James
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James
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· Sep 21
For the sake of posterity, the reading lists I made for military theory and war related literature.
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“The whole idea is to kill the bastards. At the end of the war if there are two Dem districts and one GOP district left alive, we win!
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
“The whole idea is to kill the bastards. At the end of the war if there are two Dem districts and one GOP district left alive, we win!
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"Theory exists so that one need not start afresh each time sorting out the material and plowing through it, but will find it ready to hand and in good order. It is meant to educate the mind of the future commander, or, more accurately, to guide him in his self-education." -Carl von Clausewitz
November 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
"Theory exists so that one need not start afresh each time sorting out the material and plowing through it, but will find it ready to hand and in good order. It is meant to educate the mind of the future commander, or, more accurately, to guide him in his self-education." -Carl von Clausewitz
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lmao, everyone hates the strategy cheese
Republicans turn on Trump’s defense policy chief
Administration allies say they are fed up with the Defense Department’s third-most senior leader and his foreign policy surprises.
www.politico.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
lmao, everyone hates the strategy cheese
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And they say deterrence doesn’t work
November 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
And they say deterrence doesn’t work
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“We will simply go from being scammed by the primes to being scammed by defense VC land, checkmate lib”
November 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
“We will simply go from being scammed by the primes to being scammed by defense VC land, checkmate lib”
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Comparing the Caribbean Extrajudicial Killing Spree to Afghanistan is a smear against people who upheld their obligations to the Constitution and the LOAC in Afghanistan.
Deep below the US Capitol, in a secure room meant to protect discussions of American secrets, a wave of sarcastic laughter spread among lawmakers and staff members who were assembled to receive a briefing in late October from senior Pentagon officials. https://cnn.it/47Y1ZNt
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Comparing the Caribbean Extrajudicial Killing Spree to Afghanistan is a smear against people who upheld their obligations to the Constitution and the LOAC in Afghanistan.
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My wokest opinion is that there shouldn’t be any private high schools or elementary schools.
Education is a matter of the common public good and everyone at the K-12 level should have an equal opportunity with the same resources to attain a common educational baseline.
Education is a matter of the common public good and everyone at the K-12 level should have an equal opportunity with the same resources to attain a common educational baseline.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
My wokest opinion is that there shouldn’t be any private high schools or elementary schools.
Education is a matter of the common public good and everyone at the K-12 level should have an equal opportunity with the same resources to attain a common educational baseline.
Education is a matter of the common public good and everyone at the K-12 level should have an equal opportunity with the same resources to attain a common educational baseline.
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Nothing ever happens guys (me) in shambles
November 14, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Nothing ever happens guys (me) in shambles
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StRaTeGiC cOmPeTiTiOn WiTh ChInA
Scoop, for @zeteo.com with @premthakker.bsky.social
The draft documents for Trump’s new National Security Strategy are currently classified, and the admin is behind schedule in getting some sort of finalized version to Congress
Here are details of what’s in it, and…
zeteo.com/p/trump-nati...
The draft documents for Trump’s new National Security Strategy are currently classified, and the admin is behind schedule in getting some sort of finalized version to Congress
Here are details of what’s in it, and…
zeteo.com/p/trump-nati...
Trump’s Unpublished National Security Strategy Is Stephen Miller’s Far-Right Wet Dream
The president’s new national-security draft document rants against migration and cultural “erasure” – and endorses far-right political parties abroad, sources tell Zeteo.
zeteo.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:14 AM
StRaTeGiC cOmPeTiTiOn WiTh ChInA
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Nothing ever happens guys (me) in shambles
November 14, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Nothing ever happens guys (me) in shambles
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You don’t say…..
Recent intelligence assessments show Vladimir Putin has no intention of reaching a peace deal with Ukraine, Britain’s former spy chief said
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Recent intelligence assessments show Vladimir Putin has no intention of reaching a peace deal with Ukraine, Britain’s former spy chief said
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Intel Shows Putin Not Ready for Ukraine Deal, Ex-MI6 Chief Says
Recent intelligence assessments show Vladimir Putin has no intention of reaching a peace deal with Ukraine, Britain’s former spy chief said, confirming a view underpinning a harder line from the US an...
www.bloomberg.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
You don’t say…..
Recent intelligence assessments show Vladimir Putin has no intention of reaching a peace deal with Ukraine, Britain’s former spy chief said
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Recent intelligence assessments show Vladimir Putin has no intention of reaching a peace deal with Ukraine, Britain’s former spy chief said
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I don't think it gets mentioned enough that Bovino is a member of the civil service. He is not a political appointee. Yet he still engages in constant open partisanship while in uniform and with a DHS flag behind him.
Bovino: "Whether they were criminals or individuals that were taking jobs from Americans -- you name it, that's what they were doing. And I'll tell you what's gonna happen. We're gonna go even harder on the streets. If he releases those 650, we're gonna apprehend 1,650 on the streets of Chicago."
November 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I don't think it gets mentioned enough that Bovino is a member of the civil service. He is not a political appointee. Yet he still engages in constant open partisanship while in uniform and with a DHS flag behind him.
