UNHOLY ALLIANCE: Putin’s Holy Man Pushed for the ‘Eradication’ of Ukraine The Daily Beast A. Craig Copetas — Mar. 22, 2022 Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill appears to be just as bloodthirsty as Vladimir Putin himself. Beneath the gold onion domes of the Danilov Monastery a few miles south of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin’s chief shaman … Continue reading Putin’s Orthodox Enabler; and the Magic of War Logistics
“I’ve been writing about Ukraine in this space nonstop for a month. I’m exhausted by it. I suspect you are, too.” That’s not me saying that. It’s Jonathan V. Last (aka JVL). He’s a never-Trumper ex-Republican, who blogs & podcasts for The Bulwark, one of the key ex-GOP-Save-Democracy-if-we-can media shops which I follow. But in … Continue reading Welcome to Spring; the Massacre of Mariupol; and a New Hello Kitty
Elon Musk’s Starlink is keeping Ukrainians online when traditional Internet fails Musk sent terminals for the satellite Internet service after a Ukrainian official tweeted at him Excerpted from the Washington Post: By Rachel Lerman and Cat Zakrzewski — March 19 2023 Elon Musk recently challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin to a one-handed fistfight for the future … Continue reading Elon Musk? Ukraine Freedom Fighter?? (Well, Virtually . . .)
These drones are produced by AeroVironment Inc., an unmanned weapons maker based in Arlington VA. A PR release at their website added some details: “Switchblade drones are single-use weapons. U.S. army officials have described them as akin to flying shotguns, meant to explode when hitting their targets and not recoverable once launched. “Kamikaze drone is … Continue reading We Might as Well Know: What are Switchblade Drones?
But First, the New Moby Dick Hunt has snagged another big [Russian] white whale: NYTimes-March 16 2022-MADRID — Spain, which has pledged to seize the suspected superyachts of Russian oligarchs targeted for sanctions imposed following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, on Wednesday impounded the third such vessel, one of the world’s biggest superyachts, in Spanish territorial … Continue reading The Pope Scrambles; The War Exacerbates Orthodox Church Troubles