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Oh I used Grok for this because it is the only one I use that lets you do satirical graphics of real people. On climate change, electricity use is going way down with dedicated AI chips and improved software. Ex. Gemini a 33 fold reduction from May 2024 to May 2025 www.esgtimes.in/climate/goog...
November 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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Updated graphic - hopefully the message is clearer?

There is no way that this is meant to compete with human artists. I know it is very obviously generative AI.
November 22, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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BLOG: Trump's 28 point peace plan for Ukraine is half-baked and impossible
— like asking Zelensky to give the Moon to Putin
— but may be opening offer before something more realistic
You can read it here:
robertinventor.substack.com/p/trumps-28-...
TEXT ON GRAPHIC Trump: GIVE THE MOON TO PUTIN Zelensky: BUT THAT’S NOT MINE TO GIVE! Satire (Under the Outer Space Treaty nobody can own the Moon) Zelensky can’t modify the NATO treaty or the Ukrainian Constitution or give Ukrainian territory to anyone. Trump has given him 7 days to do all three - this is NOT a serious peace plan.”
November 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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It's not new, it's the latest of numerous incidents. The numbers here show the number of incidents in each location and I've filtered it down to just sabotage. apnews.com/article/pola...
November 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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BLOG: Putin not cornered
— on 2 meter map of Russia advanced just over 1 cm in Donbas in 1000 days
— can't cross river Dnipro in Zaporizhia or Kherson oblasts
— & why Zelensky can't give cities to Putin
You can read it here:
robertinventor.substack.com/p/putin-is-n...
November 1, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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BLOG: Response by Admiral Radakin to MPs in UK Defence Committee about NATO's vast overmatch to Russia in the air and sea
— and how that deters Russia from attacking us at all never mind with nukes
You can read it here:
shortdebunks.substack.com/p/response-b...
TEXT ON GRAPHIC ... we are so extraordinarily strong compared to our principal threat Russia. ... the question which is difficult to answer in public [because it is classified information] ... if we were to get into a war with Russia, how quickly could we get control of the air? And again that ability to have control of the sea for NATO is phenomenal. And then the land forces. ... no longer a NATO that thinks if Russia was to ... gain a piece of territory, how do we then fight to get that territory back? It’s a NATO that sees the risk of territory being invaded and how quickly can it get its land forces in there to block any risk of aggression and territory being grabbed. ... I feel incredibly confident that that’s what NATO’s got and that’s how NATO can keep its citizens safe. And it’s the overmatch that deters Russia. And I have never been clearer than any time in my career about the success that NATO is having in deterring Russia. Russia does not want to fight with NATO and Russia does not want a nuclear war and we should be really confident of that. Admiral Radakin - June 12, 2025 Chief of UK defence staff at the time (now retired)
September 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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To help all of you see how far away we are from any kind of conflict between NATO and Russia never mind a war:

See my: shortdebunks.substack.com/p/why-poland...
September 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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BLOG: Poland shoots down Russian drones in its skies for first time
— as is normal for neighbours to a war
— not harming Russia
— and evidence Russia planned them to reach Poland
You can read it here: robertinventor.substack.com/p/poland-sho...
[update]
White text (left side): Outcome: Poland and allies will just shoot down any Russian drones in their skies as they would have from day 1 of an ordinary war and the war continues as before. Yellow text (top center): This plastic fuel tank is only needed for Poland White text (bottom): Zelensky also says it is clear from the flight path that it was deliberate - he would know if deflected by EW. Blue text (right side): Normal for neighbours to a war to shoot down stray drones in their skies - bizarre not to
September 11, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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BLOG: No 1960s LOD news not even minor items
— so did a new map to help understand why it is easy for Putin to end the war
— and Zelensky talks more about how drones can patrol buffer area after war
You can read it here: 1960styleukrainenews.substack.com/p/no-news-no...
TEXT ON GRAPHIC The Ukraine war isn't that important to Putin or to Russians. For most Russians it is a distant war. They want Russia to win - but by that all they mean is they want Putin to tell them they won. They don't really know why they are fighting. So Putin can end this war tomorrow and just tell his people he won. Occupied region 19% of Ukraine <1% of Russia (0.65%) Zelensky talks about it every day trying to end the war Putin gives many speeches often hours long - but almost never mentions the war. Russia occupies nearly a fifth of Ukraine and has taken 1% of it since fall 2022 Ukraine 603,628 km², Russia occupies 115,400 km², 19% Russia 17.125 million km², occupied area is <1% of Russia (0.65%)
September 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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BLOG: Surprising facts: China, Iran, NK, & Russia share almost nothing military
— Putin's simple trick to seem inflexible when he changes
— India & China vote to eliminate nukes every year
You can read it here:
robertinventor.substack.com/p/thoughts-t...
