J Dickey
@sertoriusrex.bsky.social
Retired military, current OSINT professional, sometime barn manager and absolutely certain that I know nothing.
Now add hypersonic cruise and glide missiles and we can see why Golden Dome is an expensive boondoggle, just like Star Wars. Research? Absolutely! Tactical fielding? Sure. Strategic Deployment? Umm, no. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Missile Defense Works (and Why It Fails)
Iran has been firing barrages of ballistic missiles at Israel in some of the most intense fighting in decades between the two countries. Even the world’s best defenses can’t always stop them.
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June 17, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Now add hypersonic cruise and glide missiles and we can see why Golden Dome is an expensive boondoggle, just like Star Wars. Research? Absolutely! Tactical fielding? Sure. Strategic Deployment? Umm, no. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
I was introduced the concept of Charisma as a 12 y.o. via D&D. To this day, I often describe people in terms of their stats. High Chr, low Wis (Republicans) or high Int, low Wis (Democrats). Thank you Weber via Gygax. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/o...
Opinion | Charisma Rules the World
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June 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I was introduced the concept of Charisma as a 12 y.o. via D&D. To this day, I often describe people in terms of their stats. High Chr, low Wis (Republicans) or high Int, low Wis (Democrats). Thank you Weber via Gygax. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/o...
Virginia farmers were supposed to get 7 million dollars from this program in 2025. School kids were supposed to get healthy food. 7 million might not be a lot in the scheme of things...unless you are a local farmer sending food to your local public school. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks
States have been notified that they will not receive 2025 funding for schools to buy food from nearby farms.
www.politico.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Virginia farmers were supposed to get 7 million dollars from this program in 2025. School kids were supposed to get healthy food. 7 million might not be a lot in the scheme of things...unless you are a local farmer sending food to your local public school. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Prez Trump the First tried, in his own way, to be "presidential." Trump the Second is all in on what he is, a real estate mogul. He's determined to drive up America's "property values" using every trick in the developer playbook. www.nbcwashington.com/news/preside...
President Trump plans executive order on DC public safety
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed reports that President Donald Trump is poised to sign an executive order aimed at public safety and homeless encampments in the District. It would increase criminal ...
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February 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Prez Trump the First tried, in his own way, to be "presidential." Trump the Second is all in on what he is, a real estate mogul. He's determined to drive up America's "property values" using every trick in the developer playbook. www.nbcwashington.com/news/preside...
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I’m mostly fueled by spite and caffeine these days. Heaps of spite.
February 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I’m mostly fueled by spite and caffeine these days. Heaps of spite.
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One of Trump’s first executive actions puts thousands of federal workers who call Virginia home directly in harm’s way — threatening their jobs and our economy in the pursuit of sheer political power.
Lawmakers should be focused on creating jobs — not creating chaos.
Lawmakers should be focused on creating jobs — not creating chaos.
Trump reinstates plan to strip protections from federal workers
President Donald Trump has reinstated a policy from his first term that could strip employment protections from tens of thousands of federal workers.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
One of Trump’s first executive actions puts thousands of federal workers who call Virginia home directly in harm’s way — threatening their jobs and our economy in the pursuit of sheer political power.
Lawmakers should be focused on creating jobs — not creating chaos.
Lawmakers should be focused on creating jobs — not creating chaos.
So here's the plan. Flood the zone with inflammatory, and eminently challengeable, executive orders that draw 95%of the attention (and oxygen), then slip in a couple of boring ones targeted at making the billionaires richer which will proceed uncovered.
January 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
So here's the plan. Flood the zone with inflammatory, and eminently challengeable, executive orders that draw 95%of the attention (and oxygen), then slip in a couple of boring ones targeted at making the billionaires richer which will proceed uncovered.
"(Democrats) still treat attention as something the media controls rather than as something they have to fight for themselves." Great line Ezra. Trump Barely Won the Popular Vote. Why Doesn’t It Feel That Way? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/o...
Opinion | Trump Barely Won the Election. Why Doesn’t It Feel That Way?
The president-elect’s cultural victory has lapped his political victory.
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"(Democrats) still treat attention as something the media controls rather than as something they have to fight for themselves." Great line Ezra. Trump Barely Won the Popular Vote. Why Doesn’t It Feel That Way? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/o...
Enlightening. Gives me some sympathetic understanding of Andreesen's Trump conversion. Not agreement mind you, but sympathy. How Democrats Drove Silicon Valley Into Trump’s Arms www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/o...
