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Phones / Re: iPhone 13 Pro Max Vs Xiaomi 12 Pro Camera Comparison (photos) by Praxtech: 10:43pm On Mar 31, 2022 |
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Foreign Affairs / Re: Russian Oil And Gas For Roubles Or Gold Only! by Praxtech: 6:52pm On Mar 28, 2022 |
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Foreign Affairs / Russian Oil And Gas For Roubles Or Gold Only! by Praxtech: 6:52pm On Mar 28, 2022 |
Hal Turner Radio Show - UPDATED 10:39 AM EDT - 27 March 2022 Hits: 42977 (UPDATED 10:39 AM EDT SEE BOTTOM) The Central Bank of Russia has officially announced that, as of March 28, 2022, the Russian Ruble currency is BOUND to Gold. The rate is 5,000 Rubles per gram of gold bullion. (NOTE: This story has been corrected to report "TROY" ounces as opposed to dry ounces, and the values recomputed to reflect there are more grams per TROY ounce than in a dry ounce.) There are 32 grams in each TROY ounce. 32 grams times 5,000 rubles per Gram is 160,000 Rubles. Ya with me so far? The conversion rate of Rubles to U.S. Dollars is 100 Rubles, 90 Kopecs, to each US Dollar. If Rubles are bound to Gold at 5000 Rubles per gram, and there are 32 grams per TROY ounce, meaning one ounce of gold would cost 160,000 Rubles, then converting that to US Dollars means Gold is $1600 per ounce when using Rubles, instead of $1,928 per ounce using Dollars. Russia just wiped out about thirty percent (30%) of the value of the US Dollar, worldwide, when it comes to Gold Bullion. Worse, because Russia will only sell its oil and gas in Rubles, and Rubles are now fixed at 5,000 Rubles per gram, anyone wishing to buy Oil or Gas will need to either pay in Rubles or pay in Gold, and they won't get the US Dollar value for the gold they tender as payment! People around the world will be literally THROWING their money at the Ruble and DUMPING Dollars and EUROS to do it. What Russia just did is the financial equivalent of detonating a nuclear bomb. FWIW, the last guy on this planet who tried to back a currency with Gold, was Muammar Quadaffi of Libya. NATO went into Libya, bombed the shit out of it, until the people of Libya grabbed Quadaffi on the street, beat him bloody, and put a bullet in his head. As of this hour, 10:39 PM EDT, I suspect Bankers all over the world are on the phones with each other and with heads of state, instructing them that what Russia has done will totally smash both the US Dollar and the EURO, and those Bankers will be telling the heads of State that World War 3 must commence immediately. Let me explain why. Today, the Russian Central Bank pegged Rubles to Gold. Last week, Russia declared they would only sell OIL and GAS in . . . Rubles. This means Russian OIL and GAS are pegged to Gold with Rubles as the proxy for Gold. EFFECT: Europe (that needs Russian Gas and Oil) will now have to buy Rubles from Putin using Gold, or pay for the Oil and Gas with Gold itself. Currently, the FOREX Rate for Rubles to Dollars is about 100:1 BUT . . . with 5,000 Rubles now equaling one gram of Gold, and oil being priced directly in Gold, we are going to see a MASSIVE price disruption in FOREX markets, in terms of how much Gold a Dollar can still buy. Foreign countries holding our Dollar Debt Notes in Reserve, will see an immediate, and far less use for them and will want to start dumping them in favor of something more stable; something which holds its value. Basically, any currency pegged to Gold will fit the bill. which means countries like that -- like Japan -- will start dumping their Dollar Debt as fast as they can -- they are NOT going to go down with the ship! They will move into more stable currencies, like . . . the Ruble. This will have a DE-flationary effect on the Ruble, making it more valuable over time. This also means Putin can re-peg the Ruble any time he wants, to like 500, or 50, or 10. IT just keeps getting more valuable for him. The instant result is that all those foreign countries dumping their Dollar Reserves will cause all those excess Dollars to start coming home, triggering worse hyper-inflation than we already have now in the USA. Is it any wonder why Biden was on stage last week calling for Regime change in Russia? He is about to have masses of angry and literally starving Americans marching through the streets here at home demanding answers. UPDATE 10:39 AM EDT -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a public statement on video about what has taken place with binding the Ruble to Gold. In that statement, he points out that Western Nations have simply STOLEN Russia's foreign currency reserves and Gold Bullion Reserves, and by doing so, worldwide trust in so-called "First-Class" safety of investing in the West, has been smashed. He goes on to predict that people will now dump their holdings of Dollars and EUROS to safer investments like land, food, and raw materials. Here is the video with English language caption: Putin is correct. The impact of what Russia has just done is a literal dagger to the heart of the US Dollar and to the EURO. No one will want those currencies anymore, and since the US barely manufactures anything domestically, when foreign countries cease accepting the dollar for payment, shortages of everything will slam the U.S. and Europe. 