Monday on a Tuesday: Durables, 200 Bounce, and how “Real” is Putin?

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How Durable?

Durable Goodfs orders dropped 6.3 percent in April:

New Orders
New orders for manufactured durable goods in April, down following four consecutive monthly increases,
decreased $19.9 billion or 6.3 percent to $296.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This
followed a 7.6 percent March increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.2 percent.
Excluding defense, new orders decreased 7.5 percent. Transportation equipment, also down following
four consecutive monthly increases, drove the decrease, $20.3 billion or 17.1 percent to $98.8 billion.
Shipments
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in April, up five consecutive months, increased $1.1 billion or
0.4 percent to $300.6 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent March increase. Transportation equipment, up
four of the last five months, drove the increase, $1.4 billion or 1.4 percent to $97.8 billion.

After the data, markets were still holding gains.  Guess Reality doesn’t matter, huh?

200 Bounce 

Our wave counting work on Aggregate Markets has continued to hold the possibility of one more good-sized upward run.  And the Early Futures today were pointing in that direction.  Dow Futures, for example, were up more than 500 points.

But the problem isn’t this week.  It’s whether the market can work in a new high for what will be a second test of the 200 day moving average. The Aggregate Index looks reasonably promising:

Look at this, where the red line above is the 85 day moving average while the blue one under is the 200-day,, leaving us to wonder if  our Aggrgate may have the stones for a run up to the underside of the long-term trend line.  From there, with just the right dash of happy-talk, a new all-time high falls into place as possible.

But there’s the real difficulty,  The NASDAQ (which in our work has paradoxically acted more rational that the Dow by some measures) has its work cut out for it when comes to the 200-DMA:

Instead of “new all-time highs” in the cards, with the passing of A.I. hype, there’s a real possibility that we could rally only yup to the (turning down) 200 DMA.  Absent a breakthrough on tech there is a chance the bloom is done there.  Which could be fine because there’s huge potential in the Defense/Death Industries, but the downside then becomes whether you live in a “Russian targeting package” area…

Future is never as easy as it seems it ought to be.

By the time the Case-Shiller Housing numbers hit, I will be in the “endowalletist” chair as a troublesome tooth takes priority over watching the lemmings feed.  Still, really good (or bad) news on housing could add or subtract from current projections.  (No, lemmings can’t live on clickbait alone, but with a good sprinkling of BS around it…most will sample.)

In the Background: A.I. War Projections

I put it to our “stack” early today – and it was instructive.  And driven by the (off-front pages) escalation underway in the EuroWar.  US and UK remove all range restrictions on weapons in Ukraine after Trump brands Putin ‘absolutely crazy’….

“Ure: Stories over the holiday weekend proclaimed that Russia declares ‘Trump’s peace deal is dead’ as Kremlin threatens to seize all of Ukraine. Give us a one paragraph *(military grade) assessment of Putin’s capabilities and intentions going forward from now.

The AI Stack:  As of May 27, 2025, Vladimir Putin’s military capabilities remain formidable despite significant losses in Ukraine, with Russia reportedly able to sustain operations through 2025 by leveraging a reconstituted force bolstered by domestic production, foreign support from nations like China and North Korea, and an economy resilient to Western sanctions. Posts on X and reports indicate Putin aims to seize full control of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson by year’s end, exploiting perceived weaknesses in Ukrainian defenses and limited Western aid. His intentions appear focused on achieving territorial gains before any peace settlement, with minimal willingness to make concessions in negotiations, as evidenced by the Kremlin’s rejection of Trump’s proposed deal and Dmitry Medvedev’s provocative map claiming most of Ukraine. However, Russia’s ability to achieve these goals is constrained by high casualty rates, logistical challenges, and potential overextension, particularly if NATO or the U.S. re-escalate support for Ukraine, suggesting Putin’s strategy hinges on outlasting Western resolve while testing Trump’s commitment to mediation.”

