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Edward's weekly news roundup & open thread (July 16, 2023)
Warm greetings and welcome to Edward Slavsquat’s Weekend Link-Dump & Open Thread: Prague Mischief Edition.
You know the drill: Shill your finest URLs in the comments section. Or just say hi.
News from Russian media
Following many other regions, Nizhny Novgorod has formally abandoned its “COVID high alert regime”. However, the region’s ban on holding public gatherings without special permission is still in place. TASS explained: “The restriction on holding mass events is now due not to the regime associated with the spread of COVID, but to the regime associated with ensuring public safety and public order, and protecting facilities deemed vital to the population.” [TASS]
The head of the BRICS Business Council, Nicolaus Stavros, said that the group’s upcoming summit in South Africa will be attended by the heads of all member states—including Vladimir Putin [MK]
The first 100% Made in Russia high-speed electric train was showcased at an exhibition in Yekaterinburg. [Vedomosti]
RT’s vax-loving editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan, who was trapped on a boat without cellphone reception during Prigozhin’s SMO (and therefore was incapable of commenting on the situation for more than 24 hours), was almost assassinated by Ukraine! [The most trusted names in news: Margarita Simonyan + the FSB]
For the first time, Russia became India’s third-largest trading partner. Trade turnover between the countries in the first five months of 2023 increased by 3.8 times and amounted to $27.1 billion. India’s largest trading partner is currently the United States, followed by China. [Kommersant]
Russian engineers are studying a captured Storm Shadow missile. [Nakanune]
Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Crimea Vladimir Konstantinov believes that taking Odessa will be one of the defining results of the Russian special operation in Ukraine. [MK]
Every third migrant in St. Petersburg may be living in Russia illegally [Ritmeurasia.org]
The Taliban would like Moscow to simplify the issuance of Russian visas to Afghans. [Gazeta]
“Baikal is being prepared for slaughter: Russia's water security is under threat.” [Nakanune]
A popular channel on Z-Telegram reported that Major General Vladimir Seliverstov was removed from the post of commander of the 106th Guards Airborne Division of Russia’s Airborne Forces. [Telegram]
Analysts expect the Bank of Russia to raise the key rate in an attempt to keep inflation under control. [k-politika.ru]
The State Duma adopted a law banning gender reassignment surgery. [Katyusha]
Turkey supports the geographical expansion of NATO to ensure stability in the world, the head of the communications department of the Turkish presidential administration wrote in an op-ed published by Middle East Eye on Saturday. [TASS]
Links from around the interwebs
I haven’t been reading the internet this week but you should check out the recent discussion between Iain Davis and Jesse Zurawell. They discussed the digital ruble, and CBDCs in general. (They refer to an interview with Olga Skorobogatova, First Deputy Chairman of the Bank of Russia, which can be found here.)
A few days ago I chatted with Rolo and Nikola Mikovic about Russia-related things while conducting important research in Brno’s Café Laundry. I am an accomplished multi-tasker.
That’s all for now. Many exciting blog posts will be arriving in your inbox next week.
Have a very nice Sunday.
— Riley
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Yeah, pardon moi for the length.
Its weird, this SloMo not-war is making me more and more uneasy, something dark is casting its shadows over the war in Ukraina, something I cant directly put my mind on, because to me, every day that goes by makes the present Russian Gov more and more corrupt, and treats their own people like shit, lies, diverts, and obfuscate, while they hide the fact that there is little or no difference between the present Kreml and the ZATOs scums.
I dont waist time on the mechanics, etc, some of us talked about Layered AD systems for decades ago, etc. and the Hurrah patriots are insane, and do whatever they can to somehow blame white people for everything, while the claims are backed up with even more hogwash and bullshit.
They dont like me, and I dont like them.
I leave it there, and infact I ended up here after 1.5 years of an insane evil war witch looks more and more like BOTH sides are on the same page, but then again, that Russian Gov is in cooperation with outside forces/gov, even that isnt something new, and I have constantly said that everybody lies, and they lie about everything, and that incl Russia, about the present and the past, fabricating history, witch I know all about because that is happening to my people as we speak, the Norwegian Gov and UiT (University of Tromsø) have been faking history for decades, and only now, slowly, slowly are they been exposed but it dont help because our Gov, whom is behind it, never will acknowledge the lies and forgery of history.
Thats my story, witch incl Russia (kola peninsula/white sea).
But, for this time, since we are in the uh.... conspiracy tinfoil hatters (hehehe I love that, indeed, I couldn't care less what this morons say) corner of the universe, I will give you a site, witch to me is one of the very few that is interesting, and with that I mean, if this dont, "shake your nerves and rattle your brain" you are probably dead.
Its becomes boring, this days, like exposing the scamdemic was childs play, and instead of drooling like the scums in the Zanons, etc, witch are so lame they hurt I will give you something that will change everything.
So just to give you some hints, when I say they lie about everything, did you know that the Napoleons attack on Moscow, was not what you are been told or what the so called History books eh..... writes, in cooperation with the Russian Tzar, and they, burned down "Tartarian" Moscow, witch is the "original" name of what was then Russia, witch came about in the 1800, and so on.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pugachev%27s_Rebellion ( yup I know its from wiki, but just to give you an aperitiff)
The end of an ancient empire, and this is about when the UssA revolution started, a coincident.
Huh
In fact its so much that I will give you the link.
https://stolenhistory.net/
Dont rush, take your time the info level in this site is wast.
This site, is one my few favorites, I indeed pray and hope they and you/others can continue, I am not a wealthy person, I do regret I cant help much, in fact, if it wasnt for my wife things would be much harder, etc, I am practical broke, due to an accident some years ago, and it pushed me to the bottom of the social ladder, belive me, I am broke after some few days, ( cash is to me the equivalent of pink unicorns, hehe, rarely seen ) so I can only encourage people, by spreading you and others to an wider audience.
May the lord bless you all, enlighten you in your journey thru life and knowledge.
And I have more, but ends this with the link above.
Have a nice day.
peace/mir
Apparently, there is a video of Ukraine using Cluster Bombs against Russian troops. I bet you Putin does nothing meaningful in response.
On a more macro level, how is it possible that Russia can't stop the shelling of Donetsk City after one and a half years of fighting? I don't buy it.