WMD Prof
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January 29, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Getting ready to watch Furlough 2: Electric Boogaloo.
The federal government is on track to shut down at the end of Friday, as congressional Democrats push for changes to ICE policies as part of a sweeping funding package.
https://wapo.st/4rlQ5F6
https://wapo.st/4rlQ5F6
January 29, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Getting ready to watch Furlough 2: Electric Boogaloo.
The only one of these that is a real threat which has gotten worse in the last year is the gutting of US public health, undermining of biomedical research, and crippling of global health. Don't let hypothetical future threats distract you from the real harm being done today.
#SaveScience #SaveHHS
#SaveScience #SaveHHS
Four major concerns—the possibility that scientists could create mirror life, the continued evolution of AI and biological weapons programs, and the rapid dismantling and degradation of US public health infrastructure—all endangered the world in 2025.
Read the Clock statement: buff.ly/17yAznF
Read the Clock statement: buff.ly/17yAznF
January 29, 2026 at 9:23 PM
The only one of these that is a real threat which has gotten worse in the last year is the gutting of US public health, undermining of biomedical research, and crippling of global health. Don't let hypothetical future threats distract you from the real harm being done today.
#SaveScience #SaveHHS
#SaveScience #SaveHHS
Does DNI now stand for Director of National Inquisition?
New via WSJ:
Tulsi Gabbard has spent months investigating the results of the 2020 election that Donald Trump lost.
Gabbard is leading the administration's effort to re-examine the election and look for potential crimes.
Widespread fraud does not exist. Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
Tulsi Gabbard has spent months investigating the results of the 2020 election that Donald Trump lost.
Gabbard is leading the administration's effort to re-examine the election and look for potential crimes.
Widespread fraud does not exist. Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
Exclusive | Spy Chief Tulsi Gabbard Is Hunting for 2020 Election Fraud
The director of national intelligence earlier this week joined the FBI search of an election center in Georgia.
www.wsj.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Does DNI now stand for Director of National Inquisition?
Reposted by WMD Prof
New via WSJ:
Tulsi Gabbard has spent months investigating the results of the 2020 election that Donald Trump lost.
Gabbard is leading the administration's effort to re-examine the election and look for potential crimes.
Widespread fraud does not exist. Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
Tulsi Gabbard has spent months investigating the results of the 2020 election that Donald Trump lost.
Gabbard is leading the administration's effort to re-examine the election and look for potential crimes.
Widespread fraud does not exist. Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
Exclusive | Spy Chief Tulsi Gabbard Is Hunting for 2020 Election Fraud
The director of national intelligence earlier this week joined the FBI search of an election center in Georgia.
www.wsj.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:45 PM
New via WSJ:
Tulsi Gabbard has spent months investigating the results of the 2020 election that Donald Trump lost.
Gabbard is leading the administration's effort to re-examine the election and look for potential crimes.
Widespread fraud does not exist. Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
Tulsi Gabbard has spent months investigating the results of the 2020 election that Donald Trump lost.
Gabbard is leading the administration's effort to re-examine the election and look for potential crimes.
Widespread fraud does not exist. Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
USG: We must occupy Greenland, even though it is 85% covered by ice that is up to 11,000 feet thick.
USG: We are closed because of 7 inches of snow.
USG: We are closed because of 7 inches of snow.
January 29, 2026 at 9:14 PM
USG: We must occupy Greenland, even though it is 85% covered by ice that is up to 11,000 feet thick.
USG: We are closed because of 7 inches of snow.
USG: We are closed because of 7 inches of snow.
In what post-apocalyptic world does being a "sales manager" make you more qualified to run a fallout shelter than having experience as a "supervisor of at least 30 people"?
Would you be a good leader of a communal fallout shelter in the event of World War III? Fortunately the US Department of Defense created a self-assessment quiz in the 1970s so that you can "rate yourself as a potential shelter leader"… doomsdaymachines.net/p/take-me-to...
"Take me to your shelter, leader!"
Do you have what it takes to be a shelter manager after World War III breaks out? Take this quiz from 1973 and find out!
doomsdaymachines.net
January 29, 2026 at 3:49 PM
In what post-apocalyptic world does being a "sales manager" make you more qualified to run a fallout shelter than having experience as a "supervisor of at least 30 people"?
Gabbard is now Director of National Conspiracies.
Tulsi Gabbard, who has disappeared from public sight for months, suddenly turns up today overseeing an FBI raid on the Fulton County voter records office. Reuters Photo: Elijah Nouvelage (Jan 28, 2026)
January 29, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Gabbard is now Director of National Conspiracies.
A little late to jump on the MCU bandwagon but a Helicarrier would be huge boost to public health emergency preparedness.
January 29, 2026 at 2:48 PM
A little late to jump on the MCU bandwagon but a Helicarrier would be huge boost to public health emergency preparedness.
