Nom de Plume Brett
@maverickbrett.bsky.social
I mean nom de plume literally means pen name.
Views do not represent employers or funding agencies.
Engineer playing god poorly.
Fund basic science research. (He/Him)🏳️🌈
Views do not represent employers or funding agencies.
Engineer playing god poorly.
Fund basic science research. (He/Him)🏳️🌈
Pinned
"A counterintelligence assessment of Will Stancil and his Network"
Your James Angleton in 1946 and bolt away from having fallen asleep drinking bourbon and being goth, and know this future must not come to past.
Your James Angleton in 1946 and bolt away from having fallen asleep drinking bourbon and being goth, and know this future must not come to past.
If you phrased it as a water infrastructure crisis, or even a water use apportionment crisis you would be significantly closer to describing the challenges faced in managing water in the west, but that’s not interesting nor does it present it in unmanageable apocalyptic terms.
February 15, 2026 at 1:24 AM
If you phrased it as a water infrastructure crisis, or even a water use apportionment crisis you would be significantly closer to describing the challenges faced in managing water in the west, but that’s not interesting nor does it present it in unmanageable apocalyptic terms.
Reposted by Nom de Plume Brett
In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
Reposted by Nom de Plume Brett
I just trash picked a huge pile of photos from the State Department so you all get Madeline Albright in a cowboy hat
February 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I just trash picked a huge pile of photos from the State Department so you all get Madeline Albright in a cowboy hat
If we moved Air and maritime operations over to the Coast Guard we would actualy get the efficiencies Congress wants without any of the draw backs Congress hates.
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
If we moved Air and maritime operations over to the Coast Guard we would actualy get the efficiencies Congress wants without any of the draw backs Congress hates.
Reposted by Nom de Plume Brett
My Russian colleagues discovered a 2013 scientific paper on the synthesis of epibatidine (the toad poison). The authors are from GosNIIOKHT, the same government institute where Novichok was developed back in 1970s.
chem.folium.ru/index.php/ch...
chem.folium.ru/index.php/ch...
Препаративный способ получения анальгетика (2R*)-2-(6’-хлорпиридин-3-ил)-7-азабицикло[2.2.1]гептана (эпибатидина) | Семченко | Химико-фармацевтический журнал
Препаративный способ получения анальгетика (2R*)-2-(6’-хлорпиридин-3-ил)-7-азабицикло[2.2.1]гептана (эпибатидина)
chem.folium.ru
February 14, 2026 at 1:35 PM
My Russian colleagues discovered a 2013 scientific paper on the synthesis of epibatidine (the toad poison). The authors are from GosNIIOKHT, the same government institute where Novichok was developed back in 1970s.
chem.folium.ru/index.php/ch...
chem.folium.ru/index.php/ch...
Reposted by Nom de Plume Brett
Reposted by Nom de Plume Brett
I could do a better job running Iranian propaganda. Their problem is that they make Americans think they’ll lose if they leave the Middle East when the trick is to make them America First themselves into thinking leaving is winning.
This is why I will never trust tankies nor take them seriously.
February 14, 2026 at 8:40 PM
I could do a better job running Iranian propaganda. Their problem is that they make Americans think they’ll lose if they leave the Middle East when the trick is to make them America First themselves into thinking leaving is winning.
Reposted by Nom de Plume Brett
maybe the real American Way of War is the unrealistic, speculative tech-dependent plans we made along the way?
February 14, 2026 at 6:36 PM
maybe the real American Way of War is the unrealistic, speculative tech-dependent plans we made along the way?
Reposted by Nom de Plume Brett
Reposted by Nom de Plume Brett
USSOCOM investing in cruise missiles is a kind of mission creep that, if you saw Wendy's abandoning The Baconator and instead buying riverboat gambling paddleships, you'd think the management had completely lost the plot.
But since it's The Innovation Ecosystem and there's no scorekeeping at all...
But since it's The Innovation Ecosystem and there's no scorekeeping at all...
February 14, 2026 at 4:38 PM
USSOCOM investing in cruise missiles is a kind of mission creep that, if you saw Wendy's abandoning The Baconator and instead buying riverboat gambling paddleships, you'd think the management had completely lost the plot.
But since it's The Innovation Ecosystem and there's no scorekeeping at all...
But since it's The Innovation Ecosystem and there's no scorekeeping at all...
Plan forming. blogs.loc.gov/law/2025/03/...
Improved Public Access to CRS Reports on Congress.gov | In Custodia Legis
We are pleased to announce the new CRS products collection that is searchable within Congress.gov.
blogs.loc.gov
February 14, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Plan forming. blogs.loc.gov/law/2025/03/...
Do note last major speech he gave at brag was the one where we got the paratroopers cheering behind him that caused a solid week and a half of civmil discourse.
February 14, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Do note last major speech he gave at brag was the one where we got the paratroopers cheering behind him that caused a solid week and a half of civmil discourse.
Reposted by Nom de Plume Brett
The thing about AI in defense is that it's a genuinely interesting topic that has been around for decades, in all sorts of forms with different phases and interests across agencies/governments, and now it seems like the hype is so overwhelming that this, too, will be sucked into the hype vortex.
