Ian Kummer

Yesterday Maria and I visited the cosmonautics museum in Moscow. There’s a lot to see and I took some photos to share with you.

Yesterday I came across an interesting article about the childhood of Yuri Gagarin, the son of a milk maid and a carpenter (like a certain other famous person), third of four children, and Earth’s first man to fly to space. Here’s a summary in English along with some expanded information I found for you. His … Read more

Ukrainians claim to have captured two Chinese volunteers. Whether or not this story is true, it is meant to prove a Chinese-Russian partnership. But is there any merit to this argument. Well, let’s see. They would have to prove some sort of Chinese hostility toward Ukraine, or unequal favoritism toward Russia. As of right now, … Read more

As I reported after she was arrested in Russia a little over a year ago, Karelina was accused of donating money to Ukrainian causes. But not just any cause, she donated to a website that was explicitly raising funds to donate military equipment, including FPV drones and military IFAK (first aid) kits.

I see a lot of people, usually coastal liberals and Europeans, claiming that Trump is some sort of menace that’s destroyed the good thing that is American interventionism. “Reputation destroyed!” They wail. Well, let’s do a quick recap of the USA’s “reputation” over the last 80 years: 1950s: Killed 1/5 of the North Korean population, and … Read more