Saint Elizabeth was singing the Cherubic Hymn when she died.   The Nun Barbara, her cell-attendant, voluntarily followed St Elizabeth into exile and received martyrdom with her. Their relics were recovered and taken at great risk to China, then to Jerusalem, where they were deposited in the Convent of St Mary Magdalene. When their reliquaries were opened in 1981, their bodies were found to be partly incorrupt, and gave off a sweet fragrance.   Footnote: After the assassination of her husband in Moscow, Grand Duchess Elizabeth had a cross erected at the site of his death, bearing the inscription "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." After the revolution, the cross remained standing through the devotion of the people of Moscow to St Elizabeth, until it was personally torn down by Lenin.

In this episode of the Oil Markets Podcast, senior editor Emma Kettley and associate editor David Lewis discuss with Paul Hickin the recent changes in crude flows and how Russian crude finds its way in new markets. Our experts explain the changing trade patterns in Europe where participants shun Russian barrels, which surprisingly didn't prevent Urals exports to reach three-year highs in May. Tell us more about your podcast preferences so we can keep improving our shows. Take our two-minute survey here: https://bit.ly/plattspod22

Buyer reticence over Russian crude volumes has grown ever since the country's conflict with Ukraine began in late February, leading to a dramatic redirection in flows of the key Urals grade that has reverberated round the world. The situation is likely to intensify over the coming months, as more and more Russian volumes currently locked into long-term contracts will need to find a home.   Learn more about the Argus Crude report.

1. The Big Reveal  2.  Command Bunkers  3. Tunnels and Hidden Holes  4.  Spy Bases  5.  Secret Airstrips  6.  Summary & PostscriptSecret sites have often intrigued.  From the bunkers of despots to guerrilla tunnels and underground routes, the subterranean lairs of history sometimes emerge by mistake, redundance or military victory.  Most governments have bomb-proof shelters, whether it is the granite-bound command station of Russian leaders in the Urals or the American Presidential facilities in the situation room beneath the White House.  Some look remarkably like the famous war room in the Doctor Strangelove movie but others have adopted a more mundane appearance. There will always be a nook for commanders and despots.  For some it will be the site of their final stand.  Then there are the spy bases and secret airfields dotted about the globe.  One day perhaps they will fall into disuse and simple become novelty home in far flung places.  A few people seem to yearn to live below ground in a disused missile silo in Arkansas.So it goes,Tom Assheton & James Jacksontalk@bloodyviolenthistory.com See also:YouTube: BloodyViolentHistoryhttps://www.instagram.com/bloodyviolenthistory/https://www.jamesjacksonbooks.comhttps://www.tomtom.co.uk If you enjoy the podcast, would you please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcast App? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really helps to spread the wordSee https://simplecast.com/privacy/ for privacy information

