Grande Chefe

Until the next time he feels like posting

I don't give a shit about people blaming Pelosi, by all means turn up the heat. But one fundamental problem of American politics is that we don't have actual parties with internal discipline measures. You can't put the screws to guys the way other countries can in parliament

I keep hearing "Falklands Discourse is back!" but it's one tankie who doesn't even call them the Malvinas. Call me when it's actually on again

Eh, it's like one guy coming to Argentina's defense, let me know when pissy LatAm Bluesky comes in droves again

I'll take "Things That Will Never Happen" for $500, Alex

Elbridge Colby is the blobbiest nepo baby to every nepo for the blob and everyone who convinced themselves he was a maverick standing up for a coherent strategy for a Pacific Pivot got ludicrously bamboozled

Chotiner's genius isn't necessarily in extracting incredibly incriminating statements from the guilty, it's in making sure 1 of every 5 interviews is completely laudatory towards a deserving subject, which is enough to convince the other 4 of 5 interviewees that they're getting a glow-up.

Democrat’s plan would eliminate federal income taxes for half of U.S. workers Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s tax relief plan could benefit tens of millions of middle-class workers, with a focus on those making at or below a living wage.

As one of three people on here who seriously thinks Van Hollen is running for president, this article continues to confirm the idea that Van Hollen is running for president

PEPFAR, the program to stop hundreds of thousands of children and adults from dying of HIV/AIDS, was $6.5 billion a year.

‘No to war’: Sánchez doubles down after Trump threat to cut off trade with Spain PM says his country will not be complicit in growing conflict in Middle East ‘simply out of fear of reprisals from someone’

Spanish foreign minister Albares refutes Leavitt claims that Madrid now backs US / Israeli attacks on Iran

"She may be the White House press secretary, but I’m the foreign minister of Spain and I’m telling her that our position hasn’t changed at all.”

AOC: We already have multiple American service members who are dead for an illegal action that the president has pursued with no plan out. They don’t know why they got into this war. They’re talking about a hundred different reasons, and they don’t know how they’re getting out.

Seals going to seal

Apropos nothing and all else being equal, stricter rules of engagement exist in part to protect service-members from moral injury.

They also allow the U.S. to act more morally and more protect its international reputation, thereby enabling alliances and partnerships among other benefits.

Israel expects weeks-long war against Iran Officials and analysts say joint operation with US seeks to destroy key capabilities of Islamic regime

"If we can have a civil war, great."

*jerking motion*

a close up of a robot with the words `` brother '' written on it . ALT: a close up of a robot with the words `` brother '' written on it .

Hey, I think I'm on that one!

Great stuff here, good essay on the application of air power to solve problems in relation to our current mess, give it a read

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Hi. Yes. A couple of follow-ups:

1. What boots
2. From where
3. How are they getting there
4. How long are they going to stay there
5. How on Earth are you going to resupply them
6. If you're only doing limited JSOC-style capture/kill missions, who are you targeting and for what reasons

How to win in November

Poor bastard didn't stand a chance

Just.....wow

Another head on Chotiner's mantel

The ‘AI as Nuclear Weapons’ Obsession AI enthusiasts love to say that the technology is as revolutionary and important as nuclear weapons.

thanks to @nktpnd.bsky.social for talking to me about the current obsession with seeing AI as nuclear weapons. A strange and useful (?) metaphor

What a thrill....