Dark Laughter
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OIF/OEF vet and Duffel Blog writer. DarkLaughterTDB (at) gmail (dot) com #satire #natsec
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For those of you here in the UK it seems that ‘Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire’ is one of the £1.99 kindle daily deals on Amazon. Which is a heck of a discount!
www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Wars-Ri...
www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Wars-Ri...
February 13, 2026 at 1:00 AM
For those of you here in the UK it seems that ‘Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire’ is one of the £1.99 kindle daily deals on Amazon. Which is a heck of a discount!
www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Wars-Ri...
www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Wars-Ri...
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Let's see the GOP searches - how many checked for their own names?
The Trump Justice Department admits: It "logs all searches" by members of Congress who view the unredacted versions of the Epstein files on their data systems.
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/e...
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/e...
Epstein files: DOJ says it logs Congress members' searches to 'protect' victim information
Attorney General Pam Bondi and Rep. Pramila Jayapal exchanged sharp words at a hearing when Jayapal asked victims of Jeffrey Epstein about meeting with the DOJ.
www.cnbc.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Let's see the GOP searches - how many checked for their own names?
A simple rule is that if you're in a tense situation and think even once about your health insurance deductible, even if you realize you've met it for the year, you should defuse the situation or run away instead of fighting.
I never took it but a bunch of my college friends did jiu-jitsu and the first thing they taught you was how to open in any real fight, which was to put up your hands and say “hey man, I don’t want any trouble”
I’m not saying don’t buy a gun or don’t get tactical training. I’d be a huge hypocrite because I’ve done that. The thing I am saying is don’t think doing so makes you John Wick. If you get mugged, give them your phone and wallet. Live to fight another day.
February 12, 2026 at 7:26 PM
A simple rule is that if you're in a tense situation and think even once about your health insurance deductible, even if you realize you've met it for the year, you should defuse the situation or run away instead of fighting.
Now that I think about it, I guess there's also a non-zero chance he nominates himself.
February 12, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Now that I think about it, I guess there's also a non-zero chance he nominates himself.
So, if Alito retires, are we thinking Trump's going to nominate Jonathan Mitchell, Alina Habba, Jeanine Pirro, Lindsey Halligan, Rudy Giuliani, Tiffany Trump, or Kid Rock?
So @elienyc.bsky.social and @strictscrutiny.bsky.social have speculated that Alito may retire soon. I agree. Elie lays out the case here—it'd be odd to release a memoir in October if he's (a) still serving and (b) unable to promote it because he's hearing arguments. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Is Samuel Alito Preparing to Disrobe?
In this installment of Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explores the week’s big legal news, including a possible Alito retirement. Also, the anti-trans mob’s latest target: tight clothing.
www.thenation.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:45 PM
So, if Alito retires, are we thinking Trump's going to nominate Jonathan Mitchell, Alina Habba, Jeanine Pirro, Lindsey Halligan, Rudy Giuliani, Tiffany Trump, or Kid Rock?
Nah, they finaly added breathalyzers in addition to the random piss tests. Only took like 30 years, then they stopped during COVID and restarted a few years ago.
February 12, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Nah, they finaly added breathalyzers in addition to the random piss tests. Only took like 30 years, then they stopped during COVID and restarted a few years ago.
Woman with service elk sues airline.
February 12, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Woman with service elk sues airline.
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Man, I didn’t think there was a way for this story to get dumber but…
“DoD loaned the high-energy laser weapon to DHS, who promptly shot down some mylar balloons with it without telling anyone, resulting in the FAA closing airspace and disrupting air travel nationwide”
…sure did the trick
“DoD loaned the high-energy laser weapon to DHS, who promptly shot down some mylar balloons with it without telling anyone, resulting in the FAA closing airspace and disrupting air travel nationwide”
…sure did the trick
February 11, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Man, I didn’t think there was a way for this story to get dumber but…
“DoD loaned the high-energy laser weapon to DHS, who promptly shot down some mylar balloons with it without telling anyone, resulting in the FAA closing airspace and disrupting air travel nationwide”
…sure did the trick
“DoD loaned the high-energy laser weapon to DHS, who promptly shot down some mylar balloons with it without telling anyone, resulting in the FAA closing airspace and disrupting air travel nationwide”
…sure did the trick
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February 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
And obviously a related problem is that most of them would have picked the military anyway because it lets them live a middle class lifestyle despite reading and writing at a third grade level.
February 11, 2026 at 10:19 PM
And obviously a related problem is that most of them would have picked the military anyway because it lets them live a middle class lifestyle despite reading and writing at a third grade level.
And this really made an impression on me because it made me realize we have the exact same problem in military science. I've met a lotttttt of SNCOs and field grades who should have been personal trainers, choreographers, or fashion designers, but were told they were great fits for the military.
