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Veteran, Paul and Daisy Soros Fellow

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It's Big Iron's turn to shine!

Wait, I'm hearing they're all down for maintenance.

11.03.2026 06:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

chat should your manager know things like β€œhow the team can be eliminated from the entire tournament”

11.03.2026 04:50 πŸ‘ 407 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 1

There was an Afghan SIV holder on my team and I remember by day 3 trying to rack and stack all these requests he just went off: "If you're wondering why you lost this war it's because you were in my country for 20 full years and didn't learn a damn thing."

11.03.2026 03:37 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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If you have to make a tradeoff, favor anti-stalking vs anti-theft

#realworldcrypto

11.03.2026 03:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public.

I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are.

1/ Here's what I can share:

11.03.2026 01:03 πŸ‘ 13579 πŸ” 5535 πŸ’¬ 378 πŸ“Œ 769

Regarding Iran's threats to the Strait, Trump claims, "We have the greatest mine sweeping ability." Um, no. 1/4

09.03.2026 22:58 πŸ‘ 84 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 4

hazing and gang initiation are very similar activities that produce similar outputs

07.03.2026 15:23 πŸ‘ 266 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 2

I served, you're absolutely full of shit. The poster or book with forbidden tattoos is older than either of us. And I was a combat medic, saw plenty of infantry with ink and none of it racist symbols. Because they wanted to stay in the military.

06.03.2026 22:12 πŸ‘ 1351 πŸ” 242 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 7

She's right. Kind of dismayed to see people still doing this after we just did the whole "Afghan women" thing a few years ago which of course was another lie. We were never there for that. But lies are like music and fashion, the lies repeat because if someone bought it once they'll buy it again.

06.03.2026 17:50 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

SE Solutions is an honest name for the kind of firm headquartered in McLean VA; rebranding it to steampunk is a bold act of creative fiction.

05.03.2026 21:58 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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US forces land in Iraqi western desert, clash with Iraqi troops, leave one dead: Sources A US special force has landed in desert areas in Iraq’s Anbar, Najaf and Karbala provinces, resulting in reported clashes with Iraqi forces that left one soldier dead and two others wounded, according...

The JSOC experience: arrive, murder a member of the armed forces of a nation who we want to be a partner, leave.

The use the language of "clash" but the additional reporting is that a column sent out to investigate what was happening got air striked with no warning.

www.rudaw.net/english/midd...

05.03.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 278 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 21

I imagine that the 148 school girls at an elementary school in Minab were cute, yes

01.03.2026 16:20 πŸ‘ 200 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Cass Sunstein was pushing prediction markets as a fairer alternative to deliberation (e.g. committees, juries) back in 2008. (This and "nudging" in lieu of policy.) The quant asshole revolution of the Obama era laid the groundwork for the gambling, scams, and bullshit vibes paradigm of today.

01.03.2026 10:45 πŸ‘ 182 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 4

what a stupid violent day in a stupid violent era

01.03.2026 03:27 πŸ‘ 229 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Jean luc Picard extending his arm with mouth open in the β€œwhat the fuck” meme

Jean luc Picard extending his arm with mouth open in the β€œwhat the fuck” meme

01.03.2026 03:14 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If Khamenei is dead - and presumably has been dead potentially all day, the fact that the Iranian military has been continuing to launch strikes (and is reportedly launching more as I type this) should give anyone thinking otherwise pause about how likely his death is to lead to regime collapse.

28.02.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 436 πŸ” 84 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 14
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Let him cook

28.02.2026 22:41 πŸ‘ 289 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 7

This is no doubt the outcome of personal and deep-held grudges among leadership in CENTCOM (as was the Solmenani strike).

Goes without saying that personal vendettas make for stupid and immoral policy.

28.02.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't have anything I can say on here except that I want everyone, especially the kids, to be safe and well, and that my heart hurts for so many people I care about who are terrified for their loved ones tonight

28.02.2026 07:37 πŸ‘ 525 πŸ” 102 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

what the fuck friday night

28.02.2026 07:20 πŸ‘ 561 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 0

The thing about the Taliban is that it's probably best understood as a Pashtun ethnic movement rather than a religious one. The Afghanistan-Pakistan border divides the Pashtun tribal lands almost exactly in half, leaving Pashtuns as ethnic minorities in both Afghanistan and Pakistan.

27.02.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 83 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Put it in a Gmail draft

27.02.2026 01:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They might as well have sent a bell that rang itself and shouted "Shame" game of thrones style.

26.02.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 516 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

If I had a giant Totenkopf skull on my chest that I was trying to pass off as a big ol' misunderstanding, I personally would not amplify neo-nazis on social media

If I were trying to dog-whistle my support for white supremacy, on the other hand, this is exactly what I'd do

26.02.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 857 πŸ” 223 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 5

I am seething with rage. We cannot treat people like this, let alone fucking blind refugees who escaped a literal genocide enabled by US tech companies.

25.02.2026 21:25 πŸ‘ 149 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Walked out of the State of the Union because I couldn’t sit through hours of Trump’s lies.

Americans know the truth: he’s spiking prices and wrecking our economy.

We’re a better country than this.

25.02.2026 03:43 πŸ‘ 4555 πŸ” 768 πŸ’¬ 272 πŸ“Œ 73

Great opportunity to teach your kid you don’t have to do something just because an authority figure says you have to.

25.02.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby The creator of Nearby Glasses made the app after reading 404 Media's coverage of how people are using Meta's Ray-Bans smartglasses to film people without their knowledge or consent. β€œI consider it to ...

NEW: A hobbyist has created Nearby Glasses, an app that warns you if someone close by is wearing smart glasses. 404 Media spoke to the creator who said he was inspired by our coverage that uncovers how men are wearing Meta's Ray-Bans to covertly film massage parlor workers.

24.02.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 11751 πŸ” 5043 πŸ’¬ 150 πŸ“Œ 275

I feel this so strongly. Covid was a test of our moral integrity & decency -- *not just elites, but all of us* -- and we failed.

I genuinely think one reason Covid has been memory-holed so hard, & so crusted w/ myths & conspiracy theories, is that on some level we know this & are ashamed.

22.02.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 2357 πŸ” 532 πŸ’¬ 104 πŸ“Œ 51