Ian Proud And Me ...

 ... yesterday. 

Open Thread.

 Go at it. 

Didn't Trump Say Today ...

 ... that Putin agreed to stop strikes on 404 "cities" and "power" for a week? For some reason Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Sumy oblasts and others didn't reap the benefits of Trump's "request". 

Or this:

What is going on (wink, wink)? 

An Interesting Question.

It arose with the discussion in previous post in regards to this:

Now, I want to warn immediately, READ ATTENTIVELY--this is NOT about MAGA or Trumpists--it is much more profound and, yes, it is ABOUT degeneracy of neo-liberalism which is wrongly identified as "left". This is obvious--US conservatives (sadly of Christian Zionist variety too) do outbreed DNC worshipping, so called "liberal" office plankton which is the main generator of mental, sexual and other civilization-killing deviances presented as a virtue (still), this time trying to park their Satanism into the territory of Trump's insanity thus associating the traditionalism with increasingly mentally inadequate POTUS. The oldest trick in the book. 

Reality, however, is such that the globalist project is over but it succeeded in one thing--it turned Western "woman" into a monster which, together with media class completely emasculated the Western man and thus made sure that the classic West dies. It did. And here is a thing. There is one feature, as strange as it may come across, of this liberal establishment--it is smugness and full conviction in their command of discourse because they got mostly useless humanities degrees, and here it comes. I really like The Postman movie by Kevin Costner. When it came in 1997 it bombed among arts and letters crowd (the people who never worked a day in their life), and, by coincidence, ideologues of a catastrophe of globalism, who absolutely trashed it. If you look at denigrating reviews at say Rotten Tomatoes you will find there all too familiar sources of the American catastrophe--CNN, USA Today and likes, despite some more moderate reviews. 

Why didn't they like it? Ah, sure, some dialogues are hit and miss but overall what was the main reason for "critics" to trash actually a very good movie with some serious message? As strange as it sounds but the start of this post and The Postman are related directly. First ask yourself a question who are primarily, even today, those masters of discourse, all those people who rejected this movie? Right, not exclusively but largely America's so called "intellectual class" which apart from being a second rate at best was born in the coastal cities and went through universities where they got "degrees" in all kinds of wordsmithing, without ever facing a real life and, especially so, war and hardships which come with it. They got "degrees" in smugness and contempt for the Rust Belt, Bible Belt, South, Heartland, today it is MAGA--in general for those people who got them through schools and then paid their pittance. People like Oliver Stone are rare gems. 

Ah yes, fascism in The Postman--of course it is fascism. But what they didn't like the most is the fact that The Postman is a profoundly conservative movie. It is not only about fascism, it is about becoming a true man--that is a no-no for the American masters of discourse. Real MAN is a loaded term--it is a defender, it is a father, it is a provider, and he loves a woman, his wife, mother of his children. Yep, these are traits of a real MAN. And that is what The Postman delivers--you can see a progression from essentially opportunist to a leader, beautifully portrait by Costner. This was and is a NO-NO for masters of discourse, who still cannot identify themselves as one of two sexes. The globalist paradigm, promoted and shaped through insane policies of especially Democratic Party, its DNC, its coastal "elites". Breeding of normalcy is verboten. Abuse, mental and physical maiming of children is OK. Ask Tim Waltz. 

And here is this moment--even Roger Ebert noted: There are those who will no doubt call “The Postman” the worst film of the year, but it’s too good-hearted for that. Well, now recall--what is the one of the pivotal threads in The Postman. Yep, a child he and Abby conceive, it is this child, his and Abby's daughter Hope who opens the monument honoring her father after things settle at the end of the movie. You see, they breed even when there is a dystopia all around them, when it seems that there is no hope. And how can this be? How dare they? Well, I guess it is the normal human trait--to procreate. Make no mistake, I am all for a long paid pregnancy leave for women, absolutely. But did it help European women, like in Germany with Maternity leave of 14 weeks and Parental Leave of up to three years. Well, look at Germany, what happened?

Germany has experienced more deaths than births every year since 1972. Migration has been the only factor keeping the population growing—but the slowdown in 2024 shows migration alone can’t keep growth steady .

