Before the next post reflecting on what the EU/Europe should do, it’s too hard not to squeeze in a May 9 first 😍
Last year, Ukraine heavily drone-attacked in the days before May 9, but Zelensky made it clear that he was not allowed to drone the parade for us in the West, who in our infinite wisdom thought it was more important that the war didn’t end.
Putin invited 30 heads of state (or their representatives for those who didn’t trust Zelensky) including Xi Jinping. They sat lined up on a nice bench beside the parade, grinning broadly with the sun in their faces because they knew Ukraine wouldn’t do anything. My blood pressure was worryingly high that day, but I have trained self-control ahead of this year’s parade by lifting empty beer cans with dumbbells for five minutes every morning.
This was last year – now Trump has burned all bridges with Zelensky so no one cares what he says even though he has tried to help Putin get a ceasefire through by May 9. A one-day ceasefire – completely shameless even for him and directly embarrassing.
Last year, Ukraine respected the ceasefire which was supposed to last about a week, but on May 10 Russia carried out a violent bombing campaign against Ukraine as thanks for the shown respect.
Zelensky has smartly countered with his own ceasefire on May 5-6 – and that they will follow how Russia acts. Since RU practically won’t be able to avoid terror bombing today and tomorrow, May 9 is reasonably a legitimate target according to the principle of proportionality.
We are already rejoicing over the burning export ports in the Gulf of Finland like Primorsk, which are really only surpassed by the total destruction of refineries like Tuapse, or the violent attacks on the Black Sea Fleet in Novorossiysk and on Crimea.
How RU could still have their valuable Ropuchas on Crimea is beyond my understanding but so it was – no more Ropuchas Mr. Putin.
For the first time, Putin has stopped just enduring in silence.
Now he mentions all the droning as a problem and THAT IS A BIGGIE because everything that has hurt them they haven’t mentioned with a word during 4 years of war – it’s serious now.
Putin has played it safe and cleared Russia of portable air defenses which are now found on rooftops around Moscow. Despite that, Ukraine yesterday carried out a violent drone attack on Moscow that sailed right through the air defense umbrella – there you have it, RU is totally caught with their pants down here and they have tried EW weapons, early-warning systems and all the different air defense capabilities they have in their arsenal along with snipers.
The important thing is that exactly everything is a downside for Putin right now ahead of May 9 – no matter how he spins this, the publicity will be terrible at a time when he already fears at least one palace coup.
Recently he asked Musk to shut down Starlink quickly followed by the blackout of Telegram to prevent the spread of information – the two proposals for this move are mobilization or to sound the alarm before internal unrest has started.
FSB has (again) started a purge mixed with unexplained suicides so something is absolutely going on, especially since public figures with reputations to maintain have begun criticizing the war AND Putin in very clear terms – some kind of opposition has started to move, it’s crystal clear because everyone knows what happened to Girkin and the bloggers who tried that too early.
The ball is rolling simply and those of you reading know that Putin intends to counter it with an escalation in the Baltics.
Earlier, Ukraine already has a deal with the 6 oblasts closest to them to tie these to themselves as a buffer zone post-war. What they get in return is trade with Ukraine which then has full access to the EU internal market, which is very attractive.
ATESH exists all over Russia together with at least six different active local liberation fronts.
A whole bunch of sub-republics with minority peoples are just waiting to declare their independence but since they are as cowardly as Europe, they only do so when UA projects sufficient strength.
Old “stans” like Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan are also waiting for the moment to fully orient themselves towards Ukraine/Europe even though China is trying to tie them to itself too – same there, it must be completely risk-free.
Not to mention the judiciary – recently a senior officer (above Colonel?) responsible for the massacre in Bucha died, hard to find another explanation than that Ukraine stole a page from Mossad’s playbook and is now dispensing justice in a headshot style. Apparently, Putin’s inner circle has received greatly increased protection now, they are absolutely worried.
Ukraine has always pursued fully asymmetric warfare – they are in contact with an opposition in Russia they believe in where the goal is to topple Russia which then splits into about a dozen new countries.
It may not succeed all the way with another villain in power instead but they try as best they can.
Back to May 9 – it is Russia’s big day where they project strength for Putin and Rodina – the Nazis in Germany tried but failed, motherland forever, Red Storm.
We have received some information – a drone network is being set up on the streets ahead of the parade which will go without heavy vehicles this year. Since new production is working well so there are hundreds of freshly painted vehicles of the latest model available, it is purely a precaution. There is also a strategic offensive reserve available – if Putin wanted, he could hold the biggest parade ever to project maximum strength which he surely needs right now.
If one may guess, Putin will not stand in the middle of the square in the sunshine at all in a few days but appear on big screen TV as the Great Leader or alternatively sit behind triple layers of protective nets they believe in – which is worse is probably a matter of taste?
But if they are already worried today about a palace coup or UA attack, the protective nets are not enough because what would be a better way to carry out a palace coup than to have the revolutionaries walking in the parade with Putin ten meters away.
If it’s a Putin double, we already have all the copies – funny friendly guy, the guy with the wrong forehead and someone else so it will take two hours before we know which copy it was – but IF the double is then killed, it will be quite a big problem for Putin in his bunker I think if the situation runs out of control.
This is where it gets wonderfully sunny – a bit like soothing elevator music in light blue because Ukraine can do absolutely anything, everything will become a totally gloomy bar hangout for Putin.
A few suggestions from a happy amateur –
-Totally drone the parade into pieces in a cloud of FPV drones that darken the sky to the ride of the Valkyries with thermobaric grenades and “dracarys drones”, as a finale salt the earth – my favorite option but maybe a bit less likely unfortunately.
-fly FPV drones over the parade so all of Russia watches live TV when Shoigu pushes Gerasimov away before he crashes under the table and loses one boot.
-hack the big screen TV with Putin in the middle of his speech for some UA propaganda.
-combat all LV that is now gathered within a small geographic area for a few days.
-unleash the war’s largest drone and robot swarm against all other targets around Russia that had to allocate their LV for the protection of Moscow.
