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Stilicho
@GenStilicho
Jacob Urowsky Professor of Strategic Studies at Hustlers University. Former CIA station chief for the Heard and MacDonald Islands.
Katılım Ağustos 2021
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Massive, history-altering policy win, and a solid rejoinder to “what have conservatives ever achieved?” doomerism.
Charles Fain Lehman@CharlesFLehman
The United States is the world's largest exporter of natural gas — a remarkable change from decades ago, when America was dependent on the often-hostile OPEC nations for its energy needs. That's probably saved us as much as $4 trillion in the past two decades. That change is largely thanks to the "Shale Revolution," the development of fracking and horizontal drilling technology that is now responsible for 36 percent of total U.S. production. In a new @nberpubs paper, Berkeley's Lucas W. Davis uses data on gas prices in the United States, Europe, and Japan to estimate the savings generated by the Shale Revolution. The effect is obvious in the plot below: Starting in 2007, American prices diverge sharply from Europe and Japan. We're also more insulated from big shocks. He pegs the total as between $3.1T and $4.3T between 2007 and 2025. That's $164B to $227B per year — between $500 and $700 per person per year. nber.org/papers/w35245
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This is a general category but the distinction between Latin and Old English derived words -- freedom vs liberty, house vs home, work vs labor -- is difficult to express in most other languages since these usually translate to the same word.
Aminadad Mercilesse Butcher@OttokarHochman
An interesting challenge I just thought of: there's a common trope of declaring that certain German, French, Chinese, etc. philosophical or literary concepts are untranslatable. What's a concept from the *English* philosophical tradition which is similarly untranslatable?
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A dozen British Army division commanders were KIA or DOW at the front in WW1. The notion that all the generals were fools, donkeys, etc, is Woke Marxist twaddle not taken seriously by any bona fide military historians -- but you do you.
Peter Hitchens@ClarkeMicah
.@20committee. Indeed, they trusted their generals, which was their mistake (, ‘But he did for them both with his plan of attack’) . The realisation that they had been led by fools only came later.
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@avrilbradley23 I did a thread on Closing With the Enemy, great book! Skocpol has been on my list for a while too. x.com/GenStilicho/st…
Stilicho@GenStilicho
The book this is from is one of my favorites on tactical level modern warfare, with many lessons that are still valid, so I'm going to do a full thread for it.
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@LiteralSheridan Tbf there are billionaires who do not share these values
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Russian forces attempted to shoot down a real stork with an FPV interceptor drone on the southern front.
The stork narrowly escaped by entering a sharp spin at the last moment to evade the attack.
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Gotta love all the leaks that saying "we're 99.9% of the way there, the only thing left to figure out is all the important stuff."
Amit Segal@AmitSegal
New details emerging on the difficulties in U.S.–Iran negotiations: As of now, Iran is only willing to commit to not developing nuclear weapons, while the U.S. is pushing for concrete steps to reduce enriched uranium—either by selling it, transferring it abroad, or diluting it. A major sticking point is the Strait of Hormuz: Iran wants it under its management, while the U.S. insists on full freedom of navigation. There’s also no agreement on financial relief. Qatar has stepped in with a proposal to provide Iran a $12B humanitarian loan. Notably, Lebanon is now part of the broader framework under discussion.
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In 2022, The OSS Society installed this memorial at Arlington National Cemetery to honor OSS personnel who were killed or missing in action. On Memorial Day, we honor their service and sacrifice.
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The 2,700 year history of the United States begins with Romulus killing Remus on the banks of the Tiber; China was still ruled by steppe nomads when the Wright Brothers invented the airplane.
Michelle@D162Michele
China literally has trees in Xi Jinping’s garden that are older than the United States! 🤣
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More recently, in the first half of the twentieth century, as much as 20% of the urban population of big US cities lived in units—from cheap SROs to luxury hotels—without kitchens. They ate nearly all of their meals at cheap ¢5 lunch counters and cafeterias, including automats.
Birch Brother 🪓@BjorkBrodern
It's probably the most basic human experience since we started building houses. In great Roman cities the Insulae, their apartments didn't have kitchen due to the fire risk. Instead there was a restaurant on the first floor where everyone grabbed their food.
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Erdogan's regime has not been viewed as a systemic threat to the EU system since 2022 and has largely avoided trouble with Athens and Nicosia
Even in realist theory terms, the actions of the Netanyahu are viewed as disrupting regional stability in ways that endanger EU interests
Danny Orbach@Mujakura
Consider the contrast: many European governments that routinely invoke human rights principles when criticizing Israel have no hesitation in cultivating ever closer relations with Erdoğan’s Turkey, despite its increasingly authoritarian trajectory. In recent years, Erdoğan’s government has intensified pressure on the opposition through criminal investigations, arrests of politicians and activists, restrictions on independent media, and legal measures against elected opposition officials. The crackdown reached a new peak with moves against leading figures of the main opposition party, widely criticized by observers as an attempt to weaken political competition and consolidate presidential power. Yet far from discussing sanctions or boycotts, European leaders continue competing to strengthen political, economic, and strategic ties with Ankara.
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The renovated Palace of the Despots in the fortified city of Mystras, featuring the throne hall on the upper floor of the Kantakouzenos building.
Rare exhibits and digital reconstructions help visitors understand the function of the administrative center of the Morea
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The painting of them that Kaiser Wilhelm sends Tsar Nicholas in Fall of Eagles, but for real.
Mykhailo Rohoza@MykhailoRohoza
Putin was presented with a painting in China. First of all, Xi Jinping is depicted as almost twice the size of Putin. Secondly, Xi is walking ahead, while Putin follows behind him. Thirdly, Xi is looking forward, while Putin is looking at him. Fourth, Xi appears calm and confident, while Putin looks like he’s trying to catch up — more of a companion than an equal. And overall, it makes it pretty clear who the “big brother” is and who the “little brother” is. A very strong piece of trolling.
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Geniuses of Russian marketing. An ad for the Russian military contract reads: "A job for real men."
The name of the bus stop: "Meat Processing Plant."
Perfect.
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Did your faith waver, anon?
Georg Hegel Quotes@GeorgHegell
The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of freedom.
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you say you’re “from the hood” yet we found your family’s tomb complex containing complex engraved goods, emblazoned pottery, bronze figurines depicting local deities, and luxury trade goods indicating a more far-reaching trade network than archaeologists had anticipated 💀
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