Jeremiah Cushman
@jdcushman45.bsky.social
Defense journalist, Europeanist (🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇫🇮🇸🇪), metalhead, not necessarily in that order...
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timeline cleanse: franky watches the garbage truck pick up the trash this morning
September 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
timeline cleanse: franky watches the garbage truck pick up the trash this morning
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Exclusive at @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy - The Navy quietly disciplined 18 Navy SEALs after military investigators found a private group chat that contained racist memes targeting a Black SEAL. We obtained over 500 pages of documents from FOIA. www.cbsnews.com/news/navy-se...
Over a dozen Navy SEALs disciplined for racist memes earlier this year
Military investigators found more than a dozen Navy SEALs had been in a group chat containing racist memes targeting a Black SEAL.
www.cbsnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Exclusive at @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy - The Navy quietly disciplined 18 Navy SEALs after military investigators found a private group chat that contained racist memes targeting a Black SEAL. We obtained over 500 pages of documents from FOIA. www.cbsnews.com/news/navy-se...
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This article was written for the future, not for the present. The future, when many complicit media organizations will be telling you they were never on board with any of this stuff back in 2025; Vanity Fair can stake a claim now that they tried while it was happening
December 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
This article was written for the future, not for the present. The future, when many complicit media organizations will be telling you they were never on board with any of this stuff back in 2025; Vanity Fair can stake a claim now that they tried while it was happening
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Making the most depressing point I can make yet again: the US media is going to treat Donald Trump with far less vitriol in response to him starting a random war in Venezuela vs the sheer level of vitriol that they hurled at Joe Biden for ENDING the War in Afghanistan.
Every major news organization should be writing about how insane this is and how, if he takes this country to war (tomorrow?), it is the act of a madman.
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Making the most depressing point I can make yet again: the US media is going to treat Donald Trump with far less vitriol in response to him starting a random war in Venezuela vs the sheer level of vitriol that they hurled at Joe Biden for ENDING the War in Afghanistan.
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From yesterday’s FT
December 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
From yesterday’s FT
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techbros: we have created AGI
cognitive scientists: you fucked up a perfectly good spreadsheet is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
cognitive scientists: you fucked up a perfectly good spreadsheet is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
November 28, 2025 at 9:52 AM
techbros: we have created AGI
cognitive scientists: you fucked up a perfectly good spreadsheet is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
cognitive scientists: you fucked up a perfectly good spreadsheet is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
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Fascinating look from JAL at the impact of a single aircraft being removed from service: one of its A350-1000s was damaged on the ground at JFK during maintenance (it's been there since 3 Dec according to FR24).
Delays of up to just shy of 16 hours for 16 flights over four days from 19 Dec.
Delays of up to just shy of 16 hours for 16 flights over four days from 19 Dec.
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(Press Memo – For Immediate Release)
At approximately 00:40 on December 14, 2025 (local time), an Airbus A330 operated by another airline which was being towed, contacted the left-side cockpit window of a Japan Airlines aircraft, JA10WJ, which was properly parked in a designated area at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) for maintenance, with maintenance personnel on site.
As a result of the damage, repairs are required. Efforts have been made to minimize operational impacts; however, regrettably, aircraft substitutions and flight delays will occur on some flights.
We ask for the understanding of our customers and stakeholders regarding any inconvenience caused.
The flights currently scheduled for delay are as follows:
*Please note that additional impacts may occur beyond December 23. The latest operational status will be updated regularly on the company website.
【Delayed Flights】
Total: 16 flights, Maximum delay time: 15hours 55min,
Number of affected passengers: 3,144 passengers
[image of four days of schedule, with delays ranging from about 16 hours to about 1 hour on 22 Dec]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qseeyc6iouxteuvcauidio7j/bafkreidobmw2txakvsxnkqng3ekv23locwt5w3l7t2fd3gzqdwwa6by3ke@jpeg)
December 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Fascinating look from JAL at the impact of a single aircraft being removed from service: one of its A350-1000s was damaged on the ground at JFK during maintenance (it's been there since 3 Dec according to FR24).
Delays of up to just shy of 16 hours for 16 flights over four days from 19 Dec.
Delays of up to just shy of 16 hours for 16 flights over four days from 19 Dec.
