Day 1168
A couple of corrections on yesterday’s post.
Change “gramaphobia” to “gramaphobic” and re-read Tamina’s travails in The Book of Laughter and Forgetting.
As for the bridge in Zvanne, here it is, freshly re-destroyed.
Over the weekend, my favorite US administration cabinet pick Scott chatted with Mike about striking a balance between re-industrialization of the homeland and self-isolation.
Almost everything Scott says about Team USA’s mineral deal with Ukraine is bullshit. His recollection of visiting Kyiv is delusional, replete with self-serving chronology. Looking on the bright side, Scott is better than Howard.
Team Russia smashed Kharkiv again last night, destroying part of Balabashо outdoor market, one of the largest in Europe.
Howard has a nice article about Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) seeking to apply key lessons learned from the war in Ukraine1. Very weak side-loops signals come to mind and, of course, Pete, who will continue dulling the tip of the spear until he is replaced.
Yesterday Z decided to chat up Ukrainian diaspora in Prague.
He posed with Ukrainian janitors in the Czech parliament and talked about rebuilding the country after the war.
Electronic Warfare Lessons From Ukraine Informing Air Force Special Operations Future. Observations from Ukraine about rapidly adapting platforms and systems to changing battlefield realities is also driving major change in AFSOC (TWZ, May 5, 2025)
Remembering Pete Reed, an American hero among many in this Russo-Ukrainian War. His widow Alex Potter did an interview with TGM: “Pete was so gregarious, you know. He was loud and proud and wild, and I think part of that was his personality He definitely knew how to lead and how to take charge of people, which was both amazing for our medical work — and very attractive to me. He had like a heart of gold underneath. And it wasn't just in the field.” 💪💙 Full story: https://tinyurl.com/ydc9wpef