EM Simpson
@emsetc.bsky.social
I am not a committee. Defense, pop-culture, Jayhawk propaganda. All opinions my own.
Co-host of Sirens: A Bombshell Production https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sirens-a-bombshell-production/id1195698408
Co-host of Sirens: A Bombshell Production https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sirens-a-bombshell-production/id1195698408
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Zelenskyy said he'll meet Trump in Florida this weekend to discuss most politically sensitive parts of US peace proposal that would ultimately be presented to Russia. He told reporters on WhatsApp, “meeting is specifically meant to finalise as much as we can”. More TK here
www.ft.com/content/4591...
www.ft.com/content/4591...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy preparing to meet Donald Trump within days at Mar-a-Lago
Talks expected to address the most sensitive parts of US peace plan
www.ft.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Zelenskyy said he'll meet Trump in Florida this weekend to discuss most politically sensitive parts of US peace proposal that would ultimately be presented to Russia. He told reporters on WhatsApp, “meeting is specifically meant to finalise as much as we can”. More TK here
www.ft.com/content/4591...
www.ft.com/content/4591...
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Adding “Bomb Nigeria” to the list of “things men will do to avoid spending Christmas with their families.”
December 26, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Adding “Bomb Nigeria” to the list of “things men will do to avoid spending Christmas with their families.”
Have we ever established why there are so many mannequins at the McAllister house?
December 26, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Have we ever established why there are so many mannequins at the McAllister house?
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Imagine you win the $1.8 Billion Power Ball jackpot and suddenly you're the only billionaire getting properly taxed
December 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Imagine you win the $1.8 Billion Power Ball jackpot and suddenly you're the only billionaire getting properly taxed
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US strikes inside of Nigeria 🚨
Very curious what assets we used, what Nigerian govt thinks, and how to square this with what Trump's new Nation Security Strategy says about interests and priorities in Africa
Very curious what assets we used, what Nigerian govt thinks, and how to square this with what Trump's new Nation Security Strategy says about interests and priorities in Africa
Trump on Christmas: “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria.”
December 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
US strikes inside of Nigeria 🚨
Very curious what assets we used, what Nigerian govt thinks, and how to square this with what Trump's new Nation Security Strategy says about interests and priorities in Africa
Very curious what assets we used, what Nigerian govt thinks, and how to square this with what Trump's new Nation Security Strategy says about interests and priorities in Africa
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First-ever US airstrikes in Nigeria put the second Trump admin’s 2025 combat actions at:
—Nigeria—tonight’s strikes
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes (Mar-Apr)
—Somalia—120 strikes, 1 ground raid
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Iran—3 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
—Nigeria—tonight’s strikes
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes (Mar-Apr)
—Somalia—120 strikes, 1 ground raid
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Iran—3 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
December 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
First-ever US airstrikes in Nigeria put the second Trump admin’s 2025 combat actions at:
—Nigeria—tonight’s strikes
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes (Mar-Apr)
—Somalia—120 strikes, 1 ground raid
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Iran—3 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
—Nigeria—tonight’s strikes
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes (Mar-Apr)
—Somalia—120 strikes, 1 ground raid
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Iran—3 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
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Gotta keep your head on a swivel for good spoonerisms, they’re everywhere. Tonight’s football game, for instance, Briefs-Chonkos
December 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Gotta keep your head on a swivel for good spoonerisms, they’re everywhere. Tonight’s football game, for instance, Briefs-Chonkos
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Batman Returns bsky.app/profile/john...
What's the most tragically underrated Christmas movie of all time?
December 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Batman Returns bsky.app/profile/john...
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Silly me, thinking about performative airstrikes in Venezuela over Christmas when I should have been thinking about performative airstrikes in Nigeria.
December 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Silly me, thinking about performative airstrikes in Venezuela over Christmas when I should have been thinking about performative airstrikes in Nigeria.
I need it to be 15 degrees cooler here so I can step outside during my hot flashes
December 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I need it to be 15 degrees cooler here so I can step outside during my hot flashes
I always forget that The Dan Band is in Single All the Way
December 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I always forget that The Dan Band is in Single All the Way
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What a shining light for over a century. We need more Betty Reid Soskins in this world.
Betty Reid Soskin, once the nation’s oldest park ranger, has died at age 104
She co-founded Reid’s Records in Berkeley, dated Jackie Robinson, delivered cash for the Black Panthers and published a memoir.
www.berkeleyside.org
December 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
What a shining light for over a century. We need more Betty Reid Soskins in this world.