TEXT ON GRAPHIC Lots of smiles and flowery talk but this is not like NATO Very little in common - some shared goals but even economically and politically a lot of rivalry and trying to get the better of each other No intelligence sharing between Russia, China, North Korea or Iran Nobody helped Iran when Israel took over its skies China got its Russian technology from Ukraine not Russia. China will NOT supply Russia in this war with anything except gray area chips, drones and machine tools Ignore hype about a new “axis” These are NOT allies or even particularly friendly They do NOT trust each other and do NOT share intelligence or military secrets or advanced technology with each other except NK and Russia in a VERY LIMITED WAY. China does NOT share this equipment with Russia or North Korea China used to supply Iran but NOT since 2005 China DOES supply Pakistan
September 5, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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BLOG: Probably not 1960s-level-of-detail news
— interesting details: Putin more flexible than before
— accepts need for Ukrainian security guarantees of some sort
— first version of guarantees ready soon
You can read it here:
1960styleukrainenews.substack.com/p/probably-n... .
TEXT ON GRAPHIC Some shifts in Putin's language that may or may not mean something:Putin:Nevertheless, if common sense ultimately prevails, an acceptable option for ending this conflict can be agreed upon. I operate on this belief. All the more so, since we see the commitment and sincere desire of the current US administration led by President Trump to find a solution, not just to issue appeals.I think there is light at the end of the tunnel. We will see how it goes from here. If not, we will have to achieve the tasks set before us by military means.http://www.en.kremlin.ru/events/president/transcripts/77914 New - Putin sees light at the end of the tunnel (ceasefire?) Not new - Putin has used military means for 3.5 years
September 4, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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BLOG: Next few decades
— transition to more multi-polar world
— Asia, Latin America, even Sub Saharan Africa may eventually become economically far more important than today
— also to more equitable world
You can read it here:
robertinventor.substack.com/p/far-future...
TEXT ON GRAPHIC Emerging multipolar world for second half of this century North America - decreasing Europe - decreasing Russia - decreasing and far less than Soviet Union East Asia - increasing South Asia - increasing Southeast Asia - increasing Sub-Saharan Africa - increasing Latin America - increasing Possible future world powers: US, Western Europe, Russia, China, Indonesia, Nigeria, Brazil, Mexico, India May lead to a more equitable fairer world long term. Fairer for: medicines, agriculture, energy technology... GeoCurrents Map Emerging markets will dominate the world's top 10 economies in 2050 (GDP at PPPs): 2016 2050 China 1 China US 2 India India 3 US Japan 4 Indonesia Germany 5 Brazil Russia 6 Russia Brazil 7 Mexico Indonesia 8 Japan UK 9 Germany France 10 UK G7 economies E7 economies Vietnam, the Philippines and Nigeria could make the greatest moves up the rankings 2050 2016 Vietnam 20th up 12 places 32nd Philippines 19th up 9 places 28th Nigeria 14th up 8 places 22nd ...
September 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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SCO is held every year - no big deal and China’s 80th military parade is just a parade which India pointedly did NOT attend as it has no security relations with China
— and Putin says he reached an understanding with Trump at Alaska summit no details
See:
robertinventor.substack.com/p/the-sco-is...
TEXT ON GRAPHIC Closest military strategic partners of India: Russia (score: 62) United States (score: 58) France (score: 51) United Kingdom (score: 41) Germany (score: 37) Japan (score: 34) China is not a strategic partner AT ALL even weakly Countries that have a strategic relationship with India Closest relationship in purple It has no formal allies but lots of relationships Major exceptions: China and Pakistan
September 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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BLOG: No news at 1960s-level-of-detail
— minor item
— poll of Ukrainians shows 59% in favour of immediate ceasefire and then negotiated compromises (Zelensky's solution)

You can read it here:
1960styleukrainenews.substack.com/p/1960s-leve...
TEXT ON GRAPHIC Ukrainian visions of the end of the war Fight for Donbas and Crimea 20% Fight to the Feb 12 border 13% Other or no response 8% Stop fighting and search for compromise 59% (This is what Zelensky calls for)
August 31, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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BLOG: 1960s-level-of-detail: no news
— minor items: Discussions of security guarantees to continue into next week
— other minor items
You can read it here: 1960styleukrainenews.substack.com/p/1960s-leve...
