Some Russian News Outlets...

 ... noticed World Bank's 2022 PPP GDP statistics. 

Immediate issue: US $25 trillion GDP is fiction--most of it is in non-productive services and price of assets inflation. Moreover, as I am on record--even PPP criteria is bogus because it doesn't reflect a quantitative effect of real economy. Russia now dwarfs Germany. Here is data from 2020 (it is also in my today's video). 

Since then, things went really sour in Germany, while in Russia they are... growing. 

Russian manufacturing may grow significantly this year if industries maintain the current rate of increase, President Vladimir Putin predicted on Thursday. During a meeting with business executives, Putin said that production rose in the first two quarters of this year, and if the trend continues, growth will be 12% in annual terms. The overall situation in the manufacturing is stable, the employment levels are “decent,” and wages are growing, which indicates that Russia’s industry is picking up steam and diversifying, Putin stated.

As I stated for years--Russia's race is not with Germany, it is with Japan and the trend here is clear too. Granted, Japan still is automotive, shipbuilding and electronics superpower. But Russia is growing both in shipbuilding and has a highly developed aerospace industry. So, the target is clear and everything that is needed to achieve it is in place. 

Let's Do Friday...Or I Love These Girls...

I learned about them about a month ago and while the combined West listens to a lot of crap, some of which is also called metal for some unknown reason, who would ever thought that Japanese ladies will keep the real power and speed metal not only alive but, holy shit, musically they are getting on a completely new level which even the DragonForce couldn't do because feminine beauty and incredible musicianship is a powerful mix. I am lovebitten by the Lovebites. 

This is what real metal (not its shitty iterations played by musically impotent losers) and real rock music are supposed to be.
 

A wall of virtuosity and songs you can actually remember. Did you see any tattoos on any of the girls? Right. If you think that these girls are only for videoclips? They will blow off the stage 95% of the so called "rock-band" who were and are popular in the last 20 years in the US. 

What Midori and Myako do on guitars and what Miho and Haruna do in the rhythm-section, not to speak of Asami's singing--this so exquisite, so top of the top shelf that it is difficult to describe.