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Al Draycott's avatar

Thanks Ken & Shaun: Great updates. Very informative. The Ukrainian are one tough and resilient people. .

C Bowlby's avatar

No country is perfect, but Ukraine is like an angel!

Russia is like an old buzzard !

Go, go go! Ukraine!

USA leadership will change soon, and USA people have always been on your side!

Al Draycott's avatar

So true , the present administration needs their collective butts kicked to the curb..

WJB Motown's avatar

Ukraine...with EU, Canadian and other nations support may have liberated Crimea by the time America flushes Maga down the Orange..fools gold plated toilet

WJB Motown's avatar

History repeats always. During 1941-45, partisans in Ukraine caused great havoc and destrucion behind Hitlers invading armies. A big reason the relief attempt o break the seige of Stalingrad and save the 6th army failed.

Kathleen Yost's avatar

Ken & Shaun - enjoyed this report! Well rounded and very informative! Thank you.

Sheryl's avatar

Ukrainian’s Rule 👍💪👊🔥🤬👏✌️🤗♥️💙💛

Joan MacLeod's avatar

Hi Ken and Shaun, watching the recording from Canada. I'm loving what Ukraine is doing now to Russia, the chef's kiss would be if this causes Putin to lose power. Thank you for another great, informative show.

Wade Baynham's avatar

Such a helpful and informative conversation about a really tough ongoing war. But the part about a buyers market in Crimes🤣🤣🤣

Wade Baynham's avatar

Crimea... Man, autocorrect drives me nuts sometimes

Linda Harris's avatar

Once again, Ken, thank you for this update on the situation in Ukraine and Russia. Looking forward to your article in The Atlantic.

Carole Langston's avatar

Ukrainian soldiers were the creme de la creme of the Former Soviet Union. They know Russia like the back of their hands.

Phil's avatar

Go Ukraine !

Sally F's avatar

As usual, very informative. There's nothing like speaking to someone who's there on the ground. Love the part about real estate in Crimea!

Wendy Shelley's avatar

Just a wonderful discussion. I’ve just subscribed to Voices; well worthwhile. Thanks, Ken.

Phil De Luca's avatar

You must all recognize that Trump just admitted how he won the 2024 election. He had various post men hold back Mail-In Ballots from Democratic Districts in 4 states. He just announced how he will win in 2026 mid term elections which means he did it in the past.

I know that Musk spent $270 million to make sure that Trump won. All he needed was to make 300,000 ballots disappear out of 15 million (just 2%). 2 votes out of every 100. There are districts in the 4 swing states that delivered 60 electoral votes for Trump and made him president. Mail carriers KNOW which districts are 90% or more democratic. (a known given). Musk had the money. The ability to identify MAGA mail carriers and the rest was very simple.

and now Trump said what he will do for the mid terms.

It was very easy and not one democrat questioned that Trump won with 300,000 votes out of 150 million cast. 1/20th out of 1% was all he needed. $270 million spent by MUSK goes a long way in getting someone elected. And Musk return was 4000%. $270 million spent and now he has $1 trillion. Nice return and Trump made him head of DOGE.

Protect the Vote's avatar

Economic Forces Colliding: The American Earthquake 9.0

In geologic physics when continental tectonic plates begin moving against one another an earthquake is possible. In other words, when massive forces in the earth's crust are created the effects can be devastating to the population living on top of them.

Social and economic forces can implement cataclysmic change within populations. An Iranian war with economic forces producing stress within rural America, a tariff policy that forces financial stress on the population it affects, spendthrift government spending, an overbought equity market fueled by greed, and substantively a major decline purchasing power of the population's currency leading to inflation, all these economic forces are all coming together as if tectonic plates are colliding as one force to create an economic earthquake of seismic proportions.

So it's not one thing that creates an economic disaster but multiple forces acting in concert to lead to a serious problem. Like it or not, Cheeto is presiding over an economic disaster. He doesn't want to be a Herbert Hoover, but he will become one.

As in all previous fiat currency experiments, this 50y experiment will end badly as well because the country's debt to GDP ratio is 130%, like most Western countries, and there is no wiggle room like there was in the 1980's.

The wealth preserving lesson in this coming economic earthquake is to get to safe ground which is gold and silver.

Carole Langston's avatar

Ken. Do you have info about Russian internal resistance?