RSS- Open Thread – 28 January 2023
- A good yarn by Electra Rhodes – TTG
- Tanks are on the way… finally – TTG
- A retired FBI agent is charged with crimes along with a former Soviet diplomat, and separately after getting mixed up with men from Albania and Bosnia
- “Civil War general’s remains come back to his hometown” – TTG
- Mick Ryan on Ukrainian tanks – TTG
- VA hospital to drop Confederate name – TTG
- In for maintenance – TTG
- The Santa Fe, New Mexico District Attorney will say on 19 January whether a criminal case will be brought against Alec Baldwin for the shooting death on a movie set
- “Ukraine credits local beavers for unwittingly bolstering its defenses” – TTG
Category Archives: France
“Bradleys, Self-Propelled Howitzers Head to Ukraine …”
” … the package includes 50 Bradley fighting vehicles, 100 M113 armored personnel carriers, 18 self-propelled howitzers, missiles, munitions and more. U.S. President Joe Biden previewed the announcement Thursday during remarks at a White House cabinet meeting. “We’re going to provide the … Continue reading
Posted in France, Germany, Middle East, Russia, Syria, The Military Art, Ukraine Crisis, weapons
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Ukraine to get French combat vehicles
“The French Defense Ministry said Thursday it will soon hold talks with its Ukrainian counterpart to arrange for the delivery of armored combat vehicles in what France’s presidency says will be the first time this type of Western-made wheeled tank … Continue reading
Posted in France, Russia, The Military Art, Ukraine Crisis, weapons
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As the polls in the Republican primary election prepare to close, Arizona is a hotbed of political intrigue
By Robert Willmann Since Arizona wisely chose not to adopt daylight savings time, it is two hours ahead of the current central time and three hours ahead of eastern time. For the Republican primary held on Tuesday, 2 August 2022, … Continue reading
Redoubts 9 and 10 – Where the US was born.
(Reposted) Without the service of the French Regulars, Cornwallis would never have surrendered. Anthony Wayne’s Continentals and these men captured these two strong redoubts in night bayonet attacks. There are a whole lot of these fellows buried out in … Continue reading
Posted in France, Politics, The Military Art, Whatever
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“France’s far right sends shockwaves after electoral breakthrough”
“France’s far right scored a historic success in legislative elections on Sunday, increasing its number of lawmakers almost tenfold and cementing the party’s rise from fringe status to the mainstream opposition. Since taking the helm of the party in 2011, leader Marine … Continue reading
Posted in France
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“… a Choice Between Lesser Evils…”
“Mr. Macron and Ms. Le Pen are now fighting over the 7.7 million voters who backed Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the leftist leader who earned a strong third-place finish in the first round of the election. Were they to break strongly for one of the … Continue reading
Posted in France, Religion
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Them “surrender monkeys” are at it again …
“French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said France would spearhead an “exceptional humanitarian operation” alongside Turkey and Greece to evacuate the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, which has been under siege by Russian forces for three weeks. “We are going to launch a … Continue reading
Posted in France, Russia, The Military Art, Turkey, Ukraine Crisis
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“German army ‘standing bare,’ limited in combat readiness, top chief says”
Listen to this article0:00 / 2:001X BeyondWords “Germany’s highest-ranking military officer cast doubt on the Germany army’s combat readiness, claiming that years of neglect have left it in a questionable state amid the ongoing Ukrainian-Russian war. Inspector of the Army … Continue reading
Posted in Borg Wars, France, Germany, Russia
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“Quebec accused of launching ‘culture war’ on English with strict French language law” Telegraph
“Overview as of the 2016 census[edit] Population: 8,164,361 Official language: French Majority group: Francophone (77.1%) Minority groups: Allophone (13.15%), Anglophone (7.45%), Aboriginals (0.6%), native speakers of two languages or more (2.3%)[2]” wiki Among the ten provinces of Canada, Quebec is the only one whose majority is francophone. Quebec’s population accounts for 23.9% … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, France
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Webb launch on Christmas Day?
“The James Webb Space Telescope is a space telescope developed by NASA, ESA and CSA to succeed the Hubble Space Telescope as NASA’s flagship astrophysics mission. Its primary mirror, the Optical Telescope Element, is composed of 18 hexagonal mirror segments … Continue reading
Posted in France, Science, Space
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