Robert Morris
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Robert Morris
@morefreedom.bsky.social
· Sep 23
New Video! Donald #Trump is bringing #Turkey's Authoritarian playbook home to the United States.
youtu.be/67yIIkbwnXU
youtu.be/67yIIkbwnXU
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THUCYDIDES: In my book I described the Sicilian Expedition where you invade a basically random and sort of distant country to try to loot it as a cautionary tale
DIPSHITS: At long last, we have done the Sicilian Expedition from the classic of military history Don't Do The Sicilian Expedition
DIPSHITS: At long last, we have done the Sicilian Expedition from the classic of military history Don't Do The Sicilian Expedition
THUCYDIDES: In my book I invented the Melian Dialogue as a cautionary tale
DIPSHITS TALKING ABOUT IR WHO WANT TO SOUND SMART: At long last, we have done the Melian Dialogue from the classic book Don't Do the Melian Dialogue
DIPSHITS TALKING ABOUT IR WHO WANT TO SOUND SMART: At long last, we have done the Melian Dialogue from the classic book Don't Do the Melian Dialogue
The Melian Dialogue has a similar role to the Clausewitz quote about “politics by other means” - it exists to give a bit of frisson and even sexual pleasure to morons who have never read those quotes in context but who are still desperate to sound smart.
January 7, 2026 at 5:05 AM
THUCYDIDES: In my book I described the Sicilian Expedition where you invade a basically random and sort of distant country to try to loot it as a cautionary tale
DIPSHITS: At long last, we have done the Sicilian Expedition from the classic of military history Don't Do The Sicilian Expedition
DIPSHITS: At long last, we have done the Sicilian Expedition from the classic of military history Don't Do The Sicilian Expedition
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THUCYDIDES: In my book I invented the Melian Dialogue as a cautionary tale
DIPSHITS TALKING ABOUT IR WHO WANT TO SOUND SMART: At long last, we have done the Melian Dialogue from the classic book Don't Do the Melian Dialogue
DIPSHITS TALKING ABOUT IR WHO WANT TO SOUND SMART: At long last, we have done the Melian Dialogue from the classic book Don't Do the Melian Dialogue
The Melian Dialogue has a similar role to the Clausewitz quote about “politics by other means” - it exists to give a bit of frisson and even sexual pleasure to morons who have never read those quotes in context but who are still desperate to sound smart.
People who fancy quoting the Melian Dialogue ("the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must") ignore the fact that Thucydides was clearly portraying this as the kind of hubris that squandered Athens' primacy and paved the way for a devastating peer war that it ultimately lost.
January 7, 2026 at 4:12 AM
THUCYDIDES: In my book I invented the Melian Dialogue as a cautionary tale
DIPSHITS TALKING ABOUT IR WHO WANT TO SOUND SMART: At long last, we have done the Melian Dialogue from the classic book Don't Do the Melian Dialogue
DIPSHITS TALKING ABOUT IR WHO WANT TO SOUND SMART: At long last, we have done the Melian Dialogue from the classic book Don't Do the Melian Dialogue
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Saudi Arabia better know what it's doing. If it's going to take over the South, it's gonna have to commit to the South. It's been able to coast the last decade by relying on the STC deferring to it as Yemen's natural arbiter. The Southerners are not gonna forget being bombed.
January 7, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Saudi Arabia better know what it's doing. If it's going to take over the South, it's gonna have to commit to the South. It's been able to coast the last decade by relying on the STC deferring to it as Yemen's natural arbiter. The Southerners are not gonna forget being bombed.
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honestly, if nothing else change if/when we get another democratic president in the White House, at the very least do this
We should appoint more people from state universities and less Ivy League shits
January 7, 2026 at 3:29 AM
honestly, if nothing else change if/when we get another democratic president in the White House, at the very least do this
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People who fancy quoting the Melian Dialogue ("the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must") ignore the fact that Thucydides was clearly portraying this as the kind of hubris that squandered Athens' primacy and paved the way for a devastating peer war that it ultimately lost.
