12 Monkeys in a Democracy Trenchcoat
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This woman is in charge of the US Agency for Global Media, which is supposed to serve and represent the best American values
February 9, 2026 at 3:10 AM
This woman is in charge of the US Agency for Global Media, which is supposed to serve and represent the best American values
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“America is not losing a chess match to China’s hackers. It is failing a safety inspection of its own making,” argues Shaoyu Yuan.
Is America’s Cyber Weakness Self-Inflicted?
China didn’t break into America’s telecom networks with futuristic cyber weapons — it walked through unlocked doors. Washington often frames the cyber
warontherocks.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:45 PM
“America is not losing a chess match to China’s hackers. It is failing a safety inspection of its own making,” argues Shaoyu Yuan.
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“In theater.”
In. Theater.
In.
Theater.
They want so desperately to be cool tactical soldier dudes that they’ll wage war on America itself to make that silly, childish fantasy a reality.
In. Theater.
In.
Theater.
They want so desperately to be cool tactical soldier dudes that they’ll wage war on America itself to make that silly, childish fantasy a reality.
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 30, 2026 at 4:06 AM
“In theater.”
In. Theater.
In.
Theater.
They want so desperately to be cool tactical soldier dudes that they’ll wage war on America itself to make that silly, childish fantasy a reality.
In. Theater.
In.
Theater.
They want so desperately to be cool tactical soldier dudes that they’ll wage war on America itself to make that silly, childish fantasy a reality.
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With the aid of chocolate I have brought myself to read the just-released National Defense Strategy. A few quick reactions: 1/7
media.defense.gov/2026/Jan/23/...
media.defense.gov/2026/Jan/23/...
media.defense.gov
January 25, 2026 at 6:48 PM
With the aid of chocolate I have brought myself to read the just-released National Defense Strategy. A few quick reactions: 1/7
media.defense.gov/2026/Jan/23/...
media.defense.gov/2026/Jan/23/...
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After Careful Thought, I Have Decided That Our Ship Actually Is Being Attacked by the Kraken
For a long time I resisted the idea that the multiple tentacles tearing at the thin wooden planks of our vessel represented some kind of 'sea monster' threat. But when the facts change, I change my mind.
For a long time I resisted the idea that the multiple tentacles tearing at the thin wooden planks of our vessel represented some kind of 'sea monster' threat. But when the facts change, I change my mind.
January 25, 2026 at 7:11 PM
After Careful Thought, I Have Decided That Our Ship Actually Is Being Attacked by the Kraken
For a long time I resisted the idea that the multiple tentacles tearing at the thin wooden planks of our vessel represented some kind of 'sea monster' threat. But when the facts change, I change my mind.
For a long time I resisted the idea that the multiple tentacles tearing at the thin wooden planks of our vessel represented some kind of 'sea monster' threat. But when the facts change, I change my mind.
Have they tried not impeding law enforcement?
"As many as 30,000 people could have been killed in the streets of Iran on Jan. 8 and 9 alone, two senior officials of the country’s Ministry of Health told TIME—indicating a dramatic surge in the death toll."
time.com/7357635/more...
time.com/7357635/more...
Iran Protest Death Toll Could Top 30,000: Local Officials
According to two senior officials of the country’s Ministry of Health who spoke with TIME.
time.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Have they tried not impeding law enforcement?
What does it say about your little club that Netanyahu and Putin and Orban and MBS are welcome, but Canada isn't?
Donald Trump withdraws Mark Carney’s invitation to join ‘Board of Peace’ - www.ft.com/content/15d8... via @FT
Donald Trump withdraws Mark Carney’s invitation to join ‘Board of Peace’ - www.ft.com/content/15d8... via @FT
Donald Trump withdraws Mark Carney’s invitation to join ‘Board of Peace’
Move comes after Canadian prime minister took aim at US president in Davos speech
www.ft.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:46 PM
What does it say about your little club that Netanyahu and Putin and Orban and MBS are welcome, but Canada isn't?
Donald Trump withdraws Mark Carney’s invitation to join ‘Board of Peace’ - www.ft.com/content/15d8... via @FT
Donald Trump withdraws Mark Carney’s invitation to join ‘Board of Peace’ - www.ft.com/content/15d8... via @FT
Paraphrasing Mark Twain, "It's a helluva lot easier to fool people, and keep fooling people, then to convince people they've been fooled."
January 25, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Paraphrasing Mark Twain, "It's a helluva lot easier to fool people, and keep fooling people, then to convince people they've been fooled."
This is a metaphor....
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 21, 2026 at 3:21 AM
This is a metaphor....
Sold me on Shinkansen
Mind the culture gap — America’s Amtrak trains may be slow, but they have something the shinkansen does not: small talk.
Shinkansen vs. Amtrak and the lost art of small talk
After years steeped in the sacred silence of the shinkansen, a Japan Times staffer returns stateside and gets his sea legs with small talk aboard Amtrak.
ebx.sh
January 19, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Sold me on Shinkansen
Yeah bro you need to provide some citation beyond another bsky account who doesn't have anything like this in their feed for the last 3 days
Gee. Shocker. #Krasnov leaks critical info to his Daddy, Putin. I'm so shocked. 🤦♀️
January 18, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Yeah bro you need to provide some citation beyond another bsky account who doesn't have anything like this in their feed for the last 3 days
Why would they want to change it, I wonder
The Canada-China relationship has been distant and uncertain for nearly a decade.
