A short while ago, Senate Minority Leader McConnell, America’s foremost political insurgent currently holding elected office, was able to call in enough personal favors to block the the bill that would have created the negotiated with the Republicans bipartisan, independent 6 January Commission from proceeding. As expected, rather than actually forcing more debate on the …
The 2021 Israel-Hamas Conflict
For those who have been paying attention, things in Israel and Gaza have begun to spiral out of control. I expect that sooner rather than later the Palestinians in the West Bank will also be drawn in. While we could, and I suppose someone somewhere will, recount all of the misdeeds on both sides going …
Russian Mobilization, Ukraine, and What the Hell Is Going On?!?!?!
“Probe with bayonets. If You encounter mush, proceed; if you encounter steel, withdraw.” — Vladimir Lenin Sorry for the delay, been a busy week, but I wanted to take a few moments and do the promised post on what is going on with Russia and Ukraine. Reports have been trickling in from a variety of …
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Biden’s Foreign Policy
[The Biden adminstration’s foreign policy is surprising in many ways. I’ve been thinking it out. The posts summarized here set up a background for development of that foreign policy. In later posts, I’ll look at specifics relating to various countries.] Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Asia and Europe the past two weeks, rebuilding …
Senior Military Leaders – Officers and Senior Enlisted – Have Decided To Very Publicly Smack Tucker Carlson Around
Like every guy else on this site who has served in a uniform, as a DOD or Service civilian, or in the US intelligence community, we’ve all served with women. And not just in support positions regardless of what the official designators were. In the wars we’ve been fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan for the …
Local Color
Thanks to geg6 for the guest post. I wanted to write about a couple of local stories, one from NY and one from SD. If you’ve seen “Pretend It’s a City”, Martin Scorsese’s interviews with Fran Lebowitz, you might remember that Fran said that she’s decided that any accusations about sexual assault or harrassment made …
Guest Post: Turning Bystanders Into Activists
More guest posts coming up today and tomorrow. There are 9 in all, with links in the sidebar so people can catch any they missed, if desired. First up: Motivated Seller Many of the problems that have been brought to light over the past four years have always been with us. Like watching a flaming …
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