The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity [Click] Not a light read; but I will complete it in due course. This is absolutely the best sociology tome I have ever encountered; one can also consider it anthropology. Seven stars rating. Free with Audible trial, $17 for Kindle; but I think it is one of those books that is best suited to conventional reading (and re-reading).
Peter Zeihan: Shifting Energy Risks [Click] Energy supplies are going to be getting very interesting indeed. And pretty soon. Russian oil exports are not coming back for a long time, if ever.
As Finland considers NATO membership, citizens mobilize for an invasion by Russia [Click]
ReplyDeleteIt is said that during the Winter War, Soviet troops were seriously demoralized by stories of Finnish female snipers.
DeleteUSA Today: From Potemkin to Putin— What a centuries-old myth reveals about Russia's war against Ukraine [Click] “The modern-day idea of political disinformation has roots in the story of a Russian leader's tour of Ukraine. But the tale from history is not to be trusted.”
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Surviving the split: Sinn Féin’s long road to independence from the IRA [Click] “After a century of friction, the party of Irish republicanism has finally rid itself of the whiff of sulphur and cordite”
ReplyDeleteThe Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity [Click] Not a light read; but I will complete it in due course. This is absolutely the best sociology tome I have ever encountered; one can also consider it anthropology. Seven stars rating. Free with Audible trial, $17 for Kindle; but I think it is one of those books that is best suited to conventional reading (and re-reading).
ReplyDeleteI am relieved that Macron won the election rather than Le Pen.
ReplyDeleteMe too. I wonder what she will do in the future.
DeleteI came here to say those very same words, Susan!
DeleteI’m impressed they had a 72% voter turnout…though they’re calling it “low voter turnout”…! I guess folks in France generally show up to the polls.
DeleteI had missed that; thanks. A 60-40 win is certainly decisive. Alas, my guy got knocked out in the first round--but that isn't anything new. [grin]
DeleteUpdates on the Origin of Chelyabinsk Meteor That Hit Earth in 2013 [Click]
ReplyDeletePeter Zeihan: Shifting Energy Risks [Click] Energy supplies are going to be getting very interesting indeed. And pretty soon. Russian oil exports are not coming back for a long time, if ever.
ReplyDeletePeter Zeihan: Shifting Energy Risks [Click] Energy supplies are going to be getting very interesting indeed.
ReplyDeleteChina Demography is Done - Peter Zeihan Last Year Predicts China’s Energy Crisis [Click] Interestinger and interestinger. . .
I still need to catch up with the blog from Friday...but hopefully a quiet day will yet arise.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you could go back to work so you can get some time off? [grin]
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