February 11, 2026 at 10:15 PM
And this really made an impression on me because it made me realize we have the exact same problem in military science. I've met a lotttttt of SNCOs and field grades who should have been personal trainers, choreographers, or fashion designers, but were told they were great fits for the military.
Worth noting there's a parallel problem of kids who were told they were good at math, but were really just good at following instructions, then made it to grad school before realizing they have no talent. Lockhart mentioned this in A Mathematician's Lament. profkeithdevlin.org/wp-content/u...
February 11, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Worth noting there's a parallel problem of kids who were told they were good at math, but were really just good at following instructions, then made it to grad school before realizing they have no talent. Lockhart mentioned this in A Mathematician's Lament. profkeithdevlin.org/wp-content/u...
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If you saw today's headline that Gallup will stop measuring presidential approval, they did the same thing in 2018. They do it whenever Trump is president.
February 11, 2026 at 7:27 PM
If you saw today's headline that Gallup will stop measuring presidential approval, they did the same thing in 2018. They do it whenever Trump is president.
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One. Just one. We eat one billionaire and all the rest will fall into line.
They stop making these kinds of noises if we collectively work together to discipline them, btw.
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
February 11, 2026 at 7:10 PM
One. Just one. We eat one billionaire and all the rest will fall into line.
Should have gone with birdwatching or model trains.
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Should have gone with birdwatching or model trains.
I suspect it takes about thirty seconds of talking to their parents to know exactly which group they're going to fall into.
February 11, 2026 at 7:20 PM
I suspect it takes about thirty seconds of talking to their parents to know exactly which group they're going to fall into.
There are many things public education does badly, but homeschooling turns something deadly serious into one of those hobbies people take up in early middle age, half-ass, and then quit after like a year, like brewing beer or making crafts to sell on Etsy.
February 11, 2026 at 7:19 PM
There are many things public education does badly, but homeschooling turns something deadly serious into one of those hobbies people take up in early middle age, half-ass, and then quit after like a year, like brewing beer or making crafts to sell on Etsy.
Fourth, Fallout NPCs. Whether they're basically tribal or vault dwellers, you get the sense you're always one dialogue choice away from "burn the witch!" or "kill them to protect our perfect utopia!"
February 11, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Fourth, Fallout NPCs. Whether they're basically tribal or vault dwellers, you get the sense you're always one dialogue choice away from "burn the witch!" or "kill them to protect our perfect utopia!"
Third, people whose parents lacked the skill to teach the curriculum or only took an interest when it came to teaching crazy religious stuff in science class or crazy far right stuff in history class, so they have unpredictable Sarah Palin level gaps in their education.
February 11, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Third, people whose parents lacked the skill to teach the curriculum or only took an interest when it came to teaching crazy religious stuff in science class or crazy far right stuff in history class, so they have unpredictable Sarah Palin level gaps in their education.
Again, the homeschooled people I've met fall in four groups. First, the smartest people you've ever met, who received the great education politics makes impossible. Second, people who talk/act like alien scientists because their overeducated socially awkward parents didn't think to socialize them.
Homeschooling has burst from the ideological fringe to the center of Chicago’s education landscape.
‘Free the kids’: Why more Chicago families are turning to homeschooling
Homeschooling has burst from the ideological fringe to the center of Chicago’s education landscape.
trib.al
February 11, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Again, the homeschooled people I've met fall in four groups. First, the smartest people you've ever met, who received the great education politics makes impossible. Second, people who talk/act like alien scientists because their overeducated socially awkward parents didn't think to socialize them.
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"If you tax billionaires, they'll just leave!"
Well, if they don't pay taxes, there's no net loss, so happy trails, motherfuckers.
Well, if they don't pay taxes, there's no net loss, so happy trails, motherfuckers.
February 10, 2026 at 11:09 PM
"If you tax billionaires, they'll just leave!"
Well, if they don't pay taxes, there's no net loss, so happy trails, motherfuckers.
Well, if they don't pay taxes, there's no net loss, so happy trails, motherfuckers.
Executive summary: America's second lieutenant antagonizes America's range control.
JUST IN: A Pentagon plan to use a high-energy, counter-drone laser without having coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration about potential risks to civilian flights prompted an unprecedented airspace shutdown over El Paso, Texas, multiple sources say. https://cnn.it/4a9x8Qg
February 11, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Executive summary: America's second lieutenant antagonizes America's range control.
Don't think of them as below average O1-O5s. Think of them as future average O6s.
February 11, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Don't think of them as below average O1-O5s. Think of them as future average O6s.
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The USS Fat Leonard class Riverboat, Casino, Coal (RCC) fleet will be the largest in the world.
Trump's going to build our fleet of strategic coal-fired riverboat casinos.
February 11, 2026 at 3:35 AM
The USS Fat Leonard class Riverboat, Casino, Coal (RCC) fleet will be the largest in the world.