1 Like |
Car Talk / Re: Which Tokunbo Car Can I Buy For 1.5M by Praxtech: 6:03pm On Mar 27, 2022 |
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Car Talk / Re: Which Tokunbo Car Can I Buy For 1.5M by Praxtech: 5:56pm On Mar 27, 2022 |
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Foreign Affairs / Re: Russia Conducts Military Drills On Isles Disputed With Japan by Praxtech: 11:17am On Mar 27, 2022 |
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Foreign Affairs / Re: Russian Defence Minister, Sergei Shoigu Had Heart Attack After Speaking To Putin by Praxtech: 8:25pm On Mar 26, 2022 |
FERNANDEZISBACK:Voices in your head telling you these? 4 Likes 1 Share |
Foreign Affairs / Re: The Man Who Sold Ukraine by Praxtech: 10:44am On Mar 26, 2022 |
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Phones / Re: Phones Comparison Thread. by Praxtech: 7:05am On Mar 26, 2022 |
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Foreign Affairs / Re: The Man Who Sold Ukraine by Praxtech: 7:04am On Mar 26, 2022 |
FERNANDEZISBACK:Zelensky is insane from my POV |
Phones / Re: Phones Comparison Thread. by Praxtech: 6:59am On Mar 26, 2022 |
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Car Talk / Re: Which Tokunbo Car Can I Buy For 1.5M by Praxtech: 6:59am On Mar 26, 2022 |
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Foreign Affairs / Re: The Man Who Sold Ukraine by Praxtech: 6:57am On Mar 26, 2022 |
FERNANDEZISBACK:Under the guidance of George W Bush. The pretext for invading Iraq makes the US and it's allies the biggest war criminals of the modern age |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Moscow Offers Update On Casualties From Ukraine Conflict by Praxtech: 6:30am On Mar 26, 2022 |
pat077:NATO should stay far away. They precipitated this conflict deliberately in connivance with the Ukrainian leadership |
Foreign Affairs / Re: The Man Who Sold Ukraine by Praxtech: 6:27am On Mar 26, 2022 |
FERNANDEZISBACK:Bashir Assad was able to defend himself courtesy of Russian forces and maintain order to a large extent in Syria. President Saddam Hussein was not that lucky, he was summarily executed (hanged) by the USA in tandem with NATO forces. For what? Nothing. If I was Russia I wouldn't treat anyone bringing NATO to my doorstep as a friend. Zelensky is no victim in this matter.....the ordinary Ukrainian people are 1 Like |
Foreign Affairs / Re: The Man Who Sold Ukraine by Praxtech: 6:20am On Mar 26, 2022 |
FERNANDEZISBACK:Same applies to the USA and NATO in Iraq and Syria. No one is a saint on the international space |
Foreign Affairs / Re: The Man Who Sold Ukraine by Praxtech: 6:13am On Mar 26, 2022 |
FERNANDEZISBACK: You seem to forget that Crimean people voted for leaving Ukraine. But like I said mumbo-jumbo talks ego shows will not bring peace here. Neither will the supply of weapons of violence. NATO precipitated this conflict deliberately hence they did not do what "any body would have done"... The Ukrainian leader ought to have weighed the consequences of his actions since the coup and attacks on certain ethnic groups since 2014 Lastly I am not supporting the Russian invasion but Republic of Benin cannot be acquiring lethal weapons on a massive scale and expect no retaliation from Nigeria.. |
Car Talk / Re: Which Tokunbo Car Can I Buy For 1.5M by Praxtech: 6:07am On Mar 26, 2022 |
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Foreign Affairs / Re: The Man Who Sold Ukraine by Praxtech: 6:03am On Mar 26, 2022 |
FERNANDEZISBACK:We should be for peace. I don't want to engage in arguments on this matter. A WW 3 will touch every body. Russia has legitimate rights to national security. Ukraine too. But both have to work in tandem with each other to ensure there's peace in their respective countries. NATO and the US are not going to bring peace to the war ravaged country of Ukraine. Supplying weapons of violence will not bring peace which is much needed by the citizenry. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: The Man Who Sold Ukraine by Praxtech: 5:54am On Mar 26, 2022 |
