Jared Keller
@jaredbkeller.bsky.social
Formerly @jaredbkeller on Twitter. Your school has no gymnastics team this is a last resort.
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· Oct 10
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Smedley Butler: I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism (pejorative)
Donald Trump: I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism (complimentary)
apnews.com/article/vene...
Donald Trump: I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism (complimentary)
apnews.com/article/vene...
US forces in Caribbean seize seventh sanctioned oil tanker linked to Venezuela
U.S. forces have boarded and taken control of a seventh oil tanker connected with Venezuela as the Trump administration continues its efforts to take control of the oil in the South American country.
apnews.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Smedley Butler: I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism (pejorative)
Donald Trump: I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism (complimentary)
apnews.com/article/vene...
Donald Trump: I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism (complimentary)
apnews.com/article/vene...
Smedley Butler: I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism (pejorative)
Donald Trump: I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism (complimentary)
apnews.com/article/vene...
Donald Trump: I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism (complimentary)
apnews.com/article/vene...
US forces in Caribbean seize seventh sanctioned oil tanker linked to Venezuela
U.S. forces have boarded and taken control of a seventh oil tanker connected with Venezuela as the Trump administration continues its efforts to take control of the oil in the South American country.
apnews.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Smedley Butler: I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism (pejorative)
Donald Trump: I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism (complimentary)
apnews.com/article/vene...
Donald Trump: I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism (complimentary)
apnews.com/article/vene...
“This is why every single person I talk to in Minneapolis—one of the driving forces behind their fortitude, I’ve found—is pushing so hard in resistance: Because if they don’t make a stand now, if they don’t stop this, it will be coming to your town next.”
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open.substack.com/pub/williamf...
Volume 6, Issue 7: Tempest
"Sooner or later you'll make a mistake, I'll put you in a chain that you never can break."
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January 17, 2026 at 5:15 PM
“This is why every single person I talk to in Minneapolis—one of the driving forces behind their fortitude, I’ve found—is pushing so hard in resistance: Because if they don’t make a stand now, if they don’t stop this, it will be coming to your town next.”
open.substack.com/pub/williamf...
open.substack.com/pub/williamf...
Happy anniversary to this gem
January 17, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Happy anniversary to this gem
HERE COME AMERICA'S LASER FLEET www.laserwars.net/p/us-navy-la...
‘A Laser on Every Ship': Navy Leaders Are Dreaming of a Laser Fleet
Including megawatt-level laser weapons for the service’s future Trump-class battleships.
www.laserwars.net
January 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM
HERE COME AMERICA'S LASER FLEET www.laserwars.net/p/us-navy-la...
If only there were a media newsletter that bundled all the media newsletters together into one media newsletter
January 15, 2026 at 3:07 AM
If only there were a media newsletter that bundled all the media newsletters together into one media newsletter
Azerbaijan is developing a high-energy laser weapon and named it ... Magic Beam defence-blog.com/azerbaijan-s...
January 14, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Azerbaijan is developing a high-energy laser weapon and named it ... Magic Beam defence-blog.com/azerbaijan-s...
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ok but the prayer is only the second-most interesting thing in this photo
"A U.S. Air Force chaplain prays over an A-10 Thunderbolt II at a base in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Dec. 19, 2025." www.dvidshub.net/image/946233... via @nslayton.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 8:29 AM
ok but the prayer is only the second-most interesting thing in this photo
This is the best media story I've read in what feels like an eternity www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...
Gourmet Magazine Is Back. It’s Not Exactly Sanctioned.
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:20 PM
This is the best media story I've read in what feels like an eternity www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...
"A U.S. Air Force chaplain prays over an A-10 Thunderbolt II at a base in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Dec. 19, 2025." www.dvidshub.net/image/946233... via @nslayton.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 8:03 AM
"A U.S. Air Force chaplain prays over an A-10 Thunderbolt II at a base in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Dec. 19, 2025." www.dvidshub.net/image/946233... via @nslayton.bsky.social
Israel has the Iron Dome
The US is building a Golden Dome
Now the UK wants its very own Laser Dome
www.laserwars.net/p/uk-militar...