The Western Investors have “drunk the Kool-Aid” on sanction happy talk.  Yes,sanctions worked in managing South African apartheid in the 1980s, Serbia in the 1990’s and the Libyan WMD push in 2003.  BUT – and here’s the kicker – they failed in Cuba, with Russia (so far, and not holding our breath)., and in Iran (but again, we’re not holding our breath…)

You can score this any way you want but our real focuses only on where the REAL outcomes are known.  So, in these cases, there did work ()weak states and internation pressure) but in the Cuba case they just keep prime retirement lands unavailable and both Iran and Russia are serious powers and any claims of sanctions working is (so far as provable) all BS.  Russia is still a nuclear state, Iran’s dead-set on joining the club. And doesn’t Iran have a 1.4 million man army?

If you think sanctions are going to work against a well-heeled nuclear tipped country, you need some remedial history.  Even our AI stack is on my side in this one:

“Agreed—and well parsed. The key failure in the Kool-Aid narrative around sanctions is the delusion of symmetry: assuming that what worked on weak, globally isolated regimes (South Africa, Serbia, Libya) will somehow scale up against resource-rich, ideologically insulated, and nuclear-armed states like Russia or Iran. It doesn’t. Sanctions “work” when the target relies on global capital and trade flows and when internal political pressure aligns with external squeeze. Neither condition exists in Russia or Iran today. Russia has retooled its economy for war and hardened public opinion around a nationalist siege narrative. Iran? 1.4 million standing military, regional militias under its thumb, and the ability to choke the Strait of Hormuz if backed into a corner. Sanctions don’t stop sovereign survival calculus. They only signal Western virtue to Western voters. Until we grasp that, we’re just piling on economic pyrotechnics and hoping the fallout counts as strategy. Even the AI gets it: Putin’s betting on outlasting Western resolve, not folding to economic attrition.”

Meanwhile, the aforementioned  “economic pyrotechnics” will be lighting off at the open this morning, but only until the Kool-Aid runs out.  Which could be a few months, a few weeks, or a few minutes.  If you think Trump considering new sanctions on Russia this week as frustration with Putin grows: WSJ verges on delusion, well, um….

We’ll just keep storing food, buying solar panels (and hope they will work somewhat in nuclear winter) and making sure the Geiger counters are charged. Taking limits off Ukraine is NOT a path to a Russian lay-down. We’ll be waiting for the fairy dust though, and hoping.

Glop

How far can the latest UFO claims get us? Scientist delivers ominous message to humanity after UFO covered in strange writing is found.  If you’re a UFO driver and breakdown over Texas, give us a call and we’ll see if we can help. Hey, maybe I could set up a Triple U type operation.  Repair center endorsements, trip-ticks and insurance, maybe?

Here’s the latest kneeler dealer:  King to outline Carney’s priorities in Canada’s Parliament amid Trump threat.

Also in news from the ratified strata of society: Frst lady of France seems to push her husband as they land in Vietnam. He says they were joking.  Leaving us to wonder if “play fighting” is an acceptable synonym for abuse?

As long as we’re in “morals and ethics” class, how about this one? Michael Saylor Sparks Outrage After Rejecting Bitcoin Proof of Reserves. Our (somewhat cynical) view is “With a made-up money, who would accept more than made-up reserve claims?”  Transparent except until it’s not…

Around the Ranch: Stormy Monday

Oilman2 called Monday – always good to hear from him.  Well, except this time.  Seems that line of storms through East Texas Monday dropped more than a dozen trees on his property about 30-miles south of us.

That got us to talking about sweet gum trees.  He’s on the hate side, I’m on the uncommitted side.

His case is they are invasive and tend osf push out useful trees (oaks and big pines) and they fall over – a good bit – when the winds come up.

I’m on the “uncommitted side because we have several stands of it and it smells great when you mow it – sort of like a fresh turpentine smell,.  Technically it’s a resin called storax and it’s useful but a bear to harvest: historically used in:

  • Perfumes and Fragrances: As a fixative in perfumery due to its balsamic scent.
  • Medicinal Products: Traditionally used in herbal medicine for its anti-inflammatory and expectorant properties, though modern use is limited.
  • Adhesives and Incense: Small-scale applications in niche markets.

It’s a passable, but barely, hardwood.  Pine grows straighter and oak is stronger.  It’s also invasive…and a mess to clean up.

