Dark Laughter
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OIF/OEF vet and Duffel Blog writer. DarkLaughterTDB (at) gmail (dot) com #satire #natsec
Kim Jong Un, Putin, MBS, and Netanyahu:
December 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Kim Jong Un, Putin, MBS, and Netanyahu:
I think what I'm hoping for at a minimum is the cartoon prison from the end of Disney's Robin Hood.
December 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I think what I'm hoping for at a minimum is the cartoon prison from the end of Disney's Robin Hood.
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We’re blowing up boats in the Caribbean on the mere suspicion they might have cocaine onboard while every fascist tech CEO is blasted 24/7 on a cocktail of illegal drugs
December 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We’re blowing up boats in the Caribbean on the mere suspicion they might have cocaine onboard while every fascist tech CEO is blasted 24/7 on a cocktail of illegal drugs
Lawmakers should have made Bradley explicitly flesh out this bullshit, like "Tell us exactly what you envisioned happening step by step if you didn't make the second strike, Admiral, but put it in a narrative in the style of "A Message to Garcia.""
A true seal special
December 5, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Lawmakers should have made Bradley explicitly flesh out this bullshit, like "Tell us exactly what you envisioned happening step by step if you didn't make the second strike, Admiral, but put it in a narrative in the style of "A Message to Garcia.""
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NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY DROPPED
There is a LOT here, but omg NATO allies are going to seethe at this paragraph
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
There is a LOT here, but omg NATO allies are going to seethe at this paragraph
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 3:26 AM
NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY DROPPED
There is a LOT here, but omg NATO allies are going to seethe at this paragraph
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
There is a LOT here, but omg NATO allies are going to seethe at this paragraph
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
This is the correct framing of what's in the NSS, and it needs to be the headline.
Our national security strategy contains points lifted directly from TASS
December 5, 2025 at 5:56 AM
This is the correct framing of what's in the NSS, and it needs to be the headline.
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It has been said (not originally by me) that the most utopian thing about Star Trek is that 7 coworkers can book a conference room and adjourn 3 minutes later with a definitive plan of action.
December 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
It has been said (not originally by me) that the most utopian thing about Star Trek is that 7 coworkers can book a conference room and adjourn 3 minutes later with a definitive plan of action.
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VA must redistrict after the Supreme Court’s decision in the Texas case. The last excuse not to is gone.
December 5, 2025 at 1:21 AM
VA must redistrict after the Supreme Court’s decision in the Texas case. The last excuse not to is gone.
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I wrote a silly Hallmark Holiday Movie TTRPG. play it! it's fun!
(ok hopefully THIS link works for realsies)
drive.google.com/file/d/1xVg8...
(ok hopefully THIS link works for realsies)
drive.google.com/file/d/1xVg8...
December 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I wrote a silly Hallmark Holiday Movie TTRPG. play it! it's fun!
(ok hopefully THIS link works for realsies)
drive.google.com/file/d/1xVg8...
(ok hopefully THIS link works for realsies)
drive.google.com/file/d/1xVg8...
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We should execute him at the first opportunity. Not even kidding. Peleus precedent
December 5, 2025 at 12:15 AM
We should execute him at the first opportunity. Not even kidding. Peleus precedent
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so again I'll just say that congresspeople or whoever is going with the line that it's fine to kill people in the water after their ship is sunk would 100%, without a doubt, be singing a different tune if these were u.s. navy sailors in the water
December 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
so again I'll just say that congresspeople or whoever is going with the line that it's fine to kill people in the water after their ship is sunk would 100%, without a doubt, be singing a different tune if these were u.s. navy sailors in the water
I think we can safely reject the premise of a show that depicts military academy students as anything other than socially maladjusted weirdos.
🚨 BREAKING - New Star Trek: #StarfleetAcademy Poster!
The first season of the new #StarTrek live-action series premieres January 15th on Paramount+
🖖 Will YOU be watching?
The first season of the new #StarTrek live-action series premieres January 15th on Paramount+
🖖 Will YOU be watching?
December 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I think we can safely reject the premise of a show that depicts military academy students as anything other than socially maladjusted weirdos.
I assume the redacted portion of the finding says Hegseth's a window-licking idiot who should be working at Planet Fitness, not the Pentagon.
December 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I assume the redacted portion of the finding says Hegseth's a window-licking idiot who should be working at Planet Fitness, not the Pentagon.
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ATTN: Warriors. Are you man enough to take the fall for Pete Hegseth?
December 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
ATTN: Warriors. Are you man enough to take the fall for Pete Hegseth?
This is why I only shit in a burn bag or crosscut shredder.
