Jared Keller
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Former journalist now working in strategic comms and writing about military laser weapons. Your school has no gymnastics team this is a last resort. Subscribe to LASER WARS https://laserwars.net
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Jared Keller@laserwars.net · yesterdayHUGE NEWS: @noahshachtman.bsky.social reports that the US military is poised to finally award a contract for its first-ever directed energy program of record after more than 50 years of laser weapon research and development www.wired.com/story/landma...
HUGE NEWS: @noahshachtman.bsky.social reports that the US military is poised to finally award a contract for its first-ever directed energy program of record after more than 50 years of laser weapon research and development www.wired.com/story/landma...
Landmark Deal Would Officially Add Laser Weapons to US Army Arsenal
Facing a growing drone threat, the Pentagon is poised to sign a first-of-its-kind contract for “Enduring High Energy Lasers”—and make directed energy weapons an official part of the Army’s kit.
wired.com
Odyssey this, Odyssey that — someone wake me when they make ‘The Aeneid’
Celebrating America's 250th birthday with my usual July 4th tradition: rereading this incredible work by my late grandfather, who was a renowned historian of American bureaucracy www.amazon.com/dp/019537424X
All my homies HATE Ken Burns
Politico@politico.com · last mo.The U.S. has been “way more divided” throughout history than it is now, argues documentarian Ken Burns. “We can't be Chicken Littles sitting around fretting about the sky is falling all the time without ... doing something about it,” he told Dasha Burns on #TheConversation. 🔗 politi.co/4eFwufA
I am looking for a science writer, preferably with experience writing about neuroscience, for a (non-Laser Wars) project Please send me your recommendations!
Marjorie Taylor Greene has the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever ...
Them: “Good on Trump for firing these loser do-nothing generals” Me: “Cool, can you name three generals who aren’t CQ Brown?” Them: “ … no?” Me: “Exactly”
Here's my Alan Greenspan story: I attended a black-tie wedding in DC around a decade ago. Greenspan was waiting for a cocktail at the bar in a wheelchair. I handed his drink down to him and, innocently mistaking me for a waiter, he palmed me a few bucks. Best stimulus ever!
"...the first publicly known instance of a sitting US defense secretary personally observing a live directed energy weapon firing..."
Jared Keller@laserwars.net · last mo.EXCLUSIVE: The US Defense Department demonstrated several high-energy laser and high-power microwave weapons for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, Laser Wars has learned www.laserwars.net/p/hegseth-mi...
EXCLUSIVE: The US Defense Department demonstrated several high-energy laser and high-power microwave weapons for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, Laser Wars has learned www.laserwars.net/p/hegseth-mi...
EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon Demonstrates Laser Weapons for Hegseth
The US military fired several high-energy laser and high-power microwave weapons for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday.
laserwars.net
EXCLUSIVE: The US Defense Department demonstrated several high-energy laser and high-power microwave weapons for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, Laser Wars has learned www.laserwars.net/p/hegseth-mi...
EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon Demonstrates Laser Weapons for Hegseth
The US military fired several high-energy laser and high-power microwave weapons for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday.
laserwars.net
I'm still upset nobody gave a shit about this joke
Jared Keller@laserwars.net · 2mo agoUsing Foucault to test facial recognition tech is *so* funny and all, but using Las Meninas would have been a REAL deep cut
In today's edition of Laser Wars: Chariot Defense founder and CEO Adam Warmoth talks directed energy, expeditionary power, and what your Tesla has in common with a laser weapon www.laserwars.net/p/how-to-pow...
How to Power a Laser Weapon
Chariot Defense founder and CEO Adam Warmoth talks directed energy, expeditionary power, and what your Tesla has in common with a laser weapon.
laserwars.net
The 30 Rockification of life continues unabated techcrunch.com/2026/06/04/f...
Founders Fund launches game show starring Sam Altman, Palmer Luckey, and other tech elites | TechCrunch
The debut episode, moderated by Founders Fund chief marketing officer Mike Solana, included a star-studded cast of current tech luminaries.
techcrunch.com
My wife: Jared, why is there a copy of 'The Wretched of the Earth' in our guest bathroom? Me: It's a reminder to visitors to ... (•_•) ( •_•)>⌐■-■ (⌐■_■) ... leave the Fanon
I just realized I have no idea who to text this to who will appreciate it and now I'm just sad
Jared Keller@laserwars.net · 2mo agoUsing Foucault to test facial recognition tech is *so* funny and all, but using Las Meninas would have been a REAL deep cut
Using Foucault to test facial recognition tech is *so* funny and all, but using Las Meninas would have been a REAL deep cut
dell cameron@dell.bsky.social · 2mo agoNEW: WIRED analyzed Meta's AI app and found NameTag — a hidden facial recognition system designed to identify people via the wearer's smart glasses — has already shipped to over 50 million phones.
I am both most unqualified and most ridiculous, and I volunteer as tribute
Parker Molloy@parkermolloy.com · 2mo agoEveryone get their predictions in. Who is the least qualified, most ridiculous person you think will report out a story for 60 Minutes in 2026?
