# soldier (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 16 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover soldier. Page: Feed: --- ## [A new name: EUROPE FROM THE GROUND](https://twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com/p/a-new-name-europe-from-the-ground-dad) _2026-08-21 · EUROPE FROM THE GROUND · EUROPE FROM THE GROUND - by Michael Andersen_ After 2,5 years, Two Grumpy Old Men on Ukraine is changing its name. Not our style or approach. But Ukraine is no longer a separate story - it is an integral part of a bigger story - Europe’s. ## [Bila Tserkva II: Children's murder is botched](https://www.ww2today.com/p/41-08-21-bila-tserkva-ii-childrens-murder) _2026-08-21 · Martin Cherrett · World War II Today_ 21st August 1941: The SS delegate the work to "Ukrainian Auxiliary Militia" ## [Ye, formerly Kanye West, is going to Russia. What is in it for Putin? (btw, this article was formerly simply titled “ahole”😉)](https://twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com/p/ye-formerly-kanye-west-is-going-to) _2026-08-20 · EUROPE FROM THE GROUND · EUROPE FROM THE GROUND - by Michael Andersen_ Kanya is going to play in St. Petersburg in October - in an operation seemingly tailor-made for Russian state propaganda. ## [The Jews are shot - what now for their children?](https://www.ww2today.com/p/41-08-20-the-jews-are-shot-what-now-for-their) _2026-08-20 · Martin Cherrett · World War II Today_ 20th August 1941: German Army Chaplains' report horrific treatment of children ## [Putin wants to make Ukraine unliveable. Trump says Putin wants peace.](https://twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com/p/putin-wants-to-make-ukraine-unliveable) _2026-08-19 · Two Grumpy Old Men on Ukraine · EUROPE FROM THE GROUND - by Michael Andersen_ Russia is waging war on Ukraine’s civilians: bombing apartment blocks and threatening to weaponise the coming winter. But Donald Trump insists that “peace” is “much closer than people realise.” ## [Patrolling outside the Tobruk wire](https://www.ww2today.com/p/41-08-19-patrolling-outside-the-tobruk-wire) _2026-08-19 · Martin Cherrett · World War II Today_ 19th August 1941: A concealed observation group is discovered by the Germans but survives attempts to dislodge them ## [Party Over, Redux: The Case for Sacking Political Parties Has Only Gotten Stronger...](https://jamesmacleod.substack.com/p/party-over-redux-the-case-for-sacking) _2026-08-18 · James Macleod · Truth Decay by James Macleod_ Two years ago I wrote this half formed. The argument was right. Here’s the sharper version, plus the blueprint nobody built. ## [BLITZ INTERVIEW: "Despite the war, life in Ukraine has not stopped" - Olga Kearley, founder of The Big Meet in Ukraine](https://twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com/p/blitz-interview-despite-the-war-life) _2026-08-18 · Two Grumpy Old Men on Ukraine · EUROPE FROM THE GROUND - by Michael Andersen_ "But every moment is cherished as if it’s the last one," says Olga, who has grown this famous networking event grow into a real international community over the past 8 years - invasion or not. ## [RAF bombing off target](https://www.ww2today.com/p/41-08-18-raf-bombing-off-target) _2026-08-18 · Martin Cherrett · World War II Today_ 18th August 1941: A groundbreaking statistical analysis reveals that bombs rarely hit the target ## [America Is Number One](https://psychiatrick.substack.com/p/america-is-number-one) _2026-08-17 · PsychiatRick · PsychiatRick_ We lead the world in substance use disorders and overdose deaths. We lead our closest peers in mental health need and suicide. What pain are we trying to bury? ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/9LgkHnCoy2PA) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Deploy apps from your repo with auto-config, instant previews, scaling, and monitoring. ## [US supply ship sunk by U-boat](https://www.ww2today.com/p/41-08-17-us-supply-ship-sunk-by-u-boat) _2026-08-17 · Martin Cherrett · World War II Today_ 17th August 1941: As the Battle of the Atlantic intensifies, three men out of twenty-seven survive an ordeal in the Atalantic, drifting on an open raft ## [Eisenkot's Yashar unveils plan to support new olim integrating into Israel](https://www.jpost.com/aliyah/article-905720) _2026-08-17 · JPost.com - Jpost Aliyah Portal | The Jerusalem Post_ "We will propose a national plan that will call on young people to return home and on Jews around the world to make aliyah to Israel, because this is our national