More Tucker: “Where is the war as of tonight”? (March 1) Colonel McGregor: “Well, the first 5 days, we saw a very slow methodical movement of Russian forces entering Ukraine…. They moved slowly and cautiously and tried to reduce casualties among the civilian population, trying to give the Ukrainian forces the opportunity to surrender. That is over. And the phase in which we find ourselves now, Russian forces have maneuvered to encircle and surround the remaining Ukrainian forces and destroy them through a series of massive rocket artillery strikes, air strikes with Russian armor slowly-but-surely closing the distance and annihilating what’s left. So, this is the beginning of the end of the Ukrainian resistance. Tucker: What is Putin’s goal here?” Colonel McGregor: “Putin set out to honor his word from 2007 at the Munich Security Conference where he said ‘We will not allow the expansion of NATO to a point where NATO is touching our border, specifically, Ukraine and Georgia. We see these as Trojan Horses for NATO’s military power and US influence... He repeated that (warning) over and over and over again, in the hopes that he could avoid taking action to effectively clean-out eastern Ukraine of any opposition forces whatever, and to put his forces in a position vis-a-vis NATO to deter us from any further attempts to influence or change Ukraine into a platform for the projection of US and western power into Russia. Now his goal–as of today– is to seize this whole area of eastern Ukraine (east of the Dneiper River) and he has has crossed the river where he is preparing to go in and capture that city (of Kiev) entirely. At that point, Putin has to decide what else he wants to do. I don’t think he wants to go any further west. But he would like to know that whatever emerges from this as Ukraine… is “neutral” not-aligned and, preferably, friendly to Moscow. That he will accept. Anything short of that, and his war has been a waste of time.”(“Colonel Douglas MacGregor with Tucker Carlson”, Rumble) Video Link What can we deduce from this short interview: Russia will prevail and Ukraine will lose. Ukraine is going to be partitioned. Putin is going to create the buffer he needs to assure his country’s security. Whoever governs the western part of Ukraine will be required to declare their “neutrality” (in writing) and reject any offers for NATO membership. If they violate that promise, they will be removed by force. But here’s the important thing: All of the main actors in this fiasco knew from the very beginning that Ukraine had no chance of defeating the Russian army. That was a foregone conclusion. So–what we want to know– is why Zelenskyy didn’t take steps to avoid the tragedy before it unfolded? The answer to this question helps to reveal ‘who Zelenskyy really is’. Ask yourself this: Why didn’t Zelenskyy negotiate with Putin when he had the chance? Why didn’t he pull back his 60,000 troops from the east? Why didn’t he stop Washington’s weapons shipments? Why didn’t he implement the Minsk Treaty? Why didn’t he reject NATO’s offer for membership? Finally, why was so intent on doing the things that he knew would anger Moscow and increase the likelihood of a war? These questions are not hard to answer. Zelenskyy has been acting on orders from Washington from the get-go. We know that. He’s also been implementing Washington’s agenda not his own and certainly not Ukraine’s. We know that, too. But that does not absolve him from responsibility. After all, he is a full-grown adult capable of distinguishing between right from wrong. He knows what he’s doing, and he knows that it’s wrong; worse than wrong, it’s inexcusable. He’s sending men to die in a war he knows they can’t win; he’s inflicting incalculable suffering and injury on his own people for no reason at all; and –worst of all– he’s cleared the way for the dissolution of Ukraine itself, the country he was sworn to defend. That country is going to be broken into bits as part of a final settlement with Russia, and Zelenskyy will share a good part of the blame. How does a man like this live with himself? 2 Likes |
Foreign Affairs / The Man Who Sold Ukraine by Praxtech: 5:54am On Mar 26, 2022 |
