Paul Hansen

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Sys Admin, Gravel/MTB Cyclist, Military History, Strategy Board Games (GMT).

I try to read a lot on counter terrorism, national security, and China. I have one son who just finished an MLitt in #Terrorism and #PoliticalViolence at #CSTPV and another son who is an undergrad in #Economics, #Chinese, and #InternationalSecurity; I structure my reading to better communicate with them.

#SysAdmin #GravelBike #MountainBike #NinerBikes #Counter-Terrorism #InternationalSecurity #Counter-Extremism #MilitaryHistory #WarStudies #Linux #Privacy #OSint #Intelligence #GMT #BoardGames #Strategy

Paul HansenSep 2, 2023
David PriessSep 2, 2023

Huge shout-out to David McCloskey and W.W. Norton for the early copy of MOSCOW X, David’s follow-up to the truly extraordinary DAMASCUS STATION.

And there goes my holiday weekend!

Available for pre-order now, pub day Oct 3

Paul HansenApr 5, 2023
WarInTheFutureApr 5, 2023

There has been a lot of speculation recently about the coming Ukrainian offensives. One thing is certain - they will be different to all their previous offensive campaigns.

My latest assessment at Futura Doctrina.

https://mickryan.substack.com/p/the-coming-fight-will-be-different

The Coming Fight will be Different

How Ukraine's Next Offensives Will Differ From Its previous Campaigns

Futura Doctrina
Paul HansenMar 19, 2023
Brian KlaasMar 19, 2023
I gave a lecture in Copenhagen last week about my book "Corruptible," and my research on power: why we get the wrong leaders, why psychopaths rise to the top, why systems are largely to blame, and how to fix it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Oab42VZRE
Why do we get the wrong leaders? Brian Klaas at Science and Cocktails

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Paul HansenMar 19, 2023
Jack Daniel (often offline)Mar 19, 2023
I have adopted a seagull approach to the birbsite. I only post once or twice a month (so that elmo can't say the account it inactive) but I just fly in, drop some shit, and fly out.
Paul HansenMar 19, 2023
George DysonJan 22, 2023
“We are not scanning all those books to be read by people. We are scanning them to be read by an A.I.” -- Anonymous Source at Google, 24 October 2005.
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@brianhonan

Congrats on the Grand Slam!

My American son, who is in London trying to start his career, got his first lesson on wearing his green jersey into the wrong pub. He said they had to find another pub due to "belligerent drunk old chaps 😬". I had warned him about that possibility. I learned the same lesson back in the football hooligan days of the '80s.

Show threadPaul HansenMar 8, 2023
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Paul HansenMar 4, 2023
Micah ZenkoMar 4, 2023

Major new GAO report on the scope of domestic terrorism. A few sobering facts:

-Incidents of domestic terrorism increased by 357% between 2013 and 2021.

-There were 231 documented attacks from 2010 through 2021.

-Of those 231 attacks, 35% were by racial violent extremists and 32% by anti-govt violent extremists.

https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-23-104720.pdf

Paul HansenMar 3, 2023
Casey NewtonMar 2, 2023
How do Mandalorians get their hair cut