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@bordenstan.bsky.social
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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Video Game micro-transactions predate the 2012-2013 interactions with Kotick by more than a decade.
Even if you ignore mobile gaming or the Asian Market:
The “Horse Armor” scandal with Bethesda was 2008.
EA & FIFA introduced lootbox mechanics in 20009.
Even if you ignore mobile gaming or the Asian Market:
The “Horse Armor” scandal with Bethesda was 2008.
EA & FIFA introduced lootbox mechanics in 20009.
February 6, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Video Game micro-transactions predate the 2012-2013 interactions with Kotick by more than a decade.
Even if you ignore mobile gaming or the Asian Market:
The “Horse Armor” scandal with Bethesda was 2008.
EA & FIFA introduced lootbox mechanics in 20009.
Even if you ignore mobile gaming or the Asian Market:
The “Horse Armor” scandal with Bethesda was 2008.
EA & FIFA introduced lootbox mechanics in 20009.
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People are cooking their brains on the Epstein files makes me get why the Catholic Church refused to just let people have access to the Bible.
February 6, 2026 at 7:05 PM
People are cooking their brains on the Epstein files makes me get why the Catholic Church refused to just let people have access to the Bible.
The foreword of Volume 1 of With A Few Guns is interesting in showing just how quickly things have changed. On the one hand, Lt. General Leslie is pretty forthright about the amount of American pressure brought to bear on Canada to aid them in Afghanistan, and the parlous state of the Forces:
February 6, 2026 at 6:57 PM
The foreword of Volume 1 of With A Few Guns is interesting in showing just how quickly things have changed. On the one hand, Lt. General Leslie is pretty forthright about the amount of American pressure brought to bear on Canada to aid them in Afghanistan, and the parlous state of the Forces:
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You’re so right: those were civilians, not combatants! I apologize for the error.
How bad is it:
-Clear violation of the Laws Of Armed Conflict
-There appear to be multiple casualties
-Steps in the escalation of force protocols (the “Kill-Chain”) were NOT followed
Next steps:
☑️ Find next of…
How bad is it:
-Clear violation of the Laws Of Armed Conflict
-There appear to be multiple casualties
-Steps in the escalation of force protocols (the “Kill-Chain”) were NOT followed
Next steps:
☑️ Find next of…
February 6, 2026 at 5:25 PM
You’re so right: those were civilians, not combatants! I apologize for the error.
How bad is it:
-Clear violation of the Laws Of Armed Conflict
-There appear to be multiple casualties
-Steps in the escalation of force protocols (the “Kill-Chain”) were NOT followed
Next steps:
☑️ Find next of…
How bad is it:
-Clear violation of the Laws Of Armed Conflict
-There appear to be multiple casualties
-Steps in the escalation of force protocols (the “Kill-Chain”) were NOT followed
Next steps:
☑️ Find next of…
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Compare to the attire of agents during the August 2022 FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago.
February 6, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Compare to the attire of agents during the August 2022 FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago.
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Having grown up in Edmonton, I think Mark Carney has a much better grasp of this than Trudeau ever did.
February 6, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Having grown up in Edmonton, I think Mark Carney has a much better grasp of this than Trudeau ever did.
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I also think there has been a real lack of understanding among some folks in Ottawa that oil and gas isn’t solely an economic issue in Alberta, it’s woven into a lot of the province’s culture and politics, which makes perceived attacks on it an emotional issue.
February 6, 2026 at 5:48 PM
I also think there has been a real lack of understanding among some folks in Ottawa that oil and gas isn’t solely an economic issue in Alberta, it’s woven into a lot of the province’s culture and politics, which makes perceived attacks on it an emotional issue.
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Oil production in Alberta is higher than ever been, but that hasn’t resulted in a job booms like we’ve experienced before. The UCP has been effective at deflecting criticism toward Ottawa, and the flippant and tone-deaf responses by some Trudeau-era ministers strengthened their argument IMHO.
Sorry, Conservatives: as much as you love pretending otherwise, Justin Trudeau never killed the oil and gas industry. #cdnpoli #abpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/06/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/06/o...
Justin Trudeau never killed the oil and gas industry
The former prime minister's supposed hostility towards Alberta's defining industry is an article of faith among Canadian Conservatives. The facts tell a much different story.
www.nationalobserver.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Oil production in Alberta is higher than ever been, but that hasn’t resulted in a job booms like we’ve experienced before. The UCP has been effective at deflecting criticism toward Ottawa, and the flippant and tone-deaf responses by some Trudeau-era ministers strengthened their argument IMHO.
