Aaron Mehta
@aaronmehta.bsky.social
Editor in chief of BreakingDefense.com, shameless Boston sports nerd.
"When he takes off, he's safe"
well, except for in the world series....
well, except for in the world series....
February 10, 2026 at 9:42 PM
"When he takes off, he's safe"
well, except for in the world series....
well, except for in the world series....
Well, this was..... quite something.
February 10, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Well, this was..... quite something.
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wild AI story from the Olympics
ice dancers were told to use songs "in the style of the 1990s." One Czech pair tried using AI to pump out a song to skate to, but their AI bot fully plagiarized "You Get What You Give" by The New Radicals and they had to change it
sports.beehiiv.com/p/olympics-d...
ice dancers were told to use songs "in the style of the 1990s." One Czech pair tried using AI to pump out a song to skate to, but their AI bot fully plagiarized "You Get What You Give" by The New Radicals and they had to change it
sports.beehiiv.com/p/olympics-d...
February 10, 2026 at 2:35 PM
wild AI story from the Olympics
ice dancers were told to use songs "in the style of the 1990s." One Czech pair tried using AI to pump out a song to skate to, but their AI bot fully plagiarized "You Get What You Give" by The New Radicals and they had to change it
sports.beehiiv.com/p/olympics-d...
ice dancers were told to use songs "in the style of the 1990s." One Czech pair tried using AI to pump out a song to skate to, but their AI bot fully plagiarized "You Get What You Give" by The New Radicals and they had to change it
sports.beehiiv.com/p/olympics-d...
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 worst way a flight can go. Extending a super long flight AND knowing it'll mess up your connection. Sorry dude.
February 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The worst way a flight can go. Extending a super long flight AND knowing it'll mess up your connection. Sorry dude.
I actually lol'd when I opened the Athletic yesterday afternoon and it served me a "Why the trade deadline will be a bust" story at the top
February 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
I actually lol'd when I opened the Athletic yesterday afternoon and it served me a "Why the trade deadline will be a bust" story at the top
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
Does a dump of Tillman and Boucher get the Celtics under the tax?
February 3, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Does a dump of Tillman and Boucher get the Celtics under the tax?
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.
oooo where's this from
January 29, 2026 at 3:25 PM
oooo where's this from
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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
There was a play late in the game where he was double teamed and pushed both guys back into Stidham.
January 26, 2026 at 10:03 PM
There was a play late in the game where he was double teamed and pushed both guys back into Stidham.