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Manhattanite. Urbanist. Neo-liberal gentrifier.

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Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement - Wikipedia

There are some theories out there. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strateg...

14.03.2026 03:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The odds of Pakistan honoring its mutual defense pact with Saudi Arabia grows daily, I think. (The Pakistanis don't appear to want to have to do this for a variety of reasons, but Riyadh gets a say.)

14.03.2026 00:46 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

I’m heading troublesome reports that assassinating the leader of the spice rich regions is not working as per plan; since the son has survived and is leading a religious rebellion blocking spice exports.

Let’s see what happens if Imperial Sardaukar are deployed.

13.03.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Local Law 11 strikes again.

13.03.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I guess DHS has trouble with confused interviewees downtown.

12.03.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Have some home state pride.

12.03.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Project Plowshare would fix the Threads objection.

12.03.2026 12:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

the skinny jean thing was overdone and a lot of people took it in a direction that was a bit gross, but even so I think the concept of tights has a natural and timeless appeal that "wide pants" will never have.

12.03.2026 01:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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According to this, IEA member countries hold 1.2bn barrels of oil in emergency reserves and have agreed to release 400m barrels, by far the largest strategic release in its history. The Strait of Hormuz typically transmits 20m barrels a day.

11.03.2026 21:32 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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The parks department isn't very Buy America.

11.03.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ah yeah, China, famously not using AI or facial recognition for any kind of surveillance

11.03.2026 02:24 πŸ‘ 1309 πŸ” 128 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 3

If Putin facilitates the US-Iran ceasefire, the Norwegian Nobel Committee will have the opportunity to do the funniest thing imaginable.

09.03.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 136 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The guys in Grounded are lucky I can't name them.

09.03.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats to Americaβ€˜s class 1 RRs which will almost certainly blow this generational opportunity to collect market share.

08.03.2026 18:12 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Hybridization is an option we didn't really have back then either.

08.03.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Shouldn't the British WBC team have at least one lion on its uniform?

08.03.2026 01:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Depending on what you need it for, you could just be more granola. www.rei.com/product/2349...

07.03.2026 19:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

what did you all think degrowth looked like? vibes? papers? Essays?

06.03.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 272 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 1

It's fun but more subdued than the other NPL venue I've been to (Hiroshima). OTOH, Giants vs Baystars isn't quite the rivalry of Hiroshima vs Hanshin.

06.03.2026 17:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's clear the cost-exchange ratio is decidedly in the US favor. A narrow focus on Shahed/TBM defense misses a lot of factors the original concept from the 1970s was designed to capture. If you step back, Iran is on the wrong side of the curve. And badly so.

06.03.2026 15:26 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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F.D.A. Faces Upset Over Denials of New Drugs

What’s going on at the FDA is horrifying. We are the only profitable drug market on earth. Pharma profitability is marginal, and R&D takes a very long time. Even if these policies are reversed by the next administration, the risk this has introduced cannot be. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/h...

05.03.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Simpsons monkey paw curls

Simpsons monkey paw curls

"I wish gas was $10/gal to help achieve transit and climate goals."

04.03.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 204 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2
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South Korea's Cheongung-II Intercepts Iranian Missiles in UAE Combat Debut South Koreas Cheongung-II Intercepts Iranian Missiles in UAE Combat Debut Domestically developed M-SAM system achieved over 90% interception rate in first combat use, part of $3.5 billion UAE contract

"Cheongung-II (M-SAM) was deployed in combat in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and intercepted multiple Iranian missiles, it was revealed on the 3rd. This marks the first instance where South Korea’s exported weapon system has been deployed in combat" www.chosun.com/english/nati...

04.03.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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I wonder if they have to write in bullet points.
www.semafor.com/article/03/0...

04.03.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Iranian warship sinks off Sri Lanka, bodies recovered at sea The Sri Lankan authorities said they had rescued 32 people who were on board.

I admit I wasn't necessarily expecting this war to give us a Belgrano moment but here we are apparently
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

04.03.2026 12:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Omg, he used the phrase!!!

04.03.2026 00:34 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

We appear to even be saying -- so far as I can tell -- that US government employees and their dependents in those countries are on their own

03.03.2026 12:13 πŸ‘ 157 πŸ” 67 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 4

reading "Bombing to Win" on the subway and shaking my head to show everyone I'm against bombing to win

03.03.2026 18:43 πŸ‘ 1077 πŸ” 108 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 6

I'm sorry that unseriousness starts from the PM down. His refusal like his predecessors to be honest about the UK's position in world as struggling middle tier state, and instead talk about GREAT BRITAIN's role in the world.
See EU relations, see refusal increase defence spending, etc.

03.03.2026 18:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That won't work for big institutional cities. Champaign has had problems with UIUC admin lobbying IDOT to prevent student friendly road changes (bike lanes/speed limit reductions), and they own most of the commuter parking.

03.03.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0