David B Larter
@davidblarter.bsky.social
Navy vet. Tweets on Navy, space, watches, scotch, history & other random unserious musings. All opinions mine, not employer's. Formerly Defense News, Navy Times
The Sleepwalkers, by Christopher Clark, is about the best take on the outbreak of WWI you're gonna find.
The traditional narrative is that deliberate policies of Russia, Austria-Hungary, Germany and France predetermined their actions. Clark's take is that the July crisis was policy improvisation.
The traditional narrative is that deliberate policies of Russia, Austria-Hungary, Germany and France predetermined their actions. Clark's take is that the July crisis was policy improvisation.
December 9, 2023 at 12:31 PM
The Sleepwalkers, by Christopher Clark, is about the best take on the outbreak of WWI you're gonna find.
The traditional narrative is that deliberate policies of Russia, Austria-Hungary, Germany and France predetermined their actions. Clark's take is that the July crisis was policy improvisation.
The traditional narrative is that deliberate policies of Russia, Austria-Hungary, Germany and France predetermined their actions. Clark's take is that the July crisis was policy improvisation.
Medvedev is a drunk and his job is to keep Russians high on their own supply. His individual utterances are 100 percent not news. The news is the message in aggregate. Covering his bullshit on individual turd basis is essentially misleading reporting.
November 12, 2023 at 3:07 PM
Medvedev is a drunk and his job is to keep Russians high on their own supply. His individual utterances are 100 percent not news. The news is the message in aggregate. Covering his bullshit on individual turd basis is essentially misleading reporting.
Deli meat, fruit, espresso and cigarettes?
November 10, 2023 at 3:02 PM
Deli meat, fruit, espresso and cigarettes?
I think the "thank you for your service" thing really takes veterans off the hook. There's a lot of agreement among us post-9/11 types that we don't like being thanked. Maybe if people insist on saying "thank you," they could pair it with "What are you doing to continue to serve the nation today?"
November 9, 2023 at 8:03 PM
I think the "thank you for your service" thing really takes veterans off the hook. There's a lot of agreement among us post-9/11 types that we don't like being thanked. Maybe if people insist on saying "thank you," they could pair it with "What are you doing to continue to serve the nation today?"
Yes, my LinkedIn profile just screams... criminal justice degree
November 9, 2023 at 5:39 PM
Yes, my LinkedIn profile just screams... criminal justice degree
"David, what do you do when you are having trouble sleeping?"
November 9, 2023 at 5:40 AM
"David, what do you do when you are having trouble sleeping?"
TFW you want to participate in the photoshoot but there are seagulls to chase.
November 8, 2023 at 2:20 PM
TFW you want to participate in the photoshoot but there are seagulls to chase.
That is a very good headline
November 8, 2023 at 12:49 AM
That is a very good headline
This a SmartArt PowerPoint object devised by a lunatic
November 7, 2023 at 12:12 AM
This a SmartArt PowerPoint object devised by a lunatic
How I imagine myself after tying a knot to fix my dog's leash:
November 6, 2023 at 11:03 PM
How I imagine myself after tying a knot to fix my dog's leash:
My excellent former colleague and present friend Jen Judson of Defense News is here. Give her a follow.
This feels like a refuge from the Twitter hellscape but an unsettling refuge much like how it would probably feel to escape an imploding, post-apocalyptic Earth and move onto an inhabitable space colony on Mars.
November 4, 2023 at 5:51 PM
My excellent former colleague and present friend Jen Judson of Defense News is here. Give her a follow.
Saw this in my inbox and immediately wondered if there was some kind of political uprising in Poland that I was unaware of. This is your brain on NATSEC
November 4, 2023 at 5:44 PM
Saw this in my inbox and immediately wondered if there was some kind of political uprising in Poland that I was unaware of. This is your brain on NATSEC
Reposted by David B Larter
Getting excited for all the Israeli-Palestinian experts on Twitter to suddenly become experts on the 1951 mutual defense treaty between the Philippines and the US
October 23, 2023 at 3:42 AM
Getting excited for all the Israeli-Palestinian experts on Twitter to suddenly become experts on the 1951 mutual defense treaty between the Philippines and the US
Reposted by David B Larter
This was inevitable. Escalation beyond this point is not, but it cannot be discounted. An accident that causes a death would quickly become a crisis, as we saw a few weeks back with the PH fisherman killed by a transiting ship.
