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James Blair

@james-blair.bsky.social
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History geek, boardgame fan and professional wargames for a job.

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Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The professional #wargaming field is small, which means over time, you build amazing and rewarding relationships with fellow wargamers from across the globe. I am lucky to work with Tom Mouat (UK), Patrick Ruestchmann (FR), Thorsten Kodalle (DE). 🎲 😁
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 01/10/2025
This you, Trump?
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Mark Somers @marksomers.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
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Professor Darkness @professordarkness.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
“This is a good time to remind ourselves of the two Democratic Minnesota lawmakers who were shot just a few months ago.”—r/t Alex Cole. #BlueSky #NewsSky
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True North Strong and Free Kat @phoebe11.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
The hypocrisy!!!
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Da Man On The Street @sendtrumptoprison.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
I'm TOTALLY gonna do this!
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@Tochinoshin33 @tochinoshin33.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Were flags flown at half staff when SHE was murdered? NOPE!
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Americans have short memories—keep reminding them. PLEASE SHARE!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Poland’s prime minister 👇🏽
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Daniel Schuman @americalabs.org · 04/09/2025
This is a brilliant way to use speech or debate clause protections.
Thomas Massie: "The survivors said that they had decided to compile their own [Epstein] list. But the reality is, if they try to release that list, they're going to be sued into homelessness... what my colleague Marjorie Taylor Greene volunteered to do, and I've volunteered to do as well, is to read that list on the floor of the House of Representatives, because our founders put into the Constitution Speech or Debate Immunity, which says that we can't be prosecuted for what we say on the floor of the House."
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Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
When the office notified me that someone from Finnish public broadcasting wanted to interview me, I was like, "What? Why?!" I was so confused. 😂 Ultimately, it was a pleasure and absolute honor to discuss my "Littoral Commander: Baltic" with YLE. 🎲 💥 🗺️
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GMT Games @gmtgames.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
The digital version of SpaceCorp from @logixgames.bsky.social is now available on Steam for PC/Mac and the App Store for iOS! For those interested, you can check it out here: store.steampowered.com/app/3728120/... And here: apps.apple.com/us/app/space...
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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
This is your periodic reminder to "ask yourselves this question daily."
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Alina Poliakova 🇺🇦 @poliakova.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Russians are advancing in Zaporizhzhia oblast under the American flag.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Ogles gonna Ogles 🤡
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
When you’re definitely not guilty.
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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 01/07/2025
🇩🇰🇪🇺 God arbejdslyst, @eu2025dk.bsky.social! The 8th Danish Presidency of the EU Council begins. For the next 6 months, it will focus on two key priorities: a secure Europe and a competitive, green Europe. We are ready to work closely to ensure they snap perfectly into place ↓ europa.eu/!Yv7CN9
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Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Don't forget you can still order your pre-order copy of my forthcoming "Littoral Commander: Australia!" It is the first expansion featuring new national forces and a collaboration with the Australian Army Battle Lab! 🦘 💥 🎲 dietzfoundation.org/product/litt...
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Littoral Commander: Australia
Designed by Robert Engen and Scott Jenkinson, Littoral Commander: Australia is an expansion to Sebastian Bae's critically acclaimed Littoral Commander: Indo-Pacific.  LITTORAL COMMANDER: AUSTRALIA i...
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Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
"Down Range" is an excellent educational #wargaming tool for modern #Marines. The game is accessible and impactful -- highlighting tactical decisions at the squad level. Capt Royer, the designer, is equipping Marines to be better tactical leaders. 🎲 youtu.be/SnwFYVyrISE?...
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Introducing 'Down Range' - The U.S. Marine Corps Table-Top Wargame
YouTube video by Media Magik Entertainment
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GMT Games @gmtgames.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Ananda is LIVE now: store.steampowered.com/app/3333670/...
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Mr. President on Steam
Can you face the challenges of the Oval Office? Find out in Mr. President, a sandbox simulation of the U.S. presidency. Pursue your legislative agenda. Compete with rivals Russia and China. Deal with ...
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
This tweet aged like milk in the sun
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Today proscetors have confrimed 21 charges against 'Andrew and Tristan Tate, including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking.' 'Is it time for parliament to question Nigel Farage over his relationship with Tate?'
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Farage and Tate: a similar phenomenon?
Should Nigel Farage face questions in parliament over his relationship with Andrew Tate?