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The Project 636.3 Varshavyanka (Kilo-class) submarine hit by a Ukrainian underwater drone has been identified as B-271 Kolpino.
militarnyi.com/en/news/osin...
militarnyi.com/en/news/osin...
December 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The Project 636.3 Varshavyanka (Kilo-class) submarine hit by a Ukrainian underwater drone has been identified as B-271 Kolpino.
militarnyi.com/en/news/osin...
militarnyi.com/en/news/osin...
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Evanston mayor Daniel Biss:
“I went to talk to Bovino & he, in a very condescending way explained that he was keeping our city safe & I explained that he was making our city dangerous. He talked about violence & I explained that the violence was being caused by ICE & CBP”
“I went to talk to Bovino & he, in a very condescending way explained that he was keeping our city safe & I explained that he was making our city dangerous. He talked about violence & I explained that the violence was being caused by ICE & CBP”
Federal agents, including CBP Commander Bovino, back in Evanston Wednesday - Evanston RoundTable
U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and federal agents were in at least two places in Evanston on Wednesday morning and reportedly took several
evanstonroundtable.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Evanston mayor Daniel Biss:
“I went to talk to Bovino & he, in a very condescending way explained that he was keeping our city safe & I explained that he was making our city dangerous. He talked about violence & I explained that the violence was being caused by ICE & CBP”
“I went to talk to Bovino & he, in a very condescending way explained that he was keeping our city safe & I explained that he was making our city dangerous. He talked about violence & I explained that the violence was being caused by ICE & CBP”
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More than 2,900 attorneys quit the Justice Department or were fired during the first 10 months of this year -- about triple the number who depart in a typical year. personnel records obtained by Reuters show.
December 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
More than 2,900 attorneys quit the Justice Department or were fired during the first 10 months of this year -- about triple the number who depart in a typical year. personnel records obtained by Reuters show.
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Ukraine’s defense industry, in cooperation with Germany, plans to produce another 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems, with a total value of €750 million.
militarnyi.com/en/news/ukra...
militarnyi.com/en/news/ukra...
December 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Ukraine’s defense industry, in cooperation with Germany, plans to produce another 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems, with a total value of €750 million.
militarnyi.com/en/news/ukra...
militarnyi.com/en/news/ukra...
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Lengthy Thread (1/xxx) 🧵
It's time to retire "Weapons of Mass Destruction" as a phrase.
It's time to retire "Weapons of Mass Destruction" as a phrase.
December 17, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Lengthy Thread (1/xxx) 🧵
It's time to retire "Weapons of Mass Destruction" as a phrase.
It's time to retire "Weapons of Mass Destruction" as a phrase.
Can't imagine why a company would want to depart the US right now
Airbus says it will move its production out of Wichita. Aviation leaders build a case to convince the manufacturer to stay - Wichita Business Journal
After Airbus announced plans to move its only Wichita production line to France, aviation industry leaders are working to keep A220 pylon manufacturing local.
www.bizjournals.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Can't imagine why a company would want to depart the US right now
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This kind of just makes me sad because aside from the intellectual angle people are just lonely. We're more connected than ever but somehow so many people feel so isolated that they're falling in love with wilson the volleyball. I gotta reach out to my friends man
If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
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December 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
This kind of just makes me sad because aside from the intellectual angle people are just lonely. We're more connected than ever but somehow so many people feel so isolated that they're falling in love with wilson the volleyball. I gotta reach out to my friends man
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Breaking news: At least two senators have placed holds on the nomination of Adm. Kevin Lunday to serve as the Coast Guard’s commandant after the service downgraded the definition of swastikas and nooses from hate symbols to “potentially divisive.”
Senators freeze Coast Guard admiral’s promotion over swastika, noose policy
Adm. Kevin Lunday had condemned both symbols and directed they be prohibited, but a new workplace harassment policy downgrading them to “potentially divisive” was allowed to take effect.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Breaking news: At least two senators have placed holds on the nomination of Adm. Kevin Lunday to serve as the Coast Guard’s commandant after the service downgraded the definition of swastikas and nooses from hate symbols to “potentially divisive.”
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"A president has to be engaged — attentive to both the government and the public he was elected to serve.