Ah, you see--only migration, largely utterly alien to Western civilization, breeds. Modern, Western liberal woman simply refuses to conceive no matter the social situation. Hello, Germany was doing very well since 1972, and even later when cheap Soviet energy started to flow and made German economy grow as if on steroids. Yet, bitchy, career-oriented third wave feminists killed reproduction. It doesn't matter where, doesn't matter what level of social support is provided. The problem is cultural, the problem is of emasculated Western class of "masters of discourse" who know that they will never get a real woman like Abby and will never become The Postman, that is to say--they will never become a Man. They are the civilizational dead end and they will die out, together with their abusive, "intellectual", career-oriented wives. That is why they hated and continue to hate The Postman the movie--it shows them how weak and cowardly they are. Meanwhile, conservatives will continue to breed, for whatever reasons, religious, moral, biological and in the end it is they who are real masters of discourse. Remember: the strength is in numbers. 

P.S. One thing I will never forgive The Postman for--there never was Rommel having Patton(c) stated by otherwise excellent actor Will Patton)) 

Lavrov To Turkish TV ...

 ... and the world at large. 

European politicians demonstrate their "pettiness", not even bothering to argue accusations against Russia. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an interview with the Turkish media. Lavrov recalled that the problem of the Ukrainian conflict lies not in the territorial issue, but in the Nazi regime that wants to exterminate everything Russian. Ukraine is a pawn, a tool of the West, which it uses to create direct threats to Russia's security, the minister said. In this regard, according to him, there are big questions for UN Secretary-General António Guterres because of his position on Ukraine.

Read the whole thing. About ceasefire--not acceptable, etc. Per Trump asking Putin to stop striking "Kiev and other cities in 404". He can ask whatever he wants but parameters for any kind of ceasefire are well defined by Russia. This is how one of the thermal power plants in Kiev looks today. 

By different estimates up to 70% of this type of power generation have been destroyed and that means that it passed the point of no return (restoration). Somebody has to remind Donnie that it was NATO's initiative to start attacking energy infrastructure in Russia. So, his concern about "cold" is kinda misplaced. As Lavrov mentioned in his interview--Trump was surprised to learn that everything Russian was forbidden in 404. Donnie needs to learn so many things, but so little time before he completely goes off rails mentally and we are observing the process in real time. 

In SMO news. Russian Armed Forces continue to perfect RUK/ROK contour and Zala provides now full automatic target acquisition (when needed). 

India and Russia signed the pilot contract for 6 IL-114s. Meanwhile: 

Discussions between Moscow and New Delhi on manufacturing Sukhoi Su-57 aircraft in India are at an advanced stage, the head of a Russian aircraft giant has told TASS. The aircraft is actively employed in the Russian operation against Ukraine and is being prepared for expanded export deliveries. Negotiations for the supply and production of the Su-57 fighter jet in the South Asian nation are at a “deep technical stage,” Vadim Badekha, CEO of Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), told TASS on the sidelines of the Wings India aviation exhibition in the southern city of Hyderabad. “Such contracts, given our experience, determine the trajectory of our cooperation for several decades to come,” Badekha stated. He added that the talks revolve around “the production of the Su-57 aircraft in India at the facilities currently used to produce the Su-30 aircraft, and the maximum use of Indian industry and Indian systems in this aircraft.”

There is a lot going on in this sphere between India and Russia and I cannot stress enough the technical complexity of launching one's both combat and commercial aviation industry. It is a long, protracted process but this path has to be walked if the nation wants to be a true technological power. India understands this. And in conclusion, Larry's thorough piece on US-Iran scenarios. Highly recommended. 

Capability Surprise?

Really? Why contracts with India on IL-114 and SSJ-100 are a shock to global aerospace industry and a lesson to China. 

From 404.

A rather interesting (has been confirmed to be legit) footage of the 404 SU-25 with some cottage industry gadgets meeting R-37 from Russian VKS. 

Russian comment over video is just a mocking message to whatever air force 404 has left: Do Not Romanticize the Profession of a Pilot. It doesn't matter how they try to fly--in this case very low--they are seen and firing solution is there. R-37 doesn't care--it has the range of up to 400 km and hypersonic speed. 

You Are Not Yourself When You Are Hungry.

 It was reported that:

Two Russian women are facing deportation from the US after they allegedly took a wrong turn and accidentally drove onto the territory of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California, the Russian Embassy has confirmed. According to Russian media reports, the two friends, Kristina and Natasha from Samara, were on a road trip in the United States last week. While driving near San Diego, they grew hungry and used a navigation app to find the nearest McDonald’s. The GPS directed them onto a route that led them directly onto the military base.

You are not yourself when you are hungry. 

Believe me, hunger can change you. As you all guessed by now, Russian meme machine is fully operational now. 

Later Today ...

 ... Garland, Scott and yours truly. Live. 

In Continuation Of "Culture" Management ...

