Ed Franks
@edfranks.bsky.social
PhD: Econolytics/RAND
MS: Biochemistry/MIT
BS: Chemistry/UCSD
MA: Theology/Fuller Seminary
⬆︎Reagan/Hayek/Hume/Locke/Z⬆︎
⬆︎TULIP/Calvin/Cromwell/Owen⬆︎
⬇︎Putin/Marx/China/Quds/Hamas⬇︎
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MS: Biochemistry/MIT
BS: Chemistry/UCSD
MA: Theology/Fuller Seminary
⬆︎Reagan/Hayek/Hume/Locke/Z⬆︎
⬆︎TULIP/Calvin/Cromwell/Owen⬆︎
⬇︎Putin/Marx/China/Quds/Hamas⬇︎
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WTF is wrong w/Tramp?! Anyone who could claim such a twisted assessment of the Reiner tragedy is clearly losing his mind, and not so slowly anymore, but as surely as surely can be, methinks!? May God bless the victims of Tramp's psychosis.
December 16, 2025 at 6:47 AM
WTF is wrong w/Tramp?! Anyone who could claim such a twisted assessment of the Reiner tragedy is clearly losing his mind, and not so slowly anymore, but as surely as surely can be, methinks!? May God bless the victims of Tramp's psychosis.
Many have long said Communism is the mirror image of Fascism, which is why they are both terrors to be avoided at all costs! Both extremes represent evil incarnate! Dunno if the mayor is really a commie, but Tramp is definitely a fascist-hugging-wannabe!
November 22, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Many have long said Communism is the mirror image of Fascism, which is why they are both terrors to be avoided at all costs! Both extremes represent evil incarnate! Dunno if the mayor is really a commie, but Tramp is definitely a fascist-hugging-wannabe!
This attack on Ternopil is 250mi west of Kyiv and over 500 miles from the combat line of contact in the east (see map below). Such an attack, so big & so deep into UKR, is unprecedented in this 4 yr war! Seems Tramp has flipped again & is now trying to force Z to surrender?! bbc.com/news/article...
November 20, 2025 at 12:11 AM
This attack on Ternopil is 250mi west of Kyiv and over 500 miles from the combat line of contact in the east (see map below). Such an attack, so big & so deep into UKR, is unprecedented in this 4 yr war! Seems Tramp has flipped again & is now trying to force Z to surrender?! bbc.com/news/article...
This strike is unprecedented, & was facilitated by the US forcing UKR to ground their ATACMS for many mths, which allowed Russia to target western UKR. This strike is 350mi from the military LOC in East! Many died b/c HEGSETH is allowed to meddle w/UKR's capacity w/impunity!? bbc.com/news/article...
November 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This strike is unprecedented, & was facilitated by the US forcing UKR to ground their ATACMS for many mths, which allowed Russia to target western UKR. This strike is 350mi from the military LOC in East! Many died b/c HEGSETH is allowed to meddle w/UKR's capacity w/impunity!? bbc.com/news/article...
Scott Bessent, Tramp's Treas Sec, is a perfect example of the type of WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant) that has given all WASPs a bad name and causes most people who are not so ethnically "blessed" to find WASPs repulsive in general. And, as a MAGA, he seems utterly devoid of ethical standards!
November 15, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Scott Bessent, Tramp's Treas Sec, is a perfect example of the type of WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant) that has given all WASPs a bad name and causes most people who are not so ethnically "blessed" to find WASPs repulsive in general. And, as a MAGA, he seems utterly devoid of ethical standards!
Recall when Sloviansk was liberated in the Spr of 2014 after Putin's premature attempt to grab Donetsk & Luhansk. & here we are, 11 yrs later, still holding Russia at bay, no thx to Tramp. "At Sloviansk direction clashes yesterday - General Staff of AFU reports" liveuamap.com/en/2025/9-no...
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Recall when Sloviansk was liberated in the Spr of 2014 after Putin's premature attempt to grab Donetsk & Luhansk. & here we are, 11 yrs later, still holding Russia at bay, no thx to Tramp. "At Sloviansk direction clashes yesterday - General Staff of AFU reports" liveuamap.com/en/2025/9-no...
Praise the Lord God, Almighty, i.e., Geez-zuzz-zuzz! May all 16 tanks ultimately burn to the bottom of the barrel. May the T-Hawks arrive in time to stoke the fires & take out the nearby Kerch bridge to nowhere, i.e., from Crimea to nowhere! kyivindependent.com/16-fuel-tank...
