Reposted by @eugenetham.bsky.socialDr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Warrior Princess ⬇️ 618132484120
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 25/08/2026#dollyparton When I was young, Dolly Parton image to me was of a blonde bimbo . Then I learnt of her acts of charity. Her nobility. Her grace. How good she was to her fellow man. Humanity has lost an angel today. May her grace illuminated our days still. 000
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Know Jared refused to give Blue states aid, preferring Trump voters. Flip side though,blue states rich enough to actually manage to buy PPE, so the ones they bought got hijacked by the feds. 010
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Yeah. China already locked up all excess PPE by buying them. So what happened became a matter of any capacity that was purchased by the states.... Got grabbed by the federal US government. And of course, it's widely believed Jared deliberately chose blue states to be diverted from, we explicitly 110
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 08/08/2026What's notable of course is this means China had the biggest economic drawing power.... Drawing oil away from Europe instead. 010
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 08/08/2026You mistaking the Iranian offensive using the hurriedly recruited green troops with the initial early defence they executed Vs Iraq larger armoured units 000
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 08/08/2026The same thing that occurred for PPE back in 2020, when China had started the buying spree much earlier so all excess PPE, much of which was already produced in China went there first. 210
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 08/08/2026They didn't "protect" it. What they did was what was shipped out and what was available outside? Went to China because they the biggest markets, biggest refiners and lowest costs and highest profits 110
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Well, you can frame it as Chinese economic and political power then ??? 000
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 08/08/2026People should read the actual Chinese journals, including ex PLA officers who are all predicting 2030 for China power projection to start . 000
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 08/08/2026People should read the actual Chinese journals, including ex PLA officers who are all predicting 2030 for China power projection to start . 000
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 08/08/2026The largest fishing fleet in the world is ..... Fish is now a scarce resource. That's just the facts. 000
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 08/08/2026I find viewing Chinese actions in terms of freedom of navigation misleading, when it's clearly about trying to enforce sovereignty since that is what determines ownership in the eyes of the law. Which it lost since Phillipines had enforced usage while China didn't in the 70-90. 010
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Well, technically the Chinese planned for oil shortages from blockade and introduced both redundancy via OBOR pipelines, even though Ukraine curtailing Russian output and having the tech n reserves to cut demand. As no1 refiner, petrochem exported can be gutted but hurts us foreign importers .. 000
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 07/08/2026abcnews.com/Health/wireSto… Hooper case referenced by RFK jr here is misleading. HCW aren't chopping up ppl while alive. Cardiac death, a terminal wean is done and wait to see if that happens. When it doesn't, restart life support. #RFKjr #HHS is wrong to use this case. Wrongly perceived as pressureabcnews.comHealth News | Latest Medical, Nutrition, Fitness NewsGet the latest health news, diet & fitness information, medical research, health care trends and health issues that affect you and your family on ABCNews.com. 000
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 02/08/2026To be fair, Pippin father is a big shot in the shire :) 000
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Diff between bodymaxing and hearthealth. Some exercise is better than none, consistency>all, effort=/everything. Can't be in the gym as frequent as before, but some bodyweight, more walking and I still became more muscular n not yet backslide in endurance. Won't last but still #hearthealth#exercise 000
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 25/07/2026China the one with the automated factories at the moment... So... 010
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Really appropriate rant atm youtu.be/sYOlBsls-C0?...youtu.beMalcolm Tucker rantYouTube video by CjB1190 000
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 25/07/2026How dare Biden pull us out of Afghanistan and surrender to the Taliban!/s 010
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 24/07/2026It was already leaked that the war was going to happen, days before the operation started. Congress didn't even act to restrain trump prior. This isn't even Parliamentary systems, where the executive supposedly holds more unilateral power. The Imperial presidency is getting worse. 000
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I guess the question should be if political goals are impossible, why didn't Congress, the deliberative body of the government stall and debate this ? 300
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 20/07/2026@bretdevereaux.bsky.social acoup.blog/2026/07/18/c... Sadly, our Roman historian made some classical orientalist tropes about Tang China military in this worldbuilding essay. More in detail here forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/the-... Suffice to say Wuke tests mil hx, not literature n philforums.sufficientvelocity.comThe ask questions about history thread.https://acoup.blog/2026/07/18/collections-pre-modern-armies-for-worldbuilders-part-iva-leadership/ So, Brett has compiled a worldbuilding guide for armies and discussing leadership. He talks about of... 020
