Globalization, Populism & Collapse in the Bronze Age v Now, my professorial lecture from 2018. Would we have iPhones if the Bronze Agr didn’t collapse? Think about it dropbox.com/s/rv025vljcdsh22…

Ukraine continues targeting bridges in the occupied territories and making logistics for the occupying Russian forces impossible. Fuel shortages have arrived in Moscow and Saint Petersburg and ordinary Russians are turning on each other. Trump has surrendered to Iran so that they will finally reopen the Strait of Hormuz. My YouTube update for Tuesday, June 16th (link to video down below)

I wonder if he has sneakers on inside those shoes

It says clown shoes

106 wins. 17 years. We’ve seen the rain in Silverstone. The dominance. The heartbreak. The “still we rise.” We’ve seen him win in ways that didn’t even feel possible. And just when it felt like maybe…we’d already seen everything. He shows up in red, and does it again. Same kid who started it all. Just a different chapter now. We didn’t just watch a career. We lived through it. And somehow, it’s still not over 🥺❤️

The tide is turning for Ukraine. The situation in 2026 is very different from 2025. Ukraine is bravely holding the frontline. Russia’s fatigue is openly showing. That’s the time to double down on our support. With the first disbursement of the €90 billion EU loan. With a winter package to support Ukraine later in the year. The G7 stands in support of a strong and sovereign Ukraine.

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It’s time to clean the Reflecting Pool.

Very emotional moment from the interview with Zelenskyy. You should watch this. JOURNALIST: Do you miss being an actor? ZELENSKYY:?I miss being a good father. JOURNALIST: When your children were little, what did you tell them the most? What was the thing that you told them the most when they were small? ZELENSKYY: I love you. JOURNALIST: And what do you tell them now that they're older? ZELENSKYY: Oh, I miss you. JOURNALIST: When was the last time you cried? ZELENSKYY: I will try to do it after our interview. No, I mean this, between us. I'm a normal man and then there are a lot of different moments, between us, almost each day, a lot of losses on the battlefield and civilians, and there are absolutely crazy attacks on our people. And I'm just, it's… I mean, It's very difficult really, when I give orders (medals). I said about it. It's always difficult for me when I give orders (medals) to the mothers and fathers, who lost their children. In such moments, really, I often cry. JOURNALIST: Are you a hero? ZELENSKYY: No. JOURNALIST: So who is your hero? ZELENSKYY:?My hero? My children, my army, our army, and Ukrainian people. So I'm a part… I'm also a Ukrainian, so I'm a part of our nation. But now our nation, I think, that our nation is absolutely heroic.

First, Lukashenka called on Ukraine to surrender. Now he is 'apologizing' to President Zelenskyy. This is what 🇺🇦's strength has done. It exposed the weakness of a dictatorship built on lies, fear and dependence on Putin. No staged apology can erase complicity in aggression.

⚡️Lukashenko apologized to Zelensky for his harsh statements “If Vladimir Alexandrovich was offended, I apologize to him for those words. Maybe I shouldn’t have said them, given that he is still at war. Moreover, he perfectly understands that from Belarus, and especially from me personally, no military actions should be expected.” The Belarusian dictator also named the reasons why he does not want a war with Ukraine: “Belarus (we understand this, which is why we do not want to fight) is very vulnerable militarily if Ukraine starts attacking Belarus the same way it attacks Russia. Because Belarus is like an open book to Ukrainian military forces. We fully understand that our main life-supporting facilities — industrial and logistical — will come under attack. As they stated, they already have 500 such targets planned on Belarusian territory. The front for Russia, and therefore for us as well, if it were to attack Kyiv from Belarusian territory, would expand by 1,500 kilometers along the Belarus–Ukraine border. With the current course of the war, we and the Russians will not be able to secure this area.” Lukashenko sees how effectively Ukrainian drones are “denazifying” Russia and wants to distance himself from that situation.

Grandson tries to convince his grandfather that he’d be better off in a nursing home

More footage from the largest Moscow oil refinery 😍

Today, Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow’s largest oil refinery. To understand the scale of the strike, a few key facts about Moscow Oil Refinery: - Located just 15 kilometers from the Kremlin. - Supplies up to 40% of Moscow’s gasoline and about 50% of its diesel fuel. - Overall, it meets around 70% of gasoline needs for Russian capital and surrounding region. - One in every three cars in Moscow is fueled by products from this refinery. - Bitumen from the plant is used to build or repair every second street in Moscow. Drones struck and damaged a key refining unit at Moscow oil refinery, likely causing the facility to halt operations for an extended period of time!

This time, the Moscow region felt the reach of Ukraine’s long-range capabilities. An oil refinery was hit at a distance of 500 kilometers. I thank the warriors of the Security Service of Ukraine, the Unmanned Systems Forces, the Special Operations Forces, the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, and the Missile Forces for their effective work. Russia must be forced to end its war against our people. And Ukraine’s long-range weapons are one of the important components of such pressure. This is a just response to Russian strikes – and to the dragging out of a war that must be ended. Glory to Ukraine!

I don’t think I’ll like the movie, but the popcorn bucket is cool!

Our shy little princess Odesa

Saw Disclosure Day: it was really good, much better than expected. Our former neighbor Steven Spielberg rarely disappoints. The staff at the movie theater had all read my review of Mando & Grogu!

At this point, Trump has been played by pretty much every country in the Middle East, from Israel and Saudi to the UAE and Qatar, and now by Iran itself. He’s like a Baby Huey in a world of grownups. He makes Jimmy Carter look like a canny master of geopolitical maneuvering.

Putin's Nuclear Drill Crashed By Intruders