Category Archives: Foreign Policy

China’s Rich Potemkin Socialist Village

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Much of China’s last two decades of apparent prosperity seems to be an illusion designed to fool both its own people and outside investors. But the Potemkin village of Huaxi takes China’s illusory prosperity to the next level. “Huaxi in … Continue reading →

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Ukraine Update for November 15, 2022: Dnipro Crossed?

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Right after Kherson city was liberated and spans on the Antonivsky and Nova Kakhkovka bridges blown, a whole lot of commenters went “Well, Ukraine obviously isn’t going to try to cross the Dnipro there, it’s too wide.” Looks like that … Continue reading →

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China’s Lockdowns: Even Crazier

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Evidently those Chinese Flu Manchu lockdowns are even crazier than we thought: In Hunan, Chinese authorties have built literally hundreds of temporary quarantine facilities on roads “as far as the eye can see.” The Uighurs in Xinjiang (remember them?) have … Continue reading →

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Breaking News: Russian Retreat Complete, Kherson City Liberated

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Yesterday’s post about Russians starting to bug of Kherson Oblast north/west of the Dnipro Rover is already obsolete, as Russia appears to have completed its retreat. Russia’s military said on Friday it had completed its withdrawal from Kherson, a lightning-fast … Continue reading →

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Russia Starts Bugging Out

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Lets look at the news that Russia has announced a complete withdrawal from Kherson oblast north/west of the Dnipro River. First up: A big picture overview from Peter Zeihan, that I have some minor to moderate quibbles with. Takeaways: Russia … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for November 7, 2022

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Greetings, and welcome to a special Election Eve Monday LinkSwarm! My Internet is back up, and tomorrow night I will be liveblogging the election returns starting around 7 PM.  A red tsunami? For the past week or so, my … Continue reading →

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Turkey Bitchslaps Russia

Posted on November 5, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Commenter Greg The Class Traitor asked about this on another thread, so I thought I would throw this Anders Puck Nielsen video up with a bit of context. Basically Ukraine managed to hit (but not sink) some Russian warships in … Continue reading →

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Bibi VI: The Bibing

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Lawrence Person

With all votes in Israel finally tallied, the coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu’s conservative Likud party has won a parliamentary majority, winning 64 seats out of 120, presumably ending a period that saw Israel hold five generally inconclusive elections. Benjamin … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for October 28, 2022

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Blue cities bleed, more Democrats violating election laws, another Democratic congressional staffer exposed for carrying water for Red China, Elon Musk takes over and immediately starts cleaning house at Twitter, and more transexual lunacy. It’s the Friday LinkSwarm!   … Continue reading →

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