Nathan W. Toronto
@bulletpoints.bsky.social
Science Fiction | Middle East Security | Future Warfare | Civ-Mil Relations | Views my own
Read "Bone and Acid and Rushing Waves," from Addison Smith / @addi.social: Nova carries her captain’s head into battle. Read for free in Bullet Points: zurl.co/gBV5V
November 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Read "Bone and Acid and Rushing Waves," from Addison Smith / @addi.social: Nova carries her captain’s head into battle. Read for free in Bullet Points: zurl.co/gBV5V
Look, it's a "levee en peu"! This is the French state taking advantage of a distant threat and a crappy job market to build a little nationalism, with little military impact. We're seeing more of this soft mobilization, though, so the trend matters.
zurl.co/HhVo2
zurl.co/HhVo2
French president unveils new voluntary military service for volunteers aged 18 and 19
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a new military service program for volunteers aged 18 and 19. Starting next year, they will serve for 10 months.
apnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Look, it's a "levee en peu"! This is the French state taking advantage of a distant threat and a crappy job market to build a little nationalism, with little military impact. We're seeing more of this soft mobilization, though, so the trend matters.
zurl.co/HhVo2
zurl.co/HhVo2
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November 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Read "In the Deadly Dark," from Henry Herz / @henryherz.bsky.social: Russian soldiers think they’ve uncovered a vast diamond deposit in occupied Ukraine, but that’s not all they discover. Read for free: zurl.co/qhvQt
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Read "In the Deadly Dark," from Henry Herz / @henryherz.bsky.social: Russian soldiers think they’ve uncovered a vast diamond deposit in occupied Ukraine, but that’s not all they discover. Read for free: zurl.co/qhvQt
“’Ere, what’s all this, then?” The woman scowled as Private Anders pushed past her and into the rooms beyond. “You got a bleedin’ warrant?” Read the latest from Liam Hogan. Subscribe today: zurl.co/4QJwK
November 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“’Ere, what’s all this, then?” The woman scowled as Private Anders pushed past her and into the rooms beyond. “You got a bleedin’ warrant?” Read the latest from Liam Hogan. Subscribe today: zurl.co/4QJwK
Read "For Remembrance," from Liam Hogan / @liamjhogan.bsky.social: In the aftermath of a war, a squad of soldiers investigates reports of a psychic. It takes one to know one. Read for free: zurl.co/aDdLy
November 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Read "For Remembrance," from Liam Hogan / @liamjhogan.bsky.social: In the aftermath of a war, a squad of soldiers investigates reports of a psychic. It takes one to know one. Read for free: zurl.co/aDdLy
"A snub-nose blaster, a Warbird combat dagger, a set of dark-vision goggles, and a block of Trintulex explosives. This is all the gear you get before you head into a tunnel." Read the latest from Don Money / @donmoneywriting. Subscribe today: zurl.co/EtXXk
November 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"A snub-nose blaster, a Warbird combat dagger, a set of dark-vision goggles, and a block of Trintulex explosives. This is all the gear you get before you head into a tunnel." Read the latest from Don Money / @donmoneywriting. Subscribe today: zurl.co/EtXXk
“Why are you so good to me?” she asks.... I think of all the possible replies: because you’re the most important person in the world... because I have been sent here to assassinate you... Read more from Grigory Lukin/@grigorylukin.bsky.social. Subscribe: zurl.co/3guF5
November 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
“Why are you so good to me?” she asks.... I think of all the possible replies: because you’re the most important person in the world... because I have been sent here to assassinate you... Read more from Grigory Lukin/@grigorylukin.bsky.social. Subscribe: zurl.co/3guF5
Read "Below to the Fray," from Don Money / @donmoneywriting: The Tunnel Rats are the brave soldiers tasked with getting into the enemy tunnels to bring the fight to them. Read for free: zurl.co/BRAsq
November 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Read "Below to the Fray," from Don Money / @donmoneywriting: The Tunnel Rats are the brave soldiers tasked with getting into the enemy tunnels to bring the fight to them. Read for free: zurl.co/BRAsq
Read "Hard As a Mirror of Cast Bronze," from Grigory Lukin / @grigorylukin.bsky.social: An assassin searches sideways and down across alternate dimensions to find his target. Read for free: zurl.co/f4Rie
November 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Read "Hard As a Mirror of Cast Bronze," from Grigory Lukin / @grigorylukin.bsky.social: An assassin searches sideways and down across alternate dimensions to find his target. Read for free: zurl.co/f4Rie
"Devon looked at the short straw in his hand. He knew this would happen. It was only a matter of time with his luck. The other troops gave a visible look of relief at the outcome." Read more from Natasha Smith\@natashabennett.bsky.social: Subscribe today: zurl.co/3oXfM
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"Devon looked at the short straw in his hand. He knew this would happen. It was only a matter of time with his luck. The other troops gave a visible look of relief at the outcome." Read more from Natasha Smith\@natashabennett.bsky.social: Subscribe today: zurl.co/3oXfM