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So apparently it was real. Words fail me, truly. How can we give this shit stain a state visit?? Would we have honoured the leaders of apartheid South Africa? Have we no sense of decency left as a country? bsky.app/profile/otto...
Bang on the money:
“Let it haunt Trump and his racist followers that future Americans will embrace the Obamas as beloved figures while studying him as a stain on our history.”
Trump is determined to be remembered as a 'great man'.
His curse is that he won't be.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
“Let it haunt Trump and his racist followers that future Americans will embrace the Obamas as beloved figures while studying him as a stain on our history.”
Trump is determined to be remembered as a 'great man'.
His curse is that he won't be.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
‘A stain on our history’: outrage after Trump shares racist video about Obamas as White House attempts to brush off the post – live
Former Obama adviser Ben Rhodes slams Trump for posting racist video on Truth Social; Karoline Leavitt says criticism is ‘fake outrage’
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:45 PM
So apparently it was real. Words fail me, truly. How can we give this shit stain a state visit?? Would we have honoured the leaders of apartheid South Africa? Have we no sense of decency left as a country? bsky.app/profile/otto...
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And what we know in the UK is that the government is intensely reluctant to acknowledge this problem. Only pressure from the “twerps” got the government to criticise the CSAM on X.
February 6, 2026 at 3:54 PM
And what we know in the UK is that the government is intensely reluctant to acknowledge this problem. Only pressure from the “twerps” got the government to criticise the CSAM on X.
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Not to take away from a really important story, but what is important about it is tells is what the US new national security strategy means in practice:
US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe
State department grants to spread ‘American values’ are part of Washington’s 250th anniversary celebrations
www.ft.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Not to take away from a really important story, but what is important about it is tells is what the US new national security strategy means in practice:
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Not really, because the likelihood of “the Labour government actually doing anything about it” runs through “what does ‘some twerp’ do to break the government out of its stupor?”
This is, and I will be blunt here, enormously more important a political story than what some twerp of a Labour backbench MP may be whispering.
US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe - www.ft.com/content/f869... via @FT
February 6, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Not really, because the likelihood of “the Labour government actually doing anything about it” runs through “what does ‘some twerp’ do to break the government out of its stupor?”
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This is, and I will be blunt here, enormously more important a political story than what some twerp of a Labour backbench MP may be whispering.
US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe - www.ft.com/content/f869... via @FT
US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe
State department grants to spread ‘American values’ are part of Washington’s 250th anniversary celebrations
www.ft.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:56 AM
This is, and I will be blunt here, enormously more important a political story than what some twerp of a Labour backbench MP may be whispering.
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however I do think there are some smart points to be made about the militarization of police in the u.s., which I think is less a function of boomerang stuff and, more boringly, a function of surplus mil gear being doled out to cops all over america. they want to look like soldiers
February 6, 2026 at 12:31 AM
however I do think there are some smart points to be made about the militarization of police in the u.s., which I think is less a function of boomerang stuff and, more boringly, a function of surplus mil gear being doled out to cops all over america. they want to look like soldiers
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ICE and CBP ended up hiring many GWOT vets who couldn't get jobs in more challenging and prestigious law enforcement institutions.
America's imperial boomerang is a kind of Black and Tan effect where ICE/CBP absorb all the worst elements of the GWOT era military with none of its discipline
America's imperial boomerang is a kind of Black and Tan effect where ICE/CBP absorb all the worst elements of the GWOT era military with none of its discipline
Which is to say, I do think there’s something to the imperial boomerang here, but in a more “the shittiest vets join the feds to live out their thwarted fantasies by helping to reinforce the latter’s cargo cult militarization”.
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
ICE and CBP ended up hiring many GWOT vets who couldn't get jobs in more challenging and prestigious law enforcement institutions.
America's imperial boomerang is a kind of Black and Tan effect where ICE/CBP absorb all the worst elements of the GWOT era military with none of its discipline
America's imperial boomerang is a kind of Black and Tan effect where ICE/CBP absorb all the worst elements of the GWOT era military with none of its discipline
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This latest arrest is part of a noticeable increase in the number of minors involved in terrorism in Canada.
