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This is what the regime’s IRGC and Basij thugs are doing to unarmed protesters. These aren’t isolated clashes, this is a sustained crackdown using violence against civilians demanding change. What you’re seeing is one center, in Tehran, but similar brutality has been reported across the country.
January 11, 2026 at 6:34 PM
This is what the regime’s IRGC and Basij thugs are doing to unarmed protesters. These aren’t isolated clashes, this is a sustained crackdown using violence against civilians demanding change. What you’re seeing is one center, in Tehran, but similar brutality has been reported across the country.
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Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
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I always tell students if you ask a good question the article will write itself
December 30, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I always tell students if you ask a good question the article will write itself
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We have to stop doing this. We can’t continue to use TLAMs on targets that don’t justify their use or the cost to replace them. We hit a few in unfortified targets in Nigeria with Tomahawks when he could’ve used a couple $20,000 GBUs.
December 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
We have to stop doing this. We can’t continue to use TLAMs on targets that don’t justify their use or the cost to replace them. We hit a few in unfortified targets in Nigeria with Tomahawks when he could’ve used a couple $20,000 GBUs.
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🚨New article by @jimgoldgeier.bsky.social and me in @twqgw.bsky.social:
“NATO Did Not Cause Putin’s Imperial War.”
A short 🧵. 1/4
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“NATO Did Not Cause Putin’s Imperial War.”
A short 🧵. 1/4
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
NATO Did Not Cause Putin’s Imperial War
Published in The Washington Quarterly (Vol. 48, No. 4, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
🚨New article by @jimgoldgeier.bsky.social and me in @twqgw.bsky.social:
“NATO Did Not Cause Putin’s Imperial War.”
A short 🧵. 1/4
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“NATO Did Not Cause Putin’s Imperial War.”
A short 🧵. 1/4
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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wrote this week about a topic there's surprisingly little coverage of in the United States even in think tanks focused on the Chinese military: the everyday lives of Chinese soldiers.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/16/c...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/16/c...
What’s It Like to Be a Chinese Soldier?
Behind the parades, recruits face long deployments, strict rules, and limited opportunities.
foreignpolicy.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
wrote this week about a topic there's surprisingly little coverage of in the United States even in think tanks focused on the Chinese military: the everyday lives of Chinese soldiers.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/16/c...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/16/c...
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December 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Now there is evidence - the drone swarmes over European critical Infrastructure come from Russian vessels. Sink them all.
www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...
www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...
They Droned Back
Young journalists expose Russian-linked vessels circling off the Dutch and German coast
www.digitaldigging.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Now there is evidence - the drone swarmes over European critical Infrastructure come from Russian vessels. Sink them all.
www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...
www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...
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I'll just quietly as that one of the finest academic paper titles of all time is the glorious:
"Tin, Tin in the Congo | 7 | From Imperial Asset to Conflict Mineral" | share.google/ZSoztBqFozjY...
"Tin, Tin in the Congo | 7 | From Imperial Asset to Conflict Mineral" | share.google/ZSoztBqFozjY...
December 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I'll just quietly as that one of the finest academic paper titles of all time is the glorious:
"Tin, Tin in the Congo | 7 | From Imperial Asset to Conflict Mineral" | share.google/ZSoztBqFozjY...
"Tin, Tin in the Congo | 7 | From Imperial Asset to Conflict Mineral" | share.google/ZSoztBqFozjY...
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As far as I can see, this nat sec strategy is far harsher on Europe than on Russia. There is no mention of a threat from Russia or of deterrence, only that "re-establishing strategic stability" is a priority. Europe is cast as a major threat to freedom. A radical, dangerous document.
December 5, 2025 at 7:35 AM
As far as I can see, this nat sec strategy is far harsher on Europe than on Russia. There is no mention of a threat from Russia or of deterrence, only that "re-establishing strategic stability" is a priority. Europe is cast as a major threat to freedom. A radical, dangerous document.
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Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
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The historian’s curse:
May your research be relevant to contemporary events
May your research be relevant to contemporary events
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The historian’s curse:
May your research be relevant to contemporary events
May your research be relevant to contemporary events
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1) @washingtonpost.com reported Thursday on a controversial policy downgrading how nooses and swastikas are labeled in the Coast Guard.
2) Admin officials attacked The Post, falsely alleging the reporting of "fake crap."
3) The CG said it would review policy language.
4) The CG reversed course.
2) Admin officials attacked The Post, falsely alleging the reporting of "fake crap."
3) The CG said it would review policy language.
4) The CG reversed course.
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
1) @washingtonpost.com reported Thursday on a controversial policy downgrading how nooses and swastikas are labeled in the Coast Guard.
2) Admin officials attacked The Post, falsely alleging the reporting of "fake crap."
3) The CG said it would review policy language.
4) The CG reversed course.
2) Admin officials attacked The Post, falsely alleging the reporting of "fake crap."
3) The CG said it would review policy language.
4) The CG reversed course.
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“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas”: Coast Guard official, speaking anonymously for fear of reprisal (GIFT LINK)
EXCLUSIVE from @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social
wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
EXCLUSIVE from @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social
wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
wapo.st
November 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas”: Coast Guard official, speaking anonymously for fear of reprisal (GIFT LINK)
EXCLUSIVE from @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social
wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
EXCLUSIVE from @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social
wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
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Every person who thinks it's just pedantry to argue about what constitutes "fascism" should think very hard about how much damage has been done to American life by the indiscriminate and incorrect usage of words like "terrorism," "war," "treason" and "communist", among many others.
