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Brian Castner

@Brian_Castner

Head of Crisis Research for @Amnesty. Weapons investigator. Former EOD officer. OIF/OEF x 3. Author of STAMPEDE, DISAPPOINTMENT RIVER, THE LONG WALK, etc.

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"Growth and death, gravity and decay, [this] is the chief work of the world." - Wendell Berry


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Repeal of the 2002 Iraq War and 1991 Gulf War AUMFs is now included in both House and Senate defense bills. Not a guarantee that it'll happen in a final bill, but about the best shot as war powers advocates have had in recent years. politico.com/news/2025/10/0…


How to turn a drone into an ID.

Russian drone ambush. This is a technique being used more and more across the front. A drone sits on a main travel route, turns off the rotor to save power and waits for a passing vehicle to strike from an angle they may not be monitoring as closely.



Hegseth is pulling the same kind of last minute everyone in formation lethal-lethality-pep-talk-now-let's-do-some-push-ups Commander's Call that all these flag officers have been inflicting on their units for decades. At least it's not 5pm on Friday.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth tells Admirals and Generals this morning in Quantico, Virginia, “To ensure peace, we must prepare for war,” stating that the only mission of the “Department of War” will be “Warfighting. Preparing for war and preparing to win. Unrelenting…



My side hustle is getting paid by class action lawsuits for privacy breaches. Business is booming.


Good perspective from Rob on the history of Russian incursions and airspace violations - 327 entries over 5 years.


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News: The House has *PASSED* an amendment repealing the 1991 and 2002 AUMFs for Iraq. An unusual bipartisan coalition here.

AnthonyAdragna's tweet image. News: The House has *PASSED* an amendment repealing the 1991 and 2002 AUMFs for Iraq.

An unusual bipartisan coalition here.
AnthonyAdragna's tweet image. News: The House has *PASSED* an amendment repealing the 1991 and 2002 AUMFs for Iraq.

An unusual bipartisan coalition here.

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"It's not just any weapons that are being provided; it's new and sophisticated weapons..." @Amnesty's @Brian_Castner talks to @venetiarainey on our investigation showing how Chinese weaponry provided by the UAE is in use in #Sudan conflict 🇸🇩 youtube.com/watch?v=unueXx…

LaurieHanna's tweet card. The battle for Darfur + Chinese weapons in Sudan

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The battle for Darfur + Chinese weapons in Sudan


The only reply to this tweet was a spam bot that got my name wrong, which feels appropriate and yeah sign me up to redo the 1990s pls

Prediction: TIME SHELTER will come to be seen as a defining book of our age, because it is all about nostalgia for the past and what people will do to return. nytimes.com/2023/07/05/boo…



This tweet brought to you by an AI reel on Facebook that invited me to “come back” to the ‘80s.

Prediction: TIME SHELTER will come to be seen as a defining book of our age, because it is all about nostalgia for the past and what people will do to return. nytimes.com/2023/07/05/boo…



Prediction: TIME SHELTER will come to be seen as a defining book of our age, because it is all about nostalgia for the past and what people will do to return. nytimes.com/2023/07/05/boo…


As inspired by @ArtButSports - my view tonight & van Gogh, Wheatfield with Crows, 1890.

Brian_Castner's tweet image. As inspired by @ArtButSports - my view tonight & van Gogh, Wheatfield with Crows, 1890.
Brian_Castner's tweet image. As inspired by @ArtButSports - my view tonight & van Gogh, Wheatfield with Crows, 1890.

Thank you Twitter for providing the correct answer.

TRAIN DREAMS is the greatest novella in American literature and I have basically memorized it I’ve read it so many times. Do I…

See the Netflix & ruin it %20
Skip it, book is better %80

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TRAIN DREAMS is the greatest novella in American literature and I have basically memorized it I’ve read it so many times. Do I…

See the Netflix & ruin it %20
Skip it, book is better %80

5 票 · 最終結果


Iran used cluster munitions at least 3 times against Israel during the "12 Day War." It doesn't matter what they were aiming at. It doesn't matter if there were mil targets nearby. Cluster munitions are banned because they are inherently indiscriminate. amnesty.org/en/latest/news…


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#Mali: Army, #Wagner Group Disappear, Execute #Fulani Civilians The AU should ramp up its engagement to help protect civilians from abuses by all warring parties, including by assisting in investigations of abuses and pressing for fair prosecutions, @hrw hrw.org/news/2025/07/2…


**stares in EOD** Yes, I have.

Watters: I've never heard of an American bomb not working, have you?



The Russians have moved within artillery and MLRS range of Sumy, a city still full of 100K's of civilians. And we've seen this Russian playbook before, in Kharkiv and Kherson etc - indiscriminate attacks that kill civilians are war crimes. amnesty.org/en/latest/news…


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