Monthly Archives: November 2022

Forest Brothers – TTG

Posted on November 21, 2022 by TTG

No. this is not about Lithuanian anti-Soviet partisans. This is about my local forest brothers… the American Sycamore trees growing behind my house. I consider them my brothers because they grew from bare ground only after my family and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Flora, TTG | 23 Comments

“… Artemis spacecraft reaches the Moon”

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Pat Lang

“Nasa’s Orion spacecraft reached the Moon’s orbit on Monday, flying over Tranquility Base where Neil Armstrong walked 53 years ago. The Artemis mission launched its test flight last Wednesday, the first time an astronaut-class spacecraft has ventured into lunar orbit since the … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, Space | 1 Comment

Scraping the bottom of the barrel? – TTG

Posted on November 19, 2022 by TTG

Russia is launching cruise missiles with dummy nuclear warheads at Ukraine – evidence that the enemy’s stockpile of cruise missiles is running so low that it is dipping into its strategic reserves, Ukrainian military analysts Defense Express wrote on November … Continue reading →

Posted in Russia, The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 68 Comments

 ” … a sign they’re planning for more retreats, UK intel says.”

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Pat Lang

“In a Friday intelligence update, Britain’s defense ministry shared that after Russian forces withdrew from Kherson, they have prioritized reorganizing, refitting, and assuming defense preparations across different areas of eastern and southern Ukraine that are still controlled by Putin’s occupying troops.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Russia, Ukraine Crisis | 20 Comments

“AG Garland Names Jack Smith Special Counsel for Trump Probes”

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Pat Lang

“Attorney General Merrick Garland named a special counsel on Friday to oversee the Justice Department’s investigation into the presence of classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate as well as key aspects of a separate probe involving the … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 30 Comments

” … a military disaster that not even the Kremlin and its propagandists can spin.”

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Pat Lang

“To paraphrase Ernest Hemingway, the Russian military lost the city of Kherson in two ways: gradually, then suddenly. Kherson was the first major city the Russians captured in the early days in the war and, in the eight months since, … Continue reading →

Posted in Russia, Ukraine Crisis | 38 Comments

“House Republicans allege Biden directly involved in business dealings with son Hunter Biden”

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Pat Lang

“Republican Reps. James Comer and Jim Jordan alleged at a press conference Thursday that President Biden was actively involved in overseas business dealings alongside his son Hunter. Comer, citing whistleblowers, asserted that the Biden family “flourished and became millionaires by simply offering access to … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 20 Comments

Did you know that the Bahamas are in Central America?

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Pat Lang

Tonight, the preppy fop, Jesse Watters pronounced on his ill-deserved piece of Foxnews prime time that he could not understand how FTX Fried could live like an Ottoman sultan in the Bahamas since such lifestyles are not allowed in Central … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Media Ignorance and Idiocy, Ukraine Crisis | 6 Comments

What goes up must come down.

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Pat Lang

“Hercules also offered the ability to attack pre-located ground targets, after feeding in the coordinates in an operation that took about five minutes. For these missions the computer used the MTR to guide the missile to a point above the … Continue reading →

Posted in weapons | 9 Comments

Great News Everybody: 2022 Just Got a Whole Lot More Fun. So Did Next Year.

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Fred

You’ve got it. Your very favorite president, well, let Hollywood tell the story. ““I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Fred, government, Humor, Politics | Tagged | 22 Comments