Eric the Awful
@thatkeysersoze.bsky.social
Freshwater, survival/bushcrafting, and D&D enthusiast. Neutral good with chaotic tendencies. Former nuke sparky bubblehead.
Reading that, I'm probably even more likely to listen than I would have been already! Those critiques are valid.
If you'll excuse the comparison, being a pacifist while you're marched off to be executed still ends the same. And if we all do it together, then we're all in the same grave.
If you'll excuse the comparison, being a pacifist while you're marched off to be executed still ends the same. And if we all do it together, then we're all in the same grave.
February 5, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Reading that, I'm probably even more likely to listen than I would have been already! Those critiques are valid.
If you'll excuse the comparison, being a pacifist while you're marched off to be executed still ends the same. And if we all do it together, then we're all in the same grave.
If you'll excuse the comparison, being a pacifist while you're marched off to be executed still ends the same. And if we all do it together, then we're all in the same grave.
The US government is utilizing The Max Power Way.
a cartoon of homer simpson talking to bart and lisa
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January 30, 2026 at 3:29 PM
The US government is utilizing The Max Power Way.
If only there were a manual about counterinsurgency that literally said security crackdowns only serve to create more insurgents...
January 27, 2026 at 7:16 PM
If only there were a manual about counterinsurgency that literally said security crackdowns only serve to create more insurgents...
I originally wrote this about Israel and Palestine, but the lessons apply here, too.
Acknowledging that the gov't is seldom a reliable narrator, even their own counterinsurgency manual says that security crackdowns only create more insurgents
open.substack.com/pub/erickeys...
Acknowledging that the gov't is seldom a reliable narrator, even their own counterinsurgency manual says that security crackdowns only create more insurgents
open.substack.com/pub/erickeys...
They Didn't Read the Manual
Counterinsurgency and the reach of radicalization
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January 16, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I originally wrote this about Israel and Palestine, but the lessons apply here, too.
Acknowledging that the gov't is seldom a reliable narrator, even their own counterinsurgency manual says that security crackdowns only create more insurgents
open.substack.com/pub/erickeys...
Acknowledging that the gov't is seldom a reliable narrator, even their own counterinsurgency manual says that security crackdowns only create more insurgents
open.substack.com/pub/erickeys...
Mr. End of History has another projection about how everything is going to be fine if we just let it play out? Cool. I know where this goes
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January 15, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Mr. End of History has another projection about how everything is going to be fine if we just let it play out? Cool. I know where this goes
Wild that we tolerate a "trained professional" opening fire when they "fear for their life." But a normal citizen does something unexpected when a gun is pointed at them and they should have just calmy followed orders worth no regard to what their fight or flight reflexes are screaming at them
January 15, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Wild that we tolerate a "trained professional" opening fire when they "fear for their life." But a normal citizen does something unexpected when a gun is pointed at them and they should have just calmy followed orders worth no regard to what their fight or flight reflexes are screaming at them
Bold of you to assume that:
A) they'll be allowed to gain power again, and
2) that they'd be able to get out of their own way well enough to do something with power if they got it
A) they'll be allowed to gain power again, and
2) that they'd be able to get out of their own way well enough to do something with power if they got it
January 15, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Bold of you to assume that:
A) they'll be allowed to gain power again, and
2) that they'd be able to get out of their own way well enough to do something with power if they got it
A) they'll be allowed to gain power again, and
2) that they'd be able to get out of their own way well enough to do something with power if they got it
A well written, if disturbing, article. I'd never heard of this group until a few days ago, and I'm glad to see outlets covering them.
January 7, 2026 at 1:32 PM
A well written, if disturbing, article. I'd never heard of this group until a few days ago, and I'm glad to see outlets covering them.
Dang. Missed the live stream. Going to have to check for a re-broadcast.
January 6, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Dang. Missed the live stream. Going to have to check for a re-broadcast.
A) Conscription is not great, regardless of who is doing it.
2) Hopefully the AfD party stays on the outside looking in of German politics
2) Hopefully the AfD party stays on the outside looking in of German politics
November 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
A) Conscription is not great, regardless of who is doing it.
2) Hopefully the AfD party stays on the outside looking in of German politics
2) Hopefully the AfD party stays on the outside looking in of German politics
I've been... self-medicating since COVID. I recognize what I'm doing, but have little interest in correcting it. I appreciate you talking about this
September 2, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I've been... self-medicating since COVID. I recognize what I'm doing, but have little interest in correcting it. I appreciate you talking about this
Considering the backlash against an American Eagle ad making a shitty genes/jeans pun and calling it a "white supremacist dog whistle," this tracks
August 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Considering the backlash against an American Eagle ad making a shitty genes/jeans pun and calling it a "white supremacist dog whistle," this tracks
It also shows that they have no culture of their own outside of personal aggrievement and commercial consumerism
August 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
It also shows that they have no culture of their own outside of personal aggrievement and commercial consumerism
Cognitive dissonance really is a trademark characteristic for humanity, isn't it? It's probably what we do best
August 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Cognitive dissonance really is a trademark characteristic for humanity, isn't it? It's probably what we do best
All those people claiming for years that the government had gotten too big might have been onto something. Government money is a hell of a drug, and those institutions can't afford to cut themselves off from their dealer
August 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
All those people claiming for years that the government had gotten too big might have been onto something. Government money is a hell of a drug, and those institutions can't afford to cut themselves off from their dealer
Every energy production method we've developed to date has negative externalities. Some people seem to think we can wave the renewable wand and wish ourselves out of this. To your point, this is simply not the case.
And it's also not a reason to quit trying. We've go to pull out all the stops
And it's also not a reason to quit trying. We've go to pull out all the stops
August 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Every energy production method we've developed to date has negative externalities. Some people seem to think we can wave the renewable wand and wish ourselves out of this. To your point, this is simply not the case.
And it's also not a reason to quit trying. We've go to pull out all the stops
And it's also not a reason to quit trying. We've go to pull out all the stops
The Butlerian Jihad was justified. We have to go to war with the thinking machines
August 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The Butlerian Jihad was justified. We have to go to war with the thinking machines
I went back to playing D&D after a 20 year hiatus. It's one of the few interactions I have with adults outside of work and children's activities
July 29, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I went back to playing D&D after a 20 year hiatus. It's one of the few interactions I have with adults outside of work and children's activities
Nice! Looks like it might be some good knapping material
July 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Nice! Looks like it might be some good knapping material
Not to mention the way the Fed normally deals with these things is to add taxes and licenses, which is really only a barrier for the non-wealthy
July 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Not to mention the way the Fed normally deals with these things is to add taxes and licenses, which is really only a barrier for the non-wealthy
"You can't take the sky from me"
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July 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"You can't take the sky from me"
He may be underwater in the polling, but he also has a very concrete and observable floor at around 40%. It means little until that changes
July 16, 2025 at 2:44 AM
He may be underwater in the polling, but he also has a very concrete and observable floor at around 40%. It means little until that changes