Rob is reading On Thermonuclear War🧭
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Law talkin guy. Mostly posts about war books, corgis, and silly things my kid says
Not funny. Corgis only do this when they're extremely seepy.
November 27, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Not funny. Corgis only do this when they're extremely seepy.
Still not sure if The Forever War is trying to tell me "everyone in the future is gay!" (and that's bad) or "everyone in the future is gay!" (and it's fine).
November 27, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Still not sure if The Forever War is trying to tell me "everyone in the future is gay!" (and that's bad) or "everyone in the future is gay!" (and it's fine).
Whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent, Charlie Brown.
You cannot kill me in any way that matters, Charlie Brown.
I did it 35 minutes ago, Charlie Brown.
November 24, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent, Charlie Brown.
Going back to 1939 to explain that the central conflict in The Wizard of Oz is that Glenda is mad that The Witch and The Scarecrow are fucking.
November 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Going back to 1939 to explain that the central conflict in The Wizard of Oz is that Glenda is mad that The Witch and The Scarecrow are fucking.
The year is 867. My job is to get France's shit together.
The year is 1444. My job is to get France's shit together.
The year is 1836. My job is to get France's shit together.
The year is 1936. My job is to get France's shit together.
The year is 1444. My job is to get France's shit together.
The year is 1836. My job is to get France's shit together.
The year is 1936. My job is to get France's shit together.
This would also really force the European meta (as compared to the Chinese dynamic) to revolve around ducat generation, which would really penalize "large but basket case" nations like France from really being runaway threats until centuries of investment in internal stability.
November 20, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The year is 867. My job is to get France's shit together.
The year is 1444. My job is to get France's shit together.
The year is 1836. My job is to get France's shit together.
The year is 1936. My job is to get France's shit together.
The year is 1444. My job is to get France's shit together.
The year is 1836. My job is to get France's shit together.
The year is 1936. My job is to get France's shit together.
The muffled tongue of Big Ben tolled nine by the clock as the cortege left the palace, but on history’s clock it was sunset, and the sun of the old world was setting in a dying blaze of splendor never to be seen again.
On this day I always recommend reading The Guns of August, a superb book about how the events of August 1914 led to a global conflict that killed and wounded tens of millions. President John F. Kennedy was so impressed by it that he ordered the Pentagon to send a copy to every general.
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The muffled tongue of Big Ben tolled nine by the clock as the cortege left the palace, but on history’s clock it was sunset, and the sun of the old world was setting in a dying blaze of splendor never to be seen again.
There’s so much alpha in books from 1870 to 1930, it’s unreal
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
There’s so much alpha in books from 1870 to 1930, it’s unreal
I found the list and number 6 will SHOCK you.
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I found the list and number 6 will SHOCK you.
Get that playa, playas.
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Get that playa, playas.
Happy birthday USMC.
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Happy birthday USMC.
This is why I sincerely believe that that AI finished unfinished painting was not art, but the post that made everyone mad was art.
November 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
This is why I sincerely believe that that AI finished unfinished painting was not art, but the post that made everyone mad was art.
Can you even imagine that amortization schedule?
The best argument for this would be if you could consistently advance in your career without needing to physically move and so bought for the long term where you wanted to be… so of course the administration that has done its best to crush remote work in all its forms is proposing it.
November 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Can you even imagine that amortization schedule?
Arsenal of Democracy
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Arsenal of Democracy
Re-uping a classic in honor of this most auspicious day.
November 5, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Re-uping a classic in honor of this most auspicious day.
The vibe
November 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The vibe
Me waking up after fall back: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!
Me waking up after spring forward: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
Me waking up after spring forward: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
November 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Me waking up after fall back: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!
Me waking up after spring forward: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
Me waking up after spring forward: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
See those ghost pillows? That's what we call esprit decor.
November 2, 2025 at 6:38 AM
See those ghost pillows? That's what we call esprit decor.
All the dads here love the Yamamoto jokes so keep em coming
November 2, 2025 at 4:37 AM
All the dads here love the Yamamoto jokes so keep em coming
RIP Herman Khan. You would have loved Paradox games
November 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
RIP Herman Khan. You would have loved Paradox games
I think about this post, like, 5 times a day.
There’s the joke about Sun Tzu being basic instructions for idiots like “feed your troops” but the most important part of Clausewitz is also just “think about what you are actually trying to accomplish”
What I love about our habit of confusing Means for Ways is that we also confuse Ways for Ends.
Innovation is entirely neutral.
Innovation is entirely neutral.
November 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I think about this post, like, 5 times a day.
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ME: *looks at phone* King Charles stripped the Duke of York of his titles and evicted him from the royal residence.
THE EARL OF SHAFTSBURY: *leans forward in chair*
ME: Oh, right, time travel. It’s… not for a bit. At the risk of uncouthly changing the subject, this claret is a delight.
THE EARL OF SHAFTSBURY: *leans forward in chair*
ME: Oh, right, time travel. It’s… not for a bit. At the risk of uncouthly changing the subject, this claret is a delight.
LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says King Charles III will strip Prince Andrew of remaining titles and evict him from royal residence.
October 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
ME: *looks at phone* King Charles stripped the Duke of York of his titles and evicted him from the royal residence.
THE EARL OF SHAFTSBURY: *leans forward in chair*
ME: Oh, right, time travel. It’s… not for a bit. At the risk of uncouthly changing the subject, this claret is a delight.
THE EARL OF SHAFTSBURY: *leans forward in chair*
ME: Oh, right, time travel. It’s… not for a bit. At the risk of uncouthly changing the subject, this claret is a delight.
