War in Ukraine

[LSU-SIU]

EU Ministers Call For 10% Cut In Energy Consumption

A meeting of EU energy ministers on Friday has suggested that each EU country implement strategies to reduce overall electricity consumption by a minimum of 10 percent, the Wall Street Journal has reported.

The EU should also reduce electricity by at least 5% during peak price hours, according to a draft document seen by the WSJ.
The EU asked its members earlier this summer to reduce gas consumption by 15% starting this fall and running through the winter.

I think they will have supply for this winter but its suspect to say the least going forward without some type of plan. Even if they avoid short-term shortages by overpaying 5-10x, this doesn't help the medium to long-term shortages they are going to have. Modern civilization runs off of cheap credit and cheap energy supply.

What's the plan? Where are they getting future supply? We're talking 5,10,20, 30 year projects.

 

[apevol]

You have to put them on ignore, discussion with the mentality ill is a waste of time. The best is being called an "apologist" when nobody is apologizing for anything. When you have a Russian in the thread telling all the Ukrainians to fight to the death, you know your onto some very strange stuff. None of these people care.

Let the bombing continue, war is onto Europe (economic).

I don't think you know what apologetics means

 

[Rocky_Top_Vol13]

 

[lawgator1]

Municipal deputies from Moscow and St. Petersburg call for Putin’s resignation

Deputies from 18 municipal districts in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kolpino have called for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s resignation, according to a petition with a list of signatures posted on Twitter on Monday.

The council of one Moscow district (Lomonosovsky) also demanded Putin's resignation, saying: "Your views and your model of government are hopelessly outdated and hinder the development of Russia and its human potential."

Last week, the deputies of the Smolninskoye municipality of St. Petersburg called on the State Duma of the Russian Federation to bring charges of treason against Vladimir Putin. Several of them now face charges for discrediting the Russian army, according to a Twitter post from one of the local officials, Nikita Yuferev.

 

[LSU-SIU]

I don't think you know what apologetics means

An apologist is a person who argues in favor of something unpopular. If you're an apologist for deep sea oil drilling, you would argue that drilling in the ocean is necessary and the benefits make up for any environmental damage.

Apologist - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

a person who makes a defense in speech or writing of a belief, idea, etc.

Definition of apologist | Dictionary.com

Most of what I write is obvious observations. The people that are on their menstrual cycle have a hard time with it, for some unknown reason.

Definition of tampon | Dictionary.com

Definition of tampon
noun
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
such a plug used for absorbing menstrual flow, especially one that is manufactured commercially.
a two-headed drumstick for playing rolls.
verb (used with object)
to fill or plug with a tampon.

As far as I am concerned, let them all blow each other up.... the world has designated Ukraine for destruction. Who am I to argue with that?

 

[volfanhill]

It all going exactly as planned

 

[evillawyer]

https://thehill.com/policy/internat...le-that-trump-did-not-recognize-putin-threat/

 

[LSU-SIU]

https://thehill.com/policy/internat...le-that-trump-did-not-recognize-putin-threat/

Why is this the business of the United States? Let them fight it out. However, it does appear people are trying to rewrite history.

The better question isn't who should have known, but why anyone should act like they give a crap? If the Ukraine gets blown up, so what?

 

[apevol]

Apologist - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms



Definition of apologist | Dictionary.com

Most of what I write is obvious observations. The people that are on their menstrual cycle have a hard time with it, for some unknown reason.

Definition of tampon | Dictionary.com



As far as I am concerned, let them all blow each other up.... the world has designated Ukraine for destruction. Who am I to argue with that?

Excellent transition from displaying your deficiencies with the english language into crafting sexist insults against anyone who thinks you're wrong.

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

 

[LSU-SIU]

Excellent transition from displaying your deficiencies with the english language into crafting sexist insults against anyone who thinks you're wrong.

Well, when I challenge someone with a simple question and they don't even attempt to answer in a good faith discussion context and just start the name calling... well, if the shoe fits.

At the end of the day, most of my input to the discussion is more or less obvious observations. Your tone is the problem in the thread and why I had to place a few on ignore.

Get better or not, the choice is yours.

 

[lawgator1]

Why is this the business of the United States? Let them fight it out. However, it does appear people are trying to rewrite history.

The better question isn't who should have known, but why anyone should act like they give a crap? If the Ukraine gets blown up, so what?

Is your goal here to get Trumpsters on board with the Russian efforts in Ukraine? Is it to tell Trumpsters that they are in fact already on board simply by virtue of being a Trumpster in the first place?

