Political impacts of Ukraine war

[daftandbarmy]

What dreamland place does this moron live in?

'Getting ready for mid-terms land' I would imagine...

Trump's Approval Rating With Millennials Is Surging: Polls​

President Donald Trump's approval rating with millennials has jumped 7 percentage points in roughly a month, polls from The Economist and YouGov show.

Why It Matters​

Millennials, roughly those born from 1981 to 1996, are an increasingly consequential voting bloc as turnout patterns shift. Changes in their partisan leanings or candidate preferences can influence congressional and presidential contests.

When Trump returned to the White House in January, he came in with high overall approval figures. But after months marked by economic uncertainty and criticism the administration has faced over immigration tactics and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the president has seen a dip.

The volatile nature of approval polls can paint a picture of the political landscape heading into 2026 midterm elections where Democrats hope to regain control of the House and Senate.

Trump's approval rating with millennials is surging: Polls

The volatile nature of approval polls can paint a picture of the political landscape heading into 2026 midterm elections.

www.newsweek.com

 

[Brad Sallows]

RCP favorability. (The sign of the Republican party spread is wrong.) People attached only to Trump's rating are missing important parts of the picture.

 

[HavokFour]

Poland isn't wasting any time waiting for the west to get caught up.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1967260499613020509

 

[HavokFour]

An interesting development coming out of Russia. The number privately owned livestock animals is about to be severely limited by the Kremlin, even on farms.

The restrictions proposed by legislators will cause a decline in local production of natural products and an increase in prices for them by 10-15%, believes Vladimir Vinogradov, CEO of Pro-Vision Communications. This may also increase Russia's dependence on imports of food products, which will make quality food less accessible to citizens.

Россиянам запретят иметь много скота и птицы на личных участках - Русская служба The Moscow Times

В Госдуму внесен законопроект об ограничении количества сельскохозяйственных животных и птиц в личных подсобных хозяйствах (ЛПХ) в городах и селах, которых по стране насчитывается порядка 16,2 млн, согласно переписи 2021 года.

www.moscowtimes.ru

https://archive.is/sf2v2

 

[brihard]

An interesting development coming out of Russia. The number privately owned livestock animals is about to be severely limited by the Kremlin, even on farms.

Россиянам запретят иметь много скота и птицы на личных участках - Русская служба The Moscow Times

В Госдуму внесен законопроект об ограничении количества сельскохозяйственных животных и птиц в личных подсобных хозяйствах (ЛПХ) в городах и селах, которых по стране насчитывается порядка 16,2 млн, согласно переписи 2021 года.

www.moscowtimes.ru

https://archive.is/sf2v2

I’m not tracking the logic in this, someone help me out. Why would they limit that and how does it tie to other things?

 

[HavokFour]

I’m not tracking the logic in this, someone help me out. Why would they limit that and how does it tie to other things?

Possibly a prelude to rationing, this is going to hit rural Russia the hardest (and their biggest source of warm bodies for the war). There is also the matter of the looming fuel shortages, the water shortages in occupied areas and parts of Russia, and grain yields are even worse than last year with some sectors down 24%.

 

[lenaitch]

Re-directing feed stocks to human consumption?

 

[HavokFour]

Re-directing feed stocks to human consumption?

And the "good stuff"? Well... if you don't have the wealth or status it's now being used for trade.

Russia revives barter trade to dodge Western sanctions

Old-fashioned barter is on the rise in Russia's foreign trade for the first time since the 1990s, as companies seeking to outfox Western sanctions swap wheat for Chinese cars and flax seeds for building materials.

www.reuters.com

 

[Czech_pivo]

And the "good stuff"? Well... if you don't have the wealth or status it's now being used for trade.

Russia revives barter trade to dodge Western sanctions

Old-fashioned barter is on the rise in Russia's foreign trade for the first time since the 1990s, as companies seeking to outfox Western sanctions swap wheat for Chinese cars and flax seeds for building materials.

www.reuters.com

Ahhh, back to the trade under the Nazi/Soviet trade pact of 1939. You ship me wheat and I ship you locomotives.

 

[HavokFour]

2 Belarusian's have been detained. Now I can't help but think last weeks incident wasn't 100% an accident.

Poland ‘neutralizes’ drone over gov’t buildings in Warsaw

The incident comes after a wave of Russian drones entered Polish airspace last week.

tvpworld.com

 

[HavokFour]

One voice so far.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1966431906506908146

Poland's FM has come to the same conclusion.

Poland calls for NATO-backed no-fly zone over Ukraine
Archive

 

[HavokFour]

Not a very good sign, maybe they should try trotting out someone to say "sanctions don't work" again for the cameras.

https://bsky.app/profile/delfoo.bsky.social%2Fpost%2F3lyxixv2s4s27

 

[Kirkhill]

Not a very good sign, maybe they should try trotting out someone to say "sanctions don't work" again for the cameras.

https://bsky.app/profile/delfoo.bsky.social%2Fpost%2F3lyxixv2s4s27

733 billion rubles = 8.8 BUSD

And that represents a sizeable portion of the Russian economy?

 

[HavokFour]

It appears the EU is looking to choke off the Druzhba pipeline, Slovakia and Hungary be damned.

Unlike sanctions, which require the backing of all member states to be adopted, trade measures such as tariffs only need the support of a majority of capitals.

EU Weighs Trade Measures Aimed at Russian Druzhba Pipeline Oil

 

[HavokFour]

Find out next week if he does another 180°. It really does seem like it all depends on who he spoke to last, still managed to squeak in a "both sides" near the end.

 

[Altair]

Find out next week if he does another 180°. It really does seem like it all depends on who he spoke to last, still managed to squeak in a "both sides" near the end.


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Give it a minute, Tulsi Gabbard will be whispering in his ear in no time.

 

[Kirkhill]

Find out next week if he does another 180°. It really does seem like it all depends on who he spoke to last, still managed to squeak in a "both sides" near the end.


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Short form:

Not my monkeys. Not my circus.
Best of British.

 

[brihard]

Find out next week if he does another 180°. It really does seem like it all depends on who he spoke to last, still managed to squeak in a "both sides" near the end.


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Utterly meaningless until and unless we see tangible action. Nothing he says has inherent value from the standpoint of being a reliable predictor of how things will actually go. Ukraine should operate on the assumption that Trump will throw them under a bus at a whim if he simply decides to.

Hopefully there’s actually substance behind this latest flip flop, but it’s impossible to take that as a given at this point.

 

[KevinB]

Give it a minute, Tulsi Gabbard will be whispering in his ear in no time.

She’s been frozen out apparently. Only the hawks allowed to play currently.