ISW* assesses the Kremlin is trying to grab the militaries of former Soviet states into Russian Armed Forces to recreate a combined army in the former Soviet space. The Kremlinboys of the KGB-run US Republican Party are helping Vlad rebuild the USSR. understandingwar.org/backgrounder/r…

Mad Caligula tested the Roman Senate appointing as Consul his horse. No Senator stood up to that, or to C's sadist orgies etc. Today it would take just 2 GOP Senators and 2 Reps to curb the insanity by half or more. Someone do a meme on Caligula's horse? economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/internati…

As predicted by science fiction! Laser-based insect elimination from the 1990 novel "Earth" by 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧

Might Ukraine say: "Iran, NKorea & Gabon openly Join Russia waging war on us. Under the Rules of War, we may seize or sink enemy ships on the high seas. We've bought, equipped, flagged, manned and sent to the Atlantic Ukrainian navy ships to do that." youtube.com/watch?v=glxU22…

Most use terms like the political "left' and 'right' clueless what they mean. See why the 'right' is skeptical of human-designed Progress and those 'left' tend to believe in human redesign. Elsewhere I explain what Marx, Hayek and Adam Smith ACTUALLY said. davidbrin.blogspot.com/2025/06/oh-tho…

I assert - (3(!) former GOP Reps agree!) - that many DC Republicans are blackmailed. Corruption or ideology or being 'primaried' can't explain tsunamis of treason. M&Collins monthly express 'disappointment' with their party. Check their male relatives? politico.com/live-updates/2…

Ooooh! Can't wait till it's my turn!

Needed a True Republican Party devoted to market enterprise, competition, fiscal rectitude, respect for professionalism, facts and science, and opposing an expansive (still commie) rebuilt USSR. Hence 'conservative' in ways opposite to Trump/Putinism. cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk…

Midweek posts will be excerpts from my new book on AI, including a dozen missing contexts the genius AI makers likely never considered, in their race to create new entities with persuasive language skills, predatory natures and zero semblance of sanity. davidbrin.blogspot.com/2025/07/missin…

Okay then re the newly discovered a 3rd hyperbolic interstellar object, streaking into the Solar System. Will we ever get close to study one? Scott Manley explains it well.) Tho he misses the solution. The Linares statite. youtube.com/watch?v=8HeTCm…

I’m interviewed about the outer contours of physics, by renowned UCSD physicist Brian Keating. youtube.com/watch?v=4HXf22…

My posting invokes Thomas Paine, whose words roused new hope from those shivering along the Delaware to gird for a long fight. The original "No Kings" winter soldiers. I link Paine to heroes of all generations. History teaches "We can do this!" davidbrin.blogspot.com/2025/07/to-mak…

Fans of Jules Verne and great Steam Punk Era science fiction? Seeour daughter's brilliant new book about one of Verne's Californian sci fi contemporaries! Revealing how San Francisco was one of the birthplaces of the genre of bold exploration of ideas! aribrin.com/portfolio/the-…

Ignorant zillionaires deem themselves supreme intellects, but know nothing about Adam Smith or Marx or the post WWII design that led to the greatest surge in wealth, shared prosperity, rising tolerance, science and progress the world ever saw. Come see: davidbrin.blogspot.com/2025/07/if-you…

Here again: my questionnaire re politics, ideology & human destiny, to illuminate why you feel as you do about many issues & why other smart humans weirdly disagree. Like Socrates, ask questions about roots to your beliefs, that you never knew were there! davidbrin.com/nonfiction/que…

Damien Walter- in one of the best pod-videos all year - explores implications of DUNE. Frank Herbert’s message against dark age feudalism got buried as millions yearn for one of the most oppressive societies ever depicted in mythology. Watch this. youtube.com/watch?v=4f1Uum…

For those of you who still read, these Open Road editions... of about 40% of my books... are well-worthwhile as thought experiments to widen your view of reality and the future! openroadmedia.com/contributor/da…

Today only - The Uplift War - Hugo for Best Novel - is on sale (e-version) for $2.99. apparently just on Amazon amazon.com/dp/B091Y4Z8BM/…

My weekend post cycles back to sciencef fiction! News re Comicon & the World SF Convention. And Nicola's Grand Master speech and fine collectable editions! And best series for teen readers. And impudent takes on Dune! And much, much more. davidbrin.blogspot.com/2025/07/scienc…

Today is Bastille Day. Felicitations to French friends and allies and thanks for helping shore up the Enlightenment as its central pillar teeters. Everyone study the stanzas of La Marseilles! Allons enfants de la partie...!