Catch me literally strolling down Karl-Marx-Straße

Be advised, I just bombed with the "DoD came up with a four-letter acronym (LSCO) for a three-letter word (war) joke"

I ate Flamin' Hot Cheetos for the first time today because the base sandwich shop chip collection was just three different form factors of Flamin Hot, and, nah it's not good. I needed two Monster tallboys to get the taste out of my mouth

You really have to appreciate that on any given week GAO's reports will include: 💡 Extremely technical report on effectiveness of niche government pilot program 💡19th annual report urging DoD to pretend to do any amount of accountability on program metrics 💡Total Duh report on DOGE cuts

U.S. Government Accountability Office@gao.gov · yesterday

FEMA Workforce: Staff Reductions and Lack of Planning May Impact Mission Readiness https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108427?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=usgao

I like it when WH comms just goes with "POTUS got got, questions whether 'Oman' is actually a real country"

Ashton Pittman@ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 2d ago

Update: No deal, back to war, Trump says.

Things are going aggressively well I see, I don't see any issues holding my breath while I wait for the Big Iran Deal 3.1.1

Mario Kart Gate did not disappoint, excellent work everyone involved

They certainly had some fun in Renaissance Germany

This article is dogshit and the authors know it. Lazy Politico garbage.

Pentagon ends leadership of Ukraine aid group as US distances from Europe

The move follows numerous changes the Trump administration has made to the decades-old alliance.

politico.com

They're simply mocking passengers now

American Swan Lake poasting. I really do believe when they post like this he is more likely than not unconscious.

Eliot Higgins@eliothiggins.bsky.social · 4d ago

No joke, Trump is posting this shit like every minute at the moment, like some sort of social media comfort blanket.

Visiting Duxford and standing 40 feet in front of her when those 4 Wright Cyclones fired up one after another was an all-time life moment. Can still feel it in my bones...

Roger Whitcomb@milairpix.bsky.social · 4d ago

Evening... 😃 4 quick images from today, Saturday 1st August 2026 at IWM Duxford with Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 'Sally B'. More images to follow... @stuartnt.bsky.social #avgeek #aviation

I'm moving into two stacked shipping containers in the middle of the woods

This is one I take for granted. It's easy to forget that doing international meetings with just a half dozen people used to be a complete mess with everyone having to use their own phones to connect to GoToMeeting Conference America, and expensive! It ate up a significant part of the org budget!

BeijingPalmer@beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 5d ago

I can video call my parents on another continent for free thanks to a global communications network of unsurpassed scale.

Not to be used as a flotation device

Can someone explain the appeal of canard aircraft for general aviation to me? Don't get me wrong, these Rutans look cool as hell, but also seem a bit like death traps.

I am convinced the people making these tools do not have anyone they love or who loves them. The world that will be wrought by this is a terrible one. It's not one you'd design if you cared at all about anyone else at all.

Reconstructionist@unavaleable.bsky.social · 5d ago

if you want to know why people don't like "AI" it's exactly this kind of shit. Shoving in a profoundly disruptive instrument of functionally sheer malice for unclear gain. It's corporate making everyone go through a buzzword salad, but a direct attack on our shared sense of reality

if you want to know why people don't like "AI" it's exactly this kind of shit. Shoving in a profoundly disruptive instrument of functionally sheer malice for unclear gain. It's corporate making everyone go through a buzzword salad, but a direct attack on our shared sense of reality

This is a great digital adaptation of a great board game! Strong recommendation from me.

GMT Games@gmtgames.bsky.social · 5d ago

We are excited to announce that the full 1.0 version of Mr. President digital launched today! Read the full announcement from Exia here: zurl.co/u5qsR

Evergreen post, broadly applicable

Cas Piancey@cascoinfoundation.org · 5d ago

Strategy down almost 7%

People know the sender can see whether you picked up the docs in DOD SAFE, right? 🤷

Ok now I'm ready for my flight this weekend

Has the Chevy Chase Circle fountain always blasted 40 ft into the air? It's honestly hilarious

18k cases. Truly a Wet Hot American Summer. abcnews.com/Health/18000...

More than 18,000 cyclosporiasis cases reported across 45 states: CDC

Cases of cyclosporiasis have topped 18,000 in 45 states, according to data updated Wednesday from the CDC.

abcnews.com

I know the personnel and manpower systems are a mess but I think we stop sending people who have never left the US on missions to do high-level engagements with partners. Your first passport shouldn't be an official one 🤷

Ohio vs The World, World remains undefeated

Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · last wk.

Weird he can’t bring this kind of energy towards his colleague who is accused of beating up his daughter.

PAO Rule #1 has been shattered "Do not, and I mean under any circumstances, publish a graphic that bares any resemblance to the Haram al-Sharif / Temple Mount"

Aaron Mehta@aaronmehta.bsky.social · last wk.

This is an official Army graphic. www.army.mil/article/2942...

My AD lead: So how are you preparing for the meeting this afternoon? Me: I caught all the helicopters around DC in SkyCards

The little instrumental ditty from Peppa Pig haunts my every waking moment. There is no song I can find that can threaten its hold.

Peppa Pig's Happy Dance

ALT: Peppa Pig's Happy Dance

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I've got a 7-hour flight coming up so it's time to do the normal thing and download 30+ hours of entertainment to my phone