RSS- “US says evidence shows North Korea has troops in Russia for Ukraine war”
- Moldova’s Sandu secures knife-edge EU vote win
- “Leaked documents show US intelligence on Israel’s plans to attack Iran, sources say”
- The Marine Littoral Regiment
- “China has the US drone industry by the components (balls)”
- SpaceX Catches a Super Heavy Booster During a Milestone Flight 5
- “Many Ukrainian drones have been disabled by Russian jamming”
- “Thrill and Tradition”
- It is time to throw away the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale and give the public better information
- “Hurricane Milton is forecast to become a Category 5 and is taking aim at Florida”
Monthly Archives: July 2024
“Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran”
Hamas says its political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in an Israeli attack in the Iranian capital. According to Iranian media, an air strike hit a building for war veterans in Tehran where Haniyeh was staying at around 02:00 … Continue reading
“Venezuela opposition has 73% of vote tallies, says its victory is irreversible”
CARACAS/MARACAIBO/MARACAY, Venezuela, July 29 (Reuters) – Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Monday that the country’s opposition has 73.2% of the voting tallies from Sunday’s election, allowing it to prove election results it says give it a victory. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, TTG, Venezuela
41 Comments
“Crossing Thresholds: Ukrainian Resistance to Russian Occupation”
Note: This is an excerpt from a CSIS report by Jade McGlynn published in June. It is “based on extensive fieldwork in Ukraine since 2022, largely in the de-occupied territories. It includes 63 interviews, 50 of which are with people … Continue reading
Posted in The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis
77 Comments
Powerful cartel leader was duped by El Chapo’s son into flying to US, sources say
A leader and co-founder of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel is in U.S. custody thanks to a stunning betrayal by one of the sons of imprisoned Mexican kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera, a source told CBS News. The arrest of Ismael … Continue reading
Posted in Blood on the Border, Justice, Mexico, TTG
17 Comments
Yuriy Butusov on the “difficult situation in the Pokrovsky direction”
There is a critically difficult situation in the Pokrovsky direction, which requires immediate systemic and considered decisions of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. Over the past seven days, the enemy advanced 6 km in the direction of Mirnograd-Pokrovsk. On … Continue reading
Posted in The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis
61 Comments
“Project 2025 Is A Blueprint For Business Disaster”
Project 2025: A Road Map to Oblivion That playbook is Project 2025, a 900-page report developed by the Heritage Foundation and a large coalition of conservative groups to help a second Trump presidency hit the ground running. “If we are going to rescue … Continue reading
Posted in Policy, Politics, TTG
79 Comments
The smoke signals were correct. Biden bails out of the presidential race, right on schedule!
By Robert Willmann Never underestimate the finagling in and around un-democratic processes. Today, Sunday, 21 July 2024, a political party that calls itself the Democratic Party deftly removed its candidate for president, Joe Biden, who amassed way more than the … Continue reading
“CrowdStrike update that caused global outage likely skipped checks, experts say”
Security experts said CrowdStrike’s routine update of its widely used cybersecurity software, which caused clients’ computer systems to crash globally on Friday, apparently did not undergo adequate quality checks before it was deployed. The latest version of its Falcon Sensor software … Continue reading
Posted in Cyber, TTG
20 Comments
Efforts escalate to get Biden to withdraw as the Democratic Party’s nominee for president
By Robert Willmann The nastiness of national politics is showing up. For the last four and a half years, the press, mass media, and the Democratic Party have continuously proclaimed that Joe Biden has the mental and physical ability to … Continue reading
Duck Punt Sailing Around the World
Time for a change of pace. I’ve sang the praises of the West Mersea duck punt before. Such a marvelously simple and honest craft, whether in its native West Mersea salt marshes of Essex, England or in the tropical waters … Continue reading
Posted in Messing about in boats, TTG
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