Watching Russia turn its bots and troll farm accounts against Trump and his administration because they applied new sanctions on the oil industry is hilarious. They obviously don't know what they have created with the MAGA crowd if they think they can undo it. This will only piss Trump off more.

The Russian state has been using around 60 trillion rubles in household deposits in banks to buy high interest bonds to finance the budget deficit. I had no idea their situation was this bad, they have used almost half of the money in citizen deposits in banks to buy bonds.

There's so much fiber optic cable across Ukrainian fields the Russian soldiers assaulting are getting entangled in it before getting killed by drones. This will eventually become a huge problem for their motorcycle and quad bike assaults too.

Up to date Russian oil revenue loss chart given the recent data about them extending deep discounts to people buying their oil now, pretty severe hit to their budget, nearing 20%.

Rewatching Westworld season 1, this show was such a masterpiece, depressing it went off the rails and was cancelled. The twists were absolutely mind blowing at the time and Anthony Hopkins is so good as Ford it's pure bliss to watch him act.

Seems this post attacking Thomas Massie and Trump's spat with Marjorie Taylor Greene has pissed off some of his loyal base. Especially the way he is attacking them. He's been doing this to everyone for years and they loved it, now it's them they suddenly cry..

Novokuybyshevsk Oil Refinery, Samara, Russia. Most likely a cruise missile instead of a drone, I'd bet a Flamingo given the size of this explosion but not sure. Russians have been laughing off the drone strikes due to the small payload, try laughing that off. This will take months to repair.

I'm really happy to see that Battlefield 6 has surpassed COD finally, it's about time people realized Battlefield is the superior game series. BF 2042 was atrocious but that's because BFV died early due to lack of players. People have no idea how fun BFV was due to COD and Fortnite, man it was GOOD.

There needs to be an effort to get Ukrainians deep cycle batteries, battery chargers, power converters, and heated blankets. A single deep cycle battery can run a heated blanket thru the night or an LED bulb for a couple of days. Solar panels to charge them would be nice but unfortunately expensive.

I'll never forgive HBO for cancelling Raised by Wolves, this was the best sci-fi show released in decades, completely psychotic. It was produced by Ridley Scott and had the vibe of his Alien movie and Blade Runner, a lot of the same themes. Too weird for some apparently. youtu.be/cW0CfNjTKm0?...

After Caesars murder Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus formed the 2nd Triumvirate and were given powers to restore the Republic. Over 300 senators and 2,000 equites were killed. If you were proscribed ANYONE could kill you and receive 1/4 of the estate as a reward, even slaves who also earned freedom.

The more I learn about Julius Caesar the more I realize the man was BEYOND brilliant. He understood the Roman system of slave labor was a failed economic model due to overhead costs and lack of innovation. His land reform law created free citizen farmers and a TRUE capitalist economy.

One of the lesser known military greats of history, Dionysius I of Syracuse, tyrant of Syracuse 405–367 BC. During his rule of the Greek city state in Sicily he defeated 4 major regional powers to keep Syracuse independent and killed an estimated 1/2 a million Carthaginians.

The Japanese feared Korean Admiral Yi Sun so much they tried to lure him into an ambush in a plot in 1597. Yi refused to attack under orders and was demoted/tortured, all but 13 Korean ships were lost to the Japanese. Yi reinstated used those 13 ships to decisively defeat the Japanese Navy.

Found these huge real chocolate bars at Walmart, 180 grams/6.35 ounces. They also only buy cocoa from traceable sources that don't exploit or use child labor and pay higher prices for it so the farmers can earn a decent living. It's fairly expensive but man it's good.

Building nukes and funding terror networks instead of building infrastructure has come home to roost for Iran, they may have to abandon Tehran due to lack of water. Call me silly but Israel should contact them and offer to help, it could be the bridge to end conflict. share.google/mQkEV8zMLxbF...

I should have been born a Scythian. This is a Scythian magic mushroom made from solid gold and a cup with a hole that was used for vaporizing cannabis and opium. Residue of both were found on the cup on excavation. Scythians like me were a bunch of junkies, they lived in carts in a nomadic manner.

This victory article was accidentally released by a Russian state news agency 2 days after the war began and was quickly deleted, it remains on the internet archive. The article discusses how Ukraine has returned to Russia proving they expected the war to last days. web.archive.org/web/20220226...

Republicans refuse to pass a government funding bill that includes subsidies for the Affordable Care Act thus the government shutdown. Those subsidies allow the poor to afford health insurance. Over 77% of those on the ACA live in states Trump won in 2024. They are Fking their own voters.

Interesting - Quinctilius Varus who led the 3 Augustus legions that were killed in the Teutoburg Forest committed suicide during the battle. His father Sextus Quinctilius Varus, a senator, fought against Augustus. He committed suicide at the Battle of Phillpi due to being on a conscription list.

The government shut down is because Republicans refuse funding bills that include subsidies for Affordable Care Act premiums. The ironic part is the majority of the people using the ACA for health insurance are Republican/Republican leaning. The GOP is trying to gut healthcare for their voters.

The ancient city of Rome had the grain dole to feed the citizen poor but there was another custom called Sportula that's essentially ignored by modern documentaries/TV shows. Every morning wealthy Romans like senators and equestrians handed out baskets of food or money to 100s or 1,000s of clients.

The plaque commemorates notable historical figures who were held in the Mamertine Prison in Rome and lists their eventual fate such as decapitation or strangulation. Most notable is Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls defeated by Julius Caesar and executed in his triumph, listed as decapitato.

