Gerry Doyle
@mgerrydoyle.bsky.social
Bloomberg News Global Defense Editor. Novelist, aviation geek, bartender, dad. Ex-NYT, Reuters. Grew up in Midwest, moved to Mideast. Views my own. Wrote a fun book about Chinese missiles: https://tinyurl.com/2p94pay6
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reupping for the u.s. folks—the ukrainian drone industry is on the cusp of being a global power:
ukraine has, for years, been begging the west for weapons in its fight against russia
now their defense companies have something their western allies are eager to buy: drones, and lots of them
(gift link)
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
now their defense companies have something their western allies are eager to buy: drones, and lots of them
(gift link)
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Ukrainian Drone Industry’s Next Target Is NATO Markets
Hungry for cash to keep pace with Russia, and with western allies seeking to build up their drone arsenals, Ukraine’s defense companies say exports are finally on the agenda.
www.bloomberg.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
reupping for the u.s. folks—the ukrainian drone industry is on the cusp of being a global power:
prequels to the film where he dies
where do I pick up my check?
where do I pick up my check?
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
prequels to the film where he dies
where do I pick up my check?
where do I pick up my check?
it’s got to be the magnificent mile
which is not a shopping center but a stretch of michigan avenue
and is very safe
so there’s that
which is not a shopping center but a stretch of michigan avenue
and is very safe
so there’s that
Not to mention that there's no place called the "Miracle Mile Shopping Center" in Chicago? He is maybe talking about Water Tower Place or Michigan Avenue more broadly. But right now he's advocating troops for a nonexistent location.
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
it’s got to be the magnificent mile
which is not a shopping center but a stretch of michigan avenue
and is very safe
so there’s that
which is not a shopping center but a stretch of michigan avenue
and is very safe
so there’s that
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That’s a lot.
67% of Germans say that “When in doubt, we can and should no longer rely on military assistance from the US.”
Study: www.moreincommon.de/wp-content/u...
67% of Germans say that “When in doubt, we can and should no longer rely on military assistance from the US.”
Study: www.moreincommon.de/wp-content/u...
November 11, 2025 at 6:39 AM
That’s a lot.
67% of Germans say that “When in doubt, we can and should no longer rely on military assistance from the US.”
Study: www.moreincommon.de/wp-content/u...
67% of Germans say that “When in doubt, we can and should no longer rely on military assistance from the US.”
Study: www.moreincommon.de/wp-content/u...
american health care is no-kidding an absolute mystery to most of the developed world. most non-americans (and to be honest, most americans) don't realize the aca is a kneecapped version of the original ask, which was universal health care. but they do know insurance is a losing game for patients
It's really just nostalgia and homesickness that makes me want to move back to the States. Any practical consideration would be the lifestyle equivalent of shooting myself in the hand with a shotgun
My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
November 11, 2025 at 8:41 AM
american health care is no-kidding an absolute mystery to most of the developed world. most non-americans (and to be honest, most americans) don't realize the aca is a kneecapped version of the original ask, which was universal health care. but they do know insurance is a losing game for patients
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My dude, the UK's domestic emissions peaked in 1972.
November 11, 2025 at 7:47 AM
My dude, the UK's domestic emissions peaked in 1972.