We’re changing that, with a new strategic partnership that benefits the people of both our nations.
We’re changing that, with a new strategic partnership that benefits the people of both our nations.
January 17, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Why would they want to change it, I wonder
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The Canada-China relationship has been distant and uncertain for nearly a decade.
We’re changing that, with a new strategic partnership that benefits the people of both our nations.
We’re changing that, with a new strategic partnership that benefits the people of both our nations.
January 17, 2026 at 4:41 PM
The Canada-China relationship has been distant and uncertain for nearly a decade.
We’re changing that, with a new strategic partnership that benefits the people of both our nations.
We’re changing that, with a new strategic partnership that benefits the people of both our nations.
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AI isn't a demon or a god - it's a powerful, flawed tool that we should regulate properly and take out of the hands of the hucksters shilling it as a solution to everything.
January 17, 2026 at 8:08 PM
AI isn't a demon or a god - it's a powerful, flawed tool that we should regulate properly and take out of the hands of the hucksters shilling it as a solution to everything.
@ericmmurphy.bsky.social are you sending your friends to harass me?
January 17, 2026 at 7:47 PM
@ericmmurphy.bsky.social are you sending your friends to harass me?
A Modest Proposal:
Stop using "muscular" to describe that which is more aptly "belligerent"
"Chad takes the muscular approach to dating by harassing and physically intimidating women he meets at bars"
Stop using "muscular" to describe that which is more aptly "belligerent"
"Chad takes the muscular approach to dating by harassing and physically intimidating women he meets at bars"
January 15, 2026 at 1:59 PM
A Modest Proposal:
Stop using "muscular" to describe that which is more aptly "belligerent"
"Chad takes the muscular approach to dating by harassing and physically intimidating women he meets at bars"
Stop using "muscular" to describe that which is more aptly "belligerent"
"Chad takes the muscular approach to dating by harassing and physically intimidating women he meets at bars"
New RFK Jr. pick for vaccine panel: ‘I was not anti-vaccine. I am now.’ (she said 4 years ago after "going down the rabbit hole")
Great misdirection WaPo.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Great misdirection WaPo.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
New RFK Jr. pick for vaccine panel: ‘I was not anti-vaccine. I am now.’
Two OB/GYNs appointed to an influential federal vaccine advisory panel have criticized vaccination during pregnancy and more broadly. One called the vaccine industry “disgusting.”
www.washingtonpost.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:13 PM
New RFK Jr. pick for vaccine panel: ‘I was not anti-vaccine. I am now.’ (she said 4 years ago after "going down the rabbit hole")
Great misdirection WaPo.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Great misdirection WaPo.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Didn't they all tell Congress it was a "law enforcement action"?
Trump says he's the "acting president of Venezuela."
Here's how the country is being governed.
Here's how the country is being governed.
Trump says he's the "acting president of Venezuela." Here's how the country is being governed
Trump has allowed much of the South American country's regime to remain, for now.
www.axios.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Didn't they all tell Congress it was a "law enforcement action"?
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This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.
January 12, 2026 at 6:47 PM
This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.
I suspect @davidjoy.bsky.social would approve of that parting shot from fellow Appalachian @corbintrent.bsky.social
FOX: Where’s the protest against the regime that's killing people in the street right now?
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
January 11, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I suspect @davidjoy.bsky.social would approve of that parting shot from fellow Appalachian @corbintrent.bsky.social
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This is unethical law enforcement practice.
"A doctor at the scene attempted to help the woman who was shot, but was kept away by federal agents. When an ambulance finally arrived, it was blocked from reaching her by law-enforcement vehicles, and paramedics had to reach her on foot. The woman has died." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
A Deadly Shooting in Minnesota
A federal immigration agent’s killing of a woman driving an SUV fits into a tragic pattern.
www.theatlantic.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:55 PM
This is unethical law enforcement practice.
Missed his chance for a pardon
CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who sold secrets to the Soviets, dies in prison at 84
CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who sold secrets to the Soviets, dies in prison at 84
His betrayals were blamed for the deaths of Western agents.
dlvr.it
January 7, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Missed his chance for a pardon
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The destruction doesn't make for a photo-op like tearing down the East Wing of the White House or bulldozing the Rose Garden, but it's every bit as bad. Generations of American children learned to spell and count, learned the Preamble to the Constitution, from watching shows produced by the CPB.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The destruction doesn't make for a photo-op like tearing down the East Wing of the White House or bulldozing the Rose Garden, but it's every bit as bad. Generations of American children learned to spell and count, learned the Preamble to the Constitution, from watching shows produced by the CPB.
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In INDOPACOM, Admiral Paparo probably threw the remote through the TV screen when he saw what they used for this. It was bad enough when he just had CENTCOM doing this, now AFRICOM is doing it too. And if we really wanted to burn TLAMs while hurting our enemies, we could give them to Ukraine.
December 26, 2025 at 2:54 AM
In INDOPACOM, Admiral Paparo probably threw the remote through the TV screen when he saw what they used for this. It was bad enough when he just had CENTCOM doing this, now AFRICOM is doing it too. And if we really wanted to burn TLAMs while hurting our enemies, we could give them to Ukraine.