Author Archives: Holmes Oliver

Help Us Grade Team Names

Posted on March 23, 2024 by Holmes Oliver

OK, let’s take a minute to talk about team names.  This is fully on-topic if the topic is the War for America and if culture war is part of that. Control of grammar and vocabulary is a basic element of … Continue reading →

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Tyrant Jewelry

Posted on March 13, 2024 by Holmes Oliver

My wife and I just finished binge-watching all of the miniseries The Man in the High Castle. We thought it entertaining and oddly relevant to the current political condition. I have thoughts. One is that I was irritated to see … Continue reading →

Posted in Clausewitz Sucks, The 2024 Elections, The War for America, Uncategorized, Worldview | 2 Comments

Apologize to Criminals?

Posted on March 10, 2024 by Holmes Oliver

Hard to watch a president do that. (Biden apologized for having referred to the man accused of murdering Laken Riley as an illegal alien. José Antonio Ibarra, a Venezuelan national, is innocent until proven guilty — of murder — but … Continue reading →

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The SOTU

Posted on March 8, 2024 by Holmes Oliver

Joe gave a speech last night and I thought he got through it pretty well, cognitively speaking. The speech writer is no Shakespeare, but even there we need to give some leeway since these things tend to be hierarchical checklists … Continue reading →

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Colorado’s Progressive Lawfare

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Holmes Oliver

A good day for a political comment on things political. It’s Super Tuesday and it’s the day after the day before Super Tuesday. That is, the day after the Supreme Court of the United States published an emergency 9-0 ruling … Continue reading →

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Moldova?

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Holmes Oliver

The Ukrainians seem to have shifted into a prevent defense. I don’t know about the Ukrainian or Russian situations enough to deserve to write a prediction, but I’ll do it anyway. I’m thinking that if the Russians take an average … Continue reading →

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Comment on Carlos’ Post

Posted on February 23, 2024 by Holmes Oliver

Ok, I’m not good at editing comments yet, so I’m posting this what’s supposed to be a comment as a post. If that bothers you, take an aspirin. I agree with you, Carlos. Allison’s could be the worst take I’ve … Continue reading →

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About Ukrainian Mobilization

Posted on February 21, 2024 by Holmes Oliver

I wanted this to be a comment on Carlos’ post about the French Army in 1914 and his conversation with ChatGPT, but I haven’t figured out the best plugin to allow commenters to post images. I’ll get on that. In … Continue reading →

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Avdiivka Fallen?

Posted on February 16, 2024 by Holmes Oliver

It appears that today might be chalked up as the day Avdiivka fell to the Russian Army.  Something tells me that battle will reveal itself as a significant event in the history of sieges, and that there are particular and … Continue reading →

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Regarding Propriety at Liberty Bristles

Posted on February 15, 2024 by Holmes Oliver

Unlike other sites, ad-hominem (personal) attacks are allowable (even welcome) and will not be a cause for denying or unauthorizing a post or comment. You may make nasty hateful comments if you wish, as long as they are within bounds. … Continue reading →

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