James

For the sake of posterity, the reading lists I made for military theory and war related literature.

"It is a war so bizarre in design, so flawed in execution, so blissfully unencumbered by strategic foresight, that all previous American misadventures in the region appear vaguely commendable by comparison." @radchenko.bsky.social on the Iran war.

Someone explain to me the difference between shoe gaze and dream pop RIGHT NOW and don’t dumb it down I SWEAR TO GOD what the FUCK is the difference

Bluesky has 37 kinds of users

Girl I was getting to know said I must be up to no good because I had two phones

urinalysis officer training video called You Can Pee Everything

Jordan finally provides some details, though more diamonds are yet to be found. Initial findings: - the cell was indeed jihadi. - the attackers were three brothers, born in 87, 95 and 2001, a lot of weapons were found in the hideout. One of brothers is in critical condition.

"If you’re really worried about Russia’s hybrid activity, then don’t go down into a defensive crouch. Use your power to keep Russia at bay, whilst strengthening resilience in your society." - Admiral Sir Tony Radakin

My latest: on the history and future of the tank on the battlefield. “Survivability, like attritability, is in the eye of the commander, after all. It’s all about what it buys you in your engagement, battle, and campaign in the aggregate.” open.substack.com/pub/breaking...

>packers special teams

....is it Bolsonover?

This Week on WarTalk: @michaelkofman.bsky.social joins the show to talk Ukraine, Starlink, ISR, deception, force structure, and wet gap crossings! open.spotify.com/episode/7v0Z...

They're fucking contract soldiers! They all voluntarily signed a dotted line. Russian law bars Putin from sending conscripts into foreign combat zones! He didn't even have the balls to send conscripts to fight in Kursk...RUSSIAN TERRITORY... that's why he brought in the North Koreans.

Some words from me in the @theipaper.com this weekend. My last trip to Kyiv highlighted the critical importance of anti-ballistic missile systems and civil defence, both of which the UK badly lacks. Most importantly, I highlight the critical necessity of continuing to support Ukraine.

“It’s not only unlawful, but it’s not in the U.S. interest to have Russian technology controlling the commercialization of Arctic gas in the North Slope,” Mr. Riddle said in a brief interview. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

Hey everyone, gather around! Elon Musk, the trillionaire defense contractor currently spending >$400m on political campaigns to prop up the party of a deeply unpopular president who launched the Iran War has some thoughts about Ukraine, elites, and money in politics.

Well, he’s either recruiting statisticians or that’s an unfortunate lack of proof reading from the secretary of state

i’m old enough to remember when U.S. Attorneys did not post like this

The Ukrainians literally just used tanks in their most recent counteroffensive lol

i really do think that a successful impeachment and removal of hegseth is a live possibility if dems win the senate. he is a genuine disaster.

Something tells me that the US ambassador to the UN's sudden interest in how to prove genocide before the ICJ isn't actually motivated by concern over risk to US personnel. Gee, I wonder who these "allied soldiers" supposedly fighting terrorists could possibly be... A mystery.

Bring back state power.

There's a story to be told about the post-Cold War decline in public funding of technological research and how it necessitated, if inadvertently, putting such immense power in the hands of people like Musk, whose behavior is governed by forces quite different from national interests.

Eleven days after Ukraine's Starshield terminals started mysteriously malfunctioning, there is still nobody in Washington who wants to take responsibility, while Trump administration officials continue pointing fingers firmly at SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.

lol bears

double sorry, its the 1980s Section Natique d'Intervention Offensive, the french sewer commandos

Getting sick of this degenerate political movement ngl

Pipeline/tunnel combat, no thank you.

Understanding Plutarch's LIVES is critically important for modern Americans because many of the Founders revered the work. It provided the basis for their stated ideas about morality and its role in government and public life.

There are a lot of good arguments about what the Dems should do if they get power, but job one needs to be a drastic reduction in the powers of the Presidency (and probably SECDEF too). If you don’t do that, the game is up. The next person to abuse that power will be better at it.

❗️The Economist's Oliver Carroll says frontline Ukrainian drone commanders told him Starlink speed restrictions have likely been lifted. They are still conducting tests, but commanders say "this looks to be the case." #Ukraine

Guys due to the bleakness around (blackout bleakness and mental) im gonna launch a fundraiser to help those who need it most since they’re defending us from even greater bleakness guys pls stay tuned

This is a dangerous, vicious cycle, because the only recourse to Trump destroying norms by firing and screwing with the federal workforce is so the same to the people he put in, because you can't leave his people in there--they can't be trusted and their qualifications are suspect at best.

no amnesty

Fun teachable moment forthcoming