-start the spring offensive at the fronts (I don’t really believe in it unless UA has already planned an offensive in May and is just timing the dates, I have guessed that it is a bit early so far but who knows…).
-hack state TV during the parade and run UA propaganda.
-let the sub-republics declare their liberation from Russia on May 9.
-sink the Kerch Bridge.
-release a cloud of Ukraine-pampfletters over the parade using drones, someone suggested that on johanno1.se, a bit too peaceful for my taste but if paired with sticky napalm I support it.
You can quickly see that anything will pull down Putin’s pants who looks weak in front of the country’s citizens in a country where only pure brute force keeps you in power.
May 9 is this year’s most important date to ridicule Putin so that something happens we can be sure of – it should have happened last year but we chose to betray Ukraine because we are better.
On Saturday it happens, then Ukraine scrapes out this year’s big lottery win so far – we usually can follow it on some live channel YouTube I think?
Now I am supposed to have an alcohol-free year so it will be snus and Pellegrino with blood orange flavor for me but all of you others better pour a good whisky to prepare a toast with.
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Good good
Damn fab 😑
May 9th will undoubtedly be an interesting day, let’s see if Putin agrees to Zelensky’s ceasefire that he announced starting today, otherwise I assume Ukraine will fly all sorts of things on May 9th, as you wrote Johan, maybe it should be accompanied by a Whiskey. 🙂
A bit off-topic from my region, it started as a rumor but now the news is everywhere, war really drives new and very unexpected collaborations, about 5 years ago the UAE and Israel were bitter enemies…
“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly ordered the Israeli military to send an Iron Dome interceptor battery – and soldiers to operate it – to the UAE after a call with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a move that demonstrates just how far ties have come.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/01/middleeast/israel-uae-middle-east-alliances-opec-intl
Iran’s attempt to stop the Abraham Accord seems to have backfired with full force!
👍👍👍
The world is really changing a lot right now
❗️During the night, 🇺🇦Ukrainian military shot down 89 out of 108 🇷🇺Russian UAVs (drones).
https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3ml5xvxedxk2n
Have the Russians managed to keep this ⅓ of the day?
Unsure, but rumor has it that Putin failed and was forced to change his diaper early last night at 4 AM, caused by fear of… everything.
The danger of living in a burning outdoor toilet is that the toilet paper goes up in smoke first!
High level I see Dengamle
Post-postdoc level only 🧐.
There are many rumors going around now, but the one about Putin changing a diaper at 4 a.m. last night sounds more believable than Putin asking Musk to shut down Starlink. But maybe it’s true?
Is he changing it himself? Or is it the home care service? Speaking of home care, I’m celebrating with home-distilled on Saturday. Usually, I take vodka for absolutists, but Absolut home-distilled works fine🚰Thanks for the post Johan no 1👍👍👍
I agree.
I am convinced that Starlink is more connected to the IPO and that Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation had a one-on-one with Elmo.
Starlink actually disappeared, that is confirmed.
then they shut down Telegram.
a month ago?
don’t know the situation today though
Sharp increase in Pokrovsk in the last 24 hours, otherwise mostly the same number of attacks as the previous day, with a slightly rising total of localized attacks.
The increase in the localized total to a relatively low 129 was followed by a rise in unlocalized attacks to a relatively high 57 attacks, thus maintaining yesterday’s ratio of 0.44, or just over two Ukrainian attacks per five Russian ones, assuming the unlocalized are Ukrainian and the localized are Russian.
With the same assumption and with two KWIA per Russian attack in Pokrovsk according to yesterday evening’s report at 22:00 applied to the localized attacks in today’s report, 258 KWIA are obtained from the Russian attacks and thus the rest, 792 KWIA, from the Ukrainian attacks, giving a ratio of 14 KWIA per attack. This lies in the range of 5-25 that has been observed many times.
N Slobozhansky-Kursk 2
S Slobozhansky 12💥↗️
Kupyansk 2
Lyman 6
Slovyansk 1
Kramatorsk 1
Kostjantynivka 14💥
Pokrovsk 50💥💥💥↗️↗️
Oleksandrivskij 14💥↗️
Huliaipole 24💥💥↘️
Orikhivsk 0
Prydniprovskij/Dnipro 3
Localized 129↗️
Unlocalized 57↗️
Total 186↗️
Ratio unloc/loc 0.44
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A slightly lower ratio, but still quite okay.
There you see, read that Pokrovsk was a bit of a focus, it shows immediately
The best thing would have been if the UA had split it up and flown in with the drones so the idiots shoot down the crap on themselves. At the same time, you take out some air defenses to show that they can no longer hide.
Meanwhile, you hit a number of strategic targets all over RU so Prutten has to cancel the parade of limping crutch-soldiers.
Why not shoot a little at Prutten’s mansions too. He will need more than one diaper, he will need a whole sewage suction truck!
Not the computers, I seem to remember they were protected since they are not military? That is, violations of international law? Unnecessarily bad publicity.
But what about the datjornas air defense?
That would be perfect!
Blast all the LV around them so Putin doesn’t dare to be there anymore. 😂
Hmmm… Not military targets.. Putin often leads the war from the command centers in his dachas, so in my world they are legitimate targets.
Of course, my name is not Nils Funke, but just like him, I have opinions about absolutely everything. 😉
😂
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A Grom 2 in the Kremlin ✊✊✊🙈
Thank you Johan for yet another worthwhile yellow wall. When it comes to May 9th, I believe that some kind of “peaceful” drone attack (maybe with blue and yellow flags) would ridicule Putin much more than one with live weapons. At the same time, it would show that you can reach the big guys anywhere and still not give them any opportunity to accuse Ukraine of violating the ceasefire. The effect should be that the paranoia spreads even more among the chatter in the Kremlin.
Thank you yourself Alfa ✊✊
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Undrar om de börjar bli desperata och ber USA om hjälp?
** 🥴US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov. The initiative for the call came from Moscow, the US State Department reported. **
https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3ml6dfqqzc22e
Lavrov probably doesn’t want to “lose face”
Muuuahaha he looks just like the guy in Indiana Jones 1 with the melting face!
