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Thursday, May 12, 2022

Links — 12 May 2022 Part 2

WWIII Watch


Sputnik International (Russian state-sponsored media)
Polish Intervention in Ukraine Might Unleash World War III, Retired US Colonel [Douglas Macgregor] Warns ("The entry of Polish forces into the conflict in Ukraine to try to save a “shattered” Ukrainian military and “save face” for the Biden administration threatens to unleash a direct military confrontation between NATO and Russia, retired US Army colonel Douglas Macgregor has warned.")

Why Biden's Ukraine Military Adventure Will Benefit China & Fail to Subdue Russia (analysis of Patrick Basham, founding director of the Democracy Institute)
Ekaterina Blinova
https://sputniknews.com/20220512/why-bidens-ukraine-military-adventure-will-benefit-china--fail-to-subdue-russia-1095468572.html

UK Buys Soviet, Russian Weapons Across Globe to Send to Ukraine, Defence Secretary Says
https://sputniknews.com/20220512/uk-buys-soviet-russian-weapons-across-globe-to-send-to-ukraine-defence-secretary-says-1095470201.html

Meteorologists Warn ‘Megadrought’ in US Southwest is Worst in 1,200 Years
https://sputniknews.com/20220512/meteorologists-warn-megadrought-in-us-southwest-is-worst-in-1200-years-1095469057.html

US Navy Alleges China Creating an 'Umbrella' to Deny Washington 'Military Access' in Western Pacific
https://sputniknews.com/20220512/us-navy-alleges-china-creating-an-umbrella-to-deny-washington-military-access-in-western-pacific-1095454133.html

RT — Question More (Russian state-sponsored media)
Russia sanctions will trigger global food and energy crises – China
https://www.rt.com/news/555390-china-says-russia-sanctions-to-backfire/

Treat Russia like Nazi Germany – Poland
https://www.rt.com/news/555351-morawiecki-russian-nationalism-cancer/

https://tass.com/economy/1449981


Russia to take military-technical measures if Finland joins NATO, says Foreign Ministry ("Finland joining NATO will seriously harm bilateral Russian-Finnish relations and the maintenance of stability and security in the North European region. Russia will be forced to take retaliatory steps both of military-technical and of other nature in order to stop the threats to its national security that emerge as a result…")
https://tass.com/politics/1450057

West ready to sacrifice rest of the world for global domination, Putin says
https://tass.com/world/1450029

Kremlin warns against attempts to interfere in Russia’s special operation in Ukraine
https://tass.com/politics/1449925

Western charges Russia threatens world with nuclear conflict are cynical — Medvedev
https://tass.com/politics/1449843
https://tass.com/politics/1449847

SouthFront ((sanctioned by the US Treasury Department)
French Volunteer, Outraged By Lies Of Western Media, Revealed Truth About War Crimes In Ukraine 
https://southfront.org/french-volunteer-outraged-by-lies-of-western-media-revealed-truth-about-war-crimes-in-ukraine/

Asia Times
Biden and the Democrats pivot to proxy war
James Carden, former adviser to the US-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission at the US Department of State
https://asiatimes.com/2022/05/biden-and-the-democrats-pivot-to-proxy-war/

Valdai Club
Prospects for De-Dollarisation of the World Monetary System and Settlements in National CurrenciesProspects for De-Dollarisation of the World Monetary System and Settlements in National Currencies
Yu Xiang | Adjunct fellow at the Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University, China Forum expert, and a senior research fellow at China Construction Bank
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/prospects-for-de-dollarisation-of-the-world/

Zero Hedge
How Fast Are Countries Burning Through Natural Resources? (As resources become scarcer, the likelihood of resource wars increases. This was one of the chief reasons the DOD gave for the national security interest in Southeast Asia at the time of the Vietnam Conflict that spread to Laos and Cambodia.)
Tyler Durden
https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/how-fast-are-countries-burning-through-natural-resources



























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19 comments:

  1. FootsoldierMay 13, 2022 at 5:12 AM

    Finland joining NATO is huge.


    There is absolutely no way Russia will allow it. Never in a million years.


    Only question is will they invade before they join or after they join?