 

[LSU-SIU]

Is your goal here to get Trumpsters on board with the Russian efforts in Ukraine? Is it to tell Trumpsters that they are in fact already on board simply by virtue of being a Trumpster in the first place?

Oh I don't give a crap about all that. LOL The article seems like an attempt at rewriting history, a very bad one.

For the record, I don't vote... this country is toast, imo.

 

[apevol]

Well, when I challenge someone with a simple question and they don't even attempt to answer in a good faith discussion context and just start the name calling... well, if the shoe fits.

At the end of the day, most of my input to the discussion is more or less obvious observations. Your tone is the problem in the thread and why I had to place a few on ignore.

Get better or not, the choice is yours.

Just so we're clear:
You don't know what words mean and that makes you project your hysteria onto others

 

[LSU-SIU]

Just so we're clear:
You don't know what words mean and that makes you project your hysteria onto others

I disagree with you on this discussion, just to be clear I think you are mentality ill and further discussion seems immaterial. (Placed on ignore for your safety)

“But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

 

[NorthDallas40]

I disagree with you on this discussion, just to be clear I think you are mentality ill and further discussion seems immaterial. (Placed on ignore for your safety)

Welcome to the club @apevol !

 

[apevol]

 

[LSU-SIU]

European Gas Slumps as Bloc Prepares Details for Intervention

It will also aim to cap excessive revenues of companies producing power from sources other than gas, through a limit on the price of electricity generated from technologies such as renewables, lignite or nuclear energy. All changes need to be signed off by member states.

Norway, a key supplier of gas to Europe, is “skeptical” about introducing a price cap, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said after a call with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. “A maximum price will not do anything about the fundamental problem, namely that there is too little gas in Europe,” Store said.

I tend to agree (my guess) with Goldman, probably a reduction of price going forward through the winter. Peak short-term energy, Europe is most likely heading to a serious recession, United States is technically in one now but I think we'll have to see how it goes on forward.

They are paying a heavy price but don't really have a plan over 5, 10, 20 or 30 years.

 

[LouderVol]

It is well documented that you and your crew have already proven if someone isn't 100% on the pro Ukraine agenda here then they are automatically Russian stooges, trolls, etc.

Yeah that's complete bs. I have even questioned what this Ukrainian offensive will mean even if successful and never once been called out for it.

When you call for Ukraine to just roll over and take it, under the cover of saving lives, but wont do the same for Russia, it says you are slanted with some obvious bias.

 

[volgr]

You have to put them on ignore, discussion with the mentality ill is a waste of time. The best is being called an "apologist" when nobody is apologizing for anything. When you have a Russian in the thread telling all the Ukrainians to fight to the death, you know your onto some very strange stuff. None of these people care.

Let the bombing continue, war is onto Europe (economic).

It's too bad because there is an interesting discussion to be had regarding Russia's retreat from Kharkov/Izyum and what it means going forward.

 

[LSU-SIU]

It's too bad because there is an interesting discussion to be had regarding Russia's retreat from Kharkov/Izyum and what it means going forward.

They're not here to discuss or provide information. If you're not 100% on board with the mentality ill, obviously you're a Russian troll. The best is being called a Russian troll by a Russian who is telling the Ukrainians to fight to the death. LOL

(For the most part, I don't even engage in the actual tactics part of this as I think its moot.)

 

[happy-go_vol]

Municipal deputies from Moscow and St. Petersburg call for Putin’s resignation

Somebody is going trip out of a window?

 

[apevol]

It's too bad because there is an interesting discussion to be had regarding Russia's retreat from Kharkov/Izyum and what it means going forward.

Funny I don't remember you wanting to have any discussions earlier this year. I just remember you preening about babbling on and on of cauldrons closing and the imminent collapse of the UA

 

[tvolsfan]

Lol. You mean when the pro Russian puppet Yanukovych decided to sell Ukraine to the Russians instead of working more closely with the EU which had been a Ukrainian goal for years, got tossed on his ass for not doing his job as he was elected to, then Russia, upset that their puppet was gone, began to provide logistical and boots on the ground support for domestic terrorists.. How was that Russias fault? lol.

Oh side note, only Russians believe it was a "coup".. There was no coup. You're Ivan is showing.

The people who believed it was a clue also believed Ukrainians would greet Russian soldiers as heroes and wouldn't fight back for the supposedly Nazi Zelensky regime.

 

[MontyPython]

Second most powerful military in the world

Russian SU-25s are ground attack planes... unfortunately their pilots take that literally.