Nick Kodama
@nickkodama.bsky.social
Fellow at MTA | PhD candidate at Georgetown | Researching nukes, IR, Japan, East Asia | Also posting photos of my cat and food.
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Nick Kodama
@nickkodama.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Lots of new followers from the Arlington starter pack and the nuke starter pack...so to give both audiences the content they signed up for: here's what happens when you nuke Arlington
Tech bros worshipping the classics is kinda funny bc modern social science is all about using the latest tools to test these ideas
These guys...
Andreesen said in an interview I heard that there's been "no new information in the Classics since the 1850s" and the amount of stupidity in that is wild. Just wild.
Andreesen said in an interview I heard that there's been "no new information in the Classics since the 1850s" and the amount of stupidity in that is wild. Just wild.
November 11, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Tech bros worshipping the classics is kinda funny bc modern social science is all about using the latest tools to test these ideas
Ok what if instead of health insurance we had health deterrence?
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Ok what if instead of health insurance we had health deterrence?
remember when we cancelled a 2+2 over this?
Good morning, Asia. This was our most read story while you were sleeping.
Takaichi veers from 'strategic ambiguity' on Taiwan, sparking debate
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Takaichi veers from 'strategic ambiguity' on Taiwan, sparking debate
trib.al/7t1ssD3
Takaichi veers from 'strategic ambiguity' on Taiwan, sparking debate
But Japanese PM looks to avoid discussing specific scenarios publicly in Diet
trib.al
November 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
remember when we cancelled a 2+2 over this?
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If you’re seeing this viral claim that Trump is working on 15-year car loans, it’s fake.
November 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
If you’re seeing this viral claim that Trump is working on 15-year car loans, it’s fake.
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The difference in time between now and I can has cheezburger
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The difference in time between now and I can has cheezburger
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
...what if this is why he opposes EMALS on the Ford-class carriers
November 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
...what if this is why he opposes EMALS on the Ford-class carriers
Look, they both have a long history of opposing the US invasion of Iraq
Trump on the Syrian leader: "People say he's had a rough past. We've all had rough pasts."
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Look, they both have a long history of opposing the US invasion of Iraq
[Duverger has entered the chat]
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
[Duverger has entered the chat]
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In a now deleted post, China’s consul general in Osaka said he’s left with no choice but to cut off the “filthy head” of Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi because of her pledge to use Japan’s military to defend Taiwan if the Chinese invade the island. japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/pol...
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
In a now deleted post, China’s consul general in Osaka said he’s left with no choice but to cut off the “filthy head” of Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi because of her pledge to use Japan’s military to defend Taiwan if the Chinese invade the island. japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/pol...
hey at least we stopped discoursing about oyster man
November 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
hey at least we stopped discoursing about oyster man
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November 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Apologies to the person with the asdf@asdf.com email because ive signed you up for axios every time that popup appears
November 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Apologies to the person with the asdf@asdf.com email because ive signed you up for axios every time that popup appears
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Referring to a Taiwan scenario as a "survival-threatening situation" and not just something affecting/influencing Japan's security notably would allow for the use of force under the security legislation (the red box in the chart)
english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/6...
www.mofa.go.jp/files/000143...
english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/6...
www.mofa.go.jp/files/000143...
November 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Referring to a Taiwan scenario as a "survival-threatening situation" and not just something affecting/influencing Japan's security notably would allow for the use of force under the security legislation (the red box in the chart)
english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/6...
www.mofa.go.jp/files/000143...
english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/6...
www.mofa.go.jp/files/000143...
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I think getting paid to work again would be pretty nifty, idk
November 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I think getting paid to work again would be pretty nifty, idk
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Okay, since I've seen similar questions about stuff like this multiple times in the last couple weeks, I'm going to make a thread explaining it. /1
November 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Okay, since I've seen similar questions about stuff like this multiple times in the last couple weeks, I'm going to make a thread explaining it. /1
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November 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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French fishermen are sending fishing nets to Ukraine to protect against Russian drones
Fishermen from the coast of Brittany have created a organization,Kernic Solidarités,to aid Ukraine 🇺🇦.They have already sent 2shipments of horsehair fishing nets,totaling 280km in length,according to The Guardian
Fishermen from the coast of Brittany have created a organization,Kernic Solidarités,to aid Ukraine 🇺🇦.They have already sent 2shipments of horsehair fishing nets,totaling 280km in length,according to The Guardian
November 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
French fishermen are sending fishing nets to Ukraine to protect against Russian drones
Fishermen from the coast of Brittany have created a organization,Kernic Solidarités,to aid Ukraine 🇺🇦.They have already sent 2shipments of horsehair fishing nets,totaling 280km in length,according to The Guardian
Fishermen from the coast of Brittany have created a organization,Kernic Solidarités,to aid Ukraine 🇺🇦.They have already sent 2shipments of horsehair fishing nets,totaling 280km in length,according to The Guardian