Cali-Lib (doc/hey you)
@cali-lib.bsky.social
Husband, father, natural philosopher, and now grey child of the Pacific Coast. My old man once said that civilization ends east of US-395, and I am grateful he is no longer alive to see just how true that statement was.
By ordinary citizens, I think we are talking about the top 10% of the Russian economic pyramid, who primarily live in and around Moscow.
There are laws against removing large amounts of gold or hard currency from the country, yes.
Whether those laws apply to most of those in the top 10%... ?
There are laws against removing large amounts of gold or hard currency from the country, yes.
Whether those laws apply to most of those in the top 10%... ?
a bald man wearing glasses and a sweater is standing in front of a door .
ALT: a bald man wearing glasses and a sweater is standing in front of a door .
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November 22, 2025 at 12:16 AM
By ordinary citizens, I think we are talking about the top 10% of the Russian economic pyramid, who primarily live in and around Moscow.
There are laws against removing large amounts of gold or hard currency from the country, yes.
Whether those laws apply to most of those in the top 10%... ?
There are laws against removing large amounts of gold or hard currency from the country, yes.
Whether those laws apply to most of those in the top 10%... ?
The RCB is also selling off ~$155,000,000 worth of Yuan to Russians for Rubles each business day, plus any hard currency or gold from the NWF.
This has taken ~2.4 Trillion Rubles out of the hands of ordinary Russians over the last year.
This has taken ~2.4 Trillion Rubles out of the hands of ordinary Russians over the last year.
November 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The RCB is also selling off ~$155,000,000 worth of Yuan to Russians for Rubles each business day, plus any hard currency or gold from the NWF.
This has taken ~2.4 Trillion Rubles out of the hands of ordinary Russians over the last year.
This has taken ~2.4 Trillion Rubles out of the hands of ordinary Russians over the last year.
While real inflation is at ~15.5%.
They are losing ground.
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They are losing ground.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
While real inflation is at ~15.5%.
They are losing ground.
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They are losing ground.
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This happened while the Russiand Central Bank CONSUMED about 2.4 T Rubles selling hard currency to Russians.
($115M a day)(84 R/USD)(250 business days/year) = 2.4T Rubles.
($115M a day)(84 R/USD)(250 business days/year) = 2.4T Rubles.
November 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This happened while the Russiand Central Bank CONSUMED about 2.4 T Rubles selling hard currency to Russians.
($115M a day)(84 R/USD)(250 business days/year) = 2.4T Rubles.
($115M a day)(84 R/USD)(250 business days/year) = 2.4T Rubles.
He also invaded a lightly-armed, neutral nation constitutionally barred from joining NATO, stating the reason of...
(*checks notes*)
... NATO expansion.
This is why it is not possible to negotiate with the Putin Regime--- nothing they say can be trusted.
(*checks notes*)
... NATO expansion.
This is why it is not possible to negotiate with the Putin Regime--- nothing they say can be trusted.
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
He also invaded a lightly-armed, neutral nation constitutionally barred from joining NATO, stating the reason of...
(*checks notes*)
... NATO expansion.
This is why it is not possible to negotiate with the Putin Regime--- nothing they say can be trusted.
(*checks notes*)
... NATO expansion.
This is why it is not possible to negotiate with the Putin Regime--- nothing they say can be trusted.
Anakin is Russian.
That explains ... a lot, actually.
That explains ... a lot, actually.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Anakin is Russian.
That explains ... a lot, actually.
That explains ... a lot, actually.
Imitation buckwheat poisoning scandal.
November 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Imitation buckwheat poisoning scandal.
... for they potentially contaminate each room they enter, exposing every person who enters each of those rooms for up to a day following their visit.
High school students visit 6-7 classrooms a day, each cycling ~30 people each hour.
High school students visit 6-7 classrooms a day, each cycling ~30 people each hour.
November 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
... for they potentially contaminate each room they enter, exposing every person who enters each of those rooms for up to a day following their visit.
