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sure you've seen this by now
'Ghost Of Kyiv' Fighter Pilot Blowing Up Russian Aircraft In Trending Clip Actually From Video Game
https://kotaku.com/ghost-kyiv-russia-ukraine-invasion-viral-video-fake-pc-1848598266
Authorities Seize Nearly $3 Million Worth of Meth in Onion Shipment
SAN DIEGO—Authorities seized nearly $3 million worth of methamphetamine, hidden among a shipment of onions, during a tractor-trailer’s inspection at federal facility in San Diego, officials announced Friday.
A K-9 unit for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection alerted to the trailer’s shipment of onions on Sunday and officers found nearly 1,200 small packages of meth, the agency said Friday in a news release. The 46-year-old driver, a Mexican national who was not named, was arrested for the alleged narcotic smuggling attempt at the Otay Mesa port-of-entry commercial vehicle facility, officials said.
The packages of meth—more than 1,336 pounds (606 kilograms)—were shaped into small globes with a white covering, the agency said, and meant to blend into the onions. The drugs are estimated to be worth $2.9 million on the street.
“This was not only a clever attempt to try and smuggle in narcotics, one I haven’t seen before, but also time consuming to wrap narcotics into these small packages, designed to look like onions,” said Sidney Aki, CBP Director of Field Operations in San Diego, in the news release. “While we have certainly seen narcotics in produce before, it’s unusual for us to see this level of detail in the concealment.”
https://www.ntd.com/authorities-seize-nearly-3m-worth-of-meth-in-onion-shipment_745186.html
I know someone who gonna be reeeeeally mad the next shipment not available..
This is east of San Ysidro border crossing and just for trucks-lime green circle
It is just west of the area where the prototypes for the border fences were erected-here is a pic taken in Feb of 2020 and the overpass to the truck crossing is just behind (from this pic).
An additional pic from March of 2019 showing the metal fence in process of being taken down
Red dot is photo location looking east
And yes I did see 45 twice in that location and got a point out with muh flag
Not on the dates of those pics though
that is a negative muh frren.
Swift payments crackdown on Russia edges closer
Moves to shut Russia out of the main global bank payments system have gained ground after Germany's government softened its stance. Countries including the UK have lobbied for Russia to be blocked from the Swift system, which makes it possible to move money across frontiers.
Now Germany, which opposed the move, has said it favours "targeted and functional" restrictions. The economy and foreign ministers said they wanted to hit "the right people".
The change of heart opens the way to further economic sanctions against Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine. Until now, Germany had argued that simply ejecting Russia from Swift would damage Western economies massively and bring widespread suffering to ordinary Russian people, rather than the government.
moar
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60540903
Highly doubt this will habben as you do this and you shut off money-laundering capability of the oligarchs...why would they do that?
They still need that money flow
It will hasten it's demise if they so actually please do it but doubt they will-just being used as a warning.
>>127969 In not his problem news: Putin Thought of Everything – Except a Crash of 45 Percent on the Moscow Stock Exchange and Big Russian Companies Losing Half their Market Value-wallstonparade
from last weekend but 2022 Darwin Award winner for sure
Bizarre Knife Accident In California Causes Six-Car Crash
A man driving in Rancho Bernardo in San Diego on Sunday morning (February 20) died after he hit a parked car and stabbed himself, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Police and wire reports revealed the bizarre fatal accident then caused a chain-reaction crash involving another five cars.
The accident occurred at 5:24 a.m. on Sunday when a 28-year-old man driving a 2000 Lexus on Rancho Bernardo Road veered to the right for unknown reasons and crashed into a parked vehicle. The impact deployed the car's airbag and the man was possibly using a knife while driving.
According to OnScene TV, San Diego Fire officials who responded to the scene found a heavy amount of blood inside the car, a knife, and protein powder sprinkled throughout the vehicle. The driver was transported to a local hospital where a stab wound was found in his neck. He died later that day, according to San Diego Police.
Officials believe the man may have been using the knife to mix protein powder into a container of water when he became distracted and crashed. When the car's airbag deployed, it may have forced the knife into the man's neck.
According to the Union-Tribune, there were no reports of other injuries in the five other cars that were damaged in the chain-reaction crash.
https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/north-county-news/man-dies-after-driving-into-parked-car-in-rancho-bernardo
>dunno how I missed dis
Trump’s motorcade arrives ar CPAC greeted by crowd of supporters. #CPAC
still can't get over how peopledo not see the amount of security for an "ex" POTUS.
crack me up https://twitter.com/dcexaminer/status/1497712561197834242each time I see it
North Korea fires unidentified projectile, South Korea military says
North Korea has fired an "unidentified projectile", South Korea's military said Sunday morning, after a seemingly quiet month without launches during the Beijing Olympics. "North Korea fired an unidentified projectile eastward," the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement, without giving further details.
