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In a failed trial for the British Army, the drone maker “Stark also gave some troops a special “challenge coin” as a souvenir from the trip… It featured the company logo over a black and white map of Europe — which was missing the British Isles.”
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October 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
In a failed trial for the British Army, the drone maker “Stark also gave some troops a special “challenge coin” as a souvenir from the trip… It featured the company logo over a black and white map of Europe — which was missing the British Isles.”
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Ladies and gentlemen — the weekend.
August 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Ladies and gentlemen — the weekend.
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The early reviews: no stars (out of 5).
April 3, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The early reviews: no stars (out of 5).
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Everything now depends on China. If China devalues the Yuan in response to today's large, additional US tariffs, that sets off a global risk-off that hits EMs first and then - if it persists - spills back to the US and the S&P 500. China has so far kept a very low profile. That may now end...
April 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Everything now depends on China. If China devalues the Yuan in response to today's large, additional US tariffs, that sets off a global risk-off that hits EMs first and then - if it persists - spills back to the US and the S&P 500. China has so far kept a very low profile. That may now end...
Interesting take.
Don’t respond in kind versus the U.S. (a lose-lose scenario)
Respond asymmetrically against U.S. oligarchs:
Musk, Bezos, Ellison, Zuckerberg.
Don’t respond in kind versus the U.S. (a lose-lose scenario)
Respond asymmetrically against U.S. oligarchs:
Musk, Bezos, Ellison, Zuckerberg.
Canada & Mexico should put tariffs on US oligarchs
If Tesla wants to sell cars in Canada & Mexico then Musk himself, as main shareholder of Tesla, should have to pay tax in Canada & Mexico
Put a wealth tax on him, and condition Tesla’s market access to him paying the tax 7/x
If Tesla wants to sell cars in Canada & Mexico then Musk himself, as main shareholder of Tesla, should have to pay tax in Canada & Mexico
Put a wealth tax on him, and condition Tesla’s market access to him paying the tax 7/x
April 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Interesting take.
Don’t respond in kind versus the U.S. (a lose-lose scenario)
Respond asymmetrically against U.S. oligarchs:
Musk, Bezos, Ellison, Zuckerberg.
Don’t respond in kind versus the U.S. (a lose-lose scenario)
Respond asymmetrically against U.S. oligarchs:
Musk, Bezos, Ellison, Zuckerberg.
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Someone told me about BlueSky CEO Jay Graber's given name and I didn't believe it but it seems like it's true? That is wild.
March 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Someone told me about BlueSky CEO Jay Graber's given name and I didn't believe it but it seems like it's true? That is wild.
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Every time a career lawyer is pushed out, you can assume they were told to do something illegal.
BREAKING — FEMA Acting Chief Counsel Joshua Stanton has been put on administrative leave & walked out of the building after being given the role *just last week*, an agency source tells me.
Previous chief counsel Adrian Sevier had been with FEMA since 2000 and was office's longest-serving chief.
Previous chief counsel Adrian Sevier had been with FEMA since 2000 and was office's longest-serving chief.
March 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Every time a career lawyer is pushed out, you can assume they were told to do something illegal.
What a sad day.
Ukrainians seeking freedom and liberty lose their most powerful supporter.
Greeks denied justice for the children killed in the Tempi train disaster.
I’m losing patience while waiting for the the arc of the moral universe to bend towards justice.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ukrainians seeking freedom and liberty lose their most powerful supporter.
Greeks denied justice for the children killed in the Tempi train disaster.
I’m losing patience while waiting for the the arc of the moral universe to bend towards justice.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Greeks hold mass protests demanding justice after Tempi train tragedy
Fifty-seven people died in the disaster and protests are being held across Greece and beyond.
www.bbc.com
March 1, 2025 at 8:04 AM
What a sad day.
Ukrainians seeking freedom and liberty lose their most powerful supporter.
Greeks denied justice for the children killed in the Tempi train disaster.
I’m losing patience while waiting for the the arc of the moral universe to bend towards justice.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ukrainians seeking freedom and liberty lose their most powerful supporter.
Greeks denied justice for the children killed in the Tempi train disaster.
I’m losing patience while waiting for the the arc of the moral universe to bend towards justice.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Quite a day for helping the Reds
Fresh off nuking the Atlantic system, we have a deranged rant about Pete Rose.
