How Steve Bannon’s Love of Nazi Propaganda Served the GOP

There’s a note in 2018 about how Steve Bannon’s guidance for the GOP was to take a topic and “flood it with shit“. Although no connection to history was made at that time, just a year earlier an obvious explanation for his strategy was sitting ripe and ready for anyone to pick it up. He … Continue reading How Steve Bannon’s Love of Nazi Propaganda Served the GOP

Lowly U.S. Troop Carriers Now Considered Superior to Russia’s Best Attack Armor

An article in Forbes seems to bend over backwards to emphasize that it’s talking about a defensive support technology. …exactly the type of “inoffensive” and non-escalatory tool NATO is looking for to help meet Ukraine’s need for modern armor. As an amphibious troop carrier, clocking in at half the weight of an Abrams tank, the … Continue reading Lowly U.S. Troop Carriers Now Considered Superior to Russia’s Best Attack Armor

Teslas Crash So Often Their Parts End Up Inside Antique Muscle Cars

Crashed and dead Tesla owners seems like the worst possible route just to get EV parts prices down from 1997 to 2022. Yet here we are. In 2006 Tesla licensed 1997 electric vehicle (EV) engineering from an LA company that in 2003 had demonstrated 0-60 mph in under 4 seconds with a 300 mile range. … Continue reading Teslas Crash So Often Their Parts End Up Inside Antique Muscle Cars

How Ukraine Quickly Achieved Air Superiority Against Russia

The definitive study so far of Ukraine air tactics in 2022 against Russia offers many insights. Kudos to Justin Bronk (LSE alum), Nick Reynolds and Jack Watling from the Royal United Services Institute in London. In a nutshell (and with a nod to what to expect in future “robot” wars) humans using creative mobility can … Continue reading How Ukraine Quickly Achieved Air Superiority Against Russia