Pyongyang carried out an unprecedented seven weapons tests in January, including of its most powerful missile since 2017, when leader Kim Jong Un baited then-US President Donald Trump with a spate of provocative launches.
But the North paused testing during the Beijing Winter Games, possibly out of deference to only major ally China, analysts have said.
North Korea also warned last month that it could abandon its self-imposed moratorium on testing nuclear and long-range weapons, which have been on hold since 2017.
The North's fresh sabre-rattling comes at a delicate time in the region, as South Korea gears up to elect its next president on March 9.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/north-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-south-s-military-101645919626005.html
SAM379 USAF C-40B heading for Shannon. Ireland for a ground stop/refuel
Blinken Announces $350 Million In New US Military Aid To Ukraine
The United States is providing Ukraine with $350 million in additional military equipment to fight off Russia's "brutal and unprovoked assault," Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Saturday. "This package will include further lethal defensive assistance to help Ukraine address the armored, airborne, and other threats it is now facing," Blinken said in a statement. Blinken said that last fall as Russia started amassing troops on the border with its pro-Western neighbor, President Joe Biden authorized $60 million in immediate military assistance to Ukraine, then another $200 million in December as President Vladimir Putin's threat became more acute.
Now the US is authorizing a third package "as Ukraine fights with courage and pride against Russia’s brutal and unprovoked assault," Blinken said. This means total US security assistance committed to Ukraine over the past year now exceeds a billion dollars, the secretary said. Blinken did not detail what kind of weaponry was involved. "It is another clear signal that the United States stands with the people of Ukraine as they defend their sovereign, courageous, and proud nation," he said. The new assistance follows a series of US and other western sanctions against Russian banks and oligarchs in an effort to punish Putin and his inner circle for the invasion of Ukraine and cripple the Russian economy.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/todays-inflation-wont-be-solved-by-the-fed-51645825991
SAM461 USAF G5 from Hickam AFB, Oahu after an overnight-heading back to JBA
ADS-B has it identified as a C-40B but hex ID decodes as a G5
Same with this one making an intra-island hop from Hickam to Hilo INt'l and doing go arounds
This is one of the new G5s that was seen earlier this week over CONUS
SAM361 USAF G5 doin' go arounds at Hilo Int'l from Hickam
doze notes next door are an embarrassment
45departed Orlando Int'l on a Citation C750 under PIA Flag so no tail #
ADS-B Privacy-FAA acknowledges the desire of some operators to limit the availability of real-time ADS-B position and identification information for a specific aircraft.
https://www.faa.gov/nextgen/equipadsb/privacy/
sorry Dan...
kek
morning all
Some interdasting AC patterns above DC and Delaware with the tankers the last few hours.
Post coming.....
WINK17USAF KC-135 tanker looks like it is taking over for 59-1490 USAF KC-135 tanker over Not AF1 Joe is 'at Delaware' position.
of note
59-1490 tanker (that WINK17is replacing) ran patterns over the Not AF1 Joe is at Camp David position for about three hours and moved to the Delaware position about 90 minutes ago.
These are the blue tracks you see over Washington and extending to Camp David to the NW
According to these patterns BOTUS was 'at Camp David' and moved back to Delaware about 90 minutes ago.
Of course the schedule shows nuffin
SAM162 USAF C-40B WH NSO AC (just arrived at JBA from Hickam AFB departure.
This AC departed Hickam west on 0220 and not 'seen' again until returning to Hickam on 0224-it departed Hickam earlier today (late last night)
Prolly went to SoKo but habs no idea where cause no trace available as described above.
SAM437 USAF G5 KAF AC of Interdast on ground at Peterson AFB from JBA depart earlier (displays as 18-1942
SPAR17USAF C-40C departed Vienna, Austria yesterday-had a ground stop at Gander Int'l, Newfoundland for an hour then sw to JBA
It departed JBA west this morning
Saudi Arabia Announces Discovery of Five Natural Gas Fields
Saudi Arabia’s state oil company discovered five new natural gas fields across the kingdom that can produce over 100 million cubic feet per day in total, as the oil-rich kingdom looks to boost production of the fuel.
The fields, discovered by Saudi Aramco, are located in the country’s central region, the empty quarter desert, the northern border region and the Eastern province, Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said in a statement.
