More of this please. My company’s drones hit Russia — and showed what the Pentagon doesn’t know www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | My company’s drones hit Russia — and showed what the Pentagon doesn’t know

Modern war rewards speed and redundancy, not perfect weapons from a single supplier.

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#ThickTrunkTuesday 🌳 Much Marcle Yew 🌳 This yew is believed to be at least 1,500 years old. Its girth exceeds 30 feet, with benches within its hollow trunk. 📍St Bartholomew's Church • Much Marcle ⛪️ www.nationalchurchestrust.org/church/st-ba... #History

Look. This was obvious to anyone who knew ANYTHING. But that's not the current admin leadership. Who know only about self enrichment. (At which they are quite skilled)

James Fallows@jfallows.bsky.social · 6d ago

Let me tell you, having chronicled Pentagon-style war game on attacking Iran nearly 25 yr ago, every single "surprise," "darkening turn," "narrowing option," spreading warfare," "rising casualties," "no easy exit," etc that comes drip-by-drip is EXACTLY why GHWB WJC GWB OBAMA BiDEN did NOT do this

Any money on that being AI slop?

Aron Lund@aronlund.bsky.social · 6d ago

“A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at ‌a global conference taking place in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screenshots and posted them online.” www.reuters.com/world/africa... vis @abujamajem.com

Fire Hegseth. You know you want to. He's annoying. Do it. Do it.

Shoe@shoe.bsky.social · 6d ago

President Toddler

A short version of the arguments in my The Cutting-Off Way are now out as an article in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Military History, "Native American Warfare in Eastern North America." Includes new case studies not found in the book! doi.org/10.1093/9780...

Native American Warfare in Eastern North America, 1500–1800

Abstract. The limits of our sources on Native American warfare mandate a structural analysis that begins with the basics of Native American subsistence sys

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Typical UNC admin opacity. They announce a new Senior Service College Fellows program, but don't say who is running it, where it will be housed, supporting programs, etc. I ran one at UNC, 2011-2016. Did they ask me about it? Of course not #institutionalknowledgefail uncnews.unc.edu/2026/07/22/u...

UNC-Chapel Hill named Department of War fellowship partner - UNC News

Press the play button above to watch the video The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been approved as a partner for the Department of War’s Senior Service College (SSC) Fellowship. The S...

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War crime? It's more complicated than at first blush, but yes: Specifically targeting civilian infrastructure or populations *expressly as retaliation* is a war crime. It's called "reprisal," and it's what the Nazis did in occupied Europe. Not good company.

1000 percent. The misguided drift to "warrior" in the 80s is one reason we ended up with strategic inanity and testosterone tests ordered by floppy Pete.

Rick Herrera@herreramilhist.bsky.social · 2w ago

Indeed, and 86 "warrior" too.

The checks from Moscow stopped arriving

Kyiv Post@kyivpost.com · 2w ago

Pro-Trump influencer Laura Loomer says she was wrong about Ukraine. After visiting the country, the longtime Ukraine critic apologized for repeating Kremlin narratives, saying she had fallen for Russian propaganda. www.kyivpost.com/post/80749

Congrats Amy! I too am honored to be in this volume, among some extraordinary scholars.

Amy J. Rutenberg@amyjay401.bsky.social · 2w ago

Four weeks away from home left an overwhelming pile of mail to sort upon homecoming. But this was a serious bright spot in the chaos. I struggled like hell to write my chapter, but I ended up with something I’m really proud of - and the company my chapter keeps cannot be beat. 🗃️

No kidding. Its as if we lacked actual strategic leadership at the top.....

John Hudson@johnphudson.bsky.social · 2w ago

Scoop: U.S. intelligence reports offer a pessimistic view of new rounds of U.S. military strikes against Iran: They are unlikely to have a significant impact on Iran or soften its negotiating position, current and former officials tell Warren Strobel and me

so very much not mourning.