    Either way the invasion will happen as it is a stone's throw from St Petersburg.

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  2. FootsoldierMay 13, 2022 at 6:38 AM

    Did everyone get on Ukraine to win the Eurovision song contest @ 60/1 ?


    I backed them @ 30/1 as I was a bit late to the party.


    Then laid the bet off @ 4/1


    Easiest money I've ever made in a long time.


    They are now 1/3 to win it.



    Djokovic farce at the Australian Open also threw up a free money oppertunity. All you had to do was lay Djokovic in the market on Betfair. Wait to see if he was going to be allowed to play.

    If he got thrown out you cleaned up. If he was allowed to play you would have just backed him back to win it and broke even.

    My only regret was not throwing more money at it.

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  3. FootsoldierMay 13, 2022 at 6:48 AM

    Daniil Medvedev is currently 3.75 to win the US Open. That is just under 3/1

    https://www.betfair.com/exchange/tennis/event/30898920/multi-market?marketIds=1.187624021


    No way he will be allowed to play in New York.


    Start laying him...


    If for some miraculous reason he does play just back him back to get your money back. The price won't move that much of he is allowed to play.

    Free money.



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  4. FootsoldierMay 13, 2022 at 7:01 AM

    Or do both and back Djokovic to win it.


    If Medvedev gets thrown out


    Djokovic price will shorten and get lower. Then simply lay Djokovic off at the smaller price.




    Bet high lay off low


    Free money.


    I fully expect an announcement will be made soon that the Russian will be banned from New York.


    If he is allowed to play then Djokovic price will not move that much. Just lay him to get your money back.






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  5. FootsoldierMay 13, 2022 at 7:05 AM

    If you understand how the Betfair exchange works it is a no brainer.

    It is not a bookie it is an exchange that allows you to become the bookie.


    There's videos on you tube that explains how it works and how you can both back and lay off your bets.


    Free money guys.

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  6. FootsoldierMay 13, 2022 at 7:13 AM

    Backing Ukraine @ 30/1 to win the Eurovision Then laying the bet off @ 4/1 means I make money no matter who wins the contest.


    Just used the hedging calculator it helps you work out how much you have to lay @ 4/1 to lock in a profit.


    https://www.oddschecker.com/betting-tools/hedging-calculator




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  7. NeilWMay 13, 2022 at 10:07 AM

    Always be the one doing the laying

    Words to live by

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  8. lastgreekMay 13, 2022 at 10:27 AM

    Hearing rumours that native American nations here in Quebec, Canada, like the Mohawk nation, are considering applying for NATO membership. The Quebec government threatens retaliation by announcing new plans to steal more native American lands, what little remains, for golf construction.

    My shitty neighbour two houses down just build a pool in his spacious back yard. Temperatures here in Montreal already hovering in the 90s F. Thinking of laying the groundwork for taking over his land (and pool, of course) by declaring him to be a "neo-nazi." I figure this special operation shouldn't take more than a few days. Of course, i'm counting on good weather :)

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  9. lastgreekMay 13, 2022 at 10:53 AM

    Turkey, of course, threatens to veto Finland, Sweden from joining NATO. No surprise because these two countries are considered by Turkey of being havens for "terrorist" Kurdish organizations.

    Also, Turkey doesn't want a repeat of past NATO mistakes such as letting Greece become a member. With Greece a NATO member, it's become a bit of a hindrance in stealing more land from Greece. Turks are still livid about the Greece-France defense pact.

    And the Turkish threat has the added benefit of more military freebies from the US government.

    As for Russia, the military leadership needs to understand that military food rations and vodka don't mix.

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  10. lastgreekMay 13, 2022 at 11:11 AM

    What's all this silly talk here of "incinerating Iran," Matt? What are you trying to do, start another war? Dude, they are a major supplier of dates. And let me tell you, they are not only good (honestly, they are 2nd best to the medjool dates but still good enough!), but they inexpensive as well. They are a steal at the price Costco is selling them.

    You really, really want to screw up Iran (not that you Americans aren't doing a helluva job to begin)? Offer their university graduates in the STEM disciplines US visas. These smart Iranians once they arrive to America (and straight to California) will not, I repeat not, be returning to moolah land.