Expanding gas output has become a priority for Saudi Arabia as it looks to cut the amount of oil burned for power production that could be more profitably exported, while also hitting a goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2060. Saudi Arabia’s gas reserves are the largest in the Arab world after Qatar’s, according to BP Plc.
Aramco awarded a raft of contracts in November for the development of the $110 billion Jafurah gas field, one of the world’s biggest natural gas projects.
Jafurah is estimated to hold 200 trillion cubic feet of rich raw gas, and Aramco expects to begin production there in 2024, reaching about 2.2 billion standard cubic feet per day of sales by 2036. Gas from the field could be used to produce blue hydrogen, a fuel seen as crucial to the green-energy transition.
The five fields were described as follows:
*Shadoon, in the central region southeast of Riyadh, producing 27 million cubic feet of gas per day with 3,300 barrels of condensate
*Shehab, in the empty quarter, with 31 million cubic feet per day of gas
*Shorfa, in the empty quarter, with 16.9 million cubic feet per day
*Umm Khansir, with 2 million cubic feet per day of unconventional natural gas
*Samna, with three different wells totaling 26.7 million cubic feet per day of unconventional natural gas
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/saudi-arabia-announces-discovery-of-five-natural-gas-fields-1.1729569
Just as they are about to float another chunk of Armaco into the market...imagine that
just "discovered"
>>124682 lb Saudi Aramco Restarts Discussions on Fresh Share Sale That Could Top 2019 IPO-bnnB'Berg
>>126164 lb Saudi Arabia moves $80 billion Aramco stake to wealth fund-businesstaandard
Just before sunset
Swiss AF SUI022 Falcon 900 departed Lugano after a ground stop of less than 60 minutes
Inbound from Bern/Belp
from Feb 25
Credit Suisse Tries to Aid U.S. in Block-Trading Probe of Rivals
Credit Suisse Group AG, saddled with billions of dollars in losses from the collapse of Archegos Capital Management last year, is trying to help the U.S. Justice Department potentially build a case related to block trading against rivals Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
The Swiss firm’s push to provide assistance apparently goes beyond banks’ routine cooperation with requests for information, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified discussing confidential deliberations. Last week, Credit Suisse’s representatives delivered a presentation to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, flagging potential issues with Archegos’s collapse in March.
No bank was hurt more by the blowup of Bill Hwang’s highly leveraged family office than Credit Suisse, which was left nursing more than $5 billion in losses, a hit that triggered leadership and structural changes. Persuading authorities that other banks acted improperly could help the Zurich-based lender head off regulatory sanctions or even give it a legal edge in recouping some losses.
Representatives for Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and the Justice Department declined to comment.
Archegos used banks’ prime brokerages to place outsized bets on stocks that soon soared, giving it gains that allowed it to wager more. When prices started slipping, the firm came under pressure. And when lenders realized it couldn’t post the collateral needed to avoid unwinding the positions, they held emergency talks.
Bloomberg reported last year that Credit Suisse, facing significant exposure, pushed for an agreement to hold off on rapidly unwinding the family office’s portfolio. But the effort failed, and Credit Suisse was caught flat-footed as Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs moved faster to extinguish their exposures, setting off further price declines that spelled pain for banks left behind.
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/credit-suisse-tries-to-aid-u-s-in-block-trading-probe-of-rivals-1.1728884
>>126313 lb Federal regulators probe block trading at Morgan Stanley, Goldman, other big firms-marketwatch
When they start eating themselves you know it (meaningful mkt dump-cause it's been nuffin yet..look at what they had to do to Ag on Feb 24th and the Mkts sky'd on Friday) is getting close
Russian central bank to resume gold purchases on domestic market from Monday
Russia's central bank on Sunday said it would resume buying gold on the domestic market from Feb. 28, as it undertakes measures to try and ensure financial stability during Western sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military command to put nuclear-armed forces on high alert as Ukrainian fighters defending the city of Kharkiv said they had repelled an attack by invading Russian troops.
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/russian-central-bank-resume-gold-purchases-domestic-market-monday-2022-02-27/
RUSSIAN CENTRAL BANK: SAYS TO RESUME PURCHASE OF GOLD AND PRECIOUS METALS FROM THE DOMESTIC MARKET STARTING FEBRUARY 28
https://twitter.com/FirstSquawk/status/1497972508548493315
>>128098 Mkt Fag submits proof of rigging: $25.25B in Silver "traded" on the COMEX on February 24th
"I'm In Shock": Russians Scramble To Pull Money From ATMs As Bank Runs Begin
In his brief assessment on the impact exclusion from SWIFT would have on Ukrainian banks, hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman said that "once a bank can’t transfer or receive funds from other banks, its solvency can be at risk. If I were Russian, I would take my money out now. Bank runs could begin in Russia on Monday."
