Donate
Browse by category
Recent Comments
- TTG on Remnant Soviet Union and the search for past glory
- Jim. on Remnant Soviet Union and the search for past glory
- Eric Newhill on Dow surges by 1,300 points as Trump is reelected
- Eric Newhill on Dow surges by 1,300 points as Trump is reelected
- Eric Newhill on Dow surges by 1,300 points as Trump is reelected
Browse archives
- November 2024
- October 2024
- September 2024
- August 2024
- July 2024
- June 2024
- May 2024
- April 2024
- March 2024
- February 2024
- January 2024
- December 2023
- November 2023
- October 2023
- September 2023
- August 2023
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- February 2006
- January 2006
- December 2005
- November 2005
- October 2005
- September 2005
- August 2005
- July 2005
RSS
- Remnant Soviet Union and the search for past glory
- Dow surges by 1,300 points as Trump is reelected
- Black voters may have cast Virginia ballots in 1864
- The 2024 federal fiscal year ended. $35.46 trillion in debt. A $1.83 trillion deficit. $1.13 trillion in gross interest payments. The presidential candidates are silent.
- On the Lunatic Fringe
- Mars declared unsafe for humans to live as scientists explain why it’d never work
- “Does Russia face military collapse by 2026? Inside Ukraine’s strategic assessment”
- Open thread – 28 October 2024
- Israel launches airstrikes on Iran
- “US says evidence shows North Korea has troops in Russia for Ukraine war”
Meta
Monthly Archives: February 2024
Everglades Challenge 2024
It’s that time of year when I invite the Turcopolier Committee of Correspondence to check out this year’s running of the Everglades Challenge. I discovered this event well over a decade ago. I still have dreams of participating in this … Continue reading
Posted in Messing about in boats, TTG
11 Comments
Open Thread – 28 February 2024
Have at it, or as Colonel Lang often phrased it, amuse yourselves. TTG
Posted in Open Thread
112 Comments
Mexico City may soon run out of water
Mexico City, a sprawling metropolis of nearly 22 million people and one of the world’s biggest cities, is facing a severe water crisis as a tangle of problems — including geography, chaotic urban development and leaky infrastructure — are compounded … Continue reading
Posted in Blood on the Border, Mexico, TTG
31 Comments
Illia Ponomarenko on two years of war
Two years. It’s been two years since that fucking night of February 24. We knew — well, we’ve been told “it’s not 100% confirmed yet…but THIS is possibly due at 4 am or 5 am, stay put.” A half-glass of … Continue reading
Posted in TTG, Ukraine Crisis
101 Comments
The Register on the leak of Chinese infosec vendor’s hacking activities
A cache of stolen document posted to GitHub appears to reveal how a Chinese infosec vendor named I-Soon offers rent-a-hacker services for Beijing. The trove appeared on GitHub last week and contains hundreds of documents documenting I-Soon’s activities. Analysis of … Continue reading
Posted in China, Cyber, TTG
26 Comments
IM-1 lander enters lunar orbit
WASHINGTON — Intuitive Machines’ first lunar lander mission entered orbit around the moon Feb. 21, setting up a landing attempt in a day. The company announced on social media that the Nova-C lander, named Odysseus, performed a 408-second burn of … Continue reading
Posted in Space, TTG
10 Comments
“Indicted ex-FBI informant told investigators he got Hunter Biden dirt from Russian intelligence officials”
CNN — The former FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens’ dealings in Ukraine told investigators after his arrest that Russian intelligence officials were involved in passing information to him about Hunter Biden, prosecutors said Tuesday in a new court … Continue reading
Posted in Intelligence, Politics, TTG
44 Comments
“Heavy Fog In Channel; Continent Cut Off.” – Walrus.
INTERNATIONAL CODE OF SIGNALS: CODE FLAG “U” – YOU ARE STANDING INTO DANGER! America is the Titanic and our Iceberg is something called “Inversion”. I tried to draw attention to this in August 2014 by quoting that Times Of London … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Policy, Politics, Walrus
106 Comments
“Ukraine War, 17 February 2024: Melee in Avdiivka”
Hello everybody! An update at ‘unusual hour’, because of latest developments in the Avidiivka area. Essentially, upon realising that the ZSU is in the process of withdrawing from the ruins of the town, the Russians launched such a massive onslaught, … Continue reading
Posted in The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis
69 Comments
Open Thread – 16 February 2024
As SSG Gutierrez would sometimes enthusiastically answer the company phone, no matter who was calling, “Charging Charlie, One Three Five, speak your nickel’s worth.” A piece of big news this morning is the death of Navalny in a Russian prison. … Continue reading
Posted in Open Thread
68 Comments