RSS- Tit for tat until it all goes boom
- Deadly H5N1 avian influenza strain detected on mainland Antarctica
- “BYD is launching its next-gen Blade EV battery soon with more range and even lower cost”
- Iran launches air attacks on Israel
- ISW on the developing Ukrainian defense industrial base and Russias strikes on the Ukrainian energy infrastructure
- Britain? Kaput! By Walrus.
- Declaration “Dignitas Infinita” on Human Dignity
- The situation and some possible courses of action … A Pat Lang post reposted from 26 February 2022
- HARPER: COL. W. PATRICK LANG R.I.P.
- A Note On Our Folly By Walrus
Author Archives: TTG
Lithuanian Intelligence 2024 National Threat Assessment
Lithuanian intelligence assessed that Russia has the capability to continue sustaining the current tempo of its war in Ukraine and will likely have the capability to gradually expand its military capabilities in the near term. Lithuanian intelligence published its 2024 national … Continue reading
Posted in Baltics, Intelligence, Russia, TTG, Ukraine Crisis
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Gaza aid ship expected to set sail from Cyprus
A ship carrying desperately needed humanitarian aid is expected to set sail this weekend, bound for Gaza. The Spanish vessel, Open Arms, is scheduled to depart from Cyprus – the closest EU country to Gaza – and hopes to use … Continue reading
Posted in Gastronomie, Israel, Middle East, TTG
90 Comments
Toyota’s development of solid state EV batteries
Toyota says it is close to being able to manufacture next-generation solid-state batteries at the same rate as existing batteries for electric vehicles, marking a milestone in the global race to commercialise the technology. Its headway in manufacturing technology follows … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Technology, TTG
44 Comments
“Russia Threatens Moldova With ‘Military Scenario’ Over Transnistria”
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Mikhail Galuzin, has warned Moldova of “a military scenario” if it attempts to resolve the problem of the breakaway Transnistrian region by force. “We are extremely concerned about such a possibility and have always made it … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Russia, TTG, Ukraine Crisis
41 Comments
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
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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
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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