Category Archives: video

Russian Airbase In Crimea Goes Boom

Posted on August 9, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Multiple loud explosions have rocked a Russian military airfield in occupied Crimea: Evidently the explosions shattered windows for a kilometer around. No windows within 1 km of today’s Ukrainian missile strike on the Russian airbase in Crimea survived. The Ukrainian … Continue reading →

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Why Dutch Farmers Revolt

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Those who get all their news from the MSM may be unaware that Dutch farmers are staging a revolt against attempts to seize their land and force them out of farming. Americans should start paying closer attention to the ongoing … Continue reading →

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Peter Zeihan: World Agricultural Output Is Screwed, US Output Is Not

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Peter Zeihan (him again) spoke at Iowa’s Swine Day on the topic of Agriculture at the End of the World: At lot of this is Zeihan’s polished Greatest Hits presentation (Deglobalization, the need to stop Russia in Ukriane to prevent … Continue reading →

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Steep Mexican Road 15, Drivers 0

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Instead of actual content, enjoy watching drivers attempting (and failing) to drive down the steep, rain-slick streets of the Paso Florentino in Mexico City. Also: Open thread.

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The Chieftain Reviews Movie Tank Scenes

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Why yes, this is relevant to my interests! Nicholas Moran, AKA The Chieftain, reviews various movie tank scenes for technical accuracy. Fury and Saving Private Ryan both rank pretty high. He also has good things to say about The Beast … Continue reading →

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Scenes From China’s Slow-Motion Collapse

Posted on July 26, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Remember the bank runs in China story after all those bank accounts in Hunan were frozen? I’ve been looking for signs of wider contagion amidst the Chinese banking sector, and mostly haven’t seen it. But I have seen a lot … Continue reading →

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The Bomb That Ended A War

Posted on July 22, 2022 by Lawrence Person

The title overstates the case, but this story of the red-tape cutting, round-the clock efforts to field a bunker busting bomb during the Gulf War is fascinating stuff. (Today has been a bear for a variety of uninteresting reasons, so … Continue reading →

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California’s Gun Grabbers Screw Themselves

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Lawrence Person

In an attempt to subvert the Supreme Court’s clear directions in the Bruen decision, California’s gun grabbing Democrats have actually made their case weaker through their own arguments. Armed Scholar Anthony Miranda: Some takeaways: “The state of California just backed … Continue reading →

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Semiconductor Update for July 18, 2022

Posted on July 18, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Enough links have filtered into the semiconductor bucket to be worth doing a roundup. This one touches on China and the corruption of our political elites. The congressional Democrats’ attempt to throw money at the problem is going nowhere fast. … Continue reading →

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HIMARS vs. Russian Logistics

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Following the Russian capture of Severodonetsk, the Russo-Ukranian War seems to have gone into an operational pause. Ukraine has now received and fielded its first HIMARS multiple rocket launch systems from the U.S. This video makes the case that that’s … Continue reading →

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