Just about every installation of the Great Mondaydact Browser Mulcher series opens with yer very ‘eavy, very ‘umble servant bitching about how horrid Monday is, and then promising to make it all better with memes and videos and hot girls with nice curves. This is de rigeur for most Mondays, and it is right, good, and proper to indulge in such things on such days.
Not today.
This is Memorial Day for my American friends and readers. It isn’t just a long weekend with an excuse for a barbecue stapled onto it. This is a day that they take very seriously over there, and rightly so.
Just as Victory Day is sacred to Russians, so too Memorial Day is sacrosanct to the Yankees. That is because they, perhaps alone among all Western nations today, actually understand what it means to send their boys off to die in far-distant wars fought on foreign shores. (The Limeys used to understand that, but they don’t, not anymore, because they are no longer really a nation of any kind. America still kind of sort of holds on to its founding fabric, though that cloth is rent, torn, and frayed now.)
When I lived in the USA, I loved the fact that Americans were proud of their men in uniform, their Flag, and their country. I loved listening to them playing “The Star Spangled Banner” before every sporting event and public ceremony. And I loved the enthusiasm with which newcomers like me were embraced by the native population, provided only that we respected their laws and honoured their way of life.
This is the America that I knew – a land full of hope, optimism, promises of a better future, and most importantly, profoundly decent and good people, especially once you get out of the big cities.
That is the America that its men fought and died for.
It is a simple dream, but a profoundly important one. America – strong, fair, honourable, decent, open, kindhearted, and most importantly, FREE.
If anything is worth dying for, beyond God and family, surely, it is such a country.
Those are the people that we honour today – the ones who died for that dream.
Happy Memorial Day to all of my American friends and readers. My respects go to you and your people, and I especially wish to give my thanks and salutations to the many members of my readership who served in the US military, in any capacity. I am honoured and privileged that you take time out of your day to read, comment upon, and share what I write – my own knowledge base and understanding of the world is surely richer for it.
May the Lord our God bless you and yours, and may He – through His just and righteous corrections and judgements – bless whatever is left of the United States of America.
And now, grab the Kleenex, because you’re probably going to need to make a few excuses about how dusty the air is:
Here’s the speech that explains the title of the post:
The Mighty God-Emperor
His Most Illustrious, Noble, August, Benevolent, and Legendary Celestial Majesty, the God-Emperor of Mankind, Donaldus Triumphus Magnus Astra, the First of His Name, the Lion of Midnight, may the Lord bless him and preserve him, gave a really rather good speech at the NRA Convention in the wake of the awful tragedy in Uvalde:
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Dawn of Battle
The Male Brain has some great stuff for us today. We start with a video from Cracked about how censors tried to wreck our favourite childhood memories (and succeeded, actually, I sure as hell don’t remember April O’Neill‘s boobage being that impressive in the original TMNT series that I watched):
Reason examines whether gun control makes sense, using data and facts and logic – the conclusion is not at all surprising:
Another one from them about the politicisation of entertainment:
Joma Tech asks the question that everyone wants to know the answer to: what if you made an anime out of programming?
Given that the Japs have made anime shows out of magical cooking utensils, basketball, and fishing, I wouldn’t bet against them making one about programming, too.
The Babylon Bee explains what should be obvious to anyone but a liberal:
JP Sears delivers the comedy, as always:
Poli-ticking Off
Mark Dice has had an extremely busy week pointing out all of the woke stupidity – because there is so much of it nowadays:
When even the world’s biggest retailer is beginning to understand the truth behind “Get Woke, Go Broke”, you know shit’s gettin’ real.
China Uncensored notes that the Commies are going seriously overboard with their futile attempts to stop the Chinkin Pox:
Lord Razor of the Fist Clan pillories Robert Francis “Beta” O’Rourke – the most Oirish of Oirishmen if there ever was one, sure ‘n’ Begorrah! – who likes to pretend that he is Hispanic, and that he actually cares about dead children shot by a madman:
Gonzalo Lira makes some very interesting predictions about life in 404-Land after the Russians defeat the Donbas JFO grouping:
The good people at Redacted note that Darth Soros has clearly gone completely off the deep end:
ะะตะด ะกะฒะฐัะธะปะฒัะน ะะพะฒะพัะธั!
