Brad Howard
@bradhoward.bsky.social
Oregonian, husband, father, and friend to all dogs
Bagram Gym Veteran, short stint MC-12 sensor op, former E-3 Sentry radar droid
usual caveat - views here are my own & if I'm posting I'm off the clock
Bagram Gym Veteran, short stint MC-12 sensor op, former E-3 Sentry radar droid
usual caveat - views here are my own & if I'm posting I'm off the clock
Pinned
My faith in FCAS and other joint ventures was quite understandably in the toilet as of 2024
Trump has changed that, Europe has gotten a kick in the teeth from the U.S. & I will bet that we will see a successful joint fighter project out of Europe in the next 20 years
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Trump has changed that, Europe has gotten a kick in the teeth from the U.S. & I will bet that we will see a successful joint fighter project out of Europe in the next 20 years
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
The Phantom Stealth Fighter That Exposes Europe’s Deep Divisions Over Defense
Duplicated efforts, a fragmented industry and soured collaborations are among the reasons the region isn’t getting more bang for its defense buck.
www.wsj.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:55 AM
My faith in FCAS and other joint ventures was quite understandably in the toilet as of 2024
Trump has changed that, Europe has gotten a kick in the teeth from the U.S. & I will bet that we will see a successful joint fighter project out of Europe in the next 20 years
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Trump has changed that, Europe has gotten a kick in the teeth from the U.S. & I will bet that we will see a successful joint fighter project out of Europe in the next 20 years
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
This is immense glowing proof of the cowardice of the current administration
www.wsj.com/opinion/ukra...
www.wsj.com/opinion/ukra...
Opinion | Europe Fills U.S. Aid Loss to Ukraine
As U.S. aid falls 99%, the Continent steps up to provide weapons.
www.wsj.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:47 AM
This is immense glowing proof of the cowardice of the current administration
www.wsj.com/opinion/ukra...
www.wsj.com/opinion/ukra...
There is a horrible government system that requires a new password every 60 days and has absurd requirements and quite frankly it’s an AI use case because who has time to play riddle me this making a 15 character password
February 17, 2026 at 2:35 AM
There is a horrible government system that requires a new password every 60 days and has absurd requirements and quite frankly it’s an AI use case because who has time to play riddle me this making a 15 character password
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Health boss RFK Jr.'s 1-year anniversary week was packed with new disasters and reminders of old ones. But even those who should care most are MIA. GOP senators Bill Cassidy (a doctor) and Mitch McConnell (a polio survivor) top my list. My latest at @thebulwark.com open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The Disastrous First Year of RFK Jr.
The damage the HHS secretary has done to science and public health is appalling—and it could have been avoided.
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Health boss RFK Jr.'s 1-year anniversary week was packed with new disasters and reminders of old ones. But even those who should care most are MIA. GOP senators Bill Cassidy (a doctor) and Mitch McConnell (a polio survivor) top my list. My latest at @thebulwark.com open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Heard someone refer to a (large) datacenter as an "ohio-class datacenter" and now I only want to hear datacenter sizes referred to by reference to submarine classes
February 16, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Heard someone refer to a (large) datacenter as an "ohio-class datacenter" and now I only want to hear datacenter sizes referred to by reference to submarine classes
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A man was federally charged in Maryland last week after posting drone footage on YouTube of a flight over part of the Raven Rock Mountain Complex, a military installation buried in the Catoctin Mountains sometimes described as a “second Pentagon.”
Drone pilot charged after posting YouTube video of Maryland military complex
www.stripes.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:01 PM
A man was federally charged in Maryland last week after posting drone footage on YouTube of a flight over part of the Raven Rock Mountain Complex, a military installation buried in the Catoctin Mountains sometimes described as a “second Pentagon.”
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Thanks Zach Snyder. This is all your fault. Anyone who blames this on Pressfield is making the false assumption these people read.
February 16, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Thanks Zach Snyder. This is all your fault. Anyone who blames this on Pressfield is making the false assumption these people read.
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Remind me when we get closer to the Summer Olympics to tell you all about my plan to make the United States a dominant force in handball. It involves retired pitchers and a lot of drugs.
February 15, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Remind me when we get closer to the Summer Olympics to tell you all about my plan to make the United States a dominant force in handball. It involves retired pitchers and a lot of drugs.
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RIP Baelor, too true a knight to exist.
February 16, 2026 at 4:45 AM
RIP Baelor, too true a knight to exist.