 ... by corporations and how the thug (hip-hop) and depression (grunge) culture was imposed on the society. Here is John talking about it, and, no, it is not a conspiracy. 

It is a conscious choice for decomposition of the, or forcefully decomposing a society--from destroying a family, drugging youth, imposing lowest of the lowest tastes to effectively subverting once great romantic movement of rock music. Protest culture in youth is nothing new--it existed since ancient times, what is new is a degree of the overall debasement of everything coming through the so called "creative classes" and this debasement being praised as an achievement. So, there is NO conspiracy--it is a cold hard fact. One of many examples of this is a wonderful band Cinderella, with Tom Keifer still writing and producing a superb music. Not to mention the fact that Cinderella would blow any grunge outfit from the stage. But guess what, no corporation is interested. The bar MUST stay as low as possible--that's the aim. Anyone wants to listen to Lizzo? Anyone remembers BB King or John Coltrane? And I don't mean us here. 

Ah, Yes--Those "Magical" Exceptions ...

 ... to sanctions)) This is statistics from 2023, by 2025 Russia's supply to the US grew to $1.25 billion.

Russia supplies, the US pays. Meanwhile Russian lithography for 65 nm is ready, serial supplies start in 2028. 28 nm are coming soon by 2030. And I am not even talking about other developments. 

Of Course, It Is Too Late ...

 ... but better late than never. Plus, I have news for this moron--even with the US, if God forbid it comes to this--NATO will not be able to "defend" against Russia, because Russians will not be moving ground forces first. They will simply decapitate NATO's military-political top.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned European leaders that they need the U.S. in order to defend themselves, comments that come as tensions between the U.S. and Europe have escalated amid President Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland. "If anyone thinks here again that the European Union, or Europe as a whole, can defend itself without the U.S., keep on dreaming. You can’t. We can’t. We need each other," Rutte said Monday in Brussels to the European Parliament. 

But the next critical question is--WHY the hell do Russians need Europeans, a bunch of freeloaders who hate Russian guts? Nope, Soviet Union made a mistake thinking that you can teach Europe humanity and decency. Never again. Especially today, when Russia marks the lifting of the Siege of Leningrad. Germans, Finns, Spaniards, others from present day EU and NATO took part in one of the grimmest crimes against humanity. More than 1 million civilians died in Leningrad. This was genocide. Russians never forget this. Today, this history strikes especially hard. 

But then again, combined West wants this for Russians, especially Europe. They failed then, they also failed now. For the US these numbers are beyond comprehension. 

Do Russians Love Blues?

Really? Blues and its derivates shaped several generations of Russians. Russians love blues. But, things changed in Russia. MTV is dead, most of rap "artists" are the "art" for thugs (that was the directive for music executives--to impose thug and cretin culture on US white teenagers). But, Russians retained their folk culture and they have this girl who absolutely kills it. And suddenly, all those cameras focus on the real beauty and talent, instead of the ... well, you know what I mean. 

... 

Canada Made Her Choice ...

 ... they don't care. 

In Canada, at the age of 109, died (https://ria.ru/20260126/kanada-2070418433.html) one of the oldest veterans of the Great Patriotic War, Viktor Khomenko. He participated in the defense of Leningrad and went through the war path to Victory, showing courage and heroism, which were marked by high state awards. In addition, Khomenko was an active participant in the Canadian Association of World War II Veterans from the USSR.

No, he is not a hero in Canada, Canada loves SS and Banderites. 

Noah Zion ...

... from Israel was really shocked to learn that she was in Iran and was ... killed there during protests. You do not understand--these are honest media. They report only truth))) You don't need to know Hebrew. 

She should sue the hell out of those prostitutes. I would.  

Meanwhile, the summary of the NDS2026. 

What Does NDS2026 Reveal ...

 ... and the fate of START. 

Open Thread.

 Busy for now. Go at it. 

When Cope Harder Phrase ...

 ... fully applies))

US wins against Russian and Chinese air defenses in other countries risk teaching the wrong lessons. US forces that executed a raid in Venezuela to capture its now-former leader walked away with no aircraft lost to the country's Russian-made air-defense systems and Chinese-made radars. In the aftermath, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that it "seems those Russian air defenses didn't quite work so well, did they?" He didn't elaborate any further, but in briefings, the top US general spoke about how US forces dismantled and destroyed enemy air defenses. While the US can draw a certain degree of confidence in its capabilities from the success of the mission, there's a risk of reading too much into that success, especially when it comes to weapons made by American rivals in the hands of other militaries. Some of the failures of the Venezuelan-operated foreign air defenses, for example, have been attributed to issues like inactivity, incompetence, and a dearth of functional cohesion between different systems.

