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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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fox news racism but leftistly was always where this was gonna end up
Hey Cameron just fyi after the Dems finish throwing LGBT people under the bus they're going to turn on black people. All this shucking and jiving isn't going to save you.
February 13, 2026 at 11:37 PM
fox news racism but leftistly was always where this was gonna end up
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Ds - if they ever exercise real power again - will have to be on watch for:
Briefcase Carriers and Proven Failures from the Biden/Obama era
and
Weak-willed Ds who are terrified to take their own side in an argument (aka, the Grad Student Union)
Briefcase Carriers and Proven Failures from the Biden/Obama era
and
Weak-willed Ds who are terrified to take their own side in an argument (aka, the Grad Student Union)
February 13, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Ds - if they ever exercise real power again - will have to be on watch for:
Briefcase Carriers and Proven Failures from the Biden/Obama era
and
Weak-willed Ds who are terrified to take their own side in an argument (aka, the Grad Student Union)
Briefcase Carriers and Proven Failures from the Biden/Obama era
and
Weak-willed Ds who are terrified to take their own side in an argument (aka, the Grad Student Union)
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Every D:
“The United States will fight for free countries and free people when they’re under attack by those who would scatter, enslave, or destroy them.”
“The United States will fight for free countries and free people when they’re under attack by those who would scatter, enslave, or destroy them.”
February 13, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Every D:
“The United States will fight for free countries and free people when they’re under attack by those who would scatter, enslave, or destroy them.”
“The United States will fight for free countries and free people when they’re under attack by those who would scatter, enslave, or destroy them.”
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Matt Duss was apparently coaching.
Bernie’s only good hire ever, but
Bernie’s only good hire ever, but
AOC won't say whether US should defend Taiwan if China invades
AOC won't say whether US should defend Taiwan if China invades
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) stumbled over her words at the Munich Security Conference on Friday and wouldn't commit to defending Taiwan if China ever invades. "Um, you know, I think that this is such a, you know, I think that this is, this is of course a very longstanding policy of the United States," Ocasio-Cortez...
nypost.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Matt Duss was apparently coaching.
Bernie’s only good hire ever, but
Bernie’s only good hire ever, but
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Why the secrecy? Why does a low-grade drone campaign against AQAP in Yemen have to be a covert CIA action, when the much more extensive overt DOD one in Somalia faces no public opposition of any kind, and the Saudis etc. in Yemen welcomed the overt DOD air campaign there against the Houthis?
ICYMI: The U.S. appears to be conducting a covert strike campaign against AQAP, raising real questions about transparency and strategy.
And if it’s not, then it’s a significant information/messaging failure.
www.justsecurity.org/129392/us-ai...
And if it’s not, then it’s a significant information/messaging failure.
www.justsecurity.org/129392/us-ai...
Is the U.S. Conducting Air Strikes Against Al Qaeda in Yemen?
Reports suggest renewed U.S. drone strikes in Yemen against AQAP despite official denials, raising transparency and accountability questions.
www.justsecurity.org
February 13, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Why the secrecy? Why does a low-grade drone campaign against AQAP in Yemen have to be a covert CIA action, when the much more extensive overt DOD one in Somalia faces no public opposition of any kind, and the Saudis etc. in Yemen welcomed the overt DOD air campaign there against the Houthis?
A very nice development out of Munich- a proper defence cooperation agreement with Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. Covers training and exercises (including standing up a new Greenland Rangers program) and more operational cooperation. It will be good to see how this evolves in future.
The Kingdom strengthens defense cooperation with Canada
Press Release + Noah Note
noahscornerofrandomstuff.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:46 PM
A very nice development out of Munich- a proper defence cooperation agreement with Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. Covers training and exercises (including standing up a new Greenland Rangers program) and more operational cooperation. It will be good to see how this evolves in future.
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First, Heated Rivalry. And now this. CANCON is BACK.
The CBC made this clever & cute video that uses kids to explain the rules of curling:
February 13, 2026 at 8:52 PM
First, Heated Rivalry. And now this. CANCON is BACK.
