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- Syrian rebels take control of most of Aleppo city
- Thanksgiving in the Field – 1863 from “Death Piled Hard”
- “La Grande Fete de Merci Donnant” – Buchwald
- Testing the waters?
- “Peak Oil Demand is Coming Soon!”
- “Russia reportedly launches intercontinental ballistic missile against Ukraine — what we know so far”
- “Biden approves antipersonnel mines for Ukraine, undoing his own policy”
- Starship launch scheduled for tomorrow afternoon
- “How long-range missiles striking Russia could affect Ukraine war”
Monthly Archives: May 2021
The Army is nearly tripling electronic warfare personnel – TTG
“BELCAMP, Maryland — The Army will nearly triple the number of electronic warfare personnel in the next two years to begin staffing specialized units and staff sections at every echelon from brigade up. The schoolhouse is preparing to increase the … Continue reading
Posted in The Military Art, TTG
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Here’s What Marjorie Taylor Greene Said That Is Making Headlines – What do You Think?
Last week Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer lashed out at Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (aka MTG) after her speech in front of an excited Arizona audience in Mesa, Arizona with fellow Representatives Matt Gaetz, Paul Gosar and Andy Biggs. … Continue reading
Posted in Borg Wars, Larry Johnson
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China Joe wants Beau to be a combat casualty. Petraeus will help him.
“Congress needs to find “the will to solve the problem” of veterans benefits for those who were sickened from toxic fire pit exposure while serving in combat zones, a trio of veterans and advocates write in a Memorial Day weekend appeal on … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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Hölderlin Ode Lebenslauf (The Course of Life)
Translated by Steven J. Willett The Gravestone of Friedrich Hölderlin Note: This ode is in the asclepiad strophe, an extremely difficult metrical form to translate, particularly due to the highly complex syntax Hölderlin deploys. It has long been one of … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Willett
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U.S. Intelligence Community Already Knows that Covid Came from the Chinese Bio Lab
Why did the Biden Administration suddenly reverse course and order the U.S. intelligence community to “investigate the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic?” Especially doing this policy backflip less than 24 hours after White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki insisted that any … Continue reading
Posted in Larry Johnson
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION SITREP 27 MAY 2021 by Patrick Armstrong
IN A WORD. Some time ago – Munich speech? Libya? Ivanov’s re-assignment? – the Putin Team decided that NATO wanted war and Russia had better get its defensive power up. They have decided that they have done so. That’s why … Continue reading
Posted in Patrick Armstrong, Russia
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Meleager’s Two Epigrams on Help of Cicadas in Love Pain
Greek Anthology 7.195 and 7.196 Translated by Steven J. Willett Lychee and Cicada, sumi-e by Chao Shao’ang (1864~1957) A silver cicada fibula, Roman 3rd century AD Note: The cicada has a long history in Greek poetry that is matched by … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Willett
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