Some? You mean Venezuelan military being corrupt and bought out and thus disabling air defense?  WOW! There is a reason why Russia was wrapping up her presence in Venezuela in a duration of the last five years or so. I know, many people from Latin America are afraid of facing reality, but it was exposed in Venezuela and how it gladly sold its President to the US. Moreover, Pete Hegseth with his basic education in "Politics", whatever that means, and ROTC (a euphemism for pseudo-military "training") wouldn't know a first thing about Air Defense, nor will understand it due to a complete lack of an academic and experience tool kit for that. 

Having said all that, people with a much broader (still amateurish) grasp of technological realities in Pentagon (yes, there are still some there) put their input into the 2026 National Defense Strategy and tacitly admitted what I was warning about for the last almost two decades. 

Russia will remain a persistent but manageable threat to NATO’s eastern members for the foreseeable future. Indeed, although Russia suffers from a variety of demographic and economic difficulties, its ongoing war in Ukraine shows that it still retains deep reservoirs of military and industrial power. Russia has also shown that it has the national resolve required to sustain a protracted war in its near abroad. In addition, although the Russian military threat is primarily focused on Eastern Europe, Russia also possesses the world’s largest nuclear arsenal, which it continues to modernize and diversify, as well as undersea, space, and cyber capabilities that it could employ against the U.S. Homeland.

But even here, the atrocious level of incompetence in the US military and intel circles shines through:

Fortunately, our NATO allies are substantially more powerful than Russia—it is not even close. Germany’s economy alone dwarfs that of Russia.

You cannot fix stupid and that is why US loses all of its wars and will continue to do so because it learns nothing and American military institutions do not provide advanced military education for the XXI century other than Hollywood mode representation of the warfare. So, they cope, they lie to themselves, they lie to the world because they have no guts to admit that the "finest fighting force in history" would crumble in real war within a few weeks and will immediately escalate to the nuclear threshold. I know, it hurts. But today, in Russia, it is a Day of General Staff. 

It was established by the Order of Catherine the Great in 1763 based on the Quartermaster Office of Russian Army established by Peter the Great in 1711. The US will try to emulate it, it will continuously fail--there is no staff and national and military culture which exists in the US capable to support that--US "operations" in 404 exposed what kind of delusion the US military lives in. Nor will the issue of procurement be fixed because you have to have a system in place which the US doesn't have. Just to demonstrate how Russia's General Staff and Russian economy won the arms race. 

Here is comparison of Sarmat and Minuteman III. Yes, hypersonic weapons (such as Avangard), unlimited range and almost 10 times larger payload. But I am sure Germany can replicate it, after all its economy "dwarfs" Russia's. Good luck and cope harder. 

Yes, This Was Called ...

... NVP (Начальная Военная Подготовка--Initial Military Training) in Soviet schools and yes, we were taken to ranges to shoot live munitions. Apart from studying all kinds of other military shit. Girls were studying tactical medicine and also were allowed to shoot. 

Russian youngsters as young as 12 are now required to participate in drone and firearms training during school hours. This Kremlin initiative is being interpreted as a stark indication that Vladimir Putin remains committed to prolonged military conflict.

And no, it is not a "stark indication"--it is a return to normalcy in the nation whose military history dwarfs anything there is in the world. It is also a return to what many Americans (with the exception of urban metrosexuals) instinctively know--boys need to grow into men and defenders. Here is how it looked like in Soviet times.

All of us went through this. It is a good sign together with the transition from the baloney of Bologna Process in education and discarding all those "degrees" like Bachelor's (equivalent of incomplete higher education) and all other M.S. to the system of concentrated professional higher education in specialties with a strong emphasis on overall culture and STEM bases from public schools. In military of the XXI century (albeit it was true already in 1960s) moreover? Don't trust me, here is the US Army:

Since the 1980s, America’s world ranking in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has declined, placing our once unquestioned supremacy in technological innovation and application on par with or behind those of our economic and military adversaries. A recent warning from the Office of the Secretary of Defense Acquisition and Sustainment Industrial Policy declared the paucity of STEM-educated Americans may lead to a “permanent national security deficit.” The lack of STEM education extends to Army officers. In 2018, the Army Strategy assessed the strategic environment to include partners, allies, and adversaries leveraging “advanced capabilities” such as cyber, counter space, electronic warfare, robotics, and artificial intelligence (AI). This assessment has proven true in the Russia-Ukraine War, an artillery-heavy war interwoven with the burgeoning development and implementation of new and evolving technologies that demand innovative thinking, alliances, and strategy informed by STEM+Management (STEM+M)

There is ALREADY "permanent national security deficit", that is why Pentagon, CIA et al have difficulties grasping what is happening. Difficult to make a sense of capabilities when you have majored in English Literature, Journalism or Business from University of Phoenix. That gets us into this funny territory of System of Systems, because nations and their militaries are exactly that. 