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With this one trick, Kyiv defeated light pollution…tap to read more
November 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
With this one trick, Kyiv defeated light pollution…tap to read more
>get blown the fuck out in elections due to the state of the economy
>everyone is yelling at you about Epstein again
>your entire foreign policy is floundering and erratic
Errrr…uhhhh…we should uh….start a new conflict?
>everyone is yelling at you about Epstein again
>your entire foreign policy is floundering and erratic
Errrr…uhhhh…we should uh….start a new conflict?
"Senior military officials on Wednesday presented President Trump with updated options for potential operations in Venezuela, including strikes on land, according to multiple sources familiar with the meetings at the White House. "
Top officials present Trump with military options for Venezuela in the coming days
The potential operations for Venezuela presented to Trump included options for strikes on land, multiple sources said.
www.cbsnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
>get blown the fuck out in elections due to the state of the economy
>everyone is yelling at you about Epstein again
>your entire foreign policy is floundering and erratic
Errrr…uhhhh…we should uh….start a new conflict?
>everyone is yelling at you about Epstein again
>your entire foreign policy is floundering and erratic
Errrr…uhhhh…we should uh….start a new conflict?
Zohran making history as the first member of the Swiss Revolutionary Guard Corps.
[know nothing voice] just punched a hole in the wall because the new mayor is yet another Catholic
November 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Zohran making history as the first member of the Swiss Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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Not the main point here, but this is exactly why Tokyo (or other allies) can't take anything for granted. You and your interests are not the priority, and if this wing grows in importance, that's only more true.
doing a Straussian reading of this post, especially point 3, and it's fairly obvious that Vance is aligned with the Tucker Carlson-wing of the GOP and thinks further right groups should be part of the tent, but won't outright break with Trump's I/P policy while he's still VP
November 13, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Not the main point here, but this is exactly why Tokyo (or other allies) can't take anything for granted. You and your interests are not the priority, and if this wing grows in importance, that's only more true.
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Incredible this pissing match has been going for 14 years now
Who Shot bin Laden?
A former SEAL Team Six operator who says he killed Osama bin Laden is suing podcasters who called him a fraud, reviving a decade-old feud over who fired the fatal shots.
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Incredible this pissing match has been going for 14 years now
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“We are disturbed when we see among our people a climate of fear and anxiety around questions of profiling and immigration enforcement. We are saddened by…the vilification of immigrants. We are concerned about the conditions in detention centers.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Catholic Bishops Rebuke U.S. ‘Mass Deportation’ of Immigrants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:10 AM
“We are disturbed when we see among our people a climate of fear and anxiety around questions of profiling and immigration enforcement. We are saddened by…the vilification of immigrants. We are concerned about the conditions in detention centers.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
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Every single time! Epstein will write:
"porsecters h4arrsed me w/ sbuopenas al bcuase tr4ificing myners .due porcess much???no"
and then there's, like, the former president of a university or white house counsel or something replying:
"You're totally right, and also I love you with all my heart."
"porsecters h4arrsed me w/ sbuopenas al bcuase tr4ificing myners .due porcess much???no"
and then there's, like, the former president of a university or white house counsel or something replying:
"You're totally right, and also I love you with all my heart."
November 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Every single time! Epstein will write:
"porsecters h4arrsed me w/ sbuopenas al bcuase tr4ificing myners .due porcess much???no"
and then there's, like, the former president of a university or white house counsel or something replying:
"You're totally right, and also I love you with all my heart."
"porsecters h4arrsed me w/ sbuopenas al bcuase tr4ificing myners .due porcess much???no"
and then there's, like, the former president of a university or white house counsel or something replying:
"You're totally right, and also I love you with all my heart."
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Sometimes you just gotta sit in the cold darkness of another evening without electricity and just cry from exhaustion and hopelessness a lil bit
November 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Sometimes you just gotta sit in the cold darkness of another evening without electricity and just cry from exhaustion and hopelessness a lil bit
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Let me be the first to say, as the Active Measures, LLC, that I believe Epstein *may not* be a credible source of information about things Epstein does, including with Russia.
But, we haven't gotten Bleemer and Gorpman in ages, and we deserve a little (as a treat).
But, we haven't gotten Bleemer and Gorpman in ages, and we deserve a little (as a treat).
NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Let me be the first to say, as the Active Measures, LLC, that I believe Epstein *may not* be a credible source of information about things Epstein does, including with Russia.
But, we haven't gotten Bleemer and Gorpman in ages, and we deserve a little (as a treat).
But, we haven't gotten Bleemer and Gorpman in ages, and we deserve a little (as a treat).
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Jeff Epstein? With the island?
November 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Jeff Epstein? With the island?
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The attorney general and the FBI director, a manosphere podcaster bro, pulled into the situation room a member of Congress best known for getting kicked out of a Beetlejuice musical for drunkenly giving her date a handy, in order to pressure her about the president's child sex trafficking scandal.
November 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The attorney general and the FBI director, a manosphere podcaster bro, pulled into the situation room a member of Congress best known for getting kicked out of a Beetlejuice musical for drunkenly giving her date a handy, in order to pressure her about the president's child sex trafficking scandal.
So is there literally anyone in public life that Epstein wasn't communicating with?
November 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
So is there literally anyone in public life that Epstein wasn't communicating with?