Clay Copper
@claycopper.bsky.social
Fed defense university faculty, Security Cooperation pro, international relations, diplomacy, diverse democracy enjoyer, some boardgames, human
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There are few things as rewarding as fixing a wind-up music box.
PWHL ad breaks inspired by Guess Who lol
December 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
PWHL ad breaks inspired by Guess Who lol
They did a full collab a few years ago: youtu.be/qTdgxhQwaVQ?...
December 7, 2025 at 1:01 AM
They did a full collab a few years ago: youtu.be/qTdgxhQwaVQ?...
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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
Few know this but the Council on Foreign Relations was one of the first big YouTube accounts, streaming this panel in beautiful 144p way back in 1994.
December 6, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Few know this but the Council on Foreign Relations was one of the first big YouTube accounts, streaming this panel in beautiful 144p way back in 1994.
It is my strong belief that someone like Thom Tillis should not be able to simply announce he's not running after confirming RFK and Hegseth. He should have to spend the next year on the campaign trail hearing it from his constituents good and hard.
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
It is my strong belief that someone like Thom Tillis should not be able to simply announce he's not running after confirming RFK and Hegseth. He should have to spend the next year on the campaign trail hearing it from his constituents good and hard.
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"It's not intervention, it's self-defense for the white race" is their literal view here I think
December 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"It's not intervention, it's self-defense for the white race" is their literal view here I think
"The [DIVERSITY] itself incites to deeds of violence."
December 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"The [DIVERSITY] itself incites to deeds of violence."
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Explicitly saying you're reviving the Monroe Doctrine but this time we actually care about everyone in the Hemisphere and it won't be an imperialist endeavor led by American corporate interests is...
December 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Explicitly saying you're reviving the Monroe Doctrine but this time we actually care about everyone in the Hemisphere and it won't be an imperialist endeavor led by American corporate interests is...
Humans are simply not capable of reasonable show day discourse.
December 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Humans are simply not capable of reasonable show day discourse.
If nothing else, the early gang seem to be unwilling to post the NSS in the office group chat.
December 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
If nothing else, the early gang seem to be unwilling to post the NSS in the office group chat.
I'm sorry, I missed the NSS drop bc I was melting into a despondent puddle reading this and now that I've read both in the span of an hour, yes, I've made up my mind to just take the rest of the year off and hope something happens bc I just cannot.
Oof, this is as serious a damnation of the US #NatSec community as I've read in quite some time
americanaffairsjournal.org/2025/02/amer...
americanaffairsjournal.org/2025/02/amer...
America’s National Security Wonderland - American Affairs Journal
While America is battling exhaustion and political polarization at home, it is now facing something it’s never faced abroad: it is locked into a security competition against multiple opponents who, wh...
americanaffairsjournal.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I'm sorry, I missed the NSS drop bc I was melting into a despondent puddle reading this and now that I've read both in the span of an hour, yes, I've made up my mind to just take the rest of the year off and hope something happens bc I just cannot.
I still find it incredibly funny how they messaged the DoD "namechange" internally:
1. Leaders can use it!
2. We encourage everyone to use it while we work with Congress!
3. Everyone must use it, WAR!
4. Fuck Congress, we decide what we call ourselves.
Clearly they thought Congress would act. 😅
1. Leaders can use it!
2. We encourage everyone to use it while we work with Congress!
3. Everyone must use it, WAR!
4. Fuck Congress, we decide what we call ourselves.
Clearly they thought Congress would act. 😅
They've lost all but the hardened of black hearts. The most powerful, capable state on Earth discarded, demoralized, and demoted in favor of a gang of cartoon buffoons. It's not a government anymore, it's a B&E in progress. We'll endure and rebuild, but for now look out for family and neighbors.
December 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I still find it incredibly funny how they messaged the DoD "namechange" internally:
1. Leaders can use it!
2. We encourage everyone to use it while we work with Congress!
3. Everyone must use it, WAR!
4. Fuck Congress, we decide what we call ourselves.
Clearly they thought Congress would act. 😅
1. Leaders can use it!
2. We encourage everyone to use it while we work with Congress!
3. Everyone must use it, WAR!
4. Fuck Congress, we decide what we call ourselves.
Clearly they thought Congress would act. 😅
As much as my initial reaction was to grit my teeth, this is such a representation of where the Trump presidency is. The lamest of ducks, the vainest of ducks. Maybe not even votes in Congress anymore to change names. Like toddlers, scrawling DJT and Department of War on any surface they can reach.