"The high-pitched whistle shredding the grey atmosphere is the only warning of the missile. Ma grabs my hand, and we weave a blind path... away from where we think the sound will end." Read the latest from Mandy Munro. Subscribe today: zurl.co/g4ePA
November 7, 2025 at 9:04 AM
"The high-pitched whistle shredding the grey atmosphere is the only warning of the missile. Ma grabs my hand, and we weave a blind path... away from where we think the sound will end." Read the latest from Mandy Munro. Subscribe today: zurl.co/g4ePA
Read "A Little Contagion Never Hurt Anyone," from Natasha Smith / @natashabennett.bsky.social: After drawing the short straw, Devon is forced to merge his consciousness with an invasive species. Link: zurl.co/TKLPZ
November 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Read "A Little Contagion Never Hurt Anyone," from Natasha Smith / @natashabennett.bsky.social: After drawing the short straw, Devon is forced to merge his consciousness with an invasive species. Link: zurl.co/TKLPZ
Read "Black Rain," from Mandy Munro / @mandymunro_author: Alien soldiers hunt Ana and her Ma. Link: zurl.co/TIy0R
November 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Read "Black Rain," from Mandy Munro / @mandymunro_author: Alien soldiers hunt Ana and her Ma. Link: zurl.co/TIy0R
"I hunkered down behind the charred ruin of an Eland armored car, its turret punctured with dozens of small holes. The rain came down in torrents, threatening to swell the Nhia River to overflow." Read the latest from Sean Patrick Hazlett. Subscribe: zurl.co/BrW7y
November 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"I hunkered down behind the charred ruin of an Eland armored car, its turret punctured with dozens of small holes. The rain came down in torrents, threatening to swell the Nhia River to overflow." Read the latest from Sean Patrick Hazlett. Subscribe: zurl.co/BrW7y
Happy #Halloween! Read "Mandible," from Sean Patrick Hazlett: A haunted CIA agent seeks an extreme occult method to end the Cold War in war-torn Angola. Link: zurl.co/YvhED
October 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Happy #Halloween! Read "Mandible," from Sean Patrick Hazlett: A haunted CIA agent seeks an extreme occult method to end the Cold War in war-torn Angola. Link: zurl.co/YvhED
"Lila held her daughter tightly. The blows from the girl’s little fists fell onto Lila’s shoulders, her cries reverberated through Lila’s head." Read the latest from Emma Burnett / @slashnburnett.bsky.social: Subscribe today: zurl.co/GngLj
October 30, 2025 at 10:56 AM
"Lila held her daughter tightly. The blows from the girl’s little fists fell onto Lila’s shoulders, her cries reverberated through Lila’s head." Read the latest from Emma Burnett / @slashnburnett.bsky.social: Subscribe today: zurl.co/GngLj
Read "The Room on the Other Side of the Plexi," from Emma Burnett / @slashnburnett.bsky.social: Lila, a refugee, must save her daughter’s teddy when a pebble pierces the hull. Link: zurl.co/nToJT
October 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Read "The Room on the Other Side of the Plexi," from Emma Burnett / @slashnburnett.bsky.social: Lila, a refugee, must save her daughter’s teddy when a pebble pierces the hull. Link: zurl.co/nToJT
“Damien dusted sand off his clergy uniform. What was once black was now tinged with specs of yellow. Another laundry run tomorrow. Figures. Keeping his rags clean in the desert was a chore.” Read the latest from Michael Baez. Subscribe today: zurl.co/HzhSl
October 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
“Damien dusted sand off his clergy uniform. What was once black was now tinged with specs of yellow. Another laundry run tomorrow. Figures. Keeping his rags clean in the desert was a chore.” Read the latest from Michael Baez. Subscribe today: zurl.co/HzhSl
Do we really appreciate the dilemma that federal employees are facing in the #shutdown? We may not get back pay, but who would hire us in the short term? Day 27, and still counting.
October 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Do we really appreciate the dilemma that federal employees are facing in the #shutdown? We may not get back pay, but who would hire us in the short term? Day 27, and still counting.
External security threats are the single-greatest predictor of the choice to use conscripts. Add Croatia to the growing list of European countries worried about war with Russia. zurl.co/LbApi
Croatia reintroduces military conscription as Europe worries about Russia-Ukraine war
Croatia’s parliament has voted to reintroduce compulsory military service in the European Union and NATO member country.
apnews.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
External security threats are the single-greatest predictor of the choice to use conscripts. Add Croatia to the growing list of European countries worried about war with Russia. zurl.co/LbApi
Read "A Lesson in History," from Michael Baez: In an alternate universe, the clergyman is more than just an acolyte. Link: zurl.co/6YHa4
October 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Read "A Lesson in History," from Michael Baez: In an alternate universe, the clergyman is more than just an acolyte. Link: zurl.co/6YHa4
ألف مبروك! أين النسخة بالعربية؟
Arabfuturism is coming! It's THE REPUBLIC OF MEMORY cover reveal day. Don't ask me which one I like more. They're both epic! (It's Gollancz on the left and Saga Press on the right 🫡)
October 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
ألف مبروك! أين النسخة بالعربية؟