Aaron Leong
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"Simplify, then add lightness” - Colin Chapman
This sucks ass. When I start my car I want to be able to put my foot on the pedal and drive off. I dont want to watch an ad. A distracting ad. Right in the middle of my console. Again. This sucks ass.
"Get away from me right now," King, a retired U.S. Army captain who served in Iraq and earned both a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star, can be heard telling the three male guard members in the video as they approach her on the bench. "You have absolutely no authority to detain me."
A veteran was detained by the National Guard in her front yard. Now she's suing
Military veteran and D.C. resident Anna King has filed a $3 million lawsuit against the Idaho National Guard, saying three guard members assaulted her while detaining her in front of her home.
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Please stop flying your personal drones over wildfires. They can ground or collide with our firefighting aircraft, disrupting time critical firefighting and threatening people’s homes. Your photos are not worth someone’s home. If you fly, we can’t.
Transportation secretary Sean Duffy benefited from millions in corporate donations to make a show about road trips. But two months after Duffy said the show would premiere, it doesn't appear to exist at all. My latest False Flag @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/what-the-h...
What the Hell Happened to Sean Duffy’s Road-Trip TV Show?
Three months after it was announced, the secretary of transportation’s summer show—funded by companies he regulates—hasn’t aired a single episode.
thebulwark.com
A wildfire smoke alert was issued Monday for most of the Puget Sound region, with air quality likely to deteriorate through the week before finally clearing Friday.
Smoke, heat headed for Western Washington, as wildfires grow to the east and north
A wildfire smoke alert was issued Monday for most of the Puget Sound region, with air quality likely to deteriorate through the week before finally clearing Friday.
kuow.org
Prepared to donate to candidates whose platform includes opposing genitalia inspectors for little girls.
Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d agoAn initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play
this is not true. there was no conspiracy. it didn't matter whether the streetcars were publicly owned (seattle, detroit) or private (los angeles, atlanta). a thread (because i wrote a whole-ass book on this): 1/?
David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 3d agoIs everyone aware of the General Motors streetcar conspiracy? In the mid-20th century, auto and oil interests bought up electric streetcar systems across the US and systematically replaced them with bus routes and paved roads, funneling commuters toward private cars.
…*Iraqi Freedom?? The one that ended 15 years ago? [googles] Oh. This is about the March 2003 fragging incident at Camp Pennsylvania, for which the Purple Heart did not apply because it was a crime/insider attack and not enemy action. If I recall the perpetrator was … ahh yes. I see.
Stars and Stripes@starsandstripes.bsky.social · 3d agoSix service members received the Purple Heart on during a Pentagon Hall of Heroes ceremony honoring their actions in Operation Iraqi Freedom. www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...
We have finite resources to apply to defense. Put them one place, and you leave another vulnerable.
What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano)@mercoglianos.bsky.social · 3d agoSomali Pirates Continue to Hold Four Vessels with 67 Crewmembers maritime-executive.com/article/soma...
America’s greatest rival is single-handedly averting a global energy crisis, and no one knows how the country is doing it—or why, Rogé Karma argues.
The Great Chinese Oil Mystery
America’s greatest rival is single-handedly averting a global energy crisis. No one knows how the country is doing it—or why.
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My oven just died, but I bet I could make some minis in our air fryer.
Anna O. Law@unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 3d agoBlueberry galette. I added a tsp of culinary lavender buds. Used the Four & Twenty Blackbirds butter pie crust and this recipe: bromabakery.com/the-best-blu... The blueberry filling was so enthusiastic it bubbled over the top in the left corner. 1 scoop of vanilla ice cream and you're all set.
Team of rivals?
Josh Gerstein@joshgerstein.bsky.social · 5d agoNEW: DOJ now says it was was snookered by Interior Department into indicting Olympian David Hearn when officials "clearly" knew of multitude of issues w/reflecting pool renovation by Trump's 'pool guy.' @USAttyPirro drops the case. More via @eperezibarguen www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
I love this little cab. It makes me happy whenever I see him tootling around our the island. BMW 2002 Cabriolet in a striking Inka orange, July 31st
KUOW's website is breaking down while we try to follow breaking news... So, here's what we have at this point: After hours of radio silence, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced Police Chief Shon Barnes resigned. Deputy Chief Andre Sayles will serve as interim chief.
Some of the picks in this thread demonstrate that there will always be a portion of the population who hates themselves and wants to suffer.
TamerlaneBlog@tamerlaneblog.bsky.social · 6d agoQOTD: What is your favorite Chrysler?
In September, the 2 Million inhabitants of Sachsen-Anhalt, one of the 16 German Länder vote for their parliament. This is the current polling 👇
I don’t think I can adequately articulate to the general public how absurd this is. It play-acting soldier like a child. www.hrc.army.mil/content/Pres...
Andrew Dyer@andrewdyer.bsky.social · 6d agoAt the Pentagon this week Pete Hegseth and Stephen Miller put Mexican Border Defense campaign medals around the necks of soldiers as if they were Medals of Honor. Campaign medals: awarded to every single service member serving in campaign regardless of individual achievement.
Don’t worry, guys. NDAA demands increased inventories without creating a mechanism to overcome all of the challenges that exist trying to maintain the current inventory levels. www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
US Navy Directed by Congress to Overhaul Torpedo Inventories for Two-War Strategy - Naval News
Congress directs SECNAV in the FY27 NDAA to expand US Navy torpedo inventory floors, overhaul testing, and boost production for two-war strategy support.
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Spencer Ackerman@attackerman.bsky.social · 6d agoUS defeat in Iran isn't just real. It's quantifiable. And it can get a whole lot worse.
I do want to live in this alternate universe- where the most consequential thing a presidential authority is communicating to me through a social network is fun music to listen to.
Barack Obama@barackobama.bsky.social · 6d agoHere are some of the songs I've been listening to this summer. It starts with a song Michelle and I love by Glen Hansard, a great musician who passed tragically this week. Our hearts go out to his family.
There are directives across all executive agencies demanding that gov employees maximize the application of AI in all the work that they do. Now, imagine the consequences that will result.
Geoff Brumfiel@gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 6d agoIncredible story: With the help of AI, U.S. officials created a map that mislabeled every country in Africa. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
"As Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei Asia found in a recent investigation, just five US tech giants — Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle — are hiding an estimated $1.65 trillion in debt that doesn’t appear on balance sheets. futurism.com/artificial-i...
AI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of Debt
AI companies are pouring tens of billions of dollars into enormous data centers. They're being built on top of a mountain of hidden debt.
futurism.com
It’s that time of year again: here are some of the books I’ve enjoyed this summer. If you’ve read any good ones, let me know!
The US recorded 17 life-threatening injuries in the first phase of the Iran War, according to DoD records obtained by @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social through FOIA. The records provide the most detailed accounting yet of the conflict's human toll. Read more: thewarhorse.org/records-troo...
Shrapnel, Broken Bones, and Head Trauma: New Records Show How U.S. Troops Were Wounded in Iran War
Pentagon records reveal new details of the injuries troops have sustained in the Iran war, along with attacks that have never been reported
thewarhorse.org
Guests going on Grizzly River Run are self-selecting for the exciting experience, and the "how wet will you get" uncertainty enhances this social bond. If you want to have fun with other people at Disneyland—this is your attraction! 11/11
