4 hours agoKremenchuk…The shopping center was hit by an X-22 anti-ship missile. There are many things significant about this. The Institute for the Study of War reported that Russian forces have begun using anti-ship missiles to strike land targets. This may be due to the lack of conventional missiles. After the missile…Kremenchuk4 min read
1 day agoMedvedev Threatens Moldova, AgainThis came through Telegram once again. This is the former president of the Federation. He is not an old man screaming at whoever will listen in a bar before the final call. So shall we dig in? Question from the TASS agency: Moldova received the status of a candidate for the…Dmitry Medvedev4 min read
2 days agoThe Morning After…If you have spent any time on social media, liberals and Democrats are blaming the voters for the end of Roe. It’s a cheap shot, but they are saying Hillary Clinton would have protected this with better judges. On the surface it sounds correct. It ignores a few things, and…Roe5 min read
3 days agoThe Supreme Court is Attacking Modern Privacy RightsThe morning decision overturning Roe is hardly a surprise. To those paying attention, and Justice Clarence Thomas made it clear in a concurrent opinion, they are not done. Their intent is to overturn every privacy decision of the last fifty years. …Supreme Court3 min read
4 days agoGhosts in CrimeaTwo months ago I speculated there was a partisan movement in the Kherson region. There is also one near Kharkiv. Major media, including the Institute for the Study of War, have recognized this. Now we have a third front in the growth of partisans. It seems Crimeans are seeing an…Crimea2 min read
4 days agoConspiracy and the Russian StateThere is a constant in Russian history. Or at least starting with the 1917 Revolution, though an argument could be made that it includes the Tsarist period. Russia is always under attack. Recent arguments that NATO wants to destroy Russia are not new. It was the basis for the Terror…Medvedev5 min read
5 days agoKaliningrad…Could be the Focus of Further DissolutionThe collapse of the USSR began with Lithuania. The end of Putin’s Russia will begin in approximately the same region — from Kaliningrad. To begin with, the inhabitants of this proud free city will ask themselves what the Stalinist dullness of Kalinin has to do with them and their city. …Alexander Dugin4 min read
5 days agoPropaganda and National Divisions in Both Russia and the USRussian Telegram is proving to be fascinating since it is revealing to me a somewhat fractured society that has been under intense propaganda since 2014 when Russia first went into Ukraine. It is likelier far longer since there are some low-brow time-traveling novels where everything that has gone wrong for…Russian Active Measures6 min read
6 days agoMore on the American Civil WarThis summer could be a violent one. It’s not just the militias. It’s not just the Proud Boys. It’s also people to run for the US Senate calling for RINO hunting, Republicans in Name Only. It’s death threats for members of congress, like Adam Kinzinger. …Second American Civil War5 min read
Jun 21Kaliningrad and LithuaniaYou may have learned by now of the blockade of Kaliningrad by Lithuania. The city became part of Russia as part of the Yalta agreements and is connected to Russia by a single rail line that goes through the Suwalki Gap. VILNIUS, Lithuania — Lithuania on Monday defended its decision…Kaliningrad4 min read
