Late last night I began to wonder if I had been a little over-excited when I said yesterday (see image below - I somehow failed to post that VK message here, as I usually do) there would be over a million people diagnosed with The Virus today. But there the figures are in black and... Continue Reading →
What Gives?
What is it with this airlift of Russian aid to the US? It began with the weekly phone-call between the heads of state on Monday. The Russian aircraft were said to be loaded and ready to go on Tuesday for a Wednesday, April 1st delivery. While much speculation has been going on, and not a... Continue Reading →
Something is Sick, and It’s Not Russia
It's very rare that I make three consecutive posts that are all linked thematically - in fact this may be a first for me. This and the previous two posts all concern concurrency in timing (during the worst pandemic to occur in a century, if not longer), geopolitical situation (the world on the brink of... Continue Reading →
Hello Vlad, It’s Donald Here
Possibly following on from my previous post - Russia provides medical aid to America - which began with a Trump-Putin phone call, this story also begins the same way. Same phone call? Can't say, but could be. A trade off? Can't say, but could be. Either way, this I think is perhaps the most important... Continue Reading →
Umm… What Happens April 1st?
Well, here's something unexpected. The US government allowing Russia to provide an air shipment of medical equipment to help combat The Virus. Nice to see the cooperation - I believe it is true, it's a TASS story - unless this is somebody's idea of an April Fool's joke, which I understand is a day Russia... Continue Reading →
A Defining Moment In History
James Howard Kunstler is at his finest just now. His voice was made for this time. People, you need to listen... "People Get Ready!" - Kunstler
Crackle And Pop
Just thought I would throw a firecracker into the circle. No particular reason. Just because I can. Talking about celestial catastrophes - which I wasn't, but no reason I can't - bearing in mind that there have been previous such events which intruded into the developing history of our planet - and again, with no... Continue Reading →
Absoluteness, Estimation and Absurdity – Part 2 (Final)
Another day passed and another milestone exceeded. I'm going to include an image again today, from Worldometers, showing the latest global COVID-19 figures, as of this writing. Now more than three quarters of a million diagnosed cases of COVID-19 have been registered; deaths are on the way to 38,000 and the death rate has risen... Continue Reading →
Acknowledging The Change in Global Leadership
As I have said before, the 21st century marks the rise of both China and Russia as major international powers overshadowing the decline of previously influential Western states like the USA. Both nations, Russia and China, are again taking the lead in assistance to other countries afflicted by the latest medical crisis in a total... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 