Incomplete and scattered reports indicate that the Wagner Group and its commander have abandoned the front in Ukraine either in whole or in part and have marched back into Russia. They’re apparently not doing so peacefully. Things are developing as time goes by.

Quoting @billbennett@mastodon.nz: https://mastodon.nz/@billbennett/110597363966361682 #retoot

Post by Bill Bennett. "Not sure about what is going on in Russia right now, but it certainly doesn’t look like there is a good team, just two conflicting evil teams." Posted on Jun 24, 2023 at 00:44

Post by Bill Bennett. “Not sure about what is going on in Russia right now, but it certainly doesn’t look like there is a good team, just two conflicting evil teams.” Posted on Jun 24, 2023 at 00:44

It appears that there will be updates flowing all through my local night. Quoting @kevinrothrock@infosec.exchange: https://infosec.exchange/@kevinrothrock/110597269499025046 #retoot

Post by Kevin Rothrock. "Reposting latest Prigozhin audio with a corrected subtitle. Also, as others point out, perhaps he isn’t contradicting reports that his forces control Rostov, though he doesn’t say it outright. He either took the city as a “military disinfo” source or he’s confident and en route. t.co/fezmG9GLyC" Posted on Jun 24, 2023 at 00:20

Post by Kevin Rothrock. “Reposting latest Prigozhin audio with a corrected subtitle. Also, as others point out, perhaps he isn’t contradicting reports that his forces control Rostov, though he doesn’t say it outright. He either took the city as a “military disinfo” source or he’s confident and en route. t.co/fezmG9GLyC” Posted on Jun 24, 2023 at 00:20

Of course, there are some folks out in the fediverse that are okay with this situation. Quoting @lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org: https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren/110597212085272373 #retoot

Post by Lauren Weinstein. "It's worth remembering that throughout human history, it has been the military that has traditionally brought down emperors and other dictators." Posted on Jun 24, 2023 at 00:05

Post by Lauren Weinstein. “It’s worth remembering that throughout human history, it has been the military that has traditionally brought down emperors and other dictators.” Posted on Jun 24, 2023 at 00:05

It appears that even NBC News has started to notice the situation.

Post by NBC News. "What is the Wagner Group? A look at the mercenary group accused of ‘armed mutiny’ in Russia. nbcnews.com/news/world/what-is…" Posted on Jun 23, 2023 at 23:49

Post by NBC News. “What is the Wagner Group? A look at the mercenary group accused of ‘armed mutiny’ in Russia. nbcnews.com/news/world/what-is…” Posted on Jun 23, 2023 at 23:49

At the very least we have not seen reports of Swan Lake playing on a loop in broadcast outlets in the Russian Federation. That would be the big hint that a coup is rather further along than we would like to see. This weekend is likely to get pretty exciting.

For some reason I’m having oddball thoughts about archiving data using Kansas City Standard, cylinder phonographs such as seen here and here, and lots of error correction coding. That’s just silliness, I suppose. These are strange times that we live in…