This answers my old question: 'What's better than sex'

Biden is doing absolutely well.

The Freak show is a terrific cover for what's he doing to the world - globalization. Without hammer and tongs, he reshaped G7 countries, already vassals to vessels and proxy war. These are American voices saying.

Why is Ukraine the West's Fault? Featuring John Mearsheimer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrMiSQAGOS4
1 hr

Senator Rand Paul DESTROYS Blinken's Ukraine War LIES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyrDqHtO0ao
20 mins

The videos confirm: NATO expansion is the cause of Russian invasion into Ukraine

Take a second look and it becomes clear, NATO expansion is Globalization. Remove R & C and US has a the great global market to maintain the opulence that's your birthright.

Meantime, what's little discomfort?

If you are the middle class, hasn't the government given you, public schools, p parks, p healthcare, p porn, (US porn industry is nearly a 1 trillion export - nothing like those legs); p media trashing of ancient values to compliances.

What's a little tampon for kids in the washroom?

Why do you care if millions of well paying jobs in manufacturing, oil processing go overseas. After all coal plants, steel plants (yes, US imports steel) are all greenhouse industries. Don't worry, very soon we will apply climate change taxes on these imports.

We even got, the judiciary politicized to follow adhere to state policies as far as overseas market, war goes. The Biden show must go on to keep those who would dissent, to total distractions. "Biden", said one Republican, "my man".

Somebody forgot to tell Biden about ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxOO0hCCSk4

Russian Doctrine.

You may have heard on the news about a Southern California man who was put under 72-hour psychiatric observation when it was found he owned 100 guns and allegedly had 100,000 rounds of ammunition stored in his home. The house also featured a secret escape tunnel.

By Southern California standards, someone owning 100,000 rounds is considered "mentally unstable.



But,

In Michigan, he'd be called "the last white guy still living in Detroit."

In Arizona, he'd be called "an avid gun collector.

In Arkansas, he'd be called "a novice gun collector."


In Utah, he'd be called "moderately well prepared," but they'd probably reserve judgment until they made sure that he had a corresponding quantity of stored food.


In Kansas, he'd be "A guy down the road you would want to have for a friend."

In Montana, he'd be called "The neighborhood 'Go-To' guy."



In Idaho, he'd be called "a likely gubernatorial candidate."

In Georgia, he'd be called "an eligible bachelor."

In North Carolina, Virginia, WV, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina and Minnesota he would be called "a deer hunting buddy."

AND,OF COURSE,

In Florida , he'd just be "a guy who's a little short on Ammo."

- by some idiot in Quora

Been running all my life.

Speaker Pelosi was to be in Taiwan this Saturday. She's in Kyiv.

Size of Indian bread slice (chappathi) just got smaller. Was astonished that an Indian channel used an African country's problem to highlight our own.

The guys towards the end of this 2 min video speaks fair English, I thought you may enjoy this treat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY720ieQnfo

Zelensky's got UK citizenship.

Now the whole thing falls in place.



Add wheat basket of Europe

Add, oil & gas in surrounding sea
Imagine the gall of Ukraine's oil company offering director's appointment to USA's Vice President's son. I believe Hunter was innocent. How was he to know of Ukraine's oil mafia?

Add, hefty tariff on oil pipelines laid by Russia for oil to Europe since breakup of Soviet Union

Add, hefty investment in treasury bonds by Russia to keep Ukrainian currency from going under 2 years ago

Yet, Ukrainian farmers with land holdings of 500 acres average were living on poverty lines?

2015, Ukraine cuts off 90% water supply to annexed Crimea annexed in 2014. Crimean's agriculture collapsed.

March 2019, Zelensky, TV star got massive election mandate because previous pro-Russian government was corrupt. Nothing changed.

Then Russia signs a deal with Germany over an undersea pipeline that bypassed Ukraine (Merkel)

2021 - Pipeline closed at Biden's insistence after Merkel retired.

Feb 2022, Russian invasion begins.
Rest, in Ukraine thread

Now, no cooking oil and Asia wakes up.

C_oil prices here are 50% above what it was in February and anticipated to go up.

In a related report




Soya bean and Mustard oil ( Canola) are rising.

Soya bean farmers in US have lower yield this year.

Looks like 1.5 billion Indians will have to simmer their curry in cow or pork fat. Last tie such an incident happened, the Hindus & Muslims got together for first time and threw out the British.
The Brits then returned back on Sikh power.

This time no one knows. It's the temperature here. One takes animal fat - the insides simmer

Funny, the men have upvoted 'need'

Duttoneer - a complete theme song
-
Laska Paul - "beautiful than love"

Cleve - Most likely Love, get a confirmation

Tom - ' Until I met you my life felt empty

With disclaimer - in a dating site, it could go both ways'

Slim - after your stand - I no longer stand

Me - Indian cultural thing

Angie - means trust


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Bottom line:

Men need trust,

Women need Love.



Man: I need you my Loove, I need you

- just saying.

Given what's at stake, I wonder why others in MSM didn't make a counter offer.

