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Congratulations Malcom, you will be receiving a strongly worded article with a billion footnotes in a few weeks secretaryrofdefenserock.substack.com/subscribe?si...
February 4, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Congratulations Malcom, you will be receiving a strongly worded article with a billion footnotes in a few weeks secretaryrofdefenserock.substack.com/subscribe?si...
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Trump’s approach to arms control—essentially to trash can it—has made the world a profoundly more dangerous place. And no one is talking about it. Today would be a good day to start.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
Nuclear Arms Control Era Comes to End Amid Global Rush for New Weapons
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Trump’s approach to arms control—essentially to trash can it—has made the world a profoundly more dangerous place. And no one is talking about it. Today would be a good day to start.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
Rhyme a word, ruin a classic…
Apocalypse Wow
Apocalypse Wow
Rhyme a word, ruin a classic...
War and Peas
War and Peas
Singin' in the Drain
February 5, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Rhyme a word, ruin a classic…
Apocalypse Wow
Apocalypse Wow
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I’m betting Comer will suddenly lose interest in this hearing.
February 5, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I’m betting Comer will suddenly lose interest in this hearing.
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The smoke from dumpster fires is way worse than tear gas. Below: like 5% or less of the scientific evidence
Well, for starters, see chapter 13 for the tear gas.
See chapter 10 and 11 for a broad discussion of cyanides and some of the other stuff.
medcoe.army.mil/borden-tb-me...
See chapter 10 and 11 for a broad discussion of cyanides and some of the other stuff.
medcoe.army.mil/borden-tb-me...
medcoe.army.mil
February 5, 2026 at 5:53 PM
The smoke from dumpster fires is way worse than tear gas. Below: like 5% or less of the scientific evidence
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FWIW I recently had a techbro failson argue with me that satellite imagery could see through stone and would help find the "truth" in the Holy Land and then admitted he'd typed the prompt into ChatGPT. I told him "I wrote the fucking book, and textbook. But go on." Fuck all of them.
a man in a top hat and bow tie is smiling and says tell me more .
Alt: a man in a top hat and bow tie (Willy Wonka) is smiling and says tell me more .
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:52 PM
FWIW I recently had a techbro failson argue with me that satellite imagery could see through stone and would help find the "truth" in the Holy Land and then admitted he'd typed the prompt into ChatGPT. I told him "I wrote the fucking book, and textbook. But go on." Fuck all of them.
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USAID fraud - no arrests
Medicare fraud - no arrests
Social security fraud - no arrests
Election fraud - no arrests
If MAGA didn’t have the collective IQ of a moldy peanut butter sandwich, they’d realize they were being scammed by now.
Medicare fraud - no arrests
Social security fraud - no arrests
Election fraud - no arrests
If MAGA didn’t have the collective IQ of a moldy peanut butter sandwich, they’d realize they were being scammed by now.
February 4, 2026 at 10:04 PM
USAID fraud - no arrests
Medicare fraud - no arrests
Social security fraud - no arrests
Election fraud - no arrests
If MAGA didn’t have the collective IQ of a moldy peanut butter sandwich, they’d realize they were being scammed by now.
Medicare fraud - no arrests
Social security fraud - no arrests
Election fraud - no arrests
If MAGA didn’t have the collective IQ of a moldy peanut butter sandwich, they’d realize they were being scammed by now.
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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The morning after mass layoffs, The Washington Post publishes this as their lead editorial. The owner and publisher clearly have no idea why they are losing subscribers. Meanwhile they have destroyed a storied brand.
Support independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Support independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
February 5, 2026 at 12:29 PM
The morning after mass layoffs, The Washington Post publishes this as their lead editorial. The owner and publisher clearly have no idea why they are losing subscribers. Meanwhile they have destroyed a storied brand.
Support independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Support independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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The risks of deliberate, accidental, and natural biological threats are growing rapidly.
A new CSIS report analyzes possibilities for government action to enhance U.S. biodefense with bipartisan support: https://www.csis.org/analysis/protecting-americans-biological-threats
A new CSIS report analyzes possibilities for government action to enhance U.S. biodefense with bipartisan support: https://www.csis.org/analysis/protecting-americans-biological-threats
Protecting Americans from Biological Threats
As the risks of biological threats rise, Congress and the administration can bolster biodefenses by modernizing biosurveillance, ensuring biosafety and biosecurity, rebuilding the U.S. biodefense ente...
www.csis.org
February 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The risks of deliberate, accidental, and natural biological threats are growing rapidly.