Nice post today! 👍👍👍
It was a well-written post yesterday too, but I didn’t want to spoil it by disagreeing or bringing up fact-checking. 😂
Speaking of defilement.. Here on the blog we have Johan’s yellow walls, in Putin’s bunkers they have brown walls…. Sorry, came home from Gothenburg last night……
😂
Then we also have nice light blue comments, I’m wondering if I should add some elevator music as background sound as well!
I thought the post was
perfect so there was nothing to comment on 😳
Ah, you thought so! 😄
Off-Topic, Iran War
“The White House assesses that it is close to reaching an agreement with Iran to end the war, sources familiar with the matter told Axios. The US is said to have submitted a draft of 14 points, which among other things includes details regarding nuclear negotiations. Iran is expected to respond to the agreement within 48 hours.
The parties have not yet agreed on the points. However, officials believe this is the closest the US and Iran have been to making peace since the war broke out.”
https://omni.se/kallor-iran-och-usa-narmar-sig-ett-fredsavtal/a/j03VOo
—
Wonder who bought shares before Trump’s statement? 😂
“The Stockholm stock exchange started Wednesday with an increase and at 11 o’clock the trading looks like this:
• OMXSPI: +2.6%
• OMXS30: +2.5%
Donald Trump said on Truth Social that ‘Project Freedom’ is paused for a short period but that ‘major progress’ has been made in the peace talks with Iran. Futures are rising in pre-market trading on Wall Street just like in Europe.”
https://omni.se/fredshopp-vantas-ge-positiv-start-pa-borsdagen/a/j0385b
“I wonder who bought shares before the statement from Trump?”
I think exactly the opposite, now he brought the price down so now it is surely being traded actively before Israel and the USA really end it and the oil price takes a big jump upwards again.
But it is probably true that there were some around Trump who “happened” to buy at exactly the right time before he said the deal is close.
But, the question is who will sign the deal from Iran? Considering that the IRGC lives its own life and shoots when they get a little feeling, no deal will hold unless the IRGC has been involved in it.
Russia has launched over 100 drones against Ukraine during the night, according to Ukrainian authorities. Thus, Ukraine considers that Russia has rejected the offer of a ceasefire, reports among others AP.
“Putin only cares about military parades – not human lives,” writes Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrij Sybiha on X.
The Russian leader Vladimir Putin has declared a unilateral ceasefire in connection with the Victory Day celebrations starting on May 7. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky responded by declaring a ceasefire from midnight on the night of May 6.
Russia also claims that Ukraine violated the ceasefire during the night.
“A Russian Shahed drone hit a kindergarten in central Sumy this morning. Then a second one hit the same building. Rescuers are pulling people from the rubble. Two injured so far.”
https://bsky.app/profile/euromaidanpress.bsky.social/post/3ml6ew5zo342q
** ❗️Yesterday evening, at least 6 drones struck targets in occupied Armyansk (Crimea), including the 🇷🇺FSB building. Five Russian security officers were killed and more than 10 were wounded. **
https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3ml6cr4fkb22e
** 😢 The number of injured of yesterday’s Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia has increased to 43 Among them are people aged 20 to 66. Eighteen of the wounded are hospitalized. Doctors assess the condition of four as serious. **
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3ml6beyiq4s2w
Dags igen att dra kärnvapenkortet, men det lär inte ha någon större inverkan den här gången heller.
** “❗️☢️ Putin decided to conduct nuclear tests. Russia announced missile tests at the Kura test site in the Ust-Kamchatka region from May 6 to 10. The last test was conducted there in October 2024. Then the Yars missile was launched from the test site.” **
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3ml6ep6dc2k2l
Yawn
** 💥 Border guards of the RUBpAK “Prime” in the North-Slobozhansk direction destroyed three D-30 guns, trucks and cars, a motorcycle, a fuel depot, means of communication and electronic warfare, and an enemy shelter – and caused losses to manpower. **
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3ml6c5rv3uc2w
** US lawmakers from both parties backed Ukraine’s ceasefire proposal and condemned Russia’s continued strikes on Ukrainian civilians. The bipartisan group described Kyiv’s initiative as an “olive branch” and urged Putin to accept and fully respect the ceasefire. **
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/75498
Perfekt!
** ❗️UAE to Invest in Ukrainian Drone Production According to Bloomberg, the United Arab Emirates plans to finance Ukraine’s unmanned systems sector, particularly to scale up production and create new manufacturing capacities. **
https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3ml6bxqpr4s2e
Muck good news
** Chinese companies continue to massively supply drone components to Russia and Iran, despite US and EU sanctions. China’s customs data reveals hundreds of containers shipped to drone factories. In particular, Xiamen Victory Technology openly sells Limbach L550 engines – the core component of Shahed-136 kamikaze drones used by Russia to terrorize Ukrainian cities. Previously, Chinese exporters used fake declarations to bypass sanctions. Now, US Treasury officials note they don’t even bother hiding it anymore. Source: WSJ **
https://bsky.app/profile/antongerashchenko.bsky.social/post/3ml6bklmj4k2c
Then several Arab states could stop selling oil to China in response to China supporting Iran.
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Good idea 👍
** Druzhkivka, Russian KAB strikes 🤬 **
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3ml6bkep27c2w
** Geolocated hit on the FSB building in Armyansk As reported, a building of the FSB border service in the city has been hit. **
https://bsky.app/profile/beefeaterfella.bsky.social/post/3ml6bb3tgvk2k
** ❗️The New York Times has released a video report about a 🇺🇦Ukrainian An-28 aircraft that was converted to shoot down 🇷🇺Russian Shahed-type kamikaze drones. At the time of filming, the crew already had 213 confirmed downed enemy drones on their record. **
https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3ml6aive6h22e
** Russian evacuation team pulling dead Russian soldiers from a pipe and placing them into black body bags. And later, this will be presented to Putin as a successful Russian operation. **
https://bsky.app/profile/antongerashchenko.bsky.social/post/3ml6ajnet4s2c
** 😮 This is something that can also give Russians nightmares. A regular car filled with a kilogram of TNT, – DroneBomber **
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3ml66ztdpbc2w
About a 15-20th part of a hose charge.