home," Eisenkot said. ## [One year after Alaska: The summit that only happened because Trump and Witkoff are clueless - and cost thousands of Ukrainian lives](https://twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com/p/one-year-after-alaska-the-summit) _2026-08-16 · Two Grumpy Old Men on Ukraine · EUROPE FROM THE GROUND - by Michael Andersen_ If someone had written a film script about the summit, Hollywood would have rejected it as too fanciful. Yet this was how the world was being led to a summit that would bring yet more death to Ukraine ## ['Time to come home': Seven families from New York's Persian Jewish community make aliyah together](https://www.jpost.com/aliyah/article-905672) _2026-08-16 · JPost.com - Jpost Aliyah Portal | The Jerusalem Post_ “We’re running on fumes, but exhilarated,” Jordan, one of the new olim (immigrants) and a father of six girls, told The Jerusalem Post at the airport. ## ['MI5: British Security Service Operations'](https://www.ww2today.com/p/41-08-16-f-mi5-british-security-service-operations) _2026-08-16 · Martin Cherrett · World War II Today_ The MI5 view of Josef Jakobs - they gave him his cover name and knew he was about to arrive ## [Welcome to a Stammlager VIIA](https://www.ww2today.com/p/41-08-16-f-welcome-to-a-stammlager-viia) _2026-08-16 · Martin Cherrett · World War II Today_ 16th August 1941: British troops begin to fill up Moosburg, Stalag 7A, a large camp already familair to French POWS, soon to be familiar to American POWs ## [God's Favourite Soldiers: Chapter VIII](https://kaltenbrunnart.substack.com/p/gods-favourite-soldiers-chapter-viii) _2026-08-15 · 𝐊𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐁𝐑𝐔𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑 · Écrivains sans frontières_ An adventure fiction by the writer known as Kaltenbrunner ## [Australian lawyer makes aliyah just before October 7, quits job to launch babywear brand](https://www.jpost.com/aliyah/article-905421) _2026-08-15 · JPost.com - Jpost Aliyah Portal | The Jerusalem Post_ "I’m releasing the onesies in very limited drops and collaborating with Israeli local artists," said Miriam Agranat. "They’re doing extremely bold, colorful prints." ## [Trump Took This Soldier’s Wife.](https://psychiatrick.substack.com/p/trump-took-this-soldiers-wife-now) _2026-08-15 · PsychiatRick · PsychiatRick_ Someone made the call. But what about the others ## [Last Execution in the Tower of London](https://www.ww2today.com/p/41-08-15-last-execution-in-the-tower-of-london) _2026-08-15 · Martin Cherrett · World War II Today_ 15th August 1941: German Spy Josef Jakobs is shot by firing squad ## [Ultra-Quiet Business Mini (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/zMPgwlEOcZnb) _2026-08-15 · **Sponsored**_ Compact business mini, ultra-quiet for focused work. ## [‘My form of Zionism’: Jerusalem nonprofit helps new olim build businesses in Israel](https://www.jpost.com/aliyah/article-905433) _2026-08-14 · JPost.com - Jpost Aliyah Portal | The Jerusalem Post_ MATI Jerusalem gives new immigrants the guidance, tools, and confidence they need to launch successful businesses and keep them growing. ## [Brezhnev. Trump. And Karoline Leavitt.](https://twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com/p/brezhnev-trump-and-karoline-leavitt) _2026-08-14 · Two Grumpy Old Men on Ukraine · EUROPE FROM THE GROUND - by Michael Andersen_ (Look, if it makes you feel better, you can pretend that the following is only about Brezhnev and the Soviet Union😉) ## [Food rationing concentrates the mind in Britain](https://www.ww2today.com/p/41-08-14-food-rationing-concentrates-the-mind) _2026-08-14 · Martin Cherrett · World War II Today_ 14th August 1941 : The new national obsession overtakes the weather as the primary topic of conversation ## [META KNEW IT WAS RECOMMENDING KIDS TO GROOMERS](https://psychiatrick.substack.com/p/meta-knew-it-was-recommending-kids) _2026-08-13 · PsychiatRick · PsychiatRick_ Its own testing exposed the danger. A New Mexico court just ordered the company to pay $942 million. ## [Russia's neutrality pact with Japan](https://www.ww2today.com/p/41-08-13-russias-neutrality-pact-with-japan) _2026-08-13 · Martin Cherrett · World War II Today_ 13th August 1941: Stalin's move paves the way for Japan's war with USA ## [Nearly 300 young Jews from 34 countries set to make aliyah, enlist as lone soldiers](https://www.jpost.com/aliyah/article-905310) _2026-08-12 · JPost.com - Jpost Aliyah Portal | The Jerusalem Post_ There has been a sharp