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Carl Barron is returning to the West Gippsland Arts Centre with his new show Just Wondering Why 🤔 Tickets will move fast, don't hesitate and book now! ⬇️ ⏰ Tuesday 4 & Wednesday 5 March 8:00pm 🎟 wgac.com.au westgippslandartscentre #carlbarron

Keith Boykin solves the Trump Problem in under 2 minutes.

🕸️🇺🇦 Close-up footage of one of the SBU mobile homes. ❗️It was from here that FPV drones that struck Russian strategic aircraft were launched. In the video, the roof with prepared drones and the room with the control unit inside.

Three years ago, Russia launched an attack across the borders of #Ukraine. As Russian troops drove down roads in the hope of a short war & a victory parade in Kyiv, they received a mighty surprise. Reflections on 3 years of this full scale war. mickryan.substack.com/p/three-year...

Three years of sacrifice and courage

Reflections on the meaning of three years of war in a much longer Ukrainian struggle against Russia.

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What is the charge? Writing a post? An innocent online post?

While we’re banning books… Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar. Be. Like. Finland.

Insane footage shows Ukrainian drone equipped with shotguns shooting down Russian drones.

I now have 10,000 followers here but over 5.9 million at the other place. If you want Me to switch for good I need you to get the word out that I'm here, pathetically desperate for worship (just like in real life), and filled with even more contempt for you here than I was there.

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,741,003!

One outcome of the ongoing war in Ukraine is that western nations can review their strategic decision making approaches for 21st century conflicts. But even if we don't learn from how the West has made decisions since February 2022, the Chinese are ($). mickryan.substack.com/p/china-is-l...

China is Learning About Western Decision Making from the Ukraine War

A Special Assessment on Ukraine and how Western decision-making is informing the strategic calculus of Chairman Xi and the CCP

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My weekly update on modern conflicts and military affairs with Greg Jennett on @abcnews (from 40.20 mark) iview.abc.net.au/show/afterno...

As we approach the end of 2023, it is time to review the year that was - the successes & the failures - in order to learn and adapt for 2023. This is the first of my two-part post-mortem of the #Ukraine War in 2023 ($). mickryan.substack.com/p/a-ukraine-...

A Ukraine War 2023 Post-Mortem, Part 1

A Final 2023 Assessment of Ukraine’s Multi-dimensional Campaigns

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While the West dithers, the future of the world is being decided in Ukraine

While the West dithers, the future of the world is being decided in Ukraine

If Western leaders choose to stop arming Ukraine against Russia's invasion, future generations will view their decision as one of the great geopolitical turning points of the twenty-first century, writes Peter Dickinson.

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“Looking closely at Putin’s recent speech, it’s clear he’s more confident and willing to escalate the flames of war beyond Ukrainian borders. Dismissing his statements as just propaganda…as was done in 2021, would be a mistake.” euromaidanpress.com/2023/12/08/p...

Putin declares goal to reshape global order, funds major military surge

In his previous speeches, Putin laid bare his intention to destroy Ukraine. Unfortunately, he was not taken seriously

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I'm so looking forward to learning from the great @warinthefuture.bsky.social his systematic evaluation of the war our friends in Ukraine are fighting against Russia.

Mick Ryan@warinthefuture.bsky.social · 3y ago

I just returned to my publisher the finalised copy edits for my forthcoming book, The War For Ukraine. This book, to be released in 2024, explores the war through the lens of strategy and adaptation. Published by U.S. Naval Institute Press, The War for Ukraine will be released in 2024.