I love how many times "Turkish Bath" is repeated in one ad. Real Gabbo vibes.

ME: (first day practicing Bug Law) May it please the Court— BUG JUDGE: (sternly) Bug Court.

One of the great things about military history is that you can spend years reading about it and still learn that someone landed on "Operation Dracula" as the name for a serious military operation.

lol

In the midst of the darkest of times, a hero stands up for what is right. The brutal, deliberate attack against Jewish Australians celebrating Hanukkah at #Bondi Beach today is an abomination. For those murdered while celebrating the 1st day of the Festival of Lights, may their memory be a blessing.

An early Christmas present for all you naval nerds - our book on NATO maritime strategy and ops is out next week! My contribution is on mission modularity and why it isn't a panacea for, like, actual capability. It was an honour to work with such a great crew! www.nomos-shop.de/de/p/guardia...

It's fitting that the cover on AI mindlessly apes an earlier creation and also displaces workers while elevating Silicon Valley plutocrats.

Reimagine the ethics of conflict studies with a committed and smart group of scholars. Please send them your abstract!

My Legion Magazine editor, Aaron Kylie, has written a beautiful tribute to our dear departed friend and colleague, Stephen J. Thorne. Miss you already, Stephen, and thank you for everything. legionmagazine.com/remembering-...

On this day in 1989, an armed gunman murdered 14 women at École Polytechnique de Montréal. Another ten women and four men were injured. The anniversary of the massacre is commemorated annually on Dec. 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

What I love about this is the idea of somebody helping an injured person unfolding it and saying, wait, wait. Hold on, I nearly got it.

The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.

It's that time of year again

Two things about this frieze. One, Dr. Fitzharris's point about the staff, and two, it rules? It does however set impossible body image standards for jacked shirtless doctors.

I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape

On Tuesday, 25 November, I'll be joining (virtually) a panel in Toronto hosted by the Canadian International Council and the NATO Association of Canada, talking about Civil Defence in present and historical contexts! www.eventbrite.ca/e/is-it-time...

A world without transgender people has never existed and never will. To all transgender people out there: You are not alone.

Don't arse about. You should read this!

I love this.

Honoured to have been on the CBC national live commentary for this year's Remembrance Day coverage. It was cold.

C'mon now

80 years ago #OTD (1 Nov 45), this German Molch submarine, now at the Canadian War Museum, left Antwerp aboard the Montreal-bound Dutch freighter Blommersdijk. Also aboard were Farley Mowat, who commanded the 1st Canadian War Museum Collection Team, and Roy Weatherdon, one of its members. (1/3)

It's been a tough week. But I'm happy to say that we just hit send on the final manuscript of our latest edited collection to UBC Press's Studies in Canadian Military History Series. Now for copy-editing and production, publication in '26. Godspeed, little electrons.

Horrific.

Tommy Prince is known as the most decorated First Nations veteran of the Second World War and the Korean War. Now people are celebrating his life days ahead of the military acknowledging its racism and discrimination against Indigenous soldiers.

Deeply upsetting. Rats and bats should be friends.

I mean, I'm happy for the people who like this sort of thing and want to try it. But I am extra happy that I am married and don't have to countenance ever, ever trying this. Even the cover image wouldn't be out of place in a Bosch painting. Perfect for Halloween spooky season though.

the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist

Did a new one

In our recent volume, 'Forced Migration: Exiles and Refugees in the UK and the British Empire', @anilliams.bsky.social contributed a chapter on the forced deportation of Liverpool's Chinese seamen at the end of WWII. @andrekosvarnava.bsky.social @yiannicart.bsky.social brill.com/display/book...

“We are all, how you say, trying to find zee guy who did zis.”

So for our next activity we're going to pair off and play through a scenario

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion. As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

No way that this could go possibly go awry!

In honor of National Poetry Day, the greatest parody rewrite of all time:

To wit: “This is clearly not the silver bullet – this is one tool among many. The human factor remains key.”

The Royal Canadian Navy will pay off five of their East Coast MCDVs in a ceremony in Halifax this afternoon. Farewell to HMC Ships Kingston, Glace Bay, Shawinigan, Goose Bay, and Summerside. #ships #warships #rcn #royalcanadiannavy #halifax #novascotia #farewell #nautical #navy #EastCoastKin

DeeDee Austin's "Buried Truth," what a searing performance.

Imagine having this much contempt for the organization you purportedly lead.

"Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced they will immediately withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), labelling it an "instrument of neo-colonialist repression"." www.bbc.com/news/article...

I will read this for the title alone. And the scholarship within is pretty good too, I'll bet.

Despite easily being the most British fighting vehicle ever developed, the mock-Tudor AT-AT programme was sadly cancelled due to budgetary concerns

Here's a helpful explainer of Article 4 and how it's been used in the past, for those interested. www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...

Actually, Frankenstein is a doctor success at the Venice film festival

🔥 Caernarfon Castle in Wales has some lovely 1/1 scale sprues in if anyone is interested 😂 #dnd #ttrpg #nerdlings #minipainting #rpg #warhammer #minis #WarhammerCommunity #miniatures #tabletopgames

those damned outdoor pigs can't keep getting away with this

Patient, sobbing: But Doctor, I AM Pagliacci! ChatGPT: Apologies. I didn't realise when recommending Pagliacci's epic show to cure your depression that you were the genius himself. I'm impressed! With regards to your initial question, I can recommend seeing the Great Clown Pagliacci.

Did no one else watch Jurassic Park? Just me?