Getting this vibe tonight
February 14, 2026 at 4:10 PM
The thing about AI in defense is that it's a genuinely interesting topic that has been around for decades, in all sorts of forms with different phases and interests across agencies/governments, and now it seems like the hype is so overwhelming that this, too, will be sucked into the hype vortex.
Dad did it for tax reasons.
February 14, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Dad did it for tax reasons.
Reposted by Nom de Plume Brett
February 14, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Do you know how hard it is to do it the other way around? Because ask the CG how it’s going (poorly.)
The Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) pays full tuition and added benefits for medical / osteopathic school, veterinary, nursing, counseling & clinical psychology, and optometry.
It’s how the majority of Army, Navy, Air Force medical personnel come into the military
It’s how the majority of Army, Navy, Air Force medical personnel come into the military
February 14, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Do you know how hard it is to do it the other way around? Because ask the CG how it’s going (poorly.)
Reposted by Nom de Plume Brett
Y’all could just put (laudatory) at the end of that subheading and it would work because I’m pretty sure this framing helps Dems during primary season.
Note the framing here:
It’s “Democrats have refused to fund” DHS and not “Republicans refused to prohibit face masks” or “the two parties could not agree on how to reform the agency.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
It’s “Democrats have refused to fund” DHS and not “Republicans refused to prohibit face masks” or “the two parties could not agree on how to reform the agency.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
February 14, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Y’all could just put (laudatory) at the end of that subheading and it would work because I’m pretty sure this framing helps Dems during primary season.
Reposted by Nom de Plume Brett
dunn dunn DUNNNNNNNNNN www.politico.com/live-updates...
Johnson says he has urged Florida Republican to stay in Congress
Rep. Neal Dunn is retiring and is believed to be considering an early exit from the House.
www.politico.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:43 AM
dunn dunn DUNNNNNNNNNN www.politico.com/live-updates...
Reposted by Nom de Plume Brett
#formline #telekitneticart #indigenousart
Speaking of cards, here's a raccoon jack of spades sticker for a stamp rally last year! I've been selling the remaining stock at cons and folks seem to get a kick out of this design, so maybe I'll keep them around! 🦝🃏
Speaking of cards, here's a raccoon jack of spades sticker for a stamp rally last year! I've been selling the remaining stock at cons and folks seem to get a kick out of this design, so maybe I'll keep them around! 🦝🃏
January 20, 2026 at 5:50 PM
#formline #telekitneticart #indigenousart
Speaking of cards, here's a raccoon jack of spades sticker for a stamp rally last year! I've been selling the remaining stock at cons and folks seem to get a kick out of this design, so maybe I'll keep them around! 🦝🃏
Speaking of cards, here's a raccoon jack of spades sticker for a stamp rally last year! I've been selling the remaining stock at cons and folks seem to get a kick out of this design, so maybe I'll keep them around! 🦝🃏
Reposted by Nom de Plume Brett
a fun thing is you can basically determine whether a "SECDEF" decision was actually made by Hegseth or Budget Steve depending on whether it's the stupidest fucking thing you've ever heard of or if it makes sense
New: Military officers could soon find dozens of top colleges and universities across the US (list in replies) abruptly off limits for tuition assistance as part of Hegseth’s campaign against schools he describes as being biased against the US military
www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...
Pentagon may bar tuition aid for top universities in Hegseth’s crackdown on ‘biased’ schools | CNN Politics
Military officers could soon find dozens of top colleges and universities across the United States abruptly off limits for tuition assistance as part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s campaign again...
www.cnn.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:28 AM
a fun thing is you can basically determine whether a "SECDEF" decision was actually made by Hegseth or Budget Steve depending on whether it's the stupidest fucking thing you've ever heard of or if it makes sense
See @haydonmp.bsky.social 's point earlier vis a via the arson that basically sums up my feeling on this, with the caveat of high schoolers are incredibly bad at understanding long term ramifications.
February 13, 2026 at 11:35 PM
See @haydonmp.bsky.social 's point earlier vis a via the arson that basically sums up my feeling on this, with the caveat of high schoolers are incredibly bad at understanding long term ramifications.
Good god, we’re going to do the incredibly dumb plan and go in and disable things aren’t we?
Exclusive: US military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations - www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Exclusive: US military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations
The U.S. military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attack, two U.S. officials told Reuters, in what could become a ...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Good god, we’re going to do the incredibly dumb plan and go in and disable things aren’t we?
Infuriating.
New: Trump admin moves to pull supercomputing center out of top weather and climate research center (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo. Part of its effort to "break up" the lab. www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/w...
Trump admin is pulling supercomputers out of key weather research center | CNN
A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released Thursday by the National Science Foundation.
www.cnn.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Infuriating.
Danm it would be a shame if DHS spent most of their money on flammable infrastructure, that will take time and money to build and then rebuild.
February 13, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Danm it would be a shame if DHS spent most of their money on flammable infrastructure, that will take time and money to build and then rebuild.