TEXT ON GRAPHIC Security discussions continue – perhaps because of impractical suggestions like this one Normal to take a lot of talk and many proposals to stop a war One of many proposals More practical proposal is to just create buffer zone BOTH SIDES of contact line Unorthodox proposal for Ukraine to withdraw to create buffer zone Concedes nearly 3% Total distance: 384.56 km (238.96 mi) [rough estimate, line of contact is likely far more adding indentations] Why the buffer region must have BOTH sides retreat: 400 * 40 = 1,600 km2 = 2.7%, nearly 3% of land area of Ukraine. It is legally impossible for Zelensky to give up nearly 3% without a referendum Meloni's plan is current top favorite: 1. sanctions snap back within 24 hours of a new invasion 2. sea and air patrols symbolic - Ukraine does any fighting 3. equipment and logistic support also within 24 hours But takes time for 30+ countries to agree to anything – then need to interest Russia
August 30, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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BLOG: Another no 1960s news day about Ukraine
— minor items: retired General Kellogg envoy to Ukraine speech hoping for peace after war by next independence day
— Also: US and Ukraine to discuss potential meeting between Russia and Ukraine
READ HERE: 1960styleukrainenews.substack.com/p/another-no...
August 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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BLOG: Trump's Alaska summit with Putin was a nothingburger
— but could progess to possibleburger then definiteburger
— Trump needs to take it back to Zelensky / Europe and decide where to take it next
READ HERE: robertinventor.substack.com/p/trumps-ala...
TEXT ON GRAPHIC: Steve Witkof thought this was a definiteburger Image: a burger bun with nothing inside, labeled “NOTHINGBURGER” Trump has managed to turn it into a possibleburger Image: a burger with some ingredients, labeled “POSSIBLEBURGER” He wants to see if Putin, Europe and Zelensky can turn it into a definiteburger Image: a burger with full toppings, labeled “DEFINITEBURGER” Trump seems to be holding off the severe sanctions until he can figure out if Putin's nothingburger which he turned into a possible burger is a definiteburger - will want an answer quickly - Europe's reactions tomorrow Graphics made with Bing Copilot
August 16, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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BLOG: Mood music more positive for Trump Putin summit than since the war started
— and how modern high tech drone patrolled front line could have changed Putin's views
— and makes any ceasefire more secure
READ HERE:
robertinventor.substack.com/p/mood-music...
TEXT ON GRAPHIC: Anchorage, Alaska Ukraine's best chance for an end to fighting by far since the war started Trump working closely with Europe and Ukraine, rates the video conversation on 13th as a 10 and echoes Ukraine talking points If Russia does stop fighting technically very hard to invade again over drone patrolled front line once Ukraine has time to beef it up some more Main possibilities: * Ceasefire in sight, Putin and Zelensky meet soon after * Positive but not a full ceasefire * War continues with increased financial sanctions on Russia. Why it might work * Russian Oligarch - he cares about money * US businessman used to making financial deals Trump and Putin in 2019 Trump - Putin summit: Starts: 11:00 AM Alaska (3:00 PM EST), 8:00 PM in UK Briefing ends: 5:45 PM AKDT (9:45 PM EST), 2:45 AM in UK Press (?): 5 PM+ Alaska (9 PM EST) 2 AM+ UK Europe: cautiously optimistic Trump: 3 chances in 4 of success (ceasefire) Russia: Sent top brass including 3 economy experts and all pre-meeting statements positive nothing derogatory or aggressive
August 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Zelensky can't legally cede land to Russia
— could never pass into law
— but he CAN agree to an immediate ceasefire and MAY be able to recognize a new boundary between Ukraine and Russia "de facto" if Ukrainian people vote "yes" in a referendum
READ HERE:
robertinventor.substack.com/p/zelensky-c...
TEXT ON GRAPHIC: Ukrainian views on a peace treaty that cedes land to Russia - any treaty must be approved in a referendum by a majority vote under Ukrainian law Based on poll results by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology Legend: * Hard to say * Categorically against territorial losses * Territorial losses can be accepted Bar chart labels (left to right): Official recognition of occupation * 68% Categorically against territorial losses * 24% Territorial losses can be accepted * 8% Hard to say Transfer of unoccupied territories to Russia * 78% Categorically against territorial losses * 15% Territorial losses can be accepted * 8% Hard to say De facto recognition of occupation without de jure * 48% Categorically against territorial losses * 43% Territorial losses can be accepted * 9% Hard to say Text inside right column bar (de facto recognition): Only kind of treaty that has any chance of success Explanatory text at the bottom: De facto here means an agreement similar to the agreement between East Germany and the Soviet Union Agreement to stop fighting and to resort to peaceful negotiation only In practice means the territory remains in Russian control indefinitely but Ukraine aspires to return it eventually through peaceful negotiation with future Russian governments
August 10, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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BLOG: Medvedev is a paper tiger
— Trump's "moving subs" is a nothingburger
— and Putin's TASS news claims the sanctions will have no effect
— typical Putin response
READ HERE:
robertinventor.substack.com/p/medvedev-i...