In Related News ...

There are NO penguins in Arctic)) Greenland is in ARCTIC. 

Penguins live in ANtarctica and adjacent lands, that is Southern Hemisphere. I sense Ivy League edikeishn. 

When You Are ...

 ... a stump and is dumb as one. Famous BS about Winter War. Atrocities. 

Yes, And I Want ...

... to win ... one million dollars(c). 

ABU DHABI, January 23. /TASS/. Several European countries really want Kyiv to achieve an "energy truce" at a meeting of the trilateral working group with Russia and the United States in Abu Dhabi. This was stated by a TASS source.

Reaction from Russia. 

More:

I don't know how to explain it. I'll try again. As it happened with 404 when Russians decided to stop sorting out "bad" Ukrainians from "good" ones, overwhelming majority of Russians views Europe and Europeans as existential enemies of Russian Civilization, period. Somebody must explain to Europeans that overwhelming majority of Russians doesn't care about Paris, London or Tuscany. There is a lot of concern, however, about treasures of Louvre when France will be beaten into Sharia and the power of criminal gangs (ah, wait ... already), or how to finish off Germany. Europe wanted that, now the retribution comes.

Europe IS 404.

I don't understand these "terms" used by journos. Backlash. 

Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky is facing severe backlash from key international partners after a combative speech at Davos, where he went on a tirade accusing Europe of “indecisiveness” toward Russia and insufficient support for his country. The backlash comes as Zelensky’s popularity in the West is already on a downward spiral over his constant criticism of Kiev’s European backers while demanding billions in support – while Ukraine continues to struggle with high-level corruption scandals and a dire military situation. The reactions to his speech at the World Economic Forum from European capitals were swift. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani called it “unfair to Europe,” telling Corriere della Sera that the continent has “guaranteed Ukraine’s independence” through immense political, financial, and military support.

This is not a backlash--these are impotent European cowards and war criminals getting insulted by their equal. Europe is new 404. But shaking the air and producing some verbiage is not a backlash. Let me demonstrate what backlash is. This is Kiev.

And this is Kiev's mayor verbatim today:

MOSCOW, January 23 — RIA Novosti. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko invited residents of the capital to spend the night in heating points or leave the city. He is quoted by the publication "Strana.ua". "Kyiv has identified strongholds of heating (invincibility) in each district of the city. A large number of people will be able to stay overnight in them, if necessary," the publication says.

At this point of time, Kiev lost 90% of power generation, Russia finishes off thermal power plant in 404--there IS NO comeback from it. With it comes the end of 404 as a state. There is also a clue to what trilateral "talks" are--Russian delegation there, in UAE, is headed by the chief of G(R)U and is military only in its composition. Get a hint. My video today is about it. 

Down The Memory Lane.

That was the "plan" by curators of 404 Nazis. If anyone forgot. 

Yesterday, there was a mass grave uncovered in Kursk Oblast--524 bodies of Russian civilians executed by NATO. Around one thousand is still missing. The Fourth Reich in action, but now it follows the path of its predecessor. Obviously, with Poroshenko being high on NATO Kool Aid promising this to Russians was a bad idea. 

In related news, in an attempt to alleviate the butt-hurt, the neocon central Newsweek ... lies. 

US hypersonic missile warship put to sea. A United States warship recently completed sea trials following upgrades to launch hypersonic missiles capable of striking targets at over five times the speed of sound. USS Zumwalt, one of three Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers, underwent modernization to become the first U.S. Navy platform capable of launching the Conventional Prompt Strike, or CPS, a hypersonic boost-glide missile designed to defeat enemy defenses.

I have news--the US doesn't have hypersonic weapons and is not going to have them any time soon. So, sticking some VLS for non-existent weapon to the white elephant is not producing "hypersonic missile warship", which, in the end is absolutely defenseless against real hypersonic weapons. Yes, the US Army announced the "fielding" of LRHW. Fielding being the term for all kinds of activities not related to actual weapon. But let me remind you about this weapon. 