Goliath is back
The Russians will probably have to build a pedal car version, with mounts for the soldier’s crutches.
🤣🤣🤣
😂
** Britain has announced a new wave of sanctions targeting 35 individuals and entities accused of exploiting vulnerable migrants and supporting Russia’s drone production for the war in Ukraine. **
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/75492
What a violent response, now Putin is terrified
Starmer stomps his foot on the ground….
** 🇺🇦✈️💣 Su-27 crew dropped a pair of GBU-62 bombs on a railway bridge in the near rear of enemy positions, which was used for logistics and the movement of assault groups, – Soniashnyk **
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3ml65yh3yec2w
** 🔥 The occupant had no luck in the toilet… **
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3ml6fsioqf223
He doesn’t need to dry himself 😨…
Off-Topic, AI
Some dismiss the risk of AI replacing humans by saying that there have always been the same concerns when new technology has been introduced, and even though some professions have been affected, development has still progressed and new jobs have been created, and what has happened is rather that we have increased our production and our welfare.
That is of course true. The use of computers is probably the closest thing to AI, but it has not led to humans becoming redundant. It has made us more efficient, but it has also led to entirely new industries that have created growth and rather overall increased the number of jobs.
The problem with AI is that it is general and will also be an expert in everything that can be done with computers and possess significantly more basic knowledge than most. Today, of course, an expert in a certain field often beats AI, but I am quite sure that this will change when it becomes easier to add expert knowledge to language models. In addition, of course, new forms of AI beyond language models etc. will be added.
I myself am convinced that AI (if development continues at the same pace as now) will lead to major problems in the future. Especially when it is also combined with robots.
It is therefore time to start thinking about how to address the problems if, or in my opinion when, they arise.
“The US unemployment system is not ready if AI development leads to major job losses, economists assess according to the New York Times. The system is described as outdated and many gig workers, recent graduates, and part-time employees risk being left without a safety net.
Many experts and politicians had hoped that Congress and state authorities would learn from the pandemic and reform the system to include more people.
– If we had just built on it and fixed certain shortcomings, we would be better prepared for this AI apocalypse or whatever it is that will happen, says Gbenga Ajilore, chief economist at the think tank Center for Budget and Policy Priorities.”
https://omni.se/usa-s-skyddsnat-illa-rustat-om-ai-slar-ut-jobben/a/aJGr34
“AI companies should pay a kind of ‘minimum wage for robots’ to slow down job losses when AI takes over tasks. That is what Welsh tech entrepreneur Charles Radclyffe tells the BBC.
In practice, Radclyffe’s proposal is about a kind of tax that companies would need to pay when AI replaces human labor.
His own company develops software that can perform office jobs in seconds, tasks that otherwise can take humans weeks. According to Radclyffe, the change is happening faster than many politicians believe. According to him, it is ‘astonishing’ that there is no political plan ready to be implemented if ‘the worst predictions come true.'”
https://omni.se/techentreprenor-vill-se-minimilon-for-robotar/a/QJrpEJ
PBästa with AI – brings images and
paintings to life, it is completely magical.
We will also get awesome blockbuster movies in the future
Well, one can hope that people are still needed for scripts!? However, AI can probably create virtual actors and environments. Acting, a profession of the past!?
So, a clearance sale in the capital at a store in the Ur & Penn chain. Not quite in tune with the times.
Instead of 6000 extras in Viking clothes, three actors and AI are enough – that’s kind of how I thought.
Or Hannibal’s elephants, D-day, Genghis Khan.
Thank you for taking away my worry about AI 😳
😂
I can’t see the trap 😳
Reptiles in Romania? Exciting film. Or the world’s oldest adult film “With an open fly through West Africa. Imagine these gems in AI!
hahaha, what the hell 🤣🤣🤣
AI can write both literature and scripts.
The cost of producing films is expected to drop like Moscow in the Black Sea.
Hardly any people are needed to write scripts today. People read, correct, and lead the work of scriptwriting – but the idea that someone would manually type the text in a script feels as old-fashioned as sitting and handwriting software code. Maybe there are some who do, but it will disappear in the same way that no one hand-saws a plank anymore but uses something with a motor (no – I’m not a carpenter :))
According to Zelensky, there will be war 💥
https://x.com/propeertys/status/2051716588814864720?s=46&t=Vah3JXV31B9lXwZOK5gF7w
What a great post 👏
haha I saw that miles away.
Some suggestions here on what he really means?
war, peace, or both 😳
https://x.com/maks_nafo_fella/status/2051798566402723984?s=46&t=Vah3JXV31B9lXwZOK5gF7w
Very unclear. Is he supposed to see if Iran respects free passage for ships other than Iranian ones without American involvement?
Rubio: Iran should NOT test the will of President Trump
https://youtube.com/shorts/OnYFMQevnZI?si=BFn46nfuFu9PfGIJ
Iran must first just understand what Trump’s will actually is – easy to get wrong 😳
And at what time they should choose the statement that will apply.
Russian Roulette with Trump
😂
And then it’s important that they talk to the right people, it sometimes seems extremely unclear.
How is it going with the AI that is supposed to write comments in the threads under different names?
I agreed to it because it was supposed to praise me but I don’t see anything 🧐
It quickly seemed to realize that it was more profitable to focus on advertising. Hence the incredibly mixed (and honestly often quite weird?) ads here on the site. Someone wasn’t specific enough in the prompting and gave it too much freedom, I think.
Yes, everything from osteoarthritis medicine to tricycles – my search history has completely missed that for zero about beer, chips, or new ways to make hamburgers
We mention chips, dip, and Mariestad here sometimes, strange that they still haven’t jumped on board!
Maybe we should do alternative posts on completely different topics to attract good ads for things that are expensive and usually pay the most! 😂
You are a genius ✊✊🤣
Yes, Google Ads primarily bases itself on sites you have visited if any of them buy ads. Then it also tries to match the content on the site, and that’s probably where it goes wrong. There aren’t that many advertisers targeting Ukraine or global war, and many advertisers may have chosen topics they don’t want to appear in.
