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"Did anything in particular prompt u to quit"

The threat of a Covid infection whilst the NHS was being crippled made me take more care.

Recent YouTube video called "Britain Is Building A Massive New Super Mine That Nobody Has Heard Of"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0pI7BjBha8

All posters here know about the mine...

Day 1256 since my last drink or smoke; still counting. Saved a small fortune so far.

Evi,

The whole Chinese economic model seems to have run out of road. They have been too reliant on exporting and housing and infrastructure construction, whilst neglecting to build consumer services spending in a population that has a higher propensity to save than Western economies.

Now exporting is being challenged by near / friend shoring encouraged by Xi's sabre-rattling and cheaper labour in Vietnam and India; too much poor quality housing and infrastructure has been built on credit and money supply is now tightening. And to make matters worse, just when a boost to consumer spending is desperately needed people are feeling poorer thanks to falling property values [the main store of personal wealth in China], failing Investment Trust companies and rising unemployment.

And then the floods came and the CCP, mindful of the "Mandate of Heaven", tried to cover everything up.

In 2021, there were 20,970 alcohol-related deaths in England, equating to a rate of 38.5 per 100,000 population. [GOV.UK]

Deaths related to cannabis use in England and Wales amounted to 26 in 2021. [Statistica]

One is regulated; the other not.

Some thieves just rebrand and carry on... A reminder to never trust a City postcode

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/08/diligere-equity-invest-are-new-firms-of-u-k-con-man/

Troajan - you would also have less potent weed in circulation. I do not buy the anti-weed argument that it turns people psychotic... I would be far crazier than I am if it was true. And, those same people would end up becoming nutters from alcohol, steroids etc.

When I grew up weed sellers only sold weed; when I moved to the UK most weed sellers also did a side line in ecstasy pills, coke etc. So why drive people to underground dealers who sell unregulated products. Just think how much 'good' bootleg vodka does.

Legalise weed and tax it - a no brainer unless you want to ban more powerful but legal drugs like tobacco or alcohol.

Kenny will love this - not only did the Ukraines bomb a bridge with a boat bomb but they had hacked the CCTV to record the blast:

https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1691723437050380571

Interesting Zeihan video... I did not appreciate the inherent problems with how the Chinese have been managing the Yellow River in China to store water for rice cultivation. Apparently, sediment has been building up on the bottom of the river, so the Chinese have been building dykes to prevent flooding for centuries. Now the river is many meters above the surrounding land, which can cause catastrophic flooding when a dyke fails.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY1nJ5E22so

Yet another problem for China

And he will prove he has big hands and does not have a mushroom shaped...

'charted: america’s import reliance of critical minerals'

https://elements.visualcapitalist.com/americas-import-reliance-of-critical-minerals-charted/

every mineral that the us is overly reliant on china for is an opportunity; 100% = ****nic, gallium, natural graphite, tantalum, yttrium; 96% bismuth; 95% rare earths; 95% titanium; 83% antimony etc.

if bad people make bad decisions when they are faced with bad choices then expect xi to do something to upset apple carts to deflect from problems at home and further drive the need to get these minerals from other sources even if they will cost much more.

GROC is down 60% since listing; the wider market does not rate the 'significantly upgraded Mineral Resource Estimate' highly at all.

British army’s £3.2bn battlefield radio ‘next procurement disaster’, Tory MP warns

FT:

https://archive.ph/jcgHt

Watch out for a retiring MP going to work for one of the contractors... 'Francois said the MoD had “little more to show” for its £690mn expenditure on Morpheus to date other “than a bunch of consultant reports and PowerPoint slides”. '

They need 'more powerful, 7-inch perforating guns, capable of fully penetrating Pinarova's 9⅝-inch casing and cement'... anyone waiting for 9-inch perforating guns will be disappointed.

'China’s $138 Billion Shadow Bank Spirals at Terrible Time for Xi' - Bloomberg article about Zhongzhi Enterprise Group which has started missing monthly payments on bonds sold to investors:

https://archive.ph/0EIQk

Falun Gong have their say

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiOzGLXPXE0

Wealth management companies falling? Xi can make the peasants suffer with little repercussions; but making the rich lose their money might be a risk too far. Crashing property, failing investment firms, flooding and food insecurity = Xi is no longer sitting so pretty.

Just in time for peak import season for X-Mas goods... No point in ordering from China if you have to pay more [surcharges are around $300 a container at the moment] and face delays. Even less demand for Chinese factories that are already facing factory gate price deflation [officially at 5.4% in June; what are the real prices]. And then there is the little reported flooding...

The Chinese economy is in a very bad place; some short term gain for UK inflation as import prices drop.

Got to wait for the flood water to recede before you can find the weeds...

A "Comedian" who attends Trump gatherings... most do not realise he is trolling them; he is quite good at what he does:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H8D7W66Gv4