by Michael Snyder, The Economic Collapse Blog:
The new Russian offensive appears to have begun, and in recent days the Russians have been steadily gaining ground in several key areas of eastern Ukraine. Things seem to be going particularly well for the Russians in the northern part of eastern Ukraine. A breakthrough seems to be developing, and it is being reported that the Ukrainians are preparing to establish “a new line of defense outside Kharkiv”. The Russians have clearly gained the upper hand in the conflict, and that has extremely serious implications.
After Congress passed the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) back in 2020, things 
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The demand for highly paid ESG nannycrats to enforce nonsensical rules is on the rise. This will cause a rippling impact of higher inflation everywhere.
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