Author: Scott Ortkiese

Silencing the Interview: When the Legacy Press Calls Everyone Else ‘Propaganda’

Beyond the Caricature: What Vladimir Putin Actually Said, And Why the Legacy Press Won’t Let You Hear It

Analysis: The Russia-Ukraine Forever War

Author’s note: Schadenfreude is a peculiarly German word, the pleasure derived from others’ misfortune.

All Roads Lead to Germany, While the Sheep Sleep

Germany’s nuclear exit left 22 gigawatts of data center demand chasing 100 megawatts of supply, while officials behind the collapse advanced.

Russia and Ukraine: The Forever War

Europe is locked into a war it cannot win or settle, shaped by Ukraine’s internal divisions, NATO policy and Russia’s strategic imperatives.

Be Careful Throwing Truth-Rocks at Ukrainian Corruption

Anatolij Shariy’s treason case and Spain arrest illustrate how Kyiv labels corruption critics disinformation agents and restricts dissent.

The Satisfied Pig: How Humanity Is Truncating Itself for the Machine

Forty-second screen attention spans and cognitive offloading show how AI and short-form platforms narrow human judgment instead of expanding it.

Drill Baby, Drill: Why Geology and Physics Will Determine the AI Century

AI data centers need constant baseload power, and U.S. shale gas may decide who leads as global electricity demand heads beyond 1,000 TWh.

Merkel’s Betrayal: How Globalist Hubris Armed the Bear and Sacrificed Ukraine

Merkel’s admission that Minsk bought Ukraine time exposes how German policy armed Kyiv while tying Europe’s industry to Kremlin energy.

Orbán Was Right: Western Meddling Made Ukraine War Inevitable

Orbán’s dissent frames NATO expansion, Western intervention in Kyiv and ignored Russian security concerns as drivers of a predictable war.

Part III: Blood Is Thicker Than Water, But Money Is Thicker Than Both: The Kennedy Family’s Long History of Choosing Power Over Kinship

Part III: From Chappaquiddick to RFK Jr., the Pattern Is Clear: The Brand Survives, Even If the Brother Doesn’t