“We are Forerunners. Guardians of all that exists. The roots of the Galaxy have grown deep under our careful tending. Where there is life, the wisdom of our countless generations has saturated the soil. Our strength is a luminous sun, towards which all intelligence blossoms… And the impervious shelter, beneath which it has prospered.”

“What is truth?”

“What is truth?”

33 So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” 34 Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” 35 Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief...
It’s COMRADE Didact, you capitalist running dogs

It’s COMRADE Didact, you capitalist running dogs

I got a comment the other day on the Telegram channel, during a lively and spirited discussion about the merits of the metric system, when our resident Kraut shoved his liverwurst in and said, basically: You know Metric Mind Virus (MMV) is bad, when it has our humble...
Monday morning memory lane

Monday morning memory lane

The weekend is over, and the blight of Daylight Savings Time has now fully hit the Western world. I have never understood the point of this particularly stupid idea, which robs us all of an hour of badly-needed sleep, and ruins the natural progression of the seasons....
Sunday Scripture: The Triumphal Entry

Sunday Scripture: The Triumphal Entry

11 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus[a] sent two of his disciples 2 and said to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever...
We are at OILCON 3

We are at OILCON 3

The power to destroy a thing is the absolute control over it. — Paul-Muad’dib Atreides, from DUNE by Frank Herbert The “Large-Scale Military Operation”, or “Special Combat Operation”, that most of us now dub Operation: AIPAC F***-UP, is now in its 29th...
Friday T&A: Structural Damage Edition

Friday T&A: Structural Damage Edition

It would appear that the damage to the global economy from the insane (((Small-Hat))) war in the Middle East is approaching critical levels. Europe is sleepwalking into a nightmare, and its leaders are only now beginning to face up to the true horrors of the...
The Bell-End Curve

The Bell-End Curve

There has been an interesting video going viral of late, from the channel BantuCityDiaries, which looks at the rather disheartening results of an impromptu IQ test administered to the residents of Nigeria’s capitol city, Lagos. The video is worth watching just for the...
Monday morning pander bear

Monday morning pander bear

So we all managed to survive the weekend – just about – and Drumpf just pulled off a pretty impressive TACO play today. I suppose we should all be thankful for that – and, indeed, it is a VERY GOOD THING that he backed off on his frankly unhinged...
Friday T&A: Arrow to the Knee Edition

Friday T&A: Arrow to the Knee Edition

Well, the war in Iran grinds on, with no clear end in sight. By all appearances, Ornj Boi is desperate to get the hell out of a quagmire of his own choosing, which he NEVER should have started in the first place, and which all the evidence indicates Israel forced him...