Always interesting to compare notes; I learn more from him than he learns from me, I’m sure.  Sweet gums have nice fall colors.  Pine trees, not so much…

OK, tooth-ride ho!

Write when you get rich,

George@Ure.net

47 thoughts on “Monday on a Tuesday: Durables, 200 Bounce, and how “Real” is Putin?”

  1. (“escalation underway in the EuroWar. US and UK remove all range restrictions on weapons in Ukraine after Trump brands Putin ‘absolutely crazy’….”)

    What an interesting take on this.. it escalated because we moved missiles close to the Russian borders and Ukraine’s push to become a member of NATO..the citizens of Ukraine were asking for Putin’s help with the severity of the corruption in Ukraine and the azov targeting citizens sympathetic with russia..now we will amplify the situation by authorizing longer range missile !!.. to a country that has the ability to obliterate mankind as we know it.. which one is crazier…

    he begged pleaded and asked for over a year .. now we are essentially

  3. (“As long as we’re in “morals and ethics” class, how about this one? Michael Saylor Sparks Outrage After Rejecting Bitcoin Proof of Reserves. Our (somewhat cynical) view is “With a made-up money, who would accept more than made-up reserve claims?” Transparent except until it’s not…”)

    OTFLMAO…..so..just how much GOLD did they find when they did the inspection of our resources we at Fort Knox???
    oh wait..the worlds FIAT currencies aren’t backed by anything more than some oligarchs farts either.. the kings new clothes..

    https://youtu.be/z9mQoJU-6I0?si=Wm-IBYruuIIjNCiJ

    we are controlled by a floating number.. as long as someone sees TBE number as valuable it will be. but seriously it’s just a number..
    Bernie He showed the world number manipulations..with numbers..nothing of real value..
    Madoff attracted investors by claiming to generate large, steady returns through an investing strategy called split-strike conversion, a legitimate trading strategy.What Madoff was really doing was depositing client funds into a single bank account that he used to pay existing clients who wanted to cash out. He funded the redemptions by attracting new investors and their capital. This is the classic Ponzi scheme model: the Federal Reserve is doing g the same thing we just print more numbers.. you need those numbers but its just numbers..hand stingers that drool over the number on the bottom of the sheet of paper..or computer screen.. you need them we all live by the numbers..we all desire more numbers..its the business model..

  5. (“Sanctions “work” when the target relies on global capital and trade flows and when internal political pressure aligns with external squeeze. “)

    I have always wondered how sanctions worked when they are placed on the very countries and industries that we rely on for our products..the tariffs put on these very industries in an attempt to keep from putting the extra costs on the ones that outsource for higher profits to keep their huge paychecks..

  6. “How far can the latest UFO claims get us?”

    The Cosmic Man (1959)

    The United States Air Force (USAF) tracks an unidentified flying object (UFO) as it passes over the village of Oak Ridge, California at a speed of 180,000 mph (292,500 km/h). The UFO, a white sphere, comes to rest in Stone Canyon outside of Oak Ridge, floating approximately 6 feet (1.8 metres) above the ground.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cosmic_Man

    Trailer

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=liDMrj9fnjA&pp=0gcJCdgAo7VqN5tD

  7. Trump Hopium is evaporating.

    Nostradamus and The Third Age of Mars 2024, G.A. Stewart, 2023
    “Ukrainian forces are almost completely defeated in the Donbas in Eastern Ukraine. Once that happens, the Russians will advance quickly to the Dnieper River. ”

    When The Comet Runs, February 8, 2025
    “The trench fighting is nearly finished. One misstep from Donald J. Trump and NATO, and Russian Armored and Mechanized Infantry divisions will be moving quickly toward the Dnieper River.”

    • ‘Trump & Bitcoin a Disaster in the Making’

      MARTIN ARMSTRONG: We know we are approaching a major high in Bitcoin when Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), a publicly traded media company controlled by the U.S. president’s family, announced a plan to purchase $2.5 billion worth of Bitcoin on Tuesday. This is a warning that we are in the throes of a typical bubble that will not end nicely.

