The Russian/Ukrainian war enters its 12th day. Let’s take a quick look at what’s happening.
Gas prices are killing people and they are just going to get worse.
And Sulu may “boldly go where no man has gone before” but he sure doesn’t see to know what’s going around here.
Ukraine/Russia War
Here is what is happening in the Russia/Ukraine war:
- The war has been going on for 12 days.
- The United Nations is estimating Monday that 1,735,068 people overall have fled Ukraine since Feb. 24
- The Biden administration is willing to ban Russian oil imports into the U.S. without its allies in Europe doing the same, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.
- An estimated 5,138 people in 72 Russian cities were arrested Sunday.
- The United Nations’ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights announced Monday that 406 civilians have been killed and 801 have been injured in Ukraine since fighting began on Feb. 24.
- CNN, BBC have stopped broadcasting in Russia following Putin signing a law that bans misinformation and disinformation.
- Mastercard and Visa have discontinued service in Russia.
- How targeting the Russian people is going to solve something, I don’t know.
- Russia appears to be going to China try to implement China’s credit card system called Union Pay as soon as possible.
- Putin is being accused of war crimes for using vacuum bombs.
- Ukraine is asking for planes, armed drones and the Russian version of the Patriot anti-air missile system.
- The Ukrainian air force is still intact.
- The United States is negotiating with Poland to send them F-16 fighter jets and Poland will send Ukraine the older MIG fighter jets to Ukraine.
- U.K. intelligence says that a Russian victory is far from assured.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/fastest-growing-refugee-crisis-in-europe-since-world-war-ii-more-than-1-5-million-have-fled-ukraine-since-russian-invasion
https://www.dailywire.com/news/psaki-bristles-when-nbc-reporter-suggests-bidens-plan-is-to-just-watch-this-get-worse-in-ukraine
https://www.dailywire.com/news/putin-signs-law-targeting-journalists-cnn-bloomberg-bbc-stop-operations-in-russia
https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-visa-mastercard-suspend-all-operations-in-russia-effective-immediately
https://www.dailywire.com/news/rubio-explains-why-a-no-fly-zone-is-a-no-go-it-means-starting-world-war-iii
Gas Prices
The gas and oil prices are astronomical and only going to get worse.
- Oil is $130 a barrel and they expect it to get to to get to $140 a barrel by tomorrow.
- Forecasters expect oil to reach $200 a barrel.
- Average gas prices are now $4.17 a gallon up from $3.44 a gallon last month.
- Mind you, when Trump left office, the average was $2.79. That’s important to know because Jen Psaki and the Biden administration are blaming the war for high prices. They were high before.
- By the way, in California, we are paying $5.19 a gallon.
What is the Biden administration doing? Not much.
- The Biden administration is asking Saudi Arabia to increase oil production.
- They told Biden to kick rocks.
- The Saudi’s hate Biden because of the Koskogi killing.
- The Biden administration sent an envoy to Venezuela.
- They want to lift sanctions from Venezuela’s socialist government to start importing their oil.
- Republicans are furious about it (read some of the tweets).
- Iran might be an option for the Biden administration. More on that later.
The one thing Biden will not do is start drilling in the United States. They have made that very clear. Jen Psaki basically disciplined people during a press conference last week telling us that we needed to get off our dependence of oil. Even Elon Musk said we need to start drilling for oil.
And he’s doubling-down. The Biden administration is now trying to stop all exports of Russian oil. I don’t disagree with this but there needs to be something that fills the void. People need to live. This doesn’t just affect oil and gas. It affects food prices, home heating, electricity. Energy affects everything.
The one reality that the Biden administration refuses to face is we are living in a fossil fuel world. But he doesn’t care about the suffering he bestows on us. He will never suffer.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/average-gas-prices-hit-4-per-gallon-for-first-time-in-over-decade-approach-record-high
https://www.dailywire.com/news/republican-leaders-furious-over-reports-that-biden-admin-is-seeking-to-import-oil-from-venezuela
https://www.dailywire.com/news/price-of-oil-per-barrel-doubles-from-what-it-cost-a-few-months-ago
Our Betters
Of course, you will always have the elites talking about how things aren’t really that bad and we have to just deal with it. George Takei of Star Trek fame tweeted this:
Just to make it clear, George Takei is worth $14 million.
You can imagine the pushback against this completely out of touch statement from a guy who’s beliefs really make me question his authority on talking about patriotism.
Podcaster, Britt Griffin, said:
“Hey rich guy, you can endure this, but us working class people, this is crushing us. But what do you [care] looking down your nose at the people who make your world run…”
Non-profit, Code of Vets, tweeted:
“Many American and veteran[s] live paycheck to check barely surviving now. This post is out of touch with the average American.”
But liberals also attacked him.
Johnny Akzam tweeted:
Peter Coffin responded:
He still managed to insult the United States but he right about the tweet.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/conservatives-hammer-george-takei-for-telling-americans-to-endure-higher-food-gas-prices-to-hurt-putin
What’s the Definition of Insanity?
The Biden administration still is trying to get into that crap Iran nuclear deal. They want to get back into it so bad, they are throwing the kitchen sink into the deal. Basically, Iran is going to get everything they want and we aren’t going to get crap.
- The negotiators for Biden administration have left their posts because the is no negotiating happening. Iran just lists demands and that’s it.
- The Russian Envoy has said he can’t believe how much Iran is getting in this deal for nothing.
So far, this is what’s happening:
- Iran will get compensation from the United States.
- Iran will be allowed to have free trade. That includes selling oil to the United States.
- Iran will have to limit nuclear production for 10 years but that doesn’t have to be confirmed by any independent observers. We just have to trust them. That’s it.
- Iran has asked that their Revolutionary Guard be taken off of the international terrorist list. That makes sense. Take terrorists off the terrorist list.
- Russia, who is directly involved in the negotiations, threw a wrench into the mix.
- They want complete free trade with Iran.
- This is a sticking point. Negotiations have been broken off.
Republicans are furious that we are negotiating with Russia and Iran. A letter was sent to the President highlighting that Iran is using their nuclear program to get more from the United States and it is working. Iran has already created weapons grade plutonium and that knowledge is not going to go away because they join this agreement.
The Senate has threatened block any deal with Iran. That is important. If the deal is not supported by Congress, the next President can just leave the deal and reinstate sanctions. This is what happened when Obama got into the deal. President Trump was able to pull out of the deal.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/3-biden-admin-negotiators-leave-team-working-on-iran-nuclear-deal-because-biden-being-too-soft-report
https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-senators-warn-biden-they-will-block-implementation-of-any-iran-deal-without-approval
https://www.dailywire.com/news/scores-of-lawmakers-press-biden-to-abandon-iran-nuclear-deal-as-negotiations-continue
https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-obstructs-iran-nuclear-deal-as-the-kremlin-frets-over-oil-income/