Podcasts, videos, books and articles of the week 106
Ukraine must surrender to be free!
Phil is a bit tired, this week, after his sickness.
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Remember to get peace you must first surrender to your invader, like you did with Minsk I and II.
Panzer Cavalry
Why did clergymen, who were legally not allowed to bear arms or wage war, send so many troops into battles? What role did these people play in the warfare of the time? And what did their involvement look like in practice? In this video, we will answer these questions using the example of Reichenau Abbey.
Why you can’t just buy quality
US Navy's LCS is already a disaster and now it’s becoming obvious the Constellation class frigate is shaping up to be yet another US navy screwup. This video explains why that is. It goes into the delays, design issues, the broader industry problems and problematic procurement decision policies.
Russian bought traitors
Palestinians lives are currency
Let’s be clear. Hamas’ alleged execution of six Israeli hostages constitutes a war crime.
In a statement this week, Hamas military spokesman Abu Ubaida appeared to confirm Israel’s assertion that the six captives were executed rather than killed in the fighting in Gaza.
How to write & persuade
Politically and culturally the endorsement is significant, but this is not really a political or cultural blog.
This is, however, a blog that sometimes provides close readings of key documents, and there are things about the endorsement that are perhaps worth noticing and remarking upon.
In essence: this endorsement is a masterpiece of practical written advocacy, and many law schools would do well to put it before their students.
More lawyers on Swift
If Donald Trump loses the presidential election, it’s likely that the two biggest reasons why will be a couple of enormous unforced errors:
(1) Agreeing to debate Joe Biden a full three months before the earliest previous presidential debate, thereby creating an opportunity that otherwise would never have arisen for Biden to be forced out and replaced with Harris.
(2) Picking JD Vance as his running mate.
The guest is a bit shouty but he convinced me.
On the edition of Parallax Views, sociologist Robert E. Bartholomew, co-author of Havana Syndrome: Mass Psychogenic Illness and the Real Story Behind the Embassy Mystery and Hysteria, returns to discuss the story that won't die: Havana Syndrome. Bartholomew dives deep into his recent Skeptical Inquirer piece, "Smoke and Mirrors: The 60 Minutes ‘Breakthrough’ on Havana Syndrome Exposed," critically analyzing the recent media coverage surrounding Havana Syndrome, particularly the claims made on CBS's 60 Minutes.
Me complaining about shouty ahahahahaa.
Nicked from FB
Beware this dead potato colonel will eat your soul if you don’t send weapons to Ukraine
Our book is still out
Phil has a new book coming out soon
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