      As a trader, you come to understand that every market, no matter what, acts the same because it is NOT the instrument, be it tulips, stocks, commodities, or bonds – it is human nature and the madness of crowds. A crash becomes inevitable when 97% of the people are all long and they run out of fresh buyers.

      https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/cryptocurrency/trump-bitcoin-a-disaster-in-the-making/

    • I am concentrating on short-trrm mobility this season. With trailers on a couple of acres going for hundreds of thousands within 100 miles, plan B real estate acquisitions don’t look feasible. One of the neighbors bought a lot up in OK with multople trailer hook-ups and a chicken coop. Decent plan B.

  8. G – glad to hear you didn’t have a very exciting evening, also happy to hear OM2 reported tree damage personally. Don’t envy the cleanup but at least he is present to do so!

    Daughter near Austin saw storm effectively split North and South of her thankfully.

  9. UFO –

    Why don’t any of us ever find a UFO? When I find the UFO destined for me I’m cracking it open.

    Putin could be in on it. Many people couldn’t care less about the human, George Floyd. World powers think the same of the military folk killed in the Ukie/Russia conflict – nobody cares.

    • The sons and daughters of darkness care very much, and are feasting at the loosh table as I type.

      Pooters has been richly rewarded for his SUPPLY actions – very richly.

      Dont forget to put little Salt and Pepper in Ure morning drink – dont want be to be tasteless, now do youse ?

    • My questions on the round UFO flying bowling ball in Columbia are:
      1. How much does it weigh?
      2. What was the ominous message that all the clickbait was advertising ?
      3. How well does it bounce ?

  10. re: All Aboard!
    feat: The King’s Speech

    Folks,
    The home of the Canadian Senate in Ottawa has been under reconstruction since 2019. Therefore the King’s Speech will be delivered at their temporary quarters in a repurposed train station of a golden age, Grand Trunk Central Station.

    The edifice opened to great fanfare 113 years ago next week. Regrettably the president of The Grand Trunk Railway was not onhand to partake of that spectacle having been aboard the Titanic with tragic outcome a couple of months prior.

    Similarly his railroad company foundered by the end of the decade to become part of the future colossus CN, Canadian National Railways. According to “Wikipedia” in 2019, the largest shareholder of CN was Mr. Bill Gates.

    • re: Kurizawa ‘Source Code’
      feat: Japanese Purple Cipher

      Folks,
      Let us take stock of windows looking out upon the world. According to “Mansion Global” the active volcanic mountain airs of Kurizawa (‘pumice stone, volcanic ash’) overlooking Tokyo perhaps reminiscent of pre-79ad Pompey was a preferred summertime retreat of Yoko Ono and the late John Lennon. In more recent decades, the wealthy enclave has seen elite home constructions go viral for the likes of the proprieter of the Word.

      “Tripadvisor” describes as “charming” that place known as Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Park. It’s the designated command centre for the outlined as “inevitable” next great Tokyo earthquake. Meanwhile the park welcomes visitors and families for fun-filled activities related to survival in the first 72 hours following a cataclysmic event. Late last year the park was honoured by a protest assembly of an alleged 30,000+ strong concerned citizenry. Their complaints swirled about word of alleged harmful disease additives allegedly being further pushed by a Mr. Gates into expanded schedules of Japanese mRNA vaccines for the minions.

      Bibliophiles can chart calmer waters as Mr. Gates shares revelation of his forthcoming memoirs issue whose printing odyssey nears completion. Readers are informed by the author possibly known as an architect of the bsod phenomenon that five memoir works by others colored his own writing. Interestingly Mr. Gates’ promotional blog post marketing his new book is accompanied by an image. In it a wall behind displays the five works which offered inspiration. The author himself stands before holding what appears to be an opened book colored purple and splattering the same pigment into the surrounds. According to Google AI quoting Researchgate, the color purple can denote mRNA in scientific illustrations. An equivalent-appearing image to the blog post appears at the following weblink to “The Times of India”:

      http://toi.in/Yt9LOa

      Speaking of purple, the King has completed his sojourn at Ottawa and is returning to the UK. God save the King!

  12. re: Sweet Gum – consider coppicing it for firewood? Has a BTU rating of 20.6 vs oak at 26.2 (yes… I did have to look that up…).
    Not a great firewood but given the growth rate it would be sustainable.