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btw the USMC still needs to answer for why they allowed a guy they openly acknowledged was a kidnapper to retain a commission
"yeah we agree your conduct kidnapping a child was unbecoming but we aren't kicking you out" is certainly a choice
"yeah we agree your conduct kidnapping a child was unbecoming but we aren't kicking you out" is certainly a choice
February 13, 2026 at 5:02 PM
btw the USMC still needs to answer for why they allowed a guy they openly acknowledged was a kidnapper to retain a commission
"yeah we agree your conduct kidnapping a child was unbecoming but we aren't kicking you out" is certainly a choice
"yeah we agree your conduct kidnapping a child was unbecoming but we aren't kicking you out" is certainly a choice
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jesus fucking christ, this is something straight out of a coming of age orphan novel
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:29 PM
jesus fucking christ, this is something straight out of a coming of age orphan novel
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Fascism's far right European extremists gain US funding to further Russia's agendas.
🚨🚨 "Surprise, surprise": The U.S. is reorienting its foreign funding program to export #MAGA ideology to Europe — and a growing set of far-right and conservative think tanks and political groups are lining up to take Washington’s money. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/maga...
The MAGA-friendly European think tanks Trump wants to fund
The Heritage Foundation identified European groups for U.S. backing.
www.politico.eu
February 13, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Fascism's far right European extremists gain US funding to further Russia's agendas.
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you have to treat people like this with the same seriousness as you would a guy screaming at you about the lizard people on the street; they have a similar relationship with reality.
there would be no real concrete effects of an AOC presidency that would be materially different from a JD Vance presidency because they all work for the capitalist ruling class and not for us, yes including AOC. we don't need a different president we need a dictatorship of the proletariat.
This is about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
My earnest advice to you is to stop worrying about labels like "liberal" and "conservative" and think about the immediate, concrete, REAL effects of, say, an AOC presidency vs. A JD Vance presidency
My earnest advice to you is to stop worrying about labels like "liberal" and "conservative" and think about the immediate, concrete, REAL effects of, say, an AOC presidency vs. A JD Vance presidency
February 13, 2026 at 6:13 PM
you have to treat people like this with the same seriousness as you would a guy screaming at you about the lizard people on the street; they have a similar relationship with reality.
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Weirdly fascinated by the so horrible it's charming Star Wars fighting game.
February 13, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Weirdly fascinated by the so horrible it's charming Star Wars fighting game.
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Like the violence contributed, but what broke the back of the southern GOP was the failure to actually integrate freedmen and unionists into a machine that work, and critically their economic program as much as it exist basically only introduce economic disruption without economic growth
February 13, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Like the violence contributed, but what broke the back of the southern GOP was the failure to actually integrate freedmen and unionists into a machine that work, and critically their economic program as much as it exist basically only introduce economic disruption without economic growth
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1873 and the failure of the GOP to actual build durable politics machines in the South killed reconstruction
We killed a quarter of the South’s male population and reduced it to the brink of famine.
It wasn’t a lack of ruthless violence that caused us to fail at Reconstruction later on (we crushed the Klan). It was just plain old exhaustion from war and an economic depression.
It wasn’t a lack of ruthless violence that caused us to fail at Reconstruction later on (we crushed the Klan). It was just plain old exhaustion from war and an economic depression.
👇🎯 @willbunch.bsky.social is right. The reason all the awful & illegal things keep happening in 🇺🇸 politics - from 1865 to now - is because there are never any actual legal, personal, & professional consequences for the awful & illegal things happening in 🇺🇸 politics. That must change this time.
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 PM
1873 and the failure of the GOP to actual build durable politics machines in the South killed reconstruction
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"To go to a foreign country and to ask for assistance in breaking up Canada, there's an old-fashioned word for that, and that word is treason"
🟢 Agree: 71%
⚫️ Disagree: 29%
Read it for free here: open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
🟢 Agree: 71%
⚫️ Disagree: 29%
Read it for free here: open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
Canadians Call It Treason as Alberta Separatists Face National Backlash
A clear majority agree that turning to the U.S. for assistance in separation is inappropriate
open.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:07 PM
"To go to a foreign country and to ask for assistance in breaking up Canada, there's an old-fashioned word for that, and that word is treason"
🟢 Agree: 71%
⚫️ Disagree: 29%
Read it for free here: open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
🟢 Agree: 71%
⚫️ Disagree: 29%
Read it for free here: open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
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For example- this site's obsession with invalidating Buttigieg's homosexuality and McBride's transness because they are members in good standing of the Democratic Party, as opposed to negotiating their monthly dating rota and talking to a grief doula over accidentally eating meat.
