David Dixon
@dixondaver.bsky.social
Father, veteran, author. All views my own, but they should be yours as well. Author of THE SHIP AND THE STORM: POEMS.
Pinned
David Dixon
@dixondaver.bsky.social
· Jun 29
My debut poetry collection, alongside the wonderful @quotidianwriter.bsky.social releases in September!
THE SHIP AND THE STORM is a conversation in poetry, as we delve into subjects ranging from loss and memory to war and nature, and I really hope you'll give it a read.
THE SHIP AND THE STORM is a conversation in poetry, as we delve into subjects ranging from loss and memory to war and nature, and I really hope you'll give it a read.
Food for thought for historians, but even moreso for those of us who dabble in or read history.
And this which was a recent paper at a conference in London.
This is the paper I gave to historians about “AI” last week.
I was at Queen Mary University in London last week at a charming conference that turned out to be mainly about modern British history. I…
hitchcockian.medium.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Food for thought for historians, but even moreso for those of us who dabble in or read history.
Isn't "Jagged Alliance with a romance system" just Mass Effect?
February 11, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Isn't "Jagged Alliance with a romance system" just Mass Effect?
Pnin? Pale Fire? It was Pale Fire, right? Right?
February 11, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Pnin? Pale Fire? It was Pale Fire, right? Right?
Sometimes I worry I'm too online, but then something like this will show up and make me feel better that I have absoutely no clue what is going on.
February 11, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Sometimes I worry I'm too online, but then something like this will show up and make me feel better that I have absoutely no clue what is going on.
You realize it took all I have not to QT this, right?
February 11, 2026 at 8:53 PM
You realize it took all I have not to QT this, right?
Imagine how I felt--Hood was my first duty station!
February 11, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Imagine how I felt--Hood was my first duty station!
Already there. If you were eight when he was elected in 2016, you'll be old enough to vote in this November's elections.
February 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Already there. If you were eight when he was elected in 2016, you'll be old enough to vote in this November's elections.
I actually don't know why they (the British first) called it WINDOW. I doubt it's an acronym. It might just be a code word for the technology chosen at random to reduce the danger from leaks or espionage.
February 11, 2026 at 5:49 PM
I actually don't know why they (the British first) called it WINDOW. I doubt it's an acronym. It might just be a code word for the technology chosen at random to reduce the danger from leaks or espionage.
My morning theory has been vindicated:
Another possibility is bureaucratic incompetence by Hegseth's DoD running into a "try me" GS employee at the FAA--DoD informs the FAA of some sort of test, the FAA says either "no" or "yes, but." DoD is told not to comply and go ahead with the plan and the FAA says "ok, lol" and closes the airport.
February 11, 2026 at 5:41 PM
My morning theory has been vindicated:
Your guess is correct--it's chaff, called WINDOW back then. The first use was in 1943!
February 11, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Your guess is correct--it's chaff, called WINDOW back then. The first use was in 1943!
Jesus Christ.
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Jesus Christ.
Albertans in 2026: The old international order is dead! We'll declare independence and form our own country!
The rest of Canada in 2027: The old international order is dead! We will use force of arms to eliminate the hostile country of Alberta on our border and size its territory.
The rest of Canada in 2027: The old international order is dead! We will use force of arms to eliminate the hostile country of Alberta on our border and size its territory.
February 11, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Albertans in 2026: The old international order is dead! We'll declare independence and form our own country!
The rest of Canada in 2027: The old international order is dead! We will use force of arms to eliminate the hostile country of Alberta on our border and size its territory.
The rest of Canada in 2027: The old international order is dead! We will use force of arms to eliminate the hostile country of Alberta on our border and size its territory.
"Who cares about your kids or their kids or kids in general? Let's focus on what's important--shareholders are making money!"
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 11, 2026 at 4:59 PM
"Who cares about your kids or their kids or kids in general? Let's focus on what's important--shareholders are making money!"
"There never was any closure. That was the liberal media blowing things out of proportion to attack President Trump, who has done more for air travel than perhaps any person ever, including the Wright Brothers."
February 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"There never was any closure. That was the liberal media blowing things out of proportion to attack President Trump, who has done more for air travel than perhaps any person ever, including the Wright Brothers."
Another possibility is bureaucratic incompetence by Hegseth's DoD running into a "try me" GS employee at the FAA--DoD informs the FAA of some sort of test, the FAA says either "no" or "yes, but." DoD is told not to comply and go ahead with the plan and the FAA says "ok, lol" and closes the airport.
February 11, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Another possibility is bureaucratic incompetence by Hegseth's DoD running into a "try me" GS employee at the FAA--DoD informs the FAA of some sort of test, the FAA says either "no" or "yes, but." DoD is told not to comply and go ahead with the plan and the FAA says "ok, lol" and closes the airport.
This was definitely my experience--"You're thinking about this too much."
Well, yeah. I'm sorry I experience the world filtered through cognition.
Well, yeah. I'm sorry I experience the world filtered through cognition.
February 11, 2026 at 1:50 PM
This was definitely my experience--"You're thinking about this too much."
Well, yeah. I'm sorry I experience the world filtered through cognition.
Well, yeah. I'm sorry I experience the world filtered through cognition.
Fucked up a chickenwire canoe, as the saying goes.
February 11, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Fucked up a chickenwire canoe, as the saying goes.
The administration has seemingly stretched "national security" to include everything he does or might want to do--wonder if that will hold for the next Democratic president.
February 11, 2026 at 3:56 AM
The administration has seemingly stretched "national security" to include everything he does or might want to do--wonder if that will hold for the next Democratic president.
Reposted by David Dixon
logging on:
what fresh hell is this
February 11, 2026 at 1:13 AM
logging on:
This dumb motherfucker is a Captain Planet villain.
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says reut.rs/46vkQiO
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to direct the Pentagon to use government funding and Pentagon contracts to sustain U.S. coal-fired power plants, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a White House official.
reut.rs
February 11, 2026 at 3:39 AM
This dumb motherfucker is a Captain Planet villain.