It’s probably when Google doesn’t really know what to show that suspicious ads appear. How to cure diseases you’ve never heard of, pointless IQ tests, or how to get rid of sleep apnea.
Sometimes it gets stuck and tries to show ads that hang. Then I usually visit Dustin, so I get to see some ads from them for a couple of days.
The IQ test and sleep apnea are probably my fault, sorry 😐
😂
The AI is trying to map you. Maybe trying to sneak into your brain and use your gray cells.
I’m waiting for you to send me an Nvidia Spark or an RTX 5090 so I can set up a local AI (to avoid ongoing costs).
But if you prefer to take over the Open AI subscription and handle the payment for it, that’s fine too!
What a choice 😭
Azerbaijan has begun delivering natural gas to Germany and Austria, President Ilham Aliyev announced.
Azerbaijan 🇦🇿
The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) confirmed that supplies to buyers in both countries started in January 2026 via the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), expanding Azerbaijani gas exports to 16 countries total, including 10 EU members.
https://x.com/visionergeo/status/2051752945809801727?s=46
Did you see that – does anyone know the volumes?
Going through Turkey.
The USA is losing fast now 🤣🤣🤣✊
The USA has already tried to broker a ceasefire but Zelensky brushed it off with “they never asked us directly” or something like that.
Now, according to the above, Russia is calling the USA.
Let’s see what Trump says soon 🤣🤣🤣
Those 1500 JDAMS came a little too conveniently unfortunately 😡
Zelensky is playing this smartly
https://x.com/zelenskyyua/status/2051962006320652755?s=46&t=Vah3JXV31B9lXwZOK5gF7w
Don’t forget what the country Ukraine expects either – it is an important factor
Now I have gone through the thread again, Dengamle has some deep analytical posts, don’t miss them 👍
I was just a few days ago here by AI appointed as one of the blog’s most prominent analysts. 😎
You have managed the honorable mention well 👍
AI makes such an appointment every two years.
USA is probably starting to get a bit worried, UA is no longer playing along.
UK long-term interest rates have skyrocketed – did you see that?
Has the parade started?
I thought it was Saturday?
https://x.com/fahlan70/status/2051894898295554474?s=46&t=Vah3JXV31B9lXwZOK5gF7w
I think the USA is trying to bribe UA with equipment.
UA already knows that on May 10, RU will go crazy bombing Ukraine; they see the preparations.
So endlessly tired of everyone letting RU get away with it.
Macron is in full swing over in Armenia
https://x.com/emmanuelmacron/status/2051727701543665806?s=46&t=Vah3JXV31B9lXwZOK5gF7w
More drinks and in less time than in “Dallas” 🧐.
🤣🤣🤣
Off-Topic, the dollar against the Euro
Since the turn of the year, the dollar is currently basically at +- 0.
Considering that the USA has high inflation, I doubt that Trump and others are really satisfied with that, even though he has previously said that it is only good.
Import costs are increasing, but of course some companies can benefit from it becoming easier to export, but at the same time you get paid less.
Johan, maybe you can ask to be paid in chips and dip?
Just today, if you look back as far as Google shows the currency (1986), it looks bleak in the long term, but that is probably mostly because the dollar was high at that time.
Speaking of inflation in the USA… (although it looks roughly the same everywhere).
“The Iran war and the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz continue to drive up fuel prices in the USA, according to Bloomberg. According to the latest figures from the American Automobile Association, the average price of gasoline has surged to $4.54 per gallon.
In Swedish terms, that corresponds to just over 11 kronor per liter. A year ago, the average price was $3.30 per gallon.
Today’s level is also the highest since July 2022. In June of the same year, the historic peak of $5.01 per gallon was reached.
Fuel prices are a politically sensitive issue in the USA. Donald Trump has on several occasions promised that prices will fall back when the war ends. But with each passing day, the risk increases for the Republicans ahead of the autumn midterm elections, writes Bloomberg.”
https://omni.se/bensinpriset-i-usa-stiger-narmar-sig-all-time-high/a/7pP9e4
THANK you thank you, a new contract at the turn of the year just when they need me the most so I will ask for an adjustment.
But until then, it’s just tears
Big
https://x.com/obsdelphi/status/2051611240019988738?s=46&t=Vah3JXV31B9lXwZOK5gF7w
Beautiful!
Francophile 🧐!
But he hugged children, who wouldn’t fall for that 😶
Off-Topic, nonsense
Old man, go immediately and fetch your walker!!
That jet engine you put on makes people think it’s a Russian cruise missile.
That is partly true, actually, since you brought the engine home after one of your excursions in Belgorod, sanctioned by Budanov, but it’s not easy for people to understand that it no longer has any explosive parts and that the bangs come from it backfiring.
“Suspicious dangerous object in central Stockholm
The police have cordoned off an area in central Stockholm after a suspicious dangerous object was discovered.
Ola Åström, team leader at SOS Alarm, tells Aftonbladet that they received a report of a loud bang.
– It is police-related, he says.
The alarm came at 13:41 on Wednesday.”
https://omni.se/misstankt-farligt-foremal-i-centrala-stockholm/a/d4v5wX
I had to, the neighbor’s wife spotted me. She has learned to use drones.
Ouch, damn! You have to call Budanov and see if he can send some “interceptors” to you!
The neighbor’s wife is truly El Diablo who now manages to chase you with drones.
There is probably only one way to solve this – take off your flip-flops, put in some hair gel, and cook your best spaghetti with tomato sauce, not some cheap sauce but from the top shelf, and then offer a truce with a nice dinner?
She will think that he is Macron 🧐.
😎
😂
Macron without tomato sauce.
I thought the proposed ceasefire from Ukraine’s side started last night/tonight? And only for one day. Saw something about May 5-6, nothing about May 7.
Not that it matters. Russia isn’t going to keep it anyway!
Besides, the information needs to reach everyone… without communication networks or telegrams, which is what they used before.
Things are going well now, Russia!
I believe that no end was set on Zelensky’s ceasefire.
But it has already been broken by the Russians, as you wrote.
