Nathan W. Toronto
@bulletpoints.bsky.social
Science Fiction | Middle East Security | Future Warfare | Civ-Mil Relations | Views my own
"Devon looked at the short straw in his hand. He knew this would happen. It was only a matter of time with his luck. The other troops gave a visible look of relief at the outcome." Read more from Natasha Smith\@natashabennett.bsky.social: Subscribe today: zurl.co/3oXfM
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"Devon looked at the short straw in his hand. He knew this would happen. It was only a matter of time with his luck. The other troops gave a visible look of relief at the outcome." Read more from Natasha Smith\@natashabennett.bsky.social: Subscribe today: zurl.co/3oXfM
"The high-pitched whistle shredding the grey atmosphere is the only warning of the missile. Ma grabs my hand, and we weave a blind path... away from where we think the sound will end." Read the latest from Mandy Munro. Subscribe today: zurl.co/g4ePA
November 7, 2025 at 9:04 AM
"The high-pitched whistle shredding the grey atmosphere is the only warning of the missile. Ma grabs my hand, and we weave a blind path... away from where we think the sound will end." Read the latest from Mandy Munro. Subscribe today: zurl.co/g4ePA
Read "A Little Contagion Never Hurt Anyone," from Natasha Smith / @natashabennett.bsky.social: After drawing the short straw, Devon is forced to merge his consciousness with an invasive species. Link: zurl.co/TKLPZ
November 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Read "A Little Contagion Never Hurt Anyone," from Natasha Smith / @natashabennett.bsky.social: After drawing the short straw, Devon is forced to merge his consciousness with an invasive species. Link: zurl.co/TKLPZ
Read "Black Rain," from Mandy Munro / @mandymunro_author: Alien soldiers hunt Ana and her Ma. Link: zurl.co/TIy0R
November 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Read "Black Rain," from Mandy Munro / @mandymunro_author: Alien soldiers hunt Ana and her Ma. Link: zurl.co/TIy0R
"I hunkered down behind the charred ruin of an Eland armored car, its turret punctured with dozens of small holes. The rain came down in torrents, threatening to swell the Nhia River to overflow." Read the latest from Sean Patrick Hazlett. Subscribe: zurl.co/BrW7y
November 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"I hunkered down behind the charred ruin of an Eland armored car, its turret punctured with dozens of small holes. The rain came down in torrents, threatening to swell the Nhia River to overflow." Read the latest from Sean Patrick Hazlett. Subscribe: zurl.co/BrW7y
Happy #Halloween! Read "Mandible," from Sean Patrick Hazlett: A haunted CIA agent seeks an extreme occult method to end the Cold War in war-torn Angola. Link: zurl.co/YvhED
October 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Happy #Halloween! Read "Mandible," from Sean Patrick Hazlett: A haunted CIA agent seeks an extreme occult method to end the Cold War in war-torn Angola. Link: zurl.co/YvhED
"Lila held her daughter tightly. The blows from the girl’s little fists fell onto Lila’s shoulders, her cries reverberated through Lila’s head." Read the latest from Emma Burnett / @slashnburnett.bsky.social: Subscribe today: zurl.co/GngLj
October 30, 2025 at 10:56 AM
"Lila held her daughter tightly. The blows from the girl’s little fists fell onto Lila’s shoulders, her cries reverberated through Lila’s head." Read the latest from Emma Burnett / @slashnburnett.bsky.social: Subscribe today: zurl.co/GngLj
Read "The Room on the Other Side of the Plexi," from Emma Burnett / @slashnburnett.bsky.social: Lila, a refugee, must save her daughter’s teddy when a pebble pierces the hull. Link: zurl.co/nToJT
October 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Read "The Room on the Other Side of the Plexi," from Emma Burnett / @slashnburnett.bsky.social: Lila, a refugee, must save her daughter’s teddy when a pebble pierces the hull. Link: zurl.co/nToJT
“Damien dusted sand off his clergy uniform. What was once black was now tinged with specs of yellow. Another laundry run tomorrow. Figures. Keeping his rags clean in the desert was a chore.” Read the latest from Michael Baez. Subscribe today: zurl.co/HzhSl
October 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
“Damien dusted sand off his clergy uniform. What was once black was now tinged with specs of yellow. Another laundry run tomorrow. Figures. Keeping his rags clean in the desert was a chore.” Read the latest from Michael Baez. Subscribe today: zurl.co/HzhSl
Do we really appreciate the dilemma that federal employees are facing in the #shutdown? We may not get back pay, but who would hire us in the short term? Day 27, and still counting.
October 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Do we really appreciate the dilemma that federal employees are facing in the #shutdown? We may not get back pay, but who would hire us in the short term? Day 27, and still counting.
