Obliviousness
@obliviousry-guy.bsky.social
Civ-Mil cooperation, Information Advantage.
Following foreign policy stuff and conflict studies, history, support and defend the Constitution. Hiking and parks are where I'm happiest.
Personal account and not an endorsement by my organization.
Following foreign policy stuff and conflict studies, history, support and defend the Constitution. Hiking and parks are where I'm happiest.
Personal account and not an endorsement by my organization.
Pinned
I'm an absolute TR stan. The challenge of our generation is now against oligarchy in all it's forms and avenues.
Was put on lock down for several weeks back in late 2017 because Assad make vague threats to US personnel.
But here's the kicker, we were in a different theater. Different COCOM! And NATO partners and our supported org did not get that memo. It was only our immediate higher who had the good idea.
But here's the kicker, we were in a different theater. Different COCOM! And NATO partners and our supported org did not get that memo. It was only our immediate higher who had the good idea.
The sentiment is from collateral duty security officers doing their jobs. Trying to come up with ways to protect the service members under their care.
That is to say it is good idea fairies from almost completely untrained security people doing their best.
That is to say it is good idea fairies from almost completely untrained security people doing their best.
November 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Was put on lock down for several weeks back in late 2017 because Assad make vague threats to US personnel.
But here's the kicker, we were in a different theater. Different COCOM! And NATO partners and our supported org did not get that memo. It was only our immediate higher who had the good idea.
But here's the kicker, we were in a different theater. Different COCOM! And NATO partners and our supported org did not get that memo. It was only our immediate higher who had the good idea.
Just noodles, no cheese.
And I'm pretty sure those green beans aren't even cooked.
And I'm pretty sure those green beans aren't even cooked.
Karoline Leavitt's Thanksgiving spread. Please dissect.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
November 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Just noodles, no cheese.
And I'm pretty sure those green beans aren't even cooked.
And I'm pretty sure those green beans aren't even cooked.
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It is unfathomable that the USG lawyers would sign off on a no-survivors boat strike (no get of jail free card).
There's clear precedent dating back to World War II trial of Germans for that very act, which lawyers know well.
The Peleus World War II War Crimes Trial
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
There's clear precedent dating back to World War II trial of Germans for that very act, which lawyers know well.
The Peleus World War II War Crimes Trial
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
November 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
It is unfathomable that the USG lawyers would sign off on a no-survivors boat strike (no get of jail free card).
There's clear precedent dating back to World War II trial of Germans for that very act, which lawyers know well.
The Peleus World War II War Crimes Trial
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
There's clear precedent dating back to World War II trial of Germans for that very act, which lawyers know well.
The Peleus World War II War Crimes Trial
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
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I read a piece by a psychologist, many years ago, about empathy, diseases of the mind and bad people.
What stuck with me was a passage where the person stated that bad people exist without having any psychological issues and our society, at large, cannot grasp it.
What stuck with me was a passage where the person stated that bad people exist without having any psychological issues and our society, at large, cannot grasp it.
October 28, 2024 at 1:08 PM
I read a piece by a psychologist, many years ago, about empathy, diseases of the mind and bad people.
What stuck with me was a passage where the person stated that bad people exist without having any psychological issues and our society, at large, cannot grasp it.
What stuck with me was a passage where the person stated that bad people exist without having any psychological issues and our society, at large, cannot grasp it.
Murdering trafficking victims.
And let's imagine, just pretend, that we're somehow in an actual war, the killing of people hors de combat and shipwrecked sailors is against the Geneva conventions.
And let's imagine, just pretend, that we're somehow in an actual war, the killing of people hors de combat and shipwrecked sailors is against the Geneva conventions.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Murdering trafficking victims.
And let's imagine, just pretend, that we're somehow in an actual war, the killing of people hors de combat and shipwrecked sailors is against the Geneva conventions.
And let's imagine, just pretend, that we're somehow in an actual war, the killing of people hors de combat and shipwrecked sailors is against the Geneva conventions.
It's the day after Thanksgiving, and I'm sadly short on pie.
I think it's time for a costco run, just for pie and bourbon.
I think it's time for a costco run, just for pie and bourbon.
November 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
It's the day after Thanksgiving, and I'm sadly short on pie.
I think it's time for a costco run, just for pie and bourbon.
I think it's time for a costco run, just for pie and bourbon.
Tangent to this, what is the most backhanded compliment you've ever received?
For me: "wow, you clean up nice," from a classmate after four years of honors program classes together. FOUR. YEARS. and now they say I can look presentable?
For me: "wow, you clean up nice," from a classmate after four years of honors program classes together. FOUR. YEARS. and now they say I can look presentable?
What is the best compliment you ever received? Putting aside whether or not you believed it.
November 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Tangent to this, what is the most backhanded compliment you've ever received?
For me: "wow, you clean up nice," from a classmate after four years of honors program classes together. FOUR. YEARS. and now they say I can look presentable?
For me: "wow, you clean up nice," from a classmate after four years of honors program classes together. FOUR. YEARS. and now they say I can look presentable?
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Video of scene after shooting of National Guard in DC
November 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Video of scene after shooting of National Guard in DC
“You will be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“You will be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
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This Disinformation Industry
November 25, 2025 at 5:58 AM
This Disinformation Industry
Metal night at Schooner Tavern and 15 years ago I'd have said it's too loud to enjoy. But now, I'm half dead to begin with and the music is just perfect levels of loud to have a great time!
November 25, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Metal night at Schooner Tavern and 15 years ago I'd have said it's too loud to enjoy. But now, I'm half dead to begin with and the music is just perfect levels of loud to have a great time!
