Yes, this is nothing new to me.... I disagreed with Trump dealing with the Saudis too.


That being said, I do think that the way to deal with the Saudis , is to deal with them, and not just pretend nothing is happening there.... if you are going to have to deal with them (as every president and leader should) then there is a good way to do so and a bad way. Just bending over for them is not good. Leveraging the Saudis, can be good if done effectively.


However, supporting Saudi re Yemen, and, sucking off the teat of Saudi oil... is wrong no matter who is in power (I mentioned earlier it does not matter to me if it "our guys" or not)


Wrong is wrong, and no matter how you dice it, Saudi Arabia is a backward state.

I had a Russian ex. Her family, funnily enough, were Russian and Ukrainian, and my ex's mother married a Ukrainian, years after her Russian husband died. The Ukrainians I have met, who live outside of the Ukraine, have been very warm and decent people, and I have known quite a few now. The few Yemenis I have met, have been nice enough too though, though I have met and know many more Ukrainians and Russians.       


Regardless where they are from, all people, all humans.

That is really cool dude.


Ginseng is amazing stuff.

Meh, no I am just being objective.

I have been talking about Saudi for decades.

I have been talking about the Ukraine, since before Maidan square... AND Russia AND the USA and the allies for decades.. criticising both sides of the isles, it is nothing to do with partisan politics.  

My principles do not just change because it is "our guys" some how....

Yeah, it figures on the one hand you would tout "real globalism" and then within a few minutes are saying "I know about Yemen. I don't really care about it though, I'm not a hypocrite. Like Trump said, it's a shithole where they marry little girls"

Yeah, so "you know what is happening in Yemen" , but somehow not the death toll and yes somehow "that saudi guy is not as bad as putin"  .....

The Yemenis are people, with families, the Saudis , with our explicit help, and backing, strategic support and arming,  from the west,  with our tax payers money, are responsible for aiding the Saudis,  nearly 400,000 deaths so far, just in that war alone, but, somehow, this does not matter, and your  argument sounds vaguely like it refers to some sort of "principles" ..... hmmmkay.


As for  "you do not care about freedom and democracy" well Ukraine is not a democracy, their government was installed, and they do not behave like a democratic state, with their treatment of people and journalists etc.

Why would I care about Ukrainians any less than Yemenis? because Ukraine is "European" lol..... funny.


If the west had not done what they have done over the past 30 years, then the whole righteousness would carry more weight.  


I do not like what is happening in Ukraine, any more than the next guy, nor anymore than i liked what the west has done over the previous decades,  and I do not like either the dynamic that is playing out, between USA, Europe/west, China, Russia etc... and they are ALL playing the same games against each other, and are all, as they have been for decades and decades, vying for resources and strategic assets.


Why would I "love Putin", is that your response when anyone introduces any nuance or facts surrounding the situation ?








 

Does everywhere the US and the west "takes control" as they have done, numerous times, not have deaths,  abuses, rapes, torture and disappearances?  and btw, even with what you listed, is still far less than what Saudis are doing in Yemen.. which also pales in comparison to the death and destruction caused by the USA and the allies... in the past 30 years alone.

The Ukraine was indeed subject to a coup in 2014, and denying this, is gaslighting, and dishonest, or you are very much out of touch.

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Whaaa? "True globalists"  ARE the WEF.  Globalism as we know it has failed, and their future plans are awful, for pretty much everyone. So the arguments "against WEF" make a LOT of sense.  Who wants to be a "true globalist" as far as this iteration of "globalism" goes?

"The Saudi guy" and "lower death toll" ermmmmmm guess you do not know what is happening in Yemen then... nor what the death toll is, which is far far far higher than in Ukraine. Dunno where you got your facts from.


"We are at war with Russia" ..... I did not know you were from Ukraine.


Germany is not at war with Ukraine.... you could argue, and would be correct, that NATO has indeed been making hostile moves towards Russia for quite some time now.


Also, btw, in 2014, the Maidan square incident, and the subsequent coup that followed, were NOT ORGANIC, and Obamas administration had their mitts alllllllllllllll over it, and that was a mistake.... and has directly, led to where we are today.

ps, the USA and the allies also have their hand in Syria... OBVIOUSLY.


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Croatia (Opatija)

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Politics matters.

Cos consequences.

