Haydon's Avatar

Haydon

@haydonmp

Dad, husband, double hoo. Previously - firefighter, medic, stroke researcher, public and foreign policy. Opinions my own, especially when they're wrong. Reposts are not endorsements unless it’s woodworking, maybe beagles or birdwatching posts too.

3,653
Followers
2,845
Following
4,677
Posts
20.09.2023
Joined
Posts Following

Latest posts by Haydon @haydonmp

I’m extremely happy for you.

07.03.2026 01:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Really not sure you can get the kind of dedication you need in a modern CTO for $100k a year.

07.03.2026 01:37 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

On the advancements in power electronics and its important role for battlefield electrification.

Combustion is shit. It makes things hot, noisy, and demands incredible logistics supply trains for all the moving parts, lubricants and worst of all fuel. However since ww1

07.03.2026 00:19 👍 12 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 1

Credibly threatening nearly every aspect of their political project through of war of choice in February of an election year after they’ve just spent the last year radicalizing the opposition seems to be getting to them.

07.03.2026 00:19 👍 31 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Post image

🛢️ OIL AND THE IRAN WAR CONTEXT WEEKLY 🛢️

US-Israel-Iran war shocks oil market but prices, while sharply higher, are still far from reflecting the true damage already done, let alone the existential risk the market now faces.

Summary below, link to full report in the reply.

06.03.2026 21:41 👍 37 🔁 10 💬 3 📌 1

This is the most straightforward explanation in my mind.

06.03.2026 23:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Hell I mean Tampa isn’t the worst place for them to just sort of keep an eye out I guess.

06.03.2026 23:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

great thanks for the update

06.03.2026 23:45 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Even if they accidentally stumble into it sometimes.

06.03.2026 23:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

And yet somehow the United States’ foreign policy stands athwart and says “no, we want the other way”.

06.03.2026 23:44 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

also aren’t we trying to create a failed state in Cuba rn too

06.03.2026 23:42 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

The logistics of such scenarios…

Y’all,

06.03.2026 23:41 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0
Preview
Trump has privately shown serious interest in U.S. ground troops in Iran The president’s private comments have not focused on a large-scale ground invasion of Iran, but rather on the idea of a small contingent of U.S. troops that would be used for specific strategic purpos...

The thing that pisses me off here is that there are scenarios where something like this does become the least bad move.

The Europeans know it too and they’re struggling mightily with it from what I can tell.

06.03.2026 23:35 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I am having a lot of trouble calibrating how bad I actually think things are going to get because it seems straightforwardly true to me that the government* is in the same position.

* such that it is.

06.03.2026 23:34 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Nice out of office message

06.03.2026 23:31 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Preview
Trump has privately shown serious interest in U.S. ground troops in Iran The president’s private comments have not focused on a large-scale ground invasion of Iran, but rather on the idea of a small contingent of U.S. troops that would be used for specific strategic purpos...
06.03.2026 23:30 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Preview
Trump has privately shown serious interest in U.S. ground troops in Iran The president’s private comments have not focused on a large-scale ground invasion of Iran, but rather on the idea of a small contingent of U.S. troops that would be used for specific strategic purpos...
06.03.2026 23:30 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

:|

06.03.2026 23:28 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

I actually don’t have much of a follow up. I just want a cigarette.

06.03.2026 23:23 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Just a limited force for specific missions,

Folks,

06.03.2026 23:22 👍 31 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0

I assume that and mail in votes for folks that signed up to automatically get a ballot mailed to them.

06.03.2026 23:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Hell yeah lady.

06.03.2026 22:30 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Great moment in the political cycle.

How hot is the summer gonna be sky

You’re the economist

06.03.2026 22:07 👍 18 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Video thumbnail

Joe Biden:

We're in a tough spot, folks.

We've got an administration that doesn't share any of the values that we have.

And I don't think I'm exaggerating a little bit.

06.03.2026 22:01 👍 94 🔁 23 💬 4 📌 5

It’d be kinda fun to figure out your ‘real’ tax burden doing that.

06.03.2026 21:50 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

When is Trump gonna demand Congress pass a bill paying for his tariffs because he doesn’t want to give up the executive branch controlled pot of money

06.03.2026 21:50 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Low stock tho so I may beat ya to it.

06.03.2026 20:22 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
THE PEOPLES WAREHOUSE PROVIDES AFFORDABLE COPPER WIRE

Warehouse Product Details
SPECTRA 12/2 COPPER WIRE INDOOR CONSTRUCTION
Item 1806229
No Image
Available
$19999
After $50 OFF
Valid Through Mar 9, 2026
Low Stock at Charlottesville
Viewed on Mar 6, 2026 at 03:19 PM

THE PEOPLES WAREHOUSE PROVIDES AFFORDABLE COPPER WIRE Warehouse Product Details SPECTRA 12/2 COPPER WIRE INDOOR CONSTRUCTION Item 1806229 No Image Available $19999 After $50 OFF Valid Through Mar 9, 2026 Low Stock at Charlottesville Viewed on Mar 6, 2026 at 03:19 PM

Hell yeah my local Costco has copper wire on sale.

06.03.2026 20:22 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Yes! It must be something he practices talking about.

06.03.2026 17:26 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Preview
Adam Rutherford - Wikipedia

If I remember correctly I first had this impressed upon me by Adam Rutherford when he was giving an interview on the history of eugenics. He's in a pretty unique place to have that discussion.

06.03.2026 17:21 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0