David Burbach 🇺🇸🌹
@dburbach.bsky.social
Prof. National Security and International Relations. Space security, civil-military relations. Cats, science, photography for fun. Providence RI; Oregon at heart! Personal views ONLY; no govt resources used. Assoc Ed @TNSR.org
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David Burbach 🇺🇸🌹
@dburbach.bsky.social
· Oct 19
My pinned tweet through Presidents of both parties: Sen. Leahy reminds an appointee that federal employees swear an oath to the Constitution, not of personal loyalty to any one man or woman.
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Just heard someone say 'New Hampshire is a pretty big state' and I guess I got on the correct plane to Rhode Island
February 17, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Just heard someone say 'New Hampshire is a pretty big state' and I guess I got on the correct plane to Rhode Island
SOMEONE SET US UP THE BOMB does describe how many days feel lately
25 years ago today, ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US began its worldwide invasion on @newgrounds.com.
February 17, 2026 at 12:04 AM
SOMEONE SET US UP THE BOMB does describe how many days feel lately
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Incredible to me that the current US administration has looked at the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and concluded that the real problem with the US military is that its officers weren't good enough at killing stuff but knew too much history, anthropology, theology and international relations.
Evidently, something was broken with the other link. So, here, I've written about the right-wing attacks on PME and civilian educational institutions.
othermeans.substack.com/p/the-myth-o...
othermeans.substack.com/p/the-myth-o...
The Myth of the Warfighter
The Soldier and the Educational Institutions
othermeans.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Incredible to me that the current US administration has looked at the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and concluded that the real problem with the US military is that its officers weren't good enough at killing stuff but knew too much history, anthropology, theology and international relations.
Ignition and first 30 sec of flight of a Falcon 9 carrying Starlinks at 3:00a this morning
February 16, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Ignition and first 30 sec of flight of a Falcon 9 carrying Starlinks at 3:00a this morning
Oh come on. My work emails are obtainable by FOIA do I guess that should apply to the personal emails of Emmer and his donors?
Emmer: "Another reform they claim they want is they want ICE agents to identify themselves, to show identification. But they don't want identification for voters in elections. I mean, this stuff is just intellectually inconsistent."
February 16, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Oh come on. My work emails are obtainable by FOIA do I guess that should apply to the personal emails of Emmer and his donors?
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When Democrats retake the House they should subpoena this Bond villain just for the spectacle of it alone.
Dude is quickly climbing the ranks of Most Dangerous Man Alive
February 16, 2026 at 1:34 PM
When Democrats retake the House they should subpoena this Bond villain just for the spectacle of it alone.
This is just flatly inaccurate
February 16, 2026 at 7:21 PM
This is just flatly inaccurate
Author says our failures have been at the strategic level, so the solution is fire civilian PhDs and long term military faculty, replaced with a faculty of 1-year rotation mil instructors chosen on success in tactical command. Teaching what curriculum? Or just dispensing life tips over beer?
The worst thing you will read today. I used to be a WaRrIoR until I had to wear a suit at the war college!
amgreatness.com/2026/02/16/m...
amgreatness.com/2026/02/16/m...
Making the War Colleges Great Again › American Greatness
As President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth work to restore the focus of America’s military on lethality and warfighting, one of their major tasks has been to reform the institutions…
amgreatness.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Author says our failures have been at the strategic level, so the solution is fire civilian PhDs and long term military faculty, replaced with a faculty of 1-year rotation mil instructors chosen on success in tactical command. Teaching what curriculum? Or just dispensing life tips over beer?
Touching a sliver of basalt. 3.7 billion years old. Collected by a geologist named Harrison 'jack' Schmitt. FROM. THE. MOON.
February 16, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Touching a sliver of basalt. 3.7 billion years old. Collected by a geologist named Harrison 'jack' Schmitt. FROM. THE. MOON.
Getting better on the photos.
February 16, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Getting better on the photos.
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Let’s Make MAGA un-American, finally.
I wrote about the conflict over national identity, the need to reclaim patriotism from the Right, and the struggle between two traditions that are both authentically American:
White male supremacy vs. the egalitarian promise of democratic pluralism.
