The Czar admits he is more than a bit puzzled about Flight MH370, the missing Malaysian Airlines 777 that vanished off radar over the weekend. Nothing makes sense in this story. The plane simply vanished off radar. That only happens … Continue reading →
As we celebrate the Fifth Anniversary of this site going public (we used to do it in pencil, it was so long ago!), each of us has been asked to post our individual favorite essay or submission over the years. … Continue reading →
It appears increasingly likely that ‘Puter and Volgi’s homeland (and GorT’s current residence) is going to be taking a whuppin’ from Hurricane Irene this weekend. Based on DC’s performance during Earthquake-A-Palooza 2011, ‘Puter figured his peeps in the Greater DC … Continue reading →
Today* (yesterday) marks the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. ‘Puter mostly blames the Soviets for the disaster, as the plant’s fail safes were poorly designed and the reactor had no containment unit. ‘Puter does however recognize the courage … Continue reading →
Actually, all of the Czar’s suspicions were largely confirmed about AF447. Basically, here is a simplification of what occurred. The plane disappeared off radar, which is natural over the Atlantic Ocean because radar cannot follow the Earth’s curvature, and there … Continue reading →
A powerful quake, registering 6.5 magnitude, has hit Japan again, replete with a 2-foot tsunami aimed at Miyagi Prefecture. The Japanese definitely need some sort of break from this. Aftershocks have been hitting them repeatedly, whch further weakens buildings almost … Continue reading →
You might be tempted to think these two entries have nothing in common with each other. You would be correct. One thing that continually irks the Czar is the painful inability of the main stream media to get their facts … Continue reading →
Царь наш, In regards to your earlier post about the obscurantist ẖojatoleslām who was blaming seismic activity on the wiles of wanton women.* Obviously, sure, Eyjafjallajökull’s eruption was caused by Mandy’s Tectonomat® because he needed to short some airline stocks … Continue reading →
Readers with longer attention spans than ‘Puter will remember the Czar’s suspicion that the truth about the May 2009 crash of Air France Flight 447 would not come from the French government, because the truth would expose a problem in … Continue reading →
This post is a public-service announcement on behalf of Friend of the Gormogons Claire Berlinski. Claire is a really interesting American freelance journalist who lives in Istanbul. She recently had quite a scare with her brother Mischa, his UN-employed wife, … Continue reading →
Like almost anyone reading this, the Czar remembers exactly where he was eight years ago. The weirdly blue and open skies. The strangely hushed start to the morning. The people gathering by anything like a television. The Czar only glances … Continue reading →
The Gormogons miss nothing, and today we send our thoughts to the people of Ouagadougou, who are enduring catastrophic floods with desperate—and largely unanswered—pleas for help from the world community. Severe flooding has killed several and left hundreds of thousands … Continue reading →
In the old days, before Michael Jackson, there was a tragic and mysterious air crash. Air France Flight 447 vanished off the coast of Brazil. All 228 passengers and crew were killed. Some weeks ago, the Czar wondered openly whether … Continue reading →
The Czar is not one for conspiracy theories, and with the Air France tragedy, we fully expected that some would appear. Terrorism was a fear, but was dismissed. Then it was on again, after word that some threats came in … Continue reading →
The Czar hopes that there were some survivors of AF447, and was particularly saddened to learn there was an infant on board. In reading the subsequent we-are-out-of-news chatter on the web, the Czar read an article there on how dangerous … Continue reading →
Friday before Memorial Day was special because it was the last three-day weekend of the school year, a last hurdle of fun that signified the final agonizing two weeks before summer vacation. The weather was postcard-perfect, with a yawning blue … Continue reading →
