Sam (ABeardedPanda)
@abeardedpanda.bsky.social
Paradox Interactive School of International Relations (ongoing)
I hate your favorite dictator. Spicy liberal.
(He/Him)
https://www.offensive-bias.com/
I hate your favorite dictator. Spicy liberal.
(He/Him)
https://www.offensive-bias.com/
Pinned
Greetings new arrivals. I'm Sam and for the most part I am but a humble shitposter.
I have a background in studying Nazi Germany, the late Russian Empire and the early USSR which I thought would be a neat party trick but then Timothy Snyder started appearing on MSNBC and now I hate everything
I have a background in studying Nazi Germany, the late Russian Empire and the early USSR which I thought would be a neat party trick but then Timothy Snyder started appearing on MSNBC and now I hate everything
Back then: Halo 3
Now: Halo 3
Now: Halo 3
...aaaand we're back! It's the Big One
Quote this with your favourite game NOW that was released in 2007, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations/early access count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Quote this with your favourite game NOW that was released in 2007, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations/early access count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
December 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Back then: Halo 3
Now: Halo 3
Now: Halo 3
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Ukraine appears to have won the Battle of Kupyansk.
Russian Z-bloggers are now acknowledging a retreat — after months of lies from the Kremlin.
The truth caught up.
A meaningful Christmas moment for Ukraine.
Slava Ukraini.
Russian Z-bloggers are now acknowledging a retreat — after months of lies from the Kremlin.
The truth caught up.
A meaningful Christmas moment for Ukraine.
Slava Ukraini.
December 26, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Ukraine appears to have won the Battle of Kupyansk.
Russian Z-bloggers are now acknowledging a retreat — after months of lies from the Kremlin.
The truth caught up.
A meaningful Christmas moment for Ukraine.
Slava Ukraini.
Russian Z-bloggers are now acknowledging a retreat — after months of lies from the Kremlin.
The truth caught up.
A meaningful Christmas moment for Ukraine.
Slava Ukraini.
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First-ever US airstrikes in Nigeria put the second Trump admin’s 2025 combat actions at:
—Nigeria—tonight’s strikes
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes (Mar-Apr)
—Somalia—120 strikes, 1 ground raid
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Iran—3 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
—Nigeria—tonight’s strikes
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes (Mar-Apr)
—Somalia—120 strikes, 1 ground raid
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Iran—3 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
December 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
First-ever US airstrikes in Nigeria put the second Trump admin’s 2025 combat actions at:
—Nigeria—tonight’s strikes
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes (Mar-Apr)
—Somalia—120 strikes, 1 ground raid
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Iran—3 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
—Nigeria—tonight’s strikes
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes (Mar-Apr)
—Somalia—120 strikes, 1 ground raid
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Iran—3 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
Hey isn't it weird how often the Russians are involved?
Tenet Media founder Lauren Chen, who secretly took money from two people with ties to Russian state media to involve conservative influencers in an unwitting propaganda scheme, is back in the US after being deported to Canada under President Biden. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
December 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Hey isn't it weird how often the Russians are involved?
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Tenet Media founder Lauren Chen, who secretly took money from two people with ties to Russian state media to involve conservative influencers in an unwitting propaganda scheme, is back in the US after being deported to Canada under President Biden. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
December 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Tenet Media founder Lauren Chen, who secretly took money from two people with ties to Russian state media to involve conservative influencers in an unwitting propaganda scheme, is back in the US after being deported to Canada under President Biden. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Canada sending her back to America is the Germany shipping Lenin to Russia of the 21st Century.
I get where they’re coming from.
I get where they’re coming from.
Tenet Media founder Lauren Chen, who secretly took money from two people with ties to Russian state media to involve conservative influencers in an unwitting propaganda scheme, is back in the US after being deported to Canada under President Biden. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
December 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Canada sending her back to America is the Germany shipping Lenin to Russia of the 21st Century.
I get where they’re coming from.
I get where they’re coming from.
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reminder there's a couple dozen entities in China that are just building shit to build shit, so maybe stuff that comes out into the open is The Future of Warfare With Chinese Characteristics or maybe it's what Chinese John Konrad convinced a random org to spend pocket change on
Chinese Cargo Ship Packed Full Of Modular Missile Launchers Emerges
China has packed a deck of a medium-sized cargo ship with 60 containerized vertical launch cells, radar, and close-in weapons.
www.twz.com/sea/chinese-...
China has packed a deck of a medium-sized cargo ship with 60 containerized vertical launch cells, radar, and close-in weapons.
www.twz.com/sea/chinese-...
Chinese Cargo Ship Packed Full Of Modular Missile Launchers Emerges
China has packed a deck of a medium-sized cargo ship with 60 containerized vertical launch cells, radar, and close-in weapons.
www.twz.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
reminder there's a couple dozen entities in China that are just building shit to build shit, so maybe stuff that comes out into the open is The Future of Warfare With Chinese Characteristics or maybe it's what Chinese John Konrad convinced a random org to spend pocket change on
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lmfao "Soboto"
AFRICOM posting from Germany about airstrikes in Africa while misspelling the name of the place they bombed is *chef's kiss*
AFRICOM posting from Germany about airstrikes in Africa while misspelling the name of the place they bombed is *chef's kiss*
December 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
lmfao "Soboto"
AFRICOM posting from Germany about airstrikes in Africa while misspelling the name of the place they bombed is *chef's kiss*
AFRICOM posting from Germany about airstrikes in Africa while misspelling the name of the place they bombed is *chef's kiss*
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"It's just an unpleasant sound. It will end soon."
A boy explains to his newborn sister what an air alert is, as if it were a normal part of life.
Living under constant threat, Ukrainian children are forced to grow up fast. But they also grow up strong and resilient.
A boy explains to his newborn sister what an air alert is, as if it were a normal part of life.
Living under constant threat, Ukrainian children are forced to grow up fast. But they also grow up strong and resilient.
December 25, 2025 at 11:22 AM
"It's just an unpleasant sound. It will end soon."
A boy explains to his newborn sister what an air alert is, as if it were a normal part of life.
Living under constant threat, Ukrainian children are forced to grow up fast. But they also grow up strong and resilient.
A boy explains to his newborn sister what an air alert is, as if it were a normal part of life.
Living under constant threat, Ukrainian children are forced to grow up fast. But they also grow up strong and resilient.
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based
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared to wish Russian President Vladimir Putin dead, saying “May he perish” in a Christmas Eve address.
December 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
based
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at 0345 hours we lost contact with Santa as he entered russian controlled airspace
December 25, 2025 at 5:27 AM
at 0345 hours we lost contact with Santa as he entered russian controlled airspace
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oh my god?
❗️Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni: "The past year has been tough for all of us, but don't worry because next year will be even worse."
December 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
oh my god?
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historically speaking Russia is a Ukraine DLC not vice versa
December 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
historically speaking Russia is a Ukraine DLC not vice versa
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So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here
With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.
newrepublic.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
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the Falklands war was an act of imperialism by a European country (Argentina, 97% white) against the indigenous people (the English) of the Falklands and their suzerain, a country with substantial populations from the Global South (the UK, 86% white)
December 25, 2025 at 3:50 AM
the Falklands war was an act of imperialism by a European country (Argentina, 97% white) against the indigenous people (the English) of the Falklands and their suzerain, a country with substantial populations from the Global South (the UK, 86% white)
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Controversial YouTube star Ms. Rachel: "I don't think children anywhere should be bombed or starved to death."
Regular YouTube star Mr. Beast: "I unleashed a pack of rabid dogs into a convent. The last nun to be infected will win $19,000!"
Regular YouTube star Mr. Beast: "I unleashed a pack of rabid dogs into a convent. The last nun to be infected will win $19,000!"
December 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Controversial YouTube star Ms. Rachel: "I don't think children anywhere should be bombed or starved to death."
Regular YouTube star Mr. Beast: "I unleashed a pack of rabid dogs into a convent. The last nun to be infected will win $19,000!"
Regular YouTube star Mr. Beast: "I unleashed a pack of rabid dogs into a convent. The last nun to be infected will win $19,000!"
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December 25, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
December 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
Yeah so this is what Prigozhin did before he fell from Putin's good graces via surface to air missile
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
December 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Yeah so this is what Prigozhin did before he fell from Putin's good graces via surface to air missile
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The people pumping “Battleships” right now are the dumbest defense commentators in existence. They’re free of insight, purged of virtue, desperately seeking a fascist’s RT that will land them a hit on NewsNation.
Ignore it.
Also, weep for our country. We have torpedos bursting at the waterline.
Ignore it.
Also, weep for our country. We have torpedos bursting at the waterline.
December 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The people pumping “Battleships” right now are the dumbest defense commentators in existence. They’re free of insight, purged of virtue, desperately seeking a fascist’s RT that will land them a hit on NewsNation.
Ignore it.
Also, weep for our country. We have torpedos bursting at the waterline.
Ignore it.
Also, weep for our country. We have torpedos bursting at the waterline.
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Time for the best Christmas movie of all time
December 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Time for the best Christmas movie of all time
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The big thing is that a “martial culture” likes the act of fighting and romanticizing the process, whereas a commercial one is very unhappy to be fighting and very eager to take revenge on the people forcing them fight by whatever means are available.
every time I can recall from history that a group has centered a culture of martial virtue to the point of conflict,
the "soft intellectuals" the warriors distinguish themselves from have learned war real quick, dominate because they pay attention to details, and then go back to art and nerdy stuff
the "soft intellectuals" the warriors distinguish themselves from have learned war real quick, dominate because they pay attention to details, and then go back to art and nerdy stuff
December 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The big thing is that a “martial culture” likes the act of fighting and romanticizing the process, whereas a commercial one is very unhappy to be fighting and very eager to take revenge on the people forcing them fight by whatever means are available.