Russia manufactured its reasons for invading Ukraine. And now it's manufacturing three for attacking the Baltics. My latest Shatterbelt Brief. Column for Independence Avenue Media. www.indavemedia.com/commentary-n...
Commentary: Northern Exposure — Russia Escalates Its Threats Against the Baltics
The Shatterbelt Brief is a weekly column by Brian Whitmore examining the shifting political and geopolitical dynamics of Eastern Europe
www.indavemedia.com
October 1, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Russia manufactured its reasons for invading Ukraine. And now it's manufacturing three for attacking the Baltics. My latest Shatterbelt Brief. Column for Independence Avenue Media. www.indavemedia.com/commentary-n...
"I write about the 3 Americas: one built on AI speculation, one held together by healthcare, and one running on memes"
Brilliant &brooding piece by @kyla.bsky.social that runs a thread through the american shatterbelt
@katemac.bsky.social & I honored to be quoted!
kyla.substack.com/p/how-ai-hea...
Brilliant &brooding piece by @kyla.bsky.social that runs a thread through the american shatterbelt
@katemac.bsky.social & I honored to be quoted!
kyla.substack.com/p/how-ai-hea...
August 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"I write about the 3 Americas: one built on AI speculation, one held together by healthcare, and one running on memes"
Brilliant &brooding piece by @kyla.bsky.social that runs a thread through the american shatterbelt
@katemac.bsky.social & I honored to be quoted!
kyla.substack.com/p/how-ai-hea...
Brilliant &brooding piece by @kyla.bsky.social that runs a thread through the american shatterbelt
@katemac.bsky.social & I honored to be quoted!
kyla.substack.com/p/how-ai-hea...
A consensus appears to be emerging in Europe that Russia is plotting something big to test NATO's resolve. In this week's the Shatterbelt Brief, my column for Independence Avenue Media, I take a closer look. www.indavemedia.com/commentary-p...
Commentary: Putin’s Plot — Why Europe is Preparing for the Worst
The Shatterbelt Brief is a weekly column by Brian Whitmore examining the shifting political and geopolitical dynamics of Eastern Europe
www.indavemedia.com
September 24, 2026 at 9:11 PM
A consensus appears to be emerging in Europe that Russia is plotting something big to test NATO's resolve. In this week's the Shatterbelt Brief, my column for Independence Avenue Media, I take a closer look. www.indavemedia.com/commentary-p...
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Susumu Yokota
1: Tobiume
Thanks @geodrew.bsky.social and @olgalovesyuri.bsky.social for the opportunity!
youtu.be/9wSyAlo7AUA
#MusicChallenge
Susumu Yokota
1: Tobiume
Thanks @geodrew.bsky.social and @olgalovesyuri.bsky.social for the opportunity!
youtu.be/9wSyAlo7AUA
Susumu Yokota - Tobiume
YouTube video by shatterbelt
youtu.be
February 15, 2026 at 1:07 PM
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
Susumu Yokota
1: Tobiume
Thanks @geodrew.bsky.social and @olgalovesyuri.bsky.social for the opportunity!
youtu.be/9wSyAlo7AUA
#MusicChallenge
Susumu Yokota
1: Tobiume
Thanks @geodrew.bsky.social and @olgalovesyuri.bsky.social for the opportunity!
youtu.be/9wSyAlo7AUA
"I write about the 3 Americas: one built on AI speculation, one held together by healthcare, and one running on memes"
Brilliant &brooding piece by @kyla.bsky.social that runs a thread through the american shatterbelt
@katemac.bsky.social & I honored to be quoted!
kyla.substack.com/p/how-ai-hea...
Brilliant &brooding piece by @kyla.bsky.social that runs a thread through the american shatterbelt
@katemac.bsky.social & I honored to be quoted!
kyla.substack.com/p/how-ai-hea...