January 7, 2026 at 3:36 AM
People who fancy quoting the Melian Dialogue ("the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must") ignore the fact that Thucydides was clearly portraying this as the kind of hubris that squandered Athens' primacy and paved the way for a devastating peer war that it ultimately lost.
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This is a humiliating blow for the STC. But, this is inevitable when you’re a proxy force and your one and only backer leaves you high and dry.
It’s also a clear illustration of the stark contrast with the Houthis and how they are not a proxy of Iran.
It’s also a clear illustration of the stark contrast with the Houthis and how they are not a proxy of Iran.
Giants Brigades are taking control in Aden from STC forces. So far they’re at the presidential palace and central bank. Talking to folks earlier, they described lots of new checkpoints with “new people”. The Giants are believed to be temporary before passing control to Saudi-backed National Shield.
Much anticipation in Aden over what’s coming.
National Shield Forces appear to be on their way after reached Shabwah yesterday.
Today, reports indicate Presidential Guard and STC forces have left/are leaving strategic locations including Presidential palace compound. Adenis are holding their breath
National Shield Forces appear to be on their way after reached Shabwah yesterday.
Today, reports indicate Presidential Guard and STC forces have left/are leaving strategic locations including Presidential palace compound. Adenis are holding their breath
January 6, 2026 at 11:28 PM
This is a humiliating blow for the STC. But, this is inevitable when you’re a proxy force and your one and only backer leaves you high and dry.
It’s also a clear illustration of the stark contrast with the Houthis and how they are not a proxy of Iran.
It’s also a clear illustration of the stark contrast with the Houthis and how they are not a proxy of Iran.
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It’s genuinely wild that the United States spent decades building an elaborate rules-based international order which de facto cemented its permanent status as the dominant global hegemon, sustained by ideology rather than might, and now is just blowing it all up for literally no reason
January 6, 2026 at 12:35 AM
It’s genuinely wild that the United States spent decades building an elaborate rules-based international order which de facto cemented its permanent status as the dominant global hegemon, sustained by ideology rather than might, and now is just blowing it all up for literally no reason
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Not crazy to say there was a much clearer criminal case against MBS, who ordered the murder of an American newspaper columnist, than there is against Maduro.
BARTIROMO: With all due respect, I think the goal here is to stop the drug and human trafficking into America, and I don't think Saudi Arabia is sending fentanyl into America
RAND PAUL: Well, neither does Venezuela
RAND PAUL: Well, neither does Venezuela
January 6, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Not crazy to say there was a much clearer criminal case against MBS, who ordered the murder of an American newspaper columnist, than there is against Maduro.
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Benjamin Franklin, hands down, especially if we get access to the burner account he uses to interact with OnlyFans models
Do you have a historical figure you most wish got to be a poster? I feel like you must have a better answer than mine, which is Churchill. The guy started autobiography when he was 19 I think. And just never stopped. True poster.
January 6, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Benjamin Franklin, hands down, especially if we get access to the burner account he uses to interact with OnlyFans models
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It's important to remember that Donald Trump lies constantly, but this is Donald Trump declaring that he has used the United States military to extort Venezuela into giving him $1.7-2.7 billion for his personal use.
January 7, 2026 at 12:15 AM
It's important to remember that Donald Trump lies constantly, but this is Donald Trump declaring that he has used the United States military to extort Venezuela into giving him $1.7-2.7 billion for his personal use.
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never have i hoped so hard for someone to get a call from isaac chotiner
In a frankly bizarre interview with the New York Times, Dan Goldman says he's not ready to conclude that Israel has committed any war crimes in Gaza.
Not genocide, any war crimes at all.
Not genocide, any war crimes at all.
Facing Challenge From Lander, Dan Goldman Prepares to Defend His Seat
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:37 PM
never have i hoped so hard for someone to get a call from isaac chotiner
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If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation.
A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
January 5, 2026 at 8:57 PM
If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation.