I wouldn’t want to keep money in a bank that can’t access the SWIFT system. Once a bank can’t transfer or receive funds from other banks, its solvency can be at risk. If I were Russian, I would take my money out now. Bank runs could begin in Russia on Monday. #StandWithUkraine— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) February 26, 2022
He may have been off by one day, because in the hours following the western announcement to suspend some Russian banks from SWIFT and to launch sanctions on the Russian central bank, we have seen scenes across Russia reminiscent of a bank run as locals lined up at cash machines around the country to withdraw foreign currency amid growing fears the ruble could collapse when it resumes trading on Monday.
@fernandoulrich @fernandoulpoor Tá parecendo que o grande”Bank run” começou na Motherland Russia! 😞 pic.twitter.com/qoKg9KWLq5— Derick (@The4thSuvivoR) February 27, 2022
"I’ve stood in lines for an hour, but foreign currency is gone everywhere, just rubles,” said Vladimir, a 28-year-old programmer who declined to give his last name, while waiting in a long line at an ATM in a Moscow shopping mall. “I got a late start because I didn’t think this was possible. I’m in shock.” HUGE lines for ATMs all over Moscow at 5am, as fears that the Russian banking system will be essentially shut down and sanctioned, which is causing a Bank Run.#UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaConflict #Ukraine #Russia pic.twitter.com/whzhKS5uBk
— Ukraine News Now (@NewUkraineNews) February 27, 2022
There are indications that the ruble will fall sharply when trading opens on Monday. Exchange rates being offered by lenders are already varying widely on Sunday, from 98.08 rubles per dollar at Alfa Bank to 99.49 at Sberbank PJSC, 105 at VTB Group and 115 at Otkritie Bank at 3:30 p.m. in Moscow. The spot ruble price on the Moscow Exchange closed at 83 per dollar on Friday.
“I can’t see a scenario where it doesn’t get hammered,” said Paul McNamara, a fund manager at GAM Investments. “I don’t expect effective intervention in terms of pricing, but in terms of reducing legal grounds to sell rubles.”
The rush for foreign currency came despite Bloomberg reporting that some lenders selling dollars at more than a third higher than the market’s close on Friday, and well past the psychologically important level of 100 rubles per dollar that many economists said would trigger an interest-rate hike by the Bank of Russia. The shock came as Russians were still digesting news that Europe was closing its airspace to them and popular payment systems like ApplePay would stop working.
@fernandoulrich @fernandoulpoor Tá parecendo que o grande”Bank run” começou na Motherland Russia! 😞 pic.twitter.com/qoKg9KWLq5
— Derick (@The4thSuvivoR) February 27, 2022
Late on Saturday, the U.S. and the European Union agreed to kick some Russian banks off the SWIFT financial messaging system and freeze the central bank’s reserves. On Sunday, the EU announced it would close of its airspace to Russian carriers, which could make it difficult to physically transport cash into the country.
The Moscow bank run: a queue for a Tinkoff ATM in the Liga shopping center in Khimki. There are about 70 people in line. Eyewitnesses say the money in the ATM runs out within 40 minutes. @bazabazon pic.twitter.com/MTMkEiCRHJ
— Jason Corcoran (@jason_corcoran) February 27, 2022
The central bank said last week it was increasing supplies of cash to ATMs to meet the demand and issued another statement Sunday vowing to provide banks “uninterrupted” supplies of rubles. The release made no mention of possible foreign-currency support or the sanctions.
Russia last faced a major run on cash in 2014, when plunging oil prices in the wake of western sanctions triggered a crash in the exchange rate. Sberbank, Russia’s biggest bank, ran through 1.3 trillion rubles ($16 billion) in a single week, according to Bloomberg.
“The situation is completely unstable, and sanctions and restrictions on the central bank can only get worse,” said Alexandra Suslina, a budget specialist at the Moscow-based Economic Expert Group. “There’s already a bit of a rush to take money out of ATMs, but no cash machine is designed for the lines that will appear at sanctioned banks.”
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/im-shock-russians-scramble-pull-money-atms-bank-runs-begin
imma good
dis
>>128349Big Biz divesting of Russia
gonna go nao been up since 330am
back later