Read this whole thread. What unbelievable cultist hornswoggle. @sodrock.bsky.social only has the patience for an lol. I'll add a giant

Billy Blowing Raspberries

ALT: Billy Blowing Raspberries

static.klipy.com

Secretary of Defense Rock@sodrock.bsky.social · 4w ago

lol

Its already useless.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 4w ago

The Secret Service is said to have urged President Trump to avoid flying the Qatari-donated jet out of Turkey after hostilities resumed with Iran.

Some are struggling with multiple irreconcilable truths. Both these things are true, but don't deny one to accommodate the other. 1. The current supine senate is enabling crime and corruption. 2. Platner is a sex criminal and Nazi and should go home. Yeah. It sucks. But don't abandon morals.

I have spent many summers in Albania starting in 1995. It is a remarkable country. I fear the surge of tourism, especially in Theth, but I also recognize it is the hope of the locals. I hope they retain ownership. See our book, Light and Shadow, on the deep history of Theth and the Shala valley

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · last mo.

Albania emerges as Europe's hottest tourist destination (no, really) which explains why Jared and Ivanka are so keen to buy an island there, perhaps. www.thetimes.com/travel/desti...

Wow. Just .... my God the empty.

Greg Greene (he/him/his)@greene.haus · last mo.

Do people who've never lived in Washington have a sense of how titanic a labor it is to get the Mall this empty, especially near the Fourth of July? Normally the monuments and Smithsonian would look _carpeted_ with tourists right now. Even 'Gigli' didn't chase people off like this.

Kavanaugh says the drafters of the 14th never imagined illegal immigration. But apparently the drafters of the 2nd were well aware of automatic weapons probability.

Perfect receipts right here. It's rich to hear 21st century white people, descended from Poles, Italians, Germans, Scandinavians, Greeks, Irish, and so on, now saying that others "won't assimilate," when that's what early 20th century (and before) white people said about them.

King Algamemnon@adamrothman.bsky.social · last mo.

Enjoy this article from a Minnesota newspaper in 1882 noting that Scandinavians love their home countries so much that it will take them generations to assimilate into America. www.loc.gov/resource/sn8...

Does anyone know if the pentagon is actually shifting serious R&D (and procurement) $ into this problem? The old mass vs. quality binary is gone, and as this title suggests, I fear we're getting left behind. www.mca-marines.org/gazette/exqu...

Exquisite and Insufficient - Marine Corps Association

One of the central premises of Marine Corps Force Design was the evolving relationship between precision and mass. The Marine Corps subscribed to the thesis

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Let’s check in on how Jared and Ivanka’s luxury Albanian resort is doing…

The Department of the Interior's official statement last night that the water in the reflecting pool was "crystal clear." ............. “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” live webcam: today. 1230pm

Happy to announce arrival of the Albanian translation of our award-winning (SAA 2014 Book of the Year) study of the Shala Valley of northern Albania. An archaeological, historical, and ethnographic study of the Gheg tribes of the north, from the Iron Age to the present. English: Light and Shadow.

Well, duh. Got paid reparations.and gave up not a single thing.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 2mo ago

Wikipedia now officially lists the result of the 2026 Iran War as an "Iranian victory" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ir...

Every single thing he touches.....

HuffPost@huffpost.com · 2mo ago

Just in time for America's birthday.

Among the first agencies President Donald Trump gutted after taking office for his second term was a Department of Homeland Security team that had repeatedly disproved his stolen election claims.

8 Things You Should Know About Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections

From dismantling guardrails that upheld the integrity of past elections to gutting federal agencies and installing allies who supported Trump’s claim that the 2020 vote was stolen, here are the key ta...

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Note that Iran posted this. Not the US. Tells it all.

George Pearkes@peark.es · 2mo ago

Iran's President Ahmad Masoud Pezeshkian has posted the full MOU text on Twitter.

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf: I know how to make the Americans understand. It is through the logic of power with which Iran now speaks. We will charge ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz after a 60-day 'fee-free' period, stipulated in the MoU with the US.