A new CSIS report analyzes possibilities for government action to enhance U.S. biodefense with bipartisan support: https://www.csis.org/analysis/protecting-americans-biological-threats
A new CSIS report analyzes possibilities for government action to enhance U.S. biodefense with bipartisan support: https://www.csis.org/analysis/protecting-americans-biological-threats
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Jeff Bezos took over the Washington Post Editorial Board and turned it into a mouthpiece for pro-corporate, pro-billionaire propaganda.
Now, WaPo is laying off hundreds of *real* journalists — including the reporter covering Amazon.
Democracy dies in billionaire hands.
Now, WaPo is laying off hundreds of *real* journalists — including the reporter covering Amazon.
Democracy dies in billionaire hands.
February 4, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Jeff Bezos took over the Washington Post Editorial Board and turned it into a mouthpiece for pro-corporate, pro-billionaire propaganda.
Now, WaPo is laying off hundreds of *real* journalists — including the reporter covering Amazon.
Democracy dies in billionaire hands.
Now, WaPo is laying off hundreds of *real* journalists — including the reporter covering Amazon.
Democracy dies in billionaire hands.
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🚨It's starting: one of Russia's 10 largest banks had losses last quarter due to loan defaults.
Moscow Credit Bank, with overdue loans making almost 30% of its portfolio, posted a 9B ruble loss last quarter. 8.2B of that loss occurred in December.
The bank crash has begun...💥
Moscow Credit Bank, with overdue loans making almost 30% of its portfolio, posted a 9B ruble loss last quarter. 8.2B of that loss occurred in December.
The bank crash has begun...💥
February 5, 2026 at 7:02 AM
🚨It's starting: one of Russia's 10 largest banks had losses last quarter due to loan defaults.
Moscow Credit Bank, with overdue loans making almost 30% of its portfolio, posted a 9B ruble loss last quarter. 8.2B of that loss occurred in December.
The bank crash has begun...💥
Moscow Credit Bank, with overdue loans making almost 30% of its portfolio, posted a 9B ruble loss last quarter. 8.2B of that loss occurred in December.
The bank crash has begun...💥
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Explore Roman Bonn through the eyes of Bassiana, a free Ubian woman living near the legionary camp of Bonna.
Our new self-guided digital heritage trail is now online via the free app – with places, stories, and small challenges along the way.
More: buff.ly/4QtrLc9
@unibonn.bsky.social
@dfg.de
Our new self-guided digital heritage trail is now online via the free app – with places, stories, and small challenges along the way.
More: buff.ly/4QtrLc9
@unibonn.bsky.social
@dfg.de
February 3, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Explore Roman Bonn through the eyes of Bassiana, a free Ubian woman living near the legionary camp of Bonna.
Our new self-guided digital heritage trail is now online via the free app – with places, stories, and small challenges along the way.
More: buff.ly/4QtrLc9
@unibonn.bsky.social
@dfg.de
Our new self-guided digital heritage trail is now online via the free app – with places, stories, and small challenges along the way.
More: buff.ly/4QtrLc9
@unibonn.bsky.social
@dfg.de
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>North Korea having troops on the ground
>>American tech companies shirking sanctions left and right
>>>China providing a bunch of money to kill Ukrainians
“But have you considered escalation?”
>>American tech companies shirking sanctions left and right
>>>China providing a bunch of money to kill Ukrainians
“But have you considered escalation?”
China is now “bankrolling” Russia’s war in Ukraine providing “60 per cent” of the funds needed by Moscow to continue fighting.
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/da5539f...
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/da5539f...
China bankrolling Putin’s war to gain advantage over West, MPs told
Beijing’s huge support for Russian aggression against Ukraine part of larger threatening posture, air marshal tells Commons committee
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 2:13 AM
>North Korea having troops on the ground
>>American tech companies shirking sanctions left and right
>>>China providing a bunch of money to kill Ukrainians
“But have you considered escalation?”
>>American tech companies shirking sanctions left and right
>>>China providing a bunch of money to kill Ukrainians
“But have you considered escalation?”
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one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
February 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
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Washington Post is shuttering its book section, part of the ongoing war against literacy & knowledge.
We at Current Affairs want to pick up the slack by expanding book reviews. Writers: pitch us anytime! And if you subscribe/donate we'll use the funding to commission book coverage.
We at Current Affairs want to pick up the slack by expanding book reviews. Writers: pitch us anytime! And if you subscribe/donate we'll use the funding to commission book coverage.
February 4, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Washington Post is shuttering its book section, part of the ongoing war against literacy & knowledge.