However, Russia has ONLY broken the ceasefire 1,820 times up until 10:00 AM this morning according to Zelensky.
The advantage then is that it is free for Ukraine on Saturday!
Did Putin sleep in or something, 1800 times was a bit much.
Smart of Zelensky and he has also gotten away from the USA through that move.
May 9 is probably more of a consideration of how the citizens in Russia feel about it.
-Putin must be ridiculed.
-the citizens should not become war-patriots on the day.
Then internally in UA, all Ukrainians want to see Moscow burn.
They have quite a bit to consider and even if it looks right it can quickly go wrong, the USA on the other hand they can respectfully disregard now.
Good, then it has been resolved as well!
“Hungary has returned the money and valuables belonging to the Ukrainian Oschadbank that were seized in March, writes Ukraine’s President Zelensky on X.
‘I am grateful to Hungary for its constructive and civilized actions,’ he continues, calling it an important step towards improved relations with Hungary.
On March 5, several armored vehicles belonging to Oschadbank were stopped by Hungarian special forces while passing through Hungary. A large amount of cash and gold bars were seized.
Ukraine stated that it was a normal transport of state assets, while Hungarian authorities claimed it was money for the ‘Ukrainian war mafia.'”
https://omni.se/zelenskyj-ungern-har-gett-oss-pengarna-tillbaka/a/0p9jQM
When you see this, you realize that Hungary was really about to go completely to hell during the mess. Russia Light. Hungary got away at the last moment.
Well, it was probably on its way into the ditch, democracy would probably have been completely dismantled if Orban had managed to steal the victory in the election.
** “Ukraine’s kamikaze drones are now striking 150 kilometers behind Russian lines — and Russia has no answer for what it started. Bulava: 100km range. RAM-2X: Pantsir-S1 destroyed at Luhansk Airport. Further. Harder. Built in Ukraine. **
https://bsky.app/profile/meanwhileua.bsky.social/post/3ml6rwfjshf2u
🤜🏻💥🤛🏻
** 🔥 Operators of GV BAS Phoenix unit hit 4 trucks, 2 Bukhanka, a buggy and a car in the Kostiantynivka direction. 🇺🇦👀 We have new technologies that can help cut off Russian logistics at a distance of more than 60 kilometers, – Sternenko **
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3ml6rbqif4c2j
** Drone operators check every corner of the hangar for the presence of the Russian infantry inside. **
https://bsky.app/profile/specialkhersoncat.bsky.social/post/3ml6siz2mnk2v
Modigt av henne om hon befinner sig i Ryssland!
** As an occupier, he disgraces you, and he disgraces your children. Do you think this will just go away?” — A based Russian woman tells other Russian women who send their loved ones to the so-called ‘SMO’ what their future looks like. ** Movie:
https://x.com/NatalkaKyiv/status/2052017968574324765
Someone has started paying groups to air their dissatisfaction.
Klartext undeniably💪🏻.
** 🔥 Strike on enemy military trains – “Prymary” of the GUR in Crimea disrupted the railway logistics of the occupiers GUR special forces delivered 5 strikes – right during the movement of enemy freight trains, locomotives, tank… **
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3ml6szbsmp22j
Good job with the translation AI! A strike is exactly what it was about! 😂
Was going to do some small thing on the house that has been pending for too long.
Pretty expensive nowadays, gone are the days when builders charged 295 SEK/hour, plus a bit of VAT on that and insanely expensive material prices. Probably also got the Stockholm treatment because they added hours without shame – I saw everything on the camera…
I’ll probably have to go through with my earlier plan to get some Portuguese worker over, especially for plumbing, electrical, and carpentry work that you don’t dare to let a Portuguese person loose on.
Then again, the craftsmen are the specialists and we’ve had all sorts come by to look at things over the past three years – the only answer you get is “that one is discontinued, we have to make a new one.” That panel is starting to get a bit scratched.
We have a large metal roof that is older but leaks zero in the attic – “REPLACE” said the roofer, so now I have to sit and look at which product is best to cover the entire roof and there are quite a few. There are even companies that market themselves by extending the life of your metal roof. If you go with “REPLACE” it’s 1.5 million SEK to the roofer – who’s got that money, raise your hand, not me anyway…
If the roof is not very rusty to the point of developing holes or the seams starting to give way and crack or not holding together, then you shouldn’t need to replace anything.
Also, fixing the old one is not free either. The groundwork can be done in different ways, but if it is rusty, it is important to remove all rust and all flaking paint before painting again.
If you skimp on the groundwork, you will have to redo it sooner than if you do it more thoroughly.
Upload a picture if you have one!
(You don’t think we should buy cheap from China but you yourself want to hire cheap craftsmen from abroad instead of supporting Swedish companies? 🤔 )
Do you know any handy Chinese person?
Someone who wants to commit tax fraud this summer and can paint roofs, asking for a friend?
Sandblast, pressure wash (alternatively scrape, steel brush, brush), lead primer, prime, finally apply at least one coat of paint. Scrape, brush off bubbles between paint layers.
Once painted a metal roof on a castle for a Scanian count in the “old way” with lead primer and linseed oil.
If you’re looking for a summer job, you know who to call 😀
Once had a company in progress: Black Roofs, but maybe you want it white? I can do green too, skip the lead pattern.
Skip the lead apron sounds like a good suggestion.
If it is an older metal roof in reasonably original condition, it might possibly be a good idea to check with a building conservator; they are probably better at that than craftsmen who work with modern disposable solutions.
Have started asking around, thanks for the tip, will check with them as well.
Good tips! They often possess knowledge of methods that have proven to work over time and also see the value in repairing instead of replacing.
Of course, there are also some who are a bit radical.
“If you are going to re-clad the facade of your 19th-century house, you must of course use hand-forged nails from a real blacksmith. They only cost 40 SEK each.”
USA’s ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget Brink, has resigned and openly accused Trump of having entered into an alliance with Putin.
https://x.com/tengri_spirit/status/2051816795896770623?s=46
It is good that some speak up – unfortunately, they do just like in Sweden and resign.
The next ambassador will then probably be either Kushner or Trump JR.