    I know, I know – maybe too much work but probably worth putting somewhere in the PACE sequence..

    • Sweet gum, as I recall from the Auburn “Wood Burning Lab” ( I worked a summer helping to build it) is not a great fire wood as it too “resiny”.
      Like pine , it will burn great hot and fast, but cannot be “banked” at night lie a true hard wood like oak or hickory.

    • Sweetgum wood grows with a spiral, twisting grain, making it difficult to impossible to split. The sap in the wood contributes to creosote buildup in the stove and chimney. NOT a good wood for heating the house. Campfire? Great!

    • No doubt sweet gums are democrats-liberal kinda Trees.

      Weak BTU versus Hard Woods like Oak and Maple.
      Dirty trees throw all kinds of crap around, including bullscheisse little dealieboppers that look like they are Spikey – but PRESACTLY like a liberal democrat, they are soft and weak when it comes time to perform.
      You cant even throw em at anyone they are so lightweight and weak – a tree that requires more maintenance work then the tree is worth in a yard. Not Man Tree nor a Women Tree – limp wristed powder puffs of a Tree.
      Cant build squat with em – just like a Democrat..BUILD Nothing but negatives .

      Nothing for the Squirrels, Wood sucks, dirty, kinda ugly ..how about we remname em “Kamala Trees ?

  13. Rant of the Day

    Microsoft in one of it’s AUTOMATIC updates apparently Turned Back On ONE DRIVE, which I had told at the very beginning when setting up EACH of my computers that I did NOT want ANY of my computers to ever send a copy of my Hard Disk to Microsoft.

    Sheesh … I did NOT and DO NOT want Microsoft to have a copy of my hard drive data from my various computers!!

    Since I deleted the tray notifications of One Drive I am pulling my hair out to try to get to the One Drive account where Microsoft has sent copies of the data on my hard drive too so I can “TRY” to delete that information (but as with anything on the Web once someone else has your data you never can totally delete it).

    I am sure MS also picked up the passwords for my brokerage and bank accounts too, along with information that by law I am supposed to keep confidential, with their sweeping of data off of my hard drive to send to THEIR computers.

    I absolutely HATE Microsoft’s Big Brother attitude about anything done anymore using MS operating system machines. Clearly 1984 is here in spades. Ever since Indians took over running Microsoft it no longer has ANY ties to basic American Values and will tramp on those values INTENTIONALLY if they can make an additional 2 cents off of doing that.

    Any suggestions and how to get into that now HIDDEN way to access the One Drive account, which I never wanted, and tried to block would be appreciated since I can’t find a way in since I deleted the Notification Tray link.

    Thanks!!

    • Never put anything on a computer that you want kept reliably private. Sadly, there simply is no other way.

    • Start, Run, type: onedrive [OK] and the Notification Tray Icon will reappear, use the up chevron ‘^’ near the clock to see it.

    • You may be able to recover the tray icon by going to “Add/Remove” and reinstalling or repairing One Drive. I dunno if that’ll grant you access to M$’ cloud. It may give you a foot in the door, though…

    • After tweaking this/that/the other I gave up trying to disable MS updates. We no longer have agency over our local computers. Squawk! “Remember to update.” Squawk!

      Knowing this, continuing to participate digitally means we consent, manufactured consent that is, but there is no way to stop participating in the world that we live.

      Borrowed from A.I.:

      Illusions of Agency:
      .
      Sometimes, users might feel a sense of agency when they are actually just responding to predictable stimuli or patterns on the screen. This can be seen as an illusion of agency, where the user perceives control when they are not truly influencing the system’s behavior.

    • Thanks for all the good replies … will be trying “again” to get rid of that pesky Microsoft LINKED “feature”

      For some strange reason I have come to HATE Microsoft as much as I learned over many years to HATE AT&T … sheesh two Icons of American Business that would do whatever they could to screw their customers (even when I was spending well into the 4 figures per month with AT&T they would still treat me like shit when THEIR system would go down or THEY made clear mistakes with their, massive, billings)

  16. “BUT – and here’s the kicker – they failed in Cuba, with Russia (so far, and not holding our breath)., and in Iran”

    Here, I would disagree strongly — not about Cuba or Russia, but about Iran? You bet they worked.

