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    I am still waiting on my developer to finish up on the Classifieds Control Panel so I can use it to encourage members into becoming paying members. Google Adsense has become a real burden on the viewing of this site, but honestly it is the ONLY source of income now that keeps it afloat. I tried offering disabling the ads being viewed by paying members, but apparently that is not enough incentive. Quite frankly, Google Adsense has dropped down to where it barely brings in enough daily to match even a single paid member per day. But it still gets the bills paid. But at what cost?

    So even without the classifieds control panel being complete, I believe I am going to have to disable those Google ads completely and likely disable some options here that have been free since going to the new platform. Like classified ad bumping, member name changes, and anything else I can use to encourage this site to be supported by the members instead of the Google Adsense ads.

    But there is risk involved. I will not pay out of pocket for very long during this last ditch experimental effort. If I find that the membership does not want to support this site with memberships, then I cannot support your being able to post your classified ads here for free. No, I am not intending to start charging for your posting ads here. I will just shut the site down and that will be it. I will be done with FaunaClassifieds. I certainly don't need this, and can live the rest of my life just fine without it. If I see that no one else really wants it to survive neither, then so be it. It goes away and you all can just go elsewhere to advertise your animals and merchandise.

    Not sure when this will take place, and I don't intend to give any further warning concerning the disabling of the Google Adsense. Just as there probably won't be any warning if I decide to close down this site. You will just come here and there will be some sort of message that the site is gone, and you have a nice day.

    I have been trying to make a go of this site for a very long time. And quite frankly, I am just tired of trying. I had hoped that enough people would be willing to help me help you all have a free outlet to offer your stuff for sale. But every year I see less and less people coming to this site, much less supporting it financially. That is fine. I tried. I retired the SerpenCo business about 14 years ago, so retiring out of this business completely is not that big if a step for me, nor will it be especially painful to do. When I was in Thailand, I did not check in here for three weeks. I didn't miss it even a little bit. So if you all want it to remain, it will be in your hands. I really don't care either way.

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    Some people have indicated that finding the method to contribute is rather difficult. And I have to admit, that it is not all that obvious. So to help, here is a thread to help as a quide. How to become a contributing member of FaunaClassifieds.

    And for the record, I will be shutting down the Google Adsense ads on January 1, 2025.
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    In short, DON'T! Email notices are to ONLY alert you of a reply to your private message or your ad on this site. Replying to the email just wastes your time as it goes NOWHERE, and probably pisses off the person you thought you replied to when they think you just ignored them. So instead of complaining to me about your messages not being replied to from this site via email, please READ that email notice that plainly states what you need to do in order to reply to who you are trying to converse with.

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Exxon Mobil, under Rex Tillerson, brokered a deal with Russia in 2013 to lease over 60 million acres of Russian land to pump oil out of (which is five times as much land as they lease in this country), but all that Russian oil would go through pipelines in the Ukraine, who heavily tax the proceeds, and Ukraine was applying for admission into NATO at the time.

Putin subsequently invaded Ukraine in 2014, secured the routes to export the oil tax-free by sea, and took control of the port where their Black Sea Naval Fleet is based, by taking the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine by force. This was Hitler style imperialism that broke every international law in the free world.

After Obama sanctioned Russia for the invasion, Exxon Mobil could only pump oil from approximately 3 of those 60+ million acres. But now Rex Tillerson is soon to be our Secretary of State, and as of today, there’s information circulating that Donald Trump will likely unilaterally remove all sanctions against Russia in the coming days or weeks.

The Russian government’s oil company, Rosneft, will make half a trillion (500 Billion) dollars from that much untapped oil, all pumped tax-free through Crimea, stolen from Ukraine, now owned by Russia. Putin may have subverted our government just for this deal to go through.
 
JColt said:
Exxon Mobil, under Rex Tillerson, brokered a deal with Russia in 2013 to lease over 60 million acres of Russian land to pump oil out of (which is five times as much land as they lease in this country), but all that Russian oil would go through pipelines in the Ukraine, who heavily tax the proceeds, and Ukraine was applying for admission into NATO at the time.

Putin subsequently invaded Ukraine in 2014, secured the routes to export the oil tax-free by sea, and took control of the port where their Black Sea Naval Fleet is based, by taking the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine by force. This was Hitler style imperialism that broke every international law in the free world.

After Obama sanctioned Russia for the invasion, Exxon Mobil could only pump oil from approximately 3 of those 60+ million acres. But now Rex Tillerson is soon to be our Secretary of State, and as of today, there’s information circulating that Donald Trump will likely unilaterally remove all sanctions against Russia in the coming days or weeks.

The Russian government’s oil company, Rosneft, will make half a trillion (500 Billion) dollars from that much untapped oil, all pumped tax-free through Crimea, stolen from Ukraine, now owned by Russia. Putin may have subverted our government just for this deal to go through.
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I've heard others throwing about this sort of claim, so I am curious. How exactly did Russia "subvert our government"?
 
