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Peanuts, cigar, watch, metal (music), history, planning, and strategy enthusiast. Ardently contrarian. Views my own. Follow/Repost/Comment ≠ endorsement.

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Exactly this.

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@teaandtactics.bsky.social - Wahoo and welcome aboard. Below is a link to a masterful work (about Clausewitz) of hers I didn't see listed in her brief bio: www.usmcu.edu/Outreach/Mar...

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A wise PDAS once said, "Oh, yes. It can always get worse." Methinks this is an example how: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/u...

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'And behold, providence offered forth the perfect vehicle of its wrath and fury: the Toyota Hilux.' As noted, they aren't available in the US, but this article articulates quite well some of the reasons I drive a third-generation 4Runner, haha.

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Great piece by @bafriedman.bsky.social. Displays perfectly while we’re all waiting (albeit impatiently) for the eventual book “On Strategy” once he receives his PhD. bafriedman.substack.com/p/what-to-do...

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This is a very powerful statement. It is also undeniably correct.

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“We (the Athenians) did nothing out of the ordinary in accepting the empire that was offered to us and declining to give it up, acting as we did under the compulsion of three of the most powerful motives there are: fear, honour, and self-interest.” P. 95.

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‘McLaren nodded and took the cigar out of his mouth. “Right” he checked his watch. “Okay, Doug. Signal all commands to execute Thunderbolt at 0500hrs.”’ P. 642.

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At my favorite used bookstore today (Edward McKay’s). Don’t normally see these two sections adjacent to each other:

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The quintessential American experience.

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AC/DC Tampa.

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@taylormomsen.bsky.social and @theprettyreckless.bsky.social in Tampa.

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Now I just need the time to read them in…. #clausewitz

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'Victory in this environment requires more than technological superiority. It demands clarity of purpose, coherence between means and ends, disciplined execution, and moral restraint—the very fundamentals Clausewitz insisted upon.' Such a good piece. mwi.westpoint.edu/a-clausewitz...

Exactly this.

@teaandtactics.bsky.social - Wahoo and welcome aboard. Below is a link to a masterful work (about Clausewitz) of hers I didn't see listed in her brief bio: www.usmcu.edu/Outreach/Mar...

A wise PDAS once said, "Oh, yes. It can always get worse." Methinks this is an example how: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/u...

'And behold, providence offered forth the perfect vehicle of its wrath and fury: the Toyota Hilux.' As noted, they aren't available in the US, but this article articulates quite well some of the reasons I drive a third-generation 4Runner, haha.

Great piece by @bafriedman.bsky.social. Displays perfectly while we’re all waiting (albeit impatiently) for the eventual book “On Strategy” once he receives his PhD. bafriedman.substack.com/p/what-to-do...

This is a very powerful statement. It is also undeniably correct.

“We (the Athenians) did nothing out of the ordinary in accepting the empire that was offered to us and declining to give it up, acting as we did under the compulsion of three of the most powerful motives there are: fear, honour, and self-interest.” P. 95.

‘McLaren nodded and took the cigar out of his mouth. “Right” he checked his watch. “Okay, Doug. Signal all commands to execute Thunderbolt at 0500hrs.”’ P. 642.

At my favorite used bookstore today (Edward McKay’s). Don’t normally see these two sections adjacent to each other:

The quintessential American experience.

AC/DC Tampa.

@taylormomsen.bsky.social and @theprettyreckless.bsky.social in Tampa.

Now I just need the time to read them in…. #clausewitz

'Victory in this environment requires more than technological superiority. It demands clarity of purpose, coherence between means and ends, disciplined execution, and moral restraint—the very fundamentals Clausewitz insisted upon.' Such a good piece. mwi.westpoint.edu/a-clausewitz...

This completely made my day.

Billy Idol. Incredible show.

Joan Jett. Great show.

It’s early yet but I’m pretty sure this post wins the Internet today.