Aaron Mehta
@aaronmehta.bsky.social
Editor in chief of BreakingDefense.com, shameless Boston sports nerd.
This was fascinating.
Ok, I am not one easily impressed with AI products. But I gotta say Claude Code just kind of BLEW. MY. MIND.
I used it to build a full personal website, published it, and bought a domain to host it... in less than 24 hours. 🤯
It's even got blimps.
geoffbrumfiel.net
I used it to build a full personal website, published it, and bought a domain to host it... in less than 24 hours. 🤯
It's even got blimps.
geoffbrumfiel.net
February 6, 2026 at 5:27 PM
This was fascinating.
The Post's coverage of this is gonna be li- ah, shit.
BREAKING: The Dallas Mavericks are trading 10-time NBA All-Star Anthony Davis, Jaden Hardy, D'Angelo Russell and Dante Exum to the Washington Wizards for Khris Middleton, AJ Johnson, Malaki Branham, Marvin Bagley III, 2 first-round picks and 3 second-rounders, sources tell ESPN.
February 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The Post's coverage of this is gonna be li- ah, shit.
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"Those who were laid off include Caroline O’Donovan, the Post’s beat reporter covering Amazon"
Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post Cuts 30% of Staff, Laying Off More Than 300 Employees Including Amazon Beat Reporter
The Washington Post, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is enacting layoffs that will eliminate "hundreds" of jobs.
variety.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
"Those who were laid off include Caroline O’Donovan, the Post’s beat reporter covering Amazon"
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INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
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always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM
always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
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WaPo specifically making cuts to its most subscriber load-bearing sections like Sports and Metro while doubling down on commentary, which frequently does little for your bottom line, really underlines how much this is about what they want the Post to be, rather than what a good newspaper actually is
February 4, 2026 at 4:35 PM
WaPo specifically making cuts to its most subscriber load-bearing sections like Sports and Metro while doubling down on commentary, which frequently does little for your bottom line, really underlines how much this is about what they want the Post to be, rather than what a good newspaper actually is
TFW you open your inbox and see you have 40 new emails since you last checked, but then you realize it's just every member of congress saying they got appropriations passed and you can delete them.
a group of men are watching a basketball game between the chicago bulls and miami heat
ALT: a group of men are watching a basketball game between the chicago bulls and miami heat
media.tenor.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:08 PM
TFW you open your inbox and see you have 40 new emails since you last checked, but then you realize it's just every member of congress saying they got appropriations passed and you can delete them.
The State Department announced a new, $6.7B weapons sale for Israel at 530 PM.
Due to family stuff, I hit publish on our story at 7:25.... having missed that at 7:14, the State Department announced a $9B deal to Saudi for Patriot missiles.
Please clap.
breakingdefense.com/2026/01/isra...
Due to family stuff, I hit publish on our story at 7:25.... having missed that at 7:14, the State Department announced a $9B deal to Saudi for Patriot missiles.
Please clap.
breakingdefense.com/2026/01/isra...
US clears $6.7B in new weapon sales to Israel, $9B in Patriot missiles for Saudi Arabia - Breaking Defense
The Trump administration has approved a potential sale of 30 AH-64E Apache helicopters and over 3,000 JLTV ground vehicles to Israel.
breakingdefense.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:44 AM
The State Department announced a new, $6.7B weapons sale for Israel at 530 PM.
Due to family stuff, I hit publish on our story at 7:25.... having missed that at 7:14, the State Department announced a $9B deal to Saudi for Patriot missiles.
Please clap.
breakingdefense.com/2026/01/isra...
Due to family stuff, I hit publish on our story at 7:25.... having missed that at 7:14, the State Department announced a $9B deal to Saudi for Patriot missiles.
Please clap.
breakingdefense.com/2026/01/isra...
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And so concludes another week w/ no news briefing at the Pentagon.
The last on-camera briefing was held for an alternative right-wing press corps nearly two months ago, on Dec. 2.
The press space has been mostly vacant since the traditional press corps departed in October.
The last on-camera briefing was held for an alternative right-wing press corps nearly two months ago, on Dec. 2.
The press space has been mostly vacant since the traditional press corps departed in October.
January 30, 2026 at 4:39 PM
And so concludes another week w/ no news briefing at the Pentagon.
The last on-camera briefing was held for an alternative right-wing press corps nearly two months ago, on Dec. 2.
The press space has been mostly vacant since the traditional press corps departed in October.
The last on-camera briefing was held for an alternative right-wing press corps nearly two months ago, on Dec. 2.
The press space has been mostly vacant since the traditional press corps departed in October.
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gwot alert: "in theater"
it's minnesota
it's minnesota
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 2:11 PM
gwot alert: "in theater"
it's minnesota
it's minnesota
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South Korea's Hanwha plans to open a munitions plant at the US Army's Pine Bluff Arsenal to bolster US stockpiles of 155mm artillery shells and other critical munitions, the service said Wednesday. Read Mike Yeo's preview of the lease in December. https://ow.ly/tV7F50Y543P
January 28, 2026 at 7:55 PM
South Korea's Hanwha plans to open a munitions plant at the US Army's Pine Bluff Arsenal to bolster US stockpiles of 155mm artillery shells and other critical munitions, the service said Wednesday. Read Mike Yeo's preview of the lease in December. https://ow.ly/tV7F50Y543P
So, about the National Defense Strategy: It's ambiguous, but maybe that's part of the plan? breakingdefense.com/2026/01/a-na...
