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Timothy Choi

@timdocchoi.bsky.social
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Ship modeler, all-around Canadian boat guy (and gov't goon, so usual caveats apply). PhD'd in Norwegian, Danish, and Canadian naval forces: book version coming Soon™️(Fjords Deep and Oceans Blue - Bloomsbury).

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pete is lost in terms of modern war. I use the example of this outgunned Ukrainian army officer who successfully terrorized a Russian unit for weeks because she "did the math." At the time, someone commented, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time."
Ukrainian female soldier: Okay, I said the idea is this: There is enough time to empty one full can of 32 grenades and be gone by the time the return mortar fire reaches us. I did the math.
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Timothy Choi @timdocchoi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
what about sending them over easy
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Minor Spear Carrier @tyrellmayfield.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Very descriptive.
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Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
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LIVE Danmark, Grønland og USA vil underskrive aftale
Få seneste nyt om kampen om Grønlands fremtid her.
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Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We’re underway - on what could be a historic day in Denmark. 🇩🇰 A potential easing of the most serious crisis Denmark since World War II. We’re live in the studio, covering developments throughout the day on DR1 and across DR’s platforms and I’ll keep you posted here! Check it out - link below 👇
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Ben McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
YO WHAT Star Trek Voyager’s Tom Paris is running as a Democrat for a County Council Seat in Utah’s Wasatch County www.parkrecord.com/2026/09/11/w...
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Wasatch County Council candidate Robert McNeill values transparency, accountability - Park Record
Heber City resident and hopeful political newcomer Robert Duncan McNeill is stepping in as the Democratic candidate for Wasatch County Council at-large Seat A.
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Hans Tino Hansen @hanstino.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Fine interview with Commodore Claus Andersen underlining the future 🇩🇰Danish frigates will indeed be AAW frigates with unmanned systems capability, and since they will not be delivered anytime soon, also that the Iver Huitfeldt AAW frigates will have a sensor-weapons upgrade.
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 19/09/2026
My most boomer opinion is that you should be able to connect a printer straight out of the box with a cable to the pc and print. No wifi, no bluetooth, no freaking app.
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Mike Bechthold 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @mike-bechthold.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Vimy and history remain relevant today! The Vimy colony to nation idea is a myth but works with the PM’s statement. He draws on our history to make his point (! !) but his use of the myth is couched in equivocal language that makes it clear he understands the problems of that view. Well done, sir!
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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 15/09/2026
The MAGA line continues to be that America needs to seize Greenland to protect against Russia. But listen to the actual advocates for the neo-colonial plan, and it's clear that they want to take Greenland *in order to better cooperate with Russia.* www.propublica.org/article/thom...
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How a MAGA Influencer With Ties to Russia Became Trump’s Arctic Adviser
As head of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, Thomas Dans has backed a takeover of Greenland and other items on President Donald Trump’s list. But it’s not always clear where the administration’s ag...
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Bert Hubert 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦 @berthubert.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Before the Dutch government presents their annual budget, they take down the previous budget website. And somehow the tradition grew to temporarily put a cat in its place. Behold www.rijksfinancien.nl
A cat underneath the announcement that the site will be back at 15:35
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Timothy Choi @timdocchoi.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"i bought this model boat from the thrift store for $50 but it looks like it's at least $500 and 80 years old" no, no it isn't and it never is
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Timothy Choi @timdocchoi.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Boat guy temporarily train guy
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Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
One for @dreadships.bsky.social in more ways than one.
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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 09/09/2026
The teeth in the photo are from 1909, its a model made based on real ancient dental work but from 2400 years ago, not 4000, also not Egyptian but Phoenician, from Sidon, today Lebanon. This account has half a million followers on instagram.
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João Moreira da Silva @joaomoreiradasilva.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The Cambridge Oceanic and Maritime History Workshop is now inviting submissions to deliver papers during Michaelmas Term (October to December 2026) - MPhil and PhD students from all universities are welcome to apply! @camhistory.bsky.social #MaritimeHistory
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Timothy Choi @timdocchoi.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
>other nine Essexes One might call that...Essexive.
