Alex Braeburn
@dchope2018.bsky.social
Democrat, news junkie, facts matter
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Elon Musk is steering Tesla toward robot production, and the plan isn't as absurd as it may initially seem, Patrick George writes.
Tesla Wants to Build a Robot Army
And so does the rest of the auto industry
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November 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Elon Musk is steering Tesla toward robot production, and the plan isn't as absurd as it may initially seem, Patrick George writes.
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Michael Joseph Gerardi just entered an appearance in Newsom v. Trump, over troop deployment in California.
Per his resume, he was doing policy work for the AG/DAG during—as to DOJ specifically—the journalist subpoena policy change and the Library of Congress/Copyright Office attempted takeover.
Per his resume, he was doing policy work for the AG/DAG during—as to DOJ specifically—the journalist subpoena policy change and the Library of Congress/Copyright Office attempted takeover.
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Michael Joseph Gerardi just entered an appearance in Newsom v. Trump, over troop deployment in California.
Per his resume, he was doing policy work for the AG/DAG during—as to DOJ specifically—the journalist subpoena policy change and the Library of Congress/Copyright Office attempted takeover.
Per his resume, he was doing policy work for the AG/DAG during—as to DOJ specifically—the journalist subpoena policy change and the Library of Congress/Copyright Office attempted takeover.
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MBS: "I feel painful about the families of 9/11, but ... "
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
MBS: "I feel painful about the families of 9/11, but ... "
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You don't often see this at the end of a whistleblower story:
November 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
You don't often see this at the end of a whistleblower story:
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MBS claims the murder of Khashoggi was "a huge mistake and we're our doing our best that this doesn't happen again."
November 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
MBS claims the murder of Khashoggi was "a huge mistake and we're our doing our best that this doesn't happen again."
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MI5 spy service warns UK lawmakers Chinese spies posing as headhunters reut.rs/3XBcXU8
MI5 spy service warns UK lawmakers Chinese spies posing as headhunters
Britain's MI5 security service issued a new warning to lawmakers on Tuesday about attempts by Chinese agents to collect information and influence activity, its latest accusation that Beijing is trying to spy on the nation's parliament.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
MI5 spy service warns UK lawmakers Chinese spies posing as headhunters reut.rs/3XBcXU8
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There's definitely a consistent theme with the Trump White House
November 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
There's definitely a consistent theme with the Trump White House
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Speaker Johnson is already laying the groundwork for massive redactions in the Epstein files. He lies so easily it barely looks like effort.
November 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Speaker Johnson is already laying the groundwork for massive redactions in the Epstein files. He lies so easily it barely looks like effort.
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🇺🇦✈️ Two Major Air Fleet Agreements in 2025
🇫🇷🇸🇪 Ukraine placed an initial order for 100 Rafale fighter jets. Ukraine and Sweden signed a letter of intent covering the potential purchase of up to 150 Saab JAS 39 Gripen E fighter jets.
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theukrainianreview.info/two-major-ai...
🇫🇷🇸🇪 Ukraine placed an initial order for 100 Rafale fighter jets. Ukraine and Sweden signed a letter of intent covering the potential purchase of up to 150 Saab JAS 39 Gripen E fighter jets.
Read more 👀⬇️
theukrainianreview.info/two-major-ai...
Two Major Air Fleet Agreements in 2025
This autumn, Ukraine made two significant moves to strengthen its aviation capabilities: a letter of intent with France for the supply of Rafale fighter jets an
theukrainianreview.info
November 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM
🇺🇦✈️ Two Major Air Fleet Agreements in 2025
🇫🇷🇸🇪 Ukraine placed an initial order for 100 Rafale fighter jets. Ukraine and Sweden signed a letter of intent covering the potential purchase of up to 150 Saab JAS 39 Gripen E fighter jets.
Read more 👀⬇️
theukrainianreview.info/two-major-ai...