Another Army officer at the event, who is not immediately identifiable, told Hegseth that Dark Eagle has a warhead “under 30 pounds,” which is relatively tiny for a long-range weapon — smaller in size than what’s found on an AIM-120 air-to-air missile, for instance. The officer stated the warhead is just to get its “projectiles out” and that it can deliver effects over an area about the same size as the parking lot they were standing on.

The Navy has its own program, Intermediate Range Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) Weapon System, as you might expect--the weapon also doesn't exist and when it will, nobody knows. But you can be assured of a variety of headlines and articles explaining how these weapons WILL work if they ever become actual weapons. But then we will have to get into the operational details of the modern naval warfare, where any US Navy's ship is nothing but a fat prestigious target and that in real world of conventional war it is not survivable. And then, of course, comes this issue of anti-missile defense and requirements for anti-hypersonic intercepts, but let's hope that the US and Russia (and China) find some modus vivendi. Otherwise it will take a long time trying to explain this. 

And what it all means for strategic balance. And I am not even talking about this. 

You have to explain to Pentagon that they need to attend elementary hyper-sonic school before trying to catch up. But no worries, the US military "is a finest fighting force in history"(c). 

Nima And Me.

Live in 20 minutes. 

Again ...

 ... I had a video based around this. That's Soviet political caricature which aged as a fine wine. 

European Commonwealth circa 1960s)) 

Woof, WEF, Meow.

Final curtain. 

For Enthusiasts Of Tactical Minutiae ...

 ... as Russian tankers say--the main threat to tanks remains ... no, not drones--good ol' anti-tank mines. At least that's true for Russian tanks. Meanwhile, morons from Deutsche Welle decided to figure out, German Defense Ministry "ignored" their request for comments, on their own why self-proclaimed "best tanks in the world", you know those latest version of Leopards suck. 

You don't need to know German, but DW dumbasses went to 404 side (seems legit, these were 404 crews which burned in those tanks) to figure this out. Wrong choice, though. 404 is well known to be, together with CIA, MI6 and other orgs of this nature, the main sources of all kind of pseudo-military BS, the Kool Aid gladly consumed by those who still cannot accept the fact that NATO's weaponry is from 1990s and it failed miserably in supporting Nazi criminal 404 regime. 

Now, latest for payouts to Russian military personnel. You don't need to know Russian. 

The highest pay is for capturing (not destroying) intact MLRS and tanks. The rest is for destroying hardware. You may ask why such a downgrade for combat aircraft. Easy, every combat aircraft NATO provided to 404 is an easy target for Russia's VKS. Fact is, all of them, be that F-35, F-16, Eurofighter or F-15 are outranged and are not designed to fight over the battlefield of 2025. Simple as that. I speak about this in my latest video which should be up shortly. 

This Is A New Trend ...

 ... in 404--they love to expose themselves as pitiful suffering people, and I agree--not having the ability to take a shit in comfortable warm restroom is hard. But ... this is just the beginning. 

They also provide cringe-inducing lamenting sound-track to all this, but really isn't it what 404 and its curators from NATO wanted for Russians? Yep, exactly that and much much worse. But there is a certain historic lesson here: in 1315 at the battle of Morgarten bearded dudes from Forest Cantons wiped out the Leopold of Austria's regular and well equipped troops and without any regard to chivalry rules massacred most of Leopold's nobility at the shores of Lake Ageri. This savagery scared the shit out of European royalty and even Vatican, and since then the Pope is guarded by these fierce guys called Swiss Guard. Yep, the heirs of those three Forest Cantons which eventually became Switzerland. 

Now, multiply this Morgraten Battle by a factor of ... maybe a thousand and look at the map of Russia's heartland--no Alps, no any other natural defenses. So, for thousand years Russians have been fighting non-stop invaders from the East, from the South and, yes, the West. Result was always the same--invaders and their empires got crushed and the traitors executed. Russians are done playing this BS, especially with Europe, and if the price of 404 treason includes, among many, this schedule of provision of electricity in 404:

Green being the time periods when electricity is provided, and frozen solid toilets--so be it. It is a small price to pay for the society which has been convinced that its mission is to defeat those Eastern subhumans known as Russians. Here is Victor Orban explaining to all of you a self-evident truth: German Nazism never was defeated in the West and now Russia must finish the job.

She will finish it. And for those who forgot the old classic one-liner by Carl von Clausewitz--the main object of any war is to compel the enemy to do our will (c). 404 cities have enough streets where the residents can take shit, not that it is something new for them--they lived in shit for the last 30+ years. 

