playbook
A book of games and amusements for children.
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The problem with war is the enemy has a say in how it turns out. Taking on Iran isn't like taking on the tech bros, the media, law firms, or universities and scaring them into line. Trump is finding out the hard way…
Shadowy Exchange: Moldova’s First Spy Swap Rewrites Region’s Security Playbook https://www.europesays.com/2967048/ A quiet but important event last week put Moldova – for the first time since it left the…
Straight out of the Trump playbook
Trump falsely claimed Portland was a “war zone”, attempting to justify his illegal order for soldiers to harass peaceful citizens. Authoritarian playbook: create a crisis then claim that "he’s the only one who can fi…
Want to make money while doing literally nothing? The Lazy Investors Playbook shows you how to earn passive income without obsessing over the market. Ready to relax and profit? https://buy.stripe.com/eVq3cx2ruc8mdY…
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A book of games and amusements for children.
This isn’t merely a gamble on May’s part. It’s an act of reckless political daring. It’s straight out of Danton’s playbook on boldness – de l’audace, et encore de l’audace, et toujours de l’audace. And look what happened to Danton – he l…
“The problem with war is the enemy has a say in how it turns out. Taking on Iran isn't like taking on the tech bros, the media, law firms, or universities and scaring them into line. Trump is finding out the hard way that his bullying playbook doesn't work here.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Trump falsely claimed Portland was a “war zone”, attempting to justify his illegal order for soldiers to harass peaceful citizens. Authoritarian playbook: create a crisis then claim that "he’s the only one who can fix it". Share the truth.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Who exactly is remembered as having successfully used the "Corbyn playbook" against Corbyn? Theresa May certainly didn't. Boris beat him, but it was nothing to do with attacks on Corbyn. It was because people united behind him to get past the Brexit arguments.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Nazi playbook to delegitimize the courts.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Taking a page out of @502eire.lol 's playbook and unfollowing some news sources so I don't feel a need to get annoyed when I get on bsky.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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A book containing the text of a play or plays.
A Look at Satan's "Playbook"
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(US, American football) A book of strategies (plays) for use in American football (and by extension other sports or disciplines).
The company has built its business on the motto “everything is a recommendation”—the company likes to brag that it tailors every aspect of its interface for each individual user. It’s a playbook the company perfected with House of Cards,…
“Shadowy Exchange: Moldova’s First Spy Swap Rewrites Region’s Security Playbook https://www.europesays.com/2967048/ A quiet but important event last week put Moldova – for the first time since it left the…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Straight out of the Trump playbook”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Want to make money while doing literally nothing? The Lazy Investors Playbook shows you how to earn passive income without obsessing over the market. Ready to relax and profit? https://buy.stripe.com/eVq3cx2ruc8mdYpbsQ9AA02”
— Bluesky· May 2026“As ever, Farage/Reform simply follow the Trump/MAGA playbook, to the point of wishing to deliberately inflict 'punishment' on regions of the electorate who didn't vote for them.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Stole the entire Russian playbook https://x.com/juliaioffe/status/2041725099988930969”
— Bluesky· Apr 2026
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