    Also, anything that threatens the coffee plantations scares ne a lot :(

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  11. Peter PanMay 13, 2022 at 12:12 PM

    Hey greek, have you ever been to a Turkish prison?

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  12. Ahmed FaresMay 13, 2022 at 3:20 PM

    wouldn't they have invaded Israel as a starter

    It's coming. Be patient.

    Russian academic Vitaly Naumkin speaking in perfect Arabic was chosen to send the message that Russia is willing to help Syria retake the Golan Heights, as is their right to do under international law. Russian is going to do to Israel by way of Syria what the US and Europe is doing to Russia by way of Ukraine.

    The part about Syria with translation is around the 2-minute mark:

    Russian Academic: We Can Withstand Any Western Sanctions; Syria Is Free to Liberate Golan Heights

    Note the linkage between Ukraine and Israel in the caption under the video:

    Russian academic Vitaly Naumkin, the i\rector of the Institute of Oriental Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, said that in a February 22, 2022 interview on Russia Today that Russia is prepared to withstand any Western sanctions. He said that Russia has not “transgressed against Ukraine” and that it only recognized the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk, but has not annexed them. He added that these sanctions were planned by the West in advance and would have been imposed on Russia regardless of its actions towards Ukraine. In addition, Naumkin said that Russia supports Syria by all means, including military means, and that its relations with other players in the Middle East do not come at the expense of the Syrians. He also said that Syria is free to liberate the Golan Heights.

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  13. Peter PanMay 13, 2022 at 4:32 PM

    I doubt the Russian military takes orders from academics.

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  14. FootsoldierMay 13, 2022 at 7:18 PM

    So it begins


    Politicians' cars fly into the water in Sri Lanka. The people are hungry: "No gas, no oil and various essential medications, people are suffering and living with one meal per day.


    https://mobile.twitter.com/agimediata/status/1524372875607785479?cxt=HHwWjoC-vbnD1KcqAAAA

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  15. FootsoldierMay 13, 2022 at 7:24 PM

    Israeli forces seen to beat crowd of mourners carrying casket of Shireen Abu Akleh ahead of funeral in the Old City of East Jerusalem.


    https://mobile.twitter.com/RobertLindsay/status/1525133812274974723?cxt=HHwWhsCyueXHrqoqAAAA


    this is the funeral of a world-renowned AMERICAN -Palestinian CHRISTIAN broadcaster who was assisinated.


    The world has gone completely mad when you can't even bury the dead in peace.


    Crazy times !

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  16. FootsoldierMay 13, 2022 at 7:26 PM

    Sri Lanka is just the start of the suffering in the global South.


    It is going to get worse so much worse

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  17. FootsoldierMay 13, 2022 at 7:32 PM

    Shireen Abu Akleh, a journalist for the Al Jazeera network, was killed by gunfire in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry says. The shooting happened during an Israeli army raid in Jenin.


    Then that at the funeral. What on earth were the Israelis thinking ?


    https://mobile.twitter.com/sean_murray1/status/1525075925616009216?cxt=HHwWgIC9nayelKoqAAAA

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  18. FootsoldierMay 13, 2022 at 7:49 PM

    The PAM liquidity model is calling for downside until May 17th, and in previous years we have seen the SPX go down into monthly OEX before reversing. Note, Dec 2018 and March 2020 OEX reversals had the market bottom into OEX then reverse for a new bull market run, but both of those happened with the Fed making a bullish pivot. Without a bullish pivot we are left with just a bounce off a major support level and then another down trend as forecast by this PAM model:


    https://seekingalpha.com/instablog/910351-robert-p-balan/5731107-may-13-2022-pam-gurus-gems-nas-futures-daily-sticking-head-above-5-sema-watch-shorts

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  19. FootsoldierMay 13, 2022 at 8:26 PM

    When you look at the key points that came out of Glasgow climate pact



    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/14/what-are-the-key-points-of-the-glasgow-climate-pact-cop26



    The figures they said would be delivered.


    Then think how much has been given to Ukraine.


    We are dealing with a bunch of gangsters masquerading as democracy.

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