November 8, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Every person who thinks it's just pedantry to argue about what constitutes "fascism" should think very hard about how much damage has been done to American life by the indiscriminate and incorrect usage of words like "terrorism," "war," "treason" and "communist", among many others.
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As the situation in Pokrovsk becomes critical, and AFU reinforces the pocket to stabilize the flanks, there's considerable attention now to how this battle is unfolding. A few thoughts on the situation. 1/ (DeepStateMap)
November 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
As the situation in Pokrovsk becomes critical, and AFU reinforces the pocket to stabilize the flanks, there's considerable attention now to how this battle is unfolding. A few thoughts on the situation. 1/ (DeepStateMap)
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Military medicine as a force multiplier. "A cross-national analysis of conventional wars since 1900 probes the plausibility of the argument and suggests a positive association between physician-to-population ratios and improved battlefield performance" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Military Medicine and Military Effectiveness
Despite extensive scholarship on military effectiveness, the role of military medicine remains largely untested. We argue that robust medical capabilities improve effectiveness by preserving manpow...
www.tandfonline.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Military medicine as a force multiplier. "A cross-national analysis of conventional wars since 1900 probes the plausibility of the argument and suggests a positive association between physician-to-population ratios and improved battlefield performance" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Looks like extraordinary cowardice. "...following pressure from the Chinese state and a separate defamation law suit against the university, Sheffield Hallam decided not to publish a final piece of research by Prof Murphy and her team into forced labour." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 3, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Looks like extraordinary cowardice. "...following pressure from the Chinese state and a separate defamation law suit against the university, Sheffield Hallam decided not to publish a final piece of research by Prof Murphy and her team into forced labour." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Submission no. 500 at the Journal of Scandinavian Military Studies (SJMS) landed this morning!
We publish in the field of military studies: multidisciplinary, practice‑relevant, with Scandinavian roots and a global scope
All open access
Learn more about @sjms.bsky.social: sjms.nu/articles/10....
We publish in the field of military studies: multidisciplinary, practice‑relevant, with Scandinavian roots and a global scope
All open access
Learn more about @sjms.bsky.social: sjms.nu/articles/10....
October 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Submission no. 500 at the Journal of Scandinavian Military Studies (SJMS) landed this morning!
We publish in the field of military studies: multidisciplinary, practice‑relevant, with Scandinavian roots and a global scope
All open access
Learn more about @sjms.bsky.social: sjms.nu/articles/10....
We publish in the field of military studies: multidisciplinary, practice‑relevant, with Scandinavian roots and a global scope
All open access
Learn more about @sjms.bsky.social: sjms.nu/articles/10....
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Curious about what China’s nuclear force is evolving into? Using Chinese primary sources, my latest publication from
@nbr.org maps out what China is building and the goals it intends to serve. 🧵 www.nbr.org/publication/...
@nbr.org maps out what China is building and the goals it intends to serve. 🧵 www.nbr.org/publication/...
October 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Curious about what China’s nuclear force is evolving into? Using Chinese primary sources, my latest publication from
@nbr.org maps out what China is building and the goals it intends to serve. 🧵 www.nbr.org/publication/...
@nbr.org maps out what China is building and the goals it intends to serve. 🧵 www.nbr.org/publication/...
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Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
October 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
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How did Iranian & Israeli air and missile defenses perform during the 12-Day War? Read all about it in my new piece
@fpri.bsky.social
TLDR: Poor Iranian AD enabled Israel's highly effective missile defeat strategy, BUT, even then, Israeli defenses were severely strained and almost broke down
@fpri.bsky.social
TLDR: Poor Iranian AD enabled Israel's highly effective missile defeat strategy, BUT, even then, Israeli defenses were severely strained and almost broke down
October 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
How did Iranian & Israeli air and missile defenses perform during the 12-Day War? Read all about it in my new piece
@fpri.bsky.social
TLDR: Poor Iranian AD enabled Israel's highly effective missile defeat strategy, BUT, even then, Israeli defenses were severely strained and almost broke down
@fpri.bsky.social
TLDR: Poor Iranian AD enabled Israel's highly effective missile defeat strategy, BUT, even then, Israeli defenses were severely strained and almost broke down
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Russia lost at least 100,000 troops killed since January 2025 while capturing only 0.4 percent of Ukrainian territory, with total losses reaching 984,000 to 1.4 million troops including 190,000 to 480,000 killed, The Economist reports.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
October 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Russia lost at least 100,000 troops killed since January 2025 while capturing only 0.4 percent of Ukrainian territory, with total losses reaching 984,000 to 1.4 million troops including 190,000 to 480,000 killed, The Economist reports.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
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China expels two top generals from Communist Party in anti-corruption purge reut.rs/3IPiSRZ
China expels two top generals from Communist Party in anti-corruption purge
Two top Chinese generals have been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and the military for "serious violations of discipline and law", the country's defence ministry said on Friday.
reut.rs
October 17, 2025 at 9:50 AM
China expels two top generals from Communist Party in anti-corruption purge reut.rs/3IPiSRZ
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🧵 This reporting confirms my suspicion on why, based on reporting last week, the CIA's Deputy Director, Michael Ellis, installed himself as the agency's general counsel. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
🧵 This reporting confirms my suspicion on why, based on reporting last week, the CIA's Deputy Director, Michael Ellis, installed himself as the agency's general counsel. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...