That salty curmudgeon Phil over at Bustednuckles Blog just announced he is having another major surgery on his leg on March 25th. So it would be greatly appreciated if everybody reading these words please Pray for Phil and his family during this time and if you got a minute, drop him some words of…
If the Pioneers Loved Pain Pills (An alternate history bit of humor)
Via: Life and Limb Substack Physicians and nurses have a notably dark sense of humor. So as you read this, consider the source…I wrote this many years ago and published it on Substack about three years ago. So here it is again for anyone who hasn’t seen it and might want a…
The Tell
Via: Evil White Guy It happened in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya. Now it is happening in Syria. They wanted to get rid of Assad because they said that he was evil. But then they replaced him with a man named Ahmed al-Sharaa who is far worse. The U.S. government previously had issued a…
PSA from Pissed-Off White People
Operation Potok
Operation Potok Keen-eyed observers of the war in Ukraine may have noticed Ukrainian positions in the Kursk pocket folding up like a deck of cards, with the Russians recapturing over 12 settlements and 100 square kilometers of territory in 24 hours. Unusual, to say the least, in a war that’s been typically measured in…
The Prescience of George Orwell — ‘1984’ is Here
The Prescience of George Orwell — ‘1984’ is Here If you read George Orwell’s fictional novel “1984” when you were young, now is an opportune time for a second look. It’s the language of “1984” that’s of particular use. The book is perhaps most applicable for its exploration of the relationship between nuanced language…
Real WW2 History: Firebombing of Populated Cities
Firebombing of Dresden Few Allied actions during World War II are as controversial or as debated as the firebombing of Dresden, which began on February 13, 1945, lasting two more days. During that time more than 1,200 Allied aircraft dropped almost 4,000 tons of high explosive and incendiary devices on the German city,…
A Nation IS it’s PEOPLE
“Common Blood” and “Common Ancestry”
Israel: Lots of Zeroes for NOTHING in Return
The Surveillance State: IMSI Catchers
H/T American Partisan Understanding How IMSI-Catchers Exploit Cell Networks Some additional reading on How to Catch an IMSI Catcher.