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Karen (yes, yes, I know 😈) @karkin64.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
This really made me laugh!!!!🤣🤣
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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 25/05/2025
Experts have tested over 140,000 food samples across Europe to check for pesticide residues. 🔹 Over 98% of tested foods met legal standards 🔹 Most had no trace of pesticides at all 🔹 The overall risk to our health is very low
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Wise words from Mr. Rogers. We are all in this together. Let us all renew ourselves to strive for the common good.
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Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP @drrosena.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
It makes absolute sense that we should work with our European allies with whom we have shared security, trade and economic interests. It is right for the Government to forge closer ties with our counterparts on the continent.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
And the Qatari royal family has been unsuccessfully trying to sell it for five years.
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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
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Dr Stefanie Babst @stefaniedrbabst.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
This is a brazen political attack on Germany’s democracy. Clearly the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution did everything right to prompt reactions from Trumpist leaders.
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David Leavitt @davidleavitt.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
On this day we remember that he died for us and was indeed resurrected
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Oh my god you want me to find "evidence" before putting someone in jail? Every time?? Do you have any idea how long that would take
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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 15/04/2025
In the EU, we: 🌍 Speak 24 official languages 🎉 Embrace 60 indigenous and regional languages spoken by 40 million people 🚀 Thrive off multilingualism, with 3 in 5 Europeans speaking a foreign language
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
“From universities to cities, regions, countries and now the European Commission, the message is loud and clear — Europe welcomes U.S.-based talent and is pulling out all the stops to attract America's best and brightest.”
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Europe to burned American scientists: We’ll take you in
The EU’s body for scientific research, as well as local, regional and national governments, are mobilizing to poach top U.S. scholars.
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Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Another tool for professional #wargamers! The French Ministry of Armed Forces published their own #wargaming handbook. Check it out below. www.defense.gouv.fr/sites/defaul...
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Professor ☪️ 🇪🇬 @profhesham.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
So weird how this keeps happening. www.axios.com/2025/04/02/t...
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
"You can drive yourself crazy, listening to these admin people lie and spin. So it’s nice when we get a day like yesterday—when the lies are so obvious, so transparent and crude, that it’s effortless to conclude: Yeah, these folks are just utterly full of shit." www.thebulwark.com/p/wakeup-cal...
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A Wakeup Call in Wisconsin
And a much needed one at that.
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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 02/04/2025
Applications for the next DiscoverEU round are now open 🚆 You could win a free 30-day train pass to explore Europe if you are... ✅ Born between 1 July 2006 and 30 June 2007 ✅ Live in the EU or a third country associated to Erasmus+ ⏰ Deadline: 16 April
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Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
For those interested in professional #wargaming, the Bundeswehr just published their wargaming handbook in English. It even features a photo of my "Littoral Commander" during it's early prototype stage. Check it out. 😁 🔗 www.bundeswehr.de/resource/blo...
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Lawrence @ldog562.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
The majority of Americans agree 👇
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Soros-funded Deep State Operative @exgoper.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
The Internet never forgets.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
They’re gonna move the goal posts a lot for the DUI hire.


The image is a screenshot of a post on X by the account Jim Himes (@jahimes
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/03/2025
Trump officials plotted Yemen strikes via text... and accidentally added a reporter. Trump feigns ignorance. Trump supporters attack protesters at Tesla dealerships. AOC shuts down Musk. And much more! Today's bulletin has arrived:
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 98. 3/24/25
… An explosive story from Jeffrey Goldberg in The Atlantic revealed that he was invited to a group Signal chat where the planning was conducted and decisions were made on the first military action tak...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 24/03/2025
So…lock them up?
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EssenViews @essenviews.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Carl Sagan: Lack of education will destroy our society. "Science isn't just facts - it's a way of thinking skeptically and questioning claims. Without this skeptical thinking, people can easily be fooled by dishonest political or religious leaders." youtube.com/shorts/Sn8Ek...
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Carl Sagan predicted the world as we know it today
YouTube video by Uncommon Truth
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