Some People Continue ...

... to mistake my manner of speaking (and writing) as schadenfreude or me being an outright crass and brute. Nothing even close. Here is the demonstration. I spoke about this for years, not because I don't like Europe or Europeans--I am a Western man, after all--but because my BS meter is extremely sensitive. So, Davos for you ...

I will repeat again what I repeat ad nauseam on this blog for the last 12 years: nobody cares what the capitalization of Tesla is, it produced and continues to produce pseudo-advanced jalopies for the consumption by people who didn't study physics, same goes for anything by Bernard Arnault's empire producing overpriced junk for selling to riff-raff nouveau riches (no, this is not oxymoron) to make them feel rich. But, but ... reality of the planet of ours is such that the only thing which defines the zeitgeist is COFM--Correlation of Forces and Means--which in itself is a direct consequence of the advanced scientific-industrial economy capable to produce the best machines, including, of course, killing ones. 

So, Europe finally has arrived to the status of what I was talking about for many years--decomposing corpse of once great civilization and utter military impotence. COFM is a cruel bitch, it doesn't care how you look like or what kind of pseudo-military show you put on. Here is a demonstration.

An amused Russian cruise missile Kh-101 looks at the Patriot PAC3 trying to acquire it, develop firing solution and then shoot it down. You can see yourself how the whole thing went down. People already mentioned here that the combined West, the US included, is defenseless. Well, it is. COFM, my friends, COFM. 

Norway Wants To Fight Russia))

 You gotta love this)) 

Norwegians told to prepare for wartime property seizures. Military warns citizens that it may have to requisition homes and vehicles if war breaks out with Russia. 

So, how's that democracy going in Europe, eh? Mighty Norway wants to fight Russia. Hey, Glenn Diesen, may I suggest more pseudo-military shysters like Karaganov or Ted Postol on your show. There is a lot of infogypsies who believe that NATO will exist 30 minutes after Russia decides to really finish it off. But then again, judging by the "level" of NATO militaries they are good only for photo ops. I will abstain here commenting on BS Ted Postol, who wouldn't be allowed anywhere near with his "Ph.D" in physics to teach even as a junior lecturer in Bauman's MGTU (not that he knows anything about it, or in MIT), spews about Oreshnik, but here is my good friend Colonel Vladimir Trukhan (he held clearances CIA amateurs can only dream about), apart from other common friends of ours (accidently, Ph.Ds and senior officers including from RVSN, not that Postol and his curators know anything about it) explaining in Russian about Oreshnik. 

This is in Russian. For those who do not understand, including in Pentagon, MIT, Georgetown, CIA, USMA at West Point and other orgs--you know nothing about war. Zero. This is not gloating, fact is--I still pay my due to heroism of the US Navy and Allies ... but that is so far in the past it defies description. Those who want to listen, use neural networks they will translate. 

Anyone From Slovenia?

I banned one dude from there, but anyone from Ljubljana who is active? I admire Melania, who is a class act, unlike her husband. Evidently Nutcracker in Slovenia is performed by a rather ... grounded dude))

Acqua is, probably, going to have a field day. But let me tell you--never put Burger King near your theaters. Russian ballet dudes know this rule)) 

The Problem With This ...

 ... otherwise astute observation is that you cannot explain some "historian" or dude from CIA what the cultural incoherence is. USSR collapsed because of Russians trying to get all those fringes out of the middle ages, with the exception of Baltics who understood that their whores are cheaper than whores from Poland let alone Germany. Other than that--good luck to France, Germany and Belgium resisting Sharia--most Euro "intellectuals" will convert to Islam anyway, because the only thing they dream about is a young pussy. Don't look at me, here is the guy who nailed it (after stealing the plot from Elena Chudinova). 

So, here we are today. Of course, I have been saying this for more than a decade, but what do I know) 

I Love Where Joseph ...

 ... goes with this, but as I stated many times before--Colonel Douglas Macgregor should go to Podolsk to see the real archives on WW II and not propaganda he was fed by his Bundeswehr curators who committed unspeakable crimes and then hid them behind propaganda. If his son, to his greatest credit, can grasp it--good. 

But reality of SMO has its roots in WW II and there is NO such thing as "from their point of view". It is either understood or ... the crime against humanity. Easily conveyed to Manichean so called "Christians" who live in the black-and-white world. Difficult to explain to people who never read Tolstoy, Dostoevsky or watched Come and See, and who cannot accept the fact the Solzhenitsyn was a CIA operation of influence. 

