The Ruble, Food and Energy

[LoriPrecisely]

The silly thing is, Biden is no more in control of this country than my dog is. He is just a puppet, has been from the very beginning. The Shadow Masters are in control. That is who Putin is, and Trump was fighting against. Or, does Trump still have some power? Many people I talk to believe he does, along with the White Hat military personnel. Or, maybe it is just wishful thinking.

I know local politics are changing hands. Many patriotic citizens have realized if we don't get involved, we are going to lose our country. We have to get the nefarious players out of positions of authority. My local county is being strongly influenced to follow the WEF's agenda. There is something being introduced this month stating that if tax foreclosed properties are not declared as "First Right of Refusal" by each respective community to maintain local control, global interests will be allowed to buy them for development.

[Yodean]

https://youtu.be/bQZ-3nFb3oU

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Pretty entertaining, keeping in mind this clip was made before the '22 Russian Special Operations in Eastern Ukraine.

The old guy interviewed was particularly funny - he is what I would imagine an older version of fellow sub Stefk would be like, in manner if not necessarily in outward appearance.

[Yodean]

https://youtu.be/lf-teJ2Nzrc

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Pretty decent summary of events thus far, suitable for listening @ 1.5x.

[Yodean]

Russia's top lender Sberbank (SBER.MM) on Thursday said it had started removing chips from un-activated bank cards to combat a shortage sparked by European suppliers halting deliveries, as sanctions rain down on Russia and its banking sector.

Unprecedented Western sanctions over Moscow's actions in Ukraine and supply chain disruptions have severely impacted Russia's access to certain goods, with the import of advanced technology posing a particular challenge.

The National Card Payment System (NSPK) in April said there were not enough chips to meet demand for issuing Russia's home-grown Mir banking cards as European chip suppliers refused to work with Russian banks.

"A shortage of chips for cards has started in Russia," said Sberbank's head of cyber compliance Olga Maklashina at a payment security conference on Thursday. "We mostly worked with European chip producers...there is now a big problem with logistics from Europe.

"Chips became scarce and more expensive. Our colleagues at the issuing centre came up with an almost genius solution - reimplanting bank card chips," Maklashina said. "That is, we started picking out chips from cards and inserting them into new ones."

The NSPK said in April it was turning to Chinese companies for supplies of microprocessors for cards.

https://www.kitco.com/news/2022-07-07/R ... rtage.html

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The Angry Bear growing increasingly reliant on the Shadow Panda. Xi's playing 4D Go, while Vlad's playing a bit of chess, and Brandon's playing checkers naked with his daughter while showering.

The Great Wheel turns, and the Dark rises.

[LoriPrecisely]

The Angry Bear growing increasingly reliant on the Shadow Panda. Xi's playing 4D Go, while Vlad's playing a bit of chess, and Brandon's playing checkers naked with his daughter while showering.

The Great Wheel turns, and the Dark rises.

You are right on target about Brandon!!! What a disgrace to America.
We are in some sort of a weird war on our own soil.

[SOL]

Russia's top lender Sberbank (SBER.MM) on Thursday said it had started removing chips from un-activated bank cards to combat a shortage sparked by European suppliers halting deliveries, as sanctions rain down on Russia and its banking sector.

Unprecedented Western sanctions over Moscow's actions in Ukraine and supply chain disruptions have severely impacted Russia's access to certain goods, with the import of advanced technology posing a particular challenge.

The National Card Payment System (NSPK) in April said there were not enough chips to meet demand for issuing Russia's home-grown Mir banking cards as European chip suppliers refused to work with Russian banks.

"A shortage of chips for cards has started in Russia," said Sberbank's head of cyber compliance Olga Maklashina at a payment security conference on Thursday. "We mostly worked with European chip producers...there is now a big problem with logistics from Europe.

"Chips became scarce and more expensive. Our colleagues at the issuing centre came up with an almost genius solution - reimplanting bank card chips," Maklashina said. "That is, we started picking out chips from cards and inserting them into new ones."

The NSPK said in April it was turning to Chinese companies for supplies of microprocessors for cards.

https://www.kitco.com/news/2022-07-07/R ... rtage.html

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The Angry Bear growing increasingly reliant on the Shadow Panda. Xi's playing 4D Go, while Vlad's playing a bit of chess, and Brandon's playing checkers naked with his daughter while showering.

The Great Wheel turns, and the Dark rises.

One good point you made; it's time for the darkness to rise. However, most make the fatal error of confusing darkness with evil. Darkness represents change, Evil represents stagnation and the only way to deal with it is to destroy it. Note also that an object gets its colour by reflecting the light it does not absorb. So in this sense dark is good as it absorbs light while white could be viewed as bad as all it does it absorb dark colours and reflects white or light.

[SOL]

Germany has warned it will run out of gas in less than three months if Putin cuts off supplies completely.

Even if Germany can meet its target of filling its inventories to 95pc by November, that would only last for about 2.5 months, the president of the country’s energy regulator said.