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and Charles II of Spain. The Hapsburgs kept power in the family, can't say it was really worth it.

Learning about the Scottish war of independence from the English. I never knew the Scotts won the Battle of Bannockburn by somewhat replicating Macedonian phalanx tactics with long spears/pikes against the heavy cavalry of the English. The Scottish formation was called a schiltron.

Reading the Russian state news victory article where they claimed Ukraine had returned to Russia days after the war began. It really sheds light on Putin's frame of mind. He believes he's fighting for an independent "multipolar" world order where the West no longer drives geopolitics.

The shit you see on Twitter these days is actually hilarious. Apparently the US is terrified of anti ship missiles with 70km range carried by non stealth Russian jets. These idiots actually think the US was "hours away" from invading Venezuela as well.

Kicking out the French who were actively fighting Al Qaeda for Russia's Afrika Corps who only cared about backing the military junta so they could steal resources from Mali didn't turn out so well. These aholes have to learn the hard way why everyone hates and is distancing themselves from Russia.

This mound in the middle of modern day Gaza was the actual location of the ancient city of Gaza during the time of Alexander the Great. He laid siege to the city as it was the only one along the coast to not surrender after he laid siege to and destroyed the city of Tyre.

My fascination with Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar not only stems from their brilliance in military strategy/politics, it was their capability to conduct campaigns over vast distances with large armies and keep them supplied in ancient times. Doing it today would be extraordinarily difficult.

Really looking forward to the first Russians that try to get out of one of these that's on fire and ending up as a Russian kebab on all that wire.

The onset of winter always leaves me depressed, I despise being cold. We fortunately live in the easiest time in history for humans to be alive. I can't imagine what life was like just 100s of years ago when you had to prepare for every winter by storing food and if you didn't you'd starve.

Painting titled Bonaparte at the Pont d’Arcole. Napoleon grabbed the flag and tried to encourage his men to storm a bridge raked with cannon and musket fire. Men directly next to him were killed/wounded and the men didn't budge from hiding. He withdrew and sent them across in another spot.

Julius Caesar famously received a warning from a soothsayer about the Ides of March but it's not the only warning he received that day. His wife had a dream he was stabbed so he refused to leave the house. He was lured to the Senate by a claim they'd let him declare himself king outside Italy.

Napoleon went into Egypt to emulate Alexander the Great. He proclaimed himself a Muslim convert sent by Allah to liberate Egypt. After defeating the brutal Mamluks who controlled Egypt he expected to be treated as a liberator. Muslims hated the liberal French troops and declared jihad against them.

My favorite grok response for pro Russians bragging about Russia "smashing" Ukraine.

Meanwhile on Twitter. Lol. Pure delusion.

Before the 3rd Punic War Romans demanded Carthaginians hand over all their weapons and the children of 300 noblemen for peace which they did. Romans then demanded they destroy their city and move it 10 miles inland, they refused and the Romans slaughtered/enslaved everyone and demolished the city.

Roman mythology states Romulus and Remus were left out to die of exposure (a common way of killing unwanted babies at the time) and were suckled by a she wolf. She wolf in ancient Latin is "lupa", but it was also common slang for prostitute. Not such a cool story when it's a hooker who suckeld you.

Updated Russia oil revenue loss chart with the seaborne crude data that just released today. It's a HUGE hit to the Russian budget for now unless they find a workaround, 37% of the 2024 federal budget loss and that wasn't a particularly good year.

Rewatching this for the first time since about 1989, one of my favorite movies as a kid. Seeing the 80s in all its glory hurts, the world was a much better place back then. Before the internet Fked to the whole world. I miss the days of riding bikes all over and staying outside all day as a kid.

FYI the Kanchurinskoye underground gas storage facility Ukraine hit and set on fire held around $500 million in gas. Half a billion dollars is an absurd amount of money and it supplied heat for around 2-3 million people across the region. Repairs/refilling will exceed a billion dollars.

The Flamingo cruise missile has to be one of the most attrition friendly missiles ever made. Soviet jet engines dug out of junkyards, dumb aviation bombs as the warhead, and a carbon fiber or fiberglass shell. They could get 5,000 km range with lighter 250kg warhead if they wanted.

So begins the seizure of Oligarchs companies to keep the war going a bit longer. Hopefully Putin does this enough he ends up murdered.

Attacks on Russian oil infrastructure along with lower oil prices, sanctions, and a stronger ruble (less rubles per dollar oil sold) all coalesce to hammer their budget. Attacks cause lost production and significant repair costs erode profits for months/years. Factor in air defense and it HURTS.

Russian oil data released today pushed their projected monthly revenue loss up to 4.1 billion per month as calculated. That is equal to 12% of total budget revenue.

Russia oil revenue loss chart has been updated to include what percent of total oil revenue is lost compared to 2024 and what percent of the 2025 budget will be lost. Once sanctions data comes in the loss should be far more significant.

This is as accurate as you can get for a Russian oil revenue loss chart. It has the 2024 averages compared to current values and the Urals oil sales is based on 2025 volume. Refined export and crude monetary losses come from hard data and will incorporate sanctions impact once data comes available.

It's nuts how smart Grok is compared to other AI, it's crazy. I have it code an oil loss chart in Python for Chat GPT 5 to render based on current ruble value, Urals price, and refined export losses. I asked how it can account for new sanctions and it comes up with a method and code in seconds.