Andrew Facini
@andrewfacini.com
Nuke policy starter pack! https://go.bsky.app/8jiQV43
Nuclear weapons policy, history, culture, and other things to help you sleep. Comms Director and Sr Fellow, @councilonstrategicrisks.org. Teaching and such at Harvard Extension. Views my own.
Nuclear weapons policy, history, culture, and other things to help you sleep. Comms Director and Sr Fellow, @councilonstrategicrisks.org. Teaching and such at Harvard Extension. Views my own.
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Andrew Facini
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· Jan 24
In the first 100 days I will dig down into the place of honor. On day one I will issue an Executive Order that the radical woke warning signs be removed and anyone perpetuating the "dangerous and repulsive" lie to be terminated. I will restore the country by touching the ancient treasures.
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Merry Christmas bluesky
I brought eggnog
I brought eggnog
December 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Merry Christmas bluesky
I brought eggnog
I brought eggnog
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I blame my lack of #NuclearWarOnXmas on fascism & COVID intersection.
Gentle reminder: a tree near a window can be a death trap when ignited from the thermal pulse of a nearby nuclear detonation!
Gentle reminder: a tree near a window can be a death trap when ignited from the thermal pulse of a nearby nuclear detonation!
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I blame my lack of #NuclearWarOnXmas on fascism & COVID intersection.
Gentle reminder: a tree near a window can be a death trap when ignited from the thermal pulse of a nearby nuclear detonation!
Gentle reminder: a tree near a window can be a death trap when ignited from the thermal pulse of a nearby nuclear detonation!
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YOU ARE BEING CONNED ON A LEVEL UNPRECEDENTED IN HOLIDAY HISTORY
Santa has penetrated our air defenses and Omaha goes in 19 minutes. Mr President, authorize the SIOP plan while we still have the computer. Launch on his workshop.
December 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
YOU ARE BEING CONNED ON A LEVEL UNPRECEDENTED IN HOLIDAY HISTORY
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Japanese Ministry of Defense reports PLA radar lock on Santa around the disputed Senkaku Islands
December 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Japanese Ministry of Defense reports PLA radar lock on Santa around the disputed Senkaku Islands
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*at the expense of DDGs / frigates
Ofc this is putting aside completely the discussion to be had that building battleships in 2025 is malpractice to the degree that it should probably be considered sabotage and result in multiple impeachments
December 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
*at the expense of DDGs / frigates
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Ofc this is putting aside completely the discussion to be had that building battleships in 2025 is malpractice to the degree that it should probably be considered sabotage and result in multiple impeachments
December 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Ofc this is putting aside completely the discussion to be had that building battleships in 2025 is malpractice to the degree that it should probably be considered sabotage and result in multiple impeachments
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this is just insane
December 23, 2025 at 10:09 PM
this is just insane
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Wait until you hear that LLMs can only train on digitized/datafied info.
Most of the FACTS scholars use are in archives/libraries.
Less than 1% of archival colletions worldwide have been digitized.
Also: lots of facts are not even in archives, but in the attics.
Most of the FACTS scholars use are in archives/libraries.
Less than 1% of archival colletions worldwide have been digitized.
Also: lots of facts are not even in archives, but in the attics.
suspect a big reason why many academics and others who work in areas where getting facts RIGHT is key are disinterested in using LLMs for research:
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
December 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Wait until you hear that LLMs can only train on digitized/datafied info.
Most of the FACTS scholars use are in archives/libraries.
Less than 1% of archival colletions worldwide have been digitized.
Also: lots of facts are not even in archives, but in the attics.
Most of the FACTS scholars use are in archives/libraries.
Less than 1% of archival colletions worldwide have been digitized.
Also: lots of facts are not even in archives, but in the attics.
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The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense force working on railguns instead of modular gold-plated hulls.
December 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense force working on railguns instead of modular gold-plated hulls.
Renuclearizing the surface navy means assuming so many new risks: more chances for mistaken identity, severe complications for crewing and sustainment, and just blurring of stakes.
But even if not, all the inherent problems of TNW would apply. We looked at naval use briefly here:
But even if not, all the inherent problems of TNW would apply. We looked at naval use briefly here:
December 23, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Renuclearizing the surface navy means assuming so many new risks: more chances for mistaken identity, severe complications for crewing and sustainment, and just blurring of stakes.
But even if not, all the inherent problems of TNW would apply. We looked at naval use briefly here:
But even if not, all the inherent problems of TNW would apply. We looked at naval use briefly here:
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This particular bad idea isn't just Trump, 'serious' nuclear hawks have been pushing it -- in part arguing putting tactical nukes on Trident subs wasn't very useful for deterrence, which is exactly what people like Tom and I warned when they successfully pushed for tactical nukes on Trident subs
John Phelan just re-nuclearized the surface navy by saying the Trump class will carry nukes
That's utterly bonkers.
That's utterly bonkers.
December 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This particular bad idea isn't just Trump, 'serious' nuclear hawks have been pushing it -- in part arguing putting tactical nukes on Trident subs wasn't very useful for deterrence, which is exactly what people like Tom and I warned when they successfully pushed for tactical nukes on Trident subs
"The Navy secretary John Phelan says the Trump-class battleships will be equipped with the “nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile.”"
