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Rumours of Russia’s death are greatly exaggerated

Rumours of Russia’s death are greatly exaggerated

The St. Petersburg Economic Forum, or SPIEF, as it is known in the West, closed out a couple of days ago, and it proved yet again to be a very interesting insight into modern Russia. As always, President Putin got up on-stage at the closing Q&A session and...
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...
Operation: EAGLE CLAW II

Operation: EAGLE CLAW II

That picture you see above is from a landing strip not far from Isfahan, in west-central Iran. Supposedly, that is the result of an all-out attempt to rescue the Weapons Systems Officer of an F-15E Strike Eagle that the Iranians shot down over their airspace during...
Hungary has fallen

Hungary has fallen

Last Sunday, Hungarians went to the polls in record numbers, and delivered a crushing victory for the leader of the new opposition party, Tisza, led by Peter Magyar. And it IS a blowout – Magyar has a supermajority in the Hungarian parliament now. Now, normally,...
Happy TACO Tuesday, everyone!

Happy TACO Tuesday, everyone!

The news broke very late last night (my time, and Iranian time, though it was probably at around 7pm EST) that Angry Short Fat Trump had, at almost the very last minute, called off the so-called “civilisation-ending” strikes against Iran’s infrastructure, power...
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...
Happy Caesar salad day

Happy Caesar salad day

LRFotS Bardelys the Magnificent once commented, a few years ago – I think – that March is a fun month, because you get all the silly holidays packed into the space of a few days. We start with Pi Day, then the Ides of March – aka “Caesar Stabbification Day” – and then...
How the American Empire ends

How the American Empire ends

We are now closing out the second full week of Operation: AIPAC FURY, in which the Epstein Coalition decided to attack Iran without any kind of justification, rationale, clearly defined set of objectives, or, hell, anything even REMOTELY resembling a plan. The result...
The war that will break a President

The war that will break a President

Operation: EPIC FORK-UP is now entering, or in, its seventh day, depending on your time-zone. The war that was originally supposed to last 4 days, is now supposedly going to last up to 4 WEEKS. The same Trump Administration officials – including the President himself...