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George Friedman, Peter Zeihan. Ukraine, Russia, China, Taiwan Ukraine Draws the Limits of Power to Russia & China | George Friedman China Is Not Russia and Taiwan Is Not Ukraine | Peter Zeihan Ukraine's Geography and Economy Putin's Russia Is Dying in Ukraine, Intelligence | Peter Zeihan, George Friedman   Ukraine Draws the Limits of Power to Russia & China | George Friedman https://youtu.be/dX1N5bce--I 47,258 views Apr 29, 2022 GEONOW While politicians and analysts worry that China might take advantage of the Ukraine war to seize Taiwan, they should consider Beijing's potential windfall from the geopolitical and economic collapse of its closest international partner. Already, China has been served up a rich offering of Russia's distressed companies and trade-sanctioned oil, gas, coal, gold, industrial metals, and food commodities suddenly made illegal to most other countries on world markets. At a time of record food prices, US$100 oil, and raging global inflation, China has been gifted access to this bounty of discounted resources, courtesy of Russia's self-inflicted crisis and the unprecedented level of sanctions imposed on its economy by the West. (India, the other major beneficiary, has already picked up a cargo of Russia's Urals crude at a discount of 20 percent in defiance of Western sentiments and sanctions). The Russians are also pumping hard cash into China's slowing economy. Cut off from the global banking system, desperate Russian companies and individuals are rushing to open accounts with Chinese financial institutions. The capital flight and transfer of wealth from Russia into the world's second-largest economy are likely to be substantial and possibly sustained. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nb3L... ✅ Subscribe: https://bit.ly/3slupxs https://beacons.ai/GEONOW #Evergrande #Ukrainewar #GeorgeFriedman #Energycrisis #China Ukraine Draws the limits of Power to Russia & China | George Friedman   China Is Not Russia and Taiwan Is Not Ukraine | Peter Zeihan https://youtu.be/DJPfucMsw-o 105,191 views May 1, 2022 GEONOW 22.8K subscribers Russia's invasion of Ukraine — the most consequential military conflict Europe has witnessed since the Second World War — has riveted the attention of the world. Observers have grappled with the meaning of the act of aggression and scrambled to ponder the wider implications of the war. Almost inevitably people look to draw analogies—both historical and contemporary ones. One popular contemporary analogy is between Russia's actions vis-à-vis Ukraine and China's approach to Taiwan. Beyond some broad-brush parallels — the most obvious parallel being that both Ukraine and Taiwan are peace-loving democracies that are the objects of belligerent irredentism on the part of more militarily powerful and threatening neighboring autocracies — there are also significant differences. Xi Jinping's China is not Vladimir Putin's Russia, and Taiwan is not Ukraine. China Is Not Russia Russia under Putin has repeatedly dispatched its armed forces for combat missions overseas to a range of countries, including Georgia, Syria and Ukraine, as well as conducted major military interventions against other states, most recently Kazakhstan (albeit at the invitation of that country's president). Moscow has also actively supported armed groups and militias in some of these same countries and others. Taiwan Is Not Ukraine The fact that Ukraine is not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was almost certainly a decisive factor in Putin's calculus to invade Ukraine. Russia's commander in chief knew that his invading forces would likely not have to contend with the militaries of any other countries. And if there were any lingering doubts in the Kremlin about the disposition of the most powerful member of NATO, U.S. President Joe Biden stated publicly that the United States would not send military forces to help defend Ukraine. Nevertheless, the Biden administration has taken strong steps to reinforce NATO allies in Eastern Europe and provide robust military assistance to Ukraine. ✅ Subscribe: https://bit.ly/3slupxs https://beacons.ai/GEONOW #China #Ukrainewar #Taiwan #Peterzeihan #energycrisis China Is Not Russia and Taiwan Is Not Ukraine | Peter Zeihan Source: https://twitter.com/PeterZeihan Global Macro Series #12 | feat. Peter Zeihan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYZGl... Here's What Happens If China Invades Taiwan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNZ0s... 古琴Guqin】《初见》---古琴深情獨奏《东宫》主題曲 | 自得琴社 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQZ2U... https://www.usip.org/publications/202...   Ukraine's Geography and Economy https://youtu.be/P6bYve3Ufik 31,018 views Apr 28, 2022 Zeihan on Geopolitics   Putin's Russia Is Dying in Ukraine, Intelligence | Peter Zeihan George Friedman https://youtu.be/u_DLk7HCYYE 179,038 views Apr 29, 2022 GEONOW Russia and its military have lagged considerably behind the Ukrainians in several categories: logistics, communications, and especially in metabolizing and deploying new technology, such as drones. It is especially in this latter instance where Kyiv has shown a remarkable nimbleness over Moscow. But the battle is now shifting to an artillery tit-for-tat in eastern Ukraine, where Stingers and short-range drones will be less useful for the Ukrainians. It is also exactly the kind of battle that the Russians have trained for, and is why I believe my overall assessment will still hold: that the Russians will ultimately overrun the Ukrainians, especially as the conflict moves past May. Russia's lagging technological prowess has several historical analogues. One of the best known is the Battle of Crimea, a battle that Russia ultimately lost. The outcome isn't what I want to highlight here, but rather that Russia spent years and roughly half a million lives until it surrendered. In conflicts that Russia deems necessary to its survival--against Napoleon, the Brits and the French, the Germans, Hitler--the Russians will fight until they simply cannot fight any longer. Do not expect the current war in Ukraine to be any different. The fatality figures reported from Ukraine are staggering. Some 7,000 to 15,000 Russian soldiers, many of them inexperienced conscripts, are already reported dead after a month of fighting, according to NATO estimates. That's already likely higher than the more than 10,000 losses Russia suffered in Chechnya over two campaigns of fighting (1994-1996 and 1999-2000) and on par with the 15,000 losses the Soviet Union took over a decade in Afghanistan—much less the 2,500 U.S. soldiers lost fighting in Afghanistan over two decades. The body bags from Ukraine will only pile up higher as Russian forces move in to fight and capture key urban areas. 00:00:00 Peter Zeihan 00:03:30 George Friedman https://twitter.com/PeterZeihan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLjID... ✅ Subscribe: https://bit.ly/3slupxs https://beacons.ai/GEONOW #PeterZeihan #Ukrainewar #GeorgeFriedman #Energycrisis Putin's Russia Is Dying in Ukraine, Intelligence | Peter Zeihan George Friedman

The ongoing conflict between Russian and Ukraine has prompted a need to replace Russian Urals and ESPO. Sour crude demand from Latin America and the US Gulf coast has increased to help fill the gap left by bans on Russian supplies.  As price volatility increases amid geopolitical tensions, Argus also re-launches two Latin American price assessments. Learn more about the Argus Crude report