Yeah man, give me a holla when you head that way again.... But in short if its the islands/coast you want, then go Krabi, if you got money go Railay....  Phuket is ok I suppose if you explore a bit, or you go there for the vegetarian festival madness, it is not a big as a whore house as Patayya but still pretty bad. I prefer the islands of Samui, Pha Ngan, and Tao to Phuket, even though they are also mega touristy... all depends what you are looking for really in your trip, Khao Sok national park is also cool, or up north of Thailand in the hills is also good.  Anyways lemme know when you head that way.

I am more interested in BTC bottoming out, but I can go anytime , its more some other practicalities I need to sort out.  I want to go house hunting in a few countries, and set up some new bases, looking to eject from UK on a permanent basis,  and want to set up several foreign residencies officially,  so need to combine that in my plans....and, moving pets around the place is hard, so will do some trips maybe 1-3 months at a time, get things in place, do some reconnoitring, some relaxing,  and then once I have found some properties I like, and I get my affairs in order, make the big move(s), then I want to set up some polytunnels n stuff, (I want to set up a homestead) , find some local workers, and then travel more.  

(not liking he looks of the airports atm though, seems staff shortages are screwing up a lotta places) 

 
https://youtu.be/OPHSN-apJr8

Next after the Asterix set at the very awesome Ozora festival (best listened to in its entirety)  is this banging set by ace Ventura at another legendary festival, the Boom festival.


Slightly more thumping than Asterix if its your sort of thing,.....enjoy.

................but also here is another lovely set by Asterix at the legendary, one and only Universo Paralello festival.
 .... more high energy awesomeness.

https://youtu.be/8eYEW4q42y8

 

Bro, I have spent years in Thailand.


Phuket is, imo, the worst.


That being said the "vegetarian festival" in Phuket, when the Chinese Taoists take over, , is one of the most insane things in the world.................. no shit (the "vegetarian" aspect is the very least of it  )

Love Thailand, and SEA in general


The tropics and the parties are calling me. .... time to unplug from the digital machine for  while.........

https://youtu.be/123Z5KLLiO8

Current mood.....

Coupled with shopping around for travelling routes/flights/accommodations




Its calling me.

Nearly time to hit the eject button 

1 ETH = $1,085.21

Truebit OS mint price: 0.000422347455593772 ETH ($0.45833568228491733)
Truebit OS retire price: 0.000052793431854994 ETH ($0.05729196018335804)

Total supply: 280,139,643.147 TRU
Reserve: 14,789.533 ETH ($16,049,749.281)

Uniswap v2 ETH: 195.874 ($212,564.484)
Uniswap v2 TRU: 1,261,219.158
Uniswap v2: 1 TRU = 0.00015530532844253012 ETH ($0.16853889547911813)

Opex: 473543755758603507793
Opex Cost: 200000000000000000
Theta: 75

Also with BTC finding bottom in mind, I am still looking at this on the monthly (SLUT) and seeing where it is at in a few weeks at the start of August..... till it turns up, not convinced we have found a macro low (also again like Pi cycle there are only a few (4) iterations here too)

AH yeah, my bad.

Pity there are so few iterations thus far.

Historically the few iterations we have had are ok, apart from 2015, which had further draw down (35% ish +/-) in the following days after the actual MA cross, (depending on the BTC chart you look on)  also different this year is that we already have that wick lower on 18th.


Also, we lost the 200 WMA this time round so, Pi cycle also may not hold.


We shall see.... not convinced yet we have the low in, keeping a close eye at the charts here/this week for sure.... could be either a bottom, or break below in following days as per 2015, but confirm bottom, or at very least could be time to actually have a decent (ish) bounce from here (23-25-28ish). Either way, it is an interesting point right here.


TBH from a bullish outlook, would be good if it does bottom here or here abouts, because if this level breaks and we start to get new lows, and 16ish does not hold.... its going to get fugly.... in 2015 when Pi cycle flashed and there was another 35-40% ish down move, if we got a repeat , you could be looking at 11-12K....and then that would be bottom, looking at the 2015 Pi cycle repeat scenario...  thing is, if that happens, does it really stop there ? annnnnnyway, many ifs there, which is why I am looking closely at what is happening this week/now.

Pi cycle low has recently flashed/is flashing  ..... though that does not mean we cannot get further draw down.
 

The Lightning Network: Turning Bitcoin into Money
FRB of Cleveland Working Paper No. 22-19, 2022

Source:  https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4142590

I am not a hater of either DJT nor EM.... there are far worse people out there than concern me far more...

I just thought it was a funny situation..... for more reasons than one.


So I shared.



(ps When it comes to Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, I hold DJT's opinion up there with Warren Buffet, Charlie Munger, and Peter Schiff... ie I ignore it completely apart from to laugh at it)