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not so. At the moment, Ukraine suffers greatly from daily bombardments by Russian flying bombs. Each carries between half a ton of explosive to 1.5 tons. If your building is hit by one of them, the whole building will be reduced instantly to rubbles. Ukranians can try to shoot them down but...

I don't mean the tax codes. Follow Norway example. If it's public knowledge that we how much the billionaires who live here pay actually in taxes, governments can go after them for any shortfall.

I think the problem with our western democracies is too many voters want their cake and eating it at the same time. If we do like some nordic countries make tax returns public documents, half of the problems will disappear. When rich people have to pay their fair shares of taxes, they won't need...

You can't easily change the Camino nor the Gran Camino. a) it's expensive and b) it's probably not necessary. edit: let me rephrase that, you already got the TS kit so it's not expensive for you because starting from a Camino, you only have to whip out the bottom bracket to fit the TS kit...

that's the difference. I don't think autocracy is the answer. In the West, we don't have to swallow the lies if we don't want to. In China and Russia, they don't have that choice.

I don't think a few F16's are going to start WW3. Putin thinks the West is so corrupt that it won't dare poking the Russian bear when he sent his troops over the border. Still, if Ukraine can control more of their skies and should down all the flying bombs that Putin lobs into their country...

I get it now. Thank you for clarifications.

Next time you come to Southend, try my bike with tongsheng ts hub kit. The motor is Aikema 85SX but the kit is so sweet that it is my favourite bike. You can also try my CD bike with the ananda motor too.

Nothing special. I just ask the controller company to give me current control firmware.

I see the world is slowly moving to a better place. Super powers still use a lot of their military might but less as a percentage of their capabilities decade after decade: Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, the Balkans and now Ukraine. Countries that have been at war with the USA (Japan...

the default software is current controlled. Basically, you don't get much of a surge if any when you start off. The acceleration is totally predictable. Waterproofing: both the Camino and Gran Camino are very well protected against rain water, you can see by the design: all the cables are routed...

Bush nicks your oil, Putin nicks your land. Who is worse?

yes. Your motor simulator setup is pretty good too. The main thing about the Gran Caminom is it's designed for light trail riding. The wheels won't come off if you land on something really hard, the battery won't fly off the bike etc and it's very comfortable bike to ride too.

I am concerned about the kind of populism that Putin seems to promote. I suspect Russia funds it. It's now on the rise in France as much as elsewhere.

I don't think the West (or anyone else) is seeking a total defeat from Russia. Ukranians have already chosen to leave Russian orbit. That's already a win for the West. You'll see a Biden win in November, more F16s will be delivered, the Russian air force will be severely reduced, fewer rockets...

in the case of Putin, sanctions have worked relatively well. The West managed to compensate for lack of Russian oil and gas thanks to Canada, Norway and the world market. Russia has to sell oil at deep discount (no more than $60/barrel). Gazprom loses money for the first time in its history. The...

they did not have any reason to go against their commander in chief until now. Even maga republicans in congress had to pass the aid package to Ukraine. As I understand, the US voters are divided roughly one third registered Dem, one third registered Rep and one third independents. Among the...

Putin's hope is in Trump winning the election. Even if Trump did, which is a big if, given how unhinged Trump appears to be and polls recently, Trump would still be forced by the generals to choose Ukraine and against Putin for the foreseeable future.

Look at the value of the rouble since 2022. The rouble is a rough indicator of balance of power or success of Russian strategy. Putin made tons of profit at the beginning of the Ukraine war, the rouble was $0.0174 and now around $0.0111. Another indicator is the number of friendly nations which...

How long? Until Putin goes I guess. As for winning, the West has already won, like in chess, we are in middle game. Putin can't last forever.