Opinion | How Democrats Drove Silicon Valley Into Trump’s Arms
Marc Andreessen explains the newest faction of conservatism.
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Enlightening. Gives me some sympathetic understanding of Andreesen's Trump conversion. Not agreement mind you, but sympathy. How Democrats Drove Silicon Valley Into Trump’s Arms www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/o...
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Here’s what I believe: if you work hard and play by the rules, you’ve earned a secure retirement.
This week, President Biden signed my bipartisan bill to make sure more than 50,000 Virginians — police officers, firefighters, and federal employees — finally receive their earned benefits.
This week, President Biden signed my bipartisan bill to make sure more than 50,000 Virginians — police officers, firefighters, and federal employees — finally receive their earned benefits.
Biden signs Spanberger’s law to remove caps on Social Security benefits for some retirees • Virginia Mercury
The act aims to boost retirement benefits for some retirees that draw public pensions, such as former police officers and firefighters.
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January 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Here’s what I believe: if you work hard and play by the rules, you’ve earned a secure retirement.
This week, President Biden signed my bipartisan bill to make sure more than 50,000 Virginians — police officers, firefighters, and federal employees — finally receive their earned benefits.
This week, President Biden signed my bipartisan bill to make sure more than 50,000 Virginians — police officers, firefighters, and federal employees — finally receive their earned benefits.
The moon lying on the brain
as on the excited sea as on
The strength of fields. Lord, let me shake
With purpose.
For Jimmy Carter from James Dickey
as on the excited sea as on
The strength of fields. Lord, let me shake
With purpose.
For Jimmy Carter from James Dickey
January 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The moon lying on the brain
as on the excited sea as on
The strength of fields. Lord, let me shake
With purpose.
For Jimmy Carter from James Dickey
as on the excited sea as on
The strength of fields. Lord, let me shake
With purpose.
For Jimmy Carter from James Dickey
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"Today...President Biden will sign into law U.S. Representative @SpanbergerForVA’s bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act to finally fix a 40-plus-year injustice for more than 50,000 Virginians and nearly 2.5 million Americans across the country."
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January 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"Today...President Biden will sign into law U.S. Representative @SpanbergerForVA’s bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act to finally fix a 40-plus-year injustice for more than 50,000 Virginians and nearly 2.5 million Americans across the country."
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Starting this Sunday strong with Kannan Srinivasan and JJ Singh in Loudoun County ahead of a critical special election this Tuesday!
January 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Starting this Sunday strong with Kannan Srinivasan and JJ Singh in Loudoun County ahead of a critical special election this Tuesday!
Abigail supporting the candacies of J J Singh and K Srinivasan for Tuesday's special elections in Loudon County, VA.
January 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Abigail supporting the candacies of J J Singh and K Srinivasan for Tuesday's special elections in Loudon County, VA.
I roll my eyes when someone says intelligence should not be political. I agree that it should not be cherry picked and politicized. Intelligence informs decision making, and the "deciders" are politicians. It's a fine line between political and politicized. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The Rise of John Ratcliffe
A partisan loyalist with a history of politicizing intelligence will soon be running the CIA.
www.theatlantic.com
January 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I roll my eyes when someone says intelligence should not be political. I agree that it should not be cherry picked and politicized. Intelligence informs decision making, and the "deciders" are politicians. It's a fine line between political and politicized. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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ICYMI: "Senate averts shutdown, passes Spanberger's Social Security reforms"
More than 50,000 Virginians will finally receive the benefits they've earned.
By eliminating WEP and GPO, we are standing with the men and women who've served our communities.
richmond.com/news/state-r...
More than 50,000 Virginians will finally receive the benefits they've earned.
By eliminating WEP and GPO, we are standing with the men and women who've served our communities.
richmond.com/news/state-r...
Senate averts shutdown, passes Spanberger's Social Security reforms
Early Saturday the U.S. Senate passed Social Security reforms patroned by Rep. outgoing Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-7th, and legislation from outgoing Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-10th, to reauthorize pedia...
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December 22, 2024 at 6:26 PM
ICYMI: "Senate averts shutdown, passes Spanberger's Social Security reforms"
More than 50,000 Virginians will finally receive the benefits they've earned.
By eliminating WEP and GPO, we are standing with the men and women who've served our communities.
richmond.com/news/state-r...
More than 50,000 Virginians will finally receive the benefits they've earned.
By eliminating WEP and GPO, we are standing with the men and women who've served our communities.
richmond.com/news/state-r...
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Proud to serve Virginia alongside my friend and colleague Jennifer Wexton.
There is no greater example of courage and determination in the entire Congress.