olodymyr Zelensky is the current President of Ukraine. He was elected in a landslide victory in 2019 on the promise of easing tensions with Russia and resolving the crisis in the breakaway republics in east Ukraine. He has made no attempt to keep his word on either issue. Instead, he has greatly exacerbated Ukraine’s internal crisis while relentlessly provoking Russia. Zelensky has had numerous opportunities to smooth things over with Moscow and prevent the outbreak of hostilities. Instead, he has consistently made matters worse by blindly following Washington’s directives. Zelensky has been lionized in the west and praised for his personal bravery. But—as a practical matter—he has failed to restore national unity or implement the crucial peace accord that is the only path to reconciliation. The Ukrainian president doesn’t like the so-called Minsk Protocol and has refused to meet its basic requirements. As a result, the ethnically-charged, fratricidal war that has engulfed Ukraine for the last 8 years, continues to this day with no end in sight. President Vladimir Putin referred to Zelensky’s obstinance in a recent speech delivered at the Kremlin. He said: “At yesterday’s event… the Ukrainian leadership publicly declared that they were not going to abide by these agreements. Not going to abide by them. Well, what else can you say about that?” (Vladimir Putin) Most Americans fail to realize that Zelensky’s rejection of Minsk was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Russian officials had worked for 8 years on Minsk hammering out terms that would be agreeable to all parties. Then—at the eleventh hour—Zelensky put the kibosh on the deal with a wave of the hand. Why? Who told Zelensky to scrap the agreement? Washington? Of course. And why did Zelensky deploy 60,000 combat troops to the area just beyond the Line of Contact (in east Ukraine) where they could lob mortal shells into the towns and villages of the ethnic Russians who lived there? Clearly, the message this sent to the people was that an invasion was imminent and that they should either flee their homes immediately or take shelter in their cellars. What objective did Zelensky hope to achieve by forcing these people to huddle in their homes in fear for their lives? And what message did he intend to send to Moscow whose leaders looked on at these developments in absolute horror? Did he know his actions would set off alarms in Russia forcing Putin to call up his military and prepare them for a possible invasion to protect his people from– what looked to be– a massive ethnic cleansing operation? He did. So, how are these actions consistent with Zelensky’s campaign promises to restore national unity and peacefully resolve Ukraine’s issues with Russia? They’re not consistent at all, they are polar opposites. In fact, Zelenskyy appears to be operating off a different script altogether. Take, for example, his complete unwillingness to address Russia’s minimal security concerns. Did Zelensky know that Putin had repeatedly said that Ukraine’s membership in NATO was a “red line” for Russia? Did he know that Putin has been saying the same thing over-and-over again since 2014? Did he know that Putin warned that if Ukraine took steps to join NATO, Russia would be forced to take “military-technical” measures to ensure their own security? Does Zelensky know that NATO is Washington-controlled Alliance that has engaged in numerous acts of aggression against other sovereign states. Here’s a short list of NATO’s accomplishments: The destruction of Yugoslavia The destruction of Afghanistan The destruction of Libya The destruction of Iraq The destruction of Syria Does Zelensky know that NATO is openly hostile to Russia and regards Russia a serious threat to its expansionist ambitions? Yes, he knows all these things. Still, he publicly expressed his interest in developing nuclear weapons. What is that all about? Imagine the problem that would pose for Russia. Imagine if a US-backed puppet, like Zelensky, had nuclear missiles at his fingertips. How do you think that might impact Russia’s security? Do you think Putin could ignore a development like that and still fulfill his duty to protect the Russian people? And why did Zelenskyy agree to allow shipment after shipment of lethal weaponry to be delivered to Ukraine if he sincerely sought peace with Russia? Did he think that Putin was too stupid to see what was going on right beneath his nose? Did he think he was normalizing relations by expanding his arsenal, threatening his own people, and jumping through whatever hoops Washington set out for him? Or did he think that Putin’s requests for security assurances were unreasonable? Is that it? Did he think– that if the shoe was on the other foot– the US would allow Mexico to put military bases, artillery pieces and missile sites along America’s southern border? Is there any president in American