New: When a gang of motorcycle-riding members of Boko Haram attacked a military base in eastern Nigeria, they were stymied by a defensive trench surrounding the complex. The extremists regrouped. Before launching another assault, they asked A.I. for help. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/u...

This whole thing is incredibly sus and at some point in the near future it will become clear that it is not a free standing gimme www.politico.com/news/2026/07...

Please keep those chalk marks coming for “this is not the guy” tallying

I’ve discovered if you put the bottles of Costco Margarita directly into the freezer, it freezes into the perfect slush and you can squeeze it out of the bottle directly into a glass without ice or a blender — two things no one in the UK tends to have, especially the ice.

The incredibly sad thing about this depressing thread of good reporting is it isn’t even comprehensive, in terms of self-enrichment for the Trump family (& other cabinet families). It doesn’t include direct bribes, licensing deals, gun grift, whatever is happening in Albania or w/ the other kids /2

Everything about this story is strong evidence that running a company with humanity is more successful for communities and for the nation www.wsj.com/business/ret...

This is some “let the abusers do foreign policy” logic right here. “We wouldn’t have to hurt you or leave you if you would just lie down and take it. Then we will need you to abuse forever and never leave you baby” (Of course from clarem*nt)

Amen from all of us tired of talking about the “bad behavior by another dude” And that’s all they are, in the end. Just some other dude. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/u...

All out of tiny violins so 🪕🪕 www.wsj.com/world/ukrain...

It’s funny because the whole Russian space mirror debacle www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...

I hate this. There are only two extremely local DC places that POTUS has not wrecked. One is Hains Point. It’s a haven for bikers, runners, hobby fishermen, local birthday parties & family reunions & BBQs under the cherry blossoms tourists don’t know about. Let DC natives have something of their own

The unshakeable strength of John McCain’s character set a gold standard. https://www.usni.org/JohnMcCainIII

Did it all get delivered c/o 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, or …

It’s so hot the fox is melting

The time is currently this many hots in London

Wouldn’t hold my breath on these being delivered anytime in the foreseeable future

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A lot of people will view this thru the lens of our European allies — which is, it’s completely kooky & partisan — but the real target is the rising Latin American populists flying high on their newfound support by the USG as long as they fall in line on “drug boats”, deportations, “free speech” etc

100% this

Behold, the totally stupid idea for POTUS to fly around on a foreign retrofitted princeling bauble was, in fact, totally stupid Within weeks he will announce the “decommissioning” of the real AF1 and east wing it so he can ride shiny bath toy www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/u...

The discovery brings him victory, the kind of victory that isn’t the end of a battle but the beginning of a life.

“We have completely eliminated the very idea of Russia having a strategic rear,” stated Zelenskyy in Ankara this week. This prompts a deeper question. Are we observing the decline, or collapse, of one of the oldest concepts in strategic thought: strategic depth? mickryan.substack.com/p/the-declin...

Significant upgrade to NATO’s posture in the Baltics, allowing for faster response to Russian air incursions and also greater range/flexibility of what that response entails news.err.ee/1610072767/n...

Everybody wants to play the prediction markets

Literally deadly, the rampant misogyny There’s the statistics we know — leading cause of death for pregnant women in America is homicide; leading cause of death for 18-24 yo women is partner violence; and some official statistics haven’t yet been purged bjs.ojp.gov/sites/g/file...

This is great. Feel like there could be a whole section of Ukrainian front line pets

Past events exist, after all, only in memory, which is a form of imagination. The event is real now, but once it’s then, its continuing reality is entirely up to us, dependent on our energy and honesty.

Look, there’s a reason we keep saying it. The misogyny is real. Most American men are completely oblivious to what we actually even mean by this. It’s all around you in the news you read everyday. If you aren’t aware of it, maybe think what that means.

"Institutional influence": how governments shape AI chatbots through the training data they ingest — with measurable effects on what the models actually say. A new Nature study by CDS-affiliated Prof. @jatucker.bsky.social and CSMAP's @solmg.bsky.social. 🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

But trump will be able to welcome putin on continental American soil

This is not just a captured right wing narrative problem American leaders have failed to speak to Americans about the necessity of American engagement in the world; failed to thank the American people for what we have achieved in these agendas; failed to make the case for why it matters to all /5

Trump spends a lot of time whining about NATO, and more Americans are now convinced NATO wouldn’t help us than in any other NATO country The reality outside the US goop info environment? We are the ally that is unreliable, and it has consequences for our national defense and defense industries: /1

This piece highlights the historical revision of the administration’s leaders in terrifying detail. They say: Christianity won WWII, we are not a nation of values but faith, the civil war was won by both sides. We cannot let them rewrite our story like this. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/o...

It’s currently this many hots in London

Especially after everything

Trump spends a lot of time whining about NATO, and more Americans are now convinced NATO wouldn’t help us than in any other NATO country The reality outside the US goop info environment? We are the ally that is unreliable, and it has consequences for our national defense and defense industries: /1

In the morning news package: “European NATO members and Canada will commit at the alliance's summit, to be held next week in Ankara, to provide Ukraine with military aid worth $80 billion over 2026–2027” … that’s a really polite way to say that

We are a deeply unserious nation

what just before might have seemed to him a thing most momentous, now seems but a part of the general joke

NEW: Ten members of Congress have warned the secretary of defense that the Trump administration’s gutting of a program focused on shielding noncombatants puts service members in peril, erodes the military’s moral standing and may violate federal law.

“We look brave,” said Frog. “Yes, but are we?” asked Toad.

We used to be the nation of the forever frontier and the impossibly big sky, and now we just look down and look away and look ashamed. My latest www.greatpower.us/p/happy-birt...

A powerful piece by Molly McKew. An excerpt:

And thank you for this:

We used to be the nation of the forever frontier and the impossibly big sky, and now we just look down and look away and look ashamed. My latest www.greatpower.us/p/happy-birt...

Ukrainian drones just hit Kronstadt naval base 900km from the front. Meanwhile Putin claims Kostiantynivka has fallen; Zelensky's reply: "If it were under Russian control, he'd have no problem meeting me there." My weekly update, out now. mickryan.substack.com/p/ukraines-4...

The great power of America is the belief of individuals. Individuals making choices to make our ideals reality. We have the duty, power, and responsibility to act not only for themselves, but for others. www.greatpower.us/p/happy-birt...

“The truth of us, always, is we are flawed, and we fix it, and in each repair, we discover we are more than we have ever been before.” Brilliant, from @mollymckew.bsky.social

Salvation is in small acts, acts which make the bravery of many more possible. My mother always believed this — believed that people can be shown goodness is in their self-interest. She saw the despair but navigated with action. She taught me how to be American www.greatpower.us/p/happy-birt...