They can play word games all they like but "Integralists" in this context explicitly reject the U S. Constitution and hold up as models Franco's Spain or Pinochet's Chile. They are enemies of American democracy.

An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.

“BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD” has intense proxy pro-existentialist vibes.

We used to be a real country.

It's kinda impressive how we keep doing this thing where the conversation is a bunch of shit the Trump WH hates, and so they pick something from their bag of "geopolitical lunacy" and start running with it for awhile.

I have said this before, I will say this again: arming the Ukrainians to defend themselves is the best bang-for-buck in defense spending in decades. Give Ukraine munitions and they will reliably put those explosives on America's enemies. Just not on Trump's enemies and thus the problem.

guy looking at America in a world where right-wing populists are sweeping elections everywhere: actually this is entirely because Americans are dumb and uneducated

I'm celebrating the holidays by avoiding arguing with Internet strangers who get their defense takes from clickbait sites.

Our great national humiliation continues apace.

Via @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social - 19 Dec 1945, Viceroy of #India Wavell awards a posthumous Victoria Cross #VC to the widow an Indian Army soldier. Her husband was a British hero & she is wearing a #burka. 13/30 Indian VCs were posthumous in #WW2. #History #Burma @historybowsh.bsky.social

Pour one out for Dan Bongino

aaahhh now let me be clear--we've drawn a clear red line and aahh the bombers will go bing bing if we must, our resolve is aah unrivaled against these red lines, which are clear in our resolve. Our stealth is unmatched even with the bomb chutes, our force will aahh be resolute

But are we great yet?

Appears the allegations were true

Royal Thai Air Force says F-16s hit three strategic targets in Cambodia near the Chanthaburi–Trat border, destroying two supply bridges and a casino command centre.

We're putting children at risk because their parents believe obvious nonsense. Deeply, deeply unserious.

TRUMP: I THOUGHT WE WERE CLOSE TO A DEAL

Want to understand why the Trump National Security "Strategy" runs so counter to American interests and values? Read @kschake.bsky.social @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/08/t...

it's one big pump and dump and you're the bag holder of last resort

This email went out DoD-wide. The people at the top are wildly unqualified to be there.

I too cannot imagine raising a child without ChatGPT but that’s because Hannibal Lector is currently dining on parts of my brain uhhh oh i thhhhhink hes startng in n teh fine mortor skilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

A little piece on the new National Security Strategy. My latest in the @thebulwark.com

Thai 1st Army Command has summarized the situation in Sa Kaeo: three Thai "sovereign areas" have been recaptured, and one more village is under control. Three soldiers were injured in clashes with Cambodian forces.-Khaosad English

Some nuclear professional reading, if you're looking for recommendations almauroni.substack.com/p/nuclear-pr...

Cambodia stated that Thai troops began firing at 5:04 a.m. in An Ses, Preah Vihear, hitting Tamoan Thom temple and the 5 Makara area with tank rounds, intensifying the conflict.

You expect disabled people to care about places that are against their own existence? Sorry if I don't care about places like Baldur's Gate where I might get slapchopped for being myself.

If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.

It feels like a large part of both culture and politics these days is people wondering “why don’t I feel the way I did when I was 12”

The Netherlands has taken over defense of NATO’s key logistics hub in Rzeszow, eastern Poland, deploying 300 troops, 2 Patriot systems, NASAMS, and anti-drone gear. Part of the NSATU program, the mission runs through June 1, 2026, ensuring secure delivery of aid to Ukraine.

This has made zero rounds through my mil-community. www.cjr.org/feature/mili...

Ukrainian soldiers call Trump‑backed peace plan a sheer capitulation. “It’s not a plan, it’s surrender,” one frontline sergeant said. Giving up Donetsk and other regions they still hold is unacceptable. Peace for them means defending their land, not trading it.

“Mr. Trump, I’m from Donbas — why should I give my home and my region to Russia? Donbas is Ukraine.” A Ukrainian soldier from Donetsk wrote this on a ruined wall. This isn’t politics; it’s a life tied to a street, a graveyard, a school.👇

A #WW2 era image probably by #SierraLeone photographer Alphonso Lisk-Carew celebrating Sierra Leoneons in the #British Army - West Africans largely fought against the Japanese in #Burma. #History #BlackHistory #photography #military

Anduril is nothing more than Silicon Valley hype in military cosplay. Smoke vendors, nothing more.

One thing I have no patience for is "there is nothing to be thankful for" doomerism. If Americans were finding things to be thankful for in 1863, two and a half years into a bloody Civil War, when Abraham Lincoln formalized the Thanksgiving holiday, then I can find things to be thankful for too.

JFK was killed by Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone.

#StandWithUkraine Ukrainians truly need this right now — even if as a sign of solidarity. And constant, stubborn solidarity goes a long way.

Dear Rest of the World Leaders, You don’t have to respond to everything Mr Trump says, much less immediately or according to his arbitrary timetables. A little temporary deafness can work wonders sometimes #strategy101

that but with any TTRPG

An important ringing moral condemnation for an approach that would put the military’s judgment above that of their civilian superiors, which creates a different kind of problem.

So the total amount of drones they launched in 2023 is equivalent to one night in 2025

Gen Z-styled protests spread in Mexico, fueled by mayor's murder reut.rs/4oJbXJL

trump 🤝 someone with 3 life points remaining running out of strategies to win MTG

Drumbeat continues. These are illegal strikes. With fake legal cover.

Getting mad about white collar crime requires reading comprehension. Hearing lurid descriptions of every murder in the country doesn’t.