“Victory has always been and will be ours,” Putin said
Putin is insane, that’s all there is to it now, he is delusional to a degree that makes him outright insane.
Except of course if he knows he is lying, and also knows he can’t admit it, because it will be his death.
In that case he is probably insanely scared for his life.
That would make sense, I couldn’t read the article because it’s behind a paywall.
They could have worked with Europe instead, Europe is in a similar situation India is.
those are the two powers that exist on the planet.
Then those 2 powers would be USA and China. Russia is not 1 of them. And EU would be a way better partner to India, for instance if they joined SAFE.
That’s a wise decision India, because Russia is such a reliable partner, and they have very high quality military products. 🤣🤣🤣
I can confirm that a report came out recently, that current data-center requests are 10 times bigger than our ability to expand the capacity and grid.
Denmark has 85% electricity from renewable energy, so Denmark is a very popular country to place data-centers, for companies to have a greener foot print.
But the 10 times higher requests than what can be met is not as big a problem as it seems, because often data-center projects are abandoned, and only 1 in 10 are actually expected to be finished.
Problem is that use of electricity is increasing in many other areas too. Like 80+% of cars sold are electric. And heating is transitioning to electric heat pumps, that are the way superior solution to heating.
For instance our personal 4 closest neighbors on the street, have all switched to heat pumps within the past 2 years. 3 of which already used the 2nd most efficient source which is wood pellets.
The reason heat pumps have become so popular is that we can get heat pumps that heat water for central heating. Making it a “plug-in” replacement.
Heating with a heat pump is twice as efficient as pellets, even when pellets are used to make the electricity at a 50% loss of energy. But the heat pump makes 4-5 times as much heat from that electricity, making heat pumps twice as efficient as heating directly with heat pellets. IMO that’s pretty amazing.
But all in all, a big expansion of the electric grid and capacity was already planned to keep up. But the Data-centers were not expected to increase as dramatically as they are.
USA is a rogue nation, committing genocide, engaging in illegal wars, and using Mafia methods against other nations.
This may not be entirely new, but the level and stupidity of it is, and the worse USA is behaving, the more their power will slip.
OK, that’s good, but you can’t say of course.
Because Poe’s law is proven every day.
IDK if you are joking, but if this pump stops working, Norway is kind of fucked, and will become as hostile to live in as Siberia, and most harbors will become unusable most of the year, as the water will freeze around Norway.
Their dignity.
But if they go, they probably didn’t have much to begin with.
Yes because Cuba is such a big powerful country, and USA is very scared of them. Therefore USA has tried to kill Cuban leaders multiple times, manipulated global markets to immense harm to the Cuban economy, sanctioned Cuba for 60 years, and is now blockading oil to Cuba so even hospitals can’t function, and people die.
And what is the crime Cuba did? Having free healthcare?
You may laugh, that’s OK, it only shows what kind of person you are.
You are babbling and not making any sense whatsoever, I have no way to put a fitting context onto whatever those words are supposed to mean?
What is the more harm? more harm than what? What are the harms in the now and in the future?
All we know for sure is that USA has brought a lot of harm to Cuba,and Cuba has brought zero harm to USA.
Are you even aware the horrors Trump has caused Cuba? USA has made a blockade so Cuba can’t get any oil, and people are fucking dying because of it!!
And you say they should just soak it up?
Fuck USA for being inhumane psychopaths, who want to be in control of the entire world, no matter how much harm it causes others. And fuck people like you for blaming the victim.
Cuba never did anything to USA, and USA has undermined the Cuban economy for more than 60 years now!!
USA is committing crimes against humanity, and what they do to Cuba is only one of them.
It’s very obvious that we are very likely headed towards a global recession, driven by the problems Trump has created in the gulf.
Of course financial institutions are preparing for the eventuality, and that alone can cause a financial crash if it accelerates.
It’s extremely difficult to estimate the risk or chance, but the fact that (almost) everybody is aware, makes the risk bigger, because for some weird reason, everybody preparing for a financial crisis doesn’t make it less likely because people are prepared, but instead makes it more likely because nobody does anything when the uncertainty passes a certain threshold. And at that point the economy collapses.
I agree that the sentiment has been a lot like you describe, just putting some personal observations in there. I know the below statements do not reflect your own opinion, but the national trend in USA.
communism is just as bad as fascism
OK that’s maybe overstating it, but both are authoritarian.
liberal capitalism is the reasonable center
It’s better, but Social democracy is the actual center of balance between the two IMO. Today some people include Social democracy as a form of socialism, but originally socialism and communism are near identical. With Social democracy being very different because it work with free market economy and democracy, but with regulation that protect workers and ordinary people much more than for instance American capitalism, that is extreme by European standards.
