Travis Reese (Against war with NATO)
@ctreese2.bsky.social
Small town kid. Joined the military. Stuck w/ it for 21 yrs. Stayed in defense. Planner & strategist. Inventor of the coffee egg cream & mocha coffee egg cream
Correction: "...these horrific attacks on myself by my family. I hope this will provide the fig leaf of decency over my failings to fool the voters in this election cycle. My own evidence to the committee as long as they don't get anything else should be good."
Jen Bendery@jbendery.bsky.social · yesterdayover on the other site
🚨Japan's annual defense white paper is out🚨 => Japan defense report says China challenge must be met with ‘overall national strength’ www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08...
Japan defense report says China challenge must be met with ‘overall national strength’
Tokyo’s annual defense white paper says that cooperation with allies and like-minded nations is crucial to Japan’s own security.
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The 17yr old just likes making sourdough and babka and we're better (and fatter) for it.
(INDO)PACOM: Pappy's trying to talk everyone. CENTCOM: I can't hear you over the email responses to crowd source results for Iran. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
Top US admiral warns against coercion, says no nation will dominate Indo-Pacific
The head of U.S. Pacific Command said Monday that coercive actions by China and other actors are challenging regional stability, warning the United States will not allow any nation to dominate the Ind...
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I was able to obtain access to the poll numbers he is possibly referring to: (a bit of levity in all the crazy BTW)
Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 2d agoTrump on Polls:
I can imagine: The email was followed by contact information for a Signal group chat.
Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 2d agoA senior officer in US Central Command’s (CENTCOM) intelligence branch emailed a broad group of military analysts seeking “new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran.” A second source indicated a similar request went out the prior week.
Today’s the day—join me tonight with the @guws.bsky.social to learn more about the educational design philosophy behind my #ManeuverWarfare #wargame from @thedietzfoundation.bsky.social: www.eventbrite.com/e/future-war...
Future War in Your (Cargo) Pocket)
Ian Brown will discuss how to design PME educational games that fit into your pocket.
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The portmanteau for Spider Man New Day and The Odyssey to rival Barbenheimer. Wrong answers only.
BREAKING: Todd Blanche has released what he calls a rescission of the slush fund (left). The last lawsuit he mentions is mine (Gill v DOJ). This doesn't change the fact that the "settlement" setting up the fund is still in effect. On the right, Blanche is LEAVING IN PLACE Trump's tax immunity.
So, Mitch, how was your weekend at Bernie's? Any thoughts on elections?
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Tired: How often do you think about Rome? Wired: How often do you think about Greek pottery?
24 hours until my talk on the development of my #ManeuverWarfare #cardgame #wargame with @guws.bsky.social. Register below and I’ll see you there! www.eventbrite.com/e/future-war...
Sort of funny this is his "never Trump" equivalent in the Dem party. Especially as the party has largely managed populist progressives for a while that matches historical big party consumption of movements like this.
Blue Virginia@bluevirginia.bsky.social · 3d agoIf Dems ever become the Hasan Piker party, sure, then it would be time to ditch it. But in a "big tent," it's kind of inevitable there are going to be some people who are noxious in a variety of ways; no reason to ditch the entire party- better to stay & fight for it. bluevirginia.us/2026/08/sund...
Trump org: You debank because of "woke". Them: We're not the first to notice this but you're likely money laundering per Federal standards. share.google/49Yj2Iu8VSJK...
Capital One says it closed Trump Organization's accounts after anti-money laundering probe
The disclosure marks the first time a bank has formally tied money laundering concerns to the president's family business.
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senator bernie moreno finally makes a statement about the allegations of abuse by rep. max miller against his daughter and granddaughter after miller went live on X this morning to deny everything.
Jim Jordan: I'm for him F-i-L U.S. Senator: He needs help and is a danger. Max Miller: I'm taking this place down and I'm going to tell everyone's secrets.
Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · 3d agosenator bernie moreno finally makes a statement about the allegations of abuse by rep. max miller against his daughter and granddaughter after miller went live on X this morning to deny everything.
His use of the term "frontline" refers to Pierre Kory founder of the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC). He went on an "emergency" Rogan podcast with Bret Weinstein to push an unproven use of Ivermectin with data so cooked it might as well have been scooped from a can of SpaghettiOs.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoBASH: How do you prepare for next pandemic? RFK Jr: We did almost everything wrong B: But what about now? K: We need to protect our rights B: ? K: During covid we dismantled our rights B: But I'm asking what *to* do K: You were part of the problem B: You want to sit here and attack me?
The correct headline is "to save the U.S. bond market and prevent debt collapse."
Unusual Whales@unusualwhales.bsky.social · 4d agoBREAKING: Joint currency intervention by the US and Japan to support the yen remains ongoing, per Reuters
How was it in college you could be broke for just about everything but somehow beer money always showed up.
But he will be upping the unscheduled ones to take advantage of every Friday after markets close announcement by the Administration.
Unusual Whales@unusualwhales.bsky.social · 5d agoBREAKING: Fed Chair Kevin M. Warsh is considering reducing the number of regularly scheduled meetings at which the Federal Reserve sets interest rates, per NYT
We're back to the Administration using two weeks as their timeline for all their "decisive" actions which will be followed by "two or three days" to get a decision that the other party will be "begging for". Next up: bombing for infrastructure week.
Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 5d agoUS Central Command (CENTCOM) has prepared a large-scale operation in the form of a decisive two-week bombing campaign should Trump choose escalation to break the deadlock in the Middle East, two sources confirmed.-NYP
Let's continue that thought: they may not be learning from an industry leader on how to integrate unmanned systems successfully but how not to integrate unmanned systems in a way that gets you a few hundred thousand in casualties.
Institute for the Study of War@thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 5d agoNEW: The Economist reported on July 23 that PLA soldiers have undergone combat training at a Russian military complex. The PLA is likely aiming to improve its ability to conduct unmanned systems warfare and operate in a drone-saturated environment. (1/5) Full update: isw.pub/ChinaTaiwanU...
pathetic. back in the good old days when you needed satellite imagery to justify a badwrong on flimsy pretexts, you had to make do with what you had. you looked God in the eye at the United Nations and said those aluminum tubes were a threat to world peace.
Faine Greenwood@faineg.bsky.social · 5d agoI used to do some work on the ethical use of satellite and drone imagery for aid and disaster response, and it is genuinely hard to express in words what a dangerous, stupid thing Google is doing by making it easy to use GenAI to create faked satellite imagery:
When your Commerce Secretary doesn't understand actual commerce but does understand sovereign wealth, grifting, and setting up deals for the sons running their ostensible "blind trusts" that their dad's take back after they leave office.
Blue Virginia@bluevirginia.bsky.social · 5d ago"SOCIALISM!" LOL bluevirginia.us/2026/07/frid...
Tenure is a construct... Thanks @jimlaporta.bsky.social for keeping on this. www.cbsnews.com/news/dod-pen...
Pentagon weighs eliminating civilian tenure at military academies and reviewing all curriculum, draft memo says
The Pentagon is considering a sweeping remake of military higher education, including an end to civilian tenure and a "line-by-line" review of courses, according to a draft memo obtained by CBS News.
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