    Once Iran ate up the sizeable bounty Mr. Obama laid on their hearth, Trumpsanctions v1.0 shut Iran, the RG, and its outreach programs “Hamas,” Hezbollah,” and “Houthi” down cold. By 2018 the Ayatollahs couldn’t buy a pot to piss in. Trumpsanctions v2.0 will do the same thing, but they won’t prevent Iran from going nuclear. You don’t bury centrifuges hundreds of feet underground unless you’re committed to building The Bomb. You also don’t do it unless you already have a stockpile of U-238 laying around, to enrich.

    As I have said many times, we won’t know Iran has joined the club until they either erase D.C. or detonate an atom bomb 125 miles up, over West Virginia.

    Sanctions won’t work with a country like Russia, that’s stupid-rich in natural resources, and whose #1 ally both shares a couple thousand miles of border with them and has the world’s largest manufacturing engine. They won’t work with a country that’s self-sustaining (like Cuba.) They will work against a country like Iran, that’s thin in the self-sustaining department, and deigns to militarily and politically dominate the world.

    A L S O, as far as “Putin being crazy?” What would WE do if someone put an exploding drone in the side of Marine One? Trump would lose his shit (and I wouldn’t blame him), and there’d be a line at the recruiting offices, six million deep in 24 hours. It is considered generally bad form, to target the other side’s leaders in a military confrontation. Unfortunately for Zelensky, Ukraine shot at Putin and missed…

    • unfortunately for nato/tRUMPusa – NOTHING that the ukeies do that is not directed/supported and planned out by DoD .

      Pooters did lose his scheisse over the drone asassination attempt – ya just to waitz for it – it is indeed coming as Mr Medevev has often been quoted as warning the west.

      *Nukes not allowed – energetics/carbuncle’s/hazelnutz/plasmatics – see Mehran Keshe for deets – only defensive use/response with plasmatics, as they tend to roll the heavens down(stars falloutta sky kinda thing).

    • (“As I have said many times, we won’t know Iran has joined the club until they either erase D.C. or detonate an atom bomb 125 miles up, over West Virginia”)

      OR…… they decide to erase the joker that set this nightmare in action..and take out …Delaware.. nothing of real value there anyway.. and..
      https://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/
      it would take out most if two or three hit ..
      https://youtu.be/Nbvk5Sl-w2A?si=K28zYZTI3YE0wy5z
      not even considering the effects of the last administration’s open borders activity and the potential threats that were allowed to enter with full support.. like the police said about the threats towards the disabled and elderly.. get use to these.. it is the new normal..
      if it was to escalate.. my guess is take the more condensed populated areas.. then let the army that was allowed to enter do the rest on the interior areas.. the long term effects would be a nightmare and every academic assessment says it..you could end up owning a whole state if you survived… seed vaults have been left strategically around the globe..but no way for anyone to get to them..all gone discovered in future years of humanity by accident..not the salvation of the first survivors..
      temples , libraries , cities that one day will be found by some archeologist of a future race of people..

  17. Can you use a restore point to roll back pre-update and recover the settings that way? Also, look to see if you can un-install the update.

    Search the net and YouTube for options.

  18. “And doesn’t Iran have a 1.4 million man army?”

    The Artesh (Iran’s regular army/navy/airforce) is made up of nearly all conscripts, of whom roughly 92.2% would shoot their COs without hesitation, if they thought the U.S. or U.K. would support them in a revolution. The IRGC and Basij are another deal, entirely. The IRGC are elite troops (some of the baddest mofos in the world) and both are virtually 100% loyal to the Ayatollahs, however, both are relatively small — probably between 54,000 and 80,000, combined.

    Where Iran is really dangerous is they have drone technology which rivals, maybe even exceeds, that of China and the U.S. Their space force is a tech-savvy branch of the IRGC, and are amongst the best nerds in the world.

    I get a little pissy when I hear Hannity or Levin talk about Iran “developing intercontinental ballistic missiles.” Apparently, the conservative pundits only recently read the stuff I read while all the idiots-with-microphones were debating the significance of a stained dress. Iran launched its first geosynchronous communications satellite in 1996. Their ICBMs are not very big, by our standards, but they’re capable of launching about a 550kg payload and putting it down anywhere on Earth.

