Monthly Archives: January 2025

Trump tells Putin: end war in Ukraine or face huge sanctions

Posted on January 22, 2025 by TTG

President Trump has threatened to impose additional sanctions and tariffs on Russia unless President Putin agrees to end the war in Ukraine. Trump said last year that he would resolve the war within 24 hours of being sworn in as … Continue reading →

Posted in Policy, Politics, Russia, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 10 Comments

Open Thread – Inauguration Day 2025

Posted on January 20, 2025 by TTG

For a day of ceremony, a lot happened today. Not unexpectedly, I might add. What struck me most was all the pardons and commutations. First Biden gave preemptive pardons to members of his family, Fauci and the entire J6 investigative … Continue reading →

Posted in Open Thread, TTG | 89 Comments

On December 19, 2024 Congress tried to suspend the federal debt limit until 2027 but the vote failed. The January 2 limit is full. What now?

Posted on January 20, 2025 by willmann

By Robert Willmann A technique used in Congress will cause a proposed law to be filed at the last minute and scheduled to be voted on right away. This prevents many — or most — members from reading it and … Continue reading →

Posted in Administration, Current Affairs, government, Politics | Tagged , | 14 Comments

Dave Chappelle’s SNL Monologue

Posted on January 19, 2025 by TTG

I was in the Middle East years ago after I quit my show. I was trying to find out what I wanted to do with my life. And while I was there, Jimmy Carter flew to Israel. So everybody in … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture and Society, Current Affairs, Humor, TTG | 3 Comments

Aurimas Mockus and his grueling quest to row from San Diego to Brisbane – mostly naked

Posted on January 18, 2025 by TTG

The Lithuanian faces up to eight months of cyclones, adverse winds and extreme loneliness as he rows in solidarity with Ukraine. In his first three days at sea, Aurimas Mockus says, he got only five hours of sleep. His body … Continue reading →

Posted in Ukraine Crisis | 4 Comments

Drone Industry: American Style

Posted on January 17, 2025 by TTG

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — U.S. defense contractor Anduril Industries is preparing to build a massive advanced manufacturing facility in central Ohio, adding a planned 4,000 jobs to the area’s burgeoning high-tech sector, state officials announced Thursday. The Cosa Mesa, California-based … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, The economy, The Military Art, TTG, weapons | 3 Comments

What really happened with the Pacific Palisades water hydrants?

Posted on January 16, 2025 by TTG

It’s a headline no one would want to see: Fire hydrants being used to fight the Palisades Fire were running dry. The fast-moving fire tested the L.A. Department of Water and Power’s municipal system: The final tank used to maintain … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture and Society, Current Affairs, government, TTG | 32 Comments

Two big launches scheduled for this week

Posted on January 12, 2025 by TTG

SpaceX completed a wet dress rehearsal of its fully stacked Starship rocket Friday, clearing the way for launch this Monday. This mission will set the new record for the largest rocket ever launched, thanks to the slightly taller Block 2 … Continue reading →

Posted in Space, TTG | 5 Comments

DeSantis Pitches Moving NASA Headquarters to Florida

Posted on January 11, 2025 by TTG

While lauding a new partnership among Florida universities and Kennedy Space Center, Gov. Ron DeSantis shoehorned in a pitch to have NASA headquarters leave the nation’s capital in favor of the Sunshine State. “There is an interest in moving the … Continue reading →

Posted in government, Space, TTG | 7 Comments

A renewed Ukrainian offensive in Kursk?

Posted on January 10, 2025 by TTG

Ukrainian forces resumed offensive operations in at least three areas within the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast and made tactical advances on January 5. Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces conducted multiple roughly company-sized mechanized assaults in the Berdin-Novosotnitsky direction … Continue reading →

Posted in The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 61 Comments