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 03/07/2026youtube.com/shorts/kbN8p... #melbrooksyoutube.comMel Brooks A man that taught the world to laugh about some of the hardest periods in historyYouTube video by Overcoming with Raf (Mihalovich) 011
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 21/06/2026They pouring corrosive chemicals into the pool .... Sounds a lot like he's describing his own staff:) 020
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Pls stop sharing AI slop of fake news. www.greenprophet.com/2026/05/desa... Any precursory look will be enough to tell you this ship isn't seaworthy, unable to survive a storm.google.com 040
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 19/06/2026I had nightmares where I need to go back to school because I failed exams 010
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 17/06/2026My bet is they know Trump is going to fuck them, because they been attacked TWICE during negotiations now. So grab the money while it's there and then wait for trump to break it. 010
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 17/06/2026It's not just trump..... It's the Republicans and others in Congress. Hell, even the Democrats are incentivised to shit on the deal, it's just that we expect them to be adults and eat the shit sandwich. 020
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Once again, war in the Middle East wrecks US geopolitical power and combat readiness. 010
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 09/06/2026You then have the Baojia system , which was the bureaucratic organisation of households to devoted soldiers (n it's variant ). The only thing missing is settler's because Tuntian not feasible, Song monetised society to pay long-term soldiers, farms yields Inc to pay taxes instead. 000
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 09/06/2026acoup.blog/2026/06/05/c... @bretdevereaux.bsky.social it's interesting to use the Song dynasty because it arguably tried for all the options raised here in its military. Aristocratic nobles who either via recommendation or trial led soldiers, penal troops meant to buttress manpower for civil n army/acoup.blogCollections: Pre-Modern Armies for Worldbuilders, Part I: Why They FightThis week I want to try something a little different. Rather than taking apart a particular fantasy military system, I thought I might try to lay out a more general sense of how military systems te… 110
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Speaking of SMAC, it does have a mechanic to cause problems late game via xenofungus. You spend more and more effort combating it if you exploited Planet, and modifying the planet, elevating it's surface, causing ocean rise was possible. Which made Green most powerful endgame state. 010
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Depends? The Civilisation 6 play base wanted an engaging late game, as the effects of snowballing made late game just another turn. Civ 7 tried to switch it up but it didn't work(awaiting DLC to try again). 010
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 09/06/2026It's.... Complicated because the screwworm barrier program was still in place, it's the monitoring system that was dismantled at the time the disease spread north. Just like Hantavirus lab being shut down, it didn't cause the outbreak but it weakens US response. 000
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 31/05/2026In theory, it's an agility drill. The problem is Hegseth isn't agile enough to do it gracefully, so he looks like a drowning swan. 000
Reposted by @eugenetham.bsky.social🐸🌈♾️🏄🏻♂️ @tinacmml.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Drop something red 🩸 0123
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 31/05/2026In the non film canon, that's precisely it. We never told how this works. 000
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 31/05/2026One blink and you miss it is the presence of shields on LAAT in Attack of the Clones. Landing in the arena, shots are radiated off in a flash of light, but once landed, shots inflict visible carbon scoring on the wings. 010
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 31/05/2026The turbo laser shots in the distance also highlights a gunnery duel at long distance, even though it's literally background to Luke and Palpatine talking. Palpy telling Luke his friends are doomed as guns fire in the background....... 030
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eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 25/05/2026There are some abandoned projects now post covid, but well, that's because Covid happened and shattered our lives. 000
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 25/05/2026By both withdrawing the "potential" to intervene for Taiwan due to strategic cockup in Iran and diplomatic talk post Xi meeting, while prev diplomatic trends accelerate independence/redlines and confrontation with China from US side, the status quo is increasingly unstable, risking war over Taiwan. 010
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Note that we can see the exact same strategic thinking China has done via Taiwan here too. The Status quo is better than outright conflict, so China exerts pressure to keep it that way, while betting that economic and political pressure will eventually reunify Taiwan. Trump however destabilised this 110
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Anyway, Iran empowering proxies and Saudi acting as the other power jockeying for hegemony, with the Yemen war and etc led to significant instability and loss of life in the region. If the deal could have been obtained without this, it would be better but well, what carrot will Iran has? 140
eugenetham.bsky.social @eugenetham.bsky.social · 25/05/2026acoup.blog/2026/03/25/m... Of course. I will say that Israel goals are antithetical to common humanity at this point in time so fucking Israel over doesn't matter. We should not be surprised that genocide is arousing opposition from other regional players. 140
