Tensions are increasing in France as the fuel crisis continues… fights are breaking out at petrol stations… police cars running out of petrol… huge lines…
— Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) October 11, 2022
Cars in some districts now limited to fill max 30 liters (8 gallons) and trucks 120 (32 gallons)…
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Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Things are getting dicey in France over petrol...
Could Saudi Arabia go full rogue after Biden threatens consequences for oil cut?
via Financial Times
Joe Biden warned that Saudi Arabia would face “consequences” for defying Washington by announcing large cuts to oil production last week as he vowed to re-evaluate the US relationship with Riyadh in talks with Congress next month.
“I’m not going to get into what I’d consider and what I have in mind. But there will be consequences,” the US president told CNN in an interview on Tuesday night. “When the House and Senate get back [after the midterm elections] . . . there’s going to be some consequences.”
Last week Opec+, which is led by Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, and Russia, announced that it would cut its oil production targets by 2mn barrels a day, despite pressure from Washington not to go ahead with the move.
Saudi Arabia said the cartel took the decision because of market conditions amid fears of a global recession, and to preserve prices as the kingdom pushes ahead with highly ambitious plans to modernise the conservative nation. But the move infuriated the Biden administration as it prepares for midterm elections next month and as the world grapples with soaring energy inflation triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The action/reaction aspect of this thing is fascinating.
First you had the Biden admin come into office calling the Saudis a pariah nation.
Then you had Biden trying to make nice with them.
Then the Saudis give Biden the middle finger.
Now you have Biden saying there will be consequences.
Wonder what the Saudi reaction will be. Will they go full rogue? Will they further develop the basket of currencies that they sell their oil for? Will they impose pain and start another oil embargo?
Interesting times!
J-20 second pilot in J-20 2 seat version is confirmed to be the drone pilot. Each J-20 will control 3 GJ-11 attack drones, each carries around 2 tons of ordnance. Renders of J20s and GJ-11s [1920x1080] via Reddit
I wonder why they're pushing for the backseater in these fighters to control drones? US Airpower (Air Force & Navy) seems to be on the same track. Wouldn't it be better to put controllers in G-650s?
Russia's strikes did have a strategic objective....and it will affect Ukraine and Europe
Didn't quite get the strikes in Ukraine. Everyone was saying that it was civilian targets but the body count (not to be morbid or uncaring) was small to say that civilians were the primary target. Then I find this. Other info too. The Russians were going after strategic targets. Namely Ukraine's energy sector. What I didn't know is that Ukraine was supplying energy to Europe. So it appears that Russia got a two'fer. They hurt both Ukraine and Europe (thanks to the reader for catching my mistake).Russia's retributory air strikes are heavily focused on Ukraine's energy grid.
— Clint Ehrlich (@ClintEhrlich) October 10, 2022
This video shows a thermal power plant being destroyed in Kiev.
The damage from the attacks was so severe that Ukraine is ending all electrical exports to Europe, saying its own grid is now unstable. pic.twitter.com/AhhFY0ZSt8
A quick reminder.
War is a fickle thing. Momentum can shift in a matter of days.
Plus. Winter is coming. The elections are coming. Recession will soon be undeniable. Plus. Winter is coming.
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Chinese aerial drone conducts air assault with Robot Dog.
This is some real deal Terminator shit.Airdropped armed robot dog tested in China
— Jim Lewis 💰⚒💰 (@Galactic_Trader) October 10, 2022
The future has arrived and it doesn't look fun.
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Can you imagine being in a fighting position and you look up and see a couple thousand of these land outside your effective fire range and drop robot dogs armed with machineguns, grenade launchers, etc...and they fan out and start moving toward your position at 50 mph?!?!?!?
That would be crazy! Add into that, what if they were all AI controlled and could solve the tactical problem at higher speed with faster communication to their wolfpack!
Ground combat is evolving into a truly horrifying thing.
Humans will soon be the prey of robots. That's a mind fuck!
How quickly you forget. You weep for Kyiv? We are 100% savages when it comes to bringing pain..
NOTE! This is not a defense of the bombing of Kyiv. It is a call to be realistic about what war is.
Amazing.
You weep and cry for Kyiv?
Did you weep and cry for Baghdad? Of course not...but be ADVISED!!!
We are the motherfucking USA. We are 100% savages when it comes to bringing pain.
We don't wait for daylight when you can see it coming. We come like a storm in the night and have you praying to see the next fucking sunrise!
That's how we roll whether from the air, land or at sea.
Its obvious that most here don't know what war really is cause your tears and lust for this fight is insane.
Sorry but I can't get emotional about this thing. I see two nations at war and think this ain't our fight.
But the truly stunning thing about this fight is that despite the loss of life, the damage that we're seeing it pales to what has been done in recent warfare and is miniscule compared to what came awhile ago...Drink this in.
Warfare has become weak compared to what it once was.
Russia is tiptoeing into "total war".
Zelensky by his reaction to the attack is scared shitless.
Pentagon planners (and once the Marine Corps) acknowledged that the civilian population is the main driver for a war effort and that the mega-cities in foreign lands are the seats of power.
So what's my point?
The attacks on Kyiv while brutal and disturbing for many to see, they still pale in comparison to what I believe will come soon.
Remember.
Winter is coming....
Things are gonna get dicey in Europe real soon...
IF YOU LOVE UKRAINE THEN WORK TO END THIS SHIT!
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