Well in that case…
When I read this zinger: “It is absolutely clear that climate change is a threat to our collective security and the security of our nations,” said British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who presided...
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European MPs targeted by deepfake video calls imitating Russian opposition
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Thoughts provoked by a photo of Lenin
Earlier today, at the Historic Photos Twitter feed, I encountered this photo, of Lenin: Here is how Historic Photos describes the state Lenin had arrived at, when this photo was taken: What is believed...
View ArticleReasons for attempting energy independence from Russia – a continuing series
From the Guardian, no less (and it doesn’t mince its words): Russia’s supreme court has ordered the closure of Memorial International, the country’s oldest human rights group, in a watershed moment in...
View ArticleCome to think of it, comrades, I do want Jones back
George Orwell, Animal Farm: “Surely, comrades, you do not want Jones back?” Once again this argument was unanswerable. Certainly the animals did not want Jones back; if the holding of debates on Sunday...
View ArticleThe Americocentric delusion
I am seeing a phenomenon being floridly expressed today, but it is something I have observed for many years: nothing happens in the world, at least nothing good, unless the malign USA is driving it....
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As Russian troops overrun Chernobyl…
… simultaneously we have achieved peak insanity in the west with this: I fear some sort of criticality is imminent. Perhaps we need a “What the actual fuck?” category.
View Article“Xi Jinping is *a***i** himself dry”
That’s Konstantin on Triggernometry’s YouTube on Ukraine. Lots of good, thoughtful stuff on Putin, Western weakness and everything in between. Well, not so much on that country in between, you know,...
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Start fracking. Arm Ukraine. Fuck Putin. – Tony Parsons Strange days make for strange allies.
View ArticleVlad the Mad?
I’ve seen this idea expressed a couple of times in the last day. Here’s Nigel Farage: I always thought that we were dealing with somebody who was actually very logical. But I now begin to wonder...
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The West’s Green delusions empowered Putin. While we banned plastic straws, Russia drilled and doubled nuclear energy production. – Michael Shellenberger
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I have lost loads of followers over my comments on Ukraine. GOOD. If you think Russia “has a point” in its barbarous war on Ukraine, then kindly fuck off and never return. Victory to Ukraine! – Brendan...
View ArticleExtremely interesting thread…
This translated twitter thread purports to originally come from an FSB source, but I cannot say if this is legit or not. If true, it is dynamite.
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A no fly zone is actually pretty similar to zero covid. A nice “feel good” solution & very easy to demonise anyone who disagrees with it. But as soon as you consider the practicalities, it becomes...
View ArticleMafia Economics
This description of Russia’s economy grows into an interesting analysis of how power and economic reality interact. Some bits may strike you as not so very unlike Biden’s US. Of course, it was all...
View ArticleNet Zero is “in Nigel Farage’s sights”
I have considerable respect for the Guardian‘s John Harris. Though a Remainer himself, he was one of the first left-wing journalists to see that the campaign to leave the European Union had popular...
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You can look at it the other way. Putin took the Crimea. Putin promoted the break-away republics. Without him, they would not have happened. In all the similar cases, the common theme is Putin. He did...
View ArticleOr maybe not
The internet is awash with armchair generals (not that there’s anything wrong with being an armchair general – I am one myself) telling us that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is not going according to...
View ArticleHow Putin managed to de-Russify East Ukraine in just 8 years
This is probably the best explanation of why Ukrainian political dynamics developed the way they did. This conflict manufacturing strategy backfired on Putin. Russians are shocked by resistance they...
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It’s time for your new favorite game! It’s called “Paid Russian Shill or Prominent Western Idiot?” Ever thought that some extremist’s bad take sounded indistinguishable from actual Russian propaganda?...
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