Space rex
@spacerex.bsky.social
Australian-focussed mil space, occasional dabbler in second world war UK airpower. Not out of the game yet, but definitely being handed my hat…building a house for others to live in it…tired of pronouncements of a new age of warfare.
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“The United States, according to the New York Times, has a Maginot Line problem.
The problem is that Monsieur Maginot’s infamous namesake fortification has little to do with what really happened in 1940.”
Me in Foreign Policy (gift link)
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/18/f...
The problem is that Monsieur Maginot’s infamous namesake fortification has little to do with what really happened in 1940.”
Me in Foreign Policy (gift link)
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/18/f...
U.S. Strategists Keep Getting France’s Defeat Wrong
Myths about the Maginot Line are strangely persistent.
foreignpolicy.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
“The United States, according to the New York Times, has a Maginot Line problem.
The problem is that Monsieur Maginot’s infamous namesake fortification has little to do with what really happened in 1940.”
Me in Foreign Policy (gift link)
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/18/f...
The problem is that Monsieur Maginot’s infamous namesake fortification has little to do with what really happened in 1940.”
Me in Foreign Policy (gift link)
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/18/f...
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From the bird site; first time that this has happened to Starlink as far as I know
December 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
From the bird site; first time that this has happened to Starlink as far as I know
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The whole point of owning board wargames is to read the rules and look at the pieces and *think about how you would play them.* Only weirdos with too much time on their hands actually ever do.
when i was a little kid i was obsessed with reading D&D monster manuals even though i never played the game
November 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The whole point of owning board wargames is to read the rules and look at the pieces and *think about how you would play them.* Only weirdos with too much time on their hands actually ever do.
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I have opinions this weekend about Elon Musk, Hobbits, and the war. www.spectator.co.uk/article/no-e...
No, Elon Musk: we Brits aren't hobbits
'When Tolkien wrote about hobbits, he was referring to the gentlefolk of the English shires,' Elon Musk said
www.spectator.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I have opinions this weekend about Elon Musk, Hobbits, and the war. www.spectator.co.uk/article/no-e...
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“Trump refuses to acknowledge the obvious, that Russia invaded Ukraine. He has been openly contradicted by several European leaders, who say that even if the United States plans to seek a normalization of relations with Russia, they do not.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/u...
Is Russia an Adversary or a Future Partner? Trump’s Aides May Have to Decide. (Gift Article)
On Tuesday, America’s top intelligence officials will release their current assessment of Russia. They are caught between what their analysts say and what President Trump wants to hear.
www.nytimes.com
March 25, 2025 at 3:28 AM
“Trump refuses to acknowledge the obvious, that Russia invaded Ukraine. He has been openly contradicted by several European leaders, who say that even if the United States plans to seek a normalization of relations with Russia, they do not.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/u...
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Shot, 2020; chaser, 2024
December 27, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Shot, 2020; chaser, 2024
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This was my pinned tweet over on Twitter. It will remain my pinned tweet here. Because the issue of sexual harassment and assault in the Army still persists. We must do better.
angrystaffofficer.com/2017/11/21/i...
angrystaffofficer.com/2017/11/21/i...
I Didn’t Know
She had a senior non-commissioned officer buy her lingerie, passing it off as a joke. I didn’t know. She was mentally broken down and denigrated, day after day, by a male officer who was her comman…
angrystaffofficer.com
November 15, 2024 at 3:16 PM
This was my pinned tweet over on Twitter. It will remain my pinned tweet here. Because the issue of sexual harassment and assault in the Army still persists. We must do better.
angrystaffofficer.com/2017/11/21/i...
angrystaffofficer.com/2017/11/21/i...