Serious question: could Tylenol’s owner sue the USG for defamation here and material damages?
The administration will reportedly also identify leucovorin, a drug used to treat cancer and anemia, as a potential treatment for autism.
Trump Will Tie Tylenol During Pregnancy To Autism, Reports Say
The administration will reportedly also identify leucovorin, a drug used to treat cancer and anemia, as a potential treatment for autism.
www.forbes.com
September 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Serious question: could Tylenol’s owner sue the USG for defamation here and material damages?
Nothing to see here. Just a Us treaty ally potentially getting embroiled in a land war in Asia.
Born too late to deploy to southeast Asia
Born too early to deploy to Southeast Asia
Born just in time to deploy to Southeast Asia
Born too early to deploy to Southeast Asia
Born just in time to deploy to Southeast Asia
*Army in the Pacific intensifies*
www.semafor.com/article/07/2...
www.semafor.com/article/07/2...
July 26, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Nothing to see here. Just a Us treaty ally potentially getting embroiled in a land war in Asia.
Was at the Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL earlier today and stumbled upon this wonderful memorial to the first US animal to go to space and come back alive. Whoever put the banana there, you’re my hero.
June 4, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Was at the Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL earlier today and stumbled upon this wonderful memorial to the first US animal to go to space and come back alive. Whoever put the banana there, you’re my hero.
Come for the news, stay for the memes
June 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Come for the news, stay for the memes
Here’s an idea: let US firms buy the excess yards and use them to build / maintain the US fleet.
Europe is plagued by too many naval yards, French Navy chief says
The Naviris joint venture between Italy’s Fincantieri and France’s Naval Group has failed to spur vendor consolidation, said Adm. Nicolas Vaujour.
www.defensenews.com
May 27, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Here’s an idea: let US firms buy the excess yards and use them to build / maintain the US fleet.
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Important for all of us but especially journalists.
Kidnapping.
Capturing a person against their will without due process is called kidnapping.
Transporting them to another country without due process is called human trafficking.
A squalid extrajudicial prison for people found guilty of no crime is called a concentration camp.
Capturing a person against their will without due process is called kidnapping.
Transporting them to another country without due process is called human trafficking.
A squalid extrajudicial prison for people found guilty of no crime is called a concentration camp.
stop calling things deportation just because they call it deportation.
-You cannot legally deport people without due process.
-You cannot legally deport citizens.
-They are defining down deportation to break the law.
-You cannot legally deport people without due process.
-You cannot legally deport citizens.
-They are defining down deportation to break the law.
April 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Important for all of us but especially journalists.
Skimping on crew for a warship is a classic example of a penny wise, pound foolish decision. You’ve just spent years & tons of money putting a highly complex war machine to sea. And now you’re going to knee cap it with a small crew? It’s like sending an E-2D into the air with just a pilot.
This is very good on a dramatically underappreciated issue. Lean crewing is mostly an industry PR myth, and any such efforts in practice had to be scaled back or abandoned, at the latest when sending vessels into harm's way.
www.aspistrategist.org.au/people-matte...
www.aspistrategist.org.au/people-matte...
People matter—especially when frigate crews are too small | The Strategist
People are getting carried away with the virtues of small warship crews. We need to remember the great vice of having few people to run a ship: they’ll quickly tire. Yes, the navy is struggling ...
www.aspistrategist.org.au
March 19, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Skimping on crew for a warship is a classic example of a penny wise, pound foolish decision. You’ve just spent years & tons of money putting a highly complex war machine to sea. And now you’re going to knee cap it with a small crew? It’s like sending an E-2D into the air with just a pilot.
This thread is spot on. The only reason we’re struggling with national defense is because we’re trying to do it on the cheap. Invest appropriately and better results will come. It’s not rocket science.
Don't think i agree with this. The industrial capacity of the US has waxed and waned over the CW. It wasn't always MEGA HUGE. In the late 60s - early 70s, it wasn't doing so great. Consistent investments that start in the late 70s to 80s resulted in it reaching peak during the end of this period.
March 17, 2025 at 3:02 AM
This thread is spot on. The only reason we’re struggling with national defense is because we’re trying to do it on the cheap. Invest appropriately and better results will come. It’s not rocket science.
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really like this essay from klein. i think he's 100% correct about why biden was a one-term president. the #Resistance to Trump I won--as an outside movement. where biden fell down was the inside strategy--the policies implemented once he was in power.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/o...
Opinion | There Is a Liberal Answer to Elon Musk
Right-wing populism thrives on scarcity. The answer is abundance. But a politics of abundance will work only if Democrats confront where their approach has failed.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
really like this essay from klein. i think he's 100% correct about why biden was a one-term president. the #Resistance to Trump I won--as an outside movement. where biden fell down was the inside strategy--the policies implemented once he was in power.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/o...
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Wrote up something about Techdirt's recent coverage, and why (whether we like it or not) we need to be a "democracy blog" now, rather than just a "tech" blog (not that we've ever been just a tech blog).