Pentagon's timing is impeccable: advertising our lack of mine countermeasure capability in the Persian Gulf on the brink of another military conflict with Iran.
Navy’s Avenger Class Mine Hunters Have Left The Middle East For Good
www.twz.com/sea/navys-av...
Navy’s Avenger Class Mine Hunters Have Left The Middle East For Good
www.twz.com/sea/navys-av...
Navy's Avenger Class Mine Hunters Have Left The Middle East For Good
The last four Avengers in Bahrain were carried off on a heavy lift vessel at a time of crisis, where mining the Persian Gulf could come into play.
www.twz.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Pentagon's timing is impeccable: advertising our lack of mine countermeasure capability in the Persian Gulf on the brink of another military conflict with Iran.
Navy’s Avenger Class Mine Hunters Have Left The Middle East For Good
www.twz.com/sea/navys-av...
Navy’s Avenger Class Mine Hunters Have Left The Middle East For Good
www.twz.com/sea/navys-av...
Bridge Colby must be having a conniption.
Trump’s new national defense strategy downgrades China threat
www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
Trump’s new national defense strategy downgrades China threat
www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
Trump’s new national defense strategy downgrades China threat
The Pentagon declared on Friday that the U.S. military’s top priority is to defend the homeland and Western Hemisphere.
www.militarytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Bridge Colby must be having a conniption.
Trump’s new national defense strategy downgrades China threat
www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
Trump’s new national defense strategy downgrades China threat
www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
2025: Losers
2026: Trad Sons
2027: Losers
2026: Trad Sons
2027: Losers
When Brendan Liaw agreed he was a professional stay-at-home son on “Jeopardy!” in May, he wasn't expecting to set off a media moment of stories and think pieces on so-called “trad sons” — adult men who embrace the lifestyle of living with their parents.
Stay-at-home sons are here — and they’re not going anywhere
The rise of stay-at-home sons has sparked a national conversation about the changing values and expectations of young men in America.
wapo.st
January 16, 2026 at 7:28 PM
2025: Losers
2026: Trad Sons
2027: Losers
2026: Trad Sons
2027: Losers
The first Trump-class battleship should be called the USS Dotard.
My analysis of the Trump-class "battleship" is out!
(TL;DR please just build more destroyers)
www.fpri.org/article/2026...
(TL;DR please just build more destroyers)
www.fpri.org/article/2026...
The Trump-Class Battleship: Spectacle Wins Out Over Combat Power - Foreign Policy Research Institute
After finishing my last article on the inability of the US Navy to build frigates, I was hopeful that I could have a bit of a break before the next crisis in
www.fpri.org
January 16, 2026 at 7:25 PM
The first Trump-class battleship should be called the USS Dotard.
Why does it feel like US foreign policy can now be best explained by board games: Battleship, Monopoly, Risk
I ‘did not expect to be told to build a battleship,’ Navy’s surface warfare director says
I ‘did not expect to be told to build a battleship,’ Navy’s surface warfare director says
The Trump administration’s priorities are forcing the service to rethink its shipbuilding plans.
buff.ly
January 16, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Why does it feel like US foreign policy can now be best explained by board games: Battleship, Monopoly, Risk
I have an even bolder strategy for the US to regain global S&T leadership: stop attacking universities, stop cutting science funding, stop politicizing NIH, stop scaring away international students, & stop spreading disinformation.
The contest for science and technology leadership is a centerpiece of the U.S.-China rivalry.
This new paper outlines a bold strategy to help Washington regain the edge over Beijing: https://bit.ly/45KXK7t
This new paper outlines a bold strategy to help Washington regain the edge over Beijing: https://bit.ly/45KXK7t
A Bold Strategy to Recapture Technology Leadership
Rather than competing head-on with China's incremental innovations, the United States could leapfrog current-generation technologies to create entirely new paradigms in such areas as semiconductors, r...
bit.ly
January 16, 2026 at 7:20 PM
I have an even bolder strategy for the US to regain global S&T leadership: stop attacking universities, stop cutting science funding, stop politicizing NIH, stop scaring away international students, & stop spreading disinformation.
John Bolton never met a country he didn't want to bomb or invade.
John Bolton, Trump's former national security adviser, told NPR in February 2025 that making Greenland a U.S. territory or commonwealth could help with security interests of "critical importance."
John Bolton on expanding into Greenland
John Bolton, Trump's former national security adviser, told NPR in February 2025 that making Greenland a U.S. territory or commonwealth could help with security interests of "critical importance."
n.pr
January 16, 2026 at 7:14 PM
John Bolton never met a country he didn't want to bomb or invade.
Hangover 4 should just be about a bunch of raccoons. Live action, not that CGI shit.
Raccoons break into liquor stores, scale skyscrapers and pick locks – studying their clever brains can clarify human intelligence, too
@us.theconversation.com
@drkellylambert.bsky.social
theconversation.com/raccoons-bre...
