#Ukraine’s been patronised for ages about how corrupt our country is. And yet, #Russia couldn’t buy out enough of our people for a decisive victory, despite all the efforts.
Meanwhile, US officials are selling their arse to Russia for peanuts, taking into account the country’s #GDP .

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Comfortable Europeans that are currently sipping coconut milk matcha lattes and planning tonight's Netflix schedule while complaining that 1% of their #GDP goes to helping #Ukraine protect #NATO from #Russians should understand what life is like when Russians do come.

Here's Ukraine's new phone application to help people that've just had one or more of their loved ones kidnapped by Russians.

Remember, #Russia's economy is only 1.8% of global #GDP, while the #USSR's was 14% of global GDP.

Yet, the old men running the West's halls of power let Russian #propaganda convince them that Russia is the USSR.

Putin’s clash with Russia’s top banker shows increasing disconnect over #WarEconomy, experts say

Head of #Russia's largest #bank, told the Eastern #Economic Forum on Sept. 5 that Russia’s #GDP growth had slowed to near zero in July and August after a sharp drop in the April–June quarter.

“The second quarter can practically be considered technical stagnation,” he said.

https://kyivindependent.com/putin-top-banker-clash-over-russias-technical-stagnation-as-war-costs-mount/

The UK economy hit a wall in July.

While services and construction held steady, production fell 0.9%, leaving Rachel Reeves with a challenging budget.

Some economists warn of trouble, others see cautious resilience.

#UKeconomy #LabourBudget #GDP #bbcnews #theguardian
https://voxpoliticalonline.com/?p=100300

UK economy saw zero growth in July
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c203edl1zq3o
"Faced with economic stagnation the elites are panicking. Wild eyed in the control room, they thrash around seeking to fix the unfixable, pushing all the buttons, pulling all the levers, to no avail, just making things worse. They try the old mantra “growth”, repeated endlessly, and given a priority above all else. ....."
From,
'Prospects for Degrowth 2025" https://degrowthuk.org/2025/04/04/prospects-for-degrowth-2025/

The #EU, US, #NATO had 12 years to cheaply stop #Putin, and STILL they just whine about money.

Now, instead of 4% of #GDP, they'll have to spend 40% of GDP.

https://youtu.be/eiymTzsZfoA?si=kjzXVcvIl58ORmNz

#HowardLutnick at #Trump's cabinet meeting:

> "The Department of Commerce is going to start issuing its statistics on the #blockchain, because you are the #crypto president. And we are going to put out #GDP on the #blockchain so people can use the blockchain for data distribution."

It's worth noting that once you put some numbers "on chain" you can pretend they are "immutable". this could be relevant in a world where statisticians have recently been fired for revising numbers downwards (AKA "the world of the United States").

https://x.com/tracyalloway/status/1960408102387507680

The #EU just leapfrogged #China by #GDP.

We also have:
Democracy & Fundamental Rights
Strong #SocialRights and reasonable working hours
#UniversalHealthCare
Strongest environmental protection in the world.

gets a lot of stick, but we compete with the world's biggest economies while protecting our people and the #environment, we should celebrate that more.

Beschränkter Horizont:

Polizeigewerkschaft #GdP lobbyiert anscheinend für Microsoft

"Der Weg zur digitalen Souveränität - und IT-Sicherheit - ist aus Sicht des Landes durchaus mit "Umstellungsschmerzen" verbunden, "die auch gesehen werden." Aber es führe daran kein Weg vorbei, und: "Es verwundert, dass eine Gewerkschaft, die der inneren #Sicherheit besonders verpflichtet ist, diese Aspekte offenbar ausblendet.""

https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/neue-software-fuer-die-landesverwaltung-gdp-in-sh-besorgt,digitalstrategie-110.html

https://www.alojapan.com/1347124/usd-jpy-nears-147-00-as-japan-gdp-surprises-us-data-weighs-on-dollar/ USD/JPY nears 147.00 as Japan GDP surprises, US data weighs on Dollar #gdp #Japan #JapanNews #news #RetailSales #unitedstates #usdjpy USD/JPY drops toward 147.00, down nearly 0.50% on the day, as the Yen gains on growth optimism and broad US Dollar weakness.Japan Q2 GDP beats expectations, rising 0.3% QoQ and 1.0% annualized, driven by capital expenditure and exports.US Retail Sales slow to 0.5% MoM in July and Industrial Production contracts

https://www.alojapan.com/1346780/tokyo-stocks-hit-closing-price-record-as-gdp-surprises/ Tokyo stocks hit closing-price record as GDP surprises #gdp #JapaneseEconomy #news #Nikkei #RyoseiAkazawa #stocks #tariffs #Tokyo #TokyoNews #u.s. #東京 #東京都 Japanese stocks rallied to an all-time record close after data was released that showed the Japanese economy beating expectations in the second quarter, as the effects of U.S. tariffs were balanced by somewhat resilient domestic demand and firm exports. Real gross domestic product in the t

https://www.alojapan.com/1345737/japan-likely-eked-out-growth-last-quarter-even-as-tariffs-hit/ Japan Likely Eked Out Growth Last Quarter Even as Tariffs Hit #BANKOFJAPAN/THE #CapitalInvestment #CapitalSpending #DonaldJohnTrump #economics #exports #gdp #government #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #news #politics #ShigeruIshiba Japan’s economy likely managed to avoid falling into a recession by posting modest growth in the second quarter, as domestic demand led by capital spending offset the drag from US tariffs, according to economists su

Rheinland-Pfalz macht's schon, da kann Baden-Würtemberg ja nicht zurück bleiben, sonst gibt es einen kritischen Taser-Gap (wie bei kleinen Kindern *kopfschüttel*). Die #Polizei würde auch Bazookas fordern um sich besser zu schützen, wenn es nicht "noch" zu lächerlich von der Bevölkerung gesehen würde. #rheinlandpfalz #BadenWurttemberg #polizeigewalt #taser #gdp https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuerttemberg/taser-polizei-gewerkschaft-fordert-einsatz-in-bw-100.html

Nebraska GDP down 6 percent under Trump

Rep. Don Bacon (Neb.), a moderate Republican, said he’s concerned about the U.S. economy, noting his state saw a 6 percent annual drop in real gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2025.

Bacon pointed to the recent jobs data and the latest round of tariffs as reason for his pessimism about the economy.

#Nebraska #tariff #GDP

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5437145-bacon-gdp-economy-concerns/amp/