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Aaron Mehta @aaronmehta.bsky.social · 2d

"‘Fuck it. Finally clean those bastards out. Get rid of them. I’ll take the hit for a year.’”

@valerieinsinna.bsky.social wrote the edgiest piece on the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program you'll ever read.

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‘Clean those bastards out’: Small business fund used by DoD teeters on the edge - Breaking Defense

Senate lawmakers are at an impasse over the Small Business Innovation Research program, a key program used by the Pentagon to provide seed funding for small firms.

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Dan Lamothe @danlamothe.bsky.social · 2d

Urgent new statement from the Pentagon Press Association, on Pete Hegseth’s new, forthcoming media restrictions:

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Aaron Mehta @aaronmehta.bsky.social · 2d

oh god

The Onion @theonion.com · 2d

Area Man Has Far Greater Knowledge Of Marvel Universe Than Own Family Tree https://theonion.com/area-man-has-far-greater-knowledge-of-marvel-universe-t-1819571080/

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Aaron Mehta @aaronmehta.bsky.social · 2d

Haha I got it from your column and assumed you had put it together. Guess not....

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Aaron Mehta @aaronmehta.bsky.social · 3d

@chadfinn.bsky.social since you set up the red sox feed here, any chance you could make a catchall Boston sports one? (Or at least patriots, celtics ones.)

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Aaron Mehta @aaronmehta.bsky.social · 10d

The funniest possible outcome for this season is that the Yankees are felled by a random Nick Sogard hot streak.

Red Sox Nation Stats @rsnstats.com · 10d

#RedSox for ALWC Game 1 at #Yankees:

Rob Refsnyder DH
Trevor Story SS
Alex Bregman 3B
Romy Gonzalez 1B
Carlos Narváez C
Nate Eaton RF
Jarren Duran LF
Ceddanne Rafaela CF
Nick Sogard 2B
Garrett Crochet P

For real-time stats and notes during today's game follow along here: @live.rsnstats.com

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Aaron Mehta @aaronmehta.bsky.social · 13d

When I read that quote I, also, entered a place outside time and gravity.

Aaron Mehta @aaronmehta.bsky.social · 13d

If you haven't read it yet, the oral history in Rolling Stone has some incredible quotes.

Santana: When I listened to the lyrics and heard, “It’s a hot one,” those lyrics are outside of time and gravity. I thought we had entered a place of immortality.

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Man, It's a Hot One: The Oral History of Santana and Rob Thomas' 'Smooth'

Carlos Santana, Rob Thomas, Clive Davis and others behind "Smooth" recall how the 1999 megahit almost didn't happen.

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doctor brames @brames.bsky.social · 14d

"are millennials okay?" I think we have made it abundantly clear that we are not

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Aaron Mehta @aaronmehta.bsky.social · 14d

Great point.

Aaron Mehta @aaronmehta.bsky.social · 14d

Not the Starbucks that always dramatically floods when it rains a little bit!

Ryan Belmore @ryanbelmore.com · 14d

Starbucks closes at least one Alexandria location as part of national restructuring

A Starbucks location in Old Town will reportedly close today as part of a sweeping national restructuring effort announced by CEO Brian Niccol on Thursday. The Starbucks at King & […] Read more on ALXnow: Starbucks closes at least one Alexandria location as part of national restructuring

dlvr.it

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Aaron Mehta @aaronmehta.bsky.social · 14d

SCOOP: Gen. Ken Wilsbach will be your new Air Force Chief of Staff, multiple sources tell @valerieinsinna.bsky.social
and I. Announcement expected in the next few days. breakingdefense.com/2025/09/wils...

Wilsbach expected to become next Air Force chief of staff: Sources - Breaking Defense

Former Air Combat Command head Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach had emerged as the frontrunner for the Air Force’s top uniformed job shortly after Gen. Dave Allvin announced his retirement in August.

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Caroline Baxter @ccbaxter.bsky.social · 15d

*staffs around the world logging into DTS to book flights*

*website crashes*

*direct flights sold out*

Aide timidly knocks on boss’s door

“Sir, you’re …uh…good to go. You’ll…um…you’ll be in a middle seat and will cross the dateline twice.”

Dan Lamothe @danlamothe.bsky.social · 15d

WAPO EXCLUSIVE: Pete Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals, sowing confusion and alarm

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Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals

The Pentagon has summoned military officials from around the world for a gathering in Virginia. Top generals and their staffs don’t know the reason for the meeting.

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Jeremy Cliffe @jeremycliffe.bsky.social · 21d

Russia is gauging European resolve. What the gauge shows is entirely up to Europeans.

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 21d

🚨 BREAKING: Three Russian fighter jets flew into Estonian airspace today in a serious escalation on NATO’s eastern border.

Read the developing story: ow.ly/rBwh50WZpov

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Aaron Mehta @aaronmehta.bsky.social · 23d

Normalize making everyone who works for you adopt your weird tics in slack

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Breaking Defense @breakingdefense.com · 25d

EXCLUSIVE: DoD envisions prize competition for boost-phase SBI prototypes
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/09/exclusive-dod-envisions-prize-competition-for-boost-phase-sbi-prototypes/

EXCLUSIVE: DoD envisions prize competition for boost-phase SBI prototypes

The plan faces some skepticism from industry, citing massive investment requirement for potentially relatively little.

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Sexy CHOAM Nomsky costume @samthielman.com · 25d

horrified they weren’t quick enough to keep her from spreading this kind of vile hate speech on TV. for those who don’t know, “go birds” is a coded expression of support for the Philadelphia Eagles

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 25d

"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys

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Travis J. Tritten @travistritten.bsky.social · 29d

Today I resigned from Military.com. It was incredibly hard to leave the newsroom I helped build over the past four years and loved so much. We did work that I’m incredibly proud of, but one of the best parts of our incredible run was going to work every day with our team. Thank you!

Military and Veteran Benefits, News, Veteran Jobs

Military.com helps millions of military-connected Americans access military and veteran benefits and news, find jobs and enjoy military discounts.

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Aaron Mehta @aaronmehta.bsky.social · Sep 10

Neat! Love a good loophole. Thanks.

Aaron Mehta @aaronmehta.bsky.social · Sep 10

Chris, if I'm following this right, then Early is postseason eligible because he replaced May, right?

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Aaron Mehta @aaronmehta.bsky.social · Sep 8

Happy to present a small excerpt from @kschake.bsky.social 's upcoming book, sure to be a masterpiece.

breakingdefense.com/2025/09/can-...

Can America's trust in its military survive the present moment? [Book excerpt] - Breaking Defense

An excerpt from The State And The Soldier: A History Of Civil-military Relations In The United States written by Kori Schake of AEI.

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Aaron Mehta @aaronmehta.bsky.social · Sep 8

Happy to present a small excerpt from @kschake.bsky.social 's upcoming book, sure to be a masterpiece.

breakingdefense.com/2025/09/can-...

Can America's trust in its military survive the present moment? [Book excerpt] - Breaking Defense

An excerpt from The State And The Soldier: A History Of Civil-military Relations In The United States written by Kori Schake of AEI.

breakingdefense.com

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Aaron Mehta @aaronmehta.bsky.social · Sep 5

Yeah Im not a doomer about it, but I am absolutely gonna ask the next DoD official who says we're getting whooped by China about Trump's statement.

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Aaron Mehta @aaronmehta.bsky.social · Sep 5

On American defense technology: "We're 20 years ahead of everyone else, no one even compares"

Someone remind me of this quote next time someone says China is beating the Pentagon all over the place.

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