May 8, 2026 at 2:22 PM
"I write about the 3 Americas: one built on AI speculation, one held together by healthcare, and one running on memes"
Brilliant &brooding piece by @kyla.bsky.social that runs a thread through the american shatterbelt
@katemac.bsky.social & I honored to be quoted!
kyla.substack.com/p/how-ai-hea...
Brilliant &brooding piece by @kyla.bsky.social that runs a thread through the american shatterbelt
@katemac.bsky.social & I honored to be quoted!
kyla.substack.com/p/how-ai-hea...
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
A song that sounds like a painting coming to life
Tobiume - Susumu Yokota
youtu.be/9wSyAlo7AUA
#MusicChallenge
A song that sounds like a painting coming to life
Tobiume - Susumu Yokota
youtu.be/9wSyAlo7AUA
Susumu Yokota - Tobiume
YouTube video by shatterbelt
youtu.be
June 9, 2026 at 4:22 PM
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
A song that sounds like a painting coming to life
Tobiume - Susumu Yokota
youtu.be/9wSyAlo7AUA
#MusicChallenge
A song that sounds like a painting coming to life
Tobiume - Susumu Yokota
youtu.be/9wSyAlo7AUA
shatterbelt theory undefeated
October 3, 2026 at 2:25 PM
shatterbelt theory undefeated
#EcksteinsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
A favorite artist from the 2000s
Tobiume - Susumu Yokota
youtu.be/9wSyAlo7AUA
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
A favorite artist from the 2000s
Tobiume - Susumu Yokota
youtu.be/9wSyAlo7AUA
Susumu Yokota - Tobiume
YouTube video by shatterbelt
youtu.be
May 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
#EcksteinsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
A favorite artist from the 2000s
Tobiume - Susumu Yokota
youtu.be/9wSyAlo7AUA
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
A favorite artist from the 2000s
Tobiume - Susumu Yokota
youtu.be/9wSyAlo7AUA
The Belarusian drone-guidance relays Zelenskyy forced offline in June are working again. Lukashenka's room to say no to Putin is shrinking. My latest Shatterbelt Brief column for Independence Avenue Media. www.indavemedia.com/commentary-t...
Commentary: The Belarusian Front is Back
The Shatterbelt Brief is a weekly column by Brian Whitmore examining the shifting political and geopolitical dynamics of Eastern Europe
www.indavemedia.com
September 17, 2026 at 9:11 PM
The Belarusian drone-guidance relays Zelenskyy forced offline in June are working again. Lukashenka's room to say no to Putin is shrinking. My latest Shatterbelt Brief column for Independence Avenue Media. www.indavemedia.com/commentary-t...
“Tobiume” reveals another side of Susumu Yokota’s electronic language: delicate, spacious, and deeply melodic, yet shaped by the precision of digital production.
Susumu Yokota - Tobiume youtu.be/9wSyAlo7AUA
Susumu Yokota - Tobiume youtu.be/9wSyAlo7AUA
Susumu Yokota - Tobiume
YouTube video by shatterbelt
youtu.be
September 13, 2026 at 4:38 AM
“Tobiume” reveals another side of Susumu Yokota’s electronic language: delicate, spacious, and deeply melodic, yet shaped by the precision of digital production.
Susumu Yokota - Tobiume youtu.be/9wSyAlo7AUA
Susumu Yokota - Tobiume youtu.be/9wSyAlo7AUA
The Shatterbelt Brief, my weekly column for Independence Avenue Media, has a new landing page:
www.indavemedia.com/cat/the-shat...
www.indavemedia.com/cat/the-shat...
Commentary: Putin’s Escalation Psyop
Brian Whitmore is a contributor writing for Independence Avenue Media. The views expressed are the author’s and do not necessarily
www.indavemedia.com
September 4, 2026 at 10:58 PM
The Shatterbelt Brief, my weekly column for Independence Avenue Media, has a new landing page:
www.indavemedia.com/cat/the-shat...
www.indavemedia.com/cat/the-shat...
#Top20Instrumentals
Day 13 - in no particular order,
Tobiume - Susumu Yokota
youtu.be/9wSyAlo7AUA?...
