Tag Archives: Russo-Ukrainian War

Ukraine Celebrates Tanksgiving

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Lawrence Person

After almost a year of dithering, Germany has finally relented and is sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. After weeks of reluctance, Germany has agreed to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, in what Kyiv hopes will be a game-changer … Continue reading →

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Peter Zeihan on A Second Holodomor in Ukraine

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Nothing to cheer you up quite like a discussion of potential genocide. Takeaways: He starts out talking about how Russia plans to add some 500,000 new troops and use them in a late spring offensive when the mud dries up. … 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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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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LinkSwarm for January 6, 2023

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Greetings, and welcome to the Friday LinkSwarm! By the time you read this, Kevin McCarthy will have lost more elections than Pat Paulsen. Stop me if you’ve heard this before: “More U-Haul Trucks Left California Than Any Other State In … Continue reading →

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Dave Barry’s 2022 Year In Review

Posted on January 1, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Happy New Year, everyone! As is now tradition, we turn over our 2022 review duties to the capable hands of Dave Barry. January The national mood is gloomy, and it’s taking a heavy political toll on President Biden, as voters … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for December 30, 2022

Posted on December 30, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Greetings, and welcome to the last LinkSwarm of 2022! Short this time because of a whirlwind of pre-New Year’s Eve cleaning. A whole lot of stuff in Russia seems to be catching on fire. Serbia puts its army on high … Continue reading →

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Has Russia Blown Its Wad In Bakhmut?

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Since August, Russian forces (including a large contingent of Wagner Group mercenaries) has been assaulting the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut in the Dunba with almost monomaniacal focus, despite very little to show for their efforts. Despite small successes for Russia … Continue reading →

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