Loading ...Good question about the dollar. Do you get the sense that we’ll be the last ones to know?
I’m finding that less and less makes sense any more. The world has lost its collective mind.
Good news, Bad news
Good news if that pm’s are looking really good this am. What a lot of us have been hoping for after the shaky month end action last week.
The Bad news is that they could be up because we’re about to have a nuclear war.
Sometimes you have to give something to get something. 🙂
PM shares are strong too. Oil is rocking. Dollar down. Bitcoin flat. Base metals are up. Rates are up 5 bips.
Looks like “real stuff” is up across the board this am.
Too much happening in the world today. The bad guys don’t seem to be paying the price they just continue to drag us straight to hell with them. Probably going to be a long, hot summer.
Conundrum of the day….why the hell is the Dollar down vs Euro and Pound
if we are even closer to WW III…… Aussie dollar and Yen I can see up……but the Euro and Pound !!!!
Mr.Copper, that’s almost a balanced view.
Could you ask it why Europe/NATO signed off on the Minsk agreements when they never had any intention of keeping them, and the extent to which that deception contributed to Russian reluctance to believe anything that Europe/NATO now promises resulting in the Special Operation to take control of those provinces subject to the Minsk agreements?
A witness of the attack
The terrorist was using Molotov Cocktails burning people alive. Police slow to arrive. No one seemed to know how to put the fire out on people. ” Meaning taking the shirt off your back to put it out.”??? Lady was burning head to toe. People wanted to go help but didn’t know how many people were involved. It’s not know if this terrorist Mohammed is a migrant.
Boulder Colorado
Today a terrorist attack. These schools are complicit with this and if any violence comes of it these school employees should be arrested. Including the president.
Mr Copper
So it didn’t bother Ukraine having their country being taken over by Europe and the PM of UK after seeing how theyre treating their own people which are becoming the minority, or that they plan to fill their country full of migrants in place of all its citizens killed and take control over their resources thanks to Zekenski. They don’t care about a high population of poverty and criminals as long as they get more tax revenue to also dilute and influence the citizens have over their own country. I never thought I’d say this after the cold war but it looks like Ukraine would be better off under Russian occupation than them.
Armstrong
Zelenski Lie Lies Lies. he has another newer one the current attacks he calls Russia’s Pearl Harbor. We were thinking the same thing.
He said Trump should announce he will no longer do peace talks until Zelenski is no longer president.
I think he should publicly denounce the attack on Russia prior to peace talks. That Zekenski and Europe do not want peace and want to pull us into war and why and let the people know what they’re up to and undermining any effort to peace. He should also pull Graham to the table and ask him what his intentions are and keep him out of it here and any communication with Zelenski.
I asked CharGPT I would like a breakdown of how this ties into the Maidan Revolution or Russia’s actions in Crimea and Donbas?
Comment: I think Russia was being being Mr. Nice Guy to give up East Germany after WW II.
I Asked ChatGPT why does Russia not want Ukraine to be part of the EU
Russia opposes Ukraine joining the European Union (EU) for several interrelated strategic, economic, political, and historical reasons. Here’s a breakdown:
? 1. Geopolitical Influence
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Russia views Ukraine as part of its historic sphere of influence. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia has sought to maintain control or at least strong influence over former Soviet states.
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A Ukraine integrated with the EU would drift decisively toward the West, reducing Russia’s leverage in Eastern Europe and weakening its vision of a “Russian world” or post-Soviet bloc.
? 2. Loss of Buffer Zone
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Ukraine has long served as a buffer between Russia and NATO-aligned countries. If Ukraine joins the EU—and potentially NATO later—Russia fears the West will be “at its doorstep.”
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Russia’s leadership, especially under Putin, sees Western encroachment (EU/NATO expansion) as a direct security threat.
? 3. Economic Concerns
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Ukraine was once a major trading partner with Russia, especially under Soviet-era supply chains.
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EU membership would shift Ukraine’s economy toward European standards and markets, making it less dependent on Russia and potentially closing off Russian companies from access to Ukrainian resources, labor, and trade routes.
