You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
Matthew, Chapter 24.
In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons.
Herodotus.
May 12, 2025
Turkey v. The Kurds.
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, the PPK, announced that it will disband and disarm after forty years of conflict.
May 26, 2025
Russo Ukrainian War
Trump posted the following yesterday:
I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has gone absolutely CRAZY! He is needlessly killing a lot of people, and I’m not just talking about soldiers. Missiles and drones are being shot into Cities in Ukraine, for no reason whatsoever. I’ve always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a piece of it, and maybe that’s proving to be right, but if he does, it will lead to the downfall of Russia! Likewise, President Zelenskyy is doing his Country no favors by talking the way he does. Everything out of his mouth causes problems, I don’t like it, and it better stop. This is a War that would never have started if I were President. This is Zelenskyy’s, Putin’s, and Biden’s War, not “Trump’s,” I am only helping to put out the big and ugly fires, that have been started through Gross Incompetence and Hatred.
More and more it's impossible not simply regard Trump as stupid.
June 1, 2025
Russo Ukrainian War
Ukraine pulled off a sort of scaled down Pearl Harbor, or Battle of Taranto, or perhaps attack on Port Arthur today/yesterday by mounting a major drone attack on Russia air assets inside of Russia itself.
The drones were smuggled into Russia and launched from cabin launchers in what will go down as one of the most successful clandestine internal actions of all time. At least 40 Russian aircraft were destroyed on the ground.
June 3, 2025
Russo Ukrainian War
Ukraine's security service, the SBU, struck the Crimean Bridge with underwater explosives, damaging the structure.
June 8, 2025
US Civil Unrest
Donald Trump has federalized some units of the California National Guard and ordered them to Los Angeles in response to violent immigration protests there.
A President federalizing a Guard unit ab initio like this is very unusual.
June 9, 2025
US Civil Unrest
Absolutely nuts:
Press Release | June 9, 2025
USNORTHCOM statement on additional military personnel in the Los Angeles Area
U.S. Northern Command Public Affairs
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command has activated the Marine infantry battalion that was placed in an alert status over the weekend. Approximately 700 Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division will seamlessly integrate with the Title 10 forces under Task Force 51 who are protecting federal personnel and federal property in the greater Los Angeles area.
The activation of the Marines is intended to provide Task Force 51 with adequate numbers of forces to provide continuous coverage of the area in support of the lead federal agency.
Task Force 51 is U.S. Army North’s Contingency Command Post, which provides a rapidly deployable capability to partner with civil authorities and DoD entities in response to a Homeland Defense and Homeland Security Operations. It is commanded by Maj. Gen. Scott M. Sherman.
Task Force 51 is comprised of approximately 2,100 National Guard soldiers in a Title 10 status and 700 active-duty Marines. Task Force 51 forces have been trained in de-escalation, crowd control, and standing rules for the use of force.
June 10, 2025
US Civil Unrest
Trump is doubling the size of the California National Guard deployment to Los Angeles.
June 11, 2025
US Civil Unrest
Californian National Guardsmen found their role expanded to protecting immigration agents as they made arrests in Los Angeles.
My guess is that this is going to be a long deployment, or that the Courts will find the this use illegal rapidly.
The deployment of military forces to California is costing the US $134,000,000.
Wyoming's Congressman predictably came down on the side of Donald Trump:
Hageman Blasts Newsom For Putting ‘Rioters Over The Side Of Law And Order’
Texas, not the United States, has deployed the Texas Army National Guard to Austin in advance of anticipated ICE raids there.
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