Brian Farrell 🇨🇦🇺🇦
@hisbpf.bsky.social
Military historian at NUS, Habs fan, Gunner tragic, and, most important, father of Conor. All opinions my own. Standing with Ukraine. 🇺🇦Denouncing terrorists. 🇨🇦 living and working in 🇸🇬. Trump will be defeated. Stand tall Canada. Never 51.🇨🇦
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Being released this Tuesday, 4 November. Also available as E book, and through Amazon as both hardcover and on Kindle.
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“Europe must now fight to save Ukraine and itself as bravely as Ukraine has been fighting to save itself and Europe for a decade. The resources are there, but the courage is not. Stop pretending Trump will ever turn on Putin and face reality and fight.”
Garry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov
November 29, 2025 at 5:58 AM
“Europe must now fight to save Ukraine and itself as bravely as Ukraine has been fighting to save itself and Europe for a decade. The resources are there, but the courage is not. Stop pretending Trump will ever turn on Putin and face reality and fight.”
Garry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov
Marking complete. Semester over. Sabbatical (my last one) beckons. Tenure is an awarded privilege. Never stop earning it.
November 27, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Marking complete. Semester over. Sabbatical (my last one) beckons. Tenure is an awarded privilege. Never stop earning it.
A unique social experiment 😅 youtu.be/FSefEYzhN18?...
We LOCKED Arsenal and Spurs fans in a box to miss the NLD | In The Box
YouTube video by Sky Sports Premier League
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 AM
A unique social experiment 😅 youtu.be/FSefEYzhN18?...
My brothers game story of the Habs triumph. Always great to beat the Leafs.
Canadiens defeat Maple Leafs to end 5-game skid | NHL.com
Dobson, Anderson each scores twice for Montreal; Woll pulled for Toronto
www.nhl.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:40 AM
My brothers game story of the Habs triumph. Always great to beat the Leafs.
Well, well, well, how about that? Time to renounce and disassociate, MIT? Or will we be hypocrites instead? Tsk tsk. We will be watching.
Chomsky had deeper ties with Epstein than previously known, documents reveal
The philosopher and the sex trafficker were in contact long after Epstein was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor, documents reveal
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Well, well, well, how about that? Time to renounce and disassociate, MIT? Or will we be hypocrites instead? Tsk tsk. We will be watching.
You will not be the president losing his dignity Mr. Zelensky. Courage to you sir. Slavia Ukraina 🇺🇦
November 22, 2025 at 4:14 AM
You will not be the president losing his dignity Mr. Zelensky. Courage to you sir. Slavia Ukraina 🇺🇦
@otdmilhistory.bsky.social get a load of this one …
Why Germans Feared Canadian Infantry — But Not American or British Troops
YouTube video by Canadian WW2 Tales
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November 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
@otdmilhistory.bsky.social get a load of this one …
If leaks are accurate this is the most disgraceful proposal ever presented by a govt of the USA. The consequences would be worse than those of Munich 1938. We now seem to be standing right in front of catastrophe. Shame on all involved in this. Democracies, arm up. The Americans are gone.
What we know about leaked US draft plan to end Russia's Ukraine war
There are 28 key points and while several on the face of it could be acceptable to Ukraine, others cross Kyiv's red lines.
www.bbc.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
If leaks are accurate this is the most disgraceful proposal ever presented by a govt of the USA. The consequences would be worse than those of Munich 1938. We now seem to be standing right in front of catastrophe. Shame on all involved in this. Democracies, arm up. The Americans are gone.
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Wow, this is revealing...
The plan says that "A dialogue will be held between Russia and NATO, mediated by the United States." This implies that both Russia and the Trump administration don't see the US as part of NATO in any real sense. That should deeply alarm every other NATO state.
November 21, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Wow, this is revealing...