The U.S. Olympic hockey team is very dangerous, but it reminds me of those U.S. Olympic basketball teams that had some big names but little chemistry that tended to flame out after the group stage
My point being that the semi game isn’t a slam dunk win by any stretch
My point being that the semi game isn’t a slam dunk win by any stretch
February 16, 2026 at 5:07 AM
The U.S. Olympic hockey team is very dangerous, but it reminds me of those U.S. Olympic basketball teams that had some big names but little chemistry that tended to flame out after the group stage
My point being that the semi game isn’t a slam dunk win by any stretch
My point being that the semi game isn’t a slam dunk win by any stretch
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god I want to see a whole defensive line do a bobsled run
February 15, 2026 at 5:39 PM
god I want to see a whole defensive line do a bobsled run
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they just wanted to play nebraska at night
February 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM
they just wanted to play nebraska at night
Win - win for OU and the Chiefs
DeMarco had some wins as a RB coach at OU, but also some controversy
This is not the worst outcome for an legendary OU player turned coach
I am rooting for him the NFL and hope he succeeds, but I’m also excited about a new direction for the OU running back room
DeMarco had some wins as a RB coach at OU, but also some controversy
This is not the worst outcome for an legendary OU player turned coach
I am rooting for him the NFL and hope he succeeds, but I’m also excited about a new direction for the OU running back room
February 15, 2026 at 5:52 AM
Win - win for OU and the Chiefs
DeMarco had some wins as a RB coach at OU, but also some controversy
This is not the worst outcome for an legendary OU player turned coach
I am rooting for him the NFL and hope he succeeds, but I’m also excited about a new direction for the OU running back room
DeMarco had some wins as a RB coach at OU, but also some controversy
This is not the worst outcome for an legendary OU player turned coach
I am rooting for him the NFL and hope he succeeds, but I’m also excited about a new direction for the OU running back room
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CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
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At 9:18, 3rd period of the Finland-Switzerland women's ice hockey QF game, the ice crew came to clean the ice during a pause
What follows is the funniest use of the slo-mo alternate angle tech I've seen them use during these Olympics of one of the crew members falling
What follows is the funniest use of the slo-mo alternate angle tech I've seen them use during these Olympics of one of the crew members falling
February 15, 2026 at 12:14 AM
At 9:18, 3rd period of the Finland-Switzerland women's ice hockey QF game, the ice crew came to clean the ice during a pause
What follows is the funniest use of the slo-mo alternate angle tech I've seen them use during these Olympics of one of the crew members falling
What follows is the funniest use of the slo-mo alternate angle tech I've seen them use during these Olympics of one of the crew members falling
The stumble was what allowed for it to catch fire, which is silly in the age of Trump
Alas, the president’s tangents and rambles get interpreted and sane washed while AOCs stumble to retrieve from the ol’ memory bank a preset answer to a thorny issue get mauled as an example of ineptitude
Alas, the president’s tangents and rambles get interpreted and sane washed while AOCs stumble to retrieve from the ol’ memory bank a preset answer to a thorny issue get mauled as an example of ineptitude
Of all things to criticize AOC about, boilerplate on Taiwan gets people upset?
Sorry tankie leftists, she didn’t say everything bad in the world is America’s fault, and indicated that deterring Chinese imperialism could be good.
Sorry, fake China hawks, she was measured instead of fire-breathing.
Sorry tankie leftists, she didn’t say everything bad in the world is America’s fault, and indicated that deterring Chinese imperialism could be good.
Sorry, fake China hawks, she was measured instead of fire-breathing.
February 15, 2026 at 12:26 AM
The stumble was what allowed for it to catch fire, which is silly in the age of Trump
Alas, the president’s tangents and rambles get interpreted and sane washed while AOCs stumble to retrieve from the ol’ memory bank a preset answer to a thorny issue get mauled as an example of ineptitude
Alas, the president’s tangents and rambles get interpreted and sane washed while AOCs stumble to retrieve from the ol’ memory bank a preset answer to a thorny issue get mauled as an example of ineptitude
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On Joe Castiglione’s final official day as Oklahoma’s athletics director…
— No. 4 OU softball got two run-rule wins
— OU baseball got a 10-1 win in Bedlam
— OU basketball beat Georgia for its second straight win
— A fire broke out on the Lloyd Noble Center concourse during the men’s hoops game.
