Category Archives: video

Toss-able Suicide X-Wing Drone

Posted on January 21, 2023 by Lawrence Person

More interesting news on the drone front: The state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries arms firm on Thursday unveiled a new small hand-launched loitering missile, or attack drone, that can land back in a soldier’s hand without exploding, the company said. The … Continue reading →

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Russia Says It’s Expanding Military To 1.5 Million

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Lawrence Person

As Peter Zeihan noted in yesterday’s video, Russia says they’re expanding their military manpower to 1.5 million. Russia detailed plans Tuesday to expand its military to 1.5 million personnel over the next few years, a move that comes as Ukraine … Continue reading →

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German Dam On Ukraine Aid Finally Bursts

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Lawrence Person

For most of last year there was a recurring pattern for German military aid to Ukraine: The German government would talk about sending various types of modern military equipment to Germany. The German government would actually send Ukraine numerous pallets … Continue reading →

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Why Commies Couldn’t Do Semiconductors

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Asianometry has an interesting video up about East Germany expensive, strenuous efforts to catch up to the west in semiconductor manufacturing technology. Spoiler: They didn’t. Some takeaways: “In the late 1980s, the German Democratic Republic, or East Germany, went all … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm For January 13, 2023

Posted on January 13, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Fallout from the House speaker’s race, Biden busted for mishandling classified files, more blue state teachers raping their students, Cadillac’s EV breaks into double digit sales, and the Imelda Marcos disco musical! It’s the Friday LinkSwarm!  Kevin McCarthy finally … Continue reading →

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What Is And Isn’t Useful Kit In Ukraine

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Lindybeige (a military YouTuber whose tank videos I’ve used before) interviews a British volunteer fighting in Ukraine as to what is and isn’t useful field kit. In: Mini hot water bottles, ghillie kettles, combat tourniquets and machetes. Out: Fancy optics … Continue reading →

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Joe Rogan Interviews Peter Zeihan (Part 1: Russo-Ukrainian War)

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Lawrence Person

“Joe Rogan interviews Peter Zeihan” is obviously irresistible catnip for me, as any regular readers recognize. It’s like Rogan is reading my blog! (Joe, you should totally interview me! I’m a great speaker, I’m local, I can bring my dogs … Continue reading →

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A Failure Of The Victim Selection Process

Posted on January 8, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Another criminal finds out the hard way that it is unwise to try and rob people in Texas. A customer at Ranchito Taqueria shot and killed a man who robbed the restaurant in southwest Houston late Thursday night, according to … Continue reading →

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Limousine Liberals vs. Poor Boatniks

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Lawrence Person

This is an interesting video on the conflict between some poor boatniks known as “Anchor-Outs” for anchoring in Richardson Bay, just off Sausalito, California, and a government entity known as the “Richardson Bay Regional Agency.” What’s the conflict? RBRA wants … Continue reading →

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Zeihan: The Dollar’s Demise As The Global Currency Is Greatly Exaggerated

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Lawrence Person

“Every few months to couple of years, a new conventional wisdom takes hold that the United States is in its final years, if not final months, and some big political thing is going to happen that is going to dethrone … Continue reading →

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