NEW: Your "end-to-end encrypted" poop pictures taken by this $599 (+ subscription) smart toilet camera are actually not end-to-end encrypted.
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techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/e...
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techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/e...
‘End-to-end encrypted’ smart toilet camera is not actually end-to-end encrypted | TechCrunch
Kohler, the makers of a smart toilet camera, can access customers' data stored on its servers, and can use customers’ bowl pictures to train AI.
techcrunch.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:04 AM
This is why I only shit in a burn bag or crosscut shredder.
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The Republican-led Senate Armed Services Committee promises tonight to conduct "vigorous oversight" to determine what happened in boat strikes following new reporting today from the @washingtonpost.com raising questions about orders issued in the operation.
November 29, 2025 at 5:05 AM
The Republican-led Senate Armed Services Committee promises tonight to conduct "vigorous oversight" to determine what happened in boat strikes following new reporting today from the @washingtonpost.com raising questions about orders issued in the operation.
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Grey Slime checklist:
If you speak / write & use more than one of these terms at a time, you are not communicating you are spreading Grey Slime:
Innovate / Innovation
Scale (verb, to grow or expand)
Disrupt
Warfighter
Department of War / SECWAR etc.
“Dual Use”
Critical Tech Area
Critical Mineral
If you speak / write & use more than one of these terms at a time, you are not communicating you are spreading Grey Slime:
Innovate / Innovation
Scale (verb, to grow or expand)
Disrupt
Warfighter
Department of War / SECWAR etc.
“Dual Use”
Critical Tech Area
Critical Mineral
Yeah, the system works and I think that’s missing from so much of the grey slime spread around DC regarding “innovation”
December 4, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Grey Slime checklist:
If you speak / write & use more than one of these terms at a time, you are not communicating you are spreading Grey Slime:
Innovate / Innovation
Scale (verb, to grow or expand)
Disrupt
Warfighter
Department of War / SECWAR etc.
“Dual Use”
Critical Tech Area
Critical Mineral
If you speak / write & use more than one of these terms at a time, you are not communicating you are spreading Grey Slime:
Innovate / Innovation
Scale (verb, to grow or expand)
Disrupt
Warfighter
Department of War / SECWAR etc.
“Dual Use”
Critical Tech Area
Critical Mineral
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This gets a repost because these numbers are infuriating: There are over 20,000 homeless families -- families -- and 35,000 children now sheltered in the city of New York, one of the richest in the world. If you too are now angry at this, maybe take a moment and do a small, decent thing with that:
Our Holiday Toy Drive for 2025 is on now! Let’s spread the joy this season with something as simple as a gift for a child in need. Your gift – whether it’s a stuffed animal, a book, or a game – isn’t just a toy. It’s proof that someone cares. www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/event/holida...
December 4, 2025 at 3:38 AM
This gets a repost because these numbers are infuriating: There are over 20,000 homeless families -- families -- and 35,000 children now sheltered in the city of New York, one of the richest in the world. If you too are now angry at this, maybe take a moment and do a small, decent thing with that:
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We already know enough to make strong judgments about who is culpable and for what: The whole campaign is unlawful. The initial strike was unlawful. The subsequent strike was unlawful.
Don’t Overcomplicate the Scandal of Trump’s Lawless High Seas Attacks
What Else Is There to Know, Really? As I was describing yesterday...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We already know enough to make strong judgments about who is culpable and for what: The whole campaign is unlawful. The initial strike was unlawful. The subsequent strike was unlawful.
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Welcome to our second new MWG Board member, Brian Kerg!
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milwritersguild.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to New MWG Board Member
Brian Kerg!
milwritersguild.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Welcome to our second new MWG Board member, Brian Kerg!
milwritersguild.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
milwritersguild.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
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I'm continuing my series of comfort watch movies on Whatever, and today I'm essaying Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, and 19th Century Sailing life, which I am happy to view and not to live:
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/02/t...
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The December Comfort Watches 2025, Day Two: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World wastes no time in getting the viewer acquainted with the HMS Surprise; in a few brief moments we’re given a sailor’s-eye view of the cram…
whatever.scalzi.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I'm continuing my series of comfort watch movies on Whatever, and today I'm essaying Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, and 19th Century Sailing life, which I am happy to view and not to live:
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/02/t...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/02/t...
I'm kind of waiting for the one or two of them who think they might have post-Trump political futures to do the opposite of this next year. Rubio will be like "I've received reports of hens crowing."
Kristi Noem: "Sir, you made it through hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that."
December 3, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I'm kind of waiting for the one or two of them who think they might have post-Trump political futures to do the opposite of this next year. Rubio will be like "I've received reports of hens crowing."