Can anyone tell me if there is currently snow on the ground in Santa Fe? Cc @cherylrofer.bsky.social
December 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Can anyone tell me if there is currently snow on the ground in Santa Fe? Cc @cherylrofer.bsky.social
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this is the greatest feeling, when the cord box proves its utility to a family member
December 20, 2025 at 6:35 AM
this is the greatest feeling, when the cord box proves its utility to a family member
Managed to set the clock on my new oven
December 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Managed to set the clock on my new oven
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And now for something completely different
December 19, 2025 at 2:52 AM
And now for something completely different
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2013 was the first time in 30 years the Maine shrimp season was canceled. It never reopened (if you had Maine shrimp in the intervening years, it was from the small "test catch" done to see if they could reopen. This year's catch was < 7 pounds).
This is just so sad. We did this.
This is just so sad. We did this.
When climate change takes a flavor from the world.
My in-law family has told me about the tiny, intense pink shrimp that were harvested in stormy seas in Maine winters.
Now warming oceans have reduced the shrimp population to almost nothing, and the fishery has been officially closed.
My in-law family has told me about the tiny, intense pink shrimp that were harvested in stormy seas in Maine winters.
Now warming oceans have reduced the shrimp population to almost nothing, and the fishery has been officially closed.
New England’s shrimp fishery to shut down for the long haul after years of decline
Fishing regulators are extending a shutdown for New England’s historic shrimp fishing business, effectively shuttering an industry that fell victim to warming oceans.
www.pressherald.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:47 AM
2013 was the first time in 30 years the Maine shrimp season was canceled. It never reopened (if you had Maine shrimp in the intervening years, it was from the small "test catch" done to see if they could reopen. This year's catch was < 7 pounds).
This is just so sad. We did this.
This is just so sad. We did this.
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Absolute worst part of being an adult is that you need to have a dinner plan every day
December 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Absolute worst part of being an adult is that you need to have a dinner plan every day
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Liz Cook reviews Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce's Kansas City steakhouse: defector.com/two-nights-p...
Two Nights Playing With Fire At Patrick Mahomes And Travis Kelce's Steakhouse | Defector
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As celebrity restaurant mascots, athletes offer a tidy sense of vertical integration: Why not supply the very calories they need to expend on the field? I’m surprised there are so…
defector.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Liz Cook reviews Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce's Kansas City steakhouse: defector.com/two-nights-p...
Pour one out for one of my favorite bands
Jane’s Addiction briefly came together on Instagram in order to announce their official separation. This comes a year after Perry Farrell punched Dave Navarro on stage, and months after they sued each other.
Jane’s Addiction Are Officially Broken Up
Jane’s Addiction briefly came together on Instagram in order to announce their official separation. This comes a year after Perry Farrell punched Dave Navarro on stage, and months after they sued each other.
www.vulture.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Pour one out for one of my favorite bands
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After the remarkable turnover at Relativity Space, my colleague @kielporter.bsky.social and I dove into what really happened at the company and how it's moving forward with its new CEO Eric Schmidt
A Rocket Maker Burned Through Its Cash, Then Eric Schmidt Swooped In
Relativity Space tried to build spacecraft with 3D printing. After a series of setbacks, Google’s former chief has taken the helm — and the old boss’s big idea is being left behind.
www.bloomberg.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
After the remarkable turnover at Relativity Space, my colleague @kielporter.bsky.social and I dove into what really happened at the company and how it's moving forward with its new CEO Eric Schmidt
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Just a huge story, with great detail.
December 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Just a huge story, with great detail.
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Reuters exclusive says that China has a secret EUV lithography machine in Shenzhen, reverse-engineered by ex-ASML employees: www.reuters.com/world/china/....
Exclusive: How China built its ‘Manhattan Project’ to rival the West in AI chips
In a high-security Shenzhen laboratory, Chinese scientists have built a prototype of a machine capable of producing cutting-edge semiconductor chips that power artificial intelligence, smartphones and...
www.reuters.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Reuters exclusive says that China has a secret EUV lithography machine in Shenzhen, reverse-engineered by ex-ASML employees: www.reuters.com/world/china/....
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December 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Photo editors do not play, yeah. But...I wonder how they shot these? Like, were the cameras at a normal distance but shooting on some large format or very high resolution? So they cropped in? Photographers sometimes don't like after-the-fact crops...was this the visuals plan all along? Anyway!
December 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Photo editors do not play, yeah. But...I wonder how they shot these? Like, were the cameras at a normal distance but shooting on some large format or very high resolution? So they cropped in? Photographers sometimes don't like after-the-fact crops...was this the visuals plan all along? Anyway!