Real Economics ...

 ... that is economics which is based on producing REAL things and critical services, like math and physics, doesn't give a flying coitus about smartass speculators who are produced in bulk at Ivy League degree mills and then write books on how to become a millionaire by specu ... pardon me--investing. Keep in mind--none of them has any clue about real mechanism from which money derive power. Throw away good ol' tale about donkey loaded with gold which opens gates to any fortress. Not really, it is hit and miss. 

Oil prices from Russia’s Pacific coast are climbing as Chinese refiners intensify their purchase of spot cargoes due to limited supply options. This development reflects a tightening oil market, driven by increased Chinese demand for Russian crude. The surge in demand is likely affecting global oil price dynamics, particularly as geopolitical factors and supply constraints come into play. Market participants are closely monitoring these shifts, as they could influence the probability of crude oil reaching new all-time highs.

Or, as Roger wrote for the greatest album ever created. 

Money, get back
I'm alright, Jack, keep your hands off of my stack
Money, it's a hit
Ah, don't give me that do-goody-good bullshit

Hands off of China's and India's stack, because the stack accumulates because of energy--the real mover of everything in Universe. Money is just avatar, you cannot produce shit with money alone. You also cannot buy everyone, as they thought you could. Naive petulant children, evil children. Some things are not for sale, unlike US Congress and the White House. Russian stack--yeah, they tried and failed yet again. They may still steal whatever frozen funds they keep, likely already, but cold hard barrel of Russian Stechkin is already pressing against the backs of their heads.  

25 Years Later ...

... defeated, confused and humiliated--this is how the US faces 25th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy and of the so called GWOT. 

Judging By Headlines ...

 ... from West's media-herpes, Putin is "humiliated" and "isolated" at BRICS. They invent all kinds of BS pulling it out of their asses, but we knew that about them, didn't we? So, 

The BRICS countries have reached a banking agreement on BRICS Pay, which will actually become a payment system for the states of the association. This was announced by the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev. "We are focusing on the financial track. We lead the financial engagement group, and payments are very important here. And today we will announce a banking agreement on BRICS Pay, in fact, a payment system for the BRICS countries," Dmitriev said. 

Yes, this is yet another sign of Putin's "isolation", right? 

Meanwhile, Modi is facing a very tough choice. 

For many in India the West remains a forbidden fruit and an upscale even in present and future West's disassembles state a desirable destination in terms of standard of living. But, geopolitical realities of the Eurasia (minus Western Europe) are such that India will remain, it her present geopolitical posture as something in between, limited in maneuver. Nonetheless, this is significant.

The contract for 105 of these birds has been signed between India and Russia. I am positive more to come in other classes of commercial and combat aircraft.

Algeria is done with UAE. 

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria announced Thursday that it’s severing diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates, in a Foreign Ministry statement reported by state media. The statement read on state television gave no single or specific reason for the decision but cited alleged “provocative and hostile actions” by the Gulf state and “regrettable and unjustified behavior.” “Having exhausted all the ways for preserving the bilateral relations, the Algerian government has decided, today, to sever diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates,” the statement said, according to the official APS news agency. The UAE’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it hoped Algeria’s decision ends up being temporary, and that ultimately their “fraternal ties” will be preserved. 

It has a lot to do with activities of UAE in blocking Algeria's gas pipelines projects in Africa and, of course, close relations between UAE and Israel. Interestingly, Russia sold SU-34s last week to some, unnamed, foreign country. Well ... make your own conclusions. 

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Nima and Me ...

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WOW!

What can I say, just WOW! Cannot find shit on who this Elofson guy is, but he is sure dumb as fuck because the whole damn world operates on not just algebra, algebra is easy-peasy, but on trigonometry, calculus, differential equations et al. 

But what would I know about it. Ignorance is a bliss. Of course, "degree" in journalism is much easier--very little thinking is involved. 

A Book On Drones ...

... but not only. It is on war, a real one. Incompetence of the American "elites" is stupefying.