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

Atrocity Porn and Eating Bugs

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My previous hopes that hostilities in Ukraine would come to an end by winter were, apparently, wishful thinking. I also think the worst isn’t over yet, it’s only beginning. Here’s why. The first and most obvious reason is because spending packages, to “stand with Ukraine,” like HIMARS, are long term. There would be little point … Read more

A Shopping Trip in Russia

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Here’s another photo set from bad bad Russia. As a miserly procrastinator, I waited until my shoes were literally falling apart before I even thought about buying new ones. So finally, today, I did. This is what the Russian town of Mytishchi looks like on a typical sleepy Saturday morning.