🇫🇷🇸🇪 Ukraine placed an initial order for 100 Rafale fighter jets. Ukraine and Sweden signed a letter of intent covering the potential purchase of up to 150 Saab JAS 39 Gripen E fighter jets.
Read more 👀⬇️
theukrainianreview.info/two-major-ai...
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On Thursday, I instructed to prepare the Staff meeting. I am preparing several necessary legislative initiatives and principled swift decisions that our state needs.
November 18, 2025 at 9:09 AM
On Thursday, I instructed to prepare the Staff meeting. I am preparing several necessary legislative initiatives and principled swift decisions that our state needs.
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🇹🇷 Tomorrow, I will hold meetings in Türkiye. We are preparing to reinvigorate negotiations.
Doing everything possible to bring the end of the war closer is Ukraine’s top priority. We are also working to restore POW exchanges and bring our prisoners of war home.
Doing everything possible to bring the end of the war closer is Ukraine’s top priority. We are also working to restore POW exchanges and bring our prisoners of war home.
November 18, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🇹🇷 Tomorrow, I will hold meetings in Türkiye. We are preparing to reinvigorate negotiations.
Doing everything possible to bring the end of the war closer is Ukraine’s top priority. We are also working to restore POW exchanges and bring our prisoners of war home.
Doing everything possible to bring the end of the war closer is Ukraine’s top priority. We are also working to restore POW exchanges and bring our prisoners of war home.
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🇪🇸🇺🇦 Zelensky: Today, I am holding meetings in Spain. We expect that another strong country will increase its support.
We are working to ensure that the meeting with Prime Minister Sánchez of Spain results in agreements that will give us greater strength.
We are working to ensure that the meeting with Prime Minister Sánchez of Spain results in agreements that will give us greater strength.
November 18, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🇪🇸🇺🇦 Zelensky: Today, I am holding meetings in Spain. We expect that another strong country will increase its support.
We are working to ensure that the meeting with Prime Minister Sánchez of Spain results in agreements that will give us greater strength.
We are working to ensure that the meeting with Prime Minister Sánchez of Spain results in agreements that will give us greater strength.
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US Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Turkey tomorrow to meet with Zelensky, according to Reuters. The Ukrainian president earlier confirmed his Wednesday trip to Turkey, aimed at ramping up negotiations, tied to ceasefire talks and prisoner exchanges.
November 18, 2025 at 9:10 AM
US Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Turkey tomorrow to meet with Zelensky, according to Reuters. The Ukrainian president earlier confirmed his Wednesday trip to Turkey, aimed at ramping up negotiations, tied to ceasefire talks and prisoner exchanges.
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🇺🇦🇹🇷 Zelensky said he planned to go to Turkey on Wednesday in an attempt to revive talks with Russia on how to end the war in Ukraine, - Reuters
🇺🇸❗️Witkoff would also visit Turkey on Wednesday and join the planned talks there with Zelenskiy.
🇺🇸❗️Witkoff would also visit Turkey on Wednesday and join the planned talks there with Zelenskiy.
November 18, 2025 at 9:13 AM
🇺🇦🇹🇷 Zelensky said he planned to go to Turkey on Wednesday in an attempt to revive talks with Russia on how to end the war in Ukraine, - Reuters
🇺🇸❗️Witkoff would also visit Turkey on Wednesday and join the planned talks there with Zelenskiy.
🇺🇸❗️Witkoff would also visit Turkey on Wednesday and join the planned talks there with Zelenskiy.
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Logistics, rotation, and medical evacuation have become deadly because drones spot and strike anything that moves, forcing soldiers to spend weeks on the zero line and wounded troops to crawl kilometers for help.
November 18, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Logistics, rotation, and medical evacuation have become deadly because drones spot and strike anything that moves, forcing soldiers to spend weeks on the zero line and wounded troops to crawl kilometers for help.
