Sid Olufs
@sidster7.bsky.social
Professor Emeritus (Latin for not no more) of politics at Pacific Lutheran. 39 years there, 4 at U of Montana before that. Teaching tai chi these days, including sword and cane. Appreciative of the many smart and caring people on BlueSky.
Didju know in some countries they arrest child rape suspects? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Former Pakistani minister on bail over alleged child rape in 1990s Manchester
Exclusive: Rukhsar Ahmed was re-elected as an MP in Pakistan last week despite being on police bail in the UK
theguardian.com
Robot controlled jet intercepts another jet…. The loyal wingman idea is here. www.airandspaceforces.com/ai-driven-x-...
AI-Driven X-62 Intercepts Crewed Jets in Test
The X-62 VISTA used artificial intelligence to take in live sensor data and intercept piloted T-38s in real time.
airandspaceforces.com
Call me crazy, but if a Democratic president had 350 accounts closed by their bank for money laundering it’d be more than a blip in the media
Floh Einstein: ‘Arthur C. Clarke: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Me: “Therefore, any sufficiently advanced technological problem is indistinguishable from a curse”…
Sen. Bernie Moreno (paraphrased): On second thought, now that it's clear this is making me personally look awful, I say domestic abuse, lying about it, and failing basic standards of character like that has no place in the Republican Party, except at the top, and some other places too. Thank you.
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.
That Dem party draft autopsy on the 2024 election left out, accd to the author, an important chapter. And someone is lying about it, either DNC leadership or the author. Anyway, here is the chapter. static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
static01.nyt.com
Getting into the details of government attempts to subpoena journalists, looking for leakers. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
The Subpoena Detective: A Dispatch From the Times Hearing
On jets, journalism, and a judge.
lawfaremedia.org
So many sneering elitist journalists with snarky posts over the past months that the Reflecting Pool story was trivial. It was so trivial that the DC US Attny presented false evidence to a grand jury to indict an innocent man to please the President while they both lied about it.
Who are the highly experiences genius diplomats that came up with this bag of jewels? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Trump says ‘complete disarmament’ of Hamas agreed in Gaza but Israel yet to accept
US president hails breakthrough but Israeli far-right minister says ‘only solution’ is ‘encouraging emigration and destroying Hamas’
theguardian.com
You ever turned on your espresso machine and forgot to put your cup under it? I have. Luckily I keep the mr. safety cup in place, for drips and such. And watched mr. safety fill up. Not quite awake at 5:40.
Oh, my. 20 years ago I assigned propaganda to students in an environmental policy class, and didn’t know I did it. I foolishly relied on the imprimatur of a Princeton research center. Um, sorry students. BP execs knew we weren’t going to pursue the wedges. www.propublica.org/article/wedg...
How BP Execs Influenced a Climate Study That Shaped a Generation of Global Policy
BP sponsored an elite Princeton research center to address the climate problem without getting off fossil fuels. Its key work, a paper known as “Wedges,” guided climate discourse for a generation.
propublica.org
A not so veiled critique of the current leadership. This is something the Don and the DUI hire at Defense do not seem to understand, at all. Note also the dig at how Elon is trying to insert himself into the big picture. warroom.armywarcollege.edu/articles/glo...
THE END OF THE “JUST-IN-TIME” COALITION: GLOBAL SOF READINESS
Building a military coalition on the fly is a luxury of the past, and future conflicts demand that the U.S. and its international allies are ready to fight together instantly. Tracking this readiness ...
warroom.armywarcollege.edu
OK, let’s weaponize every layer of the atmosphere, and space while we’re at it. You like where we’re heading? www.twz.com/news-feature...
Aerostar High-Altitude Balloons Being Turned Into Drone Motherships
Balloons laden with drones flying high in the stratosphere could persistently surveil enemy forces over vast areas and even attack targets on demand.
twz.com
Well, the DUI hire at Defense wants to test for testosterone, and offer TRT to the guys with low scores. Didju know TRT can make your nuts stop working? And, Defense may have to start issuing Manziers. my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treat...
Is TRT Right for Me?
Testosterone replacement therapy has certain risks and benefits. Learn more to see if you’re a candidate.
my.clevelandclinic.org
You know things are bad when the fools running the show now won’t release this report, first time in 20 years of annual required reports. www.scmp.com/news/world/u...
Pentagon blocks review of F-35 project for first time in over 20 years
The Controlled Unclassified Information label has been criticised for allowing the Defence Department to block data from going public.
scmp.com
A jargon-filled but brief description of the battlefield information architecture that is here now. I have not seen it realistically depicted in a movie. smallwarsjournal.com/2026/07/22/i...
Intelligence Support to Over-the-Horizon Targeting in Contested Environments
Over-the-horizon intelligence support is increasingly vital in large-scale support operations, but sensor-to-shooter gaps still need fixing.
smallwarsjournal.com
Step by step…. “So I appreciate the question. I will leave it up to the U.S. government to decide how that capability might fulfill mission objectives that they have in that regard.” www.twz.com/space/could-...
Could This New Northrop Spacecraft Use Its Robotic Arms To Attack Enemy Satellites?
The Mission Robotic Vehicle's main job is refueling satellites in orbit, but open the door to a different kind of 'armed' capability.
twz.com
The tube….. watchin’ too much might be bad for ya. dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories...
Heavy TV watching associated with smaller brain structures
Reduced volume was found in areas of the brain connected to memory formation, indicating a potential link between TV watching and higher dementia risk.
dornsife.usc.edu
Troy Jackson was really a lumberjack. Seriously, he should get Monte Python’s permission to use their lumberjack song as the campaign ditty.
Just a cheerful reminder that it could all end in a couple of hours. We’ve come close a few times. Two times it was just one guy (in both cases a Soviet officer) who refused to go along with a ready-to-go launch. At an important level humans are insane. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘Most people don’t know we’ve set up a doomsday system’: physicist Laura Grego on satellites, nuclear weapons and the battle for our skies
Elon Musk is trying to own it, competing powers are trying to fight in it and nobody seems to be regulating it. So who does space really belong to?
theguardian.com