The US is building a Golden Dome
Now the UK wants its very own Laser Dome
www.laserwars.net/p/uk-militar...
Laser Dome: the UK Is Eyeing Laser Weapons for Homeland Drone Defense
The UK Ministry of Defence is reportedly exploring laser weapons to protect military installations and critical infrastructure at home.
www.laserwars.net
January 12, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Israel has the Iron Dome
The US is building a Golden Dome
Now the UK wants its very own Laser Dome
www.laserwars.net/p/uk-militar...
The US is building a Golden Dome
Now the UK wants its very own Laser Dome
www.laserwars.net/p/uk-militar...
Please God tell me I don't have to write about Venezuela and directed energy weapons
January 11, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Please God tell me I don't have to write about Venezuela and directed energy weapons
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Gee, when I heard the Navy had an optical dazzler, I figured it’d be more like 👇🏻
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January 9, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Gee, when I heard the Navy had an optical dazzler, I figured it’d be more like 👇🏻
🪩🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼
🪩🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼
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Apparently there was an Optical Dazzler Interdictor Navy (ODIN) laser weapon aboard the USS Stockdale in the Caribbean during the Venezuela strikes ... www.dvidshub.net/image/945610...
January 9, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Apparently there was an Optical Dazzler Interdictor Navy (ODIN) laser weapon aboard the USS Stockdale in the Caribbean during the Venezuela strikes ... www.dvidshub.net/image/945610...
Apparently there was an Optical Dazzler Interdictor Navy (ODIN) laser weapon aboard the USS Stockdale in the Caribbean during the Venezuela strikes ... www.dvidshub.net/image/945610...
January 9, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Apparently there was an Optical Dazzler Interdictor Navy (ODIN) laser weapon aboard the USS Stockdale in the Caribbean during the Venezuela strikes ... www.dvidshub.net/image/945610...
Sometimes I look back at my @taskandpurpose.com archive and can tell exactly which strain I was smoking at the time
January 9, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Sometimes I look back at my @taskandpurpose.com archive and can tell exactly which strain I was smoking at the time
Sick of hearing me talk about military laser weapons? You're in luck! My good friend Marty Skovlund invited me on this podcast to blab about them for a good hour or so
Give it a listen! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq47...
Give it a listen! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq47...
Railguns, Lightsabers, and the Future of Laser Warfare | SME 017
YouTube video by Subject Matter Expert
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Sick of hearing me talk about military laser weapons? You're in luck! My good friend Marty Skovlund invited me on this podcast to blab about them for a good hour or so
Give it a listen! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq47...
Give it a listen! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq47...
Our dog was a rescue so we don't know her precise birthday, but my wife and I decided on Jan. 6 since she's ...
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... an absolute riot
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... an absolute riot
January 6, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Our dog was a rescue so we don't know her precise birthday, but my wife and I decided on Jan. 6 since she's ...
(•_•)
( •_•)>⌐■-■
(⌐■_■)
... an absolute riot
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( •_•)>⌐■-■
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... an absolute riot
Woke up probably the best email I've ever received
January 6, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Woke up probably the best email I've ever received
First official Laser Wars story of the year: that time the Soviet Union allegedly used lasers to blind Mujahideen fighters in Afghanistan www.laserwars.net/p/soviet-uni...
That Time the Soviet Union Allegedly Used Lasers to Blind Mujahideen Fighters in Afghanistan
US intelligence agencies suspected Moscow was already sending directed energy weapons into battle.
www.laserwars.net
January 5, 2026 at 11:44 PM
First official Laser Wars story of the year: that time the Soviet Union allegedly used lasers to blind Mujahideen fighters in Afghanistan www.laserwars.net/p/soviet-uni...
Revisiting this @katz.theracket.news gem for no particular reason at all www.amazon.com/Gangsters-Ca...
January 5, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Revisiting this @katz.theracket.news gem for no particular reason at all www.amazon.com/Gangsters-Ca...
OK, I'll bite: what is a "Marty Supreme"?
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 PM
OK, I'll bite: what is a "Marty Supreme"?
Actually it's "special operations forces"
January 4, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Actually it's "special operations forces"
Iraq to the Future
January 3, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Iraq to the Future