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“It’s Going to Be Up to Him,” Is the Kind of Nonaction I Have Been Warning About with Trump–Putin
Let’s not pretend this was some offhand remark. On August 7, 2025, Donald Trump was asked whether his 50-day deadline for Russia to agree...
john raymond
Aug 7, 20252 min read


Vitamin R: Vexler Has Spoken — Trump & Putin Still Wish to Defeat Ukraine and Undermine the Wider West
In his recent short-form commentary , Vlad Vexler outlines with sharp efficiency the mutual interests of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin,...
john raymond
Aug 7, 20253 min read


Paul Warburg’s Latest Video Points to Him Being a Post-Theological Christian Moralist Verging on a “Good Samaritan Christian”
If I were to be called a Christian—having been raised and confirmed Catholic—then let it be said that I would identify as what I call a...
john raymond
Aug 6, 20254 min read


A Two-Axis Framework-Model with Meta-Analysis of Four Western War Analysts—Vlad Vexler, Anders Puck Nielsen, Jake Broe, and William Spaniel
Before beginning this assessment, let me offer a brief note of humility: I am certain that my own thinking is imperfect. Any effort to...
john raymond
Aug 6, 20256 min read


Why Trump Jokes About Nuclear Missiles — The Escalation, De-escalation Kayfabe with Putin Is Still Ongoing
On August 5, 2025, Donald Trump stood on the roof of the White House and made a joke about nuclear missiles. He mimed a launch and...
john raymond
Aug 6, 20254 min read


When It Comes to Trump–Epstein, I Am Always Right About MAGA, Because Zombies Are 100% Predictable
There is no mystery here. No great puzzle to solve. No room for nuance or persuasion or good-faith misunderstanding. When it comes to...
john raymond
Aug 6, 20254 min read


Complete Dipshit Bill Maher Is Not the Rebellious Truth-Teller He Thinks He Is
Let’s not romanticize Bill Maher as some misunderstood iconoclast holding the last torch for “real” comedy in a world gone woke. The...
john raymond
Aug 6, 20253 min read


Dear GOP, It Won’t Be Me, But It Will Be Someone Like Me—And You Will Not Like Them
Let me be clear. I am not your reckoning. I am not the storm that will settle accounts for your betrayal of country, constitution, and...
john raymond
Aug 6, 20252 min read


Dear MAGA, You Can Stop Pretending Trump Isn't a Liar. You Know It. I Know It. And We Both Know You Know It.
Let’s drop the act. Let's stop the vranyo ... the Russian word for the lie no one believes. When Donald Trump claims he “doesn’t know”...
john raymond
Aug 5, 20252 min read


An Autocrat’s Threats Are Idle Right Up Until They Aren’t—Why More Than Texas Democrats Should Be Worried
In August 2025, over fifty Democratic lawmakers from the Texas House fled the state, seeking refuge in Illinois, New York, and...
john raymond
Aug 5, 20254 min read


Hope Is Not a Strategy—So Why Is Chris Cappy Still Holding Out Hope for Trump?
Chris Cappy’s latest dispatch offers a detailed, technically rigorous analysis of Russia’s floundering summer offensive in...
john raymond
Aug 5, 20253 min read


The Chief Among Us—How Vlad Vexler Is a Byzantine General and Doesn’t Even Know It
Vlad Vexler stands today as one of the most articulate and morally grounded defenders of liberal democracy. In an online world drowning...
john raymond
Aug 5, 20255 min read


Not Enough of You Fuckers Understand Real World MINIMAX
Let me say it plain: this is me calling you out for intellectual laziness . Yes, you—analysts, podcasters, commentators, think tankers,...
john raymond
Aug 5, 20253 min read


The Interesting Thing About Jack Smith and the Hatch Act Is: Where the Fuck Is the Epstein Client List?
The headlines are dutifully reporting that Jack Smith—former Special Counsel, Trump’s legal antagonist—is now under investigation for...
john raymond
Aug 2, 20253 min read


Trump "Repositioning" Nuclear Submarines Is Faux Escalation
Trump’s announcement that he has ordered the repositioning of nuclear submarines in response to Russian “threats” is not a show of...
john raymond
Aug 1, 20252 min read


Supplementing Vexler: From the Trunk and Tusk to the Elephant — And from the Elephant to the Animals of War
They touch the elephant, these podcasters, pundits, and media figures. They run their hands over its parts — one touches the tusk and...
john raymond
Aug 1, 20252 min read


The Ball Is Epstein, and the Goal Is Justice
I am not a tactician, but a strategic thinker. As such, I do not claim to know the exact plays that must be run on the field today,...
john raymond
Jul 30, 20252 min read
A General's Handbook
Part 1: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q0CHXH9IClXL-cjyfRRp2cgWGoATV0Kl/view Part 2: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I_delcWF8Jwh2YH_m...
john raymond
Jul 29, 20251 min read


Dear Jake, Tone Doesn’t Win Wars—Weapons Do
Trump now says it’s “10 to 12 days.” What happened to the 50-day deadline? What happened to the hard ultimatum that was supposed to force...
john raymond
Jul 29, 20252 min read


If Anders Puck Nielsen Is Right About NATO Planning, NATO Under Rutte Is More Than Brain Damaged—It’s Braindead
If Anders Puck Nielsen is right about the state of NATO’s military planning , then we are not witnessing a slowly awakening alliance—we...
john raymond
Jul 29, 20253 min read
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