RSS- The Wondrous Oak
- Three Seas Summit: Vilnius 2024
- Tit for tat until it all goes boom
- Deadly H5N1 avian influenza strain detected on mainland Antarctica
- “BYD is launching its next-gen Blade EV battery soon with more range and even lower cost”
- Iran launches air attacks on Israel
- ISW on the developing Ukrainian defense industrial base and Russias strikes on the Ukrainian energy infrastructure
- Britain? Kaput! By Walrus.
- Declaration “Dignitas Infinita” on Human Dignity
- The situation and some possible courses of action … A Pat Lang post reposted from 26 February 2022
Monthly Archives: November 2016
The Democratic Party in 2017
What part of this arithmetic do the Democrats not comprehend? Seats in the Senate 48 / 100 Seats in the House 186 / 435 Governorships 18 / 50 State Upper House Seats 836 / 1,972 … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
127 Comments
De Mistura’s Aleppo fantasy
"Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Moallem reaffirmed that it is the duty of the Syrian state to save the citizens from being taken hostages by terrorists in Aleppo city, stressing that the idea of “self-administration” in … Continue reading
Posted in Borg Wars, Syria
31 Comments
“NSA Director Mike Rogers Could Be Removed in Restructuring” – TTG
“President Obama is considering a recommendation by Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to separate the commands of theNational Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command that could lead to the removal of Admiral Mike Rogers … Continue reading
Posted in government, Intelligence, The Military Art, TTG
41 Comments
Sasquatch Summit, November 18-19, 2016 – TTG
Earlier today, Colonel Lang momentarily emerged from his reveries to grace us with a bit of wisdom. Actually it was more of a “druther” than a bit of wisdom. Seems he would rather be a Sasquatch hunter than the Director … Continue reading
Posted in Science, TTG
93 Comments
The Situation in Rojava – TTG
“Moments ago, the Kurdish-led 'Syrian Democratic Forces' (SDF) established full control over Tall as-Saman after a 48-hour battle prompted ISIS fighters to withdraw to the neighbouring village of Qaryah Armaniyah. The capture of Tall as-Saman is significant as it lies … Continue reading
Posted in Syria, The Military Art, TTG, Turkey
83 Comments
Article 2 and the 12th Amendment – The Electoral College will remain …
Out there in "the public," there are various children (of various ages) who are weeping and gnashing their teeth (rending garments, etc.) over Trump's impending election by the Electoral College in spite of the apparent win by Clinton in the … Continue reading
Posted in government
46 Comments
Gwen Ifill – Beloved Figure
I knew her slightly. I had the privilege of sitting across the table at the Newshour from her quite a lot in the year or so that I was employed by them before being "hurled into the public" as Ron White … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs
14 Comments
Mr. Trump – Stay away from ideologues …
IMO President Elect Trump would do well to avoid appointing ideologues to jobs in his administration. Republican Part hacks, neocon war-mongers, R2P do-gooders, all these will, if they can, drag him toward high risk positions that he can ill afford … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
163 Comments