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Dr. Jonathan Schroden

@jjschroden.bsky.social

22 years as a military operations analyst. Lots on DOD happenings, especially special ops & irregular warfare. Author of a forthcoming book on the history of US counterterrorism in Afghanistan. All views my own, RT not endorsement. Be droll, not a troll.

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It’s a banger every time 🀘

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Word πŸ‘‡

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Like the ship’s going down and the captain is rearranging the deck chairs

🚒 πŸͺ‘ πŸͺ‘ πŸͺ‘ πŸ˜‘

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High-Income Americans Are Trimming Holiday Travel Plansβ€”A Potential Early Warning For Airlines Airlines may not be able to rely on affluent travelers to buoy demand for much longer, according to recent industry reports.

Airlines may not be able to rely on affluent travelers to buoy demand for much longer, according to recent industry reports.

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Trump Live Updates: Senate Agrees to Quickly Clear Bill Seeking Release of Epstein Files The move means the measure, which the House approved in a 427-to-1 vote, will be passed by the Senate on receipt and be forwarded to the president’s desk for his signature.

Breaking News: Hours after the House passed the measure to release the Epstein files, the Senate unanimously agreed to send it to President Trump’s desk. Follow live updates.

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Everything just got better πŸ₯ƒ

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The Day After: What Successful Regime Change in Venezuela Would Really Take What if the β€œcounternarcotics” strikes against boats suspected of moving drugs aren’t really about cocaine at all, but about toppling Venezuelan President

warontherocks.com/2025/11/the-...

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Latest U.S. Strike on Boat in Pacific Kills 3, Southern Command Says The United States has carried out at least 21 strikes on boats the Trump administration accuses of smuggling drugs, killing at least 83 people.

The U.S. military on Saturday killed another three people accused by the Trump administration of smuggling drugs by sea, according to the U.S. Southern Command, bringing the known death toll from the campaign to at least 83 since early September.

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Flight Restrictions Triggered By Government Shutdown Ending Today, FAA Says The FAA said it was lifting the flight restrictions as air traffic controller staffing levels have continued to improve.

The FAA said it was lifting the flight restrictions as air traffic controller staffing levels have continued to improve.

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Do not forget that even a small, seemingly irrelevant act of kindness has the power to stick with someone and carry them through their day.

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Aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean in major buildup near Venezuela The most advanced U.S. aircraft carrier has arrived in the Caribbean Sea in a display of American military power. The presence of the USS Gerald R.

The nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean on Sunday in a display of U.S. military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops and weaponry could signal for the Trump administration’s drug enforcement intentions in South America. apnews.com/article/airc...

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Operation Bulldog Bite ended 15 years ago this weekend.

During the 5 days of fighting on the mountain above the Watapur, the 101st Airborne’s 1-327 Infantry and the Ranger Regiment’s Team Darby saw some of the closest-quarters infantry fighting of the Afghan war and lost 7 Americans and 1 ANA KIA.

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From the archives: Night patrol in Afghanistan’s Parwan province, 2015 This Stars and Stripes image from 2015 shows American and Czech troops wait to board a U.S. Army Chinook helicopter at Bagram Air Field.

Archive photo of the day

www.stripes.com/history/arch...

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Hard pass

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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has stated that the US air strikes on β€œalleged” drug smuggling boats will be treated under international law as crimes against humanity.

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House plans to vote Tuesday on releasing Epstein files President Donald Trump has made repeated attempts to kill the effort, but a discharge petition has forced Speaker Mike Johnson's hand.

House plans to vote Tuesday on releasing Epstein files

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Republicans turn on Trump’s defense policy chief Administration allies say they are fed up with the Defense Department’s third-most senior leader and his foreign policy surprises.

www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

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House passes legislation to end government shutdown, fund the VA and military infrastructure The bill will fund the Department of Veterans Affairs and Defense Department infrastructure projects for a full year.

ICYMI: The legislative package passed Wednesday by the House and signed by Donald Trump to end the government shutdown includes funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs and Defense Department infrastructure projects for a full year. (from @svetashko.bsky.social)

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Inside the CIA’s secret mission to sabotage Afghanistan’s opium In a decade-long operation, the CIA modified poppy seeds and dropped them by the billions from aircraft over Afghanistan in an attempt to weaken the potency of the country’s opium crop.

Looks like we can add another approach (airdropping less-productive poppy seeds) to the failed attempts to curb #Afghanistan's opium crops during the US war there

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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Deadly Blasts in India and Pakistan Set Region on Edge The rare explosions in the country’s capitals have not been directly linked, but there are fears the governments will blame each other after their previous military conflict alarmed the world.

News Analysis: The bombings in the capital cities of India and Pakistan this week have not been directly linked, but there are fears the governments will blame each other after their previous military conflict alarmed the world.

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Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...

NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...

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a cartoon mouse is sitting in a box of popcorn and says `` don t mind me , just watching and loving it '' ALT: a cartoon mouse is sitting in a box of popcorn and says `` don t mind me , just watching and loving it ''

Good point, it’s not like Bond movie watchers are that concerned about the details of canon

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Anyone asking that question is not meeting standards πŸ™„

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Three ideas:

1. Reveal he had a son with *waves at Bond girls* whose mother named him Jimmy and then pivot the franchise to his recruitment/refinement as the next James
2. Reveal that Q had him cloned
3. Set the next movie slightly earlier in the timeline of his life

It’s not that hard, really

11.11.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Raise a toast today for the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Fifty years ago the Fitz was lost on Lake Superior with no survivors.

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Exactamundo!

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A dank meme to whoever can guess who I saw tonightπŸ‘‡

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Breaking News: The Supreme Court denied a request to consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago. nyti.ms/3Ju2Ayd

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