“We are Forerunners. Guardians of all that exists. The roots of the Galaxy have grown deep under our careful tending. Where there is life, the wisdom of our countless generations has saturated the soil. Our strength is a luminous sun, towards which all intelligence blossoms… And the impervious shelter, beneath which it has prospered.”

Friday T&A: Borked Edition

Friday T&A: Borked Edition

Yes, I know, today is not actually Friday. A combination of a busy schedule and sheer laziness has severely cramped my writing this week, even though events have moved forward at an extremely fast pace. It can’t really be helped – as one of you pointed out...
The hated hegemon

The hated hegemon

Americans have a great many splendid qualities, as I have said many times. I regard my time in the US as a great gift, and am very grateful for the fact that the American people basically left me alone to pursue my own ends in comfort and security. America is –...
Monday morning Foxfiring

Monday morning Foxfiring

This post is way late, but that is probably not a bad thing today. That is because, late in the day (my time, anyway), I heard the news that sent shockwaves throughout the media and political spheres. FOX News, in an apparent attempt to commit hara-kiri, has fired...
Friday T&A: Weimar Wipeout Edition

Friday T&A: Weimar Wipeout Edition

Travelling through the West, as I have done repeatedly over the last few years, one gets a distinct sense that things are falling apart at increasingly high speed. You don’t need me to tell you this, of course – you can see it with your own two eyes....
Do not waste your time on the useless

Do not waste your time on the useless

Let us get one thing out of the way immediately: I am perfectly aware of the rich irony involved in telling people not to waste their time on useless things, when this very website specialises in helping people get through Mondays with a deluge of information, and...
Monday morning with Stringfellow and Sinjin

Monday morning with Stringfellow and Sinjin

You know that wonderful feeling when you just ate a great steak, with sweet potato fries, and an excellent glass of red wine (or, in my case, more like 3 glasses), and then you went to sleep feeling content and happy and really good? And then your alarm went off WAY...
Friday T&A: Jaegerinha Edition

Friday T&A: Jaegerinha Edition

This has been yet another one of those weeks when YEARS’ worth of changes happen in the space of mere days. As the Russian offensive in Bakhmut/Artyomovsk grinds to its inevitable and extremely bloody end, we can see seismic shifts happening all over the world,...
Don’t leak on my leg and tell me it’s raining

Don’t leak on my leg and tell me it’s raining

The picture above is from the infamous Pentagon “leaks”, which hit teh innarwebz a couple of months ago, but have only really caused serious havoc in the past two weeks. The leaks seem to come from military sources, and provide substantial details into the...