I also agree that in USA oligarchs are a major danger, the infamous Koch family has done enormous damage to democracy in USA, and Musk definitely helped Trump win a state in the presidential election.
But I think the red scare stigma will be harder for the right to use against the American people, because politicians like Bernie Sanders and AOC are very popular, together with many Social Democratic policies. They will probably try, but for now, their “weapons” are fear of immigrants and to lose religious “freedoms”. Like to discriminate minorities. This is packaged with extreme propaganda about how Liberals will take your money when they increase taxes.
Unfortunately the Trump election has showed us that the American population is incapable of seeing through these lies, so your fear is valid, I just don’t think they will go for the old fashioned “red scare”.
As it is, I don’t think China will take Taiwan, they want Taiwan to reunite with China, but seeing how bad it went for Russia in Ukraine, and now for USA in Iran, I think China will pursue a peaceful joining like they have always claimed for decades is their policy, even if it wasn’t always entirely true.
Being in Europe, I don’t see the red scare as a major problem, and I find it hard to understand what this red scare in USA is really about.
I absolutely understand the fear of the insanity of the McCarthyism, but I don’t see that as a likely problem today, where MAGA embraces Russia as a partner more than an opponent.
I don’t think most Americans even understand what red scare is supposed to mean anymore.
China is beating USA as the better capitalist than USA, and capitalism is a seen as a greater virtue than democracy among the MAGA crowd, that is ready to embrace an authoritarian regime to get rid of annoying liberals and their inconvenient facts.
So I’m not quite sure what kind of red scare it is you are afraid of?
Absolutely, I bet most Americans have no idea what they are throwing away.
It’s extremely sad, I have suspected this shift in power would happen eventually, because China is just too big to not be a global power.
But before Trump was elected the first time, I didn’t expect the alliance between EU and USA to crack so bad, and Trump has moved China’s place on the world stage to arrive a decade earlier.
Unfortunately with Trump being reelected, I saw this breakup coming from a mile away. And on liberation day I knew for sure USA would soon be finished as the premiere global leader. It was happening already before the Iran invasion, the Iran invasion just made it a lot worse in Asia.
Trump is destroying USA turbo charged, and IMO you are 100% right in that he couldn’t make it worse if he was doing it on purpose.
Funny how helium is smaller than hydrogen when it has 2 protons and 2 neutrons? Against hydrogen that is merely a single proton with an electron. Physics is weird sometimes. Although the explanation is simple that the 2 protons draw the 2 electrons closer, making the electron “shell” smaller.
But maybe this “size” isn’t universal, maybe Hydrogen can squeeze more under pressure?
Google gives me this answer to the question “is hydrogen easier to contain than helium”:
No, hydrogen is not easier to contain than helium. Hydrogen is harder to contain because its smaller, lighter molecules escape through materials faster than helium
So apparently hydrogen remains the more permeable gas, and hydrogen is also chemically very active, corroding nearly everything it comes in contact with.
Edit:
I figured it out, hydrogen is more permeable because it can interact chemically, making the electron shell near irrelevant.
China’s 10-year sovereign yield sits at roughly 1.82%, against 4.46% for the US Treasury equivalent. Borrowing in renminbi is approximately 60% cheaper than borrowing in dollars at current rates,
US treasury is regulating interest rates in a balance between controlling inflation and keep the currency stable.
When interest rates are so high and inflation is still above the desired level, it’s a sign of pressure against the USD, and a weak economy. Or at least an economy that doesn’t have much trust. High interest rates attract money but lowers investments as investments become more expensive to finance, and high inflation lowers consumption.
I just heard a few days ago that the use of the USD as a global reserve currency has dropped significantly since Trumps “liberation day” maybe as much as 30%! Which is insane if true.
With this high interest rate, it will be very expensive for the federal government to finance the federal debt. And with the USD slipping as the global reserve currency, USA can no longer just print the money to pay it off, without creating more inflation and weakening the US dollar.
It seems USA is about to wake up to the reality of not being the global leader, and now having to pay their bills like everybody else.
The tariffs and sanctions USA made towards the world and especially China, is hurting USA way more than it is hurting the rest of the world.
Seems the average wage in Shenzhen is now $2000+ for a public worker, and yes I guess he makes more, as I suppose English teacher is considered skilled work.
But the problem was the claim about the rent alone was more than the average wage, which it for sure is not.
He was made out to probably be rich, which he definitely is not, he is working a pretty normal job, and although he is probably above average wage, he is most likely still just middle class for where he lives.
That’s just flat out wrong, European countries have shown they are willing to support Ukraine for as long as it is needed.
And have increased aid to cover the loss from USA not helping. There are also long term aid packages like the Swedish Vigen jet fighters that will ensure Ukraine is continuing to strengthen in their military capabilities.