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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 6h

Meet Mr. Catsky — studying The Art of War on the frontlines.

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Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 4h

I regret to inform everyone bob is at it again

Kingston Reif @kingstonareif.bsky.social · 5h

"by 2050, the United States should field a strategic arsenal of roughly 3,500 operationally deployed strategic weapons and a non-strategic arsenal of 1,125 operationally deployed weapons deployed across three theaters, for a new total of roughly 4,625"

The U.S. Nuclear Arsenal of 2050: A Proposal for American Survival

The world security environment is deteriorating. The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues unabated. Iranian proxies continue to attack Israel. North Korea regularly threatens to incinerate American a...

www.heritage.org

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 5h

Questionable control over local leo is an important thing at this moment.

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 6h

Same time that Pritzker is telling city and state officials to start arresting and prosecuting federal officials for assaulting Illinois citizens.

OT1H, this is clearly really bad.

OTOH, our federalized design might end up being an absolute godsend.

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 6h

Do you get the feeling that shit is going to get really out of hand on Saturday?

Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 6h

Jesus Christ man

PritzkerPosting @pritzkerposting.bsky.social · 6h

Chicago: Zero Regard for Safety, ICE Escalation in Chicago Leaves Baby in Harm’s Way

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Dan Lamothe @danlamothe.bsky.social · 7h

Turned in the badge today.

My colleagues and I will stay on the beat, but in a new way. The work continues.

Danlamothe.30

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 6h

But I feel the acting commandant directing a significant number of crimes to be committed is a serious problem.

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 6h

Look, of all current problems of the service including but not limited to: recruitment, retention, officer assecion, overall fundings, infrastructure, operation fouled anchor, purging the officer corp, cutters we can’t actually get, fish, and so many more this is a minor one

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 6h

The innovative solution is called committing crimes.

Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 6h

Homeland Security is taking similar steps after the Pentagon announced it would move “unobligated” funds to cover Oct. 15 pay. trib.al/oFCLW4X

Coast Guard may now be paid with Pentagon-style money shift

Homeland Security is taking similar steps after the Pentagon announced it would move “unobligated” funds to cover Oct. 15 pay.

trib.al

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 7h

We must embrace the absurd and the edge case, now is the time to move mountains and we need every tool at our disposal.

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 7h

Reductio ad absurdum only works when reality is not absurd… and we live in the absurd.

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 7h

… JD what’s in your group chats?

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 7h

Collaborating with traitors is still treason. Every person falsely jailed by unconstitutional security services is reason enough for us to take to the streets. None of us are free till every one of them is free.

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 7h

www.mattblaze.org/blog/p25

Matt Blaze: Why (special agent) Johnny (still) Can't Encrypt

www.mattblaze.org

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Rocky Flats Chimney Sweep 🇺🇸 @midlifesuezcrisis.bsky.social · 7h

"daddy what did you do during the Great Restoration?"
[chuckling, puffing on pipe] Well Bobby your mother and I did what they called All Source Collections, your teacher will tell you what that means when you're a little older"

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 7h

My knowledge of Fed law enforcement and associated tactical units has historically been pointless for OSINT … I would like that to go back to being the case.

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 7h

Developing OOBs of Border Patrol activities is certified nerd shit but it is very important we get public ones. We can not risk them pulling a Stazi and burning employment and ops records.

Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 7h

Now that snakes me wonder which BP SRT is rocking the desert multi cam? We can (for the first time I have seen) actually make out their agency patch and it is a BP one so I have questions as most of the AZ/NM/Texas regions would be best served with normal multi cam.

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Glaxton T. GuitarWolf @8stringandsushi.bsky.social · 7h

Free speech is dead.

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 7h

Now that snakes me wonder which BP SRT is rocking the desert multi cam? We can (for the first time I have seen) actually make out their agency patch and it is a BP one so I have questions as most of the AZ/NM/Texas regions would be best served with normal multi cam.

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 7h

Of course BOrtac has black multi cam. Dumbest shit on the market just buy grey!

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 8h

Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem, and DHS need to answer for their unchecked attacks on Chicago residents.

ICE is an out-of-control danger to our peaceful communities.

The images from the Sun-Times today speak for themselves.

An ICE agent throws a tear gas canister at protesters at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Federal immigration enforcement agents detain a protester during a skirmish at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent points a crowd control weapon at a protester Tuesday at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A Chicago Police Department officer washes his face after being exposed to tear gas during a protest at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 8h

tired: bad politics times create good punk bands

wired: bad politics times create good ska waves

Connor Anderson @connorwa.bsky.social · 8h

The slippery slope to a 2028 ska revival. (complimentary)

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 9h

I would be lying if part of my selection of a next location to take up residence was (in part) driven by place where I can dig a deep hole.

Now part of that is I am a specialist on holes, and assorted digging approaches but still.

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 9h

I should dig a deep fucking hole in the ground.

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 9h

I just realized my bunker is mainly going to be filled with books and PDFs about tunnels, holes in the ground, and putting things in tunnels and holes in the ground.

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 9h

I like how they went for the underground bunker, but not the 30 day supply of food and water.

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Distinguished Herbert West Fellow, Miskatonic Institute Gigan @gigansprogress.bsky.social · 1d

J'accuse!

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