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Monthly Archives: April 2022
All of Russia is Now a Fair Target for Ukraine
Explosions and Fires Emerge Across Russia: Oil depots, ammunition dumps, top-secret research labs, and other sensitive Russian targets have suffered mysterious fires and explosions recently. The mysterious blazes in Russia have led to intense speculation that Ukraine has struck back … Continue reading
Posted in China, Russia, Ukraine
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Ukraine-Built Missiles are Destroying Putin’s Tanks
In the video above you can see the rapid destruction of four of Putin’s battle tanks in the Donbass region by a single squad using the Ukrainian-made Stugna P anti-tank guided missile system. This is the homemade version of the … Continue reading
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Russia Crying Wolf: Exhausting the Alarm?
US allies from around the world — including NATO nations but also many others from Asia, Africa, and beyond — are openly discussing how best to strengthen Ukraine to resist Russian aggression and to throw the invaders back to original … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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Putin: Not Parkinson’s; Tardive Dyskinesia
Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a disorder that results in involuntary, repetitive body movements, which may include grimacing, sticking out the tongue, or smacking the lips.[1] Additionally, there may be rapid jerking movements or slow writhing movements.[1] In about 20% of … Continue reading
India Economic Enclave Grills Peter Zeihan
This is Peter Zeihan’s third consecutive annual appearance at the India Economic Enclave. They keep inviting him back because his predictions keep coming true. One of Peter Zeihan’s recent predictions which is now coming true, is his prediction that Russia … Continue reading
Posted in geopolitics, Peter Zeihan, Putin, Russia, Ukraine
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The Stockpiles of War: NATO Comes to Ukraine
Why Ukraine will have to start using NATO military weapons systems: Putin is forcing Ukraine to join NATO in the sense of fighting with mostly NATO weapons systems, cooperating with NATO defense forces at the highest levels. If Putin meant … Continue reading
Peter Zeihan: Russia Without Choices
Russians Do Not Make Choices: Elites Make Choices for Them Putin Now Sending Young Teens to Fight and Die In the midst of a dark demographic disaster, Vladimir Putin is sending early teens to Ukraine to fight and die — … Continue reading
Posted in Peter Zeihan, Putin, Russian Decline, Ukraine
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Russia at the Vanishing Point
A Fatal Innovation Gap Putin’s latest invasion of Ukraine makes it clear that Russia can’t innovate. In war, this can be fatal. Though the Russia defence sector yields billions for its state coffers, it only spends 1 per cent on … Continue reading
Posted in Russia, Ukraine
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Imagine There’s No Putin; Easy if You Try
Putin Has a Problem He has been stymied in his latest national acquisition, and he is having a tantrum. Now Putin wants to use artillery to pound Ukraine into dust. The civilian population of Ukraine is the real target of … Continue reading
Special Ops and Military Information Support Ops
For eight years, multinational forces — including those of the US — have been training Ukrainian military forces to resist overt and covert incursions by Russian agents. US special ops [SOCOM] personnel have likewise worked with Ukrainian forces to prepare … Continue reading
Posted in Military, Russia, Ukraine
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Moskva “Pride of Russian Navy” Suffers Curse of Snake Island: “Go Fuck Yourself,” They Told the Missile Cruiser
Moskva featured in one of the landmark early exchanges of the war, when Ukrainian border guards on Snake Island, a small outcrop in the Black Sea, told the ship to “Go fuck yourself” after it demanded they surrender. Russian Flagship … Continue reading
Posted in Military, Russia, Ukraine, Weapons
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Tanks and Anti-Ship Missiles to Ukraine
Germany and the Czech Republic are sending tanks to Ukraine for its coming battles with Russian invaders in the Donbas region. But the biggest donor of tanks to Ukraine is Russia: Slovakia is donating Mig-29s to Ukraine. Other NATO countries … Continue reading
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Trillion Dollar Space Economy Tempts Entrepreneurs
Elon Musk’s Starlink internet satellite system is expected to earn SpaceX roughly $5 billion per year by 2030. By comparison, the Internet of Things economy is expected to hit about $10 trillion/yr by 2030 and the Metaverse is expected to … Continue reading
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Russian Barbarism Forces Sweden and Finland to Join
Watching Russia brutalize Ukraine from ring-side seats, Sweden and Finland are getting a good idea what Russia would like to be able to do to them. No matter how strongly Putin threatens Sweden and Finland to stay out of NATO, … Continue reading
Russia’s Military Meltdown Predicted 10 Years Ago
Published in 2010, The Next 100 Years by George Friedman predicted the meltdown of the Russian military in the early to middle 2020s. In the following video, Peter Zeihan explains why this is happening now, and why Putin was unable … Continue reading
Posted in Russia, Ukraine
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Good News for Russian Women!
It is now possible for women to experience satisfying pleasure with their minds alone. Why is this important for Russian women? Russian women are facing a shortage of good men. This critical shortage makes it difficult for Russia to field … Continue reading
Half Putin’s Brain Tied Behind His Back
Moving under a dark cloud of war crimes, the Russian invasion of Ukraine is redirecting toward the eastern part of the country, to the area known as the Donbas. This is what the Kremlin now says is the main objective … Continue reading
Putin’s Slav vs. Slav War Could Last Years
Putin’s War Will Destroy Russia by Nina Krushcheva … By attacking another European country, Putin crossed a line drawn after World War II – and changed the world. But he also changed Russia, from a functioning autocracy into a Stalinesque … Continue reading
Posted in Empire, Putin, Russia, Ukraine
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Russia is Not a Real Country
History Reveals that Russia is More Myth than Nation Ultimately, Putin’s Russia is defined by a refusal to properly define itself as a modern nation. Its current identity relies on historical claims that lie outside the state’s borders. Ilnytzkyj reminds … Continue reading
Russian Soldiers Rape All Females Between 8 and 80
Russian butchery in occupied areas is likely to be even worse than war crimes that have already been uncovered, experts have warned. Vladimir Putin’s forces have been accused of genocide after evidence of summary executions, torture and rape was found … Continue reading
Posted in Putin, Russia, Ukraine
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Russia’s Pool of Talented People Leaving: No Future There
“This exodus will mean the degradation of the nation. The country doesn’t have a very large pool of talented people. Without them, Russia can’t develop itself”. __ Over 200,000 Fled by 2nd Week of March Tech workers make up just … Continue reading
Posted in Brain Drain, Putin, Russian Decline
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