March 1, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Quite a day for helping the Reds
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I’m sorry, but repeating this framing without skepticism is collaborating with your source to mislead your readers. They have been working on humiliating Zelensky and catering to Putin since long before the inauguration. Nothing about this is a response; it’s the plan of an abuser and a charlatan.
🚨The Trump administration is considering ending all ongoing shipments of military aid to Ukraine in response to Zelensky’s remarks in the Oval Office on Friday and his perceived intransigence in the peace process, per senior administration official
February 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I’m sorry, but repeating this framing without skepticism is collaborating with your source to mislead your readers. They have been working on humiliating Zelensky and catering to Putin since long before the inauguration. Nothing about this is a response; it’s the plan of an abuser and a charlatan.
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RFK really missed the simplest lesson of LBJ’s career, try not to get any kids killed if your name rhymes with “how many kids did you kill today”
February 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
RFK really missed the simplest lesson of LBJ’s career, try not to get any kids killed if your name rhymes with “how many kids did you kill today”
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NO KINGS NO NAZIS gets you like 80% approval and does a solid 60% of what we want to do
NO KINGS is extremely effective because it’s simple, an extremely widely held belief, and gets right to the core of Trump’s assault without having to use words lots of people don’t understand
CALIFORNIA: Rep. @JayObernolte (R) becomes the latest to hear from the people 🇺🇸 🔥
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGZ0d7B...
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGZ0d7B...
February 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
NO KINGS NO NAZIS gets you like 80% approval and does a solid 60% of what we want to do
I didn’t recognize that the UK 🇬🇧 didn’t have full access and ownership over their nuclear weapon delivery systems.
Do the limited French and British stockpiles of nuclear warheads and weapons deter an emboldened Putin if the U.S. 🇺🇸 refuses to intervene or support NATO?
Do the limited French and British stockpiles of nuclear warheads and weapons deter an emboldened Putin if the U.S. 🇺🇸 refuses to intervene or support NATO?
Useful explainer on extending the 🇫🇷 and 🇬🇧 umbrella, by my colleague @shashj.bsky.social…last year
Full story on whether Europe can defend itself without the US (after
Munich 2024):
www.economist.com/briefing/202...
Full story on whether Europe can defend itself without the US (after
Munich 2024):
www.economist.com/briefing/202...
February 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I didn’t recognize that the UK 🇬🇧 didn’t have full access and ownership over their nuclear weapon delivery systems.
Do the limited French and British stockpiles of nuclear warheads and weapons deter an emboldened Putin if the U.S. 🇺🇸 refuses to intervene or support NATO?
Do the limited French and British stockpiles of nuclear warheads and weapons deter an emboldened Putin if the U.S. 🇺🇸 refuses to intervene or support NATO?
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NO KINGS, ONLY TRAINS is a pretty great 2028 slogan for anyone who wants it
Presser is over, crowd is still here. Popular chants include “No kings, only trains” and “Bring back Pete”
February 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
NO KINGS, ONLY TRAINS is a pretty great 2028 slogan for anyone who wants it
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The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️
February 20, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️
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I tend to agree that we should pick our battles and not respond to every Trump troll with an overreaction
The good news is that it's literally impossible to overreact to the fucking President of the United fucking States declaring himself a fucking king
The good news is that it's literally impossible to overreact to the fucking President of the United fucking States declaring himself a fucking king
February 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I tend to agree that we should pick our battles and not respond to every Trump troll with an overreaction
The good news is that it's literally impossible to overreact to the fucking President of the United fucking States declaring himself a fucking king
The good news is that it's literally impossible to overreact to the fucking President of the United fucking States declaring himself a fucking king
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Ok, but real talk? The sort of low-engagement persuadable Trump voter you need to flip is not going to sit through a serious policy argument, and would not understand it if they did. “He’s calling himself a king” they can understand. So run with it.
Dear media:
Please do not waste time hyperventilating about this dumb comment.
It’s intended to be a distraction from all of the damaging actions he’s taking.
Focus on those.
Please do not waste time hyperventilating about this dumb comment.
It’s intended to be a distraction from all of the damaging actions he’s taking.
Focus on those.
February 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Ok, but real talk? The sort of low-engagement persuadable Trump voter you need to flip is not going to sit through a serious policy argument, and would not understand it if they did. “He’s calling himself a king” they can understand. So run with it.
The marginal voter is low-information and low-propensity.
So flood the zone with stuff to change their minds!
Dems have to stop being so precise and precious about wonky policy details.