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From the DoD Law of War Manual
November 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
From the DoD Law of War Manual
What if rice krispies sound like that because they're 40 years old with bad knees and backs.
me: dating is hard
me on a date: what if rice krispies are allergic to milk that’s why they sound like that
me on a date: what if rice krispies are allergic to milk that’s why they sound like that
November 24, 2025 at 6:05 AM
What if rice krispies sound like that because they're 40 years old with bad knees and backs.
Just read up on the Mann Gulch Fire. Getting ready for next month's OPD on decision-making.
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Just read up on the Mann Gulch Fire. Getting ready for next month's OPD on decision-making.
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
Graduated college in the midst of the Great Recession. Best work I could find was working part-time overnights at a gas station.
So joined the military. Military led to municipal governance and the GI Bill.
So joined the military. Military led to municipal governance and the GI Bill.
November 23, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Graduated college in the midst of the Great Recession. Best work I could find was working part-time overnights at a gas station.
So joined the military. Military led to municipal governance and the GI Bill.
So joined the military. Military led to municipal governance and the GI Bill.
Plus this will lead to more work put on fewer nurses, leading to increased levels of burnout.
This will cascade. It won't be immediate, but in 5 years...oof
This will cascade. It won't be immediate, but in 5 years...oof
I’m sorry that I don’t have anything intelligent to say right now because I am so fucking angry
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
Nursing is no longer counted as a 'professional degree' by Trump admin
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it implements various changes to student loans.
www.newsweek.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Plus this will lead to more work put on fewer nurses, leading to increased levels of burnout.
This will cascade. It won't be immediate, but in 5 years...oof
This will cascade. It won't be immediate, but in 5 years...oof
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The issue we are confronted with is that an order can be both LEGAL *and* IMMORAL/UNETHICAL at the same time. We are placing SMs in a position in which they must exercise their judgement, based on their personal moral code, as to whether an order should be followed. This will break the military.
November 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The issue we are confronted with is that an order can be both LEGAL *and* IMMORAL/UNETHICAL at the same time. We are placing SMs in a position in which they must exercise their judgement, based on their personal moral code, as to whether an order should be followed. This will break the military.
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After Nuremberg, U.S. military policy stated troops have a duty to disobey orders “a man of ordinary sense and understanding would know to be illegal."
How a Nazi trial ended the just-following-orders defense for US troops
After Nuremberg, U.S. military policy stated troops have a duty to disobey orders “a man of ordinary sense and understanding would know to be illegal."
www.marinecorpstimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
After Nuremberg, U.S. military policy stated troops have a duty to disobey orders “a man of ordinary sense and understanding would know to be illegal."
Neat. I served with this guy, albeit for a short period. But we did a WAREX together.
This is pretty amazing. This guy just won a solid victory in Bucks County, PA, one of the most important swing counties in the country, by *explicitly and deliberately* making his race *all about* nationalizing ICE raids. Confirms the point about this now being a winning issue for Dems.
November 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Neat. I served with this guy, albeit for a short period. But we did a WAREX together.
So glad we have all these CTCs building unit proficiency on doing what needs to happen after we declare mission accomplished.
Toppling Maduro is only the beginning. The day after is the real fight in Venezuela.
The Day After: What Successful Regime Change in Venezuela Would Really Take
What if the “counternarcotics” strikes against boats suspected of moving drugs aren’t really about cocaine at all, but about toppling Venezuelan President
warontherocks.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
So glad we have all these CTCs building unit proficiency on doing what needs to happen after we declare mission accomplished.
I mean, telling the country to forget about grandma has been a message since the pandemic.
According to Fox News, the BEST and ONLY way to survive Trump's "amazingly strong and YUGE economy" is to Cancel Christmas. Bravo, dumbfuqs.
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I mean, telling the country to forget about grandma has been a message since the pandemic.
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A zygote is the result of a sperm joining an egg.
‘Zygote’ comes from the Greek word for ‘yoke.’
A ‘yoke’ is a wooden beam that JOINS two animals together.
The ‘yolk’ of an egg is from the Old English word for “yellow.”
‘Yoke’ and ‘yolk’ have no relation to each other.
‘Zygote’ comes from the Greek word for ‘yoke.’
A ‘yoke’ is a wooden beam that JOINS two animals together.
The ‘yolk’ of an egg is from the Old English word for “yellow.”
‘Yoke’ and ‘yolk’ have no relation to each other.
November 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
A zygote is the result of a sperm joining an egg.
‘Zygote’ comes from the Greek word for ‘yoke.’
A ‘yoke’ is a wooden beam that JOINS two animals together.
The ‘yolk’ of an egg is from the Old English word for “yellow.”
‘Yoke’ and ‘yolk’ have no relation to each other.
‘Zygote’ comes from the Greek word for ‘yoke.’
A ‘yoke’ is a wooden beam that JOINS two animals together.
The ‘yolk’ of an egg is from the Old English word for “yellow.”
‘Yoke’ and ‘yolk’ have no relation to each other.
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#U.S. and #Israeli soldiers, foreign #diplomats and #aid workers are congregated in a warehouse in central Israel to talk about the future of #Gaza. One key group is missing: #Palestinians.
Inside the American-Run Base Helping Plan the Future of Gaza
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:42 AM
#U.S. and #Israeli soldiers, foreign #diplomats and #aid workers are congregated in a warehouse in central Israel to talk about the future of #Gaza. One key group is missing: #Palestinians.