history who wouldn’t have done the same thing that Putin did? Is there any president in American history who wouldn’t have launched a preemptive strike on those Mexican weapons and vaporized every living thing for a 20-mile radius? No, Putin’s demands were entirely reasonable, but Zelenskyy shrugged them off anyway. Why? Does Zelenskyy know that there are Right Sektor, neo-Nazis in the government, military and Security Services. Does he know that, while their numbers are small, they are a force to be reckoned with and factor heavily in the hatred and persecution of ethnic Russians? Does he know that these far-right elements participate in torchlight parades, imprint swastikas or SS tattoos on their arms, and revere the racialist ideology of Adolph Hitler? Does he realize that many these Nazis have engaged in criminal acts of brutality including the incinerating of 40 civilians at the Trade Union Building in Odessa in 2014? Does he think that the CIA’s covert programs to arm and train these right-wing militants builds confidence or does he think it reminds Moscow of a catastrophic war in which 27 million Russians were exterminated by Germany’s Wehrmacht? Can you see how everything Zelensky has done, was done with the intention of provoking Russia? All the talk of joining NATO, all the talk about building nukes, the steady buildup of lethal weaponry, the movement of troops to the east, the refusal to implement the Minsk Treaty and the rejection of Putin’s security demands. All of these were deliberate provocations. But, why? Why “bait the bear”; that’s the question? Because Washington wants to lure Russia into a war so it can further demonize Putin, isolate Russia, launch a counterinsurgency operation against the Russian army, and impose harsh economic sanctions that will inflict maximum damage on the Russian economy. That’s Washington’s strategy in a nutshell, and Zelenskyy is helping Washington achieve its objectives. He’s allowing himself to be Washington’s tool. He is sacrificing his own country to advance the interests of the United States. All this helps to underscore a point that is never considered by the media and never discussed by the pundits on cable news, that is, that Ukraine is going to lose the war, and Zelenskyy knows it. He knows the Ukrainian Armed Forces are no match for the Russian army. It is like a Giant swatting a fly. Ukraine is the fly. The public needs to hear this, but they’re not hearing it. Instead, they’re hearing blabber about heroic Ukrainians fighting the Russian invader. But this is nonsense, dangerous nonsense that is emboldening people to sacrifice their lives for a lost cause. The outcome of this conflict has never been in doubt: Ukraine is going to lose. That is certain. And, if you read between the lines, you’ll see that Russia is winning the war quite handily; they are crushing the Ukrainian army at every turn, and they will continue to crush them until Ukraine surrenders. Check out this brief interview with Colonel Douglas MacGregor on Tucker Carlson and you’ll understand what’s really going on: 2 Likes |
Phones / Re: Phones Comparison Thread. by Praxtech: 5:00am On Mar 26, 2022 |
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Car Talk / Re: Peugeot 407 - The Most Common Problems And Fixes by Praxtech: 11:24pm On Mar 23, 2022 |
With all these issues.... Just avoid the vehicle |
Phones / Re: The Xiaomi Thread. by Praxtech: 10:48pm On Mar 23, 2022 |
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Phones / Re: The Xiaomi Thread. by Praxtech: 10:46pm On Mar 23, 2022 |
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Foreign Affairs / Re: Putin Wants Rubles For Russian Gas by Praxtech: 10:43pm On Mar 23, 2022 |
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Phones / Re: AMOLED Vs IPS LCD Screens by Praxtech: 6:45pm On Mar 23, 2022 |
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Phones / Re: The Xiaomi Thread. by Praxtech: 7:00am On Mar 23, 2022 |
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Foreign Affairs / Re: Russia Will Use Nuclear Weapons When Under Threat - Dmitry Peskov by Praxtech: 4:41am On Mar 23, 2022 |
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Phones / Re: The Xiaomi Thread. by Praxtech: 8:00am On Mar 22, 2022 |
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Car Talk / Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by Praxtech: 3:05pm On Mar 21, 2022 |
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Business / Re: Fraud And Misrepresentation On Jumia Tech Sales by Praxtech: 7:11am On Mar 21, 2022 |
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