Jim Teeth
@drjamesjteeth.bsky.social
I enjoy history, economics, politics, foreign policy and technology. I’m actually fairly knowledgeable about some of it. Over educated but under-credentialed. I have a fondness for Existentialism and Judaism.
Seems a bit far from the “no fees” the US wants.
Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 3h agoReuters: Iran wants fees of 5%-7% of the price of cargo from ships using the strait; Oman wants 3%. "Making fees voluntary, at least nominally, could be a way out of the impasse, although an implied threat of Iranian attacks could mean shippers would be unlikely to risk transit without paying."
Todd Blanche is Donald Trump's personal attorney, not the people’s attorney. A vote to confirm him as U.S. Attorney General is a vote for corruption, lawlessness, and lies.
Imagine this scenario. Pirro was convinced to MTD the case bc Spence said, "Jeanine, if we don't dismiss this case we have to give all this evidence to @normeisen." So she dismissed, thinking she was protecting Trump. And then @normeisen.bsky.social FOIAed for The Box and destroyed Trump anyway.
New Sentinel-2 satellite imagery reveals the extent of damage caused by large scale Israeli detonations overnight on July 30 into July 31st around UNESCO World Heritage site Beaufort Castle in Lebanon.
DSA-aligned Democrats are now the most pro-free-trade voting bloc in the United States, in an incredible turn of events www.theargumentmag.com/p/who-suppor...
I see we are hearing from people who've never read any Terry Pratchett today. And the thing they're bringing up is coffee makers because they haven't read about Sam Vines and the Boots Theory of Economic Unfairness. OK, let's talk about coffeemakers. I have a coffeemaker. (1/)
It’s part of the moral view of hard conservatives. They view women and children as property. Their views on property rights then takes precedence.
I don't think the average American and certainly not the average MAGA even gets the extent to which "humiliate your foe" is a core ethos of the Iranian approach to conflict
Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 2d agoIran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) carried out an attack on a US base in Kuwait using three drones, according to a source familiar with the matter.-i24 News
Six months of war against Iran and the US has depleted its missile stocks? I was told the US was planning for a possible war against China. Did they really think a war against China would be less costly than Trump’s war on Iran?
EXCLUSIVE: US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say
The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about the...
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What happened to the trillions spent on defense over the years? Surely they expected a possible war with China to need a lot of munitions.
George Pearkes@peark.es · yesterdayOkay Reuters on a heater this morning *US ARMY USED 'VIRTUALLY ALL' LONG-RANGE PRECISION MISSILES:RTRS
Absolutely unbelievable how solar power has taken off worldwide during the Hormuz oil crisis. You don't have to hand it to him, but Trump may have done more to finally kick off a global civilization of effete librul solar users than anyone else in the West
Two elections, three justices on the Court and so forth. But it has failed because it didn't consolidate power. It's purely their fault. Had they spent money and not tried to blow up the government they could've had 20-30 years. The sentiments and factions it harnessed still exist. Therefore -
Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · 5d agoSomething I think that underlies a lot of debates within the Democratic party and center-left right now is whether or not you think Trumpism has been successful as a political and ideological project. (Not, obviously, whether it's been good or not).
All this exposes MAGA’s real position: Mass deportations must be carried out *even if* they hurt the economy. They should be prioritized *over* economic concerns. The goal is not primarily economic: It’s about ethnically purging the country. newrepublic.com/article/2138...
Sci-fi authors Scalzi and Stross decry AI's dystopian impact on their craft
Sci-fi authors Scalzi and Stross decry AI's dystopian impact on their craft
LLMs are theft by 'absolute scum' who make life harder for writers by putting them in copyright peril
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Gentlemen, I believe I have a pitch that will appeal to both Pete Hegsteth and Donald Trump.
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d agoPENTAGON: Anyone got any ideas? @cnn.com www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/p...
Of course Infantino would go to Trump. UEFA is going to take Infantino’s head.
Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · 2d agoFIFA President Gianni Infantino is seeking the Trump administration's help to stay in office and has scheduled private talks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the NYP reports. Assistant Secretary of State Dylan Johnson later said Rubio had no plans to speak with Infantino.
Green and Carlson? No chance they will be the new home of antimsemitic voters.
MTG Teams Up With Tucker Carlson and Thomas Massie to Plot New Political Party: ‘The Movement Has Begun’
Majorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson are serious about their plans to launch a new political party, after they both quit the GOP. And they've got some help
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I would hope a future administration will refuse to enforce this and let Trump try to sue to get a court to enforce it. I don’t see that this can be upheld in court.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 3d ago🚨NEW: Todd Blanche’s new order rescinds the May 18 Anti-Weaponization Fund—but quietly leaves the May 19 IRS immunity settlement intact. Instead of rescinding it, the accompanying memo reaffirms DOJ’s interpretation, arguing the immunity applies only retroactively and only to the parties involved.1/
“If Spain loses control over Ceuta, the US will likely replace it with a military base, allowing it to conduct its operations against Iran without needing the European pillar of NATO.” 2/2
So the Trump administration has found another way to go after renewable energy. www.pcmag.com/opinions/i-t...
I Test Portable Power Stations for a Living. This FCC Ruling Could Kill Off-Grid Energy
The ban on robot vacuums is getting all the attention, but the FCC's decision targeting connected power inverters could reshape the future of home batteries and residential solar across the US.
pcmag.com
OpenAI’s amazing — but vastly oversold — new model Astra
OpenAI’s amazing — but vastly oversold — new model Astra
Eight or nine misconceptions about Astra. See if you can spot the biggest fallacy.
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