Good, she resigned instead of getting fired, but it might have been better if she had been fired instead. But of course, that would have been bad for the CV.
Now, I’m not making party politics out of this, so I won’t mention any names, but it seems there was a proposal on the table to try to get new nuclear power going by simplifying what is probably an impenetrable obstacle today with permits, etc.
It seems like the opposition all voted no?
I thought that C (the only one I mention because I will personally vote for Fredrik Federley!) was FOR new nuclear power?
What is realistically on the table today is SMR, and we have figured out that we need 5-6 in total. They have several advantages, not least safety now that Russia seems to want to bomb everything and everyone.
The big investment in large, fat reactors that the M focus group wanted to push through to be able to plunder the tax account again now after the green technology wave, they did not succeed with, and these are private companies/joint ventures trying to do business without the state sprinkling money over them.
Why did they vote no to that?
We already know the following –
Solar and wind power are part of the mix, but we need baseload power because if it’s windless and night, there won’t be much.
Wind farms have +15 years, so the next period will probably see less if no more are built; I don’t know how the peaks and troughs look exactly, so just guessing.
Batteries are on the way, so realistically within 10-15 years they will also be part of the mix?
We will have a longer period of “energy problems” in Europe.
We now have a few choices –
Continue with just wind and solar and turn off the lights at night until the batteries bridge everything, but December – February will be difficult, so then the wife will have to ride an electric scooter when she has to watch football.
Hope that Europe solves everything for us.
Build 5-6 SMRs as quickly as only a Swede can when he wants, and then wait for the rest of the mix to catch up.
I think it’s an easy choice, especially since I would have had to cycle myself if I wanted to watch football. Do you think they voted just to spite the sitting government?
We should have a national gathering around this and place all new builds in a ring around an area in Gävle; I will get back with the exact coordinates.
Very difficult to take a position on that without knowing what it concerns. Most requirements are there for a reason.
I think the healthiest approach instead would be to allocate a substantial amount of money to a working group that solely focuses on the permits for nuclear power so that waiting times are minimized. They should simply be allowed to go ahead in the queue.
It is in both national and EU interest to get started as soon as possible, so I think that would be justified.
Then surely the Green Party and others will get upset that SMR gets priority over wind farms, etc., but the market is almost saturated for the time being, and if nuclear power comes, there will still be many who want to expand more, let them be upset in that case.
Of course, there is a risk if we go first, SMR will be most expensive in the beginning. Here maybe the EU should prioritize it and be able to contribute and see it as a pilot project to build, for example, the first two?
The experiences could be something several countries within the EU get the opportunity to benefit from?
Our grids and costs are connected after all.
Agree except on one point, there has been a bit of a curse on nuclear power so there are some rules and other things to relate to that simply just slow things down.
Then there are different authorities and all the appeals that have probably reached the lawfare stage?
Sweden also has neither earthquakes nor tsunamis so we don’t need the same strict safety thinking as areas that do.
Russian missiles in our nuclear power plants – not really something you can plan for.
Well, it’s about someone getting a pilot project funded. Then it’s just a matter of finding a location, like at an existing nuclear power site, where the permits and a good electrical infrastructure are in place.
Europe would benefit from being the first with something at some point. China and also the USA are already making progress, so it would be important for Europe to make a joint effort, preferably with Canada.
The French are quite good at nuclear power and have experience with high-temperature reactors. Finland is good at the safety thinking around nuclear power; a friend who works with nuclear power said that if a nuclear power plant is built and approved in Finland, it can be approved anywhere in the world.
Sweden previously had a well-regarded nuclear industry, and there is surely still some left, even if they have tried to hide it. Canada has its special CANDU design with heavy water that doesn’t require as highly enriched uranium. There is probably knowledge and possibilities, just someone needs to coordinate and someone needs to finance it.
Wind power might last another 5-10 years, then those who make the biggest losses will go bankrupt; I guess about half need to go before the rest can turn a profit. Batteries will increase and complement wind and solar, but baseload power will still be needed.
If we had better infrastructure and could expand hydropower, together with wind power (and if there was an economic distribution, e.g. the same owner), we would not need so much nuclear power.
Wind power is absolutely the cheapest but needs a backup, and then hydropower is the next cheapest. But hydropower cannot be expanded indefinitely, and unfortunately it is difficult to get permits and transmission is a problem. A bit of a shame, but that makes nuclear power the best option despite the costs (and problems with storage of by-products, etc.)
We can expand hydropower, but the latest turn tightened the regulations so they estimated that 1.5 TWh would need to be shut down, and some have been shut down.
Yes, significantly expanded hydropower would absolutely have been an excellent alternative.
It seems like those who have submitted applications are willing to try to run it as a business?
The alternative that was initially on the table was hundreds of billions in tax money for new large reactors.
Yes, a small pilot that we fund is maybe not so bad to get it started?
On one hand, we have the sites with decommissioned reactors that have the infrastructure minus one reactor.
Then it should be possible to place them closer to population centers than the large ones?
I believe in wave power. The trials have been successful. Tidal power plants are also interesting, but with the small tides we have, wave power is what applies to us.🌊🌊🌊
Isn’t it okay because we have to protect the seaweed crabs or something?
But yes – those are good things too 👍👍👍
Federley is unfortunately not running in this year’s parliamentary election, so I assume you are joking.
A sad joke, though. He has been my favorite among Swedish politicians during all the years I have been able to vote. Together with Christofer Fjellner, I suppose.
Yes ok, it was in the municipal election, I see now I had misunderstood that.
https://omni.se/federley-staller-upp-i-val-klagget-rostar-inte-pa-mig/a/3ppKKX
As punishment for me voting for Fredrik Federley in the election, the Azov attack will come tomorrow.
You want to stop the use of Russian oil and gas in the EU, so you will probably vote for the Green Party? 😀
Guess I’ll have to do it so you become nicer to me in the thread 😭
You are making a Starlink
The Russian bastards are really conjuring now 😁
“Russia has fought to the point that even how the country’s big Victory Day parade looks now depends on Ukraine. This is what Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky says in a video message on Telegram.