February 13, 2026 at 3:51 PM
For example- this site's obsession with invalidating Buttigieg's homosexuality and McBride's transness because they are members in good standing of the Democratic Party, as opposed to negotiating their monthly dating rota and talking to a grief doula over accidentally eating meat.
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As a newly-out (<1 year) bisexual, it really is striking how much being queer is treated as a subaltern of niche left-wing radical belief system, as opposed to a descriptive term of sexual attraction or gender identity.
Lot of ppl out there that can’t handle the fact that being trans is entirely orthogonal to one’s values and basic beliefs
February 13, 2026 at 3:48 PM
As a newly-out (<1 year) bisexual, it really is striking how much being queer is treated as a subaltern of niche left-wing radical belief system, as opposed to a descriptive term of sexual attraction or gender identity.
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An issue with the Epstein files is that the FBI interviewed a lot of people after Epstein died, and some of them were cranks who said things like “He sounds like Mossad to me” and now people can be like “Epstein was Mossad, it’s in the Epstein files!”
February 13, 2026 at 1:44 PM
An issue with the Epstein files is that the FBI interviewed a lot of people after Epstein died, and some of them were cranks who said things like “He sounds like Mossad to me” and now people can be like “Epstein was Mossad, it’s in the Epstein files!”
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🇨🇦🇺🇸 Far-right Canadian separatists from the Alberta Prosperity Project (APP) say they met three times with “very, very senior” Trump administration officials in 2025, with another meeting planned, - The Daily Beast
February 13, 2026 at 3:41 PM
🇨🇦🇺🇸 Far-right Canadian separatists from the Alberta Prosperity Project (APP) say they met three times with “very, very senior” Trump administration officials in 2025, with another meeting planned, - The Daily Beast
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I am now partnering with @wildhornets.bsky.social latest raffle to raise funds so that they can build a second mobile lab, allowing them to accelerate their design development, so that their drones get even more effective!
Please donate!
Please donate!
A year ago we asked you to fund a Wild Hornets mobile lab
You came through
This lab fuelled innovations that changed the war
Our drones⤵️have downed 3300 Shaheds—saving 2800 civilians from death or injury
To speed up crucial R&D we now need a 2nd mobile lab
So we're launching a new fundraiser...
You came through
This lab fuelled innovations that changed the war
Our drones⤵️have downed 3300 Shaheds—saving 2800 civilians from death or injury
To speed up crucial R&D we now need a 2nd mobile lab
So we're launching a new fundraiser...
February 13, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I am now partnering with @wildhornets.bsky.social latest raffle to raise funds so that they can build a second mobile lab, allowing them to accelerate their design development, so that their drones get even more effective!
Please donate!
Please donate!
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i mean if you just make stuff up then sure it seems like Democrats don't care
February 13, 2026 at 2:33 PM
i mean if you just make stuff up then sure it seems like Democrats don't care
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And again, events in the Caribbean are not "a far away place of which we know little" for Europeans at a time when over 3 million people in the Western Hemisphere are citizens of either full EU or overseas territories that are under the control of the UK and EU states.
February 13, 2026 at 3:26 PM
And again, events in the Caribbean are not "a far away place of which we know little" for Europeans at a time when over 3 million people in the Western Hemisphere are citizens of either full EU or overseas territories that are under the control of the UK and EU states.
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The Cuban regime is an awful disaster, but just looking over at Haiti and elsewhere in the Western Hemisphere there are indications of the risks that could emerge if the last vestiges of state capacity in Cuba are shattered
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
February 13, 2026 at 3:22 PM
The Cuban regime is an awful disaster, but just looking over at Haiti and elsewhere in the Western Hemisphere there are indications of the risks that could emerge if the last vestiges of state capacity in Cuba are shattered
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Well.
Do Europeans think it's more important to prioritise European autonomy (+) or preserve the US-Europe alliance (-)?
🇬🇧 +20
🇮🇹 +17
🇪🇸 +14
🇩🇪 +11
🇫🇷 +3
🇵🇱 -15
yougov.co.uk/internationa...
🇬🇧 +20
🇮🇹 +17
🇪🇸 +14
🇩🇪 +11
🇫🇷 +3
🇵🇱 -15
yougov.co.uk/internationa...
February 13, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Well.