This is a thing that is within their control and they absolutely should make their negotiating position
11.03.2026 21:24
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This is a thing that is within their control and they absolutely should make their negotiating position
Some serious Veep-shit here
A good thread on the (completely predictable) crisis in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Navy is increasingly concerned that the Islamic State or other terrorist groups could acquire and deploy cheap naval mines, which analysts say are available on the international black market to any group able and willing to pay. One potential nightmare scenario: A few mines in the Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East could shut down the key shipping channel for days or weeks. A fifth of the world’s oil supply moves through the narrow passage, the only route connecting the oil-rich Persian Gulf region to the open sea. Blocking it for even a few days could have a significant impact on global markets. To emphasize the concern, the mine-clearing exercise led by the U.S. this spring tested how the international community would respond if a terrorist group placed mines in Hormuz or in other strategic choke points in the region. Reporters for The Virginian-Pilot and the Investigative Reporting Program traveled to Bahrain in April to observe the exercise.
I wrote this a decade ago after traveling to Bahrain while investigating the U.S. Navy's aging minesweeping systems, which had fallen into disrepair:
"One potential nightmare scenario: A few mines in the Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East could shut down the key shipping channel for days or weeks"
I wasn't really around for the heyday of 80s big east basketball, but, even still, I terribly miss 90s (or even early oughts)-era big east hoops. I used to look forward to the big east tournament (or even random BE games throughout the season) just as much as the ncaa tourney. 🫗
Completely lawless from the top on down. CBP, even more so than ICE, needs to be abolished.
been thinking a lot about the minicontroversy about him wearing this hat during the dignified transfer ceremony and i have concluded he thinks it's his more formal hat
Some version of this is absolutely happening in the WH tonight.
boy in retrospect, really shouldn’t have elected the worst person in the entire country president. that, it appears, was less than wise
Learning that Platner was a bartender at the Tune Inn is another notch in the "he's not actually a Nazi" belt.
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Stained glass window showing army special forces with rifles in front of a church with a quote from Proverbs: "but the house of the righteous shall stand"
Stained glass window of a green beret toting a rifle with hebrew scripture below
"the truth shall make you free" stained glass window
Wounded, bloodied special forces stained window
The Fort Bragg "JFK Memorial Chapel" is something else...
Sure, but if you're making targeting decisions based *solely* on the output of an LLM that is known to frequently hallucinate, or make factual "mistakes," then you are bombing with reckless disregard for civilian life.
Yeah, this idea that the targeting was based off old data in Claude's model, while plausible as a partial explanation of what may have happened here, unfairly shifts the focus from an incompetent/malicious military decision to an amoral piece of software.
And yet the evidence for this proposition being cited by the OP is coming from that very same chatbot. 🤔
Tweet from senator Andy Kim wishing constituents a happy Purim. The graphic is New Jersey with lots of Mardi Gras iconography for some reason
oh that’s not—
Ladies and gentlemen, the Federalist Society!
Also, heart disease!
My first impression was that there was a gulf in perceived age between him and Hilary, which seemed far greater than between him & Biden/Trump. From the bits I saw of the depos, he largely came across as the old man that he is, while Hilary seemed the same as 2016 (10 years ago!).
Erik Spoelstra: "Our paint defense was fortified by Gabe Vincent. Nobody could have seen this coming."
It's interesting b/c I think the idea that it's being viewed as misleading is genuinely surprising to even some of the most experienced lawyers among us. (To be clear, I'm not questioning your good faith interpretation; I'm just surprised to see there's this type of sincere divide on the semantics).
FWIW, this was my immediate take.
I'm legitimately surprised to see this is your take. I don't know. The fact that this seems to be something of a Rorschach test for attorneys suggests it's not an issue worthy of argument (no pun intended).
I hate the weak-kneed average Democratic politician response to a moral crisis, but a not-insignificant part of me thinks this level support is, partly, because the likes of Schumer, Jeffries, et al., have been their typical abysmal selves.
I think I'd rather they start hiring folks claiming degrees from MIT or Carnegie and Mellon law schools.
The median atty w/ any govt and/or appellate experience would not find her stmt to even raise an eyebrow. Lawyers often state they "argued at/before X court" when they were involved in formulating either written or oral legal arguments made to the court. Most lawyering doesn't look like TV lawyering
How am I only just now learning that this exists?!? Amazing. Immediately to the top of my watchlist!
The word 'argue' does not exclusively mean oral argument." - GRISWOLD CAMPAIGN
I mean, she did... To this organization, before they ran this thing that feels like an unfair hit piece. (To be clear, I have no opinion on Griswold, her opponents, or the Colorado AG race. Just noting that this smells like a BS non-story to this objective outsider).
Cool stuff