– And it is a clear signal that it is time to put an end to this, he says.
He also says that Russia did not respect the Ukrainian unilateral ceasefire declared earlier today and that Ukraine’s response will reflect the Russian actions.
– Depending on the situation tonight and tomorrow, we will also decide on our fully justified countermeasures.”
https://omni.se/a/zOM5a5
😂😂😂👍
Whatever Zelensky does, it will sting for Putin – he is completely painted into a corner.
The bitch is doing the best she can. That is, not doing very well. 😂
“If Ukraine disrupts the parades on Victory Day, Russia will respond with a comprehensive retaliatory attack on Kyiv.
This is stated by the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, who also says that foreign diplomatic staff have been warned to evacuate the capital in the event of a ‘massive attack,’ reports Reuters.
– The Russian Foreign Ministry strongly urges the authorities in your country to take this statement very seriously, says Zakharova in a video published on Telegram.”
https://omni.se/a/QJ5RpA
The funny thing is that Ukraine already knows that RU is planning this attack as early as the 10th, and it will happen whether Ukraine respects the ceasefire or not – the Russian bastards are so shameless that it’s hard to breathe 😡😡😡
Yes. Unfortunately, the Russian bastards are completely predictable.
Trying to link an AI image…
🥳
”Ukrainian strikes in Crimea reportedly hit a Russian Be-12 “Chaika” aircraft, three boats, and a support vessel”
https://x.com/ww3finalboss/status/2051943520114467244?s=46
💥✊️
This is completely crazy, Russian LV capability seems to be close to zero but they are not moving on these targets.
BE-12 is probably one of the few they still have left?
The Ropuchas are also the last ones.
🇮🇷 🇺🇸
Mark Rubio, acting press secretary national security advisor, US Secretary of State 🇺🇸 says that “Iran built a quantity of drones and missiles to later be able to develop nuclear weapons under their protection.” That the US needed to strike now was “because their air defense, which is more expensive and takes longer to produce, would not be sufficient if they waited longer.” (DN)
On the theme of nuclear weapons and Iran, also that China supports Iran’s right to develop peaceful nuclear power (x), which in turn is on the same theme as, but opposite to, KTH trying to prevent a terror-convicted student from studying chemical engineering. (DN).
Yes, an attack on Iran was justified.
However – regime change is needed, otherwise they will just develop nuclear weapons as soon as the pressure is gone.
Or get something from NK or RU.
A new administration is needed.
👍
A regime change would truly be desirable and would very likely make the world a safer place.
However, Rubio’s chief now seems more inclined towards some sort of agreement with the existing regime.
A wise question
https://x.com/bamasaltymarine/status/2052036465333272718?s=46&t=Vah3JXV31B9lXwZOK5gF7w
Good Johan, you raise the level set by Den Gamle 👍, admittedly not that much higher, but still 👍.
😂
Joakim von Braun, security spokesperson
https://www.facebook.com/share/1AyihYxPWU/?mibextid=wwXIfr
“Russia writhes in internal agony – Russian partisans fight against Putin
After promising information about the opposition that actually hides beneath the surface in Russia, I have spent a couple of months searching for and mapping the various organizations that nevertheless exist and conduct some activities in Russia. To my great surprise (and joy), there are incredibly many more than I thought! Moreover, there are many fighters who combat Putin et consortes with weapons in hand!
That the organizations really exist and are active can often be seen by examining their Telegram channels. Here one can review the number of posts, how many subscribe to the channels, and other similar data.
In recent months, a number of different events have made Russians reflect on what is happening in their dear Rodina. Besides a series of highly successful attacks from Ukraine’s side, Russian citizens (sic!) have also carried out several attacks on the country’s railway connections and on several authorities and companies, which has been extremely frustrating for Putin and his henchmen. And there are still many Russians who dare to protest despite the threat of long and vile punishments. Often it does not take long before people with protest placards or distributing flyers are arrested by rough police or FSB agents. Demonstrations are usually dispersed by participants being beaten or arrested by plainclothes police.
But mostly it concerns internal opposition work against Vladimir Putin and Moscow by completely peaceful means such as flyer distribution, demonstrations, posting posters, sticking stickers, and a number of what we see as both peaceful and democratic means. However, this does not matter to Putin and his henchmen – it often results in many years of imprisonment anyway. That there are citizens in Russia who know that even the smallest outbreaks of protest lead to these horribly draconian punishments and despite this persist, we must meet with great admiration and, if possible, with as much support as possible!
However, there are a number of Russian partisan groups who fight Putin and his racist dictatorship with weapons in hand. Relatively few young men from Moscow and St Petersburg are forced to fight in the illegal war of aggression against Ukraine, while an excessive number of men from the non-Russian regions are forced to engage in the Russian genocide in Ukraine. This racist policy naturally strengthens the non-Russian peoples’ aversion to Putin and Moscow.
Hundreds of organizations criticize the authorities!
Despite harsh laws that result in blacklisting of both individuals and various associations, which for several years have been listed by the Russian authorities as “foreign agents” or “undesirable organizations,” they do not back down but continue to fight. Examining the information published by the Russian authorities and often also found among the Russian opposition, one finds hundreds of associations that pursue a different policy than Putin’s. There are also associations that conduct various forms of social activities to cover the deficiencies present in Russia’s various authorities.
Over 400 associations of various kinds can be described as “anti-Putin.” Many of them have existed for several decades, but it is not difficult to see that many became active with the start of Russia’s illegal war of aggression in February 2022. Perhaps most interesting are the groups that can be described as anarchists, feminists, or ethnically oriented groups. Here we find the most active people and those who dare the most.
Partisan groups
What I find most interesting and extremely encouraging are the various partisan groups now active in Russia. At the time of writing, there are over 30 partisan groups active in Russia (sic!). I know it sounds like a lot, but the surprising number is largely due to disinterest or cowardice from the media and Western analysts. It should be said that this is not an easy subject to tackle, but it is definitely not an impossible task. More on this will come in a follow-up article in a couple of days.
PS. The accompanying picture is taken from a demonstration in early 2026.”