“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.”

Straight Outta Logic

Straight Outta Logic

Most of us do not bother with the online debates between Christians and Moose Limbs, mostly because we have more immediate things to worry about. But it would be a mistake to ignore that scene, because there has been a profound power shift in the relationship between...
It’s COMRADE Didact, you capitalist running dogs

It’s COMRADE Didact, you capitalist running dogs

I got a comment the other day on the Telegram channel, during a lively and spirited discussion about the merits of the metric system, when our resident Kraut shoved his liverwurst in and said, basically: You know Metric Mind Virus (MMV) is bad, when it has our humble...
We are at OILCON 3

We are at OILCON 3

The power to destroy a thing is the absolute control over it. — Paul-Muad’dib Atreides, from DUNE by Frank Herbert The “Large-Scale Military Operation”, or “Special Combat Operation”, that most of us now dub Operation: AIPAC F***-UP, is now in its 29th...
The Bell-End Curve

The Bell-End Curve

There has been an interesting video going viral of late, from the channel BantuCityDiaries, which looks at the rather disheartening results of an impromptu IQ test administered to the residents of Nigeria’s capitol city, Lagos. The video is worth watching just for the...
Paddy-waggin’

Paddy-waggin’

Today is, of course, every alcoholic’s favourite non-holiday, which essentially seems to involve drinking vast quantities of beer while wearing something green and speaking with an outrageously bad Oirish accent. No doubt the good people of Ireland find all of that...
Have a thoroughly irrational day

Have a thoroughly irrational day

For the MAFF NERZ among us, today is, of course, Pi Day, which is a far better fake holiday than pretty much any other you care to name. In my personal opinion, it is a better day than Valentine’s Day, Star Wars Day, and… Oh, wait, I forgot, today is ALSO Steak &...
Operation: GOY TOY is in full swing

Operation: GOY TOY is in full swing

Well, “Chekhov’s MIC” finally went into action yesterday, attacking targets across Iran, starting from the early hours of the morning. After weeks of build-up and nail-biting tension, Angry Short Trump finally ordered the bombers and missiles in to conduct supposedly...
The Doom of Banderastan

The Doom of Banderastan

The picture you see at the top there is of a headline that appears in the Russian version of what appears to be a Ukrainian-language media site. It says, “In Kharkov they expand the Alley of Glory on the graveyard – there is not enough space for...
There will be no “pissdill”

There will be no “pissdill”

There has been much commentary across the Western world on the latest rounds of negotiations happening between the Russians, the Ukrainians, and the Americans over the past month or so. The first set of talks took place in Abu Dhabi, between high-ranking...