External security threats are the single-greatest predictor of the choice to use conscripts. Add Croatia to the growing list of European countries worried about war with Russia. zurl.co/LbApi
Croatia reintroduces military conscription as Europe worries about Russia-Ukraine war
Croatia’s parliament has voted to reintroduce compulsory military service in the European Union and NATO member country.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
External security threats are the single-greatest predictor of the choice to use conscripts. Add Croatia to the growing list of European countries worried about war with Russia. zurl.co/LbApi
Read "A Lesson in History," from Michael Baez: In an alternate universe, the clergyman is more than just an acolyte. Link: zurl.co/6YHa4
October 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Read "A Lesson in History," from Michael Baez: In an alternate universe, the clergyman is more than just an acolyte. Link: zurl.co/6YHa4
ألف مبروك! أين النسخة بالعربية؟
Arabfuturism is coming! It's THE REPUBLIC OF MEMORY cover reveal day. Don't ask me which one I like more. They're both epic! (It's Gollancz on the left and Saga Press on the right 🫡)
October 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
ألف مبروك! أين النسخة بالعربية؟
On Day 22, USDA just opened 2,100 offices to distribute agricultural aid, and those employees are now being paid. What does this say about the power of the purse, or who's responsible for the #shutdown? Could other once-nonessential employees now be deemed essential? From AP: zurl.co/50b88
October 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
On Day 22, USDA just opened 2,100 offices to distribute agricultural aid, and those employees are now being paid. What does this say about the power of the purse, or who's responsible for the #shutdown? Could other once-nonessential employees now be deemed essential? From AP: zurl.co/50b88
It's day 21 of the #shutdown. A big shout-out to the great work of @U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, @CDC, and @National Institutes of Health (NIH) in improving public health over the years!
October 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
It's day 21 of the #shutdown. A big shout-out to the great work of @U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, @CDC, and @National Institutes of Health (NIH) in improving public health over the years!
Insightful analysis of the Trump peace plan in Gaza from @yezidsayigh.bsky.social , courtesy of @BeirutCalling and @carnegiemec.bsky.social . View it here: zurl.co/nYNzP
Yezid Sayigh on the Trump Plan
In an interview, Yezid Sayigh looks at the different dimensions of the Trump plan. If you enjoyed the video, like the video and subscribe to Carnegie’s YouTu...
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October 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Insightful analysis of the Trump peace plan in Gaza from @yezidsayigh.bsky.social , courtesy of @BeirutCalling and @carnegiemec.bsky.social . View it here: zurl.co/nYNzP
Bullet Points offers the best new and classic military science fiction and fantasy. Read today: zurl.co/M9v5b. #MilSF #IndieMag
October 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Bullet Points offers the best new and classic military science fiction and fantasy. Read today: zurl.co/M9v5b. #MilSF #IndieMag
"Steel yourself. No one is really prepared for their first, unfettered mental contact with Tauran Monster Crabs. These things will stare into your very soul if you allow it. Don’t allow it." Read more from Gerri Leen / @gerrileen.bsky.social. Subscribe: zurl.co/5Tg9N
October 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"Steel yourself. No one is really prepared for their first, unfettered mental contact with Tauran Monster Crabs. These things will stare into your very soul if you allow it. Don’t allow it." Read more from Gerri Leen / @gerrileen.bsky.social. Subscribe: zurl.co/5Tg9N
On day 19 of the #shutdown, the focus is on the Department of Transportation. Our roads and air travel are MUCH safer than they would be without the regulations and standards that DOT enforces.
October 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
On day 19 of the #shutdown, the focus is on the Department of Transportation. Our roads and air travel are MUCH safer than they would be without the regulations and standards that DOT enforces.
Watching #ChiefsRaiders. It's not clear that the two teams are playing the same sport. If the @The Kansas City Chiefs stay healthy, I'm not sure who can keep them from the Super Bowl.
October 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Watching #ChiefsRaiders. It's not clear that the two teams are playing the same sport. If the @The Kansas City Chiefs stay healthy, I'm not sure who can keep them from the Super Bowl.
Who's to blame for the #shutdown? A new poll gives answers... sort of. Day 17. Link: zurl.co/oroSB
October 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Who's to blame for the #shutdown? A new poll gives answers... sort of. Day 17. Link: zurl.co/oroSB
"The landscape was a maze of abandoned buildings and cobblestone alleyways.... It wasn’t the first time Simms had found himself in enemy territory outnumbered and outgunned." Read the latest from Kurt Newton / @kurtnewton.bsky.social: Subscribe today: zurl.co/8s557
October 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
"The landscape was a maze of abandoned buildings and cobblestone alleyways.... It wasn’t the first time Simms had found himself in enemy territory outnumbered and outgunned." Read the latest from Kurt Newton / @kurtnewton.bsky.social: Subscribe today: zurl.co/8s557