People's Art of War 人民兵法
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Political, tech, and philosophy. Civil on here. Unlike the hell site. I look at history and find that there is no time.
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Gen Z isn't lazy. They're demoralized. To call a generation lazy is to ignore the systems that failed to inspire them. The demoralization of youth is the symptom, not the cause, of a society unsure of its future.
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Naval warfare was ruined when aircraft and missiles became a thing and spoilt all the fun of firing big fuck-off guns from floating castles.
September 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Naval warfare was ruined when aircraft and missiles became a thing and spoilt all the fun of firing big fuck-off guns from floating castles.
Intellectuals dissect the gears of international systems. Leaders forge them with blood, risk, and sleepless nights.
And there is a vast difference between the perspective of an analyst and that of a leader in the trenches.
And there is a vast difference between the perspective of an analyst and that of a leader in the trenches.
September 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Intellectuals dissect the gears of international systems. Leaders forge them with blood, risk, and sleepless nights.
And there is a vast difference between the perspective of an analyst and that of a leader in the trenches.
And there is a vast difference between the perspective of an analyst and that of a leader in the trenches.
Gen Z isn't lazy. They're demoralized. To call a generation lazy is to ignore the systems that failed to inspire them. The demoralization of youth is the symptom, not the cause, of a society unsure of its future.
August 20, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Gen Z isn't lazy. They're demoralized. To call a generation lazy is to ignore the systems that failed to inspire them. The demoralization of youth is the symptom, not the cause, of a society unsure of its future.
Without money and bureaucracies to sustain them, victories vanish as quickly as they are won.
Spain and Portugal in the 16th century did not have the financial means or political support to invade China.
Final part explaining why they couldn't.
open.substack.com/pub/pplsarto...
Spain and Portugal in the 16th century did not have the financial means or political support to invade China.
Final part explaining why they couldn't.
open.substack.com/pub/pplsarto...
Could Spain and Portugal conquer China? (Part 2)
Debunking another angle to yet another unrealistic historical take.
open.substack.com
August 20, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Without money and bureaucracies to sustain them, victories vanish as quickly as they are won.
Spain and Portugal in the 16th century did not have the financial means or political support to invade China.
Final part explaining why they couldn't.
open.substack.com/pub/pplsarto...
Spain and Portugal in the 16th century did not have the financial means or political support to invade China.
Final part explaining why they couldn't.
open.substack.com/pub/pplsarto...
You can spot someone insulated from reality by how poetic their politics sound. The unscarred turn collapse into moodboards. The scarred count the risks and consequences.
August 20, 2025 at 4:51 AM
You can spot someone insulated from reality by how poetic their politics sound. The unscarred turn collapse into moodboards. The scarred count the risks and consequences.
Freedom of navigation is not only movement, but what that movement denies.
At its core, freedom of navigation refers to a country’s ability to send ships, aircraft, or submarines through international waters without permission.
New article out. Read it here:
open.substack.com/pub/pplsarto...
At its core, freedom of navigation refers to a country’s ability to send ships, aircraft, or submarines through international waters without permission.
New article out. Read it here:
open.substack.com/pub/pplsarto...
What is freedom of navigation?
If you’re serious about geopol strategy, pay attention to where the ships go
open.substack.com
July 20, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Freedom of navigation is not only movement, but what that movement denies.
At its core, freedom of navigation refers to a country’s ability to send ships, aircraft, or submarines through international waters without permission.
New article out. Read it here:
open.substack.com/pub/pplsarto...
At its core, freedom of navigation refers to a country’s ability to send ships, aircraft, or submarines through international waters without permission.
New article out. Read it here:
open.substack.com/pub/pplsarto...
Inability to seize political opportunities and turn to a narrative advantage is a failure.
It shows they can't follow up and shape the narrative. Then dictate the tempo.
It shows they can't follow up and shape the narrative. Then dictate the tempo.
Democrats staring a massive political win in the face and going "nah"
I don't care that it's all stupid. that's never the point
I don't care that it's all stupid. that's never the point
Nancy Pelosi characterizes the Epstein scandal and seeming coverup as "a distraction" from kitchen table issues
July 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Inability to seize political opportunities and turn to a narrative advantage is a failure.
It shows they can't follow up and shape the narrative. Then dictate the tempo.
It shows they can't follow up and shape the narrative. Then dictate the tempo.
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The U.K. government is increasingly stitching itself back into the political fabric of Europe, strengthening alliances with key EU states.
U.K. Tries to Mend Fences in Europe to Defend Against Threats
The country of Brexit is shoring up alliances close to home in the face of Russian aggression on the continent and an erratic White House.
on.wsj.com
July 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The U.K. government is increasingly stitching itself back into the political fabric of Europe, strengthening alliances with key EU states.
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Further confirmation from ICE HSI officers that they have been told to stop investigating pedophiles, human traffickers, and drug smugglers.
Officers have been told NOT to take new criminal cases so they can instead go round up more random migrants. Morale is plummeting, especially at HSI.
Officers have been told NOT to take new criminal cases so they can instead go round up more random migrants. Morale is plummeting, especially at HSI.
July 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Further confirmation from ICE HSI officers that they have been told to stop investigating pedophiles, human traffickers, and drug smugglers.
Officers have been told NOT to take new criminal cases so they can instead go round up more random migrants. Morale is plummeting, especially at HSI.
Officers have been told NOT to take new criminal cases so they can instead go round up more random migrants. Morale is plummeting, especially at HSI.
