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

Russia is Winning the Information War… I Told You So

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Today I saw a question on Quora, “How is Russia winning the information war against Ukraine?” This makes me laugh but it is also a point of personal bitterness for me. Because this is exactly what I said on 27 March 2022. “Information wars are won by the truth” was my exact statement. Basic propaganda is … Read more

Update on the Ukraine as of 16 Feb. 2024

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It’s been a while since I really talked about Ukraine in depth, so here is a collection of related thoughts, starting with Adveevka, and the conflict in general. These sections started out in my stream of consciousness on Quora, that’s why the sub-headings are phrased as questions (sometimes weird ones). Tucker Carlson Afterthoughts As a … Read more

The Superbowl Massacre

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In 1 hour, 8pm Moscow time, I’ll be a guest with Billy Bob and Ben Tóth to talk about the bombing of southern Gaza over “superbowl weekend”, and other news. You can watch it below, and I’ll post a synopsis afterward.

“Trinitarian” Warfare and the Genocide Question

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Lenin and Stalin are to Russians what Washington and Lincoln are to Americans. They also served similar roles in both countries, though the gap between Washington and Lincoln was much wider and they obviously didn’t fight together in the revolution. Washington upended the political order and replaced it with a new one, and Lincoln resolved … Read more