Quebec City terrorism arrest: “According to an investigation by the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team, the individual allegedly used social media to promote the violent ideology of Atomwaffen Division, a terrorist entity.”
rcmp.ca/en/news/2026...
Via @petersmith.bsky.social
rcmp.ca/en/news/2026...
Via @petersmith.bsky.social
Terrorism charge laid against minor from Québec City area
Federal Policing, Eastern Region is announcing a charge laid against a Québec City-area teenager for a terrorism-related offence. According to an investigation by the Integrated National Security Enfo...
rcmp.ca
February 6, 2026 at 12:20 PM
This latest arrest is part of a noticeable increase in the number of minors involved in terrorism in Canada.
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Go for it!
Here’s what I’m doing:
-looking for federal agents
-following them on public roads
-blowing a whistle to alert people they’re there
-checking their cars against a known list of plates
-filming them
-sharing this info with neighbors
Arrest me and let’s find out if it’s illegal!
Here’s what I’m doing:
-looking for federal agents
-following them on public roads
-blowing a whistle to alert people they’re there
-checking their cars against a known list of plates
-filming them
-sharing this info with neighbors
Arrest me and let’s find out if it’s illegal!
They are totally going to try and arrest @whstancil.bsky.social at some point
They text each other and have spreadsheets. scary
February 6, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Go for it!
Here’s what I’m doing:
-looking for federal agents
-following them on public roads
-blowing a whistle to alert people they’re there
-checking their cars against a known list of plates
-filming them
-sharing this info with neighbors
Arrest me and let’s find out if it’s illegal!
Here’s what I’m doing:
-looking for federal agents
-following them on public roads
-blowing a whistle to alert people they’re there
-checking their cars against a known list of plates
-filming them
-sharing this info with neighbors
Arrest me and let’s find out if it’s illegal!
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That means the EU and UK need to roll out a wide range of measures involving all security forces from mass production of high end SAMP-T anti-missile systems to cheap portable anti-UAV tools that are so easy to use that even a local cop could quickly get it out of a patrol car and wield it
February 6, 2026 at 12:29 PM
That means the EU and UK need to roll out a wide range of measures involving all security forces from mass production of high end SAMP-T anti-missile systems to cheap portable anti-UAV tools that are so easy to use that even a local cop could quickly get it out of a patrol car and wield it
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One of many transferrable lessons from Ukraine's effort is that effective air defence in an era that involves FPV drones to ballistic missiles is an all society effort.
February 6, 2026 at 12:26 PM
One of many transferrable lessons from Ukraine's effort is that effective air defence in an era that involves FPV drones to ballistic missiles is an all society effort.
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Pet take that counter-UAV rather than a now saturated drone sector is the next big investment opportunity in the European defence industry
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Pet take that counter-UAV rather than a now saturated drone sector is the next big investment opportunity in the European defence industry
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what's going on is antisemitism
February 6, 2026 at 4:30 AM
what's going on is antisemitism
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An absolutely tragic thing about the adopted siblings David and Leigh abused is how they couldn't find each other until they ended up in the same blog comments section in 2021
February 6, 2026 at 5:09 AM
An absolutely tragic thing about the adopted siblings David and Leigh abused is how they couldn't find each other until they ended up in the same blog comments section in 2021
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People will often come close to directly stating this, such as their disbelief that Trump could order a nuclear strike. I remember in autumn 2016 people telling me that republicans would never let Trump be elected
i think there is a shared, cross generational belief that there is a “They” sitting in the background that will step in and prevent things from getting intolerably bad
February 6, 2026 at 5:16 AM
People will often come close to directly stating this, such as their disbelief that Trump could order a nuclear strike. I remember in autumn 2016 people telling me that republicans would never let Trump be elected
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Our signatories were proud to sign the #ForeverCanadian petition in public.
Hey @lukaszukab.bsky.social!
How many of your signatories signed in private residences because they were too afraid to sign publicly?
Or is this more likely, a separatist ploy to make it seem like there's a "silent majority"? 🤫
#AskingForAFriend
How many of your signatories signed in private residences because they were too afraid to sign publicly?
Or is this more likely, a separatist ploy to make it seem like there's a "silent majority"? 🤫
#AskingForAFriend
February 6, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Our signatories were proud to sign the #ForeverCanadian petition in public.