Steve Cousineau, The New Yorker

To be fair, @theintercept.com reported this on Sept. 10 theintercept.com/2025/09/10/u...

Here’s our latest salvo of RESOURCES, TIPS, and MARKETS for writers of military- and war-themed fiction, non-fiction, poetry, scholarship, and more!
 Find all our November 2025 stories here (1/3): www.aimingcircle.com/2025/11/a-ro... #milwriters #veterans #milfamilies #militarylife

Thought experiment: January 2021 we tell all our Afghan interpreters and security forces and etc none of them will get refugee status - they're staying in Afghanistan forever. How does this affect the next eight months of US withdrawal?

It’s really funny how a generation will roll its eyes at parents who watch Fox News but doesn’t see why being immersed in Twitter is having the same effect. Lots of serious people show up on Fox News too but that shouldn’t be your primary source on the news.

thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2... Heat + Pressure is a wonderful and thoughtful collection

RESILIENCE = RESISTANCE !!! For readers and writers of modern military life & what comes after! Great reads & gifts! Available worldwide via Amazon, Barnes & Noble, @bookshop.org, and indie booksellers! Round-up link: amzn.to/3MbKf9X

“In June, when Steve Beynon learned that a Canadian media company called Valnet was buying his employer, Military DOT com, he had no idea what that meant. “And then I googled them,” Beynon said. “And I was like, ‘Oh, this is the worst-case scenario.’” www.cjr.org/feature/mili...

"ON WARS ... & AFTER-WARS!" For readers and writers of modern military life! Great reads & gifts for those who serve, and those whose lives are touched by military service! Available worldwide via Amazon, Barnes & Noble, @bookshop.org, and indie booksellers! Round-up link: amzn.to/3MbKf9X

As Washington warms to Islamabad, an old concern arises. Is supporting Pakistan’s F-16s still worth the risk? (Members Only)

Tulsi continues her descent into cartoon character craziness. www.thedailybeast.com/tulsi-gabbar...

Not the New York Times op-ed by Bret Stephens pushing for regime change!

Social media platforms are retreating from proactive content moderation, creating conditions ripe for state repression and digital authoritarianism. An investigation by Internet Sans Frontieres and the KenSafeSpace coalition reveals how this is playing out in Kenya, writes Julie Owono:

“People who work with Putin know that the main thing for him is always his image, and that in an effort to save face, he — the leader of a nuclear power — won’t stop at anything,” journalist @faridaily_ tells Meduza.

The illusion of peacemaking with Vladimir Putin. A very good explanation of what Putin is up to.

every single thing hegseth says in public reveals a bottomless pit of insecurity

Meet “Charlie Sherpa” @fobhaiku.bsky.social, the GWOT mil-blogger who originated the “Sherpatudes”! Part lessons-learned guy & unit historian, part war poet, part “brigade staff jester”! You’ll laugh, you’ll cry—you just might learn something to boot! FIND ALL HIS BOOKS: amzn.to/3Kd6kUU

Military Families—we see you! @lisasticepoet.bsky.social is a poet, editor, literary activist, mother, military spouse, and the author of multiple full-length poetry collections! FIND ALL HER BOOKS HERE: amzn.to/48gYrpu

This should enrage everyone. Kelly didn’t do anything wrong here, and he certainly didn’t do anything worthy of a court martial

Hegseth responded to Kelly telling the military not to obey illegal orders by . . . illegally ordering the military to investigate Kelly. apnews.com/article/pent...

"Sarita Hernandez and Selva Zafiro, co-founders of Marimacha Monarca Press in McKinley Park, were working at a community art event when members of the Southwest Rapid Response team—part of the immigrant coalition—approached them with an idea."

RFKJr discredits the research and conclusions of CDC on its own website, posting ani-vaxxer bullshit. The revisions show that the “CDC cannot currently be trusted as a scientific voice,” said Demetre Daskalakis, who led the agency’s center responsible for respiratory viruses and immunizations.

The top U.S. envoy to NATO said that he is eager for a German general to eventually take command of all allied forces, a job that has been held by an American officer since the bloc’s founding nearly 80 years ago. www.stripes.com/theaters/eur...

I’m breaking my “no Xmas before Thanksgiving” rule: my #ManeuverWarfare #cardgame from @thedietzfoundation.bsky.social is a great stocking stuffer for the #wargamer in your life. Crunchy like a big game but slides into your cargo pocket—or stocking! dietzfoundation-org.square.site/product/mane...