rise in immigration since October 7, as 300 young Jews are expected to make aliyah this summer and join the IDF as lone soldiers. ## [Why we planned coup against Tinubu – Colonel Ma’aji, without legal counsel](https://newnigerianpolitics.com/l/) _2026-08-12 · admin · Army – New Nigerian Politics_ By Matthew Atungwu A Nigerian Army Colonel, Mohammed Ma’aji, has disclosed the main reason he planned a coup to overthrow President Bola Tinubu. According to Premium Times, Ma’aji said worsening insecurity, corruption and economic hardship were among the grievances discussed by those allegedly involved in the failed coup. Ma’aji stated that discussions about military \[…\] ## [When family history becomes an Aliyah file](https://www.jpost.com/aliyah/article-904967) _2026-08-12 · JPost.com - Jpost Aliyah Portal | The Jerusalem Post_ From birth certificates to apostilles, the documents that can turn generations of family history into verifiable proof for an Aliyah application. ## [We dreamed of leaving. They dream of staying.](https://twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com/p/we-dreamed-of-leaving-they-dream) _2026-08-12 · Two Grumpy Old Men on Ukraine · EUROPE FROM THE GROUND - by Michael Andersen_ In her column, Nataliia Bushkovska compares her childhood – dreams of pizza, tights and leaving Ukraine – with how her kids see their country – Ukraine anno 2026 – as a hero. ## [HMS Picotee lost without trace](https://www.ww2today.com/p/41-08-12-hms-picotee-lost-without-trace) _2026-08-12 · Martin Cherrett · World War II Today_ 12th August 1941: A corvette and her 66 crew suddenly disappears ## [Ship everywhere from one CLI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/pS0IZMycW6Ed) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ One codebase, hosted runners, encrypted credentials, and automated submissions across stores ## [The Army Made Tech Executives Lieutenant Colonels. You Probably Didn't Know About It.](https://psychiatrick.substack.com/p/the-army-made-tech-executives-lieutenant) _2026-08-11 · PsychiatRick · PsychiatRick_ What their new rank could mean for military authority, national-security access, and corporate influence ## [The Atlantic Charter - a declaration of goals](https://www.ww2today.com/p/41-08-11-the-atlantic-charter-a-declaration) _2026-08-11 · Martin Cherrett · World War II Today_ 11 August 1941: But there is tension between UK and USA under the surface ## [On Ukraine, UNICEF is so keen to appear impartial that it actually looks - partial](https://twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com/p/on-ukraine-unicef-is-so-keen-to-appear) _2026-08-10 · Two Grumpy Old Men on Ukraine · EUROPE FROM THE GROUND - by Michael Andersen_ Once again, Ukraine is deeply unhappy with a UN agency downplaying the enormous losses inflicted on the country by its Russian invaders. ## [The New CDC Director Wants to Talk About Abortion Surveillance. Women Should Be Paying Attention.](https://psychiatrick.substack.com/p/the-new-cdc-director-wants-to-talk) _2026-08-09 · PsychiatRick · PsychiatRick_ I already watched politics infect public health during COVID. I’m not interested in watching Dr. Erica Schwartz help do it again, this time with reproductive healthcare. ## [Twenty-four years of new olim: Nefesh B'Nefesh welcomes its 100,000th immigrant to Israel](https://www.jpost.com/aliyah/article-904966) _2026-08-09 · JPost.com - Jpost Aliyah Portal | The Jerusalem Post_ All three of the family's children are named after fallen IDF soldiers and victims of terrorism, reflecting the family's strong emotional connection to the Jewish people and the Land of Israel. ## [‘Power of Zionism’: Israel welcomes 140 new immigrants from France, including 80 children](https://www.jpost.com/aliyah/article-904934) _2026-08-09 · JPost.com - Jpost Aliyah Portal | The Jerusalem Post_ Since October 7, the number of olim from France has risen sharply: In 2023, Israel welcomed 1,097 new French immigrants. In 2024, the number doubled to 2,234, and grew to 3,357 in 2025. ## [After October 7 and Bondi massacre, seven Australian friends answered Israel's call to serve](https://www.jpost.com/aliyah/article-904751) _2026-08-08 · JPost.com - Jpost Aliyah Portal | The Jerusalem Post_ The friends had arrived in the IDF via different routes. One told me about the influence of Bnei Akiva, another of family history, friends who had already served. Oct. 7, was central for all seven. ## [Russian recruitment stabilizes at 1,000 per