Day 13 - in no particular order,
Tobiume - Susumu Yokota
youtu.be/9wSyAlo7AUA?...
Susumu Yokota - Tobiume
YouTube video by shatterbelt
youtu.be
April 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
#Top20Instrumentals
Day 13 - in no particular order,
Tobiume - Susumu Yokota
youtu.be/9wSyAlo7AUA?...
Day 13 - in no particular order,
Tobiume - Susumu Yokota
youtu.be/9wSyAlo7AUA?...
#MusicChallenge 🎶 #TechnoCity 🤖
d.8
Kaito is so talented making melodic, deep & beautiful techno. Here is one of my favorite tracks of this Japanese producer, taken from his LP released on Kompakt. 😍😍
Kaito - Hundred Million Light Years (2006)
youtu.be/AfvcjCn4vb4?...
#raveyardshift
d.8
Kaito is so talented making melodic, deep & beautiful techno. Here is one of my favorite tracks of this Japanese producer, taken from his LP released on Kompakt. 😍😍
Kaito - Hundred Million Light Years (2006)
youtu.be/AfvcjCn4vb4?...
#raveyardshift
Kaito - Hundred Million Light Years
YouTube video by shatterbelt
youtu.be
May 14, 2026 at 7:22 AM
#MusicChallenge 🎶 #TechnoCity 🤖
d.8
Kaito is so talented making melodic, deep & beautiful techno. Here is one of my favorite tracks of this Japanese producer, taken from his LP released on Kompakt. 😍😍
Kaito - Hundred Million Light Years (2006)
youtu.be/AfvcjCn4vb4?...
#raveyardshift
d.8
Kaito is so talented making melodic, deep & beautiful techno. Here is one of my favorite tracks of this Japanese producer, taken from his LP released on Kompakt. 😍😍
Kaito - Hundred Million Light Years (2006)
youtu.be/AfvcjCn4vb4?...
#raveyardshift
#IAmTheDJ - Day 15
#MusicChallenge
PQM - "You Are Sleeping (PQM Meets Luke Chable Vocal Pass)"
Awesome prog house with a distinctly Burroughs-flavoured spoken word sample overlaid. 😻
The intro's quite long on this version - presumably to aid in being mixed in? Skip to 1.50 if you're impatient!
#MusicChallenge
PQM - "You Are Sleeping (PQM Meets Luke Chable Vocal Pass)"
Awesome prog house with a distinctly Burroughs-flavoured spoken word sample overlaid. 😻
The intro's quite long on this version - presumably to aid in being mixed in? Skip to 1.50 if you're impatient!
PQM - You Are Sleeping (PQM Meets Luke Chable Vocal Pass)
YouTube video by shatterbelt
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August 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
#IAmTheDJ - Day 15
#MusicChallenge
PQM - "You Are Sleeping (PQM Meets Luke Chable Vocal Pass)"
Awesome prog house with a distinctly Burroughs-flavoured spoken word sample overlaid. 😻
The intro's quite long on this version - presumably to aid in being mixed in? Skip to 1.50 if you're impatient!
#MusicChallenge
PQM - "You Are Sleeping (PQM Meets Luke Chable Vocal Pass)"
Awesome prog house with a distinctly Burroughs-flavoured spoken word sample overlaid. 😻
The intro's quite long on this version - presumably to aid in being mixed in? Skip to 1.50 if you're impatient!
In my latest Shatterbelt Brief column for Independence Avenue Media, I break down the latest Kushner-Witkoff "negotiations" and explain why there can be no "win-win" settlement of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. www.indavemedia.com/commentary-g...
Commentary: Groundhog Day Diplomacy — Why there can be no win-win settlement in Russia’s war against Ukraine
The Shatterbelt Brief is a weekly column by Brian Whitmore examining the shifting political and geopolitical dynamics of Eastern Europe
www.indavemedia.com
September 10, 2026 at 9:50 PM
In my latest Shatterbelt Brief column for Independence Avenue Media, I break down the latest Kushner-Witkoff "negotiations" and explain why there can be no "win-win" settlement of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. www.indavemedia.com/commentary-g...
