Ukraine Strikes Russia’s Oil Refineries – The effects, politics & what next?
– Perun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxac0wODnGQ

By popular vote, let’s talk Russian oil refineries, what makes the strikes this August different to past Ukrainian efforts, and also what might still be missing from Ukraine’s ability to maximise the impact on Russia’s economy and willingness to negotiate.

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Timestamps:
00:00:00 — Opening Words
00:00:48 — What Am I Talking About?
00:03:07 — Ukraine’s Strategic Imperative
00:08:06 — Why Oil and Gas?
00:17:30 — Strikes So Far
00:31:41 — Estimating Impacts
00:39:55 — 2024
00:44:27 — the WW2 Precedent
00:50:44 — Missing Pieces
00:55:09 — Defender Lessons
00:59:17 — Conclusion
01:01:13 — Channel Update

Hanson mentions this in his new interview with Sebastian Gorka, Special Counter-Terrorism Advisor to the President (IIRC), and National Security Counsel, like before either Trump.

The most interesting section has Hanson probing Gorka for insights into the back then versus now comparison’s…which VDH will no doubt be filling out! See 28m-46….

There’s no mention of the book on Amazon books. Thus, this is very fresh news! And a welcome bit, too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz0Vk6goZ_w

“From Blacklist To NIH Director: Jay Bhattacharya On Fauci, Bioweapons, And The Collapse Of Free Speech In Science”—
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/blacklist-nih-director-jay-bhattacharya-fauci-bioweapons-and-collapse-free-speech-science

Indeed, Trump is Mr. Anti-Coverup, which is just another reason why the Coverup-Extraordinaire—AKA Democratic—Party felt compelled to get rid of him by any means necessary.

(And still does.)

That being said, Mr. Anti-Coverup is, curiously, not beyond employing his own bizarre fantasists—replete with reckless rhetoric—to “help solve” seemingly intractable problems…

“Israel Sees Sykes-Picot Borders As ‘Meaningless’ & ‘Will Go Where They Want’: Trump Envoy”—
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israel-sees-sykes-picot-borders-meaningless-will-go-where-they-want-trump-envoy

https://commoncts.blogspot.com/2025/08/doge-update-laugh-or-cry-more-wasteful.html

Recognizing the real nature of this situation is both disheartening and probably a real challenge to redirect to more conservative practice. But getting our state governments back to an accountable status has to be the net goal of making the corrections they suggest. The Marxist marchers through the institutions need to be kneecapped. This is another battle space beyond the usually mentioned Hollywood, media, academia, globalist corporatists, and federal bureaucracy.

I lived in NYC in the late 90’s. Had a lot of young friends who shared apartments. Often a random wall was added to make an extra bedroom. So sometimes the layouts were a little… odd.

One friend lived with five other friends in a barely renovated Classic 6 on the Upper West Side. He had the maid’s room, which was the best room because it had its own bathroom. The only common room was the kitchen, so if one of the roommates had a friend over, the two of them sat in the kitchen. The roommates occasionally had a big shabbat dinner with guests and the roommate in the main parlor would clean up his room and they’d set up a table there. That apartment was like stepping back in time, with the layout and finishes…

I also had a friend who lived in an apartment in the East Village that had the bathtub (and shower) in the kitchen. The shower was actually a tiny, tiny stall next to the bathtub. They had a cover on the bathtub. The toilet was in a random closet.

Someone else I knew in the same area lived in an apartment that was actually three separate — and I do mean SEPARATE — spaces. There were two bedrooms off the public corridor that were considered part of this “apartment.” The third space was the main space and had a bedroom plus the common space: a kitchen and a bathroom. The kitchen had a little extra area that served as kind of a living room. I wondered what you did if you lived in one of the separate bedrooms and had to pee in the middle of the night…. And what about on a daily basis, did you just walk down the hall after your shower, wearing a towel? What if you had to pee and you forgot your keys?

I also knew someone who had a great loft on Bowery. This was one of the real Artists Lofts that still had an AIR sign on it. It was barely renovated into a living space from its previous condition. But it was very cool. Three people shared it. This was the mid-90’s, when things were changing. The Bowery hasn’t gone as upscale as SoHo, so the loft might still exist.

The brownstones that were chopped up into apartments were interesting in that it was the servants quarters that wound up being the best unit. I always wanted to live in one, but they were out of my price range.