A perfect storm is brewing for Zelensky and his sponsors. The situation along the frontlines is hopeless, while the uncovered coruption-scandal is only the tip of the iceberg, with much more to come. Both balls are rolling, and I wouldn't know how they can be stopped. Or where they are bound to go a…
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Trouble in Paradise
There are many reasons why people move from one country to another. I was born in the early fifties, in post-war Europe, when the mantra was: 'Never again!' Yet many fellow countrymen had seen enough after two world wars within the span of forty years erupting on European soil, and left. The US, Can…
A heavy hand
The term 'Slop' stands for content which is created by 'AI'. No doubt you've come across 'Slop' already, wittingly, or unwittingly. By now increasingly these products may be fully independent of any human intervention. 'AI' is capable of producing 'playlists' with pleasing music, every song original…
Losing is the new winning
No lack of blogs, vlogs and articles about geostragic developments. Writers and presenters, or their guests, either comment on recent developments, reflect on them, or try to predict what will be next. This blog is a bit of everything, while I frequently publish articles which seem to be only vaguel…
The curse of strategic thinking
Okay, so you reached Stalingrad, and now what? People analyzing ‘Operation Barbarossa’ focus on manpower, logistics, and weapons as they try to explain why Hitler’s army failed, after conquering all of Europe in no time at all, and a large chunk of the Soviet Union. That turnaround in the war scar…
Zelensky says everything is hunky dory
Do not shoot the messenger. But I think Zelensky is lying when he says that his forces are busy clearing Kupiansk, while the Russians are bogged down in Pokrovsk. I do not have the means to check the actual situation, well over 3.500 kilometers from the frontlines. But sources which haven’t disappoi…
It ain't necessarily so
Fifty years ago, I read ‘The Prince’ (Il Principe), written by Nicolo Machiavelli, in the service of powerful Italian magistrates. The book, available as a PDF on the internet these days, reads like an ‘instruction manual’ for people looking for ways to influence history. And his patrons, the …
It is what you do NOT know which will come to haunt you
In the English language the term ‘Intelligence’ may refer to ‘IQ’, a system set up to search for ‘actionable’ knowledge, or this human trait to search for ‘Win-Win’ outcomes. Someone may have an astronomical ‘IQ’, but still be stupid when it comes to working towards ‘Win-Win’ o…
Emerging properties
We, human beings, live by ‘Moral Codes’ which *describe* us. They do not *define* us. A set of ‘Moral Codes’ accepted by a large enough group is recognizable as a ‘Culture’. In some ‘Cultures’ the ‘Moral Codes’ are set in stone. The ‘Ten Commandments’ are a great example. Or a …
It is a matter of timing
More than a few watching what is going on in Ukraine, wonder why Putin is sticking to his guns on giving diplomacy a chance. Why isn’t he just calling for war, instead of treating this like a limited, ‘Special Military Operation’? After all, Ukraine is on it’s last legs, militarily speaking, whi…
Shoot and forget
Let’s talk about ‘smart weapon systems’. A bow-and-arrow, or a gun, are firing arrows and bullets, and the moment they are released, they are gone. They will hit the first object they come across, traveling in a straight line, with only minor variations for atmospheric conditions. In a highly dy…
Gee whizz, I didn't know that!
Allow me to expand on my thoughts about ‘AI’ as a force for ‘Good’, if it manages to go ‘Global’, and engages in ‘Self Learning’. I am *fully* aware of the intent of all kinds of ‘criminal minds’, and utterly stupid people, to *use* ‘AI’ to control us. In fact, I read many volu…
We need to talk
Our world is being flooded by ‘AI’-created content. In recent essays on this blog I referred my readers to YT-content created by anonymous sources, offering ‘background’ for what I am claiming to be a correct explanation of events unfolding. One channel is listed as ‘The Mearsheimer Lens’…
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NATO-countries fought multiple wars since the early nineties, after the Soviet-Union and the Warsaw Pact dissolved. Though these wars were costly, wealth in the membership-countries kept growing. In fact, the more war, the wealthier these countries became. The main reason was that the benefits were …
All over the place
Rutte is hurrying to speak to ‘Daddy’ after a disastrous meeting between Zelensky and Trump last week. The ‘Coalition of the Willing’ fully expected Trump to sign off on the delivery of Tomahawks for Ukraine, but after talking to Putin Trump decided not to go down that road. We cannot know wha…
How did you know that?
Knowledge, for me, is sacred. Recently I posted essays in which I said I *didn't* know whether something I 'saw' was correct. It is highly likely that I confused people reading my contributions when I stated that I did not *know* how many people actually read these articles. Over the past seven days…
What is the pinnacle of cruelty?
Life is short, but it doesn't have to be cruel. The thinking behind 'Free Market Capitalism' was infinitely broader than a doctrine solely related to wealth-creation. And nowhere near 'Vulture Capitalism', which allows the 'stronger party' to steal, cheat and 'sanction' others, or lure them into a m…
The stories we are told
Last night I published a short article, highlighting my own inability to *know* what is 'going on', exactly. From various sources I receive clues. Hints which may be 'gold', or a distraction. I share my 'reading' of what is happening in the world as it is brought to my attention on these pages. With…
This is a freaking clown show
According to the Financial Times, the White House is behind this entire campaign of Ukraine to hit Russia's oil and gas refineries. Unless the Palentir-gang took control of Trump and his presidency a long time ago? Who can tell? I couldn't. Sounds pretty scary. All the more so if the 'AI' behind tha…
A word about the meek
The meek will inherit the earth, or what is left of it. Not sure if it was meant as a promise or an encouragement, but Matthew's 'book' was the first in the New Testament, which sang praise of Jesus as the fulfilment of the Jewish prophesy, according to scholars. It also inspired an 'English Version
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