Bobby Maxwell
@rmaxwellusn.bsky.social
PhD Student in Political Science (International Relations/Comparative Politics) at the University of Washington. Currently researching military adaptation.
Formally CSIS, UChicago, TUJ, and US Navy
Occasional Keycap designer.
Formally CSIS, UChicago, TUJ, and US Navy
Occasional Keycap designer.
Just need to massively increase the number of reps too
December 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Just need to massively increase the number of reps too
The funny thing is, it probably represents a return to the mean, if accurate.
It's still nazi shit.
It's still nazi shit.
December 3, 2025 at 5:33 AM
The funny thing is, it probably represents a return to the mean, if accurate.
It's still nazi shit.
It's still nazi shit.
I came to say just this... keeping a divided Congress in the face of the most negative media environment I've seen is/was a mark of strength.
December 3, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I came to say just this... keeping a divided Congress in the face of the most negative media environment I've seen is/was a mark of strength.
I came of age in the late 90s in suburban Chicago, and it seemed like 60-70 percent DND and 30 percent everything else- with Shadowrun/Rifts/Whatever white called the precursor to WoD.
Maybe it's pre-e-commerce localism, but I remember the field being much more diverse.
Maybe it's pre-e-commerce localism, but I remember the field being much more diverse.
November 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I came of age in the late 90s in suburban Chicago, and it seemed like 60-70 percent DND and 30 percent everything else- with Shadowrun/Rifts/Whatever white called the precursor to WoD.
Maybe it's pre-e-commerce localism, but I remember the field being much more diverse.
Maybe it's pre-e-commerce localism, but I remember the field being much more diverse.
Also taken to its logical extreme is the military firing on domestic civilians, which might be worse than the other bad options.
November 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Also taken to its logical extreme is the military firing on domestic civilians, which might be worse than the other bad options.
The problem with this in practice is I think there's an underlying assumption that there's a functional, independent JAG that advises on established precedent and law. IMO this is another form of civilian control that is independent of whomever the current executive, which has been removed.
November 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The problem with this in practice is I think there's an underlying assumption that there's a functional, independent JAG that advises on established precedent and law. IMO this is another form of civilian control that is independent of whomever the current executive, which has been removed.
There also needs to be a serious look at revising Goldwater-Nichols. I think service leadership being operationally ootl is not a good thing.
November 29, 2025 at 4:30 AM
There also needs to be a serious look at revising Goldwater-Nichols. I think service leadership being operationally ootl is not a good thing.
My policy proposal is at the minimum every single person in this administration that has a star on their shoulder working at JSOC, CENTCOM, and SOUTHCOM will have to find another form of employment.
They fired the competent so the lackeys.
They fired the competent so the lackeys.
November 29, 2025 at 4:24 AM
My policy proposal is at the minimum every single person in this administration that has a star on their shoulder working at JSOC, CENTCOM, and SOUTHCOM will have to find another form of employment.
They fired the competent so the lackeys.
They fired the competent so the lackeys.
God, one of the things I emphatically don't miss about Japan.
Cheap pro wrestling every weekend, yes.
Whatever this tv is..... No.
Cheap pro wrestling every weekend, yes.
Whatever this tv is..... No.
November 29, 2025 at 4:13 AM
God, one of the things I emphatically don't miss about Japan.
Cheap pro wrestling every weekend, yes.
Whatever this tv is..... No.
Cheap pro wrestling every weekend, yes.
Whatever this tv is..... No.
My whole thing is, and a more normative thing... not every Navy surface combatant needs an area AAW capability, especially since they have a LOT of Burkes, and the missions that the Connie was supposed to do was more in line with ASW and ASuW missions, something that needs numbers...
November 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
My whole thing is, and a more normative thing... not every Navy surface combatant needs an area AAW capability, especially since they have a LOT of Burkes, and the missions that the Connie was supposed to do was more in line with ASW and ASuW missions, something that needs numbers...
From what I understand, that could be everything from C & D to to the full suite- what I mean here is when I looked over the bids, none of them initially featured SPY (It's pretty easy to tell- no stop signs).
Also, isn't something like the newer marks of SSDS would fit that description.
Also, isn't something like the newer marks of SSDS would fit that description.
