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Monthly Archives: May 2023
Trent Telenko on Ukrainian Drones
In the last few hours Ukraine has struck the posh Moscow neighborhood where Russian oligarchs live with what looks like a converted Foxtech REX 340 Canard VTOL/compound helicopter drone. You can buy a Chinese Foxtech REX 340 online for $42K … Continue reading
Posted in The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis
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The U.S. Congress as professional wrestling puts on a show about the federal government’s public debt limit
By Robert Willmann As a type of theater, professional wrestling is a scripted performance to entice the audience and coax it to come back for more. With in-your-face interviews before and after a match including insolent insults, and fascinating stunts … Continue reading
“Russia hits base in Ukraine in new wave of strikes, Zelenskiy praises Patriots”
KYIV, May 29 (Reuters) – Russia said on Monday its military hit Ukrainian air bases in overnight strikes and Ukrainian forces shelled industrial facilities inside Russia as both sides sought the upper hand ahead of what Kyiv hopes will be … Continue reading
Posted in The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis
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“Dear Hearts Across the Seas: A Memorial Day Prayer” by W. Patrick Lang
“For 14 hours yesterday, I was at work—teaching Christ to lift his cross by the numbers, and how to adjust his crown; and not to imagine he thirst until after the last halt. I attended his Supper to see that … Continue reading
Posted in Religion
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“Atque in perpetuum, frater, ave atque vale”
Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, New York 22 March 2014 My wife’s father passed away after a long battle with dementia. His life … Continue reading
2023 Memorial Day Weekend Luminaria at the Fredericksburg National Cemetery
FREDERICKSBURG, VA — On Saturday, May 27, 2023 the National Park Service will host the 28th annual luminaria at the Fredericksburg National Cemetery. The program runs from 8 pm to 11 pm, and is free to the public. In the … Continue reading
“China prioritizing Turkmenistan over Russia in next big pipeline project”
SINGAPORE/ASHGABAT, May 24 (Reuters) – China is accelerating the building of a long-delayed Central Asian pipeline to source gas from Turkmenistan even as Russia pushes its own new Siberian connection, as Beijing juggles its energy security needs with diplomatic priorities. … Continue reading
Posted in Central Asia, China, Russia, TTG
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The Solitude of Combat Veterans – Alan Farrell
Ladies and Gentlemens: Kurt Vonnegut — Corporal Vonnegut — famously told an assembly like this one that his wife had begged him to “bring light into their tunnels” that night. “Can’t do that,” said Vonnegut, since, according to him, the … Continue reading
Posted in Farrell, Prose
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Trump’s White House lawyer predicts ex-president will end up in jail.
Donald Trump’s former attorney has boldly predicted that the former president is going to jail as the criminal investigation into the trove of classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago continues to heat up. Ty Cobb, who worked as a White House … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Justice, Politics, TTG
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Russia invaded… by Russians
Ilya Ponomarev, the political leader of the Freedom of Russia Legion, told Tonight With Andrew Marr that his group is one of two regiments that have taken part in an operation that seized a village near the Ukrainian border during … Continue reading
Posted in Russia, TTG, Ukraine Crisis
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