WebSlave said:
I've heard others throwing about this sort of claim, so I am curious. How exactly did Russia "subvert our government"?
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I'm going to assume by helping placing Trump in the Presidency if the rumors are true that they influenced the election. Another part of the post,

You realize that placing Trump in the Presidency may never have been the primary objective of the Russian election interference, which was simply to put a man in place who could be blackmailed into giving Rex Tillerson, recipient of the Russian Order of Friendship medal, power and influence
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Also a couple Feb updates

UPDATE: 1 Feb 2017

Today is Wednesday 1st Feb 2017. It is FOUR DAYS after I published this blog post. It has just been announced that and I quote “House approves resolution killing SEC requirement for oil, gas, mining companies to disclose payments to foreign governments” – I’m sure it’s pure coincidence this was announced on the exact same day that Rex Tillerson was sworn in as Secretary of State. Right?

Blog post doesn’t seem so silly now does it?

Next on the agenda, lifting US sanctions against Russia. You just watch.

UPDATE: 2 Feb 2017

In another total coincidence, 5 days after this post was published the US Treasury Dept announces it’s easing sanctions to allow companies to do transactions with Russia’s FSB, successor to KGB.

“Do you still believe in miracles?”
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https://jesterscourt.cc/2017/01/28/russian-infiltration-us-federal-government/
 
JColt said:
Exxon Mobil, under Rex Tillerson, brokered a deal with Russia in 2013 to lease over 60 million acres of Russian land to pump oil out of (which is five times as much land as they lease in this country), but all that Russian oil would go through pipelines in the Ukraine, who heavily tax the proceeds, and Ukraine was applying for admission into NATO at the time.

Putin subsequently invaded Ukraine in 2014, secured the routes to export the oil tax-free by sea, and took control of the port where their Black Sea Naval Fleet is based, by taking the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine by force. This was Hitler style imperialism that broke every international law in the free world.

After Obama sanctioned Russia for the invasion, Exxon Mobil could only pump oil from approximately 3 of those 60+ million acres. But now Rex Tillerson is soon to be our Secretary of State, and as of today, there’s information circulating that Donald Trump will likely unilaterally remove all sanctions against Russia in the coming days or weeks.

The Russian government’s oil company, Rosneft, will make half a trillion (500 Billion) dollars from that much untapped oil, all pumped tax-free through Crimea, stolen from Ukraine, now owned by Russia. Putin may have subverted our government just for this deal to go through.
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While at the same time we used propaganda and support to help overthrow the elected government of Ukraine. We also installed our own puppet government there. Our government was caught on tape approving of who the next President of Ukraine would be. After selection, Obama praised the leader of the coup over their elected government.

I guess Our plan (US Government) isn't
This was Hitler style imperialism that broke every international law in the free world.
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Us overthrowing governments in Russia's backyard is OK. One could make a case for Russia's control over Crimea more-so then us plotting to overthrow governments in that part of the world.

Wow then Magically, after the change of government who was appointed to Burism, Ukraine’s gas company? Well, that would be Joe Biden’s son, Hunter. Along with John Kerry's step son don't they control the board?

So let me get this straight. We support the coup in Ukraine, the sons of the Vice President and Secretary of State gain control of their largest energy company. Nothing wrong with that.:hair_on_fire:

Unless, your Russia and was dealing with a friendly elected government of Ukraine. Had a large base in Crimea which has been either part of the Soviet Union or in Russia control for hundred years. If you take control of your base where you had a contract to operate during coup of the host government, Well that is just bad and Hitler like.

The US and Europe are overthrowing the government. How dare the Russians overthrow part of our overthrow.

The nerve of them!
 
lol! I'm not making this a dem or rep post. Or I should say leftnut vs rightnut.
 
JColt said:
I'm going to assume by helping placing Trump in the Presidency if the rumors are true that they influenced the election. Another part of the post,
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Yes, but see, that is where I am confused. HOW did Russia influence the election?
 
And as an afterthought, why in the world would Russia have preferred to have Trump become POTUS rather than Hillary? There appears to be sufficient evidence that the Clinton Foundation would put price tags on everything, certainly including the powers of the POTUS, if it could be regained by Hillary.

Did Trump have similar evidence in his past to indicate he would be pro Russia?

If it would just be a matter of money exchanging hands for political favors, my guess is that Hillary would have been the easier sell.

Honestly, I'm not sure I would take the position to presume that a stance of "I don't care what Russia does to the Ukraine, it's not within the USA's responsibility nor authority" would equate to "I'm a Russian sock puppet."

And the sooner that the USA extricated itself from the dangerous entanglements of the UN and NATO (among other agreements that are not in our favor), the better.
 
I don't have all the answers. Like the post title says, let's see if it happens. I imagine if it was going to happen that after Flynn's "resignation" it would be harder. Any time that kind of money is being thrown around I wouldn't find it difficult to believe. From either party.
 
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