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Views mine--natsec, politics and fun. (PhD, Harvard; Christensen Inst.; DARPA; dad of @garlic_gorl, et alia.)
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"In Hutchins Texas, ICE reportedly bought a former Amazon property for $80 million. The broker’s contact on the listing was Majestic Realty, a Los Angeles–based firm owned by Ed Roski Jr, a Trump campaign contributor who is a partial owner of the L.A. Lakers..."
jacobin.com/2026/02/ware...
jacobin.com/2026/02/ware...
Real Estate Brokers Are Profiting From Warehouse Sales to ICE
Lucrative deals selling empty warehouses to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the Trump administration’s mass deportation machine are being quietly facilitated by a handful of powerful real esta...
jacobin.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:41 PM
"In Hutchins Texas, ICE reportedly bought a former Amazon property for $80 million. The broker’s contact on the listing was Majestic Realty, a Los Angeles–based firm owned by Ed Roski Jr, a Trump campaign contributor who is a partial owner of the L.A. Lakers..."
jacobin.com/2026/02/ware...
jacobin.com/2026/02/ware...
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“‘What Oligarchy Looks Like’: AI Giants Pledge to Pump $100 Million Into 2026 Midterms ***
The goal of the PAC is to elect a Congress that will prohibit individual states from passing their own AI regulations.”
2/11/26 … 1/ www.commondreams.org/news/ai-supe...
The goal of the PAC is to elect a Congress that will prohibit individual states from passing their own AI regulations.”
2/11/26 … 1/ www.commondreams.org/news/ai-supe...
‘What Oligarchy Looks Like’: AI Giants Pledge to Pump $100 Million Into 2026 Midterms | Common Dreams
Silicon Valley elites plan to spend big in 2026 to influence Congress for AI-friendly legislation. Leading the Future PAC pledges $100 million.
www.commondreams.org
February 12, 2026 at 5:06 AM
“‘What Oligarchy Looks Like’: AI Giants Pledge to Pump $100 Million Into 2026 Midterms ***
The goal of the PAC is to elect a Congress that will prohibit individual states from passing their own AI regulations.”
2/11/26 … 1/ www.commondreams.org/news/ai-supe...
The goal of the PAC is to elect a Congress that will prohibit individual states from passing their own AI regulations.”
2/11/26 … 1/ www.commondreams.org/news/ai-supe...
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The wealthy dominate political donations. My co-authored research found the top 0.1% contribute at rates 10-15x higher than bottom 90%. They’re not just more likely to donate, they give exponentially more per capita. The wealth gradient in politics is real. cup.org/4cfm0Az
February 12, 2026 at 4:17 AM
The wealthy dominate political donations. My co-authored research found the top 0.1% contribute at rates 10-15x higher than bottom 90%. They’re not just more likely to donate, they give exponentially more per capita. The wealth gradient in politics is real. cup.org/4cfm0Az
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Remember the incident where DHS claimed officers shot a guy because he attacked them with a snow shovel?
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
They just blindly shot through the fucking door.
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"Photographic evidence from the shooting scene of a Venezuelan man by federal agents last month in Minneapolis supports the account of witnesses there – and appears to undercut the narrative provided by federal officials." www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
February 3, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Remember the incident where DHS claimed officers shot a guy because he attacked them with a snow shovel?
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
He’s such a sucker.
President Trump was awarded the "Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal" trophy at the White House today — the latest in a series of prizes bestowed on him in recent months.
Trump named "undisputed" champion of coal. Here are all of his recent awards
It's the 2nd inaugural award Trump has received in 3 months, after the FIFA Peace Prize.
www.axios.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:34 AM
He’s such a sucker.
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Some children in Dilley were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, parents told ProPublica.
They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.
They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Some children in Dilley were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, parents told ProPublica.
They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.
They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.
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I'm a Gallup pollster. You can contact them at [email protected] to let them know what you think of this.
February 11, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I'm a Gallup pollster. You can contact them at [email protected] to let them know what you think of this.
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FDA is refusing to consider Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine. Yet, as @angierasmussen.bsky.social explains, if we had mRNA vax technology for flu, we might have been able to quickly update this season's shots to cover subclade K before it hit the US. @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social reports @sciam.bsky.social
FDA won’t consider a new mRNA vaccine for flu despite the technology’s life-saving promise
The U.S.’s drug safety agency declined to review a next-gen flu vaccine that uses the same tech as the coronavirus shots
www.scientificamerican.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM
FDA is refusing to consider Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine. Yet, as @angierasmussen.bsky.social explains, if we had mRNA vax technology for flu, we might have been able to quickly update this season's shots to cover subclade K before it hit the US. @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social reports @sciam.bsky.social
Gee. I wonder why.
Pam Bondi after facing questioning about Trump and the Epstein files:
"I find it interesting that she keeps going after President Trump, the greatest president in American history"
"I find it interesting that she keeps going after President Trump, the greatest president in American history"
February 11, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Gee. I wonder why.
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It’s extraordinary that the President of the United States upended a major project involving extensive trade and cooperation with an important ally right after a billionaire pal chatted with a cabinet member, who then apparently had a quick word with Trump about the situation, and everyone yawns.
Remarkable: Trump's deranged threat to block the bridge connecting Detroit to Canada is backfiring, giving Dems a big issue in 2026 races in Michigan, which could help decide control of Congress.
Michigan Dems tell me they'll use this against Republicans big time:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Michigan Dems tell me they'll use this against Republicans big time:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Trump Tirade over Bridge to Canada Backfires, Handing Dems 2026 Weapon
His corrupt threat to block the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge is about to become a big albatross around the necks of GOP candidates in pivotal Michigan.
newrepublic.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:27 PM
It’s extraordinary that the President of the United States upended a major project involving extensive trade and cooperation with an important ally right after a billionaire pal chatted with a cabinet member, who then apparently had a quick word with Trump about the situation, and everyone yawns.