Not astrology my friend, projections, alternatives ..

Isn't it apparent that with Germany sending tanks, is just a step away from sending ammunition and then training officers for tank regiment commanders?

Additionally, with speculation over missiles transfer to Ukraine, isn't it an attempt to enlarge the war to a blood bath?

I don't think most people here are able to adjust to the fact that Ukraine's causalities are lower than Russia's. Russia is not giving the West a handle like Syria's Assad using chemical weapons; or Iraq and WMDs. This appears like carefully played out chess game by both sides.

It's in this context I think PM Modi's initiative to diffuse tensions is not only bold but necessary. Sanctions are in place, why not negotiate. So easy to send weapons, mercenaries. We've seen this play out with Pakistan, isn't it?

Suggest reading the excerpt you quoted in continuation of the previous sentence and you may agree this is what I meant.

PM Modi is meeting Chancellor Olaf Scholz on 4 May presumably for trade talks.

Under the backdrop of Scholz sending tanks to Ukraine and given India's neutral stand in this conflict the question that arises in my fool mind is:

"Mr Scholz, you may be on the right side of History but, the burden of a third world war will shift on to your shoulders. Once again, Germany will pivot a War."

As I said it's a cultural thing.

When an Indian guy says it, it means ...

'There are so many beautiful girls out there, but ..
It's you I've fallen in love with,
Youuu'

Not a good state to be in.
So helpless.

Nicole has already given context:


In Indian culture:
Need is a quantifiable word. Like I need water.

Love is not easily quantifiable. Most times its relative like "I love my dog" (why? because dog protects me) "I love my car" (why? because my car runs well) "I love the guy" (why, because the fool thinks I'm some mysterious beauty)

So what happens if dog bites you at some moment or car breaks down at wrong moment; or the guy finds someone else while you keep him waiting? Love then changes color to hate.

Need is not like that.


There's the song, "Ain't' no sunshine without you"

Never liked it till I heard it in French

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRr6g8D_-t8

suddenly it hhad soul!

1 Billion, or 1000 Million



Based on some rough calculations the result I got

54 years as Hidden Billionaire then
1 year 7 months as Millionaire w/ fake Billionaire lifestyle

Rough Calculations
First the Tax - say 37% that leaves 670 million

Second, the minimum lifestyle of a billionaire.

(unless you go into business or politics where the risks of bankruptcy, etc. are real)

Take for example the very first expense --> a house; not any house, but what, a Penthouse like Trump's?



So we settle for a modest but well furnished house on a scale of 10 million or so )because what's the point if we cannot entertain Mingle members on weekends). This also requires staff, maintenance, insurance, CCTV level of hi-security, etc., which are all recurring costs

say 2 million annually.

Then, towards in-house entertainment
(one has to give, to receive from society)
2 million minimum, annually

Plus expensive gifts jewelry including proverbial mink coats, lawsuit settlements from women : (@ 2 girlfriends / year)
2 million annually
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So with a 10 million house, there comes a 6 million recurring costs - annually.

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So far okay, but if one's a millionaire, lifestyle demands an additional get-away house.

In other words, twice of all of the above.

Initial cash: 670 million

Less:
Asset: 20 million
Annual recurring costs: 12 million

Technically, the money would last for 54 years (using spreadsheet)

(Interesting that 54 is twice the 27 years ball parked)

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This does not include overseas travel, political donations, annual cruise party, staff loyalty / retirement benefits, medical (due to opulence), inflation



Assume one sells the get-away house for 10 million
Same billionaire lifestyle, (one cannot get out of that habit) 6 mil recurring then it lasts for 1 year 8 months.

Conclusion: Living at the high end, 1 million dollars lasts 1 year 8 months.

Reality check: There's what's called the Billionaire's sickness. Lot of stories of movie stars who went bankrupt within 2 years when their income stopped.

Unless you are a Mike Tyson, who ran into 60 million in debt --> filed bankruptcy --> continued to live in a mansion --> amount was reduced to 2 million --> finally paid it off in installments and now 'grows and sells his own cannabis brand as well as marijuana-based health products'

The French President Maron's win (centrist) is likely to keep the war from expanding.

If you receive a million dollars and spend $100 a day, It would take around 27 years before your run out of cash.

Now if you receive a billion dollars, how many years do you think it would last?

Why spank somebody else's child?

Belgium legislature has applied total sanctions on all imports from Russia. Belgium has urged other nations to follow suit.

Gasoline prices in Belgium are $8.4 / gallon. May not matter to common man since there's a good public transport network.

$6.6 / gallon is the price in India & South East Asia!


US Congress is set to vote on Thursday, total oil and related products like lubricants from and to Russia.

Likely, $5.5 to $6.0 / gallon to continue

Kiplinger News forecasts that inflation is likely to reach 10 % over next 6 months in US and then lower down towards year end

Boris Johnson had already announced to UK citizens to prepare for austerity.

In my opinion, even with US oil flowing Europe is in a tough spot. Likely to face a hard winter.