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Author Archives: Lawrence Person
Bergstrom Airport Running Out Of Jet Fuel?
This seems like poor planning: On Monday, airport officials in Austin, Texas warned of an impending jet-fuel shortage amid a surge in travel to and from the state’s capital city. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, which is ranked No. 29 in the … Continue reading
Why Russian Technology Is Screwed
Welcome to another in the continuing “Why Russia’s X Is Screwed” series! It seems that Russia’s technological infrastructure is even more screwed than their airline industry. Some takeaways: If the sanctions are maintained, they will “almost certainly cause the collapse … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Foreign Policy, Military, video
Tagged Angstrem, Economics, Foreign Policy, JSC Mikron, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, sanctions, Semiconductors, SMIC, technology, TSMC, Ukraine, video, Vladimir Putin
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Russo-Ukrainian War Roundup for March 28, 2022
Despite last week’s announcement that Russia was going to confine operations to the eastern part of Ukraine, there seems to be a lot of activity around Kiev, possibly of “one last push” variety, though Ukrainian forces have retaken Irpin, and … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Military
Tagged Alisher Usmanov, Belarus, Berdyansk, Borodyanka, Donbas, Donetsk, Foreign Policy, Irpin, Kiev, Lugansk, Makariv, Mariupol, Military, Roman Abramovich, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Sergei Lavrov, tanks, Ukraine, Vladimir Lisin, Vladimir Potanin, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky, Yakov Rezantsev
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Dear Joe Biden: Do You Think You Could Avoid Saying The Quiet Part Out Loud?
The world would be a better place if Vladimir Putin were out of power, even if that meant a him getting bumped off. I have no problem saying this. (And I strongly suspect most people in the free world believe … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, video
Tagged Foreign Policy, Joe Biden, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Ukraine, video, Vladimir Putin
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LinkSwarm for March 25, 2022
It’s been a month since Russia invaded Ukraine, and Russian forces seem to have been pushed out of Irpin on the outskirts of Kiev. No wonder Russia is reported to be downsizing its war aims to the complete takeover of … Continue reading
Posted in Border Control, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy, Media Watch, Military, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, Waste and Fraud
Tagged 2016 Presidential Race, 2022 Election, airlines, Alvin Bragg, Babylon Bee, Border Controls, Buzzfeed, corruption, Crime, Daniel J. Jones, Democrats, Dianne Feinstein, District of Columbia, Elections, Eric Adams, Fentanyl, Filemon Vela, Florida, Foreign Policy, Fusion GPS, George Soros, Glenn Simpson, Harris County, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Scandals, Holly Hansen, Hunter Biden, Irpin, Joe Biden, John Podesta, Jonah Peretti, journalism, Kamala Harris, Lina Hidalgo, LinkSwarm, Louis Rossmann, Megan Kimble, Military, Nancy McEldowney, New Orleans, New York City, Nicholas Moran, oil industry, Ron DeSantis, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, SEC, Social Justice Warriors, tanks, Texas, Texas Observer, Tony Podesta, tornado, Tristan Ahtone, Ukraine, United Airlines, voting fraud
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Just How Screwed Are Russian Airlines?
The answer is: “Pretty screwed.” Some takeaways: They’ve lost virtually all their international routes. They’re basically back to Soviet-era route choices. Aeroflot now has only one international flight route…into Belarus. It’s not just flights to and from Russia that are … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Foreign Policy, video
Tagged Aeroflot, aircraft, airlines, Boeing, Economics, Foreign Policy, Global Distribution System (GDS), Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Sukhoi, video
4 Comments
Russian Tanks in Ukraine News Roundup
There’s just enough tank-specific news coming out of the Russo-Ukrainian War to justify a roundup. Despite supposedly having the largest tank army in the world, Russia’s tank corps is clearly taking it on the chin in Ukraine. You know that … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Military, video
Tagged active protection system, Arena-M, cope cages, Foreign Policy, Javelin, Military, NLAW, reactive armor, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Shtora, T-80, T-90, tanks, Ukraine, Uralvagonzavod, video
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Tornado Hits Round Rock
“Hits” is perhaps too strong, but it did touch down and do some damage right at the I-35/TX-45 flyover in Round Rock, which is about eight miles from my house. It did some damage but I’m not seeing any reports … Continue reading
Coming Food Shortages? Doubt It.
There are a lot of posts on Twitter postulating a food shortage due to the Russo-Ukranian War. The reasoning goes that, on top of existing supply chain disruptions, Russia and Ukraine were big wheat exporters, and Russia is the world’s … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Foreign Policy
Tagged agriculture, Economics, food, Russo-Ukrainian War, supply chain, trade
9 Comments