November 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
From what I understand, that could be everything from C & D to to the full suite- what I mean here is when I looked over the bids, none of them initially featured SPY (It's pretty easy to tell- no stop signs).
Also, isn't something like the newer marks of SSDS would fit that description.
Also, isn't something like the newer marks of SSDS would fit that description.
The same graph works for the bears- we shall see....
November 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The same graph works for the bears- we shall see....
Sadly macho man's last gasp in the public space
November 28, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Sadly macho man's last gasp in the public space
IMO they also tried to change too much with the FREMM design. IIRC the original call didn't specify AEGIS.
November 26, 2025 at 1:38 AM
IMO they also tried to change too much with the FREMM design. IIRC the original call didn't specify AEGIS.
Vancouver would be great- I'd love to see them put in the AL West in the hopes of a rivalry game with Seattle.
November 21, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Vancouver would be great- I'd love to see them put in the AL West in the hopes of a rivalry game with Seattle.
Actually, not a bad idea- I've been thinking about writing a policy thing for WOTR or like on this very subject.
November 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Actually, not a bad idea- I've been thinking about writing a policy thing for WOTR or like on this very subject.
Or the firebombing of Tokyo, or the really real famine if the war lasted even a week longer.
I am very quick to remind my students that one of the largest sealifts in history was the movement of food and lifesustaining supplies immediately after VJ Day.
I am very quick to remind my students that one of the largest sealifts in history was the movement of food and lifesustaining supplies immediately after VJ Day.
November 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Or the firebombing of Tokyo, or the really real famine if the war lasted even a week longer.
I am very quick to remind my students that one of the largest sealifts in history was the movement of food and lifesustaining supplies immediately after VJ Day.
I am very quick to remind my students that one of the largest sealifts in history was the movement of food and lifesustaining supplies immediately after VJ Day.
As the other gentleman said, athletic rivalries are typically geographic in origin and have nothing to do with their respective institutions. Michigan and Ohio hate each other.
It's also worth noting that almost all of the "Historical Big 10" schools were once world-class institutions.
It's also worth noting that almost all of the "Historical Big 10" schools were once world-class institutions.
November 19, 2025 at 7:31 AM
As the other gentleman said, athletic rivalries are typically geographic in origin and have nothing to do with their respective institutions. Michigan and Ohio hate each other.
It's also worth noting that almost all of the "Historical Big 10" schools were once world-class institutions.
It's also worth noting that almost all of the "Historical Big 10" schools were once world-class institutions.
Like, I am given a choice between living in Seattle/Chicago or Bellevue/Naperville. In that case, I will choose the former because of access to inexpensive amenities that are much more expensive in the modal suburb.
November 19, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Like, I am given a choice between living in Seattle/Chicago or Bellevue/Naperville. In that case, I will choose the former because of access to inexpensive amenities that are much more expensive in the modal suburb.
The funny thing is that the cities that have families make that a meaningful choice, or choose another form of dense development- think the Bungalow Belt in Chicago.
I suspect a place like Silver Spring is what happens when people get that choice.
I suspect a place like Silver Spring is what happens when people get that choice.
November 19, 2025 at 6:21 AM
The funny thing is that the cities that have families make that a meaningful choice, or choose another form of dense development- think the Bungalow Belt in Chicago.
I suspect a place like Silver Spring is what happens when people get that choice.
I suspect a place like Silver Spring is what happens when people get that choice.
If there ever is another shot at it, rolling back the last 40 years of financial deregulation needs to be #1 on the list.
Every single loosening of the regulatory regime is a market crash followed by the upward transfer of wealth.
Every single loosening of the regulatory regime is a market crash followed by the upward transfer of wealth.
November 17, 2025 at 5:59 AM
If there ever is another shot at it, rolling back the last 40 years of financial deregulation needs to be #1 on the list.
Every single loosening of the regulatory regime is a market crash followed by the upward transfer of wealth.
Every single loosening of the regulatory regime is a market crash followed by the upward transfer of wealth.
Polanyi wrote a book about this. Yes, it was economics, but it also discussed the conditions under which reactionary movements take hold.
November 15, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Polanyi wrote a book about this. Yes, it was economics, but it also discussed the conditions under which reactionary movements take hold.