"Trump is neither. He is uninterested in anyone except his most devoted fans, and would rather collect gifts from foreign businessmen than take the reins of his administration." (🎁🔗)
"Trump is neither. He is uninterested in anyone except his most devoted fans, and would rather collect gifts from foreign businessmen than take the reins of his administration." (🎁🔗)
Opinion | The White House Is a Lost Cause
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"A president has to be engaged — attentive to both the government and the public he was elected to serve.
"Trump is neither. He is uninterested in anyone except his most devoted fans, and would rather collect gifts from foreign businessmen than take the reins of his administration." (🎁🔗)
"Trump is neither. He is uninterested in anyone except his most devoted fans, and would rather collect gifts from foreign businessmen than take the reins of his administration." (🎁🔗)
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Dec. 17, 1925: The Royal Navy’s latest battleship, the Rodney, is launched at Birkenhead after being christened by Princess Mary. Displacing 35,000 tons, the limit under the Washington naval treaty of 1922, it will be the largest armed vessel afloat.
December 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Dec. 17, 1925: The Royal Navy’s latest battleship, the Rodney, is launched at Birkenhead after being christened by Princess Mary. Displacing 35,000 tons, the limit under the Washington naval treaty of 1922, it will be the largest armed vessel afloat.
This ought to do it, eh, @gigansprogress.bsky.social
Revitalizing US Shipbuilding Task Force
An Atlantic Council task force dedicated to ensuring that the US maritime industrial base can meet the demands of strategic competition and future conflict.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
December 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This ought to do it, eh, @gigansprogress.bsky.social
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NCAR is a unique & valuable asset - far more than a climate model, or observations, or technology, or training ground, or gathering space. It covers weather, space weather, data, climate, paleo-climate, and everything in-between. It's building is an icon, but it's iconic status goes far beyond that.
December 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
NCAR is a unique & valuable asset - far more than a climate model, or observations, or technology, or training ground, or gathering space. It covers weather, space weather, data, climate, paleo-climate, and everything in-between. It's building is an icon, but it's iconic status goes far beyond that.
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NEW: CBP is ramping up a program using small drones to hunt down immigrants. It's part of a larger surveillance effort that expands far into the US. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/border...
Border Patrol Bets on Small Drones to Expand US Surveillance Reach
Federal records show CBP is moving from testing small drones to making them standard surveillance tools, expanding a network that can follow activity in real time and extend well beyond the border.
www.wired.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
NEW: CBP is ramping up a program using small drones to hunt down immigrants. It's part of a larger surveillance effort that expands far into the US. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/border...
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Interpretations of 2016-2024 need to flow from understanding that concrete circumstances and outcomes led Trump to get elected. (And that voters treat Trump too much as a regular nominee, with only a minor penalty for being horrible.) The situation is not a result of messaging or subtle positioning.
Explanation/evidence: The national presidential 2020-2024 swing was 6 points (Biden by 4.5 to Trump by 1.5 points). In the pivotal EC states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and North Carolina, the average swing was only 3.5 points toward Trump. /5
December 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Interpretations of 2016-2024 need to flow from understanding that concrete circumstances and outcomes led Trump to get elected. (And that voters treat Trump too much as a regular nominee, with only a minor penalty for being horrible.) The situation is not a result of messaging or subtle positioning.
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This story Carl Nassib told on RC's pod about coming out in the NFL cracked me up. His delivery is so good!
December 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This story Carl Nassib told on RC's pod about coming out in the NFL cracked me up. His delivery is so good!
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Tomorrow is the day when we discuss the comma in God rest you merry, gentlemen.
It’s time to get excited.
No replies until the morrow.
It’s time to get excited.
No replies until the morrow.
December 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Tomorrow is the day when we discuss the comma in God rest you merry, gentlemen.
It’s time to get excited.
No replies until the morrow.
It’s time to get excited.
No replies until the morrow.
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The Army is on the hunt for a new, large drone it hopes to equip its first unit with by fiscal 2028, according to government contracting documents and a service official, an ambitious effort that may replace a more than decade-old platform. defensescoop.com/2025/12/16/a...
The Army is hoping for a big new drone by 2028
The Army is looking for a big new drone it hopes to distribute to its first units by 2028.
defensescoop.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The Army is on the hunt for a new, large drone it hopes to equip its first unit with by fiscal 2028, according to government contracting documents and a service official, an ambitious effort that may replace a more than decade-old platform. defensescoop.com/2025/12/16/a...