Klaus Mueller, president of the Federal Network Agency, told Bloomberg: “We are a little bit faster than what we used to be in terms of filling up storage, but it is not a sign we can relax...

“I cannot promise you that all storage facilities in Germany will be 95pc full in November, even under good supply and demand conditions. In the best-case scenario, three-quarters of them will meet the target.”

Stockpiles are currently 77pc full, which is two weeks ahead of schedule. However, Germany’s energy crisis looks set to deepen, prompting warnings from Berlin of rationing this winter.

It came as German utility Uniper crashed to a €12bn (£10bn) loss as it was left reeling by Putin’s gas cuts.

The loss at the company, which was last month bailed out by the German government, ranks among the biggest in the country’s corporate history and highlights the severity of the crisis gripping Europe

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A boat is blocking the Rhine river, dealing another blow for the key waterway that's become difficult to navigate because of drought.

A section of the river between St Goar and Oberwesel is closed, a spokesman for the WSA water authority said. That's on a narrow part of the river near the key Kaub chokepoint.

The blockage comes just as the water level at Kaub starts to edge higher. Low water levels are restricting the shipment of commodities along the Rhine, putting a further strain on energy supplies.

The stranded ship is made up of four parts, which will have to be separated from one another before they can be towed away.

Work has begun and it's possible the river could reopen as early as today, the spokesman said.

Working from home to cost £175 in energy bills this winter

The working from home revolution will cost workers hundreds of extra pounds in energy bills this winter, a prospect that could encourage thousands to get back to their desks.

Lucy Burton has more:

Britain’s large number of homeworkers are expected to feel the pinch much more than those commuting to their offices over the winter months as they use more electricity and gas per day, experts have warned.

Average monthly energy bills could hit £683 in January for home workers compared to £492 for those going into work, according to price comparison site Uswitch.

Even those commuting into central London could save money after Tube and bus costs are taken into account, data from Bloomberg has found, with those who walk or cycle in saving as much as £175 a week.

Uswitch's energy expert Will Owen said: “Having the heating on during the colder months will be the biggest contributor to higher energy bills for those working from home.

“Being at home throughout the day often also means using extra gas and electricity for cooking, making cups of tea, televisions and computers. For most people who don’t have a significant commute, working from the office is likely to be much more economical this winter.”

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/inflatio ... 27724.html

https://youtu.be/3zbQ3BKt11c

Energy is what makes things happen. Cut the energy supply, and all hell breaks loose. Germany's warning of impending disaster and rising energy bills in Britain plus Rhine problems could easily turn into a horrible black swan event.

Comments from our European subscribers can help shed more light on the severity of this situation. Are things as bad as the press is indicating

[Budge]

Energy is what makes things happen. Cut the energy supply, and all hell breaks loose. Germany's warning of impending disaster and rising energy bills in Britain plus Rhine problems could easily turn into a horrible black swan event.

Sod's/Murphy's Law dictates the coldest winter in living memory. Putin gets blame for setting a Siberian Winter on Western Europe.

[stefk]

Comments from our European subscribers can help shed more light on the severity of this situation. Are things as bad as the press is indicating

https://www.brusselstimes.com/264011/en ... yrocketing

For me personally, its not a big problem, I like the cold, I already take everyday cold shower, very healthy, but the big majority dont have this training. The majority is well aware of the future problems. And I already spoke with my neighbours, they all say that Poutine is the responsible, but six months ago they didnt know that Kiev was the capital of Ukraine, they dont have any knowledge of the geography and history of Ukraine.

[Yodean]

For me personally, its not a big problem, I like the cold, I already take everyday cold shower, very healthy, but the big majority dont have this training. And I already spoke with my neighbours, they all say that Poutine is the responsible, but six months ago they didnt know that Kiev was the capital of Ukraine, they dont have any knowledge of the geography and history of Ukraine.

1) Yeh, been doing cold showers and outside cold training in shorts in winter x > 10 years. Trained with Wim Hof when he came through Toronto many years ago. As you probably know, the Russians/Siberians in the past would place their young children outside in the cold winter for short periods at a time to strengthen their immune systems.

2) Regarding Ukraine, same thing in Canada - everybody thinks Poutine's to blame, but most can't find Kiev on a map, or know what the difference between Kyiv and Kiev is.

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https://youtu.be/VakjjfgdMEI

[SOL]

Another attack on food production. The only way this will end is when the people of Europe rise and dispose their destructive leaders.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lleLDOO-Jk

Here is a dude trying to ensure the wrong people don't get hold of Floridas Farmland.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MkOw1URMJE


It begs the question of why the bad hombre Gates is buying so much farmland

[stefk]

How the Cubans survived the peak oil. In fact it was an artificial peak oil due to the collapse of USSR.

Interesting lessons to learn, for us Europeans to deal with the future artificial peak gas.

https://youtu.be/xhfpmKAEfy4