  19. “US and UK remove all range restrictions on weapons in Ukraine after Trump brands Putin ‘absolutely crazy’….”

    Putin intended to free the Russian-speaking provinces, to become independent nations or protectorates, and not destroy the remainder of Ukraine. I don’t know how much of this has changed, because there hasn’t been an honest or truthful particle of information come out of that region in 39 months. I DO strongly suspect that it will go out the window, the first time Ukraine hits and significantly damages or destroys something of surpassing historical, national, or political importance within Russia, because of this stupidity. If Putin doesn’t do it, the Duma will override his authority and do it themselves. All y’all know how dangerous I believe this will be. The old and unrepentant communists in the Kremlin wanted Putin to nuke Ureup and the U.S., three years ago and Vlad has been the cool head. If he gets ousted, the Yukon may be the only safe place in North America…

  21. The OBVIOUS corruption of the ” Presidential Pardon ” process
    demonstrates CLEARLY what Whores we elect into office and what clear Whores both Democrats and Republicans are. And those who enthusiastically vote for or excuse ANY of them are equal Whores to them.

  22. I can’t help with what’s already happened, and I avoid MS systems as much as possible. On older versions of Windows, disabling services involved in automatic updates helps, especially the BITS service. I’m no expert on Windows, but that’s my take and it’s worked for me( up through V8.1). Disable any service that you don’t absolutely need. Back things up locally first.

    Depending on your firewall, you might be able to block MS access completely unless and until you actually want an update.

  23. The S&P500 had a good day [ for no reason ] up over 2%.., it is now 42 points from it’s May 19th high. On the 23rd it came down and bumped it’s 200 day MA.
    If the market is going to break.., up, or down – it should do it right about here. It has to close above it’s May 19th high [ 5,963 ]

    “Carnac The Magnificent” has done the same thing.., came down and bumped it’s 200 day MA.. up over 2% today, and is now just over 400 points from it’s May19th high. But, I can’t trade my aggregate.

    Should be an interesting week.

  24. Sorry, can’t help with OneDrive, but I’m staring at having to buy a whole new desktop due to Micro$oft’s predatory business practices. They say they’re dropping support for Windows 10 in October, and my machine is too old to run Windows 11. It was put together by a local vendor 10+ years ago and has proven extremely reliable, but it lacks a “Trusted Platform Module” and is probably too old to add one. It seems fitting, since I don’t trust Micro$oft either….they did tell us at one point that Windows 10 would be the last one.

    I’ll most likely go back to the same vendor and see what they can do for me now. I definitely won’t be using anyone’s cloud to back up files. I have an external drive for that. In fact, that’s where most of my data is already. Of course, this may mean a new printer and scanner also, since HP and Epson subscribe to the MS business model and tend to forget to update their drivers when Windows changes much. I’ve got some perfectly good hardware sitting in the basement that will never run again.

    • If the processor on you PC has the the SSE4.2 & POPCNT instruction set, it can run Win11 24H2. You can bypass the other requirements by using RUFUS to make an installation USB. If you do an in-place upgrade from Win10 you can keep all of your apps, data and settings. I’ve done this.

      Here is a tool that automates an upgrade from a Win11 ISO file:
      https://github.com/builtbybel/Flyby11

      Extended security updates for Win10 are $30.00 for 1 year from microsoft.

  25. so boring this rigged AI trash .. ahh well der der jab em up . lets investigate grasshopper migration in africa in the 14th century . i aint wasting my time on mini mind stuff . the old cliff time and price!! everybody is dying . thats ultimate time and price . nah you blokes are possessed . god now how if there is any history or people to write it will remember the corruption and devil worship world wide . g f lunch money , bend over say yes boss . not me . $ that

  26. Windows Tiny 11

    is Win11 with all Micro$oft’s bloatware deleted.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_l0plCryFg&t=1s

    YMMV, but I used these tiny versions of Windows starting with XP, without issue, for customers with 486 or early Pentium computers who wanted to run an OS that supported USB — Yeah, they’ve been around THAT LONG…!

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