High school students visit 6-7 classrooms a day, each cycling ~30 people each hour.
High school students visit 6-7 classrooms a day, each cycling ~30 people each hour.
Also, this idiocy also puts the immunized at risk.
No vaccine is 100% effective. Even under the best of conditions, exposing 100 immunized people to measles will result in 1-2 of them contracting the disease.
A single infected individual in a high school will expose thousands...
No vaccine is 100% effective. Even under the best of conditions, exposing 100 immunized people to measles will result in 1-2 of them contracting the disease.
A single infected individual in a high school will expose thousands...
November 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Also, this idiocy also puts the immunized at risk.
No vaccine is 100% effective. Even under the best of conditions, exposing 100 immunized people to measles will result in 1-2 of them contracting the disease.
A single infected individual in a high school will expose thousands...
No vaccine is 100% effective. Even under the best of conditions, exposing 100 immunized people to measles will result in 1-2 of them contracting the disease.
A single infected individual in a high school will expose thousands...
Oh yeah, either hold onto the original code or always keep a backup copy out of reach of the kids.
November 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Oh yeah, either hold onto the original code or always keep a backup copy out of reach of the kids.
Since they only have so much tanker space, they NEED to sell that oil and get that tanker back to Primorsk to be filled again.
Otherwise, they have to cap-and-kill some of their oil wells.
Otherwise, they have to cap-and-kill some of their oil wells.
November 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Since they only have so much tanker space, they NEED to sell that oil and get that tanker back to Primorsk to be filled again.
Otherwise, they have to cap-and-kill some of their oil wells.
Otherwise, they have to cap-and-kill some of their oil wells.
It will eventually unload its oil. Someone, somewhere, will buy it.
The question is whether the oil will be sold at a profit or a loss after the discounts.
$36/bbl is probably at a loss.
The question is whether the oil will be sold at a profit or a loss after the discounts.
$36/bbl is probably at a loss.
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
It will eventually unload its oil. Someone, somewhere, will buy it.
The question is whether the oil will be sold at a profit or a loss after the discounts.
$36/bbl is probably at a loss.
The question is whether the oil will be sold at a profit or a loss after the discounts.
$36/bbl is probably at a loss.
Ya do it Christmas Eve after they go to bed, silly.
Don't make us send you to Elf School!
Don't make us send you to Elf School!
November 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Ya do it Christmas Eve after they go to bed, silly.
Don't make us send you to Elf School!
Don't make us send you to Elf School!
No, I'm saying your wrap up the old console with the code for the new game attached to the top of the console.
That way there is a big thing for them to open on Christmas.
That way there is a big thing for them to open on Christmas.
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
No, I'm saying your wrap up the old console with the code for the new game attached to the top of the console.
That way there is a big thing for them to open on Christmas.
That way there is a big thing for them to open on Christmas.
Wrap up the video game console, with the game purchase code taped to the top of the console?
November 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Wrap up the video game console, with the game purchase code taped to the top of the console?
It would appear other deliveries from Russia are no longer welcome as well...
oilprice.com/Latest-Energ...
oilprice.com/Latest-Energ...
New U.S. Sanctions Could Leave 48 Million Barrels of Russian Oil Adrift at Sea | OilPrice.com
U.S. sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil have left tens of millions of barrels of Russian oil without destinations, raising uncertainty over global supply as Moscow’s export flows remain resilient.
oilprice.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It would appear other deliveries from Russia are no longer welcome as well...
oilprice.com/Latest-Energ...
oilprice.com/Latest-Energ...
Sure.
Ya gotta put something under the tree that the kids can see.
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Ya gotta put something under the tree that the kids can see.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Sure.
Ya gotta put something under the tree that the kids can see.
😉
Ya gotta put something under the tree that the kids can see.
😉
They were convinced I was headed for divorce.
Their opinions were strengthened by the second item on my list --- a sweat suit for her to use as pullovers when she slept in the call room at the hospital.