October 16, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Praise the Lord God, Almighty, i.e., Geez-zuzz-zuzz! May all 16 tanks ultimately burn to the bottom of the barrel. May the T-Hawks arrive in time to stoke the fires & take out the nearby Kerch bridge to nowhere, i.e., from Crimea to nowhere! kyivindependent.com/16-fuel-tank...
God bless these incredibly courageous journalists, those still living & the families & friends of those now gone. So sad. kyivindependent.com/it-flew-stra...
October 13, 2025 at 10:23 AM
God bless these incredibly courageous journalists, those still living & the families & friends of those now gone. So sad. kyivindependent.com/it-flew-stra...
GOOD! This suggests, given recent Latvian, Estonian & Polish issues, that where there's smoke, there's fire?!
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October 13, 2025 at 1:05 AM
GOOD! This suggests, given recent Latvian, Estonian & Polish issues, that where there's smoke, there's fire?!
kyivindependent.com/british-forc...
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WTI crude oil prices dropped into $58 range, a # which means Putin/Russia is soon going to be even closer to financial ruin! This may be even better news than the (much hyped but unlikely to ever arrive in time or in enough numbers) T'hawks!? oaoa.com/local-news/daily-oil-price-october-10-2025/
October 11, 2025 at 5:17 AM
WTI crude oil prices dropped into $58 range, a # which means Putin/Russia is soon going to be even closer to financial ruin! This may be even better news than the (much hyped but unlikely to ever arrive in time or in enough numbers) T'hawks!? oaoa.com/local-news/daily-oil-price-october-10-2025/
Of course all this Tomahawk talk is sadly just more of the same talk that's been coming out of DC for the duration of the war, esp since Tramp stumbled back in. Don't hold ur breath for any major initiative as long as the dubiously sober Hegseth remains SecDef! kyivindependent.com/would-tomaha...
October 9, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Of course all this Tomahawk talk is sadly just more of the same talk that's been coming out of DC for the duration of the war, esp since Tramp stumbled back in. Don't hold ur breath for any major initiative as long as the dubiously sober Hegseth remains SecDef! kyivindependent.com/would-tomaha...
This is truly glorious news thx to Ukrainian partisans operating in a zone near St Petersburg, nearly 1000 mi from Kyiv, Ukraine! Given the blasts location (followed by derailment), it seems likely these partisans must've crossed Estonian border?! Slava Ukrayini! kyivindependent.com/partisans-de...
October 8, 2025 at 7:21 AM
This is truly glorious news thx to Ukrainian partisans operating in a zone near St Petersburg, nearly 1000 mi from Kyiv, Ukraine! Given the blasts location (followed by derailment), it seems likely these partisans must've crossed Estonian border?! Slava Ukrayini! kyivindependent.com/partisans-de...
A 20' report by Kyiv Indies embedded w/artillery unit located close to the Kupiansk front line (yep, Kup is back after 3-yr hiatus). Report on the skill w/which drones are used & the finer points of operating howitzers from trenches heavily camouflaged against FPV drones!
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October 5, 2025 at 11:56 PM
A 20' report by Kyiv Indies embedded w/artillery unit located close to the Kupiansk front line (yep, Kup is back after 3-yr hiatus). Report on the skill w/which drones are used & the finer points of operating howitzers from trenches heavily camouflaged against FPV drones!
youtu.be/MZXeVkFrOAU?...
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The farmer in the tractor cab that is interviewed in the 2nd video has a better grasp of the current economic policy than anybody in the Tramp admin! I nominate this soybean farmer for Sec of Treasury!? finance.yahoo.com/news/no-jobs...
October 3, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The farmer in the tractor cab that is interviewed in the 2nd video has a better grasp of the current economic policy than anybody in the Tramp admin! I nominate this soybean farmer for Sec of Treasury!? finance.yahoo.com/news/no-jobs...
Seems the new corps structure for the UKR army is more like what the Union army adopted in the 2nd half of the US Civil War, which made it easier to maintain order despite being forced by the enemy's battle plan to move bridgades quickly?! kyivindependent.com/syrskyi-dism...
September 16, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Seems the new corps structure for the UKR army is more like what the Union army adopted in the 2nd half of the US Civil War, which made it easier to maintain order despite being forced by the enemy's battle plan to move bridgades quickly?! kyivindependent.com/syrskyi-dism...
Absolutely brilliant UKR drones, able to fly 1100+ miles to NW Russia & hit one of Russia's largest oil refineries w/precision! UKR is doing well to keep Russia at bay, & winter is fast approaching! Prepare for at least another yr of war, Peeuton, u goddamn SOB. kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-dr...
