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Military analyst. Former U.S. Navy SWO / FAO. Cat dad. Alum @ UW-Madison and KCL.

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The sandwich is the ideal form of food

27.09.2025 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

But isn’t the M for marriage?

22.09.2025 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s clearly going well

22.09.2025 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Live look inside PLA headquarters

01.09.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Five rescaled maps of Minnesota on a Mercator projection map, covering 1) a large part of northern Greenland, 2) a large part of northern Scandinavia, 3) a part of central Europe, 4) a region of southern India, 5) a region of southeastern Australia.

Five rescaled maps of Minnesota on a Mercator projection map, covering 1) a large part of northern Greenland, 2) a large part of northern Scandinavia, 3) a part of central Europe, 4) a region of southern India, 5) a region of southeastern Australia.

A website that lets you select a country or state and move it around a Mercator projection map to yield better size comparisons.

thetruesize.com, created by James Talmage and Damon Maneice

30.08.2025 23:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1881    πŸ” 586    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 117

This is true

30.08.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Klaus the long haired tabby cat sitting on a blanket in a basket

Klaus the long haired tabby cat sitting on a blanket in a basket

He’s cute but he’s kind of a basket case

30.08.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Biscuits are on the menu this Caturday morning

30.08.2025 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I couldn’t even finish it on an airplane, as a captive audience

10.08.2025 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Your own personal Eastern Front

02.08.2025 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Good luck!

02.08.2025 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s a great museum

02.08.2025 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Shanghai Propaganda Poster Museum

maps.app.goo.gl/eSyUtpP3qq3b...

02.08.2025 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

CFE: chicken fontina escarole

22.07.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A few of my recent reads

22.07.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
20.07.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great book

20.07.2025 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s a beautiful riverfront! Great way to spend a layover

05.07.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New York's Xi'an Famous Foods Is Quietly Doing Bonkers Business in Alexandria The Anthony Bourdain-endorsed hand-pulled noodle and dumpling chain is offering takeout only.

It’s really really good

www.washingtonian.com/2025/06/20/n...

28.06.2025 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You’ve got your known knowns, your known unknowns, and your Iran unknowns

17.06.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jacques, a shorthaired tabby cat, blissfully asleep on a blanket

Jacques, a shorthaired tabby cat, blissfully asleep on a blanket

Another lazy Caturday morning

07.06.2025 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
My cat Jacques sitting on my lap, preventing me from going to work

My cat Jacques sitting on my lap, preventing me from going to work

I sit down for 2 minutes to drink some coffee…

04.06.2025 10:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m way behind on posting my readings, but I just finished this. Really interesting! Describes continuities in Iranian security thinking going back to the 18th-19th centuries

31.05.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
My shorthaired tabby Jacques nestled in a blanket on the couch

My shorthaired tabby Jacques nestled in a blanket on the couch

Happy Caturday morning from Jacques

31.05.2025 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The feeling you’re describing is friction

22.05.2025 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pleasant Caturday wishes from Klaus

17.05.2025 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ooooh! His work on the French army to 1940 is really good

16.05.2025 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Found this yesterday at a local bookstore

11.05.2025 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
My cat Klaus relaxing on my legs

My cat Klaus relaxing on my legs

Happy Caturday

05.04.2025 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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