British pension funds are struggling to meet margin requirements

Sharp spikes in financial markets responding to the government's September 23 "mini-budget" meant that parts of Britain's pension system were at risk, raising widespread concerns about the country's financial stability.

Standard & Poor's cut the outlook for its AA credit rating for British sovereign debt on Friday to "negative" from "stable," saying Truss's tax cut plans would cause debt to keep rising.

Ken Griffin, the billionaire founder of Citadel Securities, one of the world's largest market-making firms, is concerned. "This is the first time we've seen a major developed market lose investor confidence in a very long time," Griffin said at an investor conference in New York on Wednesday.

❗️Russian observatories have recorded a new asteroid half a kilometer in size, which is approaching the Earth.

Well.

Great.


Maybe the gods have had enough.

Step 2 of 3 complete.

https://ria.ru/20221002/sud-1820966793.html

❗️Ukraine's membership in NATO was officially supported by 9 European countries

This is stated in a statement on the website of the President of Poland. "We strongly support the decision of the NATO summit in Bucharest in 2008 regarding the future membership of Ukraine," the instrument says.

The presence of Ukraine in NATO is supported by the leaders of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.

This article says alot about the state of the UK these days.

https://www.ft.com/content/d1c7b7df-ce5a-4b9b-9d8b-4952ee1af842

No heat, no hot showers, no cars, you must walk, and reused beer for 13.80 euro. Welcome to the new Germany.

"Pint of Thurnberg please"

Open Letter to the United Nations No.2 From the Schiller Institute & the Foundation to Battle Injustice - Schiller Institute (EN)
https://schillerinstitute.nationbuilder.com/open_letter_un_no2

Sign the Open Letter to the United Nations From the Schiller Institute & the Foundation to Battle Injustice: UNGA must remove the Ukrainian Hitlist Myrotvorets!

Putin: Western elites are false prophets trying to force humanity onto the path of outright satanism.

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Russians are following this totally legit SunTzu quote to a T

Mass protests in Austria — about 20 thousand Vienna residents go to anti-government rallies

Today in Austria held a mass anti-government rally, which brought together about 20 thousand people. People are dissatisfied with the price increases due to anti-Russian sanctions, as well as the measures being taken against the coronavirus, including vaccinations.

🇪🇺❄️🌡 Europe will experience cooler than usual temperatures this winter amid an energy crisis.

This is reported by the British Financial Times with reference to the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.

In addition, according to the newspaper, forecasters expect less rain and winds to generate energy. At the same time, the amount of energy generated by wind and hydroelectric power plants decreased last summer due to high temperatures.

All this, obviously, is a significant problem for the authorities of a number of European countries, which are forced to restrain the growth of energy prices in the light of the rejection of Russian hydrocarbons.

📣BREAKING📣
STATE DUMA PASSES LAW ACCEPTING DONBASS REGIONS

Is Russia running out of weapons soon because of Western sanctions?

Russia does not need money to make weapons. That is because Russia really makes its own weapons, it doesn’t buy them, it is one of the largest weapon exporters in the world.

Russia would need money only to import weapons or weapon components. This is not happening. Russia did import some secondary systems, but now they have been replaced by Russian-produced analogues.

To make weapons, Russia needs components and labor. To make components, Russia needs resources and labor. All of this is available. Russia doesn’t need to sell gas to “make money”. Money don’t matter in terms of real economy, especially in periods of military conflict.

Oh, and just for the record. Gazprom (Russian gas exporter partially owned by the state) has recently announced its profits for the first half of 2022. This number exceeds profits for last three years combined. Money is not an issue.

📍Step 3 of 5.

1) Referenda DONE
2) Putin accepts and sends bill through DONE
3) Lower house votes (parliament) DONE, TODAY WE ARE HERE
4) Upper house votes (federation council) TO DO
5) Sent back to Putin for final signature. TO DO

'Western Values' Demonstrated again by French MEP calling to sanction Journalist Vanessa Beeley
https://youtu.be/aC7JePwekso

🇵🇱A Pole tells about the "poor" Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw.

@ukr_leaks_eng