New National Defense Strategy could leave adversaries, and allies, guessing: Analysts - Breaking Defense
“It’s very ambiguous, and I don't know if they even recognize the contradictions that they're creating,” said Kelly Grieco, a senior fellow with the Reimagining US Grand Strategy Program at the Stimso...
breakingdefense.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:14 PM
So, about the National Defense Strategy: It's ambiguous, but maybe that's part of the plan? breakingdefense.com/2026/01/a-na...
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EXCLSUVIE: The Trump administration has secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules and shared them with the companies they're meant to regulate, without making the new rules publicly available.
We've obtained a copy of the new rules and here's what we found.
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
We've obtained a copy of the new rules and here's what we found.
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
The Trump administration has secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules
The rewrite was done to speed up the construction of a new generation of nuclear reactors. Critics warn it could compromise safety and public trust.
www.npr.org
January 28, 2026 at 10:23 AM
EXCLSUVIE: The Trump administration has secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules and shared them with the companies they're meant to regulate, without making the new rules publicly available.
We've obtained a copy of the new rules and here's what we found.
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
We've obtained a copy of the new rules and here's what we found.
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
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Former Marine infantry NCO T.M. Gibbons Neff breaks down the remarkable amount of expensive stuff DHS agents in Minneapolis have on their rifles and what it is supposed to be for
The Height of Close-Combat Weaponry Is on This Woman’s Doorstep
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Former Marine infantry NCO T.M. Gibbons Neff breaks down the remarkable amount of expensive stuff DHS agents in Minneapolis have on their rifles and what it is supposed to be for
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As @washingtonpost.com international & local correspondents, we have risked our lives, side by side, because we believe reporting from the ground serves the public good. To choke that engine of brave, committed colleagues would be devastating. If you value our work, tell Jeff Bezos to #SaveThePost.
January 26, 2026 at 6:38 PM
As @washingtonpost.com international & local correspondents, we have risked our lives, side by side, because we believe reporting from the ground serves the public good. To choke that engine of brave, committed colleagues would be devastating. If you value our work, tell Jeff Bezos to #SaveThePost.
Somebody at the Pentagon needs to rehire whichever website manager was laid off by DOGE.
January 26, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Somebody at the Pentagon needs to rehire whichever website manager was laid off by DOGE.
Our first writethrough on the NDS. If you're South Korea and Europe you're probably not happy right now.
breakingdefense.com/2026/01/nati...
breakingdefense.com/2026/01/nati...
Pentagon releases National Defense Strategy, with homeland defense as top priority - Breaking Defense
Pete Hegseth's first National Defense Strategy lays out how the Pentagon will execute guidance from the White House.
breakingdefense.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Our first writethrough on the NDS. If you're South Korea and Europe you're probably not happy right now.
breakingdefense.com/2026/01/nati...
breakingdefense.com/2026/01/nati...
I like to think that Jens Stoltenberg is sitting in a sauna, sipping from his bottle of beer and just chuckling to himself without a care in the world right now.
January 21, 2026 at 7:43 PM
I like to think that Jens Stoltenberg is sitting in a sauna, sipping from his bottle of beer and just chuckling to himself without a care in the world right now.
It's a little known story, but both the Danish government and its general population worked to protect its small Jewish population throughout the Holocaust, often at personal risk. encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a...
January 21, 2026 at 6:44 PM
It's a little known story, but both the Danish government and its general population worked to protect its small Jewish population throughout the Holocaust, often at personal risk. encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a...
A reminder that Denmark and the first Trump administration worked together to keep China out of Greenland, without all the drama. From me in 2018: www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
How a potential Chinese-built airport in Greenland could be risky for a vital US Air Force base
What is China really buying with its investments in Greenland?
www.defensenews.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:14 PM
A reminder that Denmark and the first Trump administration worked together to keep China out of Greenland, without all the drama. From me in 2018: www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
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This shot from NFL Films is unbelievable
January 19, 2026 at 6:10 PM
This shot from NFL Films is unbelievable
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GWAR cover “Pink Pony Club” by Chappell Roan
YouTube video by The A.V. Club
www.youtube.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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There is precedent for this; Swedish and Norwegian naval ships have QR codes so that when they return to port they can scan da navy in.
I am introducing the Quick Recognition (QR) Act, which requires ICE and CBP officers to wear uniforms featuring QR codes. When scanned, the code would generate a digital ID displaying the officer’s name, badge number, and law enforcement agency.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
January 14, 2026 at 5:24 PM
There is precedent for this; Swedish and Norwegian naval ships have QR codes so that when they return to port they can scan da navy in.