RSS- Russia can lose this war by Timothy Snyder
- Inaugural crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner
- Orangutans and traditional medicine
- Tatarigami’s assessment of the situation at Chasiv Yar and Ocheretyne
- Open Thread – 1 May 2024
- Barbara Ann on The Great Taking
- William Eaton and The Battle of Derna
- The battle for Ocheretyne
- Supreme Court oral arguments to be heard on April 25 about presidential immunity for official acts
- Nasa’s Voyager-1 sends usable data from deep space
Monthly Archives: July 2023
Open Thread – 18 July 2023
Have at it. I have a transmission to repair.
Posted in Open Thread, TTG
65 Comments
Kerch Strait Bridge Hit… Again
The Russian-Appointed Leader of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov has announced that the 145th Pillar on the Kerch Strait Bridge has Collapsed as a result of a “Terrorist Attack” causing a Total Halt in Car Traffic across the Bridge; he further stated … Continue reading
Posted in TTG, Ukraine Crisis
50 Comments
Russian counter-counterattacks
Generally, there are very few reports about what’s going on. Even Putin’s PRBS-machinery is quiet – though there are good reasons for that. The last four days, the Russians run large-scale counterattacks almost everywhere along the frontline: from western Luhansk, … Continue reading
Posted in TTG, Ukraine Crisis
15 Comments
India launches historic Chandrayaan-3 moon-landing mission
India has embarked on its latest ambitious voyage to the moon. A Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3) rocket topped with the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on the coastal island of Sriharikota today (July 14) at … Continue reading
Posted in Space, TTG
18 Comments
Eric Sloane’s Declaration of Self-Dependence
One night while reading about the Declaration of Independence, I dozed off wondering what it must have been like to have taken part in its writing. Suddenly I was there. With a quill pen I was writing the great words, … Continue reading
Posted in government, History, TTG
10 Comments
Florida ocean temperatures at ‘downright shocking’ levels
Not only is Florida sizzling in record-crushing heat, but the ocean waters that surround it are scorching, as well. The unprecedented ocean warmth around the state — connected to historically warm oceans worldwide — is further intensifying its heat wave … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Science, TTG
70 Comments
Wall Watchers’ Delight
Russian President Vladimir Putin met mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin after the failed Wagner group mutiny last month, the Kremlin says. Prigozhin, who heads the mercenary group, was among 35 Wagner commanders invited to the meeting in Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry … Continue reading
Posted in Russia, TTG, Ukraine Crisis
35 Comments
Diversity
“The neo-con success is based on the ignorance of the people they lecture, those people for whom the Arab/Muslim is a sub-human – incapable of ‘higher’ things like patriotism, or love of his people, desire for his children to have … Continue reading
Posted in Habakkuk, TTG, Whatever
42 Comments
“Kool Aid” A Suggestion By Walrus.
Anyone who has been hanging around this website for long enough is familiar with our late and much loved founders essay on intellectual honesty and personal honor: “Drinking The Kool Aid”. https://mepc.org/journal/drinking-kool-aid This was the standard he lived by. It … Continue reading
Posted in Ukraine Crisis, Walrus
106 Comments
Thomas Theiner on the Ukrainian Counteroffensive
In Germany @derspiegel, @welt, @ntvde and in Austria @derStandardat write that “the Ukrainian Offensive has failed”. That is wild nonsense. This nonsense happens, because all of them interviewed the same expert, who doesn’t understand Ukraine’s Offensive phases, of which there … Continue reading
Posted in The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis
61 Comments