Every year I donate $20 to the Wikimedia Organisation, the home of Wikipedia, which I use extensively as a primary reference tool, not expecting anything back other than the service they provide. I don't support many things financially (never give to charity) but something useful, like Wikipedia, is Okay by me - if only to... Continue Reading →
Just A Matter Of Time
"How long until drought-stricken towns run out of water?" - Australia ABC News We are living in the end-times of modern human civilisation. I have said this many times before of course, always with complete conviction, yet also always mixed with a little faith in the inevitability of that. Today, in 2020, not so much... Continue Reading →
Leading Western Nation Has To Guess Its Own Flu Death Count
Western hypocrisy over the China coronavirus issue is laid bare by Jeff Brown on the Titanic Lifeboat Academy, 25 deaths in China gets national and international attention - 6,600* deaths in USA goes unnoticed and without any kind of unified governmental action. I hesitated to share this post initially because the figures are too fantastically... Continue Reading →
Evolution, Not Revolution – The New Russian Government
A better and more expertly reasoned summary of what the changes in the new Russian government actually mean - for both Russia and the World - you will probably not find. The Saker summarises like this, and I would not deign to fault it in any way - in fact there is much to really... Continue Reading →
The Dutch Incredibility Factor
"Dutch foreign minister’s speculations over plane crash in Iran impermissible — Zakharova" - TASS "It goes without saying that I entirely agree with what the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman says about the Dutch foreign minister's ridiculous statements. The Dutch government has lost all credibility over its obstinate handling of the MH17 affair to reach pre-conceived... Continue Reading →
Ten Lessons To Lead A Nation
"Analysts name Putin’s ten lessons for Russia’s future political leaders" - TASS There is not a doubt in the world that all through the 'Putin Time' Russia has grown and flourished like it would not have done under any other leadership. President Putin has manoeuvred Russia from being, and not entirely of its own doing,... Continue Reading →
New Year, New Decade, New Rules
I have already made the observation that this year is greatly different to the last and will be much more exciting - in the nail-biting, white-knuckle, and moments (perhaps prolonged moments) of sheer terror sense. And so it seems to be going. Dmitry Orlov has also observed a change in feeling to our days that... Continue Reading →
Drawing Honey From The Belly Of The Beast
"Funeral Arrangements" - JH Kunstler It seems that Mr Kunstler remains convinced of the imminent demise or at least the dismemberment, leading to the same thing, of the US Democratic Party. And I am circling like a hungry shark ready and waiting to sink my teeth into the remains, fresh or fetid, with little concern... Continue Reading →
Shutting Their Filthy Mouths
History, they say, is written by the victors. But what if the victors position is undermined by the 'also rans' and even the 'victims' and the 'losers', simply because it is the truth? There are those who would not recognise the truth if they accidentally bumped into it, because they live their lives in a... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 