Grandpa Grumpuss grumps, grumpily, about some important developments in the 404 War:
Itโs All Greek To Us
The dynamic duo of The Duran have certainly been quite busy this week. First up, Alexander Mercouris unpacks the rapidly increasing rate of Russian advance in the Donbas front:
His good friend and colleauge Alex Christoforou does one of his rambles around Athens while talking about Bozo BoJo and his idiocies:
And in their joint programme, they did a long livestream discussing the headlines and the worsening global geopolitical/economic/food security situations:
Righteous Rantery
Paul Ramsey is not impressed by the Texas cops at Uvalde:
The lovely and charming Dr. Sam Bailey explains the benefits of raw milk:
Warriors of Faith
The Dizzle is going to blow up his YouTube channel, because he is so sick and tired of dealing with the stupidity and censorship and just plain evil of the platform:
Dr. Jay Smith from PfanderFilms introduces a new expert to look at the real origins of the Fake Religion of Peace’s so-called shariah law:
Al-Fadi from CIRA International and Dr. Jay Smith point out that the Koran itself cannot possibly be true, if the Standard Islamic Narrative about its origins is true:
Manly Men of Manliness
Terrence Popp has precisely ZERO patience for female and Leftist (considerable overlap) double-standards and stupidity:
And speaking of females who don’t understand the consequences of their actions, Joker from Better Bachelor excoriates one such example who threw away EVERYTHING to chase the tingles:
Burn Paedowood to the Ground
Midnight’s Edge notes that Amber Turd is coming off extremely poorly from her attempts to defend against claims of defamation and libel – to the point where her career is likely to be toast:
Overlord Dicktor Van Doomcock rejoices at the possible news that Jar-Jar Abrams may be on the way out, after having failed at yet another gig:
Keep in mind, this is Doomcock we’re talking about, and he’s been wrong quite often in the past when it comes to woketards failing. So, y’know, be sceptical.
Gary from Nerdrotic didn’t much care for the new Thor film:
Can’t say I blame him. I watched the trailer recently. It was STUPID. I have zero interest in watching it – I don’t even want to bother sailing the high seas, as it were, to get it.
Ryan Kinel has really been enjoying watching Amber Turd‘s self-immolation in court:
The Drinker absolutely LOVED Top Gun Maverick, and I’m not at all surprised as to why – it is a GREAT movie:
Reading Too Much Into Things
Your “Science is F***ING WEIRD” moment of the week is all about electricity:
Your long read of the week is from Zorba – uh, I mean, Alexander – the Greek Mercouris, and is a very useful historical refresher on the battles of the 2014-15 war in Donbas that showed just how badly managed and run the Ukrop army actually was, even back then:
The latest fighting in and around the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdeevka is being represented as the product of a supposedly new Ukrainian โinfiltrationโ tactic whereby Ukrainian troops are said to insert surreptitiously into no-manโs land thereby gradually gaining territory and putting the eastern Ukrainian militia at a disadvantage.
In my opinion this is wrong. The latest โinfiltration tacticโ is simply a variant of the same tactics the Ukrainians have used throughout the war, which is to attack headlong, putting their troops in an untenable position, which causes them to suffer heavy losses for no actual gain, and in which certain cases leads them to becoming surrounded in pockets which the militia calls โcauldronsโ.
The militia use of the term โcauldronโ (sometimes translated as โkettleโ) to describe how these pockets work.
The Ukrainian troops cut off in these โcauldronsโ are deprived of resupply and reinforcement. Over time their position becomes completely untenable. The militia does not try to storm the โcauldronโ but instead lets it slowly โheat upโ until resistance finally collapses. Any Ukrainian troops still left in the โcauldronโ when the collapse comes are then generally exchanged for militia prisoners taken by the Ukrainians. The heavy weapons left behind โ the tanks, armoured vehicles and artillery โ are however taken by the militia and refurbished in the militiaโs workshops. The Donbass being a major industrial area there is no shortage of the necessary tools and skills to do this. They are then reused by the militia, becoming weapons in its increasingly sophisticated army.
An unknown but probably very large percentage of the large number of heavy weapons the militia now possesses have probably come to it in this way, with no less a person than President Poroshenko admitting in September 2014 that the Ukrainian military had as of that point lost 65% of its armoured vehicles (see my discussion here). It is likely that a good percentage of these vehicles are now in militia service.
The fighting in Ukraine most of the time now has something of the static quality of trench warfare. Whenever the Ukrainians have however attempted large-scale offensives the result has however almost invariably been โcauldronsโ, which are the result of the Ukrainiansโ own tactics.
Keep in mind, when you read that piece, that Mr. Mercouris wrote that all the way back in 2015. The Ukrops have had 7 years since that time to rebuild their military and capabilities, which they did with immense amounts of American and NATO help.
And the Russians sliced through them in the first 48 hours of the SMO, destroying their entire C&C capability and removing their ability to manoeuvre effectively above the level of a company.
