War

 

We are not, as in NATO GOV Establishment & Co, winning the war in Ukraine, which is really weird because we were told we were.

Russia was out of components to make weapons long ago, their economy was in tatters and their military was a total, pathetic joke. To that end, Rainbow Ukraine would steam through those peasants and hang a Trans Flag on the pinnacle of the Kremlin. Serious question, geostrat analysts, did you really think they could do this? I mean seriously.

That in mind, maybe you remember the rainbow Euro powers baying for war as DC opened up the cash spigot for Zelensky. Yes, but that was then, this is now. After a couple of years of industrial scale warfare, so obsolete except that it apparently isn't, it seems the Russkies have an advantage, namely industry.

The West? Not so much, coz we've off-shored it in joy of asset-strip profit. This means, roughly, that Russia can produce tanks, guns, shells and planes at approximately war-time scale and we can't. Our miserable proxy is suffering accordingly. See Kupiansk and everywhere else. Also, some reported 20,000 volunteers are joining  up to fight in the SMO a month. Ukraine? Not so much. Now ask yourselves this.

How much money did our beloved rulers get out of this bloodbath? How many people became even richer than they already were because we broke the Minsk Accords? Many. And all for what? In an insane grifting gamble against Russia. Like wow, come back Napoleon, all is forgiven. Anyway, let's see how this worm turns.

Floreat,

LSP

END NOTE

LL offers some basic analysis. Bear in mind that he's a total patriot and no friend of Russian expansionism, also a realist, which is apparently a rare thing in the West. Click link for graphics and all of that:

Ukraine

There are many reasons why Vladimir Vladimrovich wanted to seize Ukraine for Russia. Among those were the population of ethnic Slavs who could be integrated into Great Russia, which has a severely declining population. It is a large European country with a population of 44.13 million (2020. )

As the picture (right) illustrates, it is strategically positioned on the planet. If you’re a Russian, the concern that it would join NATO makes sense.

Beyond that:

The first uranium reserves in Europe.

Second place in Europe, 10th place in the world in titanium reserves;

Second place in terms of manganese ore reserves discovered in the world (2.3 billion tonnes, i.e. 12% of the world’s reserves);

Second largest reserves of iron ore (30 billion tons);

Second place in Europe with regard to mercury ore reserves;

Third in Europe place (13. place in the world) in natural gas reserves (22 trillion cubic meters)

Seventh place in coal reserves in the world (33.9 billion tons)

The first in Europe in terms of land under cultivation;

Third place in the world (25% of the world) with regard to black barren soil (cherjoznom);

Ranked first in the world in the export of sunflower and sunflower oil;

Second place on Earth for barley production fourth place in barley for export;

Third biggest producer and 4th largest maize exporter;

Fourth largest producer of potatoes;

Fifth largest producer of rye;

Fifth largest production of honey (75,000 tons);

The eighth largest wheat exporter;

Ninth largest exporter of chicken eggs;

Sixteenth largest cheese exporter;

First in Europe in ammonia production;

Eighth largest in terms of the installed capacity of nuclear power plants;

Third largest exporter of iron

Fourth largest exporter of turbines for nuclear powerplants.

Fourth of the world largest manufacturer of rocket launchers;

Fourth larges exporter of clay;

Fourth world titanium exports;

Tenth largest producer of steel.

And the Big Guy only wanted 10% for himself…

Ukraine is losing the war. The weight of numbers is telling against them. Congress is trying to hold back the red hoard with taxpayer dollars, but the tide is turning. Russia is gaining leverage for a negotiated peace. The US Congress needs a reality check before they write another $200 billion check.

I 100% agree.

L+

Just Knocking About

 

The first part of the day was all about lawyers guns and money and that was OK. Here in this bucolic sector of the North Central Texas Exclusion Zone (NCTEZ) you can pretty much walk everywhere to do your business. 

And what do you see as you stroll along the leafy boulevards of Old Tejas? All the debris of our increasingly barbarous modern age. Weaves, dime bags, broken toys, and Bud Light cans hurled away in disgust to lie abandoned in the gutter.

This town used to be 20,000 people strong back when cotton was king and now it's around 7,000, a growing majority of which are Hispanic. This will certainly increase and what does it mean? Any number of things, not least: I need to learn Spanish, like no kidding.

Being able to celebrate the Mass in Spanish, albeit not very well, is a good first step but obviously not a final solution. Honing up the "habla" and getting a bilingual deacon from the diocese would take things to a different level, let's get on that.

But looking over the horizon, what's caused us to commit demographic suicide, and we're doing exactly that. Keen-eyed readers will note Rome, with all its grandeur, had a similar problem. They stopped having children and imported barbarians to fill the gap.

Here that means Catholics, who are by no means friends of the Rainbow. In Europe, at least the UK, it mostly means Mohammedans, and they hate the Rainbow too. How this works out is anyone's guess but I'll wager the monkey on conflict, and thank God we're dealing with a Catholic instead of Moslem replacement. 

Tempted to bang on but won't, you'll note this little town has machine shops. America's known for that, and riflemen, kudos.

Hold The Line,

LSP

Yet Another Sunday Sermon -- WARNING GRAPHIC

I'm not a contractor, never have been, never will be, just a humble LSP, but I do know this. 

Roddy walked into our South Ken office in '97, in tears, positively weeping, all 6.4 of him. Why? Because Lady Di had died and he'd just visited her multi-candlelit shrine. "Why are you crying, Roddy?" asked the Guv'nor. "Because she... she... died!"

Our boss paused, "But Roddy, you're a fkn arms dealer." And he was; tragedy meet mourner and, to be fair, what a neat guy. He sold missiles and drove a Porsche through West London while threatening to invite me to the Special Forces Club. 

Drive Safe.

Your Old Pal,

LSP

No More Drama Please

Readers, all two of you, I'm doing my level best to drive drama out of the business, and it's not easy. Of course lawyers, guns, and money would have absolutely nothing to do with it. At all. Just kidding.

Your Old Pal,

LSP

Jukebox Friday

 

Yes, it's Friday evening and time to spin up the jukebox. I'll go first, and because today's been all about lawyers, guns and money, here it is.

Jim asked for Steve Young's Tobacco Road. Great song and a good call.

Nothing wrong with Pancho and Lefty either, thanks, RHT. I like Emmylou's version.

And Brig requested Waylon and Jessi's Storms Never Last. What a great choice.

With a H/T to Jim and WSF, here's the original Big Ball's in Cowtown. Have we devolved since 1949? Sure looks like it to me.

On topic, this one's for LL, who's focusing on the Great Reset and life in the Hive. Sorry, arcology. Do you remember the tale of Babel? Let's hear it for Hawkwind.

Rock on,

LSP

Lawyers Guns And Money

All I've been doing since Sunday is talking to lawyers and bankers. Why? Because a couple of local libs figured they could take a lot of cash out of one of our frozen bank accounts. You know, just take it, and then what, hole up on the Brazos, like no one would notice?

Their malfeasance, literal skulduggery and mutiny is back under control and calm, and cash, is back where it should be.

Libs, don't even think of trying it on again. 

Your Buddy,

LSP

Lawyers Guns And Money

With deepest apologies to the White Wolf Mine,

LSP