When a young Jack Maresca and his mother fled pre-war Europe (WWII) Jack's father was forced to remain behind because he was an Italian male. They would never see him again. Jack and his mother found warm and welcoming arms among the counselors and campers at Camps Onaway and Mowglis on Newfound Lake in New Hampshire.; his mother as a counselor at Onaway and Jack as a young camper at Mowglis - School of the Open, where he recounts the memories of NH icons like Col. Alcott Farrar Elwell and the great Clyde (Micky) Smith who would go on to become an internationally-renown wildlife photographer as men who helped heal his heart and provide supportive role models. Jack would go on to become one of the most preeminent diplomats of the 20th century, focusing his efforts from Europe to the Urals. In this podcast Jack talks about his life as a diplomat and the current crisis in Ukraine as well as his newest book "The Unknown Peace Agreement" ending WWII.

Though still weary from that long train trip to the Urals last episode, Sean and Cody board a British Navy sailing ship headed around Cape Horn as they delve into this swashbuckling 2003 adventure/war film, directed by Peter Weir. In Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World, indefatigable Captain Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe) can't think about anything except the French man-o'-war he's chasing all over the oceans. But his best friend Maturin (Paul Bettany) is so keen on collecting bugs in the Galapagos Islands that he can barely keep his mind on his job of sawing limbs off teenage crew members injured in battle. A whole lot of cannons go boom when the HMS Surprise finally meets her enemy on, well, the far side of the world. Environmental issues discussed include the effect of the Napoleonic Wars on forests in Europe and Asia, the weird beasts of the Galapagos Islands and how they got that way, “naturalists” in the early 19th century, and more dope on Darwin's famous voyage. How did British short-sightedness in managing their forests come back to bite them during the Napoleonic Wars? How far did they have to go to get timber for their ships? Are Americans still mad at the British for burning down their capital in 1814? What's the history of the Galapagos Islands? Which previous episode was it where we revealed the strange fate of the Beagle, the ship that took Darwin there? Do all historians read Patrick O'Brian novels? How do you pronounce “Maturin”? Who was Alexander von Humboldt and why is there an ocean current named after him? What member of Darwin's 1835 expedition to the Galapagos was still alive at the time this film was made, and how is that even possible? Which actor in this film's cast did one of the podcast hosts have a Twitter exchange with? All these questions and more are lying in wait disguised as a whaler in this adventurous episode of Green Screen. Where You Can Find Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/master-and-commander-the-far-side-of-the-world Next Movie Up: Runaway Train (1985) Additional Materials About This Episode

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Russia's colonization of Siberia, the Urals, pastoral/environmental Russia and the Bolshevik revolution of 1917 are singing the Internationale as we review this 1965 romantic epic.

Finally having returned from a double-header on Mars, Sean and Cody find themselves on the snowy steppes of Russia in the tumultuous era of the Bolshevik Revolution as they sink into this 1965 epic classic, one of the biggest blockbuster films of all time. In Doctor Zhivago, wistful sawbones and sometime poet Yuri (Omar Sharif) is living his best life with happy wifey (Geraldine Chaplin) and baby, until he suddenly gets the hots for the alluring Lara (Julie Christie) who's married to someone else. But when the Revolution comes they're all forced to put on red stars and salute Lenin, or at least the terrifying Comrade Strelnikov (Tom Courtenay), who, by the way, is Lara's husband. If it sounds complicated, it is! Environmental issues discussed include the internal colonization of Russia into Siberia and across the Urals, how the tsars and the Soviet commissars used and exploited this area, the true nature of “pastoral” Russia as depicted in this film, and what Russia must have been like in the transition between capitalist monarchy and Soviet Communism. How, environmentally and historically, was Russia's colonization of Siberia like American colonization of the Western frontier? What did the Soviets plan to do with the vast lands across the Urals, and did they succeed? What happened to all those beautiful country estates, like the one seen in the film that Zhivago and Lara use as their love nest? What are the subtle environmental clues that this film was not made in Russia, but much farther south? What was the special purpose that the dreaded “House of Special Purpose” was used for? What's the story behind the iconic theme song for this film, and why is it repeated over and over again? Why is the book on which this film is based virtually unreadable? Have you ever heard of a 1981 film called Comin' At Ya, and why is it famous in film history? What is the John Huston Corollary to the Michael Gough Rule which governs the Five Crowns Award? All these questions are ready to charge the monarchists' machine guns in this very revolutionary episode of Green Screen. Where you can find Doctor Zhivago: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/doctor-zhivago-1965 Doctor Zhivago (1965) on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059113/ Doctor Zhivago (1965) on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/doctor-zhivago/ Next Movie Up: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) Additional Materials About This Episode

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