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I have noticed the Russian Ruble rallied to 78 / USD and has stuck there for a long time. This is weird. This weirdness can not hold. It tells us Russia is hidding everything in their currency. If you are Russian beware the FUTURE.

Trump called the Federal Reserve Chairman a "Moron" How long before he calls a real moron "The Drunk" Hegseth a "Moron"?

What did Trump do in the last 24 hours? 1. He called the head of the Fed Res "Stupid" 2. He sh*t posted to meddle in Israeli internal affairs that Bibi should be free to fraud away.

Rick Santelli just ranted on CNBC a bunch of ballshit: saying Federal spending is 24% up since 2020

Using the $6.75 trillion for FY 2024 and $6.55 trillion for FY 2020: Increase in spending = $6.75 trillion - $6.55 trillion = $0.2 trillion = $200 billion Percentage increase = ($200 billion / $6.55 trillion) * 100% = approximately 3.05% Wait, this is much lower than the 24% mentioned by CNBC!

I still have hopes: After the NATO meeting today (June 25, 2025), it's not possible to draw a definitive conclusion that President Trump now sees Putin as an unequivocal adversary or that his "reverse Nixon" hopes are entirely abandoned.

Who else in American history has been this evil? Maybe the Generals that hunted down Ameican Indians after the ciivil war...

Message for Keir Starmer Oil is going to be burned regardless of its source, so why not use your own? The oil and gas industry supports tens of thousands of highly skilled jobs long-term strategy is to reduce the demand for and consumption of fossil fuels, not just shift where they are produced

Is this true? Russia's ecomony is growing. They are selling less oil & gas They are selling their oil & gas for less They are paying huge amounts in salaries to the army They are paying huge amounts in death benefits Most of their expeniture is to repair soviet war kit Got to something wrong ...

GLP-1 medications and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Both are revolutionary in their respective fields but impact people in very different ways. Which is better? Most AI benefits will initially be for corporations, while GLP-1 helps people.

Very real and growing challenge in the job market right now. AI is making job hunting feel "weird and difficult," and employers using AI to reject submissions. Feeling of Impersonality: You're not interacting with a human, but an algorithm, leading to a dehumanizing experience.

The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA), as it currently moves through Congress, disproportionately favors the wealthy with tax cuts (who do not need them), reduce essential services for vulnerable populations (who need them), and substantially increase the national debt and blow up interest rates.

I guess Musk forgot to cut the golf trips?

It seems the Europeans are working with Ukraine a LOT, while the USA thinks it's poo does not smell. I see the FUTURE.

Test Cricket at it's best: An incredible escape for England after India reached 430-3 in the first innings and 333-4 in the second. India made a total of 835 runs in the match - only 3 other teams have made more in a Test and gone on to lose, and two of those were also beaten by Stokes' England.

England chase down their second highest score of 371 to win by 5 wickets:

India V England at Headingley Day 5 Rain around. England need 150 to win, India need 8 wickets

Isreal - Iran: I hear the wimps are going back to "mowing the grass" Instead of seeking a decisive victory or a comprehensive political solution, the strategy involves periodic, short, and sharp military operations to degrade the enemy's capabilities Just delays.... what a chance.

Trump only cares about three things, those areas he thinks he sit on solid ground with his supporters: 1. Immigration 2. Trade 3. No Wars The last one just got shot up. The rest of the world should ingore him totally, he is worthless.

I hear the wimps are going back tp "mowing the grass" Instead of seeking a decisive victory or a comprehensive political solution, the strategy involves periodic, short, and sharp military operations to degrade the enemy's capabilities.

All the EXPERTS are saying what is happeninng in Iran will NOT help Ukraine. So I going to believe they are wrong again. Russia will collapse eventually and we will look back and say it all started going wrong in June 25.

Russia collapsing is now possible given this chain of events, that's a significant and deeply concerning potential "next domino."

The higher hit rate in the June 2025 Iranian missile attacks on Israel appears to be primarily driven by a deliberate strategic shift towards targeting densely populated urban areas. Terrorism. BBC had a Iranian Prof on whinning about civilians killed in the US attacks on the Nuke Sites.

President Donald Trump ordered U.S. military strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites (Fordo, Isfahan, and Natanz): This action profoundly impacts the of "America First." rhetoric The bombing of Iran represents a significant departure from the non-interventionist rhetoric

Donald Trump did not invent the phrase "America First." It has a long and complex history in American political discourse: 1850s: The slogan originated from the Know Nothings President Woodrow Wilson used "America First" as a campaign slogan in 1916 Harding and Coolidge campaigned on "America First"

Surprised he did not say SMO?

How similar is Russian overlordship of Ukraine to the Mongol overlordship of Russia? 1. The Russian retained the Mongol love of evil annd volence 2. Ukraine want NOTHING from Russian culture or evil

Bad Partners? Putin is a dangerous adversary to the liberal international order, actively seeking to dismantle it. Trump, on the other hand, is seen by many as undermining that order from within, eroding the very alliances and institutions that have traditionally maintained global stability.

Comparing Parades? www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq75...

I really HATE the Russians, but when talking about NON-Russia they seem to get it and they get TRUMP right: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kurX...

Iran and Hamas have the same strategy... www.bbc.com/news/article...