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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 3h

Oh wow so everyone you dislike is automatically a fascist now

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 9h

So cool that whenever someone asks the president, “did you eat the Lindbergh baby” he’s like, “no but I’d be allowed to, I have the right to, I might do it later”

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Joe Slowik @pylos.co · 9h

Looking forward to finally presenting this research into Volt Typhoon in a public forum - and I can't think of a better one than @cyberwarcon.bsky.social
www.cyberwarcon.com/forecasting-...

Forecasting Typhoons: Volt Typhoon Next Steps in OT Disruption — CYBERWARCON

www.cyberwarcon.com

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 4h

The thing about crashing a tank through a museum of antiquities is that you don't have to be a particularly skilled driver to do a lot of damage.

James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 5h

It's difficult at times to hold both "this admin is doing lasting and serious damage to our institutions and the globe" and "this admin is full of the most bafflingly incompetent idiots you've ever seen who fall over themselves like a Vaudeville act constantly."

The duality of man is incredible.

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 4h

Inferior to celsius or nicotine

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 4h

If you think about it, troops being vaccinated is a similar form of politicization of the military as sending the 82nd to Portland if you suffer from late-stage lead poisoning.

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Nathan (TBI era)🌲 @never-say-die.bsky.social · 4h

See also: getting a talking to from my Battalion CSM about wearing the “wrong” combat patch and “not being a team player and showing unit pride to inspire my soldiers” as a salty twice deployed SPC.

Nathan (TBI era)🌲 @never-say-die.bsky.social · 4h

I knew the Army put too much value on pieces of flare when I got bitched at by a random SGM for having my Airborne wings sewn on over my Air Assault wings while I was in the 101st.

The fact the Army decided to make the MIB makes my eyes roll into the back of my head.

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 5h

Michigan Avenue right now.

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 5h

It's difficult at times to hold both "this admin is doing lasting and serious damage to our institutions and the globe" and "this admin is full of the most bafflingly incompetent idiots you've ever seen who fall over themselves like a Vaudeville act constantly."

The duality of man is incredible.

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 5h

I'm going to go out on a limb and say no

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 5h

You would think that Congress would actually attempt to defend their parochial interests at some point you know?

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 7h

This is taking off. Read my newsletter! It's relaunched with 3 new entries this week. Dispatches from the panic beat, looking at conflict, art, and how we process it.
letsdothepanicagain.beehiiv.com/p/the-milita...

The Militant and the General

The Global War on Terror created the strangest meeting.

letsdothepanicagain.beehiiv.com

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 5h

Underrated part of this story is that official USG business is done by Truth Social DM. It almost makes you miss the good old days of the PC small group Signal Chat.

Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 6h

WSJ is reporting that the Truth Social post where Trump told Pam Bondi to prosecute Comey *really was supposed to be a private message*

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

www.wsj.com

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Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 6h

This would be very welcome, especially if it includes full ceasefire and flood of badly needed Gaza aid. But so much remains unclear, even about first phase, including point of Israeli withdrawal. Key will be measures agreed to assure that first phase doesn't become last phase.

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 6h

That's more dignified at least

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 6h

I WASN'T AN MP

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 7h

I believe in the Schmittian friend-enemy distinction, but in this case, the enemy is editors.

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 7h

Okay, but what's the rumor

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 7h

Somewhat challenging for defenders of the Trump administration’s lawless killings in the Caribbean (like Senator Cotton) to make the case for them when the administration won’t even tell us who they are targeting.

“We don’t know who we’re blowing up, but we can’t stop now!”

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 7h

Holy shit did something actually good happen for once? I forgot what that felt like

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 7h

Al-Mayadeen says that the deal is done and Hamas and other factions have agreed.

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 8h

But I liked Bleeding Edge

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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 17h

If you look at the sheer insanity of what government officials and agencies openly post on XShitter, it becomes abundantly obvious how much the press is complicit. If Dems did even a fraction of this poasting it would be saturated in news coverage.

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 18h

More propaganda with painfully normal people zip-tied at the side of the road please, this will for sure convince the American people that you're the good guys

Homeland Security @DHSgov

We're having an All Night Revival

Still frame from a video: Painfully normal people zip tied on the side of the road, sitting on a guardrail in a row

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Alexandre Adler @bachpropagate.bsky.social · 17h

Look, we’re both very sorry about the widening gyre.

The US president on the phone in Dr Strangelove.

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 17h

Idk I read the article and that’s the impression I got. And I generally agree that it’s not politically viable and the best response is to loudly showcase the unilateral use of violence as illegitimate

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 17h

Hey look! The inevitable sense of impending catastrophe! My favorite!

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