(Bloomberg) --Ukraine’s natural gas grid said Russian flows to Europe via a key entry point will stop from Wednesday as occupying forces disrupt operations at the compressor station.

The Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine declared force majeure on gas transit via the Sokhranivka entry point from 7a.m., the grid said in a statement on its website. It’s still possible for gas to be rerouted to the Sudzha compressor station, allowing European contracts to be fulfilled.

European gas prices surged as much as 8.1%, reversing earlier losses. Prices then eased, and were up 1.7% to 95.35 euros a megawatt-hour by 4:39 p.m. in Amsterdam. 

*YELLEN SAYS BANNING ABORTION WOULD HURT U.S. ECONOMY

WTF!? The economy can’t grow long term with ageing demographics and declining birth rates... this statement is madness.

*GERMAN NETWORK REGULATOR PRESIDENT SAYS RESIDENTIAL HOUSEHOLDS WILL BE PRIORITISED IN CASE OF GAS SUPPLY EMERGENCY, THERE WON'T BE A CHANGE

*GERMAN NETWORK REGULATOR PRESIDENT SAYS WE STILL HAVE TO ACTIVELY CONVINCE HOUSEHOLDS TO CUT DOWN ON GAS CONSUMPTION TO EASE PRESSURE

Welcome to the great reset, where you will own nothing and be happy.

Source BBG

*Elon Musk says he would lift Twitter ban on Donald Trump after deal closes - CNBC
🍿🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

*GAZPROM SAYS EUROPOL GAZ IS BANNED FROM MAKING DEALS

*GAZPROM SAYS IT WON'T BE ABLE TO EXPORT GAS VIA POLAND THROUGH THE PIPELINE

There has been more and more issues with the existing pipelines, Nordstream 2 might even be back in play at some point depending how bad it gets first.

1) Unvaccinated Ukrainians are being flown into Canada by Trudeau.

2) Trudeau has banned unvaccinated Canadians from flying.

I raaaarely decode anymore unless something just so happens to trip my trigger and I can’t get my brain to shut up about it.

This is one of those times.

Yesterday Dan Scavino posted a TBT pic of flowers at the WH. This is what got the ole’ noodle baking.

April showers bring May “Flowers”.

“Full Moon Coming”

“Sky Event”

Sunday Evening/Monday Morning we will have a Super Flower Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse. This is *exceptionally* rare.

Flower Blood Moons are said to bring honesty and truth.

Durham’s trial vs Sussman begins on Monday, May 16th.

I AM NOT DATEFAGGING. I am NOT positing anything big goes down Monday. Rather - this trial will be the first thread pulled from the fabric and will continue on up the ladder until we reach Obama and Hillary.

Today’s episode of shot in the dark decodes has been brought to you by copious amounts of caffeine and chicken tendies. Be blessed, frens.

- AC.

NEW - Bot Sentinel, a platform that monitors millions of Twitter accounts, estimates that 10-15% of all accounts on Twitter are inauthentic.

Twitter states only 5% of all accounts are inauthentic. Musk put the deal temporarily on hold to evaluate spam and fake accounts.

@disclosetv

Olaf Scholz’s SPD lost a regional election for the 2nd straight week, suffering a fresh blow amid wavering support for chancellor’s Ukraine policy. SPD slumped to 27.5% in Germany's most populous state, ACC to exit polls. CDU w/35% (+2ppts), Greens w/18.5% (+12ppts), FDP at 5%.

*FRENCH PRIME MINISTER JEAN CASTEX ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION: AFP

Eye-opening chart, Eurozone energy imports from Russia. Regardless if one likes it or not, talk is cheap, reality is tough...

Twitter's choice: admit Musk is right and it has a huge fake userbase, opening up existing management to countless shareholder lawsuits, or kill the deal and be sued for record shareholder value destruction. - ZH

American wholesale gasoline surged today above $4 a gallon for the first time ever.

This is the longest chart we have on BBG Terminal for US wholesale gasoline. It's nominal and reflects the Gulf of Mexico prompt market for 87 octanes conventional gas.

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities: Gunman in deadly attack at California church was Chinese immigrant motivated by hate for Taiwanese.

Same textbook tactics, different day...

WOW. Washington D.C., May 17, 2022 — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today charged Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (AGI US) and three former senior portfolio managers with a massive fraudulent scheme that concealed the immense downside risks of a complex options trading strategy they called “Structured Alpha.”

https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2022-84

You’re damn right it is.

Watch how they include western energy stocks in the ESG benchmarks because it supports the war against Russia... everything is upside down.

*S&P DOW JONES INDICES SAYS IT HAS REMOVED TELSA INC TSLA.O FROM ITS S&P 500 ESG INDEX

*S&P EXECUTIVE CITES CONCERNS INCLUDING TESLA'S HANDLING OF INVESTIGATION AFTER CRASHES LINKED TO AUTOPILOT

*RUSSIAN DEPUTY PM SAYS RUSSIA WILL RESTORE ALL "FREED" TERRITORIES IN UKRAINE, THIS DECISION HAS BEEN MADE - RIA

Guess they plan on rebuilding with taxpayer proceeds...

*SENIOR CHINESE DIPLOMAT WANG YI SAYS CHINA PROPOSES TO START PROCESS OF EXPANDING BRICS

It’s time we remember who we are .. remember where we came from and what we fight for.

We all share the same name.

We. Are. Americans. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

This is God’s country. We have his Divine Providence and Protection. God wins. We win. That’s a fact.

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction” - Ronald Reagan

(Speech by; Mark Robinson, Lt Gov of NC.

Song; Prime by Steve Jablonsky.

Credit; AP/History/LionheartFilms. Movie/TV clips from “The Patriot” and “Sons Of Liberty.”)