08.02.2003 Fischer is not convinced
February 8, 2026 at 6:21 AM
08.02.2003 Fischer is not convinced
David Harris * February 28, 1946 – † February 6, 2023
February 6, 2026 at 6:12 AM
David Harris * February 28, 1946 – † February 6, 2023
I watched Ein Nobody gegen Putin today, and was struck by a line of Pavel Talankin: "Ich kann der Welt zeigen, in welchen Abgrund wir alle stürzen." This reminded me of this Евгения Беркович poem, guys hitting the sand at Omaha Beach, Belarusians on the Seelow Heights.
February 2, 2026 at 4:50 AM
I watched Ein Nobody gegen Putin today, and was struck by a line of Pavel Talankin: "Ich kann der Welt zeigen, in welchen Abgrund wir alle stürzen." This reminded me of this Евгения Беркович poem, guys hitting the sand at Omaha Beach, Belarusians on the Seelow Heights.
January 27, 2026 at 10:10 AM
I just learned that Mick Jagger wrote Sympathy for the Devil inspired by reading Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita, a copy of which he had been given by Marianne Faithfull.
January 23, 2026 at 1:50 PM
I just learned that Mick Jagger wrote Sympathy for the Devil inspired by reading Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita, a copy of which he had been given by Marianne Faithfull.
Concorde entered service January 21, 1976. Tu-144 had already been flying commercial routes since the previous year. Beautiful aircraft. Future looked like it might be pretty cool if we avoided nuclear war.
January 21, 2026 at 5:34 AM
Concorde entered service January 21, 1976. Tu-144 had already been flying commercial routes since the previous year. Beautiful aircraft. Future looked like it might be pretty cool if we avoided nuclear war.
In January 2026 this is how Americans allow their president to be seen in the world.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
January 17, 2026 at 12:17 PM
In January 2026 this is how Americans allow their president to be seen in the world.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Democracy comes to Venezuela
January 10, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Democracy comes to Venezuela
January 7, 2026 at 10:48 PM
January 6, 2026 at 6:52 PM
I find this headline very funny.
January 4, 2026 at 7:18 AM
I find this headline very funny.
Maduro has apparently upped his game while in custody, so he is now a dictator rather than merely a strongman.
January 3, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Maduro has apparently upped his game while in custody, so he is now a dictator rather than merely a strongman.
Is it possible for someone to review Bundeswehr, US military, and Russian military recruiting collateral, and still take the Bundeswehr halfway seriously? How? 🤔
December 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Is it possible for someone to review Bundeswehr, US military, and Russian military recruiting collateral, and still take the Bundeswehr halfway seriously? How? 🤔