Some quick X threads that I thought were interesting. This post is also an open thread. I welcome any readers to post comments or additional links related to national security or history issues, even if unrelated to the links below.
Live free or die. — John Stark.
John Stark was born on the New Hampshire frontier in 1728. At a young age, he learned how to handle himself in the woods and forests. He was captured by Abenaki warriors and carried off to Canada, where he impressed them with his boldness and… https://t.co/HrxR9vWfDf pic.twitter.com/LXBjuFzOJk
— American History Central (@AHC1776) October 23, 2025
John was a Snow not a Stark, we all know that. This is a very interesting thread on a founding father that I knew nothing about. We are so much softer as a nation now.
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Indian oil companies are reportedly significantly reducing direct purchases of Russian oil in the short term, and the European Union (EU) passed its 19th sanctions package against Russia, primarily targeting the Russian energy sector. pic.twitter.com/EZTSgohSJ5
— Critical Threats (@criticalthreats) October 24, 2025
Stop the flow of oil. Cut off the resources for munitions. Seems pretty clear to me.
“Now do the USS Liberty.”
Every time Israel comes up, someone mentions the USS Liberty. Hey, even when Israel is not the topic, people bring it up. A lot of folks see it as some kind of ace-in-the-hole that proves without a shadow of a doubt that Israel is a raging enemy of the… pic.twitter.com/cRurtYDAOf
— Wasson Watch Co. (@WassonWatch) June 17, 2025
The history of the USS Liberty. I probably should have pushed this to the top but I preferred the joke as the lead. This is very good and definitely worth to couple minute reading time.
Why do our pigs (L) look so different from current production hogs (R)? 🧵
The ultimate answer is genetics, but how we got here is a long and winding road. Here’s why our Mangalitsa are different from production hogs, and how we got here… (1/5) pic.twitter.com/oZXF8AIFz4
— Acorn Bluff Farms (@AcornBluffFarms) October 23, 2025
I am all about the regenerative farming thing, and lately my feed has been loaded with it. This is a farm in Iowa. Love what they do, seem like good people.
There’s fellers gives perscriptions how them bronchos should be rode. But there’s few that gives descriptions of the times when they got throwed.
⏤Bruce Kiskaddon pic.twitter.com/2r2HEHj0EP— Cowboy Gospeler (@CowboyGospeler) October 23, 2025
I don’t know how to work this one into a Lunch Box Quote, but it made me laugh, so I am posting it here.