@us.theconversation.com
@drkellylambert.bsky.social
theconversation.com/raccoons-bre...
Raccoons break into liquor stores, scale skyscrapers and pick locks – studying their clever brains can clarify human intelligence, too
Trash pandas’ talent for escaping via lab vents may frustrate researchers, but their problem-solving skills make their brains a fascinating area of research.
theconversation.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Hangover 4 should just be about a bunch of raccoons. Live action, not that CGI shit.
He can hang that on the wall in the Oval Office next to the birthday letter he wrote to Epstein.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado gifted her Nobel Peace Prize to President Trump.
The position of the Norwegian Nobel Committee and the Norwegian Nobel Institute has been clear: “Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared or transferred.”
https://wapo.st/4pGm8y4
The position of the Norwegian Nobel Committee and the Norwegian Nobel Institute has been clear: “Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared or transferred.”
https://wapo.st/4pGm8y4
January 16, 2026 at 6:46 PM
He can hang that on the wall in the Oval Office next to the birthday letter he wrote to Epstein.
But's let ignore the thousands of unarmed protestors who were shot to death.
Trump: “I greatly respect the fact that all scheduled hangings, which were to take place yesterday (Over 800 of them), have been cancelled by the leadership of Iran. Thank you!
DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA”
DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA”
January 16, 2026 at 6:42 PM
But's let ignore the thousands of unarmed protestors who were shot to death.
Glad to see Rubio has a five-year plan to alienate our allies, suck up to autocrats, appease Russia, cede global leadership to China, undermine global norms, jack up prices for Americans, and destroy 60+ years of US soft power.
Apparently the State Department, led Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the nation's top diplomat, released a strategic plan. Goal 1 is U.S. National Sovereignty. Goal 2 is "The Western Hemisphere and Establishment of the Donroe Doctrine."
There's more, but take that in.
www.state.gov/agency-strat...
There's more, but take that in.
www.state.gov/agency-strat...
Agency Strategic Plan - United States Department of State
The Agency Strategic Plan sets forth the vision and direction for how the Department will implement U.S. foreign policy and foreign assistance.
www.state.gov
January 16, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Glad to see Rubio has a five-year plan to alienate our allies, suck up to autocrats, appease Russia, cede global leadership to China, undermine global norms, jack up prices for Americans, and destroy 60+ years of US soft power.
Why are we wringing our hands about a biotechnology that won't pose a risk for at least a decade when our entire biomedical research enterprise is being gutting as we speak, the pipeline of new talent (US and foreign) is being destroyed, scientists are being silenced, & NIH is politicizing science?
"Scientists increasingly caution that the risks of mirror life could outweigh any benefits. Preventing mirror life from becoming a realized risk is not about restricting discovery. It’s about ensuring that, as science advances, governance keeps pace—so that we don’t march toward catastrophe."
Mirror Life Threats: Risks & Governance Solutions — Explained
Mirror life operates outside the assumptions that underpin modern biosafety, biosecurity, and medical surveillance, meaning the policy challenge is not only what to regulate — but how to govern a…
www.nti.org
January 16, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Why are we wringing our hands about a biotechnology that won't pose a risk for at least a decade when our entire biomedical research enterprise is being gutting as we speak, the pipeline of new talent (US and foreign) is being destroyed, scientists are being silenced, & NIH is politicizing science?
Can everyone stop calling it the Donroe Doctrine? That makes it sound like its part of some well thought out grand strategy. Instead, we should be calling it the Dumbass Doctrine.
The “Donroe doctrine” is about power and natural resources, not values. America’s adversaries—and its allies—have been warned
In Donald Trump’s world, the strong take what they can
That will be bad for America—and everyone else
econ.st
January 16, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Can everyone stop calling it the Donroe Doctrine? That makes it sound like its part of some well thought out grand strategy. Instead, we should be calling it the Dumbass Doctrine.
January 3, 1990: Operation Just Cause
January 3, 2026: Operation Just Because
January 3, 2026: Operation Just Because
I wonder if Trump chose today to depose Maduro because it's the 35th anniversary of Manuel Noriega surrendering to US Forces?
From History channel:
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
From History channel:
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega surrenders to U.S. | January 3, 1990 | HISTORY
Panama’s General Manuel Antonio Noriega surrenders to U.S. forces. The Panamanian dictator was later convicted of dru...
www.history.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:52 PM
January 3, 1990: Operation Just Cause
January 3, 2026: Operation Just Because
January 3, 2026: Operation Just Because
Sweden joined NATO in 2024 to defend against Russia and now its deploying troops to Greenland to defend against the United States. Heads must be spinning in Stockholm.
Sweden is over Trump's nonsense about Greenland and is sending in troops.
SWEDEN, PEOPLE.
SWEDEN, PEOPLE.
January 16, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Sweden joined NATO in 2024 to defend against Russia and now its deploying troops to Greenland to defend against the United States. Heads must be spinning in Stockholm.