Michael K. Ingram

Inactive; left the platform.

[Michael K. Ingram @michaelkingram]

Betelgeuse.

[Doug Mataconis @dmataconis]

Whatever is happening with Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the sky, it happened in 1379. We're just seeing it now.

https://t.co/AYimvENwHT

[Michael K. Ingram @michaelkingram]

@CovertShores And they say the internal weapons bay is too small.

[Michael K. Ingram @michaelkingram]

If I knew Greek, I'd say "it's Greek to me" in Greek every time someone asked me to translate something from Greek.

Then, I'd give them the correct translation.

[Michael K. Ingram @michaelkingram]

@ChrisO_wiki @TrentTelenko The good news is that you wouldn't have to for very long, driving on an exposed belt like that.

[Michael K. Ingram @michaelkingram]

A feature that automatically mutes "please unroll" replies.

[Michael K. Ingram @michaelkingram]

Which isn't to say that there can't be substantial improvements even in that case. It's just that the US has been on top for a long time. Plenty of time to build grudges, fair or not. When you shake things up, you just kind of have to hope you or a friend wind up on top.

[Michael K. Ingram @michaelkingram]

The one reason the US in particular should be somewhat nervous about a massive technological leap forward is the simple fact that breaking the status quo creates the opportunity for reshuffling who's on top. When you're on top, best you can do is stay no. 1.

[Michael K. Ingram @michaelkingram]

Donald Trump doesn't know the meaning of the word "surrender"

So I guess he'll just have to turn himself in.

[Michael K. Ingram @michaelkingram]

@BlockHeadTrina The tupperware of hors d'oeuvres that blew up in the cargo hold.

[Michael K. Ingram @michaelkingram]

Order 66 it is.

[Michael K. Ingram @michaelkingram]

In short, two ways this plays out for @DarthPutinKGB.

[Michael K. Ingram @michaelkingram]

Anyway, I guess now we know what air defense doing.

[Michael K. Ingram @michaelkingram]

Update: poorly.

[Michael K. Ingram @michaelkingram]

Prigozhin is doing the exact opposite of how Park Chung Hee went out.

Instead of shooting the boss in the face and failing to tell anyone about it, he's telling everyone about it and leaving the boss unscathed.

Lets see how that works out for him.

[Michael K. Ingram @michaelkingram]

I look forward to the important First Amendment debate about the unrestricted right to say "gimme all the money in the register."

[Michael K. Ingram @michaelkingram]

And they'll continue to play up the "savior of the third world" nonsense... and people will parrot it because that's the information reality we live in.

[Michael K. Ingram @michaelkingram]

An unexpected loser from the Wagner putsch seems likely to be large chunks of Africa. A small number of well organized pseudo-state mercs can cause an awful lot of chaos in less stable areas.

Wouldn't surprise me at all if Mali was the first in a chain of such events.

[Michael K. Ingram @michaelkingram]

Perp flight.

[Intel Doge @IntelDoge]

DJT has departed Newark Liberty International Airport, heading for Washington DC.

[Michael K. Ingram @michaelkingram]

It's kind of wild that a former US president is facing almost 600 years in prison.

[Michael K. Ingram @michaelkingram]

Which is that continuous pressure and attrition will hollow out Russian forces until it breaks in one or more places. Routed, all the pre-positioned obstacles in the world don't matter.

[Michael K. Ingram @michaelkingram]

I expect the Ukrainian offensive to start moving faster in the coming weeks, though it will still be a relatively slow-moving attritional affair, now that the first line of defense has been reached.

Partially because reports indicate fresh units are being committed, but...

[Michael K. Ingram @michaelkingram]

It's no guarantee of success; a supply of materiel is crucial to keeping it going. The ongoing fight for logistical dominance will be key. From OSINT, it is very tough to assess the logistics, but I remain confident that if supply holds, my original assessment will play out.