🌩️ Polemologist, Peircean & μῆτις enthusiast 🦊 🔎 International security & science communication @prif.org 🕊️ 🕵🏻‍♂️ Politics, philosophy, adversarial epistemology 👁️‍🗨️https://bsky.app/profile/polymetis.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/polymetis.bsky.social/post/3mmeoz3lykk2nRealising belatedly it's a similar problem to long-term storage of nuclear waste in the absence of historical continuity. Besides the famous "This place is not a place of honor" meme, people tasked with studying the problem in the 80s also considered the possibility of an "Atomic Priesthood" [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 May 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:or3hpuyklf7dpu72cd72s5el/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmeoz3lykk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/polymetis.bsky.social/post/3mmeojlqay22nforget "hybrid warfare", "covert action", or "secret statecraft". the correct term for the irregular use of military ways & means is WARCRAFT, but we won't call it that because we're cowards21 May 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:or3hpuyklf7dpu72cd72s5el/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmeojlqay22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/polymetis.bsky.social/post/3mgfdbmlexc2eLMMs may be hastening the epistemic poisoning of an already denuded social niche but i'm getting a kick out of the new genre of crank essay swamping google scholar: Retired Civil Engineer Dad Develops Mathematical-Political-Theological Proof That He is the Only True Republican06 Mar 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:or3hpuyklf7dpu72cd72s5el/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfdbmlexc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/polymetis.bsky.social/post/3mg6aro6azc2f[foreign mercenaries making up ~40% of UAEs armed forces]: lol. lmao [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Mar 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:or3hpuyklf7dpu72cd72s5el/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6aro6azc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/polymetis.bsky.social/post/3mg642dwzks2a"It's not a war. It's a Special Military Operation. And... [staffer cuts in to whisper something]... ok apparently that name is taken. It's a Major Combat Operation now. Which is different, and also not a war" [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Mar 2026 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:or3hpuyklf7dpu72cd72s5el/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg642dwzks2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/polymetis.bsky.social/post/3mg63mdujjs2aClear arguments from my @prif.org colleague, Sidney Michelini. Insane that one has to argue publically for what is obviously the only morally, politically, and strategically sound position. https://blog.prif.org/en/2026/03/03/attacking-iran-isnt-just-illegal-its-illegitimate-and-dangerous/03 Mar 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:or3hpuyklf7dpu72cd72s5el/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg63mdujjs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/polymetis.bsky.social/post/3mg5yrmher22qat work hiding out in the Sensitive Compartmented Introversion Facility03 Mar 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:or3hpuyklf7dpu72cd72s5el/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5yrmher22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/polymetis.bsky.social/post/3mg5r5gurdk2qUS gov has a habit of dissolving counter-deception functions the moment they become politically relevant. 2016 Obama-Clapper end NIC Foreign Denial & Deception Committee; 2024 Trump-Blinken close StateDept Global Engagement Centre; 2025 Trump-Rubio kill ODNI Foreign Malign Influence Center. 2026: [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Mar 2026 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:or3hpuyklf7dpu72cd72s5el/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5r5gurdk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/polymetis.bsky.social/post/3mcch5kkoc22a13 Jan 2026 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:or3hpuyklf7dpu72cd72s5el/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcch5kkoc22a