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Gee I’d hate to have a current leader say anything reassuring in this troubled time.
Sergeant Major of the Army urges leaders to stick up for soldiers ‘online and in person’ - “I would just say, I got your back. And I think every NCO in here needs to say the exact same thing. via /r/army reddit.com/r/army/comments/1… #army #miltwitter
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“Highly unusual.”
“Rarely used.”
“Unprecedented move.”
Illegal. They are illegal. They are dismantling our government and our rights. Why the fuck do unvetted, anonymous, non-clearance holding Musk employees have access to millions of Americans private information?
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Deepseek is forcing the entire Silicon Valley ecosystem to recognize that Lina Khan was right, even if they won’t admit it.
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I’ve always thought that framing fascism as weakness is the way forward when it comes to messaging
Especially when trying to deradicalize or disinterest young men from it
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Have you noticed a recent uptick in "expert analyses" arguing that Russia remains a strong economy able to wage its war against Ukraine for many years? This uptick is hardly a coincidence, and a new insider report from VCHK-OGPU suggests it's part of Russian information warfare and provides even more details on what is going on inside the Kremlin regime. 1/7
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This is actually a genuine "realist" perspective on U.S. aid to Ukraine; without any cost to American blood, and at a very small cost in American treasure, the U.S. is heavily degrading the military capability of a key geopolitical rival.
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The strength of our Army rests on the quality of its leaders. As we face an increasingly complex and unpredictable global security environment, it is more important than ever that we select and develop the best people to lead our formations. The Command Assessment Program has been a pilot initiative for the past five years to inform how the Army selects the most qualified and ready leaders. CAP has proven to be a critical component of the Army's centralized selection process, using objective assessments to identify the most qualified leaders for command and key leadership positions.
Based on the success of this pilot, we have directed that CAP become an enduring Army program within the centralized selection board process.
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Beware mirror thinking.
The conventional thinking is that a blockade scenario of Taiwan would be a comparatively low risk / high reward move for the PRC. Objectively I tend to agree, however, many analysts now assume this will be the preferred tactic by the PRC.
The PRC is currently investing billions to generate the conventional forces necessary to conduct the amphibious invasion many western analysts deride.
The PRC acts in the ways it does because it operates under a different set of constraints and incentives than the west. Just because blockade is the “safe” option from our POV, doesn’t mean it will be the preferred option. Or if a blockade were to fail, do not then assume conventional invasion is off the table.
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People don’t seem to be reading the article or the implications.
“….Boys are falling behind girls in nearly every academic category, including reading & writing. That achievement gap starts in elementary school & often widens over time. By high school, boys are less likely…
The Army hitting its recruiting goals in 2024 was largely driven by women, as young men are increasingly uniquely unqualified for service
military.com/daily-news/2025…
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I do feel like we forget that a mere 100 years ago 20% of children in America just fucking died.
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kinda want Paul to turn to the camera in Messiah and say the hitler comparison line to the audience maybe you guys will get it then
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Solid. The Army has totally ceded the information space, this includes social media and the press - and thus, there's no communication with "the soldier," or a means for them to know what's going on.
Soldiers are turning to social media when the chain of command falls short. The Army sees it as a nuisance. trib.al/8Hu1rEV
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Americans would do well to remember that much of their dominance isn't actually due to raw power. China can build aircraft carriers or use economic coercion but what makes the United States unique are its allies
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The Army hitting its recruiting goals in 2024 was largely driven by women, as young men are increasingly uniquely unqualified for service
military.com/daily-news/2025…