We at Current Affairs want to pick up the slack by expanding book reviews. Writers: pitch us anytime! And if you subscribe/donate we'll use the funding to commission book coverage.
We at Current Affairs want to pick up the slack by expanding book reviews. Writers: pitch us anytime! And if you subscribe/donate we'll use the funding to commission book coverage.
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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One way for the media to win back the respect of viewers would be for them to show us that they have some self-respect of their own.
When you let the president denigrate and humiliate your colleagues without saying a word, you're not really giving off a "holding the powerful to account" vibe
When you let the president denigrate and humiliate your colleagues without saying a word, you're not really giving off a "holding the powerful to account" vibe
Trump's constant degradation of female reporters is unsurprising but the press corps' collective decision to treat it as background noise is actually kind of sickening
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 AM
One way for the media to win back the respect of viewers would be for them to show us that they have some self-respect of their own.
When you let the president denigrate and humiliate your colleagues without saying a word, you're not really giving off a "holding the powerful to account" vibe
When you let the president denigrate and humiliate your colleagues without saying a word, you're not really giving off a "holding the powerful to account" vibe
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Holy shit this is bad and Gladwell just sounds like an an arrogant know it all asshole who clearly has no idea what he is talking about
February 4, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Holy shit this is bad and Gladwell just sounds like an an arrogant know it all asshole who clearly has no idea what he is talking about
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What Bannon is proposing is illegal.
Brennan Center: “It is illegal to deploy federal troops or armed federal law enforcement to any polling place. In fact, it is a federal crime for anyone in the U.S. military to interfere in elections in any way.”
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Brennan Center: “It is illegal to deploy federal troops or armed federal law enforcement to any polling place. In fact, it is a federal crime for anyone in the U.S. military to interfere in elections in any way.”
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Federal and State Election Laws Ban Federal Forces from Polling Places
Americans should feel safe to vote free from intimidation by the presence of the military or federal agents.
www.brennancenter.org
February 4, 2026 at 9:14 PM
What Bannon is proposing is illegal.
Brennan Center: “It is illegal to deploy federal troops or armed federal law enforcement to any polling place. In fact, it is a federal crime for anyone in the U.S. military to interfere in elections in any way.”
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Brennan Center: “It is illegal to deploy federal troops or armed federal law enforcement to any polling place. In fact, it is a federal crime for anyone in the U.S. military to interfere in elections in any way.”
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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This is a good point, and only emphasizes that how those who resist Trump report RIGHT NOW on threats he and his supports make to election integrity matters.
These threats work by being spread, creating a fear they cannot back up.
DO NOT DO THEIR WORK FOR THEM.
These threats work by being spread, creating a fear they cannot back up.
DO NOT DO THEIR WORK FOR THEM.
I’ve been working on the Lawyers’ Committee Election Protection project for more than 20 years. This kind of threat happens in almost every cycle and almost never materializes. The threat - creating fear - IS the voter suppression tool. It costs nothing so any suppression it produces is a plus.
February 4, 2026 at 7:35 PM
This is a good point, and only emphasizes that how those who resist Trump report RIGHT NOW on threats he and his supports make to election integrity matters.
These threats work by being spread, creating a fear they cannot back up.
DO NOT DO THEIR WORK FOR THEM.
These threats work by being spread, creating a fear they cannot back up.
DO NOT DO THEIR WORK FOR THEM.
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I’ve been working on the Lawyers’ Committee Election Protection project for more than 20 years. This kind of threat happens in almost every cycle and almost never materializes. The threat - creating fear - IS the voter suppression tool. It costs nothing so any suppression it produces is a plus.
February 4, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I’ve been working on the Lawyers’ Committee Election Protection project for more than 20 years. This kind of threat happens in almost every cycle and almost never materializes. The threat - creating fear - IS the voter suppression tool. It costs nothing so any suppression it produces is a plus.
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Whistleblower puts Tulsi on notice that he will go to Congress himself if her office doesn’t respond by Friday.
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Whistleblower puts Tulsi on notice that he will go to Congress himself if her office doesn’t respond by Friday.
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This woman has shown more courage than the nominal leaders of the Democratic Party.
Martinez: "[I] sat in federal court and watched from 20 feet away as the border patrol agent who attempted to kill me testified at a hearing. Agent Charles Exum—Charles Exum, my attempted executioner was Charles Exum—I hope the government does not consider my use of his name here to be...doxxing."
February 3, 2026 at 10:38 PM
This woman has shown more courage than the nominal leaders of the Democratic Party.