Linkage is good for you:
- Nikolai Storozhenko points out that the true impact of Mariupol’ is being assiduously hidden from the Ukrainian people, because the Azovite surrender there is so damaging to the Ukrop narrative;
- The great Dr. Ron Paul asks a very pertinent question about what exactly the Fake Administration plans to achieve and accomplish in Banderastan;
- A French bird colonel explains that the Ukrop troops are burrowed in like ticks within the Ukrainian cities and villages of the Donbas, which is why rooting them all out is so difficult and time-consuming;
- Rolo Slavskiy provides a very interesting perspective on the media war within Russia, wherein a number of elements are trying desperately to undermine public confidence in the government – but it’s not working;
- Pepe Escobar offers up some opinions on what is likely to happen next once the incontrovertible failure of Banderstan becomes too difficult to avoid for NATO and the Empire of Lies;
- John V. Walsh examines the recent New York F***ing Slimes article calling for a mediated and negotiated peace in 404-Land, and explains why the whorenalists of that insufferable toilet-rag have written such things;
- Europe is rapidly tiring of the entire 404-Land crisis, as secret internal memos from the Euzis now reveal – they understand full well the damaging impact of hundreds of thousands of Ukie refugees in their countries;
- Just when you think Clown World couldn’t get more upside-down, the Pentaloons prove us all wrong by hanging the Ukrop flag upside down not once, not twice, not three times, but FOUR TIMES in one meeting;
- Larry Romanoff explains that phone technology in China is vastly more advanced, and substantially cheaper, than anything you can get Stateside – that is true, once you get away from the US, you realise how America robs you blind;
- The Pollacks continue to make the case for being possibly the dumbest people in all of Europe by provoking their allies in Norway and elsewhere with incredibly silly statements about “windfall” energy revenues;
- With friends like America, who needs enemies? The US Navy wants to flog its failed LCS units to its allies, even though none of the LCS have actually served through their own lifespans, and aren’t actually any good;
- The Dark Herald gets all philosophical for a moment, and explains why modren “heroes” absolutely suck when compared with their historical analogues;
- Feminist Louise Perry calls down quite a lot of friendly fire on her own head in a pair of very good and quite provocative articles, noting that women have almost irreparably damaged themselves thanks to feminism’s lies;
- The woke mind-virus is extraordinarily difficult to eradicate once it infects an institution, as the teacher of a sixth-form (that’s Grade 12 for you Damn Yankees) class of girls found out;
And some more from Dawn Pine:
- The world’s most “prestigious” strategy consulting firm evidently has no problems whatsoever with talking out both sides of its mouth – helping the Pentaloons AND the makers of Russian satellite engines at the same time;
- Here is a great piece about ancient technology that proves, yet again, that we should not devalue or underestimate the wisdom of our ancestors, who knew a damn sight more than many of us do today about how the world works;
- Yet another teacher in a school gets hauled up on being “inappropriate” with a student, and will probably get a pretty lenient punishment as a result;
- A woman writes a touching letter about what a really great man’s Tinder profile should look like, and it’s nice and all, but there is a real danger of the guy in question being a nice Beta who gives his woman stuff but no tingles;
- Someone went to A LOT of time and trouble to prank travellers to London’s Gatwick Airport into thinking that they landed in the wrong place – you have to understand something about London’s geography to see why it’s a good trick;
- We’ve got a twofer of weird shit today in our “We’re Doomed” section – first up, a woman who fantasises about banging her stepdad, plainly the woman needs help, badly;
- And on the flip side of that one, a stepdad who goes through with it and bangs his new wife’s daughter, which I’m sure will lead to years of counselling and some very rich therapists;
- The same people who brought you the “Pee-Pee Dossier” on the God-Emperor, now think that the Neo-Tsar will be dead and gone in 2023 – I suppose you have to give them credit for sheer chutzpah, if nothing else;
- Very interesting piece here about Anna Komnene, the princess who became a true historian of Byzantium;
- The Limeys have finally figured out a plan to tackle illegal immigration, or so they claim, for the umpteenth time – let’s see if it actually works;
MUH RUSHIAN KAHLOOOOOZHUN!!!
The Neo-Tsar has made clear in no uncertain terms to the Euzi’s dumbest leaders that, if they want grain shipments from Ukraine to go out of Odessa, under Russian protection and with their cooperation, then they need to stop supplying heavy weapons to the Banderites:
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call on Saturday with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron. Blaming Ukraine for freezing peace talks, Putin assured his counterparts that Moscow remained ready to negotiate an end to the ongoing conflict, and condemned the West for flooding the neighboring country with weapons.
According to a readout of the call published by the Kremlin, Putin outlined the latest developments in Russiaโs military operation in Ukraine and described the return of normal life to Mariupol and other cities recently taken from Ukrainian forces.
