@roninresearch.bsky.social
Taught everything from economics to CQC, sold everything from yaks to yachts, used communication for shinjitsu to subversion. Natsec, policing, urban warfare, markets, learning.WW1 ME&Asia.Trad COTUS Conservative. "Seen some stuff; done some things."
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@dukieboy2.bsky.social @sandbaggerone.bsky.social
AirBNB... Made for field work..
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
AirBNB... Made for field work..
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Two Chinese nationals suspected of spying from French Airbnb under investigation
Two Chinese nationals suspected of trying to intercept satellite communications from a base in an Airbnb rental property in southwestern France have been placed under formal investigation, the Paris p...
www.reuters.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:57 PM
@dukieboy2.bsky.social @sandbaggerone.bsky.social
AirBNB... Made for field work..
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
AirBNB... Made for field work..
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
@bradduplessis.bsky.social
Substack has insulted me... They put Infantry Dork in my "Suggestions"...
Substack has insulted me... They put Infantry Dork in my "Suggestions"...
February 8, 2026 at 5:51 PM
@bradduplessis.bsky.social
Substack has insulted me... They put Infantry Dork in my "Suggestions"...
Substack has insulted me... They put Infantry Dork in my "Suggestions"...
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haha i’m trying to start saying hello to this community too :)!!
February 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM
haha i’m trying to start saying hello to this community too :)!!
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The preacher needs the devil.
February 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
The preacher needs the devil.
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Yeah, and you can't even trust the results.
February 5, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Yeah, and you can't even trust the results.
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Business Idea: guys dressed up like firefighters Power-washing dirty condos with high pressure soapy water and a clean rinse!!
February 6, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Business Idea: guys dressed up like firefighters Power-washing dirty condos with high pressure soapy water and a clean rinse!!
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I feel like people have forgotten what a dynamite good-girl artist Stan Lee was.
February 8, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I feel like people have forgotten what a dynamite good-girl artist Stan Lee was.
Seems like a lot of fire trucks up for sale in the past 6 months...
This 1993 Toyota ToyoAce is a right-hand-drive, double-cab fire truck that was imported to the US from Japan under prior ownership. Showing ~14k miles, it's listed now with no reserve by our Local Partner, Sierra Classic Sportscar, on BaT!
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1993-toyota-toyoace-3/
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1993-toyota-toyoace-3/
February 8, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Seems like a lot of fire trucks up for sale in the past 6 months...
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Definitely have felt this way before…🤣#CalvinandHobbes
February 8, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Definitely have felt this way before…🤣#CalvinandHobbes
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If you're interested in the global Dark Fleet of #tankers, or want to know which ones to avoid working aboard, then these two links may come in handy:
tankertrackers.com/report/sanct...
tankertrackers.com/report/darkf...
#OOTT
tankertrackers.com/report/sanct...
tankertrackers.com/report/darkf...
#OOTT
TankerTrackers.com, Inc.
TankerTrackers.com is an independent online service that tracks and reports shipments and storage of crude oil in several geographical and geopolitical areas of interest.
tankertrackers.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:53 AM
If you're interested in the global Dark Fleet of #tankers, or want to know which ones to avoid working aboard, then these two links may come in handy:
tankertrackers.com/report/sanct...
tankertrackers.com/report/darkf...
#OOTT
tankertrackers.com/report/sanct...
tankertrackers.com/report/darkf...
#OOTT
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Wish I knew. They are clearly partisan actors in uniform; and are being rewarded for it in some manner by a segment of society who either doesn’t know better or doesn’t care.
February 7, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Wish I knew. They are clearly partisan actors in uniform; and are being rewarded for it in some manner by a segment of society who either doesn’t know better or doesn’t care.
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I think about this a lot. How does the military come back from this kind of norm erosion?
Increasingly you see officers empowered to shout partisan screeds from the heart of the digital town square.
Tomorrow always comes, but how do we repair the professional norm and win back trust?
Increasingly you see officers empowered to shout partisan screeds from the heart of the digital town square.
Tomorrow always comes, but how do we repair the professional norm and win back trust?
February 7, 2026 at 9:15 PM
I think about this a lot. How does the military come back from this kind of norm erosion?
Increasingly you see officers empowered to shout partisan screeds from the heart of the digital town square.
Tomorrow always comes, but how do we repair the professional norm and win back trust?
Increasingly you see officers empowered to shout partisan screeds from the heart of the digital town square.
Tomorrow always comes, but how do we repair the professional norm and win back trust?
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A hard question for our field... And to be frank, I am unsure of the answer.
I think about this a lot. How does the military come back from this kind of norm erosion?
Increasingly you see officers empowered to shout partisan screeds from the heart of the digital town square.
Tomorrow always comes, but how do we repair the professional norm and win back trust?
Increasingly you see officers empowered to shout partisan screeds from the heart of the digital town square.
