Tag Archives: tanks

Scenes From A Russian Rout

Things in Ukraine are moving so fast that the only thing I can be sure of is that what I post here will probably be obsolete before I press the Publish button. What was a very successful Ukrainian counter offensive … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for September 9, 2022

Ukraine is carving out big gains in Kharkiv, Texas is in the money, Biden taps Clinton’s bagman to divy up the graft manage climate change funds, more groomers unmasked, and some big changes in the UK. Plus a bit about … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: The Beast

As I did with Fury, here’s a review of another movie that follows a tank crew driving deep into enemy territory. But instead of an American Sherman driving deep into Germany in 1945, it’s a Soviet T-55 taking a wrong … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for August 26, 2022

Democrats behaving badly, Russian tanks behaving badly, and CNN thinking people don’t hate them. It’s the Friday LinkSwarm! Three Democratic cities are suffering the slowest recovery from Flu Manchu. The progressive approach to law enforcement in certain major US cities, … Continue reading →

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Is Russia’s Economy Collapsing?

Given the cutoff from SWIFT, the widespread economic sanctions, and the huge pullout of Western firms from Russia in the wake of their invasion of Ukraine, I would have expected more signs of the widely predicted economic decline on the … Continue reading →

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The Chieftain Reviews Movie Tank Scenes

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

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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Tank News Roundup: America Gets A New Light Tank

Enough new tank news has popped up recently to justify a roundup. First up: The U.S. army selects a new light tank. The U.S. Army on Tuesday selected General Dynamics Land Systems to build a light tank meant to improve … 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 June 10, 2022

Democrat tries to murder Brett Kavanaugh and Pelosi shrugs, human traffickers busted in Texas, another Democrat convicted of voting fraud (in Philadelphia, naturally), WaPo finally draws a line it won’t let SJWs cross, and an 8K computer that can be … Continue reading →

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