This whole thing must really slap if you're stupid
This whole thing must really slap if you're stupid
Update from Zolan Kanno-Youngs
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
"The Navy secretary John Phelan says the Trump-class battleships will be equipped with the “nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile.”"
This whole thing must really slap if you're stupid
This whole thing must really slap if you're stupid
Show me the welders
Show me the shipyards
This is vaporware
Show me the shipyards
This is vaporware
President Trump will announce on Monday a new type of large warship he is calling “battleships,” marking a step toward achieving the president’s vision for a new “Golden Fleet.”
Trump To Announce Navy Will Buy New ‘Battleship’
The new warship will be the latest in what the White House envisions as a “Golden Fleet.”
on.wsj.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Show me the welders
Show me the shipyards
This is vaporware
Show me the shipyards
This is vaporware
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So Bari Weiss’s first real editorial intervention at CBS is to repress coverage of American concentration camps.
December 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
So Bari Weiss’s first real editorial intervention at CBS is to repress coverage of American concentration camps.
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For every 1 post you make or share about someone who sucks, you have to share 3 posts about someone who is awesome. That's the rule.
December 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
For every 1 post you make or share about someone who sucks, you have to share 3 posts about someone who is awesome. That's the rule.
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a required skill for being able to use an LLM in any professional capacity is discernment, essentially already being an expert in the field so you know when (and why) its outputs are incorrect.
now, LLMs are being deployed to non-expert groups in a way that ensures they will never *be* experts
now, LLMs are being deployed to non-expert groups in a way that ensures they will never *be* experts
suspect a big reason why many academics and others who work in areas where getting facts RIGHT is key are disinterested in using LLMs for research:
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
December 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
a required skill for being able to use an LLM in any professional capacity is discernment, essentially already being an expert in the field so you know when (and why) its outputs are incorrect.
now, LLMs are being deployed to non-expert groups in a way that ensures they will never *be* experts
now, LLMs are being deployed to non-expert groups in a way that ensures they will never *be* experts
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Oh thank fuck.
THE SOLSTICE OCCURRED @ 20251221 10:03 AM
UR ASTRONOMICAL WINTER HAS JUST BEGUN THO UR METEOROLOGICAL WINTER BEGAN 12/1
BUT
UR DAYS WILL NOW BEGIN 2 GET LONGER
CONGRATS U MADE IT
UR ASTRONOMICAL WINTER HAS JUST BEGUN THO UR METEOROLOGICAL WINTER BEGAN 12/1
BUT
UR DAYS WILL NOW BEGIN 2 GET LONGER
CONGRATS U MADE IT
December 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Oh thank fuck.
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This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
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STEFANIK DROPS OUT: Leaving Congress — and won’t run for Gov
Bulletin from the Times-Union: www.timesunion.com/churchill/ar...
Bulletin from the Times-Union: www.timesunion.com/churchill/ar...
Churchill: Stefanik says she won't run for governor — or Congress
“In a traditionally blue state like New York, you sort of have to have all the stars aligned politically,” Rep. Elise Stefanik said, citing a primary challenge and other concerns.
www.timesunion.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
STEFANIK DROPS OUT: Leaving Congress — and won’t run for Gov
Bulletin from the Times-Union: www.timesunion.com/churchill/ar...
Bulletin from the Times-Union: www.timesunion.com/churchill/ar...
Oh hell yeah we got the thunder sleet going on in nyc
December 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Oh hell yeah we got the thunder sleet going on in nyc
Gen Z is killing the SEAD industry. Nobody wants to wild weasel anymore.
Yet, even though strikes against early-warning radars are possible, Dark Eagle is more likely to be used for counter-anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) purposes. In a war with Russia, it would serve as a “door kicker” to take down 🇷🇺 air defense radars and enable a more permissive strike campaign. 7/
December 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Gen Z is killing the SEAD industry. Nobody wants to wild weasel anymore.
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Again: none of this is legal, and the rush to commit crimes just because a guy in a tie said so — and journalists’ refusal to describe it as a crime — is just incomprehensible to me. You can say no!
NEWS: They're adding Trump's name to the Kennedy Center building right now. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Kennedy Center adds Trump’s name to building
The signage change follows a vote by the board of trustees to rename the performing arts complex the Trump Kennedy Center.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Again: none of this is legal, and the rush to commit crimes just because a guy in a tie said so — and journalists’ refusal to describe it as a crime — is just incomprehensible to me. You can say no!
"Superiority"
"Dominance"
"Supremacy"
All of this allcaps boomer thinking is incompatible with the real world challenges we're going to face over the next 20 years, and every bit of it needs to be expunged from government.
"Dominance"
"Supremacy"
All of this allcaps boomer thinking is incompatible with the real world challenges we're going to face over the next 20 years, and every bit of it needs to be expunged from government.
ENSURING AMERICAN SPACE SUPERIORITY
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
December 19, 2025 at 1:03 AM
"Superiority"
"Dominance"
"Supremacy"
All of this allcaps boomer thinking is incompatible with the real world challenges we're going to face over the next 20 years, and every bit of it needs to be expunged from government.
"Dominance"
"Supremacy"
All of this allcaps boomer thinking is incompatible with the real world challenges we're going to face over the next 20 years, and every bit of it needs to be expunged from government.