Olivia Garard @teaandtactics.bsky.social · 17h“Seven Tang War Poems“ translated by Aaron Poochigian from ‘War, Literature & The Arts’ * They are not all Du Fu www.wlajournal.com/_files/ugd/1...wlajournal.com 052
Reposted by Olivia Garardbrasidas @brasidas.bsky.social · 26/05/2026A lot of weirdness in AI use is simply people going, "that man in the lake is so smart! I believe everything he says!" 0348
Olivia Garard @teaandtactics.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Just delightful and fascinating. warontherocks.com/only-america...warontherocks.comOnly America Could Have Designed the Field JacketWhen the M-1943 field jacket was introduced at the height of World War II, it was a revolutionary garment. The jacket was the result of rigorous testing, 061
Olivia Garard @teaandtactics.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Excellent @briankerg.bsky.social. Just fire. www.usni.org/magazines/pr...usni.orgWhere Exactly Has the Warrior Ethos Gotten Us?The Marine Corps should revive its traditional ethos, emphasizing professional competence, readiness, honor, courage, and commitment for the demands of modern warfare. 281
Reposted by Olivia GarardB. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Damn right. www.defensenews.com/news/your-mi...defensenews.comUS Marine Stand-In Forces in the Pacific worry China, report detailsThe Marine Corps' plan to reorganize for small-unit expeditionary warfare has sparked concern among some Chinese naval officers, a recent report details. 59612
Olivia Garard @teaandtactics.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Still a thing. warontherocks.com/geopolitical...warontherocks.comGeopolitical Gerrymandering and the Importance of Key Maritime Terrain“Geography,” Robert D. Kaplan writes in The Revenge of Geography, “constitutes the very facts about international affairs that are so basic we take them 110
Olivia Garard @teaandtactics.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I HAVE A FULL MANUSCRIPT. Now to get it published. 290
Olivia Garard @teaandtactics.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Finally returning to my poetry manuscript. I’d love to actually get it out into the world. I know some poets suggest writing a poem and then putting it in a drawer for 3 mos...this may have been more like 3 years! 060
Olivia Garard @teaandtactics.bsky.social · 14/08/2026This book sounds like it would have to be terribly boring and it is anything but. Fascinating and, believe it or not, hard to put down. 010
Reposted by Olivia GarardB. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Needless to say, this is a crazy interpretation of Clausewitz. 3491
Olivia Garard @teaandtactics.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Happy Semiquincentennial! Reflecting on both the Declaration and Rosemarie Waldrop’s “Shorter American Memory of the Declaration of Independence.” www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/54440/...poetryfoundation.orgShorter American Memory of the Declaration of IndependenceThat to seduce these rims, graces are insulated among manatees, descanting their juvenile pragmatism from the consistency of the graced. 010
Reposted by Olivia GarardMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Today we celebrate the PDFing of "Declaration FINAL v3 USE THIS ONE - SIGNED.docx" (Jefferson's draft was heavily edited by the Committee, then again by Congress, and he was big mad about it.) 291825452
Olivia Garard @teaandtactics.bsky.social · 04/07/2026My sister, the artist, dropping knowledge bombs. Take a look! Watch. Subscribe or share. youtu.be/P6hWCaLLQoU?...youtu.beI Finally Learned the Difference Between Feedback and CritiqueYouTube video by Margaretta Studio 110
Olivia Garard @teaandtactics.bsky.social · 29/06/2026In case you thought I was exaggerating: “This problem is not unique to Western or Chinese philosophy; it is a problem that is a problem for both Western and Chinese philosophy. It is a problem that may be said to lack a coherent solution.” (p. 50) This sentence is a problem without a solution. 2110
Olivia Garard @teaandtactics.bsky.social · 28/06/2026This is the worst written book I have ever read. (King’s Command is a very distant second.) It is repetitive, tautological, and inconsistent, often in one sentence. Yet, when quoting Mao, remains fascinating. I would willingly sacrifice this to the LLM-Gods for the pain it causes when reading. 070
Reposted by Olivia GarardArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Untitled, by Alma Thomas, 1968 (slightly rotated), 📸 by Justin Setterfield 21165142
Reposted by Olivia GarardThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 20/06/2026These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of June 20, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 739486