Tomorrow always comes, but how do we repair the professional norm and win back trust?
February 8, 2026 at 12:16 PM
A hard question for our field... And to be frank, I am unsure of the answer.
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ADM enforcement action: why cooperation matters, SEC comment letters and materiality, and voluntary cut in executive pay: read my new piece! @fmckenna.bsky.social deepquarry.substack.com/p/from-immat...
From “immaterial revisions” to enforcement action: the ADM case study
What ADM’s $40 million settlement, executive pay decisions, and a pending case against its former CFO tell about enforcement landscape
deepquarry.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:23 PM
ADM enforcement action: why cooperation matters, SEC comment letters and materiality, and voluntary cut in executive pay: read my new piece! @fmckenna.bsky.social deepquarry.substack.com/p/from-immat...
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That A-12 isn’t just a museum piece- it’s a reminder of the insane engineering and risks taken during the Cold War. Flying Mach 3 at the edge of space to get intel? That was next-level courage and innovation. #CIA #AviationHistory #ColdWar #aviation #spyplane www.cbsnews.com/news/cia-a12...
Inside the CIA's efforts to preserve a Cold War icon at agency headquarters
A pioneering Cold War-era spy plane sits at the entrance to CIA headquarters, prompting a painstaking effort to preserve an aircraft that once flew 80,000 feet above Soviet missile sites.
www.cbsnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:15 PM
That A-12 isn’t just a museum piece- it’s a reminder of the insane engineering and risks taken during the Cold War. Flying Mach 3 at the edge of space to get intel? That was next-level courage and innovation. #CIA #AviationHistory #ColdWar #aviation #spyplane www.cbsnews.com/news/cia-a12...
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Charles always urged others to “Buy the dip!”
Feb. 8, 1926: Charles Ponzi is indicted for running another scam, this time by selling Florida swampland as real estate with a promise of 200% returns in six months. His wife, Rose, is charged as well. He has already been convicted of running another investing fraud in Boston.
February 8, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Charles always urged others to “Buy the dip!”
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That’s how arms races start- one side builds “defense,” the other sees threat and prepares retaliation. Greenland’s strategic location makes every move there high-stakes for global stability. #NationalSecurity #Geopolitics #MissileDefense indiandefencereview.com/russia-warn-...
Russia Vows Military Retaliation If U.S. Missile Defense System Is Deployed in Greenland
Russia targets US missile defense ambitions in Greenland as trillion-dollar Golden Dome plan triggers global alarm.
indiandefencereview.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:40 PM
That’s how arms races start- one side builds “defense,” the other sees threat and prepares retaliation. Greenland’s strategic location makes every move there high-stakes for global stability. #NationalSecurity #Geopolitics #MissileDefense indiandefencereview.com/russia-warn-...
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My wife just sent a text and I fell to my knees in this Costco. I screamed, “she said I can get the expensive air fryer!” All the other dads in the store huzzahed. One pulled out a fiddle and started playing an old timey jig.
February 8, 2026 at 4:50 PM
My wife just sent a text and I fell to my knees in this Costco. I screamed, “she said I can get the expensive air fryer!” All the other dads in the store huzzahed. One pulled out a fiddle and started playing an old timey jig.
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Hard to believe the Factbook’s going dark. It’s been one of the most trusted open-source snapshots of the world for decades. Losing a tool like that feels like losing a small piece of public transparency. #CIA #WorldFactbook #Transparency #intelligencecommunity www.engadget.com/big-tech/the...
February 8, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Hard to believe the Factbook’s going dark. It’s been one of the most trusted open-source snapshots of the world for decades. Losing a tool like that feels like losing a small piece of public transparency. #CIA #WorldFactbook #Transparency #intelligencecommunity www.engadget.com/big-tech/the...
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“Kneel before Zod.”
Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast on himself: "He may not have ever read the Bible, but he will be a much stronger messenger for us"
February 5, 2026 at 9:33 PM
“Kneel before Zod.”
Bubblicious...
“AI is the greatest invention since fire.”
- heard on Bloomberg market wrap
- heard on Bloomberg market wrap
February 6, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Bubblicious...
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Absolutely. If you’ve ever spent anytime actually trying to implement policy from inside a government bureacracy you will know that the idea of everyone following some form of unified ‘grand strategy’ is for the birds.
Real life isn't a Paradox game.
Real life isn't a Paradox game.
Get in kids, it’s hot take Thursday. My latest⬇️
There is No Such Thing as Grand Strategy
The Continued Influence of a Bad Genre
secretaryrofdefenserock.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Absolutely. If you’ve ever spent anytime actually trying to implement policy from inside a government bureacracy you will know that the idea of everyone following some form of unified ‘grand strategy’ is for the birds.
Real life isn't a Paradox game.
Real life isn't a Paradox game.