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Brian Farrell 🇨🇦🇺🇦

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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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Brian Farrell 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @hisbpf.bsky.social · Jun 15

Delighted to announce my forthcoming book with University Press of Kansas, kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700639953/
Very pleased to join their excellent Modern War Studies series. To be released in early November.

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Brian Farrell 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @hisbpf.bsky.social · 2h

As a Canadian, I can tell you that wanting to put a bag over your head to hide in embarrassment from the latest defence procurement bungle is all too common an experience. Oh Canada …🇨🇦

Canadian Army vehicle procurement worth up to $1 billion facing serious problems

The Department of National Defence won't say if the vehicle procurement project worth up to $1 billion will be cancelled.

ottawacitizen.com

Brian Farrell 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @hisbpf.bsky.social · 1d

The problem so often includes tying the degree to specific job: if you study poetry it must mean you are hoping to be hired as a poet.

Brian Farrell 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @hisbpf.bsky.social · 1d

train people we hire to do our job. We want people who have already been trained to think critically, analyze, ask informed questions, communicate clearly; that’s why we are always open to hiring humanities graduates.” The wider evidence has borne this out in advanced economies since the 1990s.

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Brian Farrell 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @hisbpf.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely right. Part of the mistake comes from conflating professional technical degrees tied to a job ((law, engineering, medicine), with general education degrees. The latter have held their own well in Fortune 500. The CEO of JP Morgan Asia told me years ago”we don’t need technocrats we will

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Brian Farrell 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @hisbpf.bsky.social · 1d

Trump understands the purpose of the auto pact. That’s why he wants to end it.

Trump says trade talks 'complicated' but Canada will be 'very happy' with eventual deal

Despite the warm words, Canada remains the only G7 country not to have reached a trade deal with Trump this year.

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Brian Farrell 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @hisbpf.bsky.social · 3d

Police to get broader powers to crack down on repeated protests

The move is not a ban on protests but "about restrictions and conditions", Shabana Mahmood tells the BBC.

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The Dispatch @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social · 5d

"The key to understanding Pete Hegseth is to have a deep appreciation for the fact that he's a dork." --Kevin Williamson on The Dispatch Podcast

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Brian Farrell 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @hisbpf.bsky.social · 6d

Hamas chooses war. Again.

Hamas military leader in Gaza objects to ceasefire plan, BBC understands

President Trump's proposal, accepted by Israel, stipulates that Hamas disarm and have no future role in governing Gaza.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 7d

Dean: The president is unhinged

Johnson: A lot of folks on your side are too. I don’t control him

Dean: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals.

Johnson: I didn’t see it.

Dean: Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing.

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Brian Farrell 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @hisbpf.bsky.social · 7d

Is there anyone left in the GOP caucus who cares about the prerogatives of Congress? Are you all just rubber stamp toadies to a king now?

Analysis: Why Trump’s pledge to defend Qatar is so extraordinary | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump has bestowed upon the nation of Qatar a remarkable security guarantee that could include coming to its defense militarily.

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Brian Farrell 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @hisbpf.bsky.social · 7d

Cheap shot punk. Hope he plays next game and meets the Sheriff.

Cousins fined maximum for actions in Senators game | NHL.com

Forward disciplined for slashing against Canadiens’ Demidov

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Brian Farrell 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @hisbpf.bsky.social · 8d

Nuts

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · 9d

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...

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Brian Farrell 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @hisbpf.bsky.social · 9d

Leaders in Middle East and Europe welcome Trump's Gaza peace plan

Donald Trump says if Hamas rejects the plan, Israel will have US backing to "finish the job of destroying the threat" from the armed group.

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Brian Farrell 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @hisbpf.bsky.social · 10d

Vicious war criminals

DOKTORHULK 🎗️ (zwischen Tier & Gott) @doktorhulk.bsky.social · 10d

Wipe them out!

MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 10d

‼️ Mass killings of Ukrainians in Bucha: The Sunday Times has named 13 Russian officers responsible for war crimes.

"In those 29 days in early 2022, they committed such atrocities that this Ukrainian city will forever become synonymous with war crimes," the article says.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11d

“WE MAKE, THEY TAKE”

From @moreperfectunion.bsky.social — 50 billboards across 8 states are driving home the message that working Americans (teachers, nurses, etc) keep 🇺🇸 running, but billionaires keep taking more & more.

Share if you agree.

More: perfectunion.us/wemaketheyta...

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Brian Farrell 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @hisbpf.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you very much, this was very informative.

Nick (derogatory) ✨ @slothropsmap.bsky.social · 12d

Now this is Content

Brian Farrell 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @hisbpf.bsky.social · 11d

Show me a project where ground has been broken, and physical work is underway, and I will consider it. We have had far too many words and promises. Enough exhortation. Get to work. Call me again when that happens.

Brian Farrell 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @hisbpf.bsky.social · 11d

Orwell would recognize this

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Hockey Out of Context Loves Canada @nhloutofcontext.bsky.social · 11d

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Brian Farrell 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @hisbpf.bsky.social · 11d

You are right.

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Brian Farrell 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @hisbpf.bsky.social · 11d

Bravo Zulu.

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eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 11d

The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...

National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders

National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe

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Brian Farrell 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @hisbpf.bsky.social · 12d

Yes based on Russias outstanding combat performance in Ukraine, they are the one to turn to for advice on training for battle …