Author Archives: Holmes Oliver

It is Democratic to Vote Democratic?

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Holmes Oliver

It seems that just now the question of whether the United States is a democracy has come to the public conversational fore. I think that’s great, as any among you who for whatever sad reason might have read what I’ve … Continue reading →

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Matt Taibbi, Walter Kirn and Fyodor Dostoevsky Walk into a Bar

Posted on June 16, 2024 by Holmes Oliver

Nah, no punchline. In Mother Russia, joke make you. Taibbi and Kirn host a show called ‘America This Week’ on substack. Back on June 9th, the title of their discussion was “The Grand Inquisitor” by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It’s a stand-alone … Continue reading →

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WfA 2025 The Culture Part

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Holmes Oliver

We are already well into suffering the cultural part of the War for America. That in mind, today, 14 June, I want to recommend and second the work of J.J. Sefton at Ace of Spades HQ (Ace of Spades HQ … Continue reading →

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The National Scourge of False Witness

Posted on June 7, 2024 by Holmes Oliver

(Deuteronomy 19: 18-19 King James Version) And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother; Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to … Continue reading →

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Ukrainian Participation at D-Day Memorial?

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Holmes Oliver

Haven’t said anything recently about the stupid Ukraine war. So much moving so fast.  Let’s start with Macron. The Frenchies are now all about allowing Ukraine to fire ‘western’ weapons into Russia? They even want to send more ‘western’ military … Continue reading →

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Darling, War 102

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Holmes Oliver

Our friend Paul Darling, author of Taliban Safari, is creating an educational series of audio podcasts on the warfare. He calls it War 102. Here are the links: War 102 (buzzsprout.com); https://open.spotify.com/show/5HFMjbVY0IDCnyMJAhmUmz He has five episodes in the can and … Continue reading →

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Sieg Heil

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Holmes Oliver

OK, today we need to give Volodymyr a new title as he is evidently no longer President, but something else under martial law. I’m going with Obergruppenführer Zelensky. Too much rank? Wrong language?

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The Misuse of Ukrainian Special Forces?

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Holmes Oliver

Once again checking in with Willy OAM. I’ve been hitting his site lately as the plot may be thickening and a Russian breakthrough on the near horizon, but who knows. Anyhow, beginning at about the 13:00 mark, Willy talks about … Continue reading →

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Where Will It End? (In Ukraine)

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Holmes Oliver

Willy ended his show today, 12 May, with a reasonable “No one bloody knows.” Russia’s Real Goal As Multiple Positions FALL – ‘Extremely Dire’ – Ukraine War Map Analysis (youtube.com) The Russian territorial advance has picked up speed of late, … Continue reading →

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Attrition Warfare?

Posted on May 11, 2024 by Holmes Oliver

Nah, not really Willy OAM has a nice discussion page for the Ukraine war. Today, 11 May, I made another comment there. RU Northern Offensive – Perfect Timing, Part Of A Bigger Plan? Deception? – Ukraine War Map Analysis (youtube.com) … Continue reading →

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