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Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Denmark’s Ministry of Defence confirms it has received a written questionnaire from the United States 🇩🇰🇺🇸 The answers will help determine how many US troops are withdrawn from Europe - and where the cuts will fall. 🇪🇺🪖 www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
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Hegseth har sendt skriftligt spørgeskema til Danmark: Svarene kan få stor militær betydning
Forsvarsministeriet bekræfter, at et spørgeskema fra Pentagon med henblik på 'byrdeskifte' er landet i indbakken.
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Dr Samuel McLean - This Meeting Could Have Been A Fistfight @canadianerrant.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This makes me me think of the line from Star Trek VI about Shakespeare in the original Klingon
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Nerdic Defence @nerdicdefence.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
On the fifth try, Isar Aerospace has launched payload into space from Norway's Andøya Spaceport, a first for western Europe. www.nrk.no/nordland/and...
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Andøya Space og Isar Aerospace har nådd verdensrommet med «Spectrum 2»
Oppskytingen fra Andøya Spaceport har skrevet seg inn i historiebøkerne. «Spectrum 2» går nå i bane rundt jorden.
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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Neat: "Sears isn’t dead. It’s alive and well in Mexico." www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
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Patricia Sauthoff 司徒雛菊 @sauthoff.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I present to you, my favorite Hong Kong toilet sign.
Please remain seated for your bowel journey. Reads the English over Traditionan Chinese writing. The images are of a cartoon squatting on a toilet that slowly cracks, with the squatter falling in.
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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 02/09/2026
Russian Starlink analogue fails as none of 16 satellites reaches operational orbit
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Russian Starlink analogue fails as none of 16 satellites reaches operational orbit
All 16 satellites in the second batch of Russia's Rassvet satellite constellation failed to reach operational orbit.
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Dr Gul Sen @guel-sen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"Sentenced to the Galleys: Manpower as a Challenge for the Ottoman Navy" in: Journal of Mediterranean Studies, 33/2. Online publication date: July 31, 2026. 👉https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/303/article/996937/pdf #maritimehistory #navy #galley #rowers
The first page of the article "Sentenced to the Galleys: Manpower as a Challenge for the Ottoman Navy"
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Paul Gallagher @tardate.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Love this 1966 BEA livery😍 This is the Trident 1C from X-Scale of #Ukraine that I built for our 48hr gb over the weekend. modelart.tardate.com/projects/uk/... #histscalemodels #144scale
Trident 1C from left forward quarterTrident 1C from frontTrident 1C from right forward quarterTrident 1C from right
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 01/09/2026
German government is now officially naming Russia / Russian intelligence services as responsible for the failed Leipzig drone attack. Press conference to come at 1700 where responsive actions will be announced. www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
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Leipzig/Halle: Bundesregierung macht Russland für Angriff auf Flughafen verantwortlich
Ein russischer Geheimdienst soll maßgeblich an der Drohnenattacke von Leipzig beteiligt gewesen sein. Die Erkenntnisse und Konsequenzen wollen Innenminister Dobrindt und Außenminister Wadephul am Nach...
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Timothy Choi @timdocchoi.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Always have - it's how it knows to sort them into "Primary", "Social", "Promotions", Starred/non-Starred, and, of course, Spam. We can turn it off, but that means all of the above functions also get turned off. They got us locked!
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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
1 As indicated by its nickname "Vigilance," the ZPG-3W was the final variant of the N-class blimps built to fill radar coverage gaps; it measured 122.8 m (403 feet) in length to accommodate a massive 12.8 m(42 feet) AN/APS-70 early-warning radar antenna inside its helium-filled envelope.
Poster photo of US Navy airshipsDrawing of the antenna

https://www.radartutorial.eu/19.kartei/11.ancient5/karte082.en.html#google_vignette
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Timothy Choi @timdocchoi.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Forgot to tag #HistScaleModels!