New from me: Kash Patel is engaged in purges, removal of real accountability, and impunity for loyalists at the FBI. Researchers told me that these are the exact patterns that create abusive national security organizations under authoritarianism. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...

Worth a listen, and we really must do something about Blackadder for @oldfrontline.bsky.social at some point. Good to hear academics saying it is a useful teaching tool and not just dismiss it.

My latest with the Irregular Warfare Initiative, discussing #Taiwan's latest National #Defense Report and its emphasis on resisting coercion and #cognitive warfare: irregularwarfare.org/articles/res...

I’ll probably have the testimony of the CBP deputy incident commander echoing in my brain a long time telling Judge Ellis he knew of zero CBP agents who were facing any discipline for their use of force decisions against members of the public in Chicago.

Stockpiles are thinning, production is lagging, and the demand curve keeps rising. What’s the best way forward? (Members Only)

A hard-charging fighter pilot who led the Navy in the Middle East took the helm of the service’s top job in Europe and Africa this week from a submariner credited with helping to reshape the way the U.S. military fights wars. www.stripes.com/branches/nav...

Senate Democrats are demanding a reversal of the Pentagon’s decision earlier this year to delay the cleanup of “forever chemicals” at military installations around the U.S., arguing the postponed timetables will harm service members and communities. www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...

Congratulations to U.S. Navy & Air Force veteran Ron Riekki, for his first-place poem “I counseled survivors of torture” in "Proud to Be" Vol. 14! Where to buy: thelaurelreview.submittable.com/submit/29787... & here's Riekki’s 2022 collection “Blood / Not Blood … Then the Gates”: amzn.to/3fxE6oi

U.S. soldiers are training alongside Polish and Romanian forces on a counter-drone system rushed to NATO's eastern flank after a recent spate of unmanned aerial incursions across Europe. From Stars and Stripes' Phillip Walter Wellman on site in Poland:

"[...] I talked about my service in the Army National Guard, and how if I ever stopped “doing history,” I’d want to somehow get involved with training future officers. It never occurred to me that I might someday have a job where I did both [...]" contingentmagazine.org/2025/11/11/w...

NEW: Pentagon says US has ‘turned a corner’ in War on America

In a recent analysis, the US Army War College’s Parameters journal has taken a hard look at America’s cyber incident response architecture, concluding that a 'fragmented' approach to cyber threats leaves the US at risk. inkstickmedia.com/deep-dive-ho...

Check out these new books from Middle West Press LLC and other members of @clmporg.bsky.social—the Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP)! Full list here: www.clmp.org/news/books-l... Includes “Our Best War Stories, Vol. 2”! - Print: amzn.to/47kS45q - Kindle: amzn.to/4gh34n7

a “Space Force”, if you will

So glad I get one every year (and this year I also got RSV when I got my covid booster)

Stewart Rhodes relaunched the anti-government Oath Keepers militia almost two weeks ago. Former members tell me they've no intention of rejoining and a crowdfunding campaign to raise $75k has so far received only 16 donations www.wired.com/story/stewar...

Proud to have new stuff in this year's "Proud to Be" anthology! One is a poem involving a military retirement and a urinal. The other is a micro-essay about recovering my old 12-inch G.I. Joe action figure! Purchase on-line via Submittable: thelaurelreview.submittable.com/submit/29787...

For those following along with this lawsuit, all relevant documents can be found here: www.rcfp.org/litigation/k...

❗️🇨🇦Canada has imposed new sanctions against 100 ships of the 🇷🇺Russian "shadow fleet", as well as 13 individuals and 11 organizations related to UAVs and cyber infrastructure

Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over. n.pr/4r1tHBC

#Afghanistan faces one of the most profound #HumanRights, humanitarian, environmental, and political crises of our time, writes Hanifa Girowal. She outlines a growing understanding of the spillover risks: www.justsecurity.org/124501/afgha...

From repression at home to appeals at the United Nations, Venezuela’s leaders are trying to weather growing U.S. pressure. How are others responding?

Hell of a quote: "She was the best man for the job" www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...

It occurs to me that a lot of people in ICE wouldn't even see this for what it is.

In procuring drones, Germany is applying the lessons that Western armed forces should be taking from the war in Ukraine, @rikefranke.bsky.social writes.

Being a poet is tough work, and being a war poet is even tougher. People often don't want to listen, or feel confused by anything more complicated that "support the troopz"! Even around Veterans Day. Especially around Veterans Day. I'm in awe of fellow poets like Jessi.