it's a shame to see "work the refs" take root on this side of the pond
look--just report true things, stand by your reporting and don't waste a millisecond listening to bad faith criticism
look--just report true things, stand by your reporting and don't waste a millisecond listening to bad faith criticism
Well, this is quite a serious allegation. I do hope the BBC shows true impartiality and investigate whether or not some of its Board members are systemically biased. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC board member with Tory links ‘led charge’ in systemic bias claims, say insiders
Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:20 AM
it's a shame to see "work the refs" take root on this side of the pond
look--just report true things, stand by your reporting and don't waste a millisecond listening to bad faith criticism
look--just report true things, stand by your reporting and don't waste a millisecond listening to bad faith criticism
I think if anyone ever wrote this about me I would not just log off and touch grass, I would never leave the grass again. I would be one with the grass. grass man
For those wondering here is the post from Joyce Carol Oates that got under Musk's skin big time
November 11, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I think if anyone ever wrote this about me I would not just log off and touch grass, I would never leave the grass again. I would be one with the grass. grass man
ukraine has, for years, been begging the west for weapons in its fight against russia
now their defense companies have something their western allies are eager to buy: drones, and lots of them
(gift link)
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
now their defense companies have something their western allies are eager to buy: drones, and lots of them
(gift link)
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Ukrainian Drone Industry’s Next Target Is NATO Markets
Hungry for cash to keep pace with Russia, and with western allies seeking to build up their drone arsenals, Ukraine’s defense companies say exports are finally on the agenda.
www.bloomberg.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
ukraine has, for years, been begging the west for weapons in its fight against russia
now their defense companies have something their western allies are eager to buy: drones, and lots of them
(gift link)
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
now their defense companies have something their western allies are eager to buy: drones, and lots of them
(gift link)
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
WHAT DOES SON KNOW
Japanese giant SoftBank said Tuesday it has sold its entire stake in tech giant Nvidia for $5.83 billion.
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
WHAT DOES SON KNOW
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Looking at the guys, for however briefly you see them in the video, and the fact that they were immediately all over Hasan the moment he pulled out a Mao meme, tells me that these were not the regular people’s (armed) police, but the MSS
American tankie influencer gets interrogated by actual Chinese state police while visiting Tiananmen Square sounds like a comedy sketch and yet it's real lmao
www.reddit.com/r/Livestream...
www.reddit.com/r/Livestream...
From the LivestreamFail community on Reddit: Chinese security police harassed Hasan Piker while he was live streaming in Tiananmen Square
Explore this post and more from the LivestreamFail community
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November 11, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Looking at the guys, for however briefly you see them in the video, and the fact that they were immediately all over Hasan the moment he pulled out a Mao meme, tells me that these were not the regular people’s (armed) police, but the MSS
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i parachute into X/Twitter a lot for my job and obviously have chronicled the devolution but today it feels that, even outside of the realm of groyperposting the broad culture there is just like *i have lead poisoning*
November 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
i parachute into X/Twitter a lot for my job and obviously have chronicled the devolution but today it feels that, even outside of the realm of groyperposting the broad culture there is just like *i have lead poisoning*
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
if you live in the uk you understand how funny it is for the times to write about rich people *wanting to move to the uk to escape taxes* www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar...
Rich New Yorkers eye London as Zohran Mamdani plots wealth tax
Estate agents have reported an increase in inquiries from affluent Americans considering a move across the Pond, but warn that Rachel Reeves’s budget may deter them
www.thetimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
if you live in the uk you understand how funny it is for the times to write about rich people *wanting to move to the uk to escape taxes* www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar...
I had actually forgotten it went down this way
like, "i am very angry unless something which i rate as being very low-probability was the actual motivation for people who cannot disclose their motivation to me" is cope 99% of the time, but sometimes Manchin spikes the IRA, gets (R)s to vote CHIPS, and then resurrects the IRA.
i think that there are reasons which would take a very long time to explain why forcing a very short CR and banning RIFs on a rolling basis would be a good move for non-5D reasons but i do not think that that argument would be ripe until it had happened three or so times
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I had actually forgotten it went down this way
no one has ever asked me to do anything illegal but this is excellent advice
another good tactic is the "misunderstanding email," where you describe the legal way and the illegal way to someone else (not mentioning legality at all), and then ask "as I understand it, you want me to do it [legal way]?" if you get a calendar invite rather than an email in response, screenshot.
whatever your job is, you should find out which laws in your area have treble damages for knowing violations, which laws have criminal penalties, and which laws relate to genuinely sordid violations of ethics. these are the ones you should email your boss about before legal.
