Andrew MacDonald
@atmacdonald.bsky.social
Defence industry internet lurker.
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This is true: The Trump administration said it has imposed a 10% tariff on the British Indian Ocean Territory, whose only inhabitants are the U.S. and U.K. service members at the military base on Diego Garcia.
Incredibly, this appears to be true. We tariffed our own (jointly operated with the UK) military base.
We tariffed BIOT, Mike.
BIOT. Diego fucking Garcia.
We tarrifed our own military base.
BIOT. Diego fucking Garcia.
We tarrifed our own military base.
April 2, 2025 at 11:47 PM
This is true: The Trump administration said it has imposed a 10% tariff on the British Indian Ocean Territory, whose only inhabitants are the U.S. and U.K. service members at the military base on Diego Garcia.
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The most obvious lesson to draw from the leaked Signal chat is that these people really are morons. It's not a public act, it's not a schtick, there's not some secret back room where they drop the facade. They are genuinely stupid, incompetent people.
March 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The most obvious lesson to draw from the leaked Signal chat is that these people really are morons. It's not a public act, it's not a schtick, there's not some secret back room where they drop the facade. They are genuinely stupid, incompetent people.
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Dear Europe: You are next on the hit list. Good arguments, preemptive concessions, appeals to friendship, and flattery will not protect you. Discard those fantasies and prepare to hit back hard.
March 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Dear Europe: You are next on the hit list. Good arguments, preemptive concessions, appeals to friendship, and flattery will not protect you. Discard those fantasies and prepare to hit back hard.
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Losing the Cold War in 30 days after it ended decades ago is crazy
March 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Losing the Cold War in 30 days after it ended decades ago is crazy
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The rise of gen AI, backed at every level by the far-right, suggests the arrival of an _anti-information_ age. AI offers a self-reinforcing bullshit loop that, much like a Russian disinfo operation, serves to muddy the information space and create doubt about the very nature of reality.
Elon Musk's AI platform has been retrained to generate a "both sides" response to whether climate change is a threat. One is the view of science, while the other is fossil fuel industry waffle.
grok 2 vs grok 3
February 21, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The rise of gen AI, backed at every level by the far-right, suggests the arrival of an _anti-information_ age. AI offers a self-reinforcing bullshit loop that, much like a Russian disinfo operation, serves to muddy the information space and create doubt about the very nature of reality.
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It’s a coup. It’s a strategic alliance with Putin. It’s the end of the post-war international order. It’s the triumph of lies over truth and in Putin’s case, evil over good. We are through the looking glass & we all now have to decide who we are & what we stand for
February 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It’s a coup. It’s a strategic alliance with Putin. It’s the end of the post-war international order. It’s the triumph of lies over truth and in Putin’s case, evil over good. We are through the looking glass & we all now have to decide who we are & what we stand for
First post on here might as well be a link to this refreshingly clearheaded assessment of the US and Europe's (underestimated) ability to have a positive impact on outcomes in Ukraine: icds.ee/en/the-momen...
January 11, 2024 at 10:54 AM
First post on here might as well be a link to this refreshingly clearheaded assessment of the US and Europe's (underestimated) ability to have a positive impact on outcomes in Ukraine: icds.ee/en/the-momen...