The Military Philosopher (he/him)
@milphil.bsky.social
Robert A. Mosher, applied historian, retired FSO, recovering reenactor, discussing military art, science, technology, and theory as well as history.
An interesting story, one interpretation says Britain fielded multiple armies starting with the experienced professional BEF, then the prewar trained Territorial Army, Kitchener’s enthusiastic volunteers, and finally the conscript army.
Out Now: ‘British Army Recruiting during the FWW and SWW’ with Dr Sanderson
A memorable quote from a FWW Officer by Harry “The infantry will always be the thunderbolt in the hands of Jupiter to throw at the enemy” makes a great listen!
His book ‘The Soldier Factory’; coming soon in Spring 2026
A memorable quote from a FWW Officer by Harry “The infantry will always be the thunderbolt in the hands of Jupiter to throw at the enemy” makes a great listen!
His book ‘The Soldier Factory’; coming soon in Spring 2026
November 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
An interesting story, one interpretation says Britain fielded multiple armies starting with the experienced professional BEF, then the prewar trained Territorial Army, Kitchener’s enthusiastic volunteers, and finally the conscript army.
But how does he look on a white horse?
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 AM
But how does he look on a white horse?
I’m pretty sure Condor read about it in a book
Theres a little known refinement of Chekov's Gun known as Lineman's Gun where if a character is established at having telephone lineman experience it will prove to be crucial to resolving the plot. This basically only ever comes up in Three Days Of The Condor
November 25, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I’m pretty sure Condor read about it in a book
I’m pretty sure that the Coast Guard’s performance on a Mexican beach would be explained in the Army by the words “Second Lieutenant” and “ map”.
November 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I’m pretty sure that the Coast Guard’s performance on a Mexican beach would be explained in the Army by the words “Second Lieutenant” and “ map”.
That sounds about right based on my 30 years
Hey now
Commentary: A new study shows that national security professionals are often overconfident, frequently wrong in their judgments, prone to false positives, and resistant to self-correction.
October 29, 2025 at 12:38 AM
That sounds about right based on my 30 years
So DJT is being rejected by his age cohort?
After the first one, they said we were just a bunch of old people.
After the second one, they said we were domestic terrorists.
Now we’re back to being old again.
After the second one, they said we were domestic terrorists.
Now we’re back to being old again.
October 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
So DJT is being rejected by his age cohort?
Now we know who got ahold of Albert Speer’s architectural drawings for a postwar Reich.
New models depict 'Arc de Trump' monument on Arlington side of Memorial Bridge
New models depict ‘Arc de Trump’ monument on Arlington side of Memorial Bridge | ARLnow.com
President Donald Trump has been floating plans for a new arch monument at a heavily trafficked roundabout near Arlington National Cemetery. Depicting a winged "Lady Liberty" flanked by two eagles, the...
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October 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Now we know who got ahold of Albert Speer’s architectural drawings for a postwar Reich.
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The Trump Foreign Policy – Hollow and Dangerous
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The Trump Foreign Policy – Hollow and Dangerous
The Steady State | Tom Wolfson
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October 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
The Trump Foreign Policy – Hollow and Dangerous
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A precondition for Republics to transition to autocracies is the politicization of the military. It is why the political & military leaders of the country have been so vigilant to keep partisanship away from it. But this admin is dismantling that concept. www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/p...
How the Pentagon sidelined lawyers while testing the legal limits of military action | CNN Politics
For weeks earlier this year, the Army’s top uniformed lawyer had been raising legal concerns inside the Pentagon about some of the new policies being rolled out dictating how the military can be used ...
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October 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM
A precondition for Republics to transition to autocracies is the politicization of the military. It is why the political & military leaders of the country have been so vigilant to keep partisanship away from it. But this admin is dismantling that concept. www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/p...
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if Republicans were upset about being compared to fascists, it would seem that the best course of action would be to NOT act like fascists
October 15, 2025 at 5:12 AM
if Republicans were upset about being compared to fascists, it would seem that the best course of action would be to NOT act like fascists
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‘The worst of all time’: Trump rails against ‘super bad’ Time magazine cover
‘The worst of all time’: Trump rails against ‘super bad’ Time magazine cover
Despite the glowing story, the cover earned the ire of the US president with criticism of his appearance
It is a glowing story in a publication Donald Trump has long exalted – but for one catch. The cover picture, the president decreed, “may be the Worst of All Time”.
Time magazine’s paean to Trump’s role in brokering a Gaza ceasefire, leading its 10 November issue, was accompanied by a photo of the president taken from below and with the sun behind his head. Continue reading...
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October 15, 2025 at 3:08 AM
‘The worst of all time’: Trump rails against ‘super bad’ Time magazine cover
after all why should the brass be the only ones to suffer
Thanks goodness Pete Hegseth is eliminating political correctness and letting warriors be warriors*
*if you guys did not watch the mandatory video, or mocked it, expect to be punished
*if you guys did not watch the mandatory video, or mocked it, expect to be punished
NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.
Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.
Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.
October 15, 2025 at 2:23 AM
after all why should the brass be the only ones to suffer
Meaning that a lot more people need to learn subterfuge making the infoverse even less reliable, I suspect he would be getting off the plane in Spain if he had been less public about it
October 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Meaning that a lot more people need to learn subterfuge making the infoverse even less reliable, I suspect he would be getting off the plane in Spain if he had been less public about it
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I've been banging this drum for the past four months or so: DOGE and Russ Vought broke the appropriations process. What's the point of going through the arduous process of crafting 12 spending bills, clearing them through committee and getting them through two chambers if Trump does rescissions?