? 4. Political and Ideological Threat
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The EU promotes liberal democracy, anti-corruption reforms, and rule of law. A successful pro-Western, democratic Ukraine challenges the authoritarian model of governance that Russia promotes at home and in its allies.
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If Ukrainians flourish under EU alignment, it might inspire similar desires among Russian citizens or neighboring countries, threatening regime stability in Moscow.
? 5. Historical and Cultural Narrative
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Putin has repeatedly said that Russians and Ukrainians are “one people”, and considers Ukrainian independence from Russian influence to be artificial or Western-engineered.
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Ukraine moving permanently into the Western orbit is seen as a rejection of shared history, culture, and Slavic unity—undermining the Kremlin’s nationalistic narrative.
? 6. Fear of NATO Follow-Up
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While the EU is not a military alliance, many EU countries are NATO members. Russia fears that EU membership is a stepping-stone toward eventual NATO membership—which would be a red line for the Kremlin.
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From Russia’s viewpoint, EU integration often precedes NATO expansion, as happened with the Baltic states.
Summary:
Russia doesn’t just fear losing Ukraine to the EU—it fears what that symbolizes: the erosion of Russian influence, the expansion of Western liberal ideals, and the possibility of democratic contagion. Ukraine is more than just territory; it’s a geopolitical pivot point. If it turns West, Russia loses a core part of its identity and strategy.
Would you like a breakdown of how this ties into the Maidan Revolution or Russia’s actions in Crimea and Donbas?
Comment: I heard Putin refer to the occupier’s of Ukraine as Nazis. I am certain, the Russians must hate the Germans because they attacked and tried to take over Russia.
By the way, the USA has been living under authoritarianism since 1970, with all the dumb climate change rules. And all the woke rules, thankfully all that is changing now.
Gold worried about WWIII?
Popping out of the gates this early Sunday night.
War has never really helped gold, but this is the mother of all wars. Russia’s response will be telling.
We are just as responsible for this war against Russia as the lunatics in the EU. Lindsay Graham spent the weekend in Ukraine urging on Zelensky. He should be jailed for misrepresenting this country.
Hunter
I’m wondering if he thinks that once the market although I think until confirmed if the market pushed back up through support correction once support now resistance it will fool the masses of blue sky’s and people will start buying too late at the top.
Look how beautiful this town was before the landslide.
They should save the pictures of the rest of Europe before they opened their borders too.
Ipso
Satire sense of humor. A sign for the bullies who can find the friends of the friendless, fools, flunkies and bullies so they can hook up with the others and be bigger fools. Actually they need to start firing. If these so called Christian students got together they could boycott those teachers classes and they’d have to do something. I did it before once for someone. But there probably in management too.
Ipso 16:07
Good I’m glad she got arrested
They also should arrest these fools harassing Jewish graduates at MIT or anywhere else for harassment and hate speech. They need to start questioning these students in private on who these teachers and staff are instigating or allowing this religious based harassment and fire them. They should put a sign out or any fools, bullies and flunkies or friendless bored who have nothing to do who can’t find the next block party they can come to a hate rally to harass innocent people.
Even more
BREAKING:
There are now incoming reports of loud explosions and large fires from Russia’s nuclear submarine base in Severomorsk near Murmansk
Wait for tomorrow
????? Just Wait till Tomorrow for Russia’s Response
Russian journalists asked the head of Russian negotiating group, Vladimir Medinsky, a question – how would he comment on the strikes on Russian air bases.
His answer – “Wait for tomorrow”
Maddog @ 15:00
That shows how serious they are about the talks! Zelensky must owe his soul …
Maddog 1500
Imagine that lol I think I developed a alternative sense of humor on that subject that includes satire.
ipso facto
Re Drone attack ….Scary indeed…and just 1 day before they were supposed to restart peace talks…….
Buygold @ 11:19
It IS scary stuff! Around 40 Russian bombers destroyed, many nuke capable! How long is Putin going to show restraint? The Ukrainians better sign a deal quick or they are going to get pasted!
The psychopaths running the show are kicking back eating their popcorn.