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Still hoping against hope we can somehow get to 200K by the end of the year.
Given that ever since we put out a statement saying we won't use Generative AI on our channel we've lost a bunch of subs, I guess we ain't hitting 200K by the end of the year lol.
December 7, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Still hoping against hope we can somehow get to 200K by the end of the year.
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Well then. Let’s see what’s gonna happen there.
“German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron are planning to discuss the fate of the troubled Franco-German fighter jet project FCAS - or SCAF - in the week of December 15.”
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
“German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron are planning to discuss the fate of the troubled Franco-German fighter jet project FCAS - or SCAF - in the week of December 15.”
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Merz and Macron to discuss fate of FCAS fighter jet, industry source says
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron are planning to discuss the fate of the troubled Franco-German fighter jet project FCAS - or SCAF - in the week of December 15, an...
www.reuters.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Well then. Let’s see what’s gonna happen there.
“German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron are planning to discuss the fate of the troubled Franco-German fighter jet project FCAS - or SCAF - in the week of December 15.”
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
“German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron are planning to discuss the fate of the troubled Franco-German fighter jet project FCAS - or SCAF - in the week of December 15.”
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
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Thread on how to detect ai in that viral dog video
Yeah, I mean, I'm critical of any video nowadays that is trying to elicit an emotional response, especially when it's asking for subs at the end. It's weird that all the people seem to end up with the dog they want. And shelters are overflowing, where are the rooms full of people wanting to adopt?
December 7, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Thread on how to detect ai in that viral dog video
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the actual milheads in the audience can correct me if i'm wrong, but it really does feel like the M7 project is a result of terminal GWOT brain. like ian says, if some guy opens up on you from 800m, the answer isn't the M7, the answer is combined arms
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqlK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqlK...
Why the M7 and 6.8x51mm are Bad Ideas: Welcome to my TED Talk
YouTube video by Forgotten Weapons
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
the actual milheads in the audience can correct me if i'm wrong, but it really does feel like the M7 project is a result of terminal GWOT brain. like ian says, if some guy opens up on you from 800m, the answer isn't the M7, the answer is combined arms
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqlK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqlK...
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My @politicshome.bsky.social story from the summer about the AI-generated "I rise to speak" phenomenon in Parliament has made it into @nytimes.com 🇺🇸
(sadly, without credit)
(sadly, without credit)
December 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
My @politicshome.bsky.social story from the summer about the AI-generated "I rise to speak" phenomenon in Parliament has made it into @nytimes.com 🇺🇸
(sadly, without credit)
(sadly, without credit)
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This is where I learnt all the classic Greek legends that I’m now re-learning (and getting a much better understanding of) via @alexpodyssey.bsky.social
Ulysses 31 (TV, 1981-1982).
Jean Chalopin: "We were told that if we wanted to sell something in France, we needed a cultural alibi. We wanted to do science fiction because it was up to date. I'm not sure how Ulysses got into the discussions anymore, but one thing was said: in Homer's time..."
Jean Chalopin: "We were told that if we wanted to sell something in France, we needed a cultural alibi. We wanted to do science fiction because it was up to date. I'm not sure how Ulysses got into the discussions anymore, but one thing was said: in Homer's time..."
December 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
This is where I learnt all the classic Greek legends that I’m now re-learning (and getting a much better understanding of) via @alexpodyssey.bsky.social
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Europe’s indecision about whether and how to use frozen Russian assets for war reparations created a dangerous opening, Candace Rondeaux writes.
Europe Hesitated on Ukraine. Trump and Putin Moved In
Europe’s indecision about whether and how to use frozen Russian assets for war reparations created a dangerous opening.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Europe’s indecision about whether and how to use frozen Russian assets for war reparations created a dangerous opening, Candace Rondeaux writes.
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Okay @erinbiba.bsky.social it’s time for my second-most anticipated annual thread: Cats in Christmas Trees (and Battling Menorahs). Starting off strong with Donut.
December 3, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Okay @erinbiba.bsky.social it’s time for my second-most anticipated annual thread: Cats in Christmas Trees (and Battling Menorahs). Starting off strong with Donut.
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Farage has been dismissing evidence of Russian ties to the Salisbury Novichok attack since 2018.
We need an investigation into Russian interference in our politics.
We need an investigation into Russian interference in our politics.
December 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Farage has been dismissing evidence of Russian ties to the Salisbury Novichok attack since 2018.
We need an investigation into Russian interference in our politics.
We need an investigation into Russian interference in our politics.
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There is one striking incoherence in the text: the document is all about America first.
But the very same document lists America’s “network of alliances” & “unmatched softpower” as assets, and speaks about “collective defence”.
If the US does what it describes in the doc, it will lose all that.
But the very same document lists America’s “network of alliances” & “unmatched softpower” as assets, and speaks about “collective defence”.
If the US does what it describes in the doc, it will lose all that.
December 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
There is one striking incoherence in the text: the document is all about America first.
But the very same document lists America’s “network of alliances” & “unmatched softpower” as assets, and speaks about “collective defence”.
If the US does what it describes in the doc, it will lose all that.
But the very same document lists America’s “network of alliances” & “unmatched softpower” as assets, and speaks about “collective defence”.
If the US does what it describes in the doc, it will lose all that.
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The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
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A few thoughts on the new US national security strategy that was released today.
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www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A few thoughts on the new US national security strategy that was released today.
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www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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Actual archers were not that lethal, as we've discussed in depth repeatedly (e.g. acoup.blog/2025/05/02/c...); all-foot-archer comps are entirely viable in Bannerlord, but you'd have been insane to do that historically (even English armies had lots of men-at-arms).
Collections: Why Archers Didn’t Volley Fire
This week we’re looking at a specific visual motif common in TV and film: the arrow volley. You know the scene: the general readies his archers, he orders them to ‘draw!’ and then…
acoup.blog
December 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Actual archers were not that lethal, as we've discussed in depth repeatedly (e.g. acoup.blog/2025/05/02/c...); all-foot-archer comps are entirely viable in Bannerlord, but you'd have been insane to do that historically (even English armies had lots of men-at-arms).
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>spend a year berating our allies for not spending enough
>threaten their economies with tariffs and repeatedly claim we won’t honor our article 5 commitments
>they spend more on defense
>start berating them because they’re spending the money on their own defense industries
>threaten their economies with tariffs and repeatedly claim we won’t honor our article 5 commitments
>they spend more on defense
>start berating them because they’re spending the money on their own defense industries
December 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
>spend a year berating our allies for not spending enough
>threaten their economies with tariffs and repeatedly claim we won’t honor our article 5 commitments
>they spend more on defense
>start berating them because they’re spending the money on their own defense industries
>threaten their economies with tariffs and repeatedly claim we won’t honor our article 5 commitments
>they spend more on defense
>start berating them because they’re spending the money on their own defense industries
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Farage has been dismissing evidence of Russian ties to the Salisbury Novichok attack since 2018 🧐
December 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Farage has been dismissing evidence of Russian ties to the Salisbury Novichok attack since 2018 🧐
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A look at the past of the long canclled Operational Utility Vehicle System (OUVS)
Click to read ➡️
www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2024/09/oper...
Click to read ➡️
www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2024/09/oper...
Operational Utility Vehicle System (OUVS) - Think Defence
The Operational Utility Vehicle System (OUVS) programme was launched in early 2003 and announced at the Defence Vehicle Dynamics (DVD) show by Lord Bach in the same year.
www.thinkdefence.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A look at the past of the long canclled Operational Utility Vehicle System (OUVS)
Click to read ➡️
www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2024/09/oper...
Click to read ➡️
www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2024/09/oper...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin must have ordered the Novichok nerve agent attack on Russian double agent Sergei Skripal in 2018, in an “astonishingly reckless” act that led to the death of an innocent woman, a UK public inquiry concluded.
UK Novichok report concludes Putin ordered poisoning of Russian double agent | CNN
Russian President Vladimir Putin must have ordered the Novichok nerve agent attack on Russian double agent Sergei Skripal in 2018, in an “astonishingly reckless” act that led to the death of an innoce...
www.cnn.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin must have ordered the Novichok nerve agent attack on Russian double agent Sergei Skripal in 2018, in an “astonishingly reckless” act that led to the death of an innocent woman, a UK public inquiry concluded.
Was the Miranda Class Actually Hard as Nails?
YouTube video by Spacedock
youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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PALAEOPLISHIES HOLY SHIT
Ancient animal people represent and show some love with your purchasing power
Ancient animal people represent and show some love with your purchasing power
Hi I'm Bex! I'm based in the UK and I make "Palaeoplushies" - Palaeontologically Accurate Plushies! I also make other animals (mostly fish).
Check out my work here: www.palaeoplushies.com
Check out my work here: www.palaeoplushies.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:31 AM
PALAEOPLISHIES HOLY SHIT
Ancient animal people represent and show some love with your purchasing power
Ancient animal people represent and show some love with your purchasing power
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The narrative accompanying the data also warns that crew shortfalls continue to affect the RFA’s ability to hold units at readiness.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/half-of-brit...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/half-of-brit...
Half of British fleet at ‘high readiness or above’
The narrative accompanying the data also warns that crew shortfalls continue to affect the RFA’s ability to hold units at readiness.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The narrative accompanying the data also warns that crew shortfalls continue to affect the RFA’s ability to hold units at readiness.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/half-of-brit...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/half-of-brit...
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Defence Minister Luke Pollard pointed to safety assurances from senior officials as the reason the MOD approved Ajax’s Initial Operating Capability.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/defence-mini...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/defence-mini...
December 3, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Defence Minister Luke Pollard pointed to safety assurances from senior officials as the reason the MOD approved Ajax’s Initial Operating Capability.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/defence-mini...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/defence-mini...
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Cameroon’s opposition leader, Anciet Ekane, has died in detention. Ekane was taken into custody days after 92 year old Paul Biya was declared the winner of the presidential election and the country was rocked by protests. The family has been offered no explanation about his cause of death.
December 2, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Cameroon’s opposition leader, Anciet Ekane, has died in detention. Ekane was taken into custody days after 92 year old Paul Biya was declared the winner of the presidential election and the country was rocked by protests. The family has been offered no explanation about his cause of death.