September 28, 2022

The Lyman pocket is closing in Ukraine

https://twitter.com/PhillipsPOBrien/status/1575039290652127234

The Russian war correspondent wargonzo fled the town. A sure sign the end is near.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1575076323264933888

And the word from Def Mon: Motti, which is Finnish for encirclement, dating back to the russia- Finland War of 1940.


https://twitter.com/DefMon3/status/1574889679308181505

September 27, 2022

A recent update on the Battle for Lyman in Ukraine by Prof. Astor.

I believe this describes the situation as of this AM. Prof. Astor is a military historian and I think does a good job of explaining confusing maps. The situation is changing by the hour.

https://twitter.com/AstorAaron/status/1574762526037917705

Short thread. The video he references confirms what I'm reading. I don't know whose doing it. Good, once you get past the accent.

I should warn that I tend to be optimistic and pick out stuff I hope is true. I've been wrong before. But Prof Astor is pretty good on military stuff.

September 26, 2022

Jackie Kennedy watched the 1st JFK-Nixon debate with a Special guest

62 years ago tonight.

https://twitter.com/BeschlossDC/status/1574289729977212930

September 26, 2022

Yale Prof. Timothy Snyder lecture 6: The Making of Modern Ukraine

September 25, 2022

The return of Sunday Ukraine updates with Prof. Phillips Peyson O'Brien!

https://twitter.com/PhillipsPOBrien/status/1574011211901026310

September 25, 2022

The next Jan. 6 Comm. Hearing will be Wed..9/28 at 1:00PM est

https://twitter.com/January6thCmte/status/1572723438715813888

September 25, 2022

Trent Telenko on Russian Mobilization and the Coming Winter.

Trent isn't always right but early last March he was the only person writing about how terrible Russian logistics were. There weren't many back then who thought Ukraine stood a chance in the war and he was one.
I think he's spot on about the disaster the mobilization will prove to be and the prospects of the Russian army this winter. Definitely worth a read:

https://twitter.com/TrentTelenko/status/1573783459537076225

Trent also recommends reading this guy Mark Sumner at the Daily Kos and he does seem to have really accurate, not always optimistic reports daily:
https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2022/9/24/2124980/-Ukraine-update-Welcome-to-the-Army-of-Russia

September 25, 2022

Update on Ukraine Battle fronts.

https://twitter.com/AndrewPerpetua/status/1573867442991923202

Pretty accurate thread as far as I can tell. Russia lost four airplanes in the Lyman-Oskill River front. The RUAF is taking some chances trying to defend the front there. The situation is changing daily.

September 24, 2022

NY Times: Iran Protests Surge to Dozens of Cities

Sept. 24, 2022
Updated 9:12 a.m. ET
Protests in Iran against the government spread to more than five dozen cities on Friday even as the authorities escalated a crackdown that has reportedly killed dozens of people and brought the arrests of prominent activists and journalists, according to rights groups and news media reports.

Internet access — especially on cellphone apps widely used for communication — continued to be disrupted or fully blocked, affecting Iranians’ ability to communicate with one another and the outside world. News from Iran has trickled in with many hours of delay.

In many cities, including Tehran, the capital, security forces opened fire on crowds. On Boulevard Ferdous and at the Shahrak Ekbatan apartment complex in Tehran, the forces fired at windows; in the city of Rasht, they threw tear gas into apartments, according to witnesses and videos on social media.

Iranian state media said Friday that at least 35 people had been killed in the unrest, but human rights groups have said the number is likely to be much higher. A previous death toll of 17 issued by the state media included at least five members of the security services.

Iran Protests Surge to Dozens of Cities https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/24/world/middleeast/iran-protests.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqYhkQVUZBybKWsIjolqDhPTDxLExj2TiaymPQDAH1_4SH4Wb51yLZbZmY5F7-QWnc-J7Ee1lQu1unKgYNlZxSgKsr9zfxJpfKCtq-Me_Bz1ums_EBex9-2XjYCzmcL8hz7S2sxjcbGX6SeeIhy1aUQVho5pgfF6t3WVZhfuWV74ohaQtmKspFZt4RjwfZSmVvPSOCxl2PNiOaxi0-RBhEqgCGmmVxYjAnupGJAZCClvGT2d84HI-4b5fPNAQOaX5Ln0waRHvnU1-I6GpQE5Qft_Nl_8

Shouldn't be a paywall.

September 24, 2022

First Meeting in New Haven 1975

https://twitter.com/BeschlossDC/status/1573311328915185665