“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.”

White elephant vs carrier crusher

White elephant vs carrier crusher

The following is adapted from a poast on my Telegram channel, in which I analysed a recent article looking at the particular choices facing the Russian Navy. The article made the argument for mothballing Russia’s sole remaining Kirov-class nuclear-powered cruiser, and...
Dispatches from Mordor: A game of drones

Dispatches from Mordor: A game of drones

The picture that you see up top, is one that I took myself, while walking along the beachfront area of Sochi, not far away from the city centre and the marina building. You are looking at a radar station mounted above the heads of the beachgoers, on the hillside...
“To boldly rock where no man has rocked before”

“To boldly rock where no man has rocked before”

Of all the unexpected things to happen (thus far) in 2026 – and we are only a little over halfway through the year – the idea of the legendary William Shatner, aka Captain Kirk, fronting a heavy metal band, surely is right up near the top of the “too crazy to believe”...
Dispatches from Mordor: My kingdom for a fill-up!

Dispatches from Mordor: My kingdom for a fill-up!

Longtime Readers will recall that I went on vacation back in mid-June for a couple of weeks, and I travelled specifically to Mordor, aka Russia, for that purpose. While I was there, I had the chance to observe Russia’s society, culture, and economy, in some detail,...
And all of Hell rejoiced

And all of Hell rejoiced

When news broke on July 11th that Sen. Lindsay Graham had “died suddenly” after a “brief illness”, the first thing that came to mind for many of us surely was: IT’S ABOUT BLOODY TIME!!! It is often said that one should not speak ill of the dead. That is a concept...
WE WUZ GREEKZ ‘N’ SHIET!!!

WE WUZ GREEKZ ‘N’ SHIET!!!

The latest Hollyweird controversy from Paedowood is all about a new Christopher Nolan film – apparently, the famously spergy director wants to bring The Odyssey to the big screen. Now, normally, the words, “A Christopher Nolan Film”, translate to, “GUARAN-DAMN-TEED...
A proper HALOcination

A proper HALOcination

The latest trailers and gameplay footage for HALO: Campaign Evolved have all dropped over the past few days, and I have to say… it looks – to use a highly precise technical term – SUPER DOOPER AWESOMESAUCE AMAZEBALLS!!!!!, as the kids say these days: I am not...
Is this what they died for?

Is this what they died for?

It is something of a tradition around here to celebrate the anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944, when the Allied forces landed on the beaches at Normandy and stormed the cliffs overlooking the four landing sites. No one can question the bravery, tenacity, and heroism...
The Russians are learning to hate

The Russians are learning to hate

Last week, Ukraine attacked the dormitory of a pedagogical college in a place called Starobelsk, in the formerly Ukrainian and now Russian territory of the Lugansk People’s Republic. The Russians immediately called the strike what it was – a terrorist attack. The...
Some light entertainment

Some light entertainment

Times are dark, and they appear to get darker with every passing moment. But, even in these difficult moments, we can all enjoy the spectacle of Zioclowns trying to justify themselves, and being taken apart on live television: It really says a lot that, even with...