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roninresearch.bsky.social
@roninresearch.bsky.social
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Taught everything from economics to CQC, sold everything from yaks to yachts, used communication for shinjitsu to subversion. Natsec, policing, urban warfare, markets, learning.WW1 ME&Asia.Trad COTUS Conservative. "Seen some stuff; done some things."
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roninresearch.bsky.social @roninresearch.bsky.social · Apr 6
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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 12h
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
October 14,1953
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY IS AT THE FOOTBALL GAME WITH HER MEGAPHONE, WHEN SHE SEES ONE OF HER FORMER TEACHERS NANCY: HELLO, MISS JONES--REMEMBER ME? P2- NANCY: YOU USED TO BE MY TEACHER MISS JONES: HM-- I JUST CAN'T SEEM TO PLACE YOU P3-NANCY: MAYBE I CAN REFRESH YOUR MEMORY P4- NANCY PLACES HER MEGAPHONE ON HER HEAD MISS JONES :NANCY THE MEGAPHONE HAS A CONICAL SHAPE REMINISCENT OF THE DUNCE CAP , WHICH SCHOOLS USED TO PUNISH CHILDREN WHO WERE DISRUPTIVE OR SLOW LEARNERS IN THE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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roninresearch.bsky.social @roninresearch.bsky.social · 12h
Yeah because the way you stop weaponizing lawfare is to engage in more lawfare... Aments...
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NEWSMAX @newsmax.com · 12h
Rep. Jordan Sends Scathing Letter Demanding Jack Smith Testify on 'Weaponized' DOJ
Rep. Jordan Sends Scathing Letter Demanding Jack Smith Testify on 'Weaponized' DOJ
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is demanding that Jack Smith testify before Congress, accusing the former special counsel of leading a politically motivated crusade against President Donald Trump.
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roninresearch.bsky.social @roninresearch.bsky.social · 12h
Attacking random banana boats is Hegseth's new flex...
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 12h
President Trump announced another military strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat near Venezuela. Six were killed.
Trump Administration Strikes Another Boat It Says Was Trafficking Drugs
The president said that six were killed in the latest military action off the coast of Venezuela.
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roninresearch.bsky.social @roninresearch.bsky.social · 12h
@tyrellmayfield.bsky.social @taggertmayfield.bsky.social I remember being given one of these as a courtesy car to drive back and forth from town to Pinehurst. The sucker flew & it felt like I was riding on an air cushion. You'd be speeding & not realize it...
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Bring a Trailer @bringatrailer.bsky.social · 12h
1,100-Mile 1990 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1,100-Mile 1990 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
Bid for the chance to own a 1,100-Mile 1990 Cadillac Sedan DeVille at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #215,560.
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Helene Meisler @hmeisler.bsky.social · 12h
CIFR off the top
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roninresearch.bsky.social @roninresearch.bsky.social · 12h
By now your charts must all consist of more vertical attachments than horizontal...Hmm...maybe you have a new proprietary measure:-)))
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Mr Market Miscalculates 🇪🇺🇺🇦🏴‍☠️ @mrmarketmis.bsky.social · 12h
As for internet, the end game is always porn
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Axios @axios.com · 13h
Sam Altman says OpenAI will allow erotica for adult users
Sam Altman says OpenAI will allow erotica for adult users
In a post on X, Altman also said ChatGPT will engage more personally.
www.axios.com
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roninresearch.bsky.social @roninresearch.bsky.social · 12h
Its been 25 yrs ago but a friend of mine's wife walked & left him to raise their two daughters. (He did a great job.) He did graphic design for DoD & was online a lot, but kept his daughters off. Never forget he told me, "The internet is 95% porn & 5% everything else..."
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Tank Archives @tankarchives.bsky.social · 12h
Three Japanese Type 95 tanks arrived at the NIBT Proving Grounds in Kubinka #OTD in 1945. Since they offered absolutely nothing new for Soviet tankers, they were retained as museum exhibits. One tank from this set is still on display to this day. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
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Daniel Håkansson @danielhaknsson.bsky.social · 1d
Crazy if this would work.
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Sarah Kirchberger @sarahkirchberger.bsky.social · 1d
“Undersea fiber-optic cables, which stretch over 1.2 million kilometers (750,000 miles) across the ocean floor, are being used in a new way for anti-submarine warfare. A developing technology called Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) is making this possible.”

