Don Dechert

That is the wierdest part of Rambo 3, which is quite the artifact of yesteryear viewed today.

Very odd to see movie that was in a Rambo bloc on USA network seems really, really indicative of time long past and almost alien. Also Kurtwood Smith got a paycheck playing Kurtwood Smith, so that's good.

It's supposedly a fun game; came out to lampoon the war on terror, and because Supremacy was out of print(?). Played one game; it's not bad.

“People are asking me, please, please, please, Mr. President, we're in to few wars. We can't take it anymore. We're not used to so little war in our country until you came along, we're just always peaceful. And I say, no, no, no, we’re going to war again"

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War on Terror: The Boardgame From the website: The goal of War on Terror, the boardgame is to liberate the world, ridding it of fear and terrorism forever. Naturally, only the biggest and strongest Empires are up to this task an...

Oooh! Did y'all ever play War on Terror?

All Army Reservists from 103rd ESC (the cactus patch) out of Des Moines, IA. Condolences to their families.

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Who among us, and all that, but also: in my appellate career, I think I've filed a total of one (1) brief with an embarrassing TOC error. It shouldn't be a frequent occurrence!

There have always been Christian nationalist in the US military (thanks USAFA), but Hegseth has changed the permissions structure, encouraging these freaks to impose their views on their subordinates

The level of motivated reasoning required for some pundits to convince themselves that Netanyahu, Adelson, et al. did not actually understand their own interests when they strongly favored Trump to win is beyond my comprehension

My favorite little detail is that his tattoo is the skull in the "are the the baddies" sketch

Dude's a legend.

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Stopped watch?

Get that Man a Wikipedia Page - Lawyers, Guns & Money Bro: A Kuwaiti F/A-18 fighter jet was the cause of the accidental shootdown of three American F-15s on Sunday, according to three people familiar with initial reports of the incident. One F/A-18 pilot launched three missiles against the U.S. aircraft, according to a U.S. official. All three U.S. aircraft went down, but their pilots ejected […]

Get that Man a Wikipedia Page

Also one of those things that one would think would be gamed out in planning by a joint DoD-State working group.

Probably one of many things left neglected in planning, one assumes.

Disintegration of the Iranian state objectively means someone, probably the US, NEEDS to go in and secure the HEU or work with the remnants of the IRGC to do so.

Neither are ideal scenarios.

This is ludicrous. The charge may be the same, but the facts are utterly different. This is the sort of thing you say when you’re looking for an excuse to capitulate without it seeming like capitulation. Nobody familiar with both cases could seriously claim they’re remotely analogous.

I taught this in fed courts two weeks ago: people drastically underestimate how complete Congress's power over SCOTUS is. The constitutional baseline is one judge that hears original jurisdiction cases (ambassadors, states as parties)

For those who don't know, Tillis LOVES Dogs. He holds a "Bipawtisan" parade every year for dogs during Halloween and even dressed up his dog as Kyrsten Sinema one year for Halloween. He hosted a Mardi Gras dog parade last month. #NCPol #NCSen

The Future, Now and Then - Now at Beehiiv Same Future, New Web Address

Spent the day migrating off Substack.

(Please cross your fingers that nothing breaks at the technical level.)

The Future, Now and Then - Now at Beehiiv
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This is helpful because I’m sure he won’t hear a grudge against the USA for killing his dad.

Viennetta is still my favorite dessert. It's a stylish log of ice cream you can slice up and had a decent commercial.

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The underlying conduct in one case was forging letters of support in an ethics investigation over mistreating her own staff. The other was an attempt to overthrow a fair election. (Imo both should do time, and 9 years for Peters is generous as is.)

I stand by the pertinent words from Ratrap in Beast Wars.

a robot with the words laughs defeatedly we 're all gonna die Alt: Ratrap (Beast Wars) with the words laughs defeatedly we 're all gonna die

Same.

He might also say "Strait of Hormell" if the chili people step up on political donations.

Double Preemption, Imminence, and the U.S. Attack Against Iran Rubio’s argument that Operation Epic Fury was preemptive self-defense is not credible and does not satisfy the necessary precondition.

The Trump Administration keeps throwing new arguments at the wall to see what might stick--but each one is worse than the last.

This is an excellent piece by @eliavl.bsky.social explaining why Rubio's recent "double preemption" argument is a non-starter.

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It's nice (?) for a warning, but if it's a fiasco you can see, like that moment right before the roller coaster hits the peak & then starts downhill, then why isn't impeachment the 3rd or 4th sentence?

Like maybe that's what should be happening?

I know it's shouting into the wind, but fwiw in Newport we do teach, at length, Clausewitz, logistics, combined arms maneuver (esp. if one includes fleet operations as part of that), and great-power competition. But I've learned posting syllabi to these guys is pointless

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Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned

1992 Cutlass Siera S Oldmsobile
2009 Ford Taurus
2018 Toyota Camry
2018 Toyota Camry
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