China and Philippines accuse each other over collisions in disputed South China Sea | CNN
China and the Philippines on Sunday accused each other of causing collisions in a disputed area of the South China Sea, the latest in a string of maritime confrontations between the two countries that...
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October 23, 2023 at 4:20 AM
This was inevitable. Escalation beyond this point is not, but it cannot be discounted. An accident that causes a death would quickly become a crisis, as we saw a few weeks back with the PH fisherman killed by a transiting ship.
I tried to explain today that what I need is a pot of money that is entirely at my disposal to finance all my good product ideas as they come up and that folks should just trust me but this didn't land quite like I hoped it would
October 18, 2023 at 9:39 PM
I tried to explain today that what I need is a pot of money that is entirely at my disposal to finance all my good product ideas as they come up and that folks should just trust me but this didn't land quite like I hoped it would
So super late to the party here but Everything Everywhere All At Once: Damn good movie.
That is all.
That is all.
October 16, 2023 at 3:40 AM
So super late to the party here but Everything Everywhere All At Once: Damn good movie.
That is all.
That is all.
Five flights of stairs. Nearly 500k people and 12 years of data. Just gotta move. www.foxnews.com/health/simpl...
Simple everyday activity could slash heart disease risk by 20%, study finds
A new study found that climbing five flights of stairs per day could decrease the risk of atherosclerosis (ASCVD), the leading cause of death in the U.S. Experts offer input on the benefits.
www.foxnews.com
October 10, 2023 at 2:14 PM
Five flights of stairs. Nearly 500k people and 12 years of data. Just gotta move. www.foxnews.com/health/simpl...
The trouble with realism versus liberal internationalism is that sometimes what's right and what is in international relations are two different things. But what's right, even when that butts up against what is, should act as a guide, a moderating influence and a goal to be achieved.
October 10, 2023 at 1:41 PM
The trouble with realism versus liberal internationalism is that sometimes what's right and what is in international relations are two different things. But what's right, even when that butts up against what is, should act as a guide, a moderating influence and a goal to be achieved.
If Hamas thinks this is 1967 or 1973 and they will have lots of help, I suspect they are mistaken.
October 9, 2023 at 4:23 PM
If Hamas thinks this is 1967 or 1973 and they will have lots of help, I suspect they are mistaken.
Blockades are hazardous. The continental navy caused havoc for the Royal Navy in the Revolutionary War. And again in 1812, the US Navy punched well above its weight. However, it's notable that Ukraine is still effectively blockaded.
“Ukraine has achieved a remarkable feat of arms with an essentially shipless navy, against the second-biggest marine force in the world.”
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Military briefing: the advance of Ukraine’s ‘mosquito navy’
Despite an essentially shipless maritime force, Kyiv has pushed back Russia’s Black Sea fleet and hit its bases
on.ft.com
October 9, 2023 at 12:47 PM
Blockades are hazardous. The continental navy caused havoc for the Royal Navy in the Revolutionary War. And again in 1812, the US Navy punched well above its weight. However, it's notable that Ukraine is still effectively blockaded.
Repeating here what I said on the other site: here is how to avoid polluting your brain with disinformation.
1) Turn off the TV, log off social media
2) Read 2-3 credible news sources in the morning and late afternoon.
3) Let it go after that for the evening.
1) Turn off the TV, log off social media
2) Read 2-3 credible news sources in the morning and late afternoon.
3) Let it go after that for the evening.
October 9, 2023 at 4:14 AM
Repeating here what I said on the other site: here is how to avoid polluting your brain with disinformation.
1) Turn off the TV, log off social media
2) Read 2-3 credible news sources in the morning and late afternoon.
3) Let it go after that for the evening.
1) Turn off the TV, log off social media
2) Read 2-3 credible news sources in the morning and late afternoon.
3) Let it go after that for the evening.
Might just be One Upon a Time in Hollywood
without saying fight club, fav brad pitt film?
October 8, 2023 at 11:40 PM
Might just be One Upon a Time in Hollywood
Reposted by David B Larter
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