September 16, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Absolutely brilliant UKR drones, able to fly 1100+ miles to NW Russia & hit one of Russia's largest oil refineries w/precision! UKR is doing well to keep Russia at bay, & winter is fast approaching! Prepare for at least another yr of war, Peeuton, u goddamn SOB. kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-dr...
Xi's meeting of all the world's leading fascists was quite a show, which I'm sure Tramp will try to top next yr. I love the pic below of the Big Fat Fascist Turd sitting w/his boss, the Itty Bitty Fascist Turd! Too bad Tramp couldn't make this photo opp. kyivindependent.com/who-are-russ...
September 3, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Xi's meeting of all the world's leading fascists was quite a show, which I'm sure Tramp will try to top next yr. I love the pic below of the Big Fat Fascist Turd sitting w/his boss, the Itty Bitty Fascist Turd! Too bad Tramp couldn't make this photo opp. kyivindependent.com/who-are-russ...
Alex Bublik is born in Russia & only after he turned pro 10yrs ago did he “move” to Kazakstan, which he did to avoid problems w/Putin's war, which many forget actually began w/the invasion of E UKR & occupation of Crimea back in 2014! It’s a ruse & the ITF & US Open r complicit! Hypocrisy incarnate!
September 1, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Alex Bublik is born in Russia & only after he turned pro 10yrs ago did he “move” to Kazakstan, which he did to avoid problems w/Putin's war, which many forget actually began w/the invasion of E UKR & occupation of Crimea back in 2014! It’s a ruse & the ITF & US Open r complicit! Hypocrisy incarnate!
Thank God Abu Abeida, i.e., Hudaifa al-Kahlout, is dead, dead, dead (see pic). Hamas hasn't reported it yet, but I'm gonna bet on the IDF for this call. Nobody has ever deserved an early death more. apnews.com/article/isra...
September 1, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Thank God Abu Abeida, i.e., Hudaifa al-Kahlout, is dead, dead, dead (see pic). Hamas hasn't reported it yet, but I'm gonna bet on the IDF for this call. Nobody has ever deserved an early death more. apnews.com/article/isra...
The deeper (& I do mean DEEPER) we get into Tramp 2.0 the more clear it becomes that evil incarnate, Stephen Miller, a PoliSci/BA from NoName U, age 39, is not just a deputy adviser to Tramp but is the ONLY adviser Tramp listens to, b/c EVERY answer Miller gives parrots Tramp on every issue!?
August 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The deeper (& I do mean DEEPER) we get into Tramp 2.0 the more clear it becomes that evil incarnate, Stephen Miller, a PoliSci/BA from NoName U, age 39, is not just a deputy adviser to Tramp but is the ONLY adviser Tramp listens to, b/c EVERY answer Miller gives parrots Tramp on every issue!?
OMG, do not forget Sloviansk, the one captured by Girkin & his war criminals in Apr 2014, just after the victory at the EuroMaidan. After murdering in cold blood some hapless militia, Girkin quickly buried the victims in a mass grave before the oncoming UKR army forced them to flee back to Russia.
August 26, 2025 at 7:04 AM
OMG, do not forget Sloviansk, the one captured by Girkin & his war criminals in Apr 2014, just after the victory at the EuroMaidan. After murdering in cold blood some hapless militia, Girkin quickly buried the victims in a mass grave before the oncoming UKR army forced them to flee back to Russia.
Brilliant work by these two Ukrainian patriots, who are providing priceless intel to the world on the truth about the line of contact! Thank God they exist but are careful to withhold data briefly when its publication would put its own troops at risk! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/w...
August 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Brilliant work by these two Ukrainian patriots, who are providing priceless intel to the world on the truth about the line of contact! Thank God they exist but are careful to withhold data briefly when its publication would put its own troops at risk! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/w...
Yep, a picture IS worth a 1000 words. This was taken after the private meeting and before their public comments?! Given this pic, it's not surprising that the comments were short and vapid!
August 16, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Yep, a picture IS worth a 1000 words. This was taken after the private meeting and before their public comments?! Given this pic, it's not surprising that the comments were short and vapid!
Divine demo by UKR drones hitting a bottleneck in the Russian rocket production pipeline for this particular weapon, made at only this place, 760 mi EAST of Ukraine?! Bravo, Ukrayini! kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-dr...
August 14, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Divine demo by UKR drones hitting a bottleneck in the Russian rocket production pipeline for this particular weapon, made at only this place, 760 mi EAST of Ukraine?! Bravo, Ukrayini! kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-dr...