Kaito - Hundred Million Light Years (2006)
youtu.be/AfvcjCn4vb4?...
#techno #house #idm #electronicmusic #dancemusic #epfav
youtu.be/AfvcjCn4vb4?...
#techno #house #idm #electronicmusic #dancemusic #epfav
Kaito - Hundred Million Light Years
YouTube video by shatterbelt
youtu.be
February 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Kaito - Hundred Million Light Years (2006)
youtu.be/AfvcjCn4vb4?...
#techno #house #idm #electronicmusic #dancemusic #epfav
youtu.be/AfvcjCn4vb4?...
#techno #house #idm #electronicmusic #dancemusic #epfav
#MusicChallenge 🎶 #TechnoCity 🤖
d.8
Kaito is so talented making melodic, deep & beautiful techno. Here is one of my favorite tracks of this Japanese producer, taken from his LP released on Kompakt. 😍😍
Kaito - Hundred Million Light Years (2006)
youtu.be/AfvcjCn4vb4?...
#raveyardshift
d.8
Kaito is so talented making melodic, deep & beautiful techno. Here is one of my favorite tracks of this Japanese producer, taken from his LP released on Kompakt. 😍😍
Kaito - Hundred Million Light Years (2006)
youtu.be/AfvcjCn4vb4?...
#raveyardshift
May 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
#MusicChallenge 🎶 #TechnoCity 🤖
d.8
Kaito is so talented making melodic, deep & beautiful techno. Here is one of my favorite tracks of this Japanese producer, taken from his LP released on Kompakt. 😍😍
Kaito - Hundred Million Light Years (2006)
youtu.be/AfvcjCn4vb4?...
#raveyardshift
d.8
Kaito is so talented making melodic, deep & beautiful techno. Here is one of my favorite tracks of this Japanese producer, taken from his LP released on Kompakt. 😍😍
Kaito - Hundred Million Light Years (2006)
youtu.be/AfvcjCn4vb4?...
#raveyardshift
In this week’s Shatterbelt Brief, my column for Independence Avenue Media, I break down the latest round of US shuttle diplomacy & explain why there is no “win-win” settlement of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. www.indavemedia.com/commentary-g...
Commentary: Groundhog Day Diplomacy — Why there can be no win-win settlement in Russia’s war against Ukraine
The Shatterbelt Brief is a weekly column by Brian Whitmore examining the shifting political and geopolitical dynamics of Eastern Europe
www.indavemedia.com
September 10, 2026 at 9:44 PM
In this week’s Shatterbelt Brief, my column for Independence Avenue Media, I break down the latest round of US shuttle diplomacy & explain why there is no “win-win” settlement of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. www.indavemedia.com/commentary-g...
#ShatterBelt - The Apple (y el mundo que nos rodea) www.elseptimoarte.net/noticias/cri...
The Apple (3/8) Movie CLIP - The Apple (1980) HD
YouTube video by Movieclips
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November 28, 2024 at 11:51 PM
#ShatterBelt - The Apple (y el mundo que nos rodea) www.elseptimoarte.net/noticias/cri...
Podríamos llamar a #ShatterBelt "Black Mirror Lite". 4 historias de media hora tan absurdas como imaginativas. Es de James Ward Byrkit, director de Coherence. Si os gustó esa película, esta serie antológica os va a flipar. Y si no habéis visto Coherence ya tardáis.
En Filmin.
En Filmin.
November 13, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Podríamos llamar a #ShatterBelt "Black Mirror Lite". 4 historias de media hora tan absurdas como imaginativas. Es de James Ward Byrkit, director de Coherence. Si os gustó esa película, esta serie antológica os va a flipar. Y si no habéis visto Coherence ya tardáis.
En Filmin.
En Filmin.