Reposted by Olivia GarardUlrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 18/06/2026Really impressive giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Ukraine hits Moscow with largest-ever drone attackgiftarticle.ft.comUkraine hits Moscow with largest-ever drone attackNearly 200 drones strike Russian capital, several hitting the city’s largest oil refinery 1237867
Olivia Garard @teaandtactics.bsky.social · 15/06/2026I enjoyed these. Reminds me of Robert Fitterman’s Sprawl. 000
Olivia Garard @teaandtactics.bsky.social · 14/06/2026I wish academics were required to be good writers to be academics. It would make reading less like a cross between proofreading and grading a poorly written exam. 2160
Reposted by Olivia GarardB. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Seapower is coming back. 3677
Reposted by Olivia GarardUlrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 10/06/2026Day of Unmanned Systems Forces 114414
Reposted by Olivia GarardTerrible Maps @terriblemapshq.bsky.social · 09/06/2026AI data centres in Europe, 1437 14586105
Olivia Garard @teaandtactics.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Such a good poem. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukPatricia Lockwood · Poem: ‘Rosarita’ 000
Reposted by Olivia GarardMinor Spear Carrier @tyrellmayfield.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Well, @teaandtactics.bsky.social wrote the defining piece on lethality for @thestrategybridge.bsky.social, so I’d start there. thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2...thestrategybridge.orgLethality: An InquiryLeft undefined, lethality risks the fate of many insufficiently elucidated but well-meaning concepts. It is imperative the concept is properly understood, otherwise the word will saturate PowerPoint s... 2166
Olivia Garard @teaandtactics.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Slightly diminish a book: War and a Cease-Fire Under War The Craft of War Piglet Moby…probably shouldn’t tweet this 250
Reposted by Olivia GarardA Major Turbonerd @moist.dad · 02/05/2026logistics group, infantry division, air wing 7674
Olivia Garard @teaandtactics.bsky.social · 29/04/2026’Moby Dick’ by Melville A novel about whales. 1133
Reposted by Olivia GarardHoward French @hofrench.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Such a well rounded and healthy minded person. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...wsj.comThe Nicest ‘Jeopardy!’ Champ Dissects His Losing GameJamie Ding lost on the quiz show Monday, ending a 31-game streak that made him No. 5 in the show’s all-time consecutive-win rankings. 1215
Olivia Garard @teaandtactics.bsky.social · 24/04/2026It‘s been a while since a poem gave me such delight in form and content. A. E. Stallings “The Maze” www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukA.E. Stallings · Poem: ‘The Maze’ 020
Olivia Garard @teaandtactics.bsky.social · 23/04/2026It was called “Just Drones” and it was on the ethics of targeted killings using drones, comparing mainly the JWT of Walzer and McMahan. I wrote it in 2013. Best is the Marine Corps then made me drone pilot (Unmanned Aircraft Commander). 1111
Reposted by Olivia GarardRyan Evans @ryanevans.bsky.social · 14/04/2026War will forgive many sins, but not the confusion of aims and desired outcomes. The war on Iran follows an American tradition of striking with precision in the absence of strategy. But as with all these days, it's got that extra...je ne sais quoi warontherocks.com/tactical-suc...warontherocks.comTactical Success, Strategic Failure? Washington Walks the Path to Defeat in IranSix weeks after the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran, what was the political object? Not the military means and objectives — those are 1155
Reposted by Olivia GarardShannon E French @sefrench.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Hope with all my heart that my beloved country won’t commit further atrocities under the current corrupt leadership. The miasma of moral weight caused by such heinous acts will hang over us for a very long time. The contrast with the joy of the moon mission is so sharp. That’s who we’re meant to be! 210220
Reposted by Olivia GarardEM Simpson @emsetc.bsky.social · 07/04/2026there are many horrors contained in the Trump admin's war in Iran. but one of the lesser ones is the way he has turned us into the audience for his reality TV show. will he or won't he? tune in at 7! grotesque voyeurism that implicates us all. 12805151
Reposted by Olivia GarardJames @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 06/04/2026FD2030 remains vindicated 1605
