Ian Kummer

I'm a former US Marine fire support specialist, and also worked for about 10 years as a public affairs specialist in the US Army National Guard and Reserves. For that reason I will mostly opine about the "information operations" aspect of current events. Please see my "about" page for more information. If you would like to reach out, you can email me at ian.michael@readingjunkie.com

300 Against Iran: New Movie But Old Propaganda

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Ledtist critics widely condemned the Frank Miller movie 300 as anti-Iran war propaganda, but that was only the tip of the iceberg. It is important to understand the roots of the 300 story. The most crucial thing to understand is that virtually all of our understanding of world history was fabricated out of thin air … Read more

Here’s the Truth About the “GDP Smaller Than Texas”

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I hear all the time about GDP. GDP this! GDP that! NATO trolls all seem to think GDP is a giant pile of free money but that’s not how it works. GDP is simply the sum of all economic activity that year. You can’t just say “No one is allowed to get a haircut this year and we’re sending all the haircut money to Ukraine,” that’s just not how it works.

Was the Soviet Union Russian?

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The USSR was comprised of 15 (16 until 1956) allegedly equal and sovereign republics. Stalin used this logic to argue for 16 UN seats, to which the US replied they should get 50 seats. They compromised on the USSR getting three seats for Belarus, Ukraine and the USSR. Note that distinction. The other states could … Read more

Happy Victory Day From Crimea!

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Here are some photos I took of the local Victory Day observance in Theodosia. This is our last full day in Crimea. After our arrival in Moscow, updates to the blog will return to normal, and I will have some upcoming surprises to announce.

Report From Crimea #2

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Hello everyone, I am still in Crimea. We left Kerch and are now in Theodosia. Here is a new blurb and select photos from the sites. As usual, image-heavy posts shared to the substack which you can view here.