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Journalist. Author of The Day Without Yesterday (Basic Books) and The Clock and the Camshaft (Rowman & Littlefield). Forthcoming, my novel: An Uncommon Descent (Serving House Books). Website: www.farrellmedia.com

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From Divine Rapture to Tech Rupture: Why Silicon Valley Supports Armageddon in the Middle East When US military commanders are telling troops that strikes on Iran fulfil biblical prophecy this is expression of an apocalyptic network connecting the Pentagon, Silicon Valley and the Kremlin

“Why Silicon Valley Supports Armageddon in the Middle East” * “When US military commanders are telling troops that strikes on Iran fulfil biblical prophecy, this is an expression of an apocalyptic network connecting the Pentagon, Silicon Valley & the Kremlin” By @peterjukes.bsky.social, 3/3/26 … 1/

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And still gets to SF conventions when time allows.

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Gotta love Br. Guy.

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March 5, 2026 President Donald J.

"President Donald J. Trump is behaving more and more erratically these days, seeming to think he can dictate to other countries." March 5, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

06.03.2026 12:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yup. Maybe he can attack folks who enjoy eating sugar raised donuts well he's at it.

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March 3, 2026 About a week before Trump launched Operation Epic Fury, attacking Iran alongside Israel, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine warned that the lack of support from allies and deplete...

"Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine warned that the lack of support from allies and depleted reserves of interceptors and Patriot missiles would make an attack on Iran risky." March 3, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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Soldier Details Chilling Messaging From Higher-Ups About ‘God’s Plan’ In Iran: ‘It Shocked Many Of Us’ One commander had a “big grin” on his face while saying Donald Trump “has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran," a service member said.

Imagine being a U.S. service member, sworn to defend the Constitution, and hearing your commander say a war is “part of God’s divine plan.” This is not fiction.

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OpenAI Leadership Defends Deal With Pentagon as Employees Wait in Limbo Critics are worried OpenAI's technology will be used for mass surveillance and fully autonomous military strikes.

OpenAI Leadership Defends Deal With Pentagon as Employees Wait in Limbo gizmodo.com/openai-leade...

02.03.2026 21:10 👍 14 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
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March 1, 2026 This morning, U.S.

"This morning, U.S. Central Command posted on social media that three service members have been killed in action in Operation Epic Fury and five more are seriously wounded." March 1, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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February 28, 2026 Early this morning, the U.S.

"Early reports suggested that Israel targeted senior officials in Iran’s government while the U.S. attacked military targets." February 28, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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Including service personnel at home? (Not in the immediate theater of operations.)

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Like everything Dowd writes, this aged well....

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February 27, 2026 On Monday, February 23, Daniel Ruetenik, Pat Milton, and Cara Tabachnick of CBS News reported a newly uncovered document in the Epstein files shows that the U.S.

"On Monday, February 23, Daniel Ruetenik, Pat Milton, and Cara Tabachnick of CBS News reported a newly uncovered document in the Epstein files shows..." Richardson for February 27, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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February 27, 2026 On Monday, February 23, Daniel Ruetenik, Pat Milton, and Cara Tabachnick of CBS News reported a newly uncovered document in the Epstein files shows that the U.S.

"On Monday, February 23, Daniel Ruetenik, Pat Milton, and Cara Tabachnick of CBS News reported a newly uncovered document in the Epstein files..." February 27, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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Words fail....

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89 Year Old Blues Legend Buddy Guy Plays a NPR Tiny Desk Concert With Miles Caton of 'Sinners' Blues legend Buddy Guy played a high-spirited Tiny Desk Concert at the NPR Studios in Washington, D.C. with Miles Caton of "Sinners".

89 Year Old Blues Legend Buddy Guy Plays a NPR Tiny Desk Concert With Miles Caton of ‘Sinners’ laughingsquid.com/buddy-guy-ti...

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Hegseth’s Military Shoots Down Its Own $30M Drone in Pentagon Blunder - Inquisitr News Hegseth's military forces accidentally shot down a Customs and Border Protection drone using a laser-based counter-drone system near Fort Hancock, Texas, leading to FAA airspace restrictions and congr...

$30 MILLION drone? SHOT DOWN by its own military. Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon: pushups over training, incompetence over responsibility. $1 TRILLION wasted every year. This is what “leadership” looks like. 🤯 #TrumpFail #MilitaryIncompetence #TaxpayerMoney www.inquisitr.com/hegseths-mil...

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February 26, 2026 It appears the State of the Union was the marker for the White House to launch directly into campaign mode.

"It appears the State of the Union was the marker for the White House to launch directly into campaign mode." February 26, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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February 25, 2026 At last night’s State of the Union address, President Donald Trump went on offense, seeming to try to set the terms for the upcoming midterm elections.

"At last night’s State of the Union address, President Donald Trump went on offense, seeming to try to set the terms for the upcoming midterm elections." February 25, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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February 24, 2026 Four years ago today, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin launched a “special military operation” involving dozens of missile strikes on Ukrainian cities before dawn.

"Four years ago today, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin launched a “special military operation” involving dozens of missile strikes on Ukrainian cities before dawn." February 24, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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Quote of the Day

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February 23, 2026 Since the U.S.

"After the decision was announced on Friday, Trump announced he was putting a 10% tariff on foreign imports." February 23, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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The worst part about the Kash video is just how much of a DORK he looked like.

Like a guy who for the first time was at a party with the cool kids and trying too hard

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The Age Verification Trap Platforms are caught in a dilemma: enforce age restrictions or protect user privacy. How are they navigating this tricky terrain?

The Age Verification Trap: "Age-restriction laws push platforms toward intrusive verification systems that often directly conflict with modern data-privacy law." spectrum.ieee.org/age-verifica...

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February 22, 2026 On February 6, four direct descendants of President Theodore Roosevelt wrote to United States senators to ask them to vote against a measure that opens up the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BW...

'Overturning the Public Land Order “sets a very bad precedent for other public lands.”' February 22, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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"Without feminism, the sequence of events that led to Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest would never have happened. It’s a reminder that feminism is powerful and important and even transformative, which is why there’s so much pushback..."

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Keep taking these clowns to school Brian!
@briantylercohen.bsky.social 🙌🏾

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