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🐝🇺🇦 Drones have erased the idea of a fixed front line in Ukraine, - POLITICO
Instead, a 20-kilometer “kill zone” has formed where swarms of surveillance and attack drones hunt soldiers, cut supply routes, and make evacuations nearly impossible.
Instead, a 20-kilometer “kill zone” has formed where swarms of surveillance and attack drones hunt soldiers, cut supply routes, and make evacuations nearly impossible.
November 18, 2025 at 9:29 AM
🐝🇺🇦 Drones have erased the idea of a fixed front line in Ukraine, - POLITICO
Instead, a 20-kilometer “kill zone” has formed where swarms of surveillance and attack drones hunt soldiers, cut supply routes, and make evacuations nearly impossible.
Instead, a 20-kilometer “kill zone” has formed where swarms of surveillance and attack drones hunt soldiers, cut supply routes, and make evacuations nearly impossible.
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US is the biggest recipient of Chinese loans, study shows reut.rs/3LTM9vL
US is the biggest recipient of Chinese loans, study shows
The United States is the biggest recipient of China's lending activities globally, according to a study which tracked Beijing's credit activities and found it is increasingly lending to higher-income countries over developing countries.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
US is the biggest recipient of Chinese loans, study shows reut.rs/3LTM9vL
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Feels like we're at the stage where Nixon caved to the pressure and released transcripts of the Oval Office recordings, which turned out to have been heavily edited and misleading.
We might be jumping ahead to the 18 1/2 minute erasure, though.
But I'm not sure the 1-to-1 comparison really works?
We might be jumping ahead to the 18 1/2 minute erasure, though.
But I'm not sure the 1-to-1 comparison really works?
Attention, historians of Watergate! I'm getting flashbacks from the months of back and forth, reversals and blunders over release of White House records. What stage are we at with the Epstein Files? Drip, drip, drip, as we used to say. @kevinmkruse.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Feels like we're at the stage where Nixon caved to the pressure and released transcripts of the Oval Office recordings, which turned out to have been heavily edited and misleading.
We might be jumping ahead to the 18 1/2 minute erasure, though.
But I'm not sure the 1-to-1 comparison really works?
We might be jumping ahead to the 18 1/2 minute erasure, though.
But I'm not sure the 1-to-1 comparison really works?
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A consistent theme of the current era is that if you appoint unqualified people to do important jobs so they will follow your orders, they may do what they are told to do, but they will also be very bad at those very important jobs.
BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, finding real prospect that "government misconduct" may have tainted the case.
November 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A consistent theme of the current era is that if you appoint unqualified people to do important jobs so they will follow your orders, they may do what they are told to do, but they will also be very bad at those very important jobs.
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As Ukraine focuses its main forces on defending Pokrovsk, Russia is intensifying its offensive in the southeast and pushing toward Zaporizhzhia
If Russian troops get close enough, they could begin hunting civilians with FPV drones, as they already do in Kherson euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/17/w...
If Russian troops get close enough, they could begin hunting civilians with FPV drones, as they already do in Kherson euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/17/w...
“We saw this near Vuhledar. It ended with Kurakhove’s fall”: Same Russian pattern now unfolding on another front, as Ukraine diverts forces to Pokrovsk
While 170,000 Russians pin Ukraine at Pokrovsk in Donbas, 70 trucks daily infiltrate the neighboring region.
euromaidanpress.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
As Ukraine focuses its main forces on defending Pokrovsk, Russia is intensifying its offensive in the southeast and pushing toward Zaporizhzhia
If Russian troops get close enough, they could begin hunting civilians with FPV drones, as they already do in Kherson euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/17/w...
If Russian troops get close enough, they could begin hunting civilians with FPV drones, as they already do in Kherson euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/17/w...
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Everyone's missing potentially the most interesting thing about this order, which is the judge's finding that Halligan may have returned an indictment that was never presented to the jury
November 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Everyone's missing potentially the most interesting thing about this order, which is the judge's finding that Halligan may have returned an indictment that was never presented to the jury
