Peter Juul
@petermjuul.bsky.social
Dog dad. Swiftie and whatever the functional equivalent is for Prince. Air and space enthusiast. Ancient philosophy enjoyer. Coffee hoarder.
Director of national security at the Progressive Policy Institute. Posts are my own and therefore probably bad.
Director of national security at the Progressive Policy Institute. Posts are my own and therefore probably bad.
My latest - a review of @phillipspobrien.bsky.social's slim and provocative new polemic “War and Power.”
Myths of Battle
A review of Phillips Payson O'Brien's "War and Power: Who Wins Wars—And Why"
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November 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
My latest - a review of @phillipspobrien.bsky.social's slim and provocative new polemic “War and Power.”
many such cases
between this, Gatsby party, and Les Miz outing, sometimes it seems like Trump doesn't understand the lessons of the artistic classics he loves
Guys, he’s crashing out and playing “Phantom!” Glorious.
(video from Jake Traylor @ MSNOW?)
(video from Jake Traylor @ MSNOW?)
November 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
many such cases
me when I pull the lever for Gavin Newson in '28:
November 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
me when I pull the lever for Gavin Newson in '28:
On the 107th anniversary of the end of World War I, five more books to read on the war to end all wars:
Five More Books on World War I
Some additional reading ahead 107th anniversary of the end of the war to end all wars
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November 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
On the 107th anniversary of the end of World War I, five more books to read on the war to end all wars:
Simply amazing. Impossible to surpass this monumental achievement.
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Simply amazing. Impossible to surpass this monumental achievement.
brave sir angus bravely ran away
bravely ran away away
yes, brave sir angus turned about,
and gallantly, he chickened out
swiftly taking to his feet, he beat a very brave retreat
bravest of the brave, sir angus!
bravely ran away away
yes, brave sir angus turned about,
and gallantly, he chickened out
swiftly taking to his feet, he beat a very brave retreat
bravest of the brave, sir angus!
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
brave sir angus bravely ran away
bravely ran away away
yes, brave sir angus turned about,
and gallantly, he chickened out
swiftly taking to his feet, he beat a very brave retreat
bravest of the brave, sir angus!
bravely ran away away
yes, brave sir angus turned about,
and gallantly, he chickened out
swiftly taking to his feet, he beat a very brave retreat
bravest of the brave, sir angus!
and god willing there never will be
There’s never been a Gen X president.
Insane
Insane
November 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
and god willing there never will be
when sandwiches are outlawed, only outlaws will have sandwiches
November 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
when sandwiches are outlawed, only outlaws will have sandwiches
Reposted by Peter Juul
Dick Cheney taught me it was ok to be weird.
November 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Dick Cheney taught me it was ok to be weird.
imagine going trick or treating at richard nixon's house
President Nixon meets costumed children at his home moments ago. - RZ
November 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
imagine going trick or treating at richard nixon's house
the most stereotypically Canadian thing ever
November 1, 2025 at 12:42 PM
the most stereotypically Canadian thing ever
me and the boys bleeding out in the battle of caracas because joe rogan told chuds to vote for trump
U.S. poised to strike military targets in Venezuela in escalation against Maduro regime
The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald...
www.miamiherald.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM
me and the boys bleeding out in the battle of caracas because joe rogan told chuds to vote for trump
People will say anything on NYT podcasts. "The Germans were far better engineers than the Americans." No they weren't. That's not true.
motherfucker you are hollowing the industrial base out with anduril vaporware nonsense
October 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
People will say anything on NYT podcasts. "The Germans were far better engineers than the Americans." No they weren't. That's not true.
lord of the rings is about hobbits; dune is about worms
Yes! If you read the full second edition foreword, Tolkien isn't just rejecting the WWII allegorical reading — he's rejecting *all* allegorical readings. He simply did not intend his books to be about anything in the real world bsky.app/profile/gary...
A sort of English pastoral Toryism that was already old fashioned in Tolkien's own time?
I don't think theres much use in mapping real world politics into Lord of the Rings, and tech bros certainly are way off when they try, but if there even is a comparison it's (probably) to the 19th century.
I don't think theres much use in mapping real world politics into Lord of the Rings, and tech bros certainly are way off when they try, but if there even is a comparison it's (probably) to the 19th century.
October 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
lord of the rings is about hobbits; dune is about worms
Embrace Will Stancil-Bill Kristol Thought
the democratic party’s basic problem is it has almost no control over how its message reaches the ears of voters, especially outside of presidential election years. but rather than devote serious time, attention and cash to that problem its consultants and pundits want to fight factional battles
October 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Embrace Will Stancil-Bill Kristol Thought
Trump’s Caribbean murder spree is both moral catastrophe and strategic disaster in the making:
Plain, Simple Murder
Trump's gangster regime plumbs the depths of moral depravity and damages American national security with its Caribbean killing spree
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October 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Trump’s Caribbean murder spree is both moral catastrophe and strategic disaster in the making:
going to war with venezuela because... reasons?
U.S. DEFENSE SECRETARY ORDERS DEPLOYMENT OF GERALD FORD CARRIER STRIKE GROUP TO SOUTHERN COMMAND AREA, PENTAGON SAYS
October 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
going to war with venezuela because... reasons?
nice
Big news from Sweden:
A memorandum of understanding has been signed with Ukraine for the sale of up to 150 Gripen fighter jets
A memorandum of understanding has been signed with Ukraine for the sale of up to 150 Gripen fighter jets
SVT erfar: Sverige vill sälja 150 Gripenplan till Ukraina
Sverige skriver under en avsiktsförklaring om att undersöka möjligheten att sälja uppemot 150 Gripenplan till Ukraina, erfar SVT. Det meddelar statsminister Ulf Kristersson på en pressträff inom kort,...
www.svt.se
October 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
nice
America’s preeminent public philosopher returns with her new record - and it’s fantastic:
A Diamond's Gotta Shine
Taylor Swift makes her own sunshine on "The Life of a Showgirl"
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October 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
America’s preeminent public philosopher returns with her new record - and it’s fantastic: