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Excellent article.
Many physicists have come to believe that a mystery is unfolding in every microbe, animal, and human—one that could redefine the field for the next generation, Adam Frank writes.
A Physics Renaissance Is Coming
The field can no longer ignore the fundamental mystery posed by living things.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Excellent article.
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Superior AI tech means nothing if U.S. firms can’t legally compete. Once allies choose a compliant rival, the opportunity can disappear for a decade.
How Washington Is Losing the AI Race No One Is Tracking
Spain — a NATO ally and founding member of the European Union — chose a Chinese company to manage its law enforcement wiretap systems. The €12.3 million
warontherocks.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Superior AI tech means nothing if U.S. firms can’t legally compete. Once allies choose a compliant rival, the opportunity can disappear for a decade.
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“The notion that American anti-Semitism is an outside influence operation rather than a homegrown menace is a comforting story. Unfortunately, it’s not true,” Yair Rosenberg writes. “Foreign actors may exploit our divisions, but they don’t create them”: theatln.tc/HXqtgsbo
November 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
“The notion that American anti-Semitism is an outside influence operation rather than a homegrown menace is a comforting story. Unfortunately, it’s not true,” Yair Rosenberg writes. “Foreign actors may exploit our divisions, but they don’t create them”: theatln.tc/HXqtgsbo
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X’s decision to show where its accounts are based “is, theoretically, a positive step in the direction of transparency”—yet Elon Musk may have instead revealed that the platform is “just a worthless, poisoned hall of mirrors,” @cwarzel.bsky.social argues.
Elon Musk’s Worthless, Poisoned Hall of Mirrors
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
X’s decision to show where its accounts are based “is, theoretically, a positive step in the direction of transparency”—yet Elon Musk may have instead revealed that the platform is “just a worthless, poisoned hall of mirrors,” @cwarzel.bsky.social argues.
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The U.S. Navy’s production bottleneck isn’t theoretical. It’s now, and onshoring commercial shipping won’t fix it.
America Should Build Its Own Warships While Buying Tankers
Shipbuilding is having a moment in Washington. That’s great, but hype doesn’t float boats. Reshoring commercial shipbuilding is billed as the key to
warontherocks.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The U.S. Navy’s production bottleneck isn’t theoretical. It’s now, and onshoring commercial shipping won’t fix it.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Greatest Postseasons of All Time blogs.fangraphs.com/vladimir-gue...
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Greatest Postseasons of All Time
By one measure – arguably the most reasonable measure – Guerrero just put up the best offensive performance in postseason history.
blogs.fangraphs.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Greatest Postseasons of All Time blogs.fangraphs.com/vladimir-gue...
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"The National League was founded a month before Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone," Steve Rushin writes. And baseball "somehow still delivers the unexpected and the unforeseeable."
The Best Postseason in Baseball History?
This year’s playoffs and World Series showed that the game can still deliver the unexpected.
bit.ly
November 3, 2025 at 2:45 AM
"The National League was founded a month before Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone," Steve Rushin writes. And baseball "somehow still delivers the unexpected and the unforeseeable."
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The MAGA-fication of sports is not just about influencing voters, but also about pushing our collective boundaries, Sally Jenkins argues:
The MAGA-fication of Sports Continues
Donald Trump’s partnership with the UFC takes his desire to identify with winners to snarling new heights.
bit.ly
October 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The MAGA-fication of sports is not just about influencing voters, but also about pushing our collective boundaries, Sally Jenkins argues:
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In a new book, the sportswriter Jane Leavy spitballs with some of baseball’s greats about how to make the sport more appealing.
@markleibovich.bsky.social on why the American pastime is so fun to argue about:
@markleibovich.bsky.social on why the American pastime is so fun to argue about:
What Not to Fix About Baseball
In a new book, the sportswriter Jane Leavy spitballs with some of the greats about how to make the American pastime more appealing.
bit.ly
October 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
In a new book, the sportswriter Jane Leavy spitballs with some of baseball’s greats about how to make the sport more appealing.
@markleibovich.bsky.social on why the American pastime is so fun to argue about:
@markleibovich.bsky.social on why the American pastime is so fun to argue about:
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The strikes on Iran opened a narrow window. Will Washington use it wisely?
Sequencing Over Simultaneity: How to Avert a Two-Front War
America’s crippling strikes against Iran’s nuclear program in June have created a narrow window to avoid a strategic nightmare: namely, fighting China,
warontherocks.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:45 AM
The strikes on Iran opened a narrow window. Will Washington use it wisely?
Thank you for the reference
Everyone on Social Media should read this. @radiofreetom.bsky.social
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Is it Fascism? Is it Socialism?
Words mean things.
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September 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Thank you for the reference
Very good article.
@davidfrum.bsky.social spoke with the historian Geoffrey Kabaservice about political violence, the assassinations and upheavals of the 1960s and '70s, and what those episodes teach us about the threats facing America today.
Listen to “The David Frum Show” now:
Listen to “The David Frum Show” now:
Why Assassinations Shaped the 1960s and Haunt Us Again
Geoffrey Kabaservice on political violence and assassinations in the 1960s. Plus: Is Trump making a massive political miscalculation?
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September 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Very good article.
Very good 🧵
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Well over a year ago I denounced Colby for being effectively pro-Russian. (And I've also long suspected that he's been looking for excuses to abandon Taiwan.)
Yes he dislikes Europe - beyond reason in fact - he doesn't understand Europe's economic importance for America and doesn't want to.
Well over a year ago I denounced Colby for being effectively pro-Russian. (And I've also long suspected that he's been looking for excuses to abandon Taiwan.)
Yes he dislikes Europe - beyond reason in fact - he doesn't understand Europe's economic importance for America and doesn't want to.
Elbridge Colby clearly hates Europe and consistently acts in ways that benefit Russia and China
September 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Very good 🧵
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Want better intel? Start by asking better questions.
How to Take Command of the “Commander’s Intelligence Program”
“Why isn’t my J2 giving me the information I need? What do all these intelligence agencies do for me anyway?” As U.S. military officers progress in rank,
warontherocks.com
September 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Want better intel? Start by asking better questions.
Massive own goal.
Canada is reviewing its plan to buy 88 F-35s, with a decision expected Sept. 22. The U.S. warned of “serious consequences” if Canada cancels. Sweden’s Gripen jet is under consideration as an alternative.
September 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Massive own goal.
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What happens when criminal innovation outpaces government adaptation?
The Future of Criminal Drone Use in Latin America
Two shocking stories signal that the use of drones by Latin American criminal groups is entering new and dangerous territory. Most recently, Intelligence
warontherocks.com
September 13, 2025 at 1:45 AM
What happens when criminal innovation outpaces government adaptation?
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New post from Sam explores the legal and political implications of a Reform government trying to implement its deportation plans (£/free trial) samf.substack.com/p/the-route-...
The route to chaotic authoritarianism
Why Reform’s deportation plan would have consequences well beyond asylum
samf.substack.com
September 13, 2025 at 8:44 AM
New post from Sam explores the legal and political implications of a Reform government trying to implement its deportation plans (£/free trial) samf.substack.com/p/the-route-...
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As history matters, a short thread on Horst Wessel - a Nazi paramilitary member whose murder in 1930 was turned into propaganda by Goebbels and Hitler.
September 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM
As history matters, a short thread on Horst Wessel - a Nazi paramilitary member whose murder in 1930 was turned into propaganda by Goebbels and Hitler.
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Nomad is an AI communications intelligence tool that, according to the company, will allow frontline forces to process and act on information in real time.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/babcock-unve...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/babcock-unve...
Babcock unveils AI tool to speed battlefield intelligence
Nomad is an AI communications intelligence tool that, according to the company, will allow frontline forces to process and act on information in real time.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
September 13, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Nomad is an AI communications intelligence tool that, according to the company, will allow frontline forces to process and act on information in real time.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/babcock-unve...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/babcock-unve...
A pie in the sky article which has no basis on ground realities.
“Tilted toward India, current U.S. policy will deepen fault lines in South Asia.” To protect its interests in the region, the United States should rebalance its commitments—and start building a stronger relationship with Pakistan, argues Moeed Yusuf.
Why America Should Bet on Pakistan
A better South Asia policy runs through Islamabad.
www.foreignaffairs.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
A pie in the sky article which has no basis on ground realities.
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Sometimes I think the real "peace dividend" since the end of the cold war was that a whole generation of analysts grew up underestimating the power of ideology, memory and emotion, and now they cannot recognize a huge cultural shift when it is staring them in the face.
The "soft stuff"matters.
The "soft stuff"matters.
September 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Sometimes I think the real "peace dividend" since the end of the cold war was that a whole generation of analysts grew up underestimating the power of ideology, memory and emotion, and now they cannot recognize a huge cultural shift when it is staring them in the face.
The "soft stuff"matters.
The "soft stuff"matters.
One always learns something new from this account.
1/ The assassination of Charlie Kirk has prompted some to make comparisons with the death in 1934 of Sergei Kirov – a pivotal event in Soviet history. Who was Kirov, and what lessons can be drawn from his demise? ⬇️
September 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
One always learns something new from this account.
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At first when teaching about 9/11, Amy Zegart struggled to bring logical analysis and historical perspective to her lessons. Now she struggles to put the emotion back in for a generation of students with no memory of the day, Zegart wrote in 2021.
None of My Students Remember 9/11
For coming generations of students, September 11 is history rather than memory. How does that affect how they learn about it?
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September 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
At first when teaching about 9/11, Amy Zegart struggled to bring logical analysis and historical perspective to her lessons. Now she struggles to put the emotion back in for a generation of students with no memory of the day, Zegart wrote in 2021.