Tag Archives: Putin

It’s Time to Sort the Weak from the Strong in History

Following on from yesterday’s post comparing Alexander the Great and Napoleon Bonaparte, I thought about the quote in the film where Napoleon compares himself to both Alexander and Caesar. Hmm. I believe that Vladimir Putin thinks he’s as great as … Continue reading

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Why are We So Quick to Believe Fake News?

Vladimir Putin Heart Attack? (October 22, 2023) This goes along with the idea that Putin has body doubles. Now, if that were true then we could reasonably consider that these rumours have substance, but when knewz.com does the reporting, the … Continue reading

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Breaking News or Russian Propaganda?

Prigozhin Plane Crash (August 23, 2023) In an instant, this news story went around the world. A-ha, we say, Putin got his revenge. But what if Yevgeny Prigozhin was actually on the second plane, that landed safely at St. Petersburg? … Continue reading

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It Took Less Than 75 Years for a Prediction to Come True

Is This Tomorrow? (1947) The USA has been under attack from within its borders for a very long time. Those of us who are old enough to recall the McCarthy “Witch Hunt” of the 1950’s will probably think that time … Continue reading

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They Say That Nothing Happens in a Vacuum

Yevgeny Prigozhin (June 1, 1961) Never was this more true than in the case of Yevgeny Prigozhin and his Wagner Group revolt against Russia. The man himself is volatile and looking at his birth chart tells us why. This chart … Continue reading

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The Moment that the Wagner Group Turned on Russia

Yevgeny Prigozhin Tweet (June 23, 2023 @ 5:19 pm MSK) I suspect this might be an internal diversion for Putin and the Russia Defense Ministry to take peoples’ minds off the war in Ukraine. And, in real terms, a minor … Continue reading

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Conspiracy Theory: Ukrainians (and Others) Think…

Putin has a Body Double I’m all (about the) ears. In every iteration of Putin’s images (even those from his time in the KGB), his ears have always looked the same. I’m sure that there’s a quote somewhere about not … Continue reading

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Update: “The Truth Will Out!”

Russian Collusion in the American Election of 2016 And just when you thought this issue was dead and buried by Bill Barr, a new wrinkle emerges: an FBI official has been charged with laundering money for a Russian oligarch. (No, … Continue reading

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A Simple Metaphor, But Others Have Taken Note

Putin Crossing the Rubicon (February 24, 2022) I’m not going to make a huge deal about this, but unconsciously (or otherwise) people around the world have equated Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as the equivalent of Julius Caesar crossing the Rubicon. … Continue reading

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Why Would He Want to be in Opposition to Putin?

Alexei Navalny (June 4, 1976) Alexei Navalny has been in the news lately (and when hasn’t he?), so I thought I’d take a look at his birth chart, just to see what’s going on with him. His birth time is … Continue reading

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