Rick, Ancient Feline

Ex-CCNA and MCSE, ex-Tier 3 crisis admin and finally ex(?)-MoD contractor. Fuelled by caffeine, anger, and painkillers.

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@viinsmoke @wariorama @FindsANut If you cannot treat a human _as_ a human regardless of their race, creed, sexuality et al, then regardless of colour, you're an asshole.

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@tinman197474747 @DanLinnaeus Yeah, I'd take September onwards for Cuba too. I'll go get the drinks ready. 😁

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@tinman197474747 @DanLinnaeus Yeah, that's my thought too. Cuba definitely should be getting nervous about now.

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@tinman197474747 @DanLinnaeus Falklands is probably on a longer time horizon if only because Argentina has a military that is categorically worse than ours in every department, somehow.

Ukraine needs to put the boot on Russia's logistical throat now, and not let up until Russia chokes.

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@DanLinnaeus In that order? 🤣

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@Mr_Andrew_Fox With the MOU confirmed the post World War 2 settlement is officially dead.

Start the clock. Taiwan is next. Brave new world we're about to walk into, and nobody is sure where it leads us.

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@redjade_hu The real kicker here, Trump apparently wasn't responsible for this - It was Vance. So even the 25th may not save us on this one.

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@redjade_hu @clashreport Worse, the signal it sends to both Europe and Taiwan is absolutely crystalline - "You're on your own now, gl hf"

Taiwan ends up a Chinese province before 2027 is finished. Europe either gets itself organised or gets salami sliced by Russia.

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@redjade_hu @clashreport Even leaving aside Israel from this discussion (because frankly that's a topic which deserves more than tweets), this would represent the most significant reduction in power projection since the collapse of the USSR.

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@redjade_hu @clashreport It reads like total drawdown. That would be somewhat insane.

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@DanLinnaeus The second one at that. We've been here before. We've seen this movie before too.

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@Mr_Andrew_Fox @DrJillStein Stein is as near as damnit a Tankie as you can get, so yes, she's on some Russian Disco Biscuits.

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@Danjsalt Tbf Starmer is accurate... Ed Milliband has certainly made life exciting...

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@HannahIamthest1 'After much time and effort, I have managed to successfully house train this one.'

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@DefenceGeek Hagsbreath turned up and delivered a quality speech. The sort where you wonder just what belter he's going to unleash next and just how many rows of people are going to cringe.

It was that bad. I've seen sand give better speeches.

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@AchingRat Only note I'd add to that - Have some sort of system that can ensure accountability for decision-makers and senior officers. No more throwing the rank and file to the wolves; accountability must flow upwards where applicable.

Otherwise. Wholly for this.

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@chadfelixg I can be anti-Gvir, though. That's not a hard position to take.

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@militaryhistori I'll have some toasted white bread, please.

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@tinman197474747 You're doing better than me on the exercise front. Though in my defence I did have to spend a few weeks lugging UPS batteries around, and that basically took care of arm day for all of April and May.

Who knew lead acid battery blocks could weigh so much...