Edward Slavsquat

It’s remarkable how the Future continues to be far less cool than advertised. Sixty years ago everyone was promised that we’d soon have a Trump Tower on the Moon. Instead, cutting-edge technology is being deployed to supervise ditzy 20-something art students as they squirt caffeine into dainty little mugs. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/this-coffee-is-too-important-for

If these reports are true, it seems rather obvious that we are witnessing an oligarchic tug-of-war as tens of thousands of Slavs are killed and maimed for no reason whatsoever. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/prigozhin-is-dead

High-risk reporting from the South Moravia Region https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/austerlitz-happened

A very merry Sunday to you, internet friend. Welcome once again to Edward’s weekly Open Thread. You know the drill. Copy-paste those sweet, delicious URLs in the comments section. Or just say ahoj. That is also completely acceptable. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/at-least-we-have-each-other-8a2

Russia’s upper management has struggled to create a “decision-making system” based on objective information, Military Review (Russia's most popular national security news portal) argues. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/who-is-responsible-for-russias-strategic

A joyous Sunday to you, internet friend. Welcome to Edward Slavsquat’s traditional Weekend Link-Dump & Open Thread. The comments section is waiting for your URLs, etc. 🤝 https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/at-least-we-have-each-other-06e

An anonymous guy on the internet told me that the Bank of Russia wasn’t that bad, and I am satisfied with this. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/elvira-nabiullina-is-the-kindest

The scam that keeps on giving 😍 [RG.ru]

https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/no-putin-did-not-ban-5g-sorry-about

https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/oh-hi-there

Former DNR defense minister and (ex?) FSB officer Igor Strelkov is sitting in a Moscow prison cell as he awaits his September 18 trial. But don’t expect any updates about the criminal case against him—because that’s classified information, buddy. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/what-are-strelkovs-alleged-crimes

The Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, held in St. Petersburg at the end of July, was by all accounts a smashing success. Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko and Gamaleya Center Director Alexander Gintsburg were at the conference to take advantage of the free snacks and open bar, and also to champion closer clot-shot ties between Moscow and Africa. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/moscow-will-give-africa-more-unproven