“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.”

The visionary of Valdai

The visionary of Valdai

If ever you want to understand how and why the West seems to be losing on every front, all you have to do is to watch the leaders of the Western bloc’s geopolitical rivals, when they speak in public. We had one such opportunity this week, when the Neo-Tsar held...
Thoughts and pictures from Mordor

Thoughts and pictures from Mordor

As I have mentioned a few times, I got back from a two-week trip to Russia and Central Asia recently. It was a fantastic trip, involving stays in Moscow, Dagestan, and Kyrgyzstan, and plenty of walking, driving, and hiking around some of the most amazing natural...
Didactic Mind, Ep 112: The Itchy Red Blanket

Didactic Mind, Ep 112: The Itchy Red Blanket

This episode of Didactic Mind is all about the misguided and very foolish return of Stalinism as an in-vogue political and social philosophy. This all came about because of the recent appearance by one Jackson Hinkle on Piers Morgan’s show (Lord,...
Competence is necessary but not sufficient

Competence is necessary but not sufficient

As noted earlier this week in the Great Mondaydact Browser Slayer, the long read of the week was an excellent bit of analysis on the decline, fall, and collapse of the Western world by Gaius Baltar, featured at Larry Johnson’s SONAR21 blog. As Mr. Baltar pointed...
Zerg Rush meets Marine Bunker

Zerg Rush meets Marine Bunker

Gentlemen, has anyone here ever heard of a game called StarCraft? One or two of you, right? Yeah. It was (and is) KIND OF A BIG DEAL, because it revolutionised strategy gaming, all the way back in 1998, and essentially made Blizzard the powerhouse that it is today. (I...
Thot in the shell

Thot in the shell

A bit over a year ago, I wrote about the story of one Diana Deets, aka Coconut Kitty, who was (in)famous for posting pictures of herself on her Instaham account with VERY heavy filtering that made her look about half her true age. Sadly, the woman behind that account...
Chasing shadows in Banderastan

Chasing shadows in Banderastan

I really, really did not want to write anything more about the Gonzalo Lira situation. When he disappeared off the radar after his rather odd attempts to flee SBU custody and seek sanctuary in Hungary, I figured he had been caught and detained at the border by the...
Not the years in his life, but the life in his years

Not the years in his life, but the life in his years

Everyone’s favourite resident philosopher and Christian psychopath (yes, really), Tha Dizzle, recently put out a long video responding to the trolls who were stupid and/or crazy enough to attempt to harass him over the recent death of his son, Reid Wood. It is...
If it glows yellow and blue…

If it glows yellow and blue…

I would imagine most people are not familiar with the recent drama surrounding one Gonzalo Lira. A few months ago, I wrote about his disappearance and asked people to pray for him, because it seemed like he had been arrested for, essentially, telling the truth. It is...
Primal instincts

Primal instincts

I realise I am YEARS late to the subject, but if you have not watched the animated series, Primal, then I would say you are missing out. Genndy Tartakovsky’s animation and storytelling styles are perhaps not for everyone, but I have always liked them. I grew up...