Tag Archives: Sweden

Russia Now Getting U.S. Forces Directly On Its Border

Imagine a timeline in which Russia became a normal country. Imagine, instead of Putin and a corrupt oligarchy, that Russia had a functioning democracy and a viable economy. It wouldn’t need to be perfect, just something as functional as that … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm For September 8, 2023

I haven’t been covering the Ken Paxton impeachment because I don’t think I have anything novel to say about it that hasn’t been covered better elsewhere. Enjoy the Friday LinkSwarm!  U.S. credit card debt tops $1 trillion. Thanks, Joe … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm For August 18, 2023

San Diego tries enforcing the law, a sampler of the lies Obama told about his life, Blade-Runners take on Big Brother’s cameras, a nuke rises in Texas, and a Cthuloid horror swims the chilly waters of Antarctica. It’s the Friday … Continue reading →

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Turkey Flips, Boosts NATO Membership For Sweden…And Ukraine

Remember how Turkey was blocking Sweden’s membership in NATO? Well, they’ve now flipped to backing Sweden’s membership. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to support Sweden’s bid to join Nato, the military alliance’s chief Jens Stoltenberg says. He said … Continue reading →

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A Look At The Carl-Gustaf

In last week’s look at the RPG-7, commenter Kirk noted that he thought the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle (essentially a much-upgraded bazooka) was a superior weapon. So let’s take a look at that. Manufactured by Saab. The big advantage that Carl-Gustav … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 20, 2023

More Flu Manchu madness, DeSantis continues to drive the woke before him, and a guinea pig mystery. Plus: Monorail! It’s the Friday LinkSwarm!  Atlanta antifa types are very upset that shooting cops gets them dirtnapped.  “COVID Vaccines Are … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for December 24, 2022

I just ran out of time to post all the links I had for yesterday’s LinkSwarm, so here’s the rest. “Life expectancy in the US declined by 5% last year, lowest level since 1996.” Life expectancy in the United States … Continue reading →

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Peter Zeihan on the Ramifications of Russian Imperial Decline

Peter Zeihan says the abysmal performance of the Russian Army is going to have a whole lot of ramifications around the world, many in Russia’s own near abroad. “It means that the image of the Russians as a regional power, … Continue reading →

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Russia Defaults; Finland, Sweden Get Greenlight To Join NATO

Here’s some news from the periphery of the Russo-Ukrainian War. First up: Russia is in default over debts because it’s been cut out of SWIFT. Russia on Sunday defaulted on its foreign debt for the first time since 1918 after … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 13, 2022

Greetings, and welcome to Friday the 13th LinkSwarm! Inflation keeps soaring, diesel and baby formula shortages wrack the nation, and too many creepy transexual pedophiles pop up in the news. Wholesale inflation rose to 11% in April. If you think … Continue reading →

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