I wrote about the conflict over national identity, the need to reclaim patriotism from the Right, and the struggle between two traditions that are both authentically American:
White male supremacy vs. the egalitarian promise of democratic pluralism.
What is “Un-American”?
We must acknowledge America’s history of state authoritarianism and racial violence – but also dare to claim its aspirational tradition. Make MAGA un-American, finally.
steady.page
February 16, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Let’s Make MAGA un-American, finally.
I wrote about the conflict over national identity, the need to reclaim patriotism from the Right, and the struggle between two traditions that are both authentically American:
White male supremacy vs. the egalitarian promise of democratic pluralism.
I wrote about the conflict over national identity, the need to reclaim patriotism from the Right, and the struggle between two traditions that are both authentically American:
White male supremacy vs. the egalitarian promise of democratic pluralism.
Well, here we are again. Liftoff about 2:55 eastern
February 16, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Well, here we are again. Liftoff about 2:55 eastern
Well, here we are again. Liftoff about 2:55 eastern
February 16, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Well, here we are again. Liftoff about 2:55 eastern
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So like, this is extremely close to explicitly saying Germans shouldn’t be ashamed of the Third Reich, right?
February 15, 2026 at 10:47 PM
So like, this is extremely close to explicitly saying Germans shouldn’t be ashamed of the Third Reich, right?
It was so damn frustrating trying, and mostly failing, to explain this to a couple of very earnest and very not-online Boomer academic liberals. To they extent we made progress they were inclined to cut Platner slack and blame it on the military-industrial complex for breaking him
I am Graham Platner's age. I too was in the post 9/11 military. I also grew up in a small town in the Northeast US. I am also a college dropout with PTSD. And I am telling you: anyone from my demographic who had a Nazi tattoo for 15 years is either a Nazi or too dumb to be an effective US senator.
February 16, 2026 at 12:22 AM
It was so damn frustrating trying, and mostly failing, to explain this to a couple of very earnest and very not-online Boomer academic liberals. To they extent we made progress they were inclined to cut Platner slack and blame it on the military-industrial complex for breaking him
By no means a bider but I can do ok when they are right nearby and not in flight
February 16, 2026 at 12:12 AM
By no means a bider but I can do ok when they are right nearby and not in flight
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douglas adams was our most accurate futurist
We are at an airport restaurant. A robot just drove up to us with our food, said, "Hi! Here I am!" and then drove away with our food.
February 15, 2026 at 10:10 PM
douglas adams was our most accurate futurist
Not gonna call out by name, but yes the whipped topping is for beers
February 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Not gonna call out by name, but yes the whipped topping is for beers
From the Crew 12 launch Friday morning
February 15, 2026 at 1:39 PM
From the Crew 12 launch Friday morning
It concerns me that one of the two issues in the DOD vs Anthropic fight is "use for domestic surveillance", with other articles being clear it's about use to track US citizens. Why is this a DOD requirement? @wyden.senate.gov
www.axios.com/2026/02/15/c...
www.axios.com/2026/02/15/c...
Exclusive: Pentagon threatens to cut off Anthropic in AI safeguards dispute
Anthropic has not agreed to the Pentagon's terms and defense officials are getting fed up after months of difficult negotiations.
www.axios.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:10 PM
It concerns me that one of the two issues in the DOD vs Anthropic fight is "use for domestic surveillance", with other articles being clear it's about use to track US citizens. Why is this a DOD requirement? @wyden.senate.gov
www.axios.com/2026/02/15/c...
www.axios.com/2026/02/15/c...
Artemis II, waiting to launch for a flight around the Moon with four crewmembers in early March (from the Banana Creek viewing area)
February 15, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Artemis II, waiting to launch for a flight around the Moon with four crewmembers in early March (from the Banana Creek viewing area)
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Absolutely insane that our elites are not screaming about this. We have a generation of leaders who have completely failed to internalize the values of democracy. People of no conviction whatsoever. Truly the iron cage.
Utterly unacceptable in a democracy. In a sane world, House Republicans would be drafting impeachment articles today and Senate Republicans would be preparing for a trial to convict and remove him from office
February 14, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Absolutely insane that our elites are not screaming about this. We have a generation of leaders who have completely failed to internalize the values of democracy. People of no conviction whatsoever. Truly the iron cage.
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