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Tech, national security, and public policy with a side of aviation, sports, and hot takes Views are my own.

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TT@tathompsonks.bsky.social · 2h ago

I think there's a slim but interesting opportunity for Dems to run on taking care of our troops with investments in housing, quality of life, and improved spouse support. None of that is in the $1.5T Hegseth and crew are asking for

"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux@bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 4h ago

I know it sucks, but Dems have got to be prepared to inherit a munitions-and-readiness hole that is going to be expensive to fill, but which will need to be filled. Hardly the only such hole, but it will be a big one.

ae@aelkus.bsky.social · 15h ago

was about to post “max miller sure is a wackjob” and then i remembered every other news story about a republican politician being insane

Roger Parloff@rparloff.bsky.social · 20h ago

His full 15-page ruling, "reluctantly" dismissing cases of 8 Oath Keepers charged with seditious conspiracy—and he details the roles of each—is here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

#981 in United States v. RHODES, III (D.D.C., 1:22-cr-00015) – CourtListener.com

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER as to ELMER STEWART RHODES III (1), KELLY MEGGS (2), KENNETH HARRELSON (3), JESSICA WATKINS (4), ROBERTO A. MINUTA (6), JOSEPH HACKETT (7), DAVID MOERSCHEL (8), and EDWARD...

storage.courtlistener.com

Roger Parloff@rparloff.bsky.social · 20h ago

Judge Mehta's J6 Requiem "That book is now closed. Today’s epilogue diminishes the gravity of that day, denigrates the work of the prosecutors and ... officers who secured these convictions, and excuses criminal acts that caused a centuries-long pillar of our democracy ... to buckle."

This is the last of the prosecutions seeking to hold accountable those responsible for the events of January 6. That book is now closed. Today’s epilogue diminishes the gravity of that day, denigrates the work of the prosecutors and law enforcement officers who secured these convictions, and excuses criminal acts that caused a centuries-long pillar of our democracy—the peaceful transfer of presidential power—to buckle. The court cannot write a different ending.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 23h ago

TAPPER: Hold on -- hold on, 'cause I'm not done with the list of women who have accused you of violence. Are all three of them lying? REP. MAX MILLER: Yes. And I'm not getting out of the race because in 2016, President Donald J Trump faced the most extreme allegations in the world ...

Pwnallthethings@pwnallthethings.bsky.social · yesterday

Being able to argue your salary 5% better at interview, or to argue for a bonus that's a bit bigger is worth more than all the points and vouchers and bulk-purchase savings you'll make that year, and it's not a collaborative exercise; your boss is not on your side or playing fair in that negotiation

Aron Lund@aronlund.bsky.social · yesterday

Iran has now gobbled up nearly all U.S. ATACMS and PrSM ballistic missiles, plus half of Tomahawk cruise missiles and a very considerable share of the THAAD and Patriot interceptors, sources tell @reuters.com’s Erin Banco, Jonathan Landay, and Michael Stone. www.reuters.com/world/us-has...

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...

reuters.com

Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · 3d ago

I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.

TT@tathompsonks.bsky.social · 3d ago

"Everyone knows what the problem is: The organizations that bring young staffers to Washington, D.C. have spent the last decade prioritizing blind ideological loyalty instead of competence or intelligence,” said a senior GOP congressional staffer www.politico.com/news/magazin...

GOP Staffers Say the Party Has a Groyper Problem

Party veterans are concerned that the pipeline of young Republican talent is veering off course — and into terminally online extremism.

politico.com

Angry@angrystaffer.bsky.social · 4d ago

Trump’s entire statement is a lie. It’s just this week’s walkback of a threat he isn’t willing to actually carry out. What incentive does Iran have to negotiate in good faith? The 30th “fire and fury” message from Trump simply doesn’t hit the same.

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