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May 9

The Ukrainian Patriotic War

Today is Victory Day in Russia, a time to remember the past. For the last two months, I wondered what previous conflicts to compare the current war to. For Russia, thus far, one recalls the disastrous Soviet invasion of Finland in 1939. Tiny Finland, expected to lose, held back the…

Ukraine

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The Ukrainian Patriotic War
The Ukrainian Patriotic War

Mar 21

Ukraine — the siege of Mariupol

This is Ukraine’s Blitz. Failing to secure a military victory on the ground, Putin is resorting to indiscriminate bombing — much like Hitler, in 1940, resorted to bombing British cities having failed to defeat the RAF. The deliberate bombing of a maternity hospital in Mariupol on the 10th of March…

Russia

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Ukraine — the siege of Mariupol
Ukraine — the siege of Mariupol

Mar 7

Ukraine — a week later

The nightmare continues. The unthinkable is becoming real. The unlikely is becoming the expected. The shocking is becoming the everyday. …

Russia

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Ukraine — a week later
Ukraine — a week later

Mar 1

Ukraine

It is quite surreal to even be writing this. A major war in Europe, street fighting in a European capital, old history books suddenly the new reality. Instructions for making Molotov cocktails given by train announcers, advice for using them against tanks on Twitter, people in white collar jobs voluntarily…

Ukraine

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Ukraine
Ukraine

Jan 2

The Gender Critical view — populism re-imagined.

I had originally vowed stay clear of the gender wars between transgender people and the Gender Criticals. The whole debate seemed niche and irrelevant to the daily lives of most people. It kept cropping up though: an article there, a mention here, a bitter argument somewhere else. People I long…

Gender Critical

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The Gender Critical view — populism re-imagined.
The Gender Critical view — populism re-imagined.

Aug 16, 2021

Afghanistan

So Kabul has fallen. The Ghani regime lasted barely three months after its NATO support started to be withdrawn. For comparison, Najibullah’s held out for three years after the Soviets withdrew its forces in 1989, outlasting even the USSR itself. Failure to come close to even that low mark belies…

Afghanistan

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Jan 6, 2021

Claims of fraud in the US election: the court cases dismissed on evidence.

Trump supporters claim that all the election-related court actions were rejected ‘for standing’, without evidence being considered. This is not true. Whilst standing was a big factor, lack of merit in Trump’s claims was mentioned by many judges as well. So let’s confirm this. My approach was simple: I looked…

Us Presidential Election

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Claims of fraud in the US election: the court cases dismissed on evidence.
Claims of fraud in the US election: the court cases dismissed on evidence.

Jan 6, 2021

Claims of fraud in the US elections: the votes ‘subtracted’ from Trump

Just before the supposed ‘showdown’ on January 6th, the Trump campaign’s ‘data arm’ — the hilariously named ‘Data Integrity Group’ came up with yet another claim. Supposedly, the voting machines ‘subtracted’ votes from Trump. …

Us Presidential Election

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Claims of fraud in the US elections: the votes ‘subtracted’ from Trump
Claims of fraud in the US elections: the votes ‘subtracted’ from Trump

Jan 3, 2021

Claims of fraud in the US election: claims not directly related to data.

Here, I will give some links to fact-checking websites and ‘respectable’ media articles, addressing some other claims about the election. This page will keep being updated. Georgia. Georgia ballot curing is not election fraud. Video does not show ‘suitcases of ballots’. Michigan Various claims for Michigan. Trump Michigan case dismissed…

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Jan 3, 2021

Claims of US election fraud: geographical variations in the Biden vote part 2

In part 1, we considered allegations of vote-fixing in suburban — including deeply republican — counties. Biden’s under-performance in the metropolitan areas such as Philadelphia compared to his over-performance in these suburban and exurban areas was considered to be evidence of fraud. …

Us Presidential Election

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Claims of US election fraud: geographical variations in the Biden vote part 2
Claims of US election fraud: geographical variations in the Biden vote part 2
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