@TheTexanRhino Its not about spending money, its about making money. Its not about efficiency its about making money. They make more money if its shit. They get subsidies from the gov because its shit.
Though they are going to lose a ton of money. Gov will bail them out.
@aswren What's the humiliation on both sides? Is it the UK beating an economically destroyed nation's 40-100 year old Military? Like the 'humiliation' of kick an old starving dog that tries do bite you?
@yusipka@JigglyPants44 you are a bit behind. I know the news cycle is happening fast because Trump says one thing one day and backtracks the next. Trump has already backtracked the Belarus thing, which was a blatant lie exposed by Belarus. Everyone is making fun of the author of this article now.
@thewitcher The environment looks better, but the lighting, spell effects and monsters don't. I always thought that the magic sparks were a stylistic choice not a graphical limitation. Witcher 3 had fire effects. The monsters and lighting just look worse.
@JayinKyiv don't even need to discuss shipping, US uses 5.5 million tons of potash a year 80-90% of which comes from Canada. The entire maximum annual output of Belarus is 6 million tons and 90% of that goes to, and is promised to, China and India.(BRICS) They literally have nothing to give
@Readyfor_Freddy@Captain_Fubar Have people forgotten? Effective July 2026 the US has ceased all additional aid to Ukraine. Besides what was previously promised under contracts Biden created with Zelensky, all US aid has stopped.
US has not been supporting them for a while.
@Captain_Fubar You are giving the USA too much credit. They haven't aided Ukraine for well over a year now. None of Ukraine's progress is thanks to the USA rather its in spite of Trump and the USA leaking military information to Putin.
@nylaw1@YourAnonCentral Canada has GLOBAL leverage on potash. US has no cards in the deal. Canada produces more than the rest of the top 5 producers combined. US Ag has no alternative supplier, 80%+ depends on Canada's supply. Belarus (3rd largest) annual production is about the same as US consumption.
@Dwilli80_12@Felongatedmuskr@YourAnonCentral Canada produces 25 million tons of potash annually. Russia is 2nd largest producer at 10 million annually. China and Belarus 3rd and 4th produce 6 million each.
USA uses 5.5 million a year. China 12 million, Russia 3 million, Brazil 13 million.
Do the math. USA Ag is fucked.
@jamishill1@YourAnonCentral He has no choice. Canada produces 25 million tons of potash annually. Russia is 2nd largest producer at 10 million annually. China and Belarus 3rd and 4th produce 6 million each.
USA uses 5.5 million a year. China 12 million, Russia 3 million, Brazil 13 million.
Do the math.
@RickleC117@YourAnonCentral To put this into perspective Canada can produce 25 million tons annually. Russia is 2nd largest producer at 10 million annually. China and Belarus 3 and 4 produce 6 million each.
USA uses 5.5 million a year. China 12 million, Russia 3 million, Brazil 13 million.
Do some math.
@RickleC117@YourAnonCentral Canada sold (not anymore thanks to Trump) potash for less to the USA than Belarus does to China
We will see after Trump's tantrum how much Canada starts charging the US. If Canada decided to it could lower or raise the global cost of potash on its own, over 1/3 the global supply
@Despy07602222@DeanLearner@theoluminati its an alternative byproduct from the same crude oil. When crude oils is refined its components are separated. Gasoline and distilled fuel (called diesel) are the primary products of the process. neither is "better refined." Process gets more gas than diesel, ratio of about 5:3
@darkslidemagick@theoluminati you just don't realize how radicalized you are compared to average normie median Americans. Red vs Blue is more important than any name for median voters. They aren't islamaphobes, racists, wokeys or rad fems. Red made things bad this time around so they vote Blue.
@theFUNlife127@MaxLonged Collectors are the ones scalpers make money off of. So of course it doesn't benefit either group.
Unless you mean hobby collectors rather than profit collectors. Hobbyists benefit from this, their collection are less expensive to obtain. Profit collectors not so much.