For Reference.

This is the picture of the deficit of power generation in 404. It is for today. Currently the average time any 404 resident remains without power is around 16.5 hours. That's average. 

Keep in mind, that even 50% capacity doesn't mean that you may have power 50% of the time. Not at all. And once you drop below 50%--good chances are you will lose power completely. Average for a whole of 404 is 47%--that's the death knell for 404 power. 

Something Like This.

Many begin to grasp the situation, Trump's escapades notwithstanding. 

I speak about this and much more here:

Why This Video ...

... is a sentence to US military. In general, and it is one of many--the pattern is the same. Always the same. 

Patriot PAC3 deploys. It is detected, taken on by RUK (Recon-Strike Complex), Iskander arrives. Not a single movement, not a single launch of AD missile. Not because it is inactive, because it is the system (the best NATO has) for the war of 1980s and 1990s against backward countries with military technology of 1960s. 

Ramifications are enormous for the US, including the US Navy which always prided itself on Aegis and SM-6 missile as the best AD in the world--it is not even close. Salvo Model is cruel, you can cheat it on paper, in real life--you are dead. I speak about it in my today's video, especially against the background of Defiant-class "battleship" which became now a butt of the jokes even among US professionals. The critical admission by the US Navy that this white elephant will be using "existing systems" is everything you need to know about historic shift in naval war paradigm and, as the result, in the global balance of power. 

In Related News, I Was Busy ...

 ... yesterday and didn't have time to read about this loser. But lo and behold, the moment I got up in the morning--here it is, a typical French hot air. 

French President Emmanuel Macron vowed a “united and coordinated” response after his US counterpart Donald Trump threatened eight European NATO nations with tariffs for opposing his campaign to acquire Greenland. The tariffs, announced by Trump on Saturday, target Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland. They are set to take effect on February 1 at 10% and rise to 25% in June, remaining in place until a “complete and total purchase” of the Danish autonomous territory is achieved. “France is committed to the sovereignty and independence of nations, in Europe and elsewhere,” Macron wrote on X. “No intimidation or threat will influence us – neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.” 

Putting aside Trump's intentions (and there is a lot to be said about those, read Larry's latest on Trump) and main engine behind his policy formulations, Stephen Miller, one thing remains absolutely clear. Europe is impotent and for anyone who thinks that France or anyone else in Europe will not be influenced by intimidation--I have a bridge to sell you. Cash only. Hearing this protestations from cowardly European vassals whose modus of existence was very simple in the last 60 years--milk the US for the "defense" from the ephemeral Soviet military threat, while milking USSR for energy, the main foundation of the vaunted European prosperity and "socialism" is rich--the time is up. 

It is a karmic historical justice here--the continent which gave us, apart from incredible achievements in culture, sciences, arts, industry and even humanism, evidently forgot that if not for its ambition and pugnacity mixed with imperialism, we may not have had, among recent events, two world wars which slaughtered in excess of 80 million people and spread misery globally. Rephrasing Huntington--West (original West) forgets it, the rest of the world does not. For French, moreover, the bright historic spots of Charles de Gaulle, Free French or Normandie Niemen, are just that--a two century long slide into infamy and national oblivion. So, when some pervert who French elected twice talks about not "being intimidated", I have news for French people as well as Europeans in general--you wanted it, you voted for that, because you cannot teach the old dog new tricks. Europe will surrender with the same speed it did when Hitler decided that it is time. Britain loved "peace in our time" show, while it lasted for a very short time. 

After that it was a matter of technique. But then again. I present to you modern French Army on its training exercise this 2026 year. 

and this:

The 1st Infantry Regiment of the French Republican Guard (Garde Républicaine) in a joint exercise with the 1st Infantry Battalion (1er BCP) and the 12th Cuirassier Regiment (12e RC) of the French Armed Forces, 2026. Don't show this to US Marines or any serious US Army formation. Per Russians, they sustained losses due to hernias after Homeric laughter while observing this "joint exercise". French, evidently, have a penchant for self-humiliation. So, they WILL be intimidated together with the rest of Europe because it is only natural for civilization which committed an act of self-immolation while laughing doing it. Good riddance. 

Oreshnik Unchained.

I use the reference to Tarantino's disgusting movie excrement. But it applies to Oreshnik nonetheless. I also explain, again, Putin's caveats. 

As You Know, Russia Is Experiencing ...

 ... a snowcalypse, not that it is something new)) But suddenly, a new species of Shai-hulud started appearing all over the place.