#Pacific

1) Today is December 7. It’s the 79th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor which formally brought the United States into World War II. Would like to share a
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The sharp-eyed among you may notice in the quote-tweeted photo that the hoppers behind the loco are not your iron ore hoppers (see image). They are, instead, coal hoppers! There's
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(1/6) Information operations now moving against me, cementing "journalist=criminal." Keng's lawyers and the Palace have similar messaging: it's the media attacking a "private individual. This isn't true. Please he
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I love Nicaragua. It's so rich in history and culture. Last night I was just researching the country and started from the very beginning and I learned some things I
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The basic framework for competing with Beijing and retaining US global leadership: blood, steel, and silicon.I've been fleshing out this framework for a while now.Let me explain what each leg
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The UK has #NoDeal with the EU. These countries do: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas , Barbados, Belize , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Botswana, Cameroon, Canada,
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One more thread on the proper baseline for thinking about the US death toll, because I hadn't seen this from @germanrlopez when I wrote yesterday's thread.https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/9/9/21428769/covid-19-coronavirus-dea
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New work led by @k_r_gonz on the different "flavors" of U.S. West Coast atmospheric rivers is out this week! We find that wind- vs. moisture-dominated ARs have distinct characteristics that
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Today I've decided to play the Kaiserreich mod for Hearts of Iron IV. This will be the first time playing with this mod.You can check them out @Kaisermod.Kaiserreich asks the
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While you're all hanging out at your computers clicking "refresh" for election news: a few thoughts on this recent response to @AaronFriedberg in @ForeignAffairs:https://twitter.com/ForeignAffairs/status/1320456512616255488 Th
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THREAD: The last 2+ weeks were a sleep-deprived blur with the birth of Mia and the crazy snowstorm. Most importantly, it was so much fun! I feel incredibly lucky to
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China's growing bomber fleet?A little over 2 years ago, I put up this thread about China's fleet of H-6 bombers. Counting them using open-source imagery, I determined that they numbered
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THREAD 1/ Yesterday a 3rd FBI raid on the Chinese owned Saipan casino & on Gov Ralph Torres office took place. There are direct links between Saipan & Mar a
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IF YOU LIVE IN MISSOURI, PLEASE LOOK FOR THEM!These are the people who assaulted my mother. Their names are Zack Jenkins and Lydia Mike. They're from the Pacific, MO area
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AVAST YE DOOMSCROLLING; it is time for today's shanty thread. It's a tale of the ocean past, present, and future - and how our own future depends on it. Come
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“The nation which succeeds in educating the young Chinese of the present generation will be the nation which for a given expenditure of effort will reap the largest possible returns
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