Putin confirmed that Russia was open to a negotiated peace deal and was ready to export fertilizer and other agricultural products, but that this would require the lifting of some Western-imposed sanctions. He also said that Russia would ensure that the export of grain could take place from Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea. Until recently, such exports had been impossible due to Ukraineโs mining of the sea, according to Moscow. However, the Russian Navy has opened two corridors for civilian vessels, one in the Black Sea and another through the Azov Sea.
A readout of Saturdayโs call from the German side said that both Scholz and Macron urged Putin to declare an immediate armistice and withdraw Russian troops from Ukraine. Both leaders remarked positively on Putinโs commitment to treat captured Ukrainian combatants โin accordance with international humanitarian law,โ and to allow the International Committee of the Red Cross unrestricted access.
Those Who Fail To Learn From History…
History lessons of the week:
Your Great Man of the Week is the perfect pick for Memorial Day – none other than John Paul Jones:
HALO Nation
343i seems to have new content coming for HALO Infinite:
And now let’s watch slayergod Remy aka Mint Blitz doing his thing:
That’s Not Gone Well…
Wazzocks gonna wazzock:
Comedy hour honours this week go to Steven He, to whom I was introduced by LRFotS Robert W:
I can totally feel that last one. I once got what amounted to a C on a maths test in high school – never mind that at least one of the questions on the test was for material that we hadn’t even studied, and we ended up wasting a bunch of time on that question before the teacher caught it and told us not to answer it.
You would have thought that I’d failed at life, judging by the way my parents reacted.
I still ended up getting a top grade in maths, and went on to acquire two degrees in the subject, but DAYUM.
Pictionary, Pulchritude, Pew-Pews
We start with some hilarious memes and pics from The Male Brain, who was inspired by my recent post about Ukrainians:
Onward:
Apparently, this actually happened:
You actually have to visit PommieBastardLande to realise how true that is. People in that country could make keys with just their teeth.
Headlines of the week indicate that the venerable and trusted Stripper Index is flashing some very serious warning signs:
Your “Giant Crybaby” moment of the week:
Your “She Blew His Mind” moment of the week:
Alternate craption: “You Shook Me All Night Long” moment of the week.
Your “EEEK! A Fatass!!!” moment of the week:
Your “Murder, She Wrote” moment of the week:
Your “KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!” moment of the week:
Your “How to Train Your Dragon” moment of the week:
Your “Authors are Taking a Siesta” moment of the week:
Your “Where Did You Last Put it?” moment of the week:
Animal Planet
Your aminules are adorkable moment of the week:
And also your animals are absolute DICKS moment of the week, to balance things out:
And finally, your “Meanwhile, in Russia” moment of the week:
The Lords of Steel
Gym beast props this week go to powerlifter, and USMC sergeant, Danny Grigsby, who deadlifts REDONKULOUS amounts of weight (though he uses sumo stance, which dramatically shortens the range of motion):
Before we get to the really heavy stuff – does anyone remember the 1996 film, That Thing You Do? Directed by Tom Hanks and starring a whole bunch of people who since became big names in the business, along with a lot of others whose faces are very familiar but whom you couldn’t name if your life depended on it?
There’s a great short jam session scene at the end which is worth watching again:
I will admit that I am not really a big fan of jazz – unless it’s the Dave Brubeck Quartert’s Time Out, which is an absolute classic in every way. I just don’t see the point of listening to something with a 20-minute-long bass solo and time signatures that I need a calculator to crack. If I want that, I’ll listen to “math metal”.
But, there are times when a good swing beat and real tempo control go a long way toward helping a man relax and just… chill.
Livin’ in the Land of the Metal Gods
Hot Totty
Let’s round things off (so to speak) with some curves from our Instathot to start the week. This here is Hannah Carter, of mixed Israeli and Lithuanian origin, age 21, from Sacramento, Clownipornia. Rather inevitably, she has an OnlySimps account, so you know what to expect there – which explains a lot of the captions from her posts, and you’ll either have to excuse or ignore them.
OK, enough messing about, back to work.
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That Biden Admin job application ? You may think your joking but you are not.
Friend of mine was nominated for a federal judgeship. When she went to interview at the Whitehouse the very first question from Biden’s staff was, “What are your preferred pronouns?” She’s always been somewhat liberal but she didn’t know what they were talking about.
Given that we are so deep in Clown World that the clowns themselves are looking at us walking upside down on our hands and thinking that WE’RE the lunatics, I can certainly believe it.
Grigs’ thighs are so jacked I’m surprised he can get to parallel in his squats. Beast!