In fact, she loved those gifts.
When working 72 hour shifts, ones needs are more basic.
Their opinions were strengthened by the second item on my list --- a sweat suit for her to use as pullovers when she slept in the call room at the hospital.
In fact, she loved those gifts.
When working 72 hour shifts, ones needs are more basic.
November 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
They were convinced I was headed for divorce.
Their opinions were strengthened by the second item on my list --- a sweat suit for her to use as pullovers when she slept in the call room at the hospital.
In fact, she loved those gifts.
When working 72 hour shifts, ones needs are more basic.
Their opinions were strengthened by the second item on my list --- a sweat suit for her to use as pullovers when she slept in the call room at the hospital.
In fact, she loved those gifts.
When working 72 hour shifts, ones needs are more basic.
Funny story -- when my wife was a medical resident she specifically requested a specific model toaster for Christmas.
So, I dutifully went to the stores to find and purchase this specific toaster.
The clerks were aghast.
"YOU CAN'T BUY YOUR WIFE A TOASTER FOR CHRISTMAS!"
So, I dutifully went to the stores to find and purchase this specific toaster.
The clerks were aghast.
"YOU CAN'T BUY YOUR WIFE A TOASTER FOR CHRISTMAS!"
November 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Funny story -- when my wife was a medical resident she specifically requested a specific model toaster for Christmas.
So, I dutifully went to the stores to find and purchase this specific toaster.
The clerks were aghast.
"YOU CAN'T BUY YOUR WIFE A TOASTER FOR CHRISTMAS!"
So, I dutifully went to the stores to find and purchase this specific toaster.
The clerks were aghast.
"YOU CAN'T BUY YOUR WIFE A TOASTER FOR CHRISTMAS!"
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They are filling up tankers and sending them to India and China without having found a buyer, for they have to put the oil somewhere and their empty tankers are the only place available.
When they run out of tankers they have to start capping wells.
They are filling up tankers and sending them to India and China without having found a buyer, for they have to put the oil somewhere and their empty tankers are the only place available.
When they run out of tankers they have to start capping wells.
New U.S. Sanctions Could Leave 48 Million Barrels of Russian Oil Adrift at Sea | OilPrice.com
U.S. sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil have left tens of millions of barrels of Russian oil without destinations, raising uncertainty over global supply as Moscow’s export flows remain resilient.
oilprice.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
oilprice.com/Latest-Energ...
They are filling up tankers and sending them to India and China without having found a buyer, for they have to put the oil somewhere and their empty tankers are the only place available.
When they run out of tankers they have to start capping wells.
They are filling up tankers and sending them to India and China without having found a buyer, for they have to put the oil somewhere and their empty tankers are the only place available.
When they run out of tankers they have to start capping wells.
It would appear the marketing is aimed at men.
What every woman wants her husband/boyfriend/partner to get them for Christmas --- A TOASTER!
Really?
What every woman wants her husband/boyfriend/partner to get them for Christmas --- A TOASTER!
Really?
November 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It would appear the marketing is aimed at men.
What every woman wants her husband/boyfriend/partner to get them for Christmas --- A TOASTER!
Really?
What every woman wants her husband/boyfriend/partner to get them for Christmas --- A TOASTER!
Really?
"Oh great AI Wizard, tell us how to increase our birthrate."
"STOP YOUR STUPID WARS, BRING THE MEN HOME, AND END THE POLICE-STATE, YOU DUMBASSES!"
"STOP YOUR STUPID WARS, BRING THE MEN HOME, AND END THE POLICE-STATE, YOU DUMBASSES!"
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November 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"Oh great AI Wizard, tell us how to increase our birthrate."
"STOP YOUR STUPID WARS, BRING THE MEN HOME, AND END THE POLICE-STATE, YOU DUMBASSES!"
"STOP YOUR STUPID WARS, BRING THE MEN HOME, AND END THE POLICE-STATE, YOU DUMBASSES!"