The Economic Canary in the Mine Shaft is Choking on Fumes

  The economy is officially in a recession (see Atlanta Fed GDP Tracker Shows the US Economy is ly in a Recession) but many regime economists are behaving as carnival contortionists, desperately twisting words and facts in an effort to ignore the reality.

Russian Success in the Donbas Accelerates

When the uber neo-con Institute for the Study of War is conceding, reluctantly, that Russia is carving up the Ukrainians in the Donbas, it is an unmistakable sign that something big is up.

Will Russia Shift to a War Strategy?

Two events in the last few days–Lithuania’s decision to prevent the transit of Russian supplies for Kalinigrad and the Ukrainian missile attack on a Russian oil platform in the Black Sea–may be the tipping point for Russia in shifting to a War strategy rather than continue with the Special Military Operation.

BREAKING: Did Lithuania Light the Fuse on World War III?

In a move of staggering stupidity and hubris, Lithuanian banned the transit of Russian goods to Kaliningrad effective today, June 18, 2022. Kaliningrad, which is wedged between Poland on the west and Lithuania on the east, is home to almost a half-million Russians and the headquarters for the Russian Navy’s Baltic Sea force.

Ukraine’s War of Attrition

If you are a sports fan you know the feeling of showing up for the big game, say the Super Bowl or the World Series, and counting on your team to beat the crap out of the opponent.

Uvalde Police Chief’s Lame Excuses

Uvalde School District Chief of Police Police Chief Pete Arredondo is trying to spin his pathetic, incompetent reponse to the active shooter who invaded an Uvalde elementary school and methodically murdered children and teachers.

The U.S. Dilemma–Pricey Weapons That May Not Work

I want to focus on one of the key themes in Andrei Martyanov’s essential book, Losing Military Supremacy–the weapon systems the United States is spending money to develop and deploy are obscenely expensive and completely vulnerable to Russia’s weapons created to defeat the American threat.

Let’s Talk Game Changers in Ukraine and the Future

Let me give you the bottom line up front–Ukraine’s military units in the Donbass in the area of Lysychansk are now essentially encircled, which means Ukraine is facing the loss of at least 15,000 troops unless they are able to retreat.

The Art of Disinformation–Western Lies About the War in Ukraine

If you want to know how the war is going in Ukraine, you only needed to take note of one piece of “news” last week–Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin called his Russian counterpart: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke with his Russian counterpart for the first time since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Pentagon announced on Friday.