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Timothy Choi @timdocchoi.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Done my first armour! Now back to the boats.
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Timothy Choi @timdocchoi.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"What time is it?" "Time to get a new stern."
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Timothy Choi @timdocchoi.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
He has
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Tim Curry: Uncorrupted Space
ALT: Tim Curry: Uncorrupted Space
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Ai-Men Lau 劉羿雯 @aimenlau.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
What the actual fuck @cultmtl.com This is a tasteless choice for a photograph
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Ai-Men Lau 劉羿雯 @aimenlau.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The Wang Fuk Court Fire is an ongoing and deeply painful tragedy in Hong Kong But sure, let’s use the photo of man screaming in despair that his wife is trapped in the burning building behind to promote Montréal tourism
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Robert Farley @drfarls.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
RIP Tim Curry
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
An incredible story. The Iranian Christian woman who wrote “help” on the glass on the hotel in Panama has finally found permanent safety; in Canada. The Trump admin deported her to Panama soon after taking office, rather than let her seek asylum. Read her story 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/w...
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Christian Convert Who Fled Iran and Was Deported By Trump Finds New Home (Gift Article)
Artemis Ghasemzadeh, who had escaped religious persecution, was deported to Panama under Trump’s immigration crackdown. Now, Canada has given her asylum.
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Bryan Based International Order 🇨🇦 @bryanpeeler.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
There is no fixing crazy.
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Timothy Choi @timdocchoi.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
when you a boat guy and reluctantly do an armour but draw the line at doing figures so turn the dio into a museum piece
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Timothy Choi @timdocchoi.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
"the text is from the catalogue of ships in Book II" boats (and their cargo) rule, always have
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Damon Young @damonyoung.com.au · 24/08/2026
I don’t see much good news nowadays, but this discovery has me *grinning*. An Egyptian mummy was found with THE ILIAD on its abdomen. Not some religious scripture, but Homer’s epic poem. It dates from from Egypt’s Roman period, so roughly sixteen centuries ago.
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Egyptian mummy unearthed with literary text on abdomen in first ever find | CNN
Archaeologists working at the ancient city of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt have unearthed a mummy with a passage from Homer’s “Iliad” stuck to its abdomen, in a first-of-its-kind discovery.
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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
#NavalHistory #OTD
HMCS  Warrior’s Badge.HMCS  Warrior

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=711046704209644&set=pcb.711047714209543
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Timothy Choi @timdocchoi.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Fantastically accurate little drawing
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Timothy Choi @timdocchoi.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
(he doesn't know measles can't read a person's immigration status)
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Søren Nørby @navalnoerby.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
#orlogsporno Projekt til et aldrig realiseret panserskib med 4 25,4 cm og 6 15 cm kanoner. Deplacement ca. 6.000 tons, topfart 20 knob og en besætning på ca. 450 mand. Mastehøjden måtte maks være 26 meter, da skibet skulle kunne passere under Storstrømsbroen. Udarbejdet af Orlogsværftet i maj 1936.
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Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
My god, this is so sad. She jumped off the screen as a kid actor in stuff like Remember the Titans, and she was a huge part of the Heroes s1 phenomenon. Nobody cares about “save the cheerleader, save the world” if she didn’t make them care about the cheerleader.
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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Under fairground rules I think they've just won that yacht?
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Timothy Choi @timdocchoi.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
if he can't see it, he can't understand it and won't buy into it. You can see steam - you can't see EM fields.
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Timothy Choi @timdocchoi.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Note the memo seems to only require a plan to be submitted - its not a directive to actually execute the change at this time.
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Timothy Choi @timdocchoi.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
he really did it
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Timothy Choi @timdocchoi.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
And caused the USN to introduce the "Belknap pole" at deck's edge closer to the bow, so that nearby ships have two points of reference for the carrier's size/heading.
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