In a post on X tonight, the State Department says it “renamed the former Institute of Peace to reflect the greatest dealmaker in our nation's history.”
“Welcome to the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace.”
“Welcome to the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace.”
December 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
As much as my initial reaction was to grit my teeth, this is such a representation of where the Trump presidency is. The lamest of ducks, the vainest of ducks. Maybe not even votes in Congress anymore to change names. Like toddlers, scrawling DJT and Department of War on any surface they can reach.
Even if they fire you, they'll still let you emerge 6 months later and publish the least interesting piece on acquisitions the profession has seen in a few years, or pay you an advance and give you a ghostwriter for another samey memoir on leadership and duty.
Like make them fucking fire you, the moral cowardice of the modern American officer corps knows no bounds
Much apolitical
December 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Even if they fire you, they'll still let you emerge 6 months later and publish the least interesting piece on acquisitions the profession has seen in a few years, or pay you an advance and give you a ghostwriter for another samey memoir on leadership and duty.
These people and their movement must not only be defeated but humiliated.
December 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
These people and their movement must not only be defeated but humiliated.
My wife went to Exeter. Her response: "Look, this is what true woke requires. Don't fight this."
The @universityofexeter.bsky.social now has a PhD in Magic and Occult Sciences open for applications, check out the website www.exeter.ac.uk/study/pg-res...
December 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
My wife went to Exeter. Her response: "Look, this is what true woke requires. Don't fight this."
I can't stop laughing at Crim on the MtG Goldfish podcast calling Fantasy Football "Buff-Man Autobattler."
Every time I open the app, lol
Every time I open the app, lol
December 3, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I can't stop laughing at Crim on the MtG Goldfish podcast calling Fantasy Football "Buff-Man Autobattler."
Every time I open the app, lol
Every time I open the app, lol
My kid's Yoto Player radio station spins nothing but bangers all day. Best curated playlist I've heard in years.
December 2, 2025 at 11:58 PM
My kid's Yoto Player radio station spins nothing but bangers all day. Best curated playlist I've heard in years.
Falklands discourse that doesn't center around Black Buck or how cool the Alouette was is just not really worth having imho
December 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Falklands discourse that doesn't center around Black Buck or how cool the Alouette was is just not really worth having imho
All I want for Xmas is an open world remake of LucasArts' 1995 classic point-and-click adventure game "The Dig."
December 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
All I want for Xmas is an open world remake of LucasArts' 1995 classic point-and-click adventure game "The Dig."
My O-5 team lead: here's a sticker badge for your kid.
Me: *wincing*
O-5: It's TSA not DHS.
Me: Thanks.
O-5: What if I had a DoD one for her?
Me:
Me: *wincing*
O-5: It's TSA not DHS.
Me: Thanks.
O-5: What if I had a DoD one for her?
Me:
homer simpson from the simpsons is standing in front of a grassy field .
ALT: homer simpson from the simpsons is standing in front of a grassy field .
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December 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM
My O-5 team lead: here's a sticker badge for your kid.
Me: *wincing*
O-5: It's TSA not DHS.
Me: Thanks.
O-5: What if I had a DoD one for her?
Me:
Me: *wincing*
O-5: It's TSA not DHS.
Me: Thanks.
O-5: What if I had a DoD one for her?
Me:
There are few things as rewarding as fixing a wind-up music box.
December 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
There are few things as rewarding as fixing a wind-up music box.
OK, I've tried to play Mtg x Avatar standard. I just can't stop thinking of this:
December 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
OK, I've tried to play Mtg x Avatar standard. I just can't stop thinking of this:
I'm very glad I moved away from teaching graduate courses several years ago, well before the current climate. Even back then the worst part was admin who refused to support faculty - and students who knew and took advantage of that.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I'm very glad I moved away from teaching graduate courses several years ago, well before the current climate. Even back then the worst part was admin who refused to support faculty - and students who knew and took advantage of that.
Just starting a solo game of @colewehrle.bsky.social's Pax Pamir on a cold and blustery day. Ready to take my first turn!
November 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Just starting a solo game of @colewehrle.bsky.social's Pax Pamir on a cold and blustery day. Ready to take my first turn!