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ITALY SCORES AGAIN! IT'S 2-2! 🤯
📺: Sweden vs. Italy is LIVE at the #MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics on /peacock, /USANetwork, /cbcsports, /cbcgem, & /Sportsnet!
📺: Sweden vs. Italy is LIVE at the #MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics on /peacock, /USANetwork, /cbcsports, /cbcgem, & /Sportsnet!
February 11, 2026 at 9:33 PM
ITALY SCORES AGAIN! IT'S 2-2! 🤯
📺: Sweden vs. Italy is LIVE at the #MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics on /peacock, /USANetwork, /cbcsports, /cbcgem, & /Sportsnet!
📺: Sweden vs. Italy is LIVE at the #MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics on /peacock, /USANetwork, /cbcsports, /cbcgem, & /Sportsnet!
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Pam Bondi reminds me of what Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer said of Mountbatten; she’s so crooked, she’d swallow a nail and shit out a corkscrew.
February 11, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Pam Bondi reminds me of what Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer said of Mountbatten; she’s so crooked, she’d swallow a nail and shit out a corkscrew.
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I gotta say, "the Pentagon uses a high powered laser to shoot down a party balloon" feels like enough symbolism for awhile. all full up thanks
February 11, 2026 at 8:02 PM
I gotta say, "the Pentagon uses a high powered laser to shoot down a party balloon" feels like enough symbolism for awhile. all full up thanks
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Put this on the department flyer
I think the greatest gift college professors in the humanities can give to students right now is a seminar room where, for 80 minutes twice a week, nothing that happens to them is a sales pitch for an AI product.
February 11, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Put this on the department flyer
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"...the law encouraging the types of dramatic surgeries like the one Cortez endured at a young age — one that forces parents to conform their intersex children to one gender or another."
Intersex Texans fear new law will force gender identities
Intersex Texans fear House Bill 229, which defines gender based on the reproductive system, could increase surgeries on intersex children and create challenges to obtaining sex changes on government d...
www.texastribune.org
February 11, 2026 at 9:31 PM
"...the law encouraging the types of dramatic surgeries like the one Cortez endured at a young age — one that forces parents to conform their intersex children to one gender or another."
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Macron: Elon Musk is first a an over subsidised guy
February 11, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Macron: Elon Musk is first a an over subsidised guy
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My professor said ‘Black people are not interested in the environment’. I set out to prove him wrong
Environmental sociologist Dorceta Taylor has helped her field to be more welcoming to researchers of colour. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Environmental sociologist Dorceta Taylor has helped her field to be more welcoming to researchers of colour. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
My professor said ‘Black people are not interested in the environment’. I set out to prove him wrong
Environmental sociologist Dorceta Taylor has helped her field to be more welcoming to researchers of colour.
www.nature.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:16 PM
My professor said ‘Black people are not interested in the environment’. I set out to prove him wrong
Environmental sociologist Dorceta Taylor has helped her field to be more welcoming to researchers of colour. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Environmental sociologist Dorceta Taylor has helped her field to be more welcoming to researchers of colour. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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I did a little digging from the 130,000 job increase from the Trump regime.
Most of the 130,000 were in the low wage sector. US born workforce fell 1.195 million, foreign born workforce grew 565,000, net loss of 630,000. So much winning.
Most of the 130,000 were in the low wage sector. US born workforce fell 1.195 million, foreign born workforce grew 565,000, net loss of 630,000. So much winning.
February 11, 2026 at 6:35 PM
I did a little digging from the 130,000 job increase from the Trump regime.
Most of the 130,000 were in the low wage sector. US born workforce fell 1.195 million, foreign born workforce grew 565,000, net loss of 630,000. So much winning.
Most of the 130,000 were in the low wage sector. US born workforce fell 1.195 million, foreign born workforce grew 565,000, net loss of 630,000. So much winning.
This is NOT how a manufacturing facility spins up.
Hassett on manufacturing jobs: "Once the machines are plugged in, then they'll be hiring the workers as well"
February 11, 2026 at 9:07 PM
This is NOT how a manufacturing facility spins up.
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US military aid to Ukraine was the single most effective military spending we’ve had since aiding the Mujahideen against the Soviets in Afghanistan. We reduced Russia’s military by like half for circa five percent of the annual Pentagon budget. That’s a goddamn bargain.
And Trump has spoiled it.
And Trump has spoiled it.
February 11, 2026 at 8:47 PM
US military aid to Ukraine was the single most effective military spending we’ve had since aiding the Mujahideen against the Soviets in Afghanistan. We reduced Russia’s military by like half for circa five percent of the annual Pentagon budget. That’s a goddamn bargain.
And Trump has spoiled it.
And Trump has spoiled it.
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Breaking News: Casey Wasserman will still lead the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles despite appearing in the Epstein files, organizers said.
Casey Wasserman Will Stay as Head of 2028 Olympics Despite Epstein Ties, Organizers Say
Casey Wasserman exchanged flirtatious messages more than two decades ago with Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime companion of Jeffrey Epstein. The 2028 board said its review found no other indiscretions related to Mr. Epstein.
nyti.ms
February 11, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Breaking News: Casey Wasserman will still lead the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles despite appearing in the Epstein files, organizers said.
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Today, Pam Bondi offered a forceful defense of the victim named repeatedly in the Epstein files
February 11, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Today, Pam Bondi offered a forceful defense of the victim named repeatedly in the Epstein files