And one more video, of the prisoners actually being freed from an HTS channel.

Telegram channels spread lists of names as hopeful relatives search for lost family members. Here's one video going around Syrian channels, reportedly from the control room of the prison. In authoritarian contexts it's impossible to downplay the symbolic power and fear invoked by prisons like this.

Notch another victory for the drone as asymmetric weapon of our era. As HTS rebels take Damascus, a celebratory photo pays tribute to the Shaheen, a suicide drone used in the campaign. Built with 3-D printers in Idlib, inspired by Iran/Russian drones, it’s another example of the power of cheap tech.

And Taiwan wins! Let’s see about a parade…

First hot take on a new social network: international baseball needs to happen more. It’s Taiwan v Japan in the finals of the WBSC at the Tokyo Dome and the atmosphere is electric. Got dudes going headfirst into first. Fan chants booming. Half of Taiwan is watching. National honor on the line.