— No. 4 OU softball got two run-rule wins
— OU baseball got a 10-1 win in Bedlam
— OU basketball beat Georgia for its second straight win
— A fire broke out on the Lloyd Noble Center concourse during the men’s hoops game.
February 15, 2026 at 12:16 AM
On Joe Castiglione’s final official day as Oklahoma’s athletics director…
— No. 4 OU softball got two run-rule wins
— OU baseball got a 10-1 win in Bedlam
— OU basketball beat Georgia for its second straight win
— A fire broke out on the Lloyd Noble Center concourse during the men’s hoops game.
— No. 4 OU softball got two run-rule wins
— OU baseball got a 10-1 win in Bedlam
— OU basketball beat Georgia for its second straight win
— A fire broke out on the Lloyd Noble Center concourse during the men’s hoops game.
Trump has said the same thing in his Trumpian way
At this point you can just jot down that there are unexplained aerial items that can be classified as “aliens” or adversary nation tech & when an ex president says this that is what they are referring to until new data appears
x.com/elfaddis/sta...
At this point you can just jot down that there are unexplained aerial items that can be classified as “aliens” or adversary nation tech & when an ex president says this that is what they are referring to until new data appears
x.com/elfaddis/sta...
February 15, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Trump has said the same thing in his Trumpian way
At this point you can just jot down that there are unexplained aerial items that can be classified as “aliens” or adversary nation tech & when an ex president says this that is what they are referring to until new data appears
x.com/elfaddis/sta...
At this point you can just jot down that there are unexplained aerial items that can be classified as “aliens” or adversary nation tech & when an ex president says this that is what they are referring to until new data appears
x.com/elfaddis/sta...
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... what
I was so impressed with this story about measles in the Atlantic -- the depth of reporting it would take to weave in all these details so fluidly.
Turns out, it was a work of fiction. She researched the effects of measles, but lots of fiction writers do research. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/the-...
Turns out, it was a work of fiction. She researched the effects of measles, but lots of fiction writers do research. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/the-...
The Atlantic’s Elizabeth Bruenig on her “hypothetical,” heavily reported measles essay
"We were attracted to the idea of providing a play-by-play of the progression of measles in granular detail."
www.niemanlab.org
February 14, 2026 at 6:37 PM
... what
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He just wanted to control his DJI Romo robot vacuum with a PS5 gamepad.
But it wasn't just one robot that answered his call. Thousands of them, all around the world, reported for duty.
When he showed me, I couldn't believe my eyes.
www.theverge.com/tech/879088/...
But it wasn't just one robot that answered his call. Thousands of them, all around the world, reported for duty.
When he showed me, I couldn't believe my eyes.
www.theverge.com/tech/879088/...
The DJI Romo robovac had security so poor, this man remotely accessed thousands of them
DJI may have fixed it now.
www.theverge.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:42 PM
He just wanted to control his DJI Romo robot vacuum with a PS5 gamepad.
But it wasn't just one robot that answered his call. Thousands of them, all around the world, reported for duty.
When he showed me, I couldn't believe my eyes.
www.theverge.com/tech/879088/...
But it wasn't just one robot that answered his call. Thousands of them, all around the world, reported for duty.
When he showed me, I couldn't believe my eyes.
www.theverge.com/tech/879088/...
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The US DOD has just blacklisted military personnel from taking courses at most of America's top universities and specialist tech and medicine schools, including Harvard, Yale, MIT and Johns Hopkins. Somehow I don't see the PLA making this kind of unforced error.
February 14, 2026 at 9:53 AM
The US DOD has just blacklisted military personnel from taking courses at most of America's top universities and specialist tech and medicine schools, including Harvard, Yale, MIT and Johns Hopkins. Somehow I don't see the PLA making this kind of unforced error.
Go Eagles baybee
Here are the schools mentioned in the list:
1. American University
2. Boston College
3. Boston University
4. Brown University
5. Carnegie Mellon University
6. Case Western Reserve University
7. Columbia University
8. College of William and Mary
9. Cornell University
10. Duke University
1. American University
2. Boston College
3. Boston University
4. Brown University
5. Carnegie Mellon University
6. Case Western Reserve University
7. Columbia University
8. College of William and Mary
9. Cornell University
10. Duke University
February 14, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Go Eagles baybee
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"I am going to do a Watergate." - G. Gordon Liddy
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 4:41 PM
"I am going to do a Watergate." - G. Gordon Liddy