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Revealed: The Russian commander wanted by Ukraine over Bucha massacres
Revealed: The Russian commander wanted by Ukraine over Bucha massacres
Revealed: The Russian commander wanted by Ukraine over Bucha massacres
www.independent.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Revealed: The Russian commander wanted by Ukraine over Bucha massacres
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Poland will close its last Russian consulate in Gdańsk after railway sabotage. FM Sikorski will urge EU states to restrict movement of 2,000 Russian diplomats, saying up to 40% engage in activities incompatible with their status, hinting at intelligence work.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
November 19, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Poland will close its last Russian consulate in Gdańsk after railway sabotage. FM Sikorski will urge EU states to restrict movement of 2,000 Russian diplomats, saying up to 40% engage in activities incompatible with their status, hinting at intelligence work.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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„You don’t have to embarrass our guest“
November 19, 2025 at 7:02 AM
„You don’t have to embarrass our guest“
My latest book is now available on Kindle, if you like reading that way. The lay out is good.
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 AM
My latest book is now available on Kindle, if you like reading that way. The lay out is good.
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1/ PRC is not nuts. This is a deliberate campaign to hurt Takaichi domestically and force her out. They have conducted a similar campaign against Lai in Taiwan, and Tsai before him (killing X-strait tourism, banning imports of grouper fish, fruits, etc). For PRC tantrums are strategy.
November 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
1/ PRC is not nuts. This is a deliberate campaign to hurt Takaichi domestically and force her out. They have conducted a similar campaign against Lai in Taiwan, and Tsai before him (killing X-strait tourism, banning imports of grouper fish, fruits, etc). For PRC tantrums are strategy.
The 🇨🇦 contingent is leading that NATO formation in Latvia. Good to see important progress being made.
See advanced anti-drone technology testing amid reports of Russian incursions into European airspace | CNN
NATO forces in Latvia are conducting drone defense exercises to prepare for potential Russian threats. CNN’s Jim Sciutto reports.
www.cnn.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The 🇨🇦 contingent is leading that NATO formation in Latvia. Good to see important progress being made.
You know what I’m fed up with? People who write something deliberately provocative or inflammatory and then limit who can reply. From now on, instant block. If you can’t square up for it, don’t write it.
November 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
You know what I’m fed up with? People who write something deliberately provocative or inflammatory and then limit who can reply. From now on, instant block. If you can’t square up for it, don’t write it.
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The railway Warsaw - Lublin has been attacked with both explosives and sabotage.
"unprecedented act of sabotage targeting directly the security of the Polish state and its civilians. This route is also crucially important for delivering aid to Ukraine" says Polish PM Donald Tusk.
"unprecedented act of sabotage targeting directly the security of the Polish state and its civilians. This route is also crucially important for delivering aid to Ukraine" says Polish PM Donald Tusk.
November 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The railway Warsaw - Lublin has been attacked with both explosives and sabotage.
"unprecedented act of sabotage targeting directly the security of the Polish state and its civilians. This route is also crucially important for delivering aid to Ukraine" says Polish PM Donald Tusk.
"unprecedented act of sabotage targeting directly the security of the Polish state and its civilians. This route is also crucially important for delivering aid to Ukraine" says Polish PM Donald Tusk.
This we take seriously. The BBC may have decided to race to the bottom as a network, but Gardner remains the consummate professional. Important bell ringing here.
How realistic is the plan to build a 'drone wall' against Russia?
Drones have been found across Western Europe near airports, military bases and power plants, as part of a suspected programme of 'hybrid warfare'
www.bbc.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This we take seriously. The BBC may have decided to race to the bottom as a network, but Gardner remains the consummate professional. Important bell ringing here.
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You can’t separate the Holocaust from any understanding of World War 2. Those who do are really saying something very bad.
October 12, 2025 at 1:24 AM
You can’t separate the Holocaust from any understanding of World War 2. Those who do are really saying something very bad.
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What is a Pepper Pot? A World War 2 Hodge Podge Barrage
YouTube video by OTD Military History
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October 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM