RSS- Russians taking reflexive control to a new level
- A New Beginning By Walrus
- It’s Over; Pogo Was Right – By Walrus
- “What are Israel’s protests and general strike about — and how big are they?”
- “As a former IDF soldier and historian of genocide, I was deeply disturbed by my recent visit to Israel”
- Tom67 on Mongolia
- “NASA Composite Booms Deploy, Mission Sets Sail in Space”
- Open Thread – 30 August 2024
- “Putin’s alternative pipeline flops quietly”
- SpaceX is about to send four people on a wild — and risky — mission into the radiation belts.
Monthly Archives: October 2023
Why Xiangshan Forum could be ‘useful opportunity’ for US-China military ties
Beijing is expected to restart military communication with Washington when it hosts a security forum from Sunday, but analysts say issues like Taiwan and the South China Sea will make it challenging. The three-day Xiangshan Forum – seen as Beijing’s … Continue reading
Posted in China, Middle East, TTG
47 Comments
A Respite
Nothing momentous, just a brief respite from the normal news. I know I’ve talked about these West Mersea duck punts before and even shared a video. Just sit back and enjoy the simplicity of the design and the serenity of … Continue reading
Posted in Messing about in boats, Nature, TTG
29 Comments
The coming spelunking nightmare
As Gazans Scrounge for Food and Water, Hamas Sits on a Rich Trove of Supplies By Matthew Rosenberg and Maria Abi-Habib Hamas has spent years stockpiling desperately needed fuel, food and medicine, as well as ammo and weapons, in the … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, The Military Art, TTG
159 Comments
HARPER: THE SPEAKER ORDEAL IS OVER… FOR NOW
The House of Representatives finally has a new Speaker after a several week marathon of infighting among Republican factions. It would appear that the principle of exhaustion combined with growing alarm at the public outrage at the dysfunction of the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, government, Harper, Policy, Politics
34 Comments
Tales of the River Bank
Kherson direction: Activity of the APU on the left bank, the situation as of 18.00 on October 17, 2023. Last night, at least four groups of then AFU 35th and 36th Marine Brigade from the Katran strike group landed at … Continue reading
Posted in fauna, Flora, The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis
50 Comments
Several Republicans prevented Jim Jordan from becoming Speaker, but the numbers 5 and 33 trillion will not go away
By Robert Willmann Like Mother Nature, mathematics is impartial. Acting like petulant children, several Republican members of the House of Representatives prevented Jim Jordan from becoming Speaker by using the whole number five, or higher, to prevent him from getting … Continue reading
Open Thread – 24 October 2024
It’s time for some serious yard work. You can all comment to your hearts’ desires… or get outside and do a little yard work yourselves.
Posted in Open Thread
90 Comments
Comparative ammunition expenditures
Well this is interesting. The graphic in quoted tweet is from telegram account #UAWarInfoGraphics . It looks like they take #OSINTguild224 analysis (ex: my chart below) turn into a good infographic and post on Telegram. Shout out to @rshereme for … Continue reading
Posted in The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis
37 Comments
Israeli Official Issues Warning to Putin on Russian State TV
An Israeli politician issued a warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin amid the ongoing wars in Israel and Ukraine. Amir Weitmann, the head of the libertarian caucus in Israel’s Likud Party, appeared on Russia’s state-run RT News network this week … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Russia, TTG
72 Comments