day](https://janiskluge.substack.com/p/russian-recruitment-stabilizes-at) _2026-08-08 · Janis Kluge · Russianomics_ Russian recruitment has slowed down this year, but there are no signs of a collapse yet. Meanwhile, recruitment costs are at an all-time high, and payments to intermediaries are increasing. ## [Why ordinary Russians should be made to suffer](https://twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com/p/why-ordinary-russians-should-be-made) _2026-08-07 · Two Grumpy Old Men on Ukraine · EUROPE FROM THE GROUND - by Michael Andersen_ In this week's guest essay, Alexey Ulko argues that "one cannot claim membership in a culture while selectively disavowing its structural outcomes simply by declaring opposition to Vladimir Putin." ## [The Stupidest Thing We Grow...](https://jamesmacleod.substack.com/p/the-stupidest-thing-we-grow) _2026-08-07 · James Macleod · Truth Decay by James Macleod_ Solar panels beat corn ethanol by a factor of thirty for land use and generate more power than the whole grid needs. So why do we keep growing fuel in a field. ## [RFK Jr. Is Destroying HHS, and People Are Getting Sick](https://psychiatrick.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-is-destroying-hhs-and-people) _2026-08-06 · PsychiatRick · PsychiatRick_ Measles is surging, Cyclospora is making Americans explosively shit themselves, and the nation’s top health official is still lying about antidepressants ## [How Do You Treat Trauma When Survival Is Still in Question?](https://psychiatrick.substack.com/p/how-do-you-treat-trauma-when-survival) _2026-08-04 · PsychiatRick · PsychiatRick_ Palestinians don’t need another lesson in resilience. They need food, water, shelter, safety, and an end to the ongoing genocide. ## [Tuyen Quang Literature and Arts Association begins new chapter after merger](http://vannghequandoi.com.vn/english-page/tuyen-quang-literature-and-arts-association-begins-new-chapter-after-merger_18581.html) _2026-08-04 · English Page - Tạp chí Văn nghệ quân đội_ The first Congress of the Tuyen Quang Literature and Arts Association concluded successfully on July 30 ## [Soldiers bring the law closer to people in remote Tuyen Quang](http://vannghequandoi.com.vn/english-page/soldiers-bring-the-law-closer-to-people-in-remote-tuyen-quang_18580.html) _2026-08-04 · English Page - Tạp chí Văn nghệ quân đội_ There was no stage or lecture hall at the weekly market in Hung Loi Commune, Tuyen Quang Province... ## [Ukrainians will never get a Russian Nuremberg](https://twogrumpyoldmenonukraine.substack.com/p/ukrainians-will-never-get-a-russian) _2026-08-03 · Two Grumpy Old Men on Ukraine · EUROPE FROM THE GROUND - by Michael Andersen_ (Uncomfortable news) Western politicians are busy promising "justice for Ukraine." It sounds reassuring. But it's almost certainly a promise they cannot keep. And that may prove dangerous. Here's why. ## [The composition of Russian forces in Ukraine](https://janiskluge.substack.com/p/the-composition-of-russian-forces) _2026-08-03 · Janis Kluge · Russianomics_ Russian budget data suggests that the number of contract soldiers fighting in Ukraine has risen to around 550,000, while fewer than 170,000 mobilized soldiers remain. ## [Bnei Akiva teens welcome new immigrants at Ben-Gurion Airport day and night](https://www.jpost.com/aliyah/article-904329) _2026-08-02 · JPost.com - Jpost Aliyah Portal | The Jerusalem Post_ Volunteers greet arriving olim with songs, dancing and signs before local Bnei Akiva branches help welcome them into their new communities. ## [Sunday Diagnosis: Inside the Mind of a Mass Shooter](https://psychiatrick.substack.com/p/sunday-diagnosis-inside-the-mind) _2026-08-02 · PsychiatRick · PsychiatRick_ How grievance, violent fantasy, suicidality, and access to guns can turn personal collapse into public slaughter ## [Friendly Fire: What Merging With the IDF Will Actually Cost Western Soldiers.](https://jamesmacleod.substack.com/p/friendly-fire-what-merging-with-the) _2026-07-31 · James Macleod · Truth Decay by James Macleod_ We know about Five Eyes, now Congress is quietly looking to add a “Sixth Eye” with Israel. The IDF’s own casualty data shows exactly what that partnership will cost the soldiers standing next to it. ## [Are We Preparing to Send Troops Into Iran](https://psychiatrick.substack.com/p/are-we-preparing-to-send-troops-into) _2026-07-30 · PsychiatRick · PsychiatRick_ I entered Iraq at twenty with one liter of water a day, no showers for three months, and soldiers without flak vests. I’m afraid the next war could be worse.