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
no one has ever asked me to do anything illegal but this is excellent advice
I think mike's point is worth engaging with
"make americans' pain a political albatross for republicans" is fine but then what, is what he's basically saying. maybe there is a smart answer to that question
"make americans' pain a political albatross for republicans" is fine but then what, is what he's basically saying. maybe there is a smart answer to that question
Not that there's a bunch of us, but I think a contingent of feds on here have been incentivized to just block 50% of the users here tonight, because man "you should eat shit indefinitely for undetermined reasons so I can poast about The Revolution" is a taek I guess, but not one I want to see
I, a 15-year career federal employee, am responsible for ACA subsidies being taken away.
Not the tens of millions of people who voted to give Donald Trump's Republican Party control of the American government, no, they're blameless victims. It's my fault and I should suffer for it.
fuck this shit.
Not the tens of millions of people who voted to give Donald Trump's Republican Party control of the American government, no, they're blameless victims. It's my fault and I should suffer for it.
fuck this shit.
November 10, 2025 at 9:02 AM
I think mike's point is worth engaging with
"make americans' pain a political albatross for republicans" is fine but then what, is what he's basically saying. maybe there is a smart answer to that question
"make americans' pain a political albatross for republicans" is fine but then what, is what he's basically saying. maybe there is a smart answer to that question
good morning! it’s a beautiful day to block tankies
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 AM
good morning! it’s a beautiful day to block tankies
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It was a surprise when the Monster's first words were "It looks as if you're trying to play God! That's a really interesting idea -- using Enlightenment philosophy but mixed with scientific rigor! Would you like suggestions for nearby graveyards, or for building a mate for your new creation?"
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
Opinion | Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Asks Us to Consider the Monster
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:02 AM
It was a surprise when the Monster's first words were "It looks as if you're trying to play God! That's a really interesting idea -- using Enlightenment philosophy but mixed with scientific rigor! Would you like suggestions for nearby graveyards, or for building a mate for your new creation?"
a thing they all have in common: none of them was a combatant
AP reporter Regina Garcia Cano looked into a few of the men killed in Trump's extrajudicial strikes on Caribbean boats.
"They were laborers, a fisherman, a taxi driver. Two were low-level career criminals. One was a local crime boss who contracted out smuggling services"
apnews.com/article/trum...
"They were laborers, a fisherman, a taxi driver. Two were low-level career criminals. One was a local crime boss who contracted out smuggling services"
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced
One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
a thing they all have in common: none of them was a combatant
am I wrong in thinking that The Troops who would use these commissaries are not being paid at the moment
(Forbes) - The Trump Organization’s second-term push to monetize Donald Trump’s presidency has reached the aisles of military exchanges, as Coast Guard-run stores .. have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider. 🤡
@zacheverson.com
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@zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
November 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
am I wrong in thinking that The Troops who would use these commissaries are not being paid at the moment
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I forgot I’d written about this. bsky.app/profile/pbum...
Given the Mamdani discourse, I wrote a bit about billionaires. If you were given $100 a day and aimed to have as much wealth as the world’s billionaires, you’d have had to have started about when animals first developed the ability to breathe oxygen.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I forgot I’d written about this. bsky.app/profile/pbum...
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Chris Rufo/Ron DeSantis overhauled New College and made it "the most financially inefficient school in the university system"
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
New College of Florida shows soaring expenses as state targets 'woke waste'
A report by Florida DOGE found that Sarasota's New College is the most financially inefficient school in the university system.
www.heraldtribune.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Chris Rufo/Ron DeSantis overhauled New College and made it "the most financially inefficient school in the university system"
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
I had a fun time explaining to my son how much a billion dollars was. $10 million a year from the day you were born and you probably wouldn't spend it all. if you did that but also were being paid interest on the rest, you'd end up with more at the end despite the withdrawals. etc
November 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I had a fun time explaining to my son how much a billion dollars was. $10 million a year from the day you were born and you probably wouldn't spend it all. if you did that but also were being paid interest on the rest, you'd end up with more at the end despite the withdrawals. etc