If appropriations bills are not seen as enforceable contracts, why should any Member of Congress vote to fund any part of the federal government under Donald Trump? You're voting to provide money for lawlessness. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/there-is-n...
There is no budget "deal" to be made
President Trump has so broken the constitutional framework as to make joint normal, responsible government impossible.
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October 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I've been banging this drum for the past four months or so: DOGE and Russ Vought broke the appropriations process. What's the point of going through the arduous process of crafting 12 spending bills, clearing them through committee and getting them through two chambers if Trump does rescissions?
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One should assume, if one had not already, that every single thing the GOP has to say about pretty much anything is a lie or fabrication.
“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”
@theguardian.com
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@theguardian.com
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October 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
One should assume, if one had not already, that every single thing the GOP has to say about pretty much anything is a lie or fabrication.
Got it in one, plus there’s always the possibility of goading anti-ICE protesters into reacting.
This is like planting evidence and then making an arrest.
October 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Got it in one, plus there’s always the possibility of goading anti-ICE protesters into reacting.
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Great news! Glider Pilots in Sicily is now available in paperback. Follow the link below to order your copy. Find out about the GPR and its pivotal role in Operation Ladbroke and Operation Fustian.
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Glider Pilots in Sicily
This well-researched book by an expert of his subject lifts the veil on the first large scale British use of gliders in action. This occurred…
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October 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Great news! Glider Pilots in Sicily is now available in paperback. Follow the link below to order your copy. Find out about the GPR and its pivotal role in Operation Ladbroke and Operation Fustian.
Pen and Sword Books: Glider Pilots in Sicily - Paperback share.google/mHHysWrpgXSE...
Pen and Sword Books: Glider Pilots in Sicily - Paperback share.google/mHHysWrpgXSE...
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Manchán Magan: writer and documentary maker dies aged 55
Manchán Magan: writer and documentary maker dies aged 55
Author spoke of terminal illness in recent radio interview, saying he did not feel despair
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October 3, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Manchán Magan: writer and documentary maker dies aged 55
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"Today, there are about half a million of us polio survivors. Like WWII veterans, we are dwindling."
www.thebulwark.com/p/polio-vacc...
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The Polio Vaccine Was a Miracle—and We Must Not Forget It
As a polio survivor, I am a dinosaur today. My great hope is that our country’s living memory of the disease ends with my generation.
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October 3, 2025 at 12:55 AM
"Today, there are about half a million of us polio survivors. Like WWII veterans, we are dwindling."
www.thebulwark.com/p/polio-vacc...
www.thebulwark.com/p/polio-vacc...
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PEN America releases the following statement about the New York journalists injured by masked ICE agents:
"This latest incident is part of an alarming trend of attacks on press freedom by the administration, putting journalists’ safety and the public’s right to information at serious risk."
"This latest incident is part of an alarming trend of attacks on press freedom by the administration, putting journalists’ safety and the public’s right to information at serious risk."
October 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM
PEN America releases the following statement about the New York journalists injured by masked ICE agents:
"This latest incident is part of an alarming trend of attacks on press freedom by the administration, putting journalists’ safety and the public’s right to information at serious risk."
"This latest incident is part of an alarming trend of attacks on press freedom by the administration, putting journalists’ safety and the public’s right to information at serious risk."
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Republicans just REJECTED our attempt to keep the government funded & stop your health care costs from skyrocketing.
They have the White House, House, and Senate. They could have just kept costs stable – they refused.
Don’t let them gaslight you. This is a Republican shutdown.
They have the White House, House, and Senate. They could have just kept costs stable – they refused.
Don’t let them gaslight you. This is a Republican shutdown.
September 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Republicans just REJECTED our attempt to keep the government funded & stop your health care costs from skyrocketing.
They have the White House, House, and Senate. They could have just kept costs stable – they refused.
Don’t let them gaslight you. This is a Republican shutdown.
They have the White House, House, and Senate. They could have just kept costs stable – they refused.
Don’t let them gaslight you. This is a Republican shutdown.
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Pritzker: "People of Illinois, we need your help. Get our your cell phones, record and narrate what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know that this is happening and that we won't stand for it."
September 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Pritzker: "People of Illinois, we need your help. Get our your cell phones, record and narrate what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know that this is happening and that we won't stand for it."
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A US citizen & human rights defender identified as Rachel S. was abducted & beaten by ICE Trump regime forces in LA, then transported to the hospital and then a detention center, local rights defenders demand an investigation.
She is heard screaming: "Let me go! I am an American! I was born here!"
She is heard screaming: "Let me go! I am an American! I was born here!"
September 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A US citizen & human rights defender identified as Rachel S. was abducted & beaten by ICE Trump regime forces in LA, then transported to the hospital and then a detention center, local rights defenders demand an investigation.
She is heard screaming: "Let me go! I am an American! I was born here!"
She is heard screaming: "Let me go! I am an American! I was born here!"
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Well, if we’re going to prosecute people for lying to Congress…
September 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Well, if we’re going to prosecute people for lying to Congress…
Both the Allies and the Axis powers did the same thing in World War Two
New addition
Journal article: The Islamic Republic of Iran’s use of criminal intermediaries for extraterritorial assassinations and covert violence: a gray zone strategy of outsourced repression by Ardavan M. Khoshnood (published 03-09-2025)
https://doi.org/10.1080/09592318.2025.2555583
Journal article: The Islamic Republic of Iran’s use of criminal intermediaries for extraterritorial assassinations and covert violence: a gray zone strategy of outsourced repression by Ardavan M. Khoshnood (published 03-09-2025)
https://doi.org/10.1080/09592318.2025.2555583
doi.org
September 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Both the Allies and the Axis powers did the same thing in World War Two