Policy Slop
@policyslop.bsky.social
Tired: sovereignty Wired: scorching hot nationalism Profile pic: El Fisgòn
A Chinese official attempted some of that Wolf Warrior Diplomacy ™ shit. It did not go well. Philippines' Defence Minister Gilberto Teodoro was speaking up for smaller nations and international law at a forum in Korea when he was handed a note from a Chinese official, meant as intimidating.
A jaw-dropping report of weaponized political surveillance. The government grabbed years of sensitive records from major progressive groups and unions, baselessly claiming they were needed to address threats of "domestic terrorism" It's a near perfect mirror of the J Edgar Hoover COINTELPRO abuse
U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota’s Immigration Crackdown
The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes.
nytimes.com
Not the most important, but this nerd is trying to look like he’s TIG welding with no gloves, on an alloy that probably can’t be tig’d, using a tiny MIG buzz box on the ground next to him.
Naomi Saphra@nsaphra.bsky.social · last mo.Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Vast and Trunkless Leg of Stone, Standing in the Desert from classic poem Ozymandias.
Are we sure that wasn’t just Death Grips
Joad The Wet Sprocket@joadsprocket.bsky.social · last mo.that man blurred his boner
Not only has green energy investment been torn apart, but the Iran war has been framed explicitly in these terms, and the notion of state sovereignty our lives are built on is being wrecked w/Venezuela/Greenland/any int’l seabed we can get our hands on. Freedom of transit is gone. And for what?
Policy Slop@policyslop.bsky.social · last mo.There has been no greater quid pro quo in this administration than what the oil industry has received.
What is important IMO is that he explicitly respects other beliefs, religious or otherwise, and speaks to all of it using language rooted in values and morality (or, not Christian-coded).
@usagitomusashi.bsky.social · last mo.I don't live in Texas and I have donated to James because I believe in his sincerity. I'm a non-believer who can support a Christian who actually believes in and tries to live Christian values.
“Present disenchantment would be no misfortune were it set in an atmosphere of confident attack upon the old and search for the new. But it is not confident, only melancholy and guilty.” -Robert Nisbet, “The Quest for Community”
This is a savvy way for Zelenskyy to shepherd support. With this and the increased NATO response shooting down drone incursions, I wonder if a new stage of the war is likely to develop
Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 2mo agoUkraine on Russian assistance to Iran:
"China's expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea have no legal basis, Japan, the Philippines, the United States and 11 other countries said in a joint statement on Sunday to mark the 10th anniversary of a landmark international tribunal ruling." www.reuters.com/world/china/...
South China Sea joint statement says China's maritime claims have no basis
China's expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea have no legal basis, Japan, the Philippines, the United States and 11 other countries said in a joint statement on Sunday to mark the 10th an...
reuters.com
Mildenhall requested it in that they got a call it was landing on their airfield in an hour and they said “ok” and proceeded to light their hair on fire
TrumpReposter@trumpreposter.bsky.social · 2mo ago(1/2) We just landed and met up with our new Air Force One, which was sent earlier to RAF Mildenhall, so we could show the wonderful Servicemembers, as per the entire Base’s request. They were very excited, picture enclosed. It was on our way back to the States from Turkey,
Being a bit of a TR stan I have to take exception and insert that he consistently preached displaying masculinity insofar as it serves your family and community. Even his blowhard campaign to get himself a MoH was ultimately about resolving his father’s failure in avoiding the Civil War.
The Weekday@professormusgrave.bsky.social · 2mo agoMy McSweeney’s pitch: browser histories of great Americans Ben Franklin. Theodore Roosevelt. Lyndon Johnson. Thomas Jefferson.
International relations continue to devolve into an endless series of bilats; much like the digital sovereignty fight with the US, if the EU can’t hold their own in this, no one can.
Sense Hofstede@sensehofstede.nl · 2mo agoSCMP: EU sets October deadline for ‘tangible results’ on China imbalances after key trade talks – ‘On Monday, in the middle of marathon talks in the Belgian capital, the sides issued a rare joint statement’ ‘Beijing agreed to establish a “joint monitoring mechanism of trade flows”, EU trade chief …
Surprised there wasn’t a bump correlated with Obama’s election
Polling USA@usapolling.bsky.social · 2mo agoAmerican's pride hits new low
1) westerners would fully reject the premise that contestants bring up; that contrast is funny IMO 2) cynically I can’t help but see this as a gamified “eat bitterness” campaign
AFP News Agency@en.afp.com · 3mo ago🇨🇳 Chinese shopping mall hosts rice planting competition An indoor rice planting competition kicks off at a makeshift paddy field in a shopping mall in Ningbo, China.
Then why did you make him a brisket? Thoughtful, nonetheless
Polly Mackenzie@pollymackenzie.bsky.social · 3mo agoMy nine year old asked for a Rosetta Stone cake for his birthday
The fact that only 40% of trainees are opting into getting that vaccine raises eyebrows, but it is not because they’re all anti-vax. It is out of fear of the environment they’re in and exercising one of the only decisions they have control over in that moment. Which is why it should be mandatory.
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3mo ago“.. A trainee in his sixth week of basic training died after falling ill on Friday and being taken to Brooke Army Medical Center, the Air Force said in a news release.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...
Just get this recession over with already
George Pearkes@peark.es · 3mo agothis is absolutely insane. *SPACEX RATED Baa1 BY MOODY'S: INVESTMENT GRADE
A GOs inclusion on this list is pathetic
Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 3mo agoThis is bombshell stuff.
Looks like a fat ass neck + a double windsor knot when he could’ve stuck to a four in hand
Hunter Walker@hunterw.bsky.social · 3mo agoI really need the @dieworkwear.bsky.social take on Joe Rogan's UFC White House fit. The tie is way too short.
You know TR didn’t say this because it would be 3x longer
Steve Herman@newsguy.bsky.social · 3mo agoBig banner with a Teddy quote about courage on the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building, headquarters of OPM. Only discrepancy is that the 26th president never said this.
This header leads one to associate abuse with the current admin, but that cheapens what is a deeply sad problem that has several examples over decades- electing new leaders will not fix this. I say that with fondness for the many CDC workers I’ve interacted with.
The Intercept@theintercept.com · 3mo agoIn a series of interviews with The Intercept, Amanda Feindt, a U.S. Army major and former whistleblower, described a grueling pattern of obfuscation in which military officials refused to answer questions about her child’s treatment, and claimed not to have the attendant evidence. interc.pt/4uA5ZwA
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