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US, EU navies to use 750,000-mile cable network to track submarines
Undersea fiber-optic cables, which stretch over 750,000 miles across the ocean floor, are being used in a new way for anti-submarine warfare.
interestingengineering.com
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roninresearch.bsky.social @roninresearch.bsky.social · 12h
The same goes for grits...
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roninresearch.bsky.social @roninresearch.bsky.social · 12h
Corn bread needs to be as ubiquitous as pumpkin spice in October....
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Hupple’s Cat @hupplescat.bsky.social · 1d
Corn bread needs to be available everywhere.
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CIA Shadows @dukieboy2.bsky.social · 1d
Smart strategy- targeting energy infrastructure strikes at the core of Russia’s war machine. With U.S. intel guiding Ukraine’s precision, it’s not just about defense anymore- it’s leverage at the negotiation table.
#UkraineWar #Intelligence #Geopolitics www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Mr Market Miscalculates 🇪🇺🇺🇦🏴‍☠️ @mrmarketmis.bsky.social · 1d
Pot calling the kettle black
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 1d
Scott Bessent accuses Beijing of trying to damage global economy on.ft.com/48YsJPN
Scott Bessent accuses Beijing of trying to damage global economy
US Treasury secretary says China’s restrictions on critical mineral will hurt their own international standing
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Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social · 22h
MI5 issues guidance on countering espionage and interference

www.gov.uk/government/n...
MI5 issues guidance on countering espionage and interference
MI5's National Protective Security Authority issues new security guidance to protect democratic institutions from espionage and foreign interference
www.gov.uk
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Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social · 22h
(Critical) Intelligence Studies is just nonsense. It's overtheorisation and a copy of Critical IR/Security, etc.

It's still possible to study gender, media, ethnicity, non-state intelligence without being "critical" because intelligence studies covers everything.
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roninresearch.bsky.social @roninresearch.bsky.social · 12h
It sounds more like a job justification instead of distinction in curriculum.... I agree with you. There are way too many pseudo micro position redefinitions in academia that mean nothing...
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Lexidh Solstad @lexidh.catpasity.com · 21h
Finished =) Well, finished stitching. Hopefully all my new pillowcases will be ready for actual use next autumn ;P This one was irresistible, it has a SNAIL on it!

#embroidery #crossstitch #crafting #handmade #stitchsky #craftsky #tapestry
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roninresearch.bsky.social @roninresearch.bsky.social · 12h
I kinda prefer finding my own errors rather than having someone else announce them over a bull horn...:-)))
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EricR @ericsmuse.bsky.social · 21h
I try to remember that each of us has our allotment of intelligence. Some more, some less. It's a gift that elevates us above animals. We can use it well, or not.

Critical thinking is a double-edged sword. It reveals my errors, which can be ego-deflating. But I prefer deflation to living in error.
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Corporal Frisk @corporalfrisk.com · 18h
This is a really interesting read, regardless of whether you is the kind who usually is interested in African authoritarians or not!
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Brian Klaas @brianklaas.bsky.social · 21h
The president (or maybe not president) of Madagascar—a radio DJ who overthrew the island’s yogurt kingpin in a coup d’état—just fled the country in a French helicopter after Gen Z protests. I wrote about the most interesting island you know nothing about, with bonus pictures of me with lemurs:
The yogurt kingpin, the radio DJ coup, and the most interesting island on Earth
Madagascar is a fascinating island home to 30+ million people. It's also home to bizarre, volatile politics that virtually nobody knows about. And the president just escaped on a helicopter.
www.forkingpaths.co
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roninresearch.bsky.social @roninresearch.bsky.social · 12h
When you finally read about Malagasy politics you begin to understand why it works well as an island...
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Corporal Frisk @corporalfrisk.com · 18h
Now, I am only half-trolling when I say there is a timeline in which Finland by 2032 has more and better submarines in service than Sweden 😎
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Hupple’s Cat @hupplescat.bsky.social · 18h
A very Happy Battle of Hastings Day to all of you who celebrate!

Gonna go wrap myself up in a tapestry and partake in a flagon of mead or two…
A section of the Bayeaux Tapestry.
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