TEXT ON GRAPHIC: Putin: no response • TASS (controlled by Putin): Trump says he will impose the sanctions even if they don’t have any effect • Peskov, his spokesperson, said: "I would like to avoid any assessments." • Putin says nothing Medvedev is a paper tiger • Medvedev is a paper tiger - does NOT have any access to nukes as ex president • He makes bizarre nuclear threats many times a year. Also known for fondness for vodka and some of his tweets may be written while drunk. • Medvedev has been doing this since the war started - this is from May 2023 • You can ALWAYS safely ignore Medvedev And Trump's nuclear subs "order" is just meaningless words - two days to cross the Atlantic and would be in all major seas already - nothing in his tweet of any interest to Russia
August 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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BLOG: Hoax or confusion: you can't predict a tsunami by making comic strips of a dream tsunami - SARCASM

READ HERE: robertinventor.substack.com/p/hoax-or-co...
TEXT ON GRAPHIC: Child: I want to know if we risk a tsunami. Adult: I can help! Child: Do you know anything about tsunamis? Adult: No but I did a comic strip about a tsunami dream Sarcasm - DOES NOT WORK, Geologists do not use dreams or draw manga comic strips to predict earthquakes or tsunamis It DOES NOT WORK Japan has a tsunami about once a year and dreams make NO DIFFERENCE to this risk.
July 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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BLOG: Hoax or confusion: you can't predict a tsunami by making comic strips of a dream tsunami
READ HERE: robertinventor.substack.com/p/hoax-or-co...
TEXT ON GRAPHIC: Child: I want to know if we risk a tsunami. Adult: I can help! Child: Do you know anything about tsunamis? Adult: No but I did a comic strip about a tsunami drean, Geologists do not use dreams or draw manga comic strips to predict earthquakes or tsunamis It DOES NOT WORK Japan has a tsunami about once a year and dreams make NO DIFFERENCE to this risk.
July 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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BLOG: Trump's Big Beautiful Bill stuck in the House for now
— with many Republicans keen to debate it more first
READ HERE: robertinventor.substack.com/p/trumps-big...
TEXT ON GRAPHIC: Lisa Desjardins @LisaDNews · 57m And we are down to 8 Rs who haven't voted: Brecheen Burchett Burlison Cloud Harris Onder Perry Roy ON AGREEING TO THE RESOLUTION, AS AMENDED H RES 566 REPUBLICAN YEA 207 NAY 5 NV 8 DEMOCRATIC NAY 212 TOTALS YEA 207 NAY 217 NV 8 TIME REMAINING 0:00 Vote on rules 5 Republicans voted against 8 Republicans not voting Short by 10 votes Essential step before the House can vote on Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" This means the House is not ready to vote increases chance of amendments to take back to Senate also more time for the electorate and their representative to think through the bill and perhaps decide against it Lisa Desjardins @LisaDNews · 50m It is a stand off. Politics & Poll Tracker @PoliTracker2024 · Mike Johnson on Hannity just now: "I'll keep the vote open for as long as it takes!" Johnson is keeping vote open but it is a stand off
July 3, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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BLOG: Modelled after TikTok, Facebook reels etc
— comic series of overconfident oddly qualified educators
READ HERE: robertinventor.substack.com/p/modelled-a...
Child: I am looking for someone to teach me geology Adult: I can teach you! Child: Do you study geology? Adult: No but I had a dream about a volcano. Child: I am looking for someone to teach me Japanese Adult: I can teach you Child: Do you speak or write Japanese Adult: No Child: baffled expression. Child: I want to know if we risk a tsunami. Adult: I can help! Child: Do you know anything about tsunamis? Adult: No but I did a comic strip about a tsunami. Child: I want to know what is happening in Ukraine. Adult: I can help! Child: Do you follow the Ukraine war closely? Adult: No. But I tweet about it a lot on social media.
July 2, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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BLOG: Hard to pass "Big Beautiful Bill"
— like Trump's Obamacare repeal failures in 2017
— ONE extra Republican vote against in the House sinks it
— Need to remove ANY measure 1 Republican objects to
HERE: robertinventor.substack.com/p/hard-to-pa...
TEXT ON GRAPHIC: 2 Republicans already have voted against Trump's Big Beautiful Bill and one abstained Andy Harris says he will vote against this time. 1 more vote against and it fails Trump threatens to primary Massie unless he changes his vote, but Massie is undeterred Elon Musk will donate to Massie primary Tower shield used as barrier by 3rd century BC Chinese soldiers Halbard - type of axe used in battle in China in 3rd century BC Massie’s face superimposed on shield Trumps face superimposed on halbard A tough bill to pass - if it does get through, much may be removed QUOTE: Once there was a man of Ch`u selling shields and halberds. In praising his shields he said, "My shields are so solid that nothing can penetrate them." Again, in praising his halberds, he said, "My halberds are so sharp that they can penetrate anything." In response to his words somebody asked, "How about using your halberds to pierce through your shields?" To this the man could not give any reply. Indeed, impenetrable shields and absolutely penetrative halberds cannot stand together at the same time. Han Feizi Ch. 36, 3rd century BCE China
July 1, 2025 at 10:25 PM