She represents the best of our Commonwealth.
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There is no greater example of courage and determination in the entire Congress.
She represents the best of our Commonwealth.
apnews.com/article/abig...
Two Virginia women who came to Congress on a mission prepare to leave at a critical moment
Reps. Abigail Spanberger and Jennifer Wexton are hoping the electoral change they were part of in the 2018 midterms continues.
apnews.com
December 18, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Proud to serve Virginia alongside my friend and colleague Jennifer Wexton.
There is no greater example of courage and determination in the entire Congress.
She represents the best of our Commonwealth.
apnews.com/article/abig...
There is no greater example of courage and determination in the entire Congress.
She represents the best of our Commonwealth.
apnews.com/article/abig...
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December 13, 2024 at 2:37 AM
The Dems are asking for 10B, the Republicans 12B, but 2B would come from the IRA. However, GOP fiscal hawks want cuts, so the Repubs can't pass without Dem support. Nobody wants anyone else to get credit and much needed aid, both farm and disaster, is in Limbo. www.farmprogress.com/farm-policy/...
Will Congress leave for break without helping farmers?
Funding impasse could leave agriculture empty-handed and without a farm bill.
www.farmprogress.com
December 16, 2024 at 11:25 PM
The Dems are asking for 10B, the Republicans 12B, but 2B would come from the IRA. However, GOP fiscal hawks want cuts, so the Repubs can't pass without Dem support. Nobody wants anyone else to get credit and much needed aid, both farm and disaster, is in Limbo. www.farmprogress.com/farm-policy/...
"Old" news, from August, but very relevant to the upcoming VA governor's race. When ag land prices go up this much, this fast, working farmers can't keep up. They end up selling.Then only the rich, or the corporations can afford prime agricultural land. cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-...
Farm real estate values spike in Virginia, Florida, and Tennessee - Cville Right Now
UNDATED (On the Farm Radio/Jeff Ishee) - A new report just published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture indicates agriculture land values in Virginia jumped by 10.4% over the past year. The value o...
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December 16, 2024 at 11:14 PM
"Old" news, from August, but very relevant to the upcoming VA governor's race. When ag land prices go up this much, this fast, working farmers can't keep up. They end up selling.Then only the rich, or the corporations can afford prime agricultural land. cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-...
This matches my experience with finding farm help. “It is a stretch to think that if you start deporting undocumented labor, rural people who are hanging out in town are going to step in and fill those jobs, or people are going to move back to the countryside." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Trump Is About to Betray His Rural Supporters
Small-town America voted heavily in his favor—but the policies he’s pledged won’t reward that faith.
www.theatlantic.com
December 14, 2024 at 2:27 PM
This matches my experience with finding farm help. “It is a stretch to think that if you start deporting undocumented labor, rural people who are hanging out in town are going to step in and fill those jobs, or people are going to move back to the countryside." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Next time someone says to me that government should be run like a business I will say: "Tesla spends around $4 billion each year on research and development. The IRS get around $300,000 to spend on business systems modernization."
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Opinion | Elon Musk’s worst suggestion so far: ‘Delete the IRS'
Making tax filling simpler is fairer to everyone and brings in more revenue.
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December 12, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Next time someone says to me that government should be run like a business I will say: "Tesla spends around $4 billion each year on research and development. The IRS get around $300,000 to spend on business systems modernization."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Video: On U.S. House Floor, Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07) Delivers Farewell Address (First elected in November 2018, Rep. Spanberger is stepping down to run for governor of Virginia in 2025; she'll be replaced by @gene4va.bsky.social) bluevirginia.us/2024/12/vide...
Video: On U.S. House Floor, Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07) Delivers Farewell Address
See below for video and a transcript of Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07)'s farewell speech to the U.S. House. Spanberger, who was first elected in November 2017, is stepping down to run for governor o...
bluevirginia.us
December 9, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Video: On U.S. House Floor, Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07) Delivers Farewell Address (First elected in November 2018, Rep. Spanberger is stepping down to run for governor of Virginia in 2025; she'll be replaced by @gene4va.bsky.social) bluevirginia.us/2024/12/vide...
I wish the Federal Government (or Democratic Party) could be as strategic as the Koch Brothers.
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How billionaire Charles Koch’s network won a 40-year war to curb regulation
A seismic Supreme Court ruling on Chevron deference ushered in a new era of diminished federal power. The next Trump administration hopes to capitalize on it.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 9, 2024 at 12:41 PM
I wish the Federal Government (or Democratic Party) could be as strategic as the Koch Brothers.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...