So flood the zone with stuff to change their minds!
Dems have to stop being so precise and precious about wonky policy details.
February 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The marginal voter is low-information and low-propensity.
So flood the zone with stuff to change their minds!
Dems have to stop being so precise and precious about wonky policy details.
So flood the zone with stuff to change their minds!
Dems have to stop being so precise and precious about wonky policy details.
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Let’s be honest. Does anyone think that this president would honour Article Five? Presence of US military & nuclear sharing still has value to Europe, but its deterrent value is significantly reduced & falling. This is reckless, dangerous behaviour by the Trump administration.
February 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Let’s be honest. Does anyone think that this president would honour Article Five? Presence of US military & nuclear sharing still has value to Europe, but its deterrent value is significantly reduced & falling. This is reckless, dangerous behaviour by the Trump administration.
This is laughable.
This war is in Europe. European states will be providing peacekeepers or frontline troops to prevent Russian incursions. Long-term European security is at risk here. Ukraine will be an EU member state.
Russia is just looking for sanctions relief while granting “peace” on paper.
This war is in Europe. European states will be providing peacekeepers or frontline troops to prevent Russian incursions. Long-term European security is at risk here. Ukraine will be an EU member state.
Russia is just looking for sanctions relief while granting “peace” on paper.
Keith Kellogg, U.S. President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia, said Saturday that Europe would not take part in peace talks but urged European countries to come up with “concrete proposals.”
No Seat at the Table for Europe in Ukraine Peace Talks, Says Trump Envoy
- The Moscow Times
Keith Kellogg, U.S.
www.themoscowtimes.com
February 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This is laughable.
This war is in Europe. European states will be providing peacekeepers or frontline troops to prevent Russian incursions. Long-term European security is at risk here. Ukraine will be an EU member state.
Russia is just looking for sanctions relief while granting “peace” on paper.
This war is in Europe. European states will be providing peacekeepers or frontline troops to prevent Russian incursions. Long-term European security is at risk here. Ukraine will be an EU member state.
Russia is just looking for sanctions relief while granting “peace” on paper.
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Just having a fun time picturing MSS, CSF, GRU, FSB, probably even DGSE and GCHQ, along with NSA, all simultaneously trying to get admin access to the unsecured DOGE servers and bumping into each other along the way
February 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Just having a fun time picturing MSS, CSF, GRU, FSB, probably even DGSE and GCHQ, along with NSA, all simultaneously trying to get admin access to the unsecured DOGE servers and bumping into each other along the way
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If this is a direct quote, it's one of the most irresponsible and reckless things a SECDEF has ever said
“I’m here today to directly and unambiguously express that stark strategic realities prevent the United States from being the primary guarantor of security in Europe.”
US Secretary of Defence, February 12, 2025.
Everything changed today.
US Secretary of Defence, February 12, 2025.
Everything changed today.
February 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If this is a direct quote, it's one of the most irresponsible and reckless things a SECDEF has ever said
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YOU GET A NUCLEAR WEAPON AND YOU GET A NUCLEAR WEAPON AND YOU GET A NUCLEAR WEAPON! EVERYONE GETS A NUCLEAR WEAPON!
February 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
YOU GET A NUCLEAR WEAPON AND YOU GET A NUCLEAR WEAPON AND YOU GET A NUCLEAR WEAPON! EVERYONE GETS A NUCLEAR WEAPON!
A wise pacifist once told me that bullies sometimes need a punch in the nose.
If I were Trudeau, I would drop the hammer from the start: ban electricity exports to the Northeast, shut down oil and gas pipelines, ally with the UK and Mexico on free trade, and, of course, slap 200% tariffs on Teslas.
If I were Trudeau, I would drop the hammer from the start: ban electricity exports to the Northeast, shut down oil and gas pipelines, ally with the UK and Mexico on free trade, and, of course, slap 200% tariffs on Teslas.
February 2, 2025 at 12:49 AM
A wise pacifist once told me that bullies sometimes need a punch in the nose.
If I were Trudeau, I would drop the hammer from the start: ban electricity exports to the Northeast, shut down oil and gas pipelines, ally with the UK and Mexico on free trade, and, of course, slap 200% tariffs on Teslas.
If I were Trudeau, I would drop the hammer from the start: ban electricity exports to the Northeast, shut down oil and gas pipelines, ally with the UK and Mexico on free trade, and, of course, slap 200% tariffs on Teslas.