I don't even care about the Mets but I'm mad because Bichette makes no sense for them.

/stares at the collection of middle infielders the Mets have accumulated and wondering where they'll all fit

Naaaaaaailed it

I know this app loves Andor. I love it too, but if you fancy yourself a real life Luthen, just know that by the virtue of having an account on here and reading this, you’re not him

Strategy is operative when either side is employing violence or the threat thereof, not just both sides. Strategies of non-violence are understudied in strategic studies/war studies (which is another beef I have with my own discipline).

For Martin Luther King day, I recommend reading up on his nonviolent strategy and tactics. This seems to draw a lot of hostility, so I'm limiting replies.

LOL

CENTCOM trying to find relevant targets in Iran after last year: youtu.be/8yi_TyxtFZg?...

Sweden said Bofors deez nuts

Xi Jinping watching Iran’s ballistic missile based anti-access deterrence collapse without imposing any significant costs on anybody over the last few years.

Man if you expected an Admiral to give anything but the party line in a speech at a public conference I don’t know what to tell you.

Literally doing the meme lol

Rocky River, west of Cleveland and part of its Emerald Necklace Trail. Entirely encompassed by a well-maintained reservation with trails, fishing spots, swimming holes, and nature centers. All free and clean (thanks EPA).

I have thoughts about the recent announcement that the US Navy will build battleships once more. @warontherocks.bsky.social was kind enough to publish them. warontherocks.com/2026/01/why-...

IR Realists saying farewell to the Rational Actor Assumption

This is the kind of 2006 throwback milblogger beef that would have led to weeks of Miltwitter discussion in The Before Times. www.realcleardefense.com/articles/202...

I’ve never wanted to be at a protest more.

as of today putin's three-day military operation has lasted as long as the Great Patriotic War. congrats to irony for its total victory over russia

We have no evidence that George Washington had a lightsaber. But absence of evidence is not itself proof that he didn’t have a lightsaber. George Washington likely did not have, but may have had, a lightsaber.

These videos now making their way out of Tehran are absolutely unbelievable and truly, some of the most important moments history. This is a still of one of thousands of events taking place right now across Tehran, where women are taking their veils off and burning them in mass in public.

My retirement plan.

Don’t be intimidated.

RIGHT NOW in 1776, the Continental Navy and Marines are sailing to Nassau where in March they will capture a British outpost and supplies. Also rum. They’re flying the Gadsen Flag.

Since we've been discussing what non-specialists in war should be reading about how to war, I'm just going to put this out there: Machiavelli's The Art of War > Sun Tzu's The Art of War > Jomini's The Art of War.

They have great translations of Clausewitz’s campaign studies.

CENTCOM is popping off again?

Shoutout to the sign language translator they really nailed the line.

The next installment of the Kill the Corps series is still coming but I’m not sure when. This case is a beast and it’ll easily be twice as long of a post or more.

Every time I hear folks complain that Livy is boring, I just shake my head. Livy is fantastic. I just did a quick (partial) inventory of land allotments in Roman colonies, entirely from Livy who records the specific allotment sizes for at least 14 Roman colonial settlements in Italy. Data!

I’ve been walking around all day chuckling to myself about this perfect joke.

Hegelly Blonde

I want to clarify for all the commenters who clearly don’t have experience with modern combat. It’s extremely complex and few people have a view of the entire context of a mission.

Starting to think this whole thing was planned for Army SOF to gain some rep back after America watched Nancy Wheeler and Jim Hopper merc like a company worth of Army SOF in the Upside Down like it was nothing.

You want civilian control of the military in a democracy. Well, this is it. Elect better civilians. You want the military to be part of the checks and balances? That’s a praetorian guard.

Never bet against the USAF when it comes to air defense. Just don’t.

Well at least we can reset the tracker for all the “but we haven’t done an amphibious operation since 1951” clowns.

Time to reup the real National Security Strategy:

Xi Jinping watching the U.S. squander its power but also another example of a regime security focused military being totally useless.

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¿Qué está haciendo la defensa aérea?

High-end Russian air defense trying to stop an air assault that was telegraphed three months ago.

Fixed it.

This is a good write up of what we're seeing in mechanized warfare in Ukraine with good recommendations for the Army. But really, if the Army wants to avoid that kind of fight, they should be asking for a bigger Air Force. warontherocks.com/2026/01/why-...

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