So Chyna is pretty much down to a single source of oil? They've been demanding rock-bottom prices from Russia because Russia had no where else to sell it. Russia has a bit more leverage now.. will they jack up the prices knowing China has no alternative source? My, how the turns have tabled. I guess we'll see how strong that friendship is.
Now if the Ukraine war comes to an end.. Russian oil sanctions eventually get lifted and a desperate Europe starts clamoring for Russian oil as an alternative to buying from America. What happens to the price of Russian oil? What happens to China? Their economy is already teetering on the brink and suddenly their energy prices could skyrocket. Trump checkmated China and defanged the dragon. So much for dreams of taking Taiwan by force.
I think the end of the Ukraine situation won't be long now. One of Putin's main demands was no NATO membership for Ukraine. NATO has been proven to be a farce and I think it's only a matter of time before the US withdraws and NATO will be completely worthless. Trumps messaging is pointing to this and I believe he is setting the stage.
We live in interesting times.
Putin announces Easter ceasefire
The pause in the fighting will last from 16:00 (Moscow time) on Saturday through Sunday, according to the Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the nation’s military to halt all operations against Ukrainian forces over Orthodox Easter weekend, the Kremlin has announced. The unilateral pause is scheduled to last from 16:00 (Moscow time) on Saturday until the end of Sunday.
According to the Kremlin, Russian troops should still be ready to respond to any Ukrainian offensive operations or provocations, with relevant orders given to Defense Minister Andrey Belousov and Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov.
“We expect the Ukrainian side to follow Russia’s lead,” the statement read.
Moscow has previously declared unilateral pauses during Orthodox religious holidays throughout the Ukraine conflict. In 2023, Russia observed truces both during the Orthodox Christmas holiday in January and on Easter weekend in April at the initiative of the Russian Orthodox Church.
In 2024, a pause was not announced, with Putin arguing that Kiev could use it to rearm and regroup its forces. In 2025, an Easter truce was declared again, but was only partially successful. Although a certain lull in the hostilities was observed, Kiev violated the truce more than 3,900 times, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky rejected Hungary’s calls for a Christmas truce last year.
Last year, Russia also suspended its offensive operations in early May to mark the 80th anniversary of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany. Moscow expressed hope at the time that the move would contribute to the “start of direct negotiations with Kiev without preconditions.” Zelensky dismissed it as “manipulation.”
Moscow and Kiev held several rounds of direct talks in Istanbul last year, as well as trilateral talks that also involved the US. The negotiations led to several major POW exchanges but ended without a decisive breakthrough. The trilateral discussions have been paused over the past months because of the US and Israeli war on Iran.
Russia has repeatedly stated that it is ready to resolve the Ukraine conflict through diplomatic means, as long as its root causes are addressed and the situation on the ground is taken into account.
Looks like it's paywalled.. so I archived it.
Yes! Sealed Indictments mean that evidence has already been presented in front of a jury and that jury voted that there is probable cause that a crime was committed.
The reasons for sealing include:
- Preventing flight risk
- Protecting ongoing investigations
- Safeguarding witnesses and victims
- Coordinating multiple arrests
Everything in that indictment including the evidence is sealed until it is either ordered unsealed by a judge or arrests are made.
I believe all the evidence people are calling to be released is sealed in these indictments. It will all come out in a flood when the arrests start habbening. The files that were released were a sort of warm-up to acclimatize the public to the level of depravity that will be front and center in the near future.
Step 1: Bring Finland into NATO.
Step 2: Finland antagonizes Russia to provoke an attack.
Step 3: If Russia dares to defend itself, NATO will try to drag US in under Article 5.
I hope Trump pulls the US from NATO as soon as possible.
Typical government bullshit in my opinion.
What is their definition of "legal social media post"?
What is a "non-crime hate incident" vs a "criminal hate incident"?
What happens to all the people that were harassed by police, put in prison or ended up with criminal records because they may have "hurt someones feelings"?
I bet criticism of anything DEI is still considered a criminal hate incident.
I always thought it was weird that JFK Jr's plane crashed in the ocean on the way to an airport, but somehow the plane's registration document happened to wash up on the Kennedy's private family beach. Quite a coincidence.
Here's a local article from 1999 that mentions it. https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/local/1999/07/20/plane-s-registration-washed-up/51036861007/
Found another interesting old page. This one mentions that an emergency locator beacon was detected far away from the crash site (but I gather along the flight path).
An emergency beacon thought to belong to the plane was activated and heard by the Coast Guard in Long Island, N.Y., at 3:40 a.m. But as the search went on, authorities seemed to discount the relevance of the beacon signal.
They said that they went to investigate but the beacon had stopped transmitting before they could find it. Hmm..
I'm guessing Kharg Island. Iran's main oil terminal. This would cut off the flow of money to the old regime (hopefully leading to collapse) and provide leverage over countries that rely on Iranian oil. If the old regime collapses and the Basij/IRGC troops defect it will clear the way for the people of Iran to take back their country.
Remember during the election when he turned on Trump the moment RFK Jr. announced he was running? Then when RFK Jr. dropped out, he pivoted back to Trump like nothing happened. I remember.. and that's when i unfollowed him. Grifter.
She's morphing into Gary Busey.