This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)
While political reporters are still doing their view-from-nowhere “Democrats say this, Republicans say that” dance, tech and legal journalists have been watching an unfortunately recogn…
www.techdirt.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Wrote up something about Techdirt's recent coverage, and why (whether we like it or not) we need to be a "democracy blog" now, rather than just a "tech" blog (not that we've ever been just a tech blog).
This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
This is probably a good time to remind everyone about the great work @saintjavelin.bsky.social is doing to support Ukraine. I know today is supposed to be an economic blackout, but make an exception for this organization.
March 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This is probably a good time to remind everyone about the great work @saintjavelin.bsky.social is doing to support Ukraine. I know today is supposed to be an economic blackout, but make an exception for this organization.
Reposted by Stephen Okin
February 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
This is what makes America great. A Chinese-American, born a citizen to immigrant parents thanks to the 14th amendment, inspired to fight for a country that saw him as second class at best. His remains finally found thanks to a dedication to find every missing soldier, no matter how long ago.
Her Brother Disappeared in War 80 Years Ago. She Finally Got to Say Goodbye.
Margery Hop Wong last saw her older brother Sgt. Yuen Hop in 1943. He was a soldier missing in action, until researchers solved the mystery behind his death.
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2025 at 2:15 AM
This is what makes America great. A Chinese-American, born a citizen to immigrant parents thanks to the 14th amendment, inspired to fight for a country that saw him as second class at best. His remains finally found thanks to a dedication to find every missing soldier, no matter how long ago.
George Carlin’s bit on Rights seems fairly apt these days.
youtube.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
George Carlin’s bit on Rights seems fairly apt these days.
Reposted by Stephen Okin
The forest was shrinking, but the trees kept cheering and voting for the axe because its handle was made of wood and they thought it was one of them.
January 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The forest was shrinking, but the trees kept cheering and voting for the axe because its handle was made of wood and they thought it was one of them.
As usual, Robert Kagan writes the single best analysis of the Russo-Ukraine war, Trump, and the future of American power. Can’t recommend this piece enough. A must read.
Trump must decide between "a humiliating strategic defeat on the global stage and immediately redoubling American support for Ukraine. The choice will determine not only the fate of Ukraine but also the success of his presidency," Robert Kagan writes:
Trump Is Facing a Catastrophic Defeat
If Ukraine falls, it will be hard to spin as anything but a debacle for the United States, and for its president.
www.theatlantic.com
January 8, 2025 at 1:35 AM
As usual, Robert Kagan writes the single best analysis of the Russo-Ukraine war, Trump, and the future of American power. Can’t recommend this piece enough. A must read.
Truly sickening and disgusting. Law enforcement’s efforts to go after this are commendable but not sufficient. The only real solution here is to make the tech companies liable for the content they host on their services. The second that happens, watch how fast they get religion on moderating.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2024 at 4:40 AM
Truly sickening and disgusting. Law enforcement’s efforts to go after this are commendable but not sufficient. The only real solution here is to make the tech companies liable for the content they host on their services. The second that happens, watch how fast they get religion on moderating.
Syria is an important reminder that Russia is never as strong as she appears, or as weak as she seems.
December 9, 2024 at 2:42 AM
Syria is an important reminder that Russia is never as strong as she appears, or as weak as she seems.
Reposted by Stephen Okin
We don't need more remakes of old movies. We need more MUPPETS remakes of old movies.
December 2, 2024 at 2:08 AM
We don't need more remakes of old movies. We need more MUPPETS remakes of old movies.
First JetBlue A220 flight out of DCA? Was wondering when we’d see these given they said the DCA-BOS route was going to be a key one for the baby Airbus. That was years ago and only now are we seeing any signs of a changeover as the E190s near retirement.
November 25, 2024 at 3:13 AM
First JetBlue A220 flight out of DCA? Was wondering when we’d see these given they said the DCA-BOS route was going to be a key one for the baby Airbus. That was years ago and only now are we seeing any signs of a changeover as the E190s near retirement.
Just finished Freedom’s Forge and reading Arsenal of Democracy now. Looking for recommendations on other books about the defense industrial base, particularly any covering the pre-WWI arsenal system.
November 19, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Just finished Freedom’s Forge and reading Arsenal of Democracy now. Looking for recommendations on other books about the defense industrial base, particularly any covering the pre-WWI arsenal system.
So sick of navigating shady third party sellers and random consonant brands on Amazon. Feels like there’s a huge opportunity out there for a fast, affordable online marketplace that only sells reputable products and is inherently trustworthy rather than passing that diligence work on to customers.
November 12, 2024 at 1:54 AM
So sick of navigating shady third party sellers and random consonant brands on Amazon. Feels like there’s a huge opportunity out there for a fast, affordable online marketplace that only sells reputable products and is inherently trustworthy rather than passing that diligence work on to customers.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #3,262,605!
September 17, 2024 at 12:34 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #3,262,605!