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These fuckers were on top of the world and their grandfathers had managed to get much of that world to buy in to their being on top and they're now tearing apart the best deal America is ever going to get to make their dicks semi-hard
January 6, 2026 at 7:52 AM
These fuckers were on top of the world and their grandfathers had managed to get much of that world to buy in to their being on top and they're now tearing apart the best deal America is ever going to get to make their dicks semi-hard
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the default, cringe pose of "I must support Tough Military Action because I am Tough" is both morally wrong and bad politics
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
January 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
the default, cringe pose of "I must support Tough Military Action because I am Tough" is both morally wrong and bad politics
New Podcast! #2025 year in review... Mostly lamenting the #Trump poop volcano, but we cover some other stuff too... open.spotify.com/episode/1g8c...
January 5, 2026 at 4:45 PM
New Podcast! #2025 year in review... Mostly lamenting the #Trump poop volcano, but we cover some other stuff too... open.spotify.com/episode/1g8c...
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it's truly incredible that after a decade of trump being involved in politics (setting aside decades of his history in business) so many people still line up to make deals with him that end up with his knife in their back. anyway, mariá machado, step up and claim your fell for it again award.
January 4, 2026 at 9:14 PM
it's truly incredible that after a decade of trump being involved in politics (setting aside decades of his history in business) so many people still line up to make deals with him that end up with his knife in their back. anyway, mariá machado, step up and claim your fell for it again award.
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The Venezuela attack is about getting oil the same way that rape is about getting laid
The amount of “this is clearly about oil” posting across all platforms as story after story comes out where the oil industry is saying that the oil isn’t worth extracting is making me feel a little insane
January 4, 2026 at 9:12 PM
The Venezuela attack is about getting oil the same way that rape is about getting laid
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the most braindead kind of take in these situations. we've had the unquestioned power to turn most countries into glass parking lots for most of our lifetimes. who on earth is still impressed by this?
January 4, 2026 at 6:52 PM
the most braindead kind of take in these situations. we've had the unquestioned power to turn most countries into glass parking lots for most of our lifetimes. who on earth is still impressed by this?
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Stop trying to be a Smart Little Boy about what this administration is doing. No, it doesn't make sense to try to take over sour oil reserves in a country with decrepit capital equipment. Does it matter if it makes sense? No! Dear Leader wants his imperialist spoils. It's all id and photo ops.
January 4, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Stop trying to be a Smart Little Boy about what this administration is doing. No, it doesn't make sense to try to take over sour oil reserves in a country with decrepit capital equipment. Does it matter if it makes sense? No! Dear Leader wants his imperialist spoils. It's all id and photo ops.
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In fairness Roman senators were more involved in running the empire deep into the reigns of the caesars than our Congress currently is
January 3, 2026 at 11:00 PM
In fairness Roman senators were more involved in running the empire deep into the reigns of the caesars than our Congress currently is
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everyone on the tv wants you to know that this is good actually
January 3, 2026 at 11:45 PM
everyone on the tv wants you to know that this is good actually
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What are the odds Rubio was pushing for total regime change and Trump said "no, but you know what would be cool..." and then the US military was tasked with carrying out his 4th grader Michael Bay action sequence fantasy without any deeper plan?
January 4, 2026 at 12:37 AM
What are the odds Rubio was pushing for total regime change and Trump said "no, but you know what would be cool..." and then the US military was tasked with carrying out his 4th grader Michael Bay action sequence fantasy without any deeper plan?
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There needs to be accountability for this regime. Panels. Trials. The works. Not just for the senior guys. But the American mind and stomach cannot contemplate it can do wrong, so we'll get nothing.
January 4, 2026 at 1:08 AM
There needs to be accountability for this regime. Panels. Trials. The works. Not just for the senior guys. But the American mind and stomach cannot contemplate it can do wrong, so we'll get nothing.
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I don’t think it’s inaccurate to describe the last decade of politics as “Trump took over the GOP” but the Venezuela gets at something important about the dynamic: the old players are still there, they just have to find stupid, convoluted ways to push their priorities
January 3, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I don’t think it’s inaccurate to describe the last decade of politics as “Trump took over the GOP” but the Venezuela gets at something important about the dynamic: the old players are still there, they just have to find stupid, convoluted ways to push their priorities
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Set everything else aside, the regime is explicitly still in power
January 3, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Set everything else aside, the regime is explicitly still in power