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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Isoroku Yamamoto on hearing that all four of his fleet carriers were sunk in one day at Midway.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Sucks wanting to talk about the mundial but having to actually say "world cup" like a loser.

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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

The French resistance included a non-trivial number of actual fascists who didn’t like the Nazis or Vichy regime for being the wrong type of fascist. Shit isn’t always Star Wars!

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

RIP Tom Schelling you would have loved two states in conflict implicitly bargaining how much shooting and what targets are permitted during a ceasefire.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Start a war in the Middle East for fun while spiking oil prices and cratering stocks, thn abandon freedom of navigation after threatening a genocide.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I'm sure there are much smarter people thinking about this, but can deterrence still exist when the thing you're trying to deter cannot feel fear? It's probably underrated how many times we've been saved from Armageddon because the people with the button were absolutely scared shitless.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

It always makes me feel like a chud when I immediately beeline for the military history section at a liberal hipster bookstore.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Reading about how Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan actually functioned makes you wonder how they managed to conquer as much as they did and last as long as they did.

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

One thing I believe is that the sheer material affluence of the United States is part of the reason why we're in this mess (belief that water comes from the tap and that things really can't get that much worse) is also another reason why this administration is sowing the seeds of its destruction

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

I am again reminded why Atomic Bombing Discourse is the stupidest discourse that comes up regularly. It is a legitimately fascinating debate with plenty of nuance and no real clear answer, but online randos just use it to promote their political/ideological priors.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

"Call of Duty and its consequences have been a disaster for the Human Race."

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Ah, the USSR. Famously an example of the inevitability of socialism's triumph over capitalism.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

One of the root causes of our problems today is that no one wants to actually do the work of a senator or rep, especially senators and reps.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

And yet again, we only make national news for the absolute worst reasons.

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Alex Wellerstein @wellerstein.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

So this is an ominous banner: "Effective July 7, 2025, the National Archives at College Park, MD, will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need. It will no longer be open to the general public." www.archives.gov/college-park

Banner on the website of the National Archives at College Park, Maryland, website: "Restricted-Access Federal Facility, Effective July 7, 2025. Effective July 7, 2025, the National Archives at College Park, MD, will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need. It will no longer be open to the general public. Security officers will enforce these restrictions, and your cooperation is appreciated."

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Another thing I've noticed is that there's a strong assumption among many Democrats that public opinion is essentially a force of nature to be responded to, rather than something that can be created. Getting rid of this mentality is a prerequisite to solving the problem.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

One of the next parts of Pride is that alcohol laws are basically suspended.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

It's really funny how there are worse ways of tracking the arc of conservative thought in the US by seeing what Tom Clancy is pissed off about in his writings. From the KGB mole who was an anti-Vietnam activist, to the not-Gorbachev General Secretary using arms control to cover for an offensive war.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

I've seen like 3 ads on metro today for Substack. The last thing that we as a nation need is more DC-based Substack writers.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Takingboff your shoes on Metro at rush hour is certainly a choice.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

we need to think of 'abolishing ICE' as like 'abolishing the Wehrmacht.' Germany still needed an army. Americans will still want some kind of immigration and border authorities. But abolishing the culture, structures, and power-holders of a utterly corrupted and brutal system is important.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

So this obviously was supposed to be literacy tests, but even then, I hope you guys don't need anything shipped by truck.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Just passed a pro-Armenian Genocide protest coming home from work. That's nice.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Looking over my healthcare benefits and coming to the conclusion I need to marry someone in the military.

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Nick Kodama 🌳👻 @nickkodama.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

I will build Golden Dome for half of what Elon and his friends are asking for. It won't get built either way, but you save a lot of money.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Never have I ever released highly classified info via an unapproved channel to a journalist.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Should anyone need any of the documentation about Brazil from their digital archives, please DM me.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

There is an epidemic of gay men with 70s porn star moustaches that must be stopped.

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Chris Levesque @levesque-chris.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

The Wilson Center has a huge amount of archival sources on its website. Might be a good time to get all of the documents and metadata mirrored somewhere else.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Man we're really going to test the shit out of all the IR theories that we thought defined the field the next 4 years, aren't we? Was there a nuclear revolution in 1945?

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Adam @adam35.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

WHY AM I CURSED TO BE A COLD WAR BOOMER IM NOT EVEN THAT OLD

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Man we only make national news for being the absolute worst, don't we?

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Without going all Martin Niemöller here, I do think that it's bad not to speak up for immigrants, transgender Americans, civil servants, women, Ukraine, and everyone else the MAGA bullies are going after. We're beyond picking and choosing whom to defend. It's time to stand up and speak out.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

A very minor and low consequence bad thing about the new admin is how much of a pain in the ass it is to try to figure out if people on tinder are Republicans.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I'm going to be irresponsibly gracious and assume this is written in good faith, but this is why it's important to have at least some knowledge of basic history. Jesus Christ.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

It is fascinating how the gayest straight men alive are almost always Republicans.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Working on a long term project is like being in a group project with a bunch of morons, except the morons are you from 8 months ago.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

I just remembered that time a guy in my boy scout troop said you could fire a .50 BMG out of a 12 gague shotgun because it fit. Turns out the average pressure of a .50 BMG is literally 5x higher than the max pressure in a 12 ga.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

I remember being told in 5th grade that people sometimes outgrow autism. 15 years later, I'm organizing my bookshelf by Library of Congress call number and reading about how South African Airways operated under Apartheid during my finals week.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Remembering that time I told my Peruvian coworker about how Tupac the rapper was named after Túpac Amaru.

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Sam (ABeardedPanda) @abeardedpanda.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Open carry it because it's covered by the 2nd Amendment and Stand Your Ground laws mean I'm allowed to put an ATGM through the sunroof of a Ford F-420 Childcrusher when it runs a red light

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Being a Latin Americanist Spanish-speaker interested in interstate conflict right now must be how it felt to have been fluent in Arabic in 2003.

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Khristian Paul @kpaul2507.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Biden's unpardonable sin really is being unable to accept that the US and the world aren't the same as they were in 2012 anymore. He's been unable to accept the severity of the threat posed by Trump and co. and unable to accept that the present Israeli leadership aren't our friends.

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