Nick Kodama
@nickkodama.bsky.social
Fellow at MTA | PhD candidate at Georgetown | Researching nukes, IR, Japan, East Asia | Also posting photos of my cat and food.
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Nick Kodama
@nickkodama.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Lots of new followers from the Arlington starter pack and the nuke starter pack...so to give both audiences the content they signed up for: here's what happens when you nuke Arlington
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I found this terribly sad. A young woman with her life ahead of her, and she becomes one of the last American victims of the Long War.
November 28, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I found this terribly sad. A young woman with her life ahead of her, and she becomes one of the last American victims of the Long War.
He's hangry
Q: You said this suspect was flown in under the Biden admin. But was he granted asylum under your administration?
TRUMP: Uh, when it comes to asylum, when they're flown in, it's very hard to get them out no matter how you want to do it. But we're gonna be getting them all out now. *slams table*
TRUMP: Uh, when it comes to asylum, when they're flown in, it's very hard to get them out no matter how you want to do it. But we're gonna be getting them all out now. *slams table*
November 28, 2025 at 12:57 AM
He's hangry
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US defense firm Anduril faces setbacks from drone crashes, including in a recent Air Force test, reported here for the first time reut.rs/3XFSBtb
November 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
US defense firm Anduril faces setbacks from drone crashes, including in a recent Air Force test, reported here for the first time reut.rs/3XFSBtb
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Me: Okay, no politics at my place during thanksgiving
Cat: Mao
Cat: Mao
November 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Me: Okay, no politics at my place during thanksgiving
Cat: Mao
Cat: Mao
"Okinowa"
Some U.S. troops are celebrating Thanksgiving overseas, with military cooks serving up dinner with a "little extra love."
November 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
"Okinowa"
Must be a slow news day
November 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Must be a slow news day
oh okay 🙃
President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Thursday defended President Trump’s special envoy against accusations of pro-Kremlin bias.
Putin Defends Witkoff Against Accusations of Pro-Russia Bias
The Russian leader called the U.S. special envoy “an intelligent man” who is properly representing his country in peace negotiations.
nyti.ms
November 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
oh okay 🙃
Me: Okay, no politics at my place during thanksgiving
Cat: Mao
Cat: Mao
November 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Me: Okay, no politics at my place during thanksgiving
Cat: Mao
Cat: Mao
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BOAAAAT STUCCCKKKK
November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
BOAAAAT STUCCCKKKK
November 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Friends, do not argue about politics today. But if you must, argue with the in-laws about test yield thresholds and the relative merits of a "zero yield" criterion. Not college football or Congress.
Lessons From Los Alamos
America has the most to lose from restarting nuclear testing.
www.foreignaffairs.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Friends, do not argue about politics today. But if you must, argue with the in-laws about test yield thresholds and the relative merits of a "zero yield" criterion. Not college football or Congress.
wtaf
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
wtaf
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Leaving the Chinese diplomat's comment about cutting off the "filthy head" until the end of the piece is definitely a choice
Spat With China Becomes an Asset for Japan’s New Leader
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Leaving the Chinese diplomat's comment about cutting off the "filthy head" until the end of the piece is definitely a choice
oof. Dunno where this ends up but the fact that it started as a gaffe does not look good for Takaichi
Sanae Takaichi has hinted in parliament that she didn’t initially intend to refer to a specific case that Japan could consider a “survival-threatening situation,” potentially allowing it to deploy its military.
Takaichi hints that Taiwan remarks were off the cuff
The PM has indicated that she didn’t initially intend to offer an example of what she could consider a “survival-threatening situation” that would allow the SDF to be deployed.
ebx.sh
November 27, 2025 at 2:11 AM
oof. Dunno where this ends up but the fact that it started as a gaffe does not look good for Takaichi
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![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
What are we a bunch of USians???
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
What are we a bunch of USians???
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Part 3: Nuzzi goes to North Korea
There comes a point with someone’s scandalous personal life where it’s like late 1990’s Dennis Rodman — we know you’re weird, it’s just not interesting anymore.
November 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Part 3: Nuzzi goes to North Korea
"You will be visited by three spirits"
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"You will be visited by three spirits"
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
Is this platform still massively against SLCM-N or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Is this platform still massively against SLCM-N or has it moved more towards acceptance?
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Made an effort to establish a timeline of this latest iteration of essentially the same old attempt by the Trump administration to force a peace deal, doomed to fail like the previous three times.
The number of plot twists would have been amusing, if it wasn’t so cruel to Ukraine.
The number of plot twists would have been amusing, if it wasn’t so cruel to Ukraine.
The Rise and Fall of the Dim-Wit Plan
The latest iteration of a "secret US-Russia peace plan for Ukraine" would have been funny, if it wasn't so cruel to Ukraine.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Made an effort to establish a timeline of this latest iteration of essentially the same old attempt by the Trump administration to force a peace deal, doomed to fail like the previous three times.
The number of plot twists would have been amusing, if it wasn’t so cruel to Ukraine.
The number of plot twists would have been amusing, if it wasn’t so cruel to Ukraine.