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Canadian, Tory, somehow found my way onto Bluesky and am now trapped here. Interested in military history, COIN, foreign military training, jihadism, the KPA, and many others.
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In the spirit of promoting more Canadian mili thought and history, some book recommendations! First up, this one (surprisingly available in the UK too)! An examination of a Canadian victory which I believe has more lessons to teach than Vimy Ridge- covering everything from staff work to logistics.
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FRUS: Canada, volume II December 2025-November 2026 is going to be fun in a couple decades
it's kind of depressing that no one on the Democratic side of Congress has written to the state department to ask about the meeting with AB seperatists
February 8, 2026 at 1:38 AM
FRUS: Canada, volume II December 2025-November 2026 is going to be fun in a couple decades
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Document 23: “why the fuck are we redrawing up War Plan Red?” -JCS
February 8, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Document 23: “why the fuck are we redrawing up War Plan Red?” -JCS
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Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over at work.
"If you’d read the scenario, player aid, tutorial, and rulebook that you were sent as read-aheads, you would actually know exactly what to do in your current situation.”
"If you’d read the scenario, player aid, tutorial, and rulebook that you were sent as read-aheads, you would actually know exactly what to do in your current situation.”
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over at work.
"Let me explain what games can and cannot do for you...again..."
"Let me explain what games can and cannot do for you...again..."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Did you check the syllabus?"
"Did you check the syllabus?"
February 7, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over at work.
"If you’d read the scenario, player aid, tutorial, and rulebook that you were sent as read-aheads, you would actually know exactly what to do in your current situation.”
"If you’d read the scenario, player aid, tutorial, and rulebook that you were sent as read-aheads, you would actually know exactly what to do in your current situation.”
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this isn't a novel point, but when he fired CQ for his skin color/Francetti for having a vagina and not a single GOFO said anything/quit, that die was cast
I don't expect every senior person to be a bastion of ethical purity or to uniformly stamp out this behavior. But it is surprising that there does not seem to be any effort at all, even in the face of risk, to enforce one of the most basic premises of the professional American officer corps.
February 7, 2026 at 10:07 PM
this isn't a novel point, but when he fired CQ for his skin color/Francetti for having a vagina and not a single GOFO said anything/quit, that die was cast
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hey, i've seen this one
i think the risk is less that the us government does this - trump has very little appetite for the kind of risks this poses - and more that various right wing groups and donors decide to start “freelancing” in an effort to force the administration’s hand or present them with a fait accompli
February 7, 2026 at 7:01 PM
hey, i've seen this one
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The Witcher knock off series about another caste of semi-reviled half-human mutants reluctantly tolerated by society at large, but they’re bred for securities regulation rather than monster killing.
Iron Bank of Bravos probably one of the more progressive forces in Westeros tbh. No one else is incentivized to care as much about cross-regime prosperity, stability, and good governance.
February 7, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The Witcher knock off series about another caste of semi-reviled half-human mutants reluctantly tolerated by society at large, but they’re bred for securities regulation rather than monster killing.
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"Messing with other countries sovereignty and internal politics" is supposed to be beyond the pale yet it was in a bunch of the national security strategy documents and everyone seems to think this is bluster rather than policy
February 7, 2026 at 3:29 PM
"Messing with other countries sovereignty and internal politics" is supposed to be beyond the pale yet it was in a bunch of the national security strategy documents and everyone seems to think this is bluster rather than policy
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There's something very ominous about how the stubborn adherence to "norms" is resulting in looking the other way at highly abnormal behavior
it's kind of depressing that no one on the Democratic side of Congress has written to the state department to ask about the meeting with AB seperatists
February 7, 2026 at 3:29 PM
There's something very ominous about how the stubborn adherence to "norms" is resulting in looking the other way at highly abnormal behavior
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It seems not ideal that the UK Government is currently collapsing into a pool of its own inadequacy whilst a close ally is genuinely at risk of having little green men cross the border into Alberta
i think the risk is not that they succeed (if all NDP voters + at least 30-40% of UCP voters vote against the referendum) but rather how the US responds, given that they've been backing these guys
15% of Albertans want separation. The rest would vote Democrat, just to give them the finger if this ever happens.
February 7, 2026 at 2:50 PM
It seems not ideal that the UK Government is currently collapsing into a pool of its own inadequacy whilst a close ally is genuinely at risk of having little green men cross the border into Alberta
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It does not also help that London specifically has generally rolled over on Gaza, Venezuela and the Western Sahara when it comes to the US alongside spending domestic political capital to protect the US base at Diego Garcia.
February 7, 2026 at 2:54 PM
It does not also help that London specifically has generally rolled over on Gaza, Venezuela and the Western Sahara when it comes to the US alongside spending domestic political capital to protect the US base at Diego Garcia.
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Any European response to US meddling in Canada is going to rest heavily on the UK and France...and we seem less than ready for such an eventuality
February 7, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Any European response to US meddling in Canada is going to rest heavily on the UK and France...and we seem less than ready for such an eventuality
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i like how the americans are pretending like they didn't meet the separatists in a SCIF
February 7, 2026 at 3:05 PM
i like how the americans are pretending like they didn't meet the separatists in a SCIF
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I think thats basically right, i am more worried about state and what the SCIF meeting was about.
Like CIA/JSOC is more my concern
Like CIA/JSOC is more my concern
February 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM
I think thats basically right, i am more worried about state and what the SCIF meeting was about.
Like CIA/JSOC is more my concern
Like CIA/JSOC is more my concern
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oh specifically they hate Carney for defending Greenland and pointing out that Article V would entail a Canadian response
pressprogress.ca/alberta-sepa...
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February 7, 2026 at 2:37 PM
oh specifically they hate Carney for defending Greenland and pointing out that Article V would entail a Canadian response
pressprogress.ca/alberta-sepa...
pressprogress.ca/alberta-sepa...
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I think it's a combination of Not Right Now while there's more internally pressing issues, general disbelief across the board here that it could happen at all, and not as much of a constituency for the issue compared to all the rest given their urgency right now.
February 7, 2026 at 2:38 PM
I think it's a combination of Not Right Now while there's more internally pressing issues, general disbelief across the board here that it could happen at all, and not as much of a constituency for the issue compared to all the rest given their urgency right now.
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100 percent a MAGA US backed astroturf op. They are serious about it though.
February 7, 2026 at 2:36 PM
100 percent a MAGA US backed astroturf op. They are serious about it though.
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if i were to bet Trump is likely to endorse the separatists and promise building out more oil pipelines
i think we heard about the 500B line of credit but TIL they also discussed energy corridors with the state department when they were in that SCIF
it's funny how the separatists know that the 51st state is toxic
February 7, 2026 at 2:40 PM
if i were to bet Trump is likely to endorse the separatists and promise building out more oil pipelines
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A picture speaks 1,000 words: "Alberta separatist leaders Dr. Dennis Modry (left) and Mitch Sylvestre (right) with Premier Danielle Smith (centre) at the UCP fundraising dinner in Bonnyville in May 2025 (source: Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul UCP / Facebook)" daveberta.substack.com/p/whos-going...
Who’s going to stand up for Canada in Alberta’s separation referendum?
The time to stand up for a Strong Alberta within a Strong Canada is now.
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February 7, 2026 at 1:25 PM
A picture speaks 1,000 words: "Alberta separatist leaders Dr. Dennis Modry (left) and Mitch Sylvestre (right) with Premier Danielle Smith (centre) at the UCP fundraising dinner in Bonnyville in May 2025 (source: Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul UCP / Facebook)" daveberta.substack.com/p/whos-going...
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Don Braid: “...many Albertans would be furious to see a government they elected as federalist suddenly turn separatist.
“But the mere fact that Rob Smith talked about it shows how the governing party itself is engaged in long-range thinking about separation.” calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
“But the mere fact that Rob Smith talked about it shows how the governing party itself is engaged in long-range thinking about separation.” calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Braid: Is the UCP still a pro-Canada party? They might take a vote on it
At the top level of the UCP they're pondering whether to hold a vote on the party turning separatist
calgaryherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Don Braid: “...many Albertans would be furious to see a government they elected as federalist suddenly turn separatist.
“But the mere fact that Rob Smith talked about it shows how the governing party itself is engaged in long-range thinking about separation.” calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
“But the mere fact that Rob Smith talked about it shows how the governing party itself is engaged in long-range thinking about separation.” calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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Morning Light
Elizabeth Lennie
2025
Elizabeth Lennie
2025
February 7, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Morning Light
Elizabeth Lennie
2025
Elizabeth Lennie
2025
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haha. this sucks man
'[UCP party president] Rob Smith also made it clear that others on the United Conservative elected board are active separatists.' #abpoli calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Braid: Is the UCP still a pro-Canada party? They might take a vote on it
At the top level of the UCP they're pondering whether to hold a vote on the party turning separatist
calgaryherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:50 AM
haha. this sucks man