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Trump about to add a 100% reciprocal tithing on the Vatican.
The right is starting to meltdown that the new pope has been vocally critical of Trump.
May 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Trump about to add a 100% reciprocal tithing on the Vatican.
Twitter now is cooked with how many interesting accounts have become kangers.
People are incentivized by bot traffic. Which automatically likes to keep the engagement going.
Getting 100 likes a post for days is a great way to get addicted.
People are incentivized by bot traffic. Which automatically likes to keep the engagement going.
Getting 100 likes a post for days is a great way to get addicted.
May 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Twitter now is cooked with how many interesting accounts have become kangers.
People are incentivized by bot traffic. Which automatically likes to keep the engagement going.
Getting 100 likes a post for days is a great way to get addicted.
People are incentivized by bot traffic. Which automatically likes to keep the engagement going.
Getting 100 likes a post for days is a great way to get addicted.
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BREAKING: Electronic Arts is laying off between 300 and 400 staff, including around 100 at Respawn, and canceling a Titanfall extraction shooter that was in early development, according to people familiar. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Electronic Arts Lays Off Hundreds, Cancels ‘Titanfall’ Game
The video-game publisher cuts between 300 and 400 jobs
www.bloomberg.com
April 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
BREAKING: Electronic Arts is laying off between 300 and 400 staff, including around 100 at Respawn, and canceling a Titanfall extraction shooter that was in early development, according to people familiar. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Amazon planned to display cost of Trump's tariffs.
Trump complained — Amazon backtracked.
This of course comes after Bezos donated to Trump's inauguration and Amazon bought a Melania documentary.
And remember that Amazon is being sued by FTC for antitrust violations.
Hello?
Trump complained — Amazon backtracked.
This of course comes after Bezos donated to Trump's inauguration and Amazon bought a Melania documentary.
And remember that Amazon is being sued by FTC for antitrust violations.
Hello?
April 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Amazon planned to display cost of Trump's tariffs.
Trump complained — Amazon backtracked.
This of course comes after Bezos donated to Trump's inauguration and Amazon bought a Melania documentary.
And remember that Amazon is being sued by FTC for antitrust violations.
Hello?
Trump complained — Amazon backtracked.
This of course comes after Bezos donated to Trump's inauguration and Amazon bought a Melania documentary.
And remember that Amazon is being sued by FTC for antitrust violations.
Hello?
Autumn in Wuhan.
November 25, 2024 at 7:04 AM
Autumn in Wuhan.
Jiefang Park, Hankou District.
Wuhan, China.
Wuhan, China.
November 23, 2024 at 6:42 AM
Jiefang Park, Hankou District.
Wuhan, China.
Wuhan, China.
Subway Station, Hanyang.
November 22, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Subway Station, Hanyang.
Breakfast.
One 热干面 is 5 rmb. Less than 1 USD.
One 热干面 is 5 rmb. Less than 1 USD.
November 22, 2024 at 12:53 AM
Breakfast.
One 热干面 is 5 rmb. Less than 1 USD.
One 热干面 is 5 rmb. Less than 1 USD.
Why does the internet not feel fun anymore?
November 21, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Why does the internet not feel fun anymore?
Past, present, and future.
Wuhan, China.
Wuhan, China.
November 21, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Past, present, and future.
Wuhan, China.
Wuhan, China.
Wuhan, Tianhe Airport Station
November 20, 2024 at 7:08 AM
Wuhan, Tianhe Airport Station
As much as I enjoy Global South talk, I think it's important not to devolve to Cold War paternalism to carve out spheres of influence.
November 18, 2024 at 4:37 PM
As much as I enjoy Global South talk, I think it's important not to devolve to Cold War paternalism to carve out spheres of influence.
Very often debates around a multipolar world end up being about accts wanting a unipolar one. With their favorite great power in charge.
Multipolarity is about diplomacy and balance of power. Rather than outright domination of influence.
Multipolarity is about diplomacy and balance of power. Rather than outright domination of influence.
The problem lies where, more often than not, these bubbles seem to occupy a sort of suspended space where their jargon and assumptions about the world are at odds both with facts on the ground and with what human beings would actually want.
November 18, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Very often debates around a multipolar world end up being about accts wanting a unipolar one. With their favorite great power in charge.
Multipolarity is about diplomacy and balance of power. Rather than outright domination of influence.
Multipolarity is about diplomacy and balance of power. Rather than outright domination of influence.
How we discuss uncomfortable topics will matter for innovation. It needs a moderated debate environment. With strict rules.
When debate becomes about signaling or owning ppl? Rather than an exploration of ideas?
You won't see innovation.
When debate becomes about signaling or owning ppl? Rather than an exploration of ideas?
You won't see innovation.
November 18, 2024 at 2:44 AM
How we discuss uncomfortable topics will matter for innovation. It needs a moderated debate environment. With strict rules.
When debate becomes about signaling or owning ppl? Rather than an exploration of ideas?
You won't see innovation.
When debate becomes about signaling or owning ppl? Rather than an exploration of ideas?
You won't see innovation.
People often focus on naming things rather than taking the time to understand their true nature. This is the essence of most debates now.
Ppl argue more about names. Rather the nature of a problem.
Ppl argue more about names. Rather the nature of a problem.
November 16, 2024 at 6:55 PM
People often focus on naming things rather than taking the time to understand their true nature. This is the essence of most debates now.
Ppl argue more about names. Rather the nature of a problem.
Ppl argue more about names. Rather the nature of a problem.