Slow off the mark but this is excellent. What we think of as norms of violence production are not really norms, and the ongoing reconfiguration of the state relationship with violence is changing those norms again.

That the banking sector is taking this sort of threat seriously should be a wake up call for defence @warmatters.bsky.social

It's also just not evident based. For all the evidence Cass had tried to amass, this speculation that kids who might have ceased being trans are being frozen in time rather than helped to develop their growing minds, identity and agency by exploring and expressing it actively has zero evidence.

This is how you live a life

Add that to the list of things to worry about when driving

It’s kinda funny how these guys really want safe spaces, sounds kinda woke if you ask me

It doesn't matter if decades of attempting to pray or torture the gay out of people didn't work - surely this is completely different and on the right side of history

It's galling to contemplate but I really think you have to admit that Musk buying X was an unqualified victory. It can't be exaggerated just how much prominent journalists, pundits, business type, etc. mistake the vibe on X for "how the country is feeling."

One of the most bizarre things you'll see on a policy level in London is watching influential British figures flaunting myths of UK geopolitical power to EU or US counterparts that are in reality falling apart due to lack of funding and focus

Nope

I suspect I may have some opinions to share about this next book I’m reading.

If this is really about ISIS (which of course it isn’t) he’s not going to be any safer anywhere else is he? What a stupid narrative. Also he remains a massive pillock.

Does anyone really still think that conscription is NOT going to be part of the future British Army?

“All providers go through a rigorous, competitive procurement process in line with Government legislation” Except when it is the MOD and they don’t go to competition and Palantir secured a £240m tender. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Totally. If there’s one lesson of recent times, it might be that rushed appointments come back to bite you.

A govt which was serious would not rush to make any such significant appointment, without thorough due diligence.

He skipped the Ukraine meeting in order to be able to travel to Budapest to see Viktor Orban. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Grift, grift “Tommy is looking into relocating his family for their safety. Please can you help with this, and any ongoing security costs.” A web address to donate then appears across the bottom of the screen.” Of course it does

I get it. People are busy. Institutions aren’t trusted. But YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE probably tells you vaccines are ok. Why would you trust RFK specifically?

A fantastic series, and highlights, yet again, all those uncritical cheerleaders of the GWOT who 25 yrs later look very mistaken now, including The Hitch here www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...

Nadim won’t like this fact based article in The Economist that completely debunks the ridiculous claims being made by nutty accounts on X (& from the Reform Party) www.economist.com/britain/2026...

M&Ms CEO: 'most, if not all' meals can be replaced by M&Ms within 12-18 months

This guy is like 20 🤷‍♂️ sorry but you know dick about life kid

Had a great time at rhe #mehuco conference in #hamburg. With thanks to the organisers, it was a real pleasure to listen to so many clever folks talk. Thanks to @elkeschwarz.bsky.social for pointing me in the right direction to use Anders! Not sure if any others are on here but please reach out!

me in any conversation about anything lately:

Well this is happening

government regulator tries nothing, runs out of ideas

@edzitron.com rules

One of the most fascinating aspects of the America Crisis is how under Trump much of the US Homeland security apparatus seems to understand places like Minnesota or Maine as little as the US National security apparatus under Bush understood places like Anbar or Herat

I wonder if the GRU got to Marko Ramius in the end?

It is extremely hard to disapate heat in a vacuum!

Excited to be heading to the MEHUCO conference today hosted at the University of Hamburg! (Slightly worried about being up first tomorrow morning but let’s not worry about that too much) meaningfulhumancontrol.de/final-confer...

a society losing the plot in real time

Probably worth also noting the movement of staff between MOD and Palantir. Although this is not unprecedented, I would argue it entrenches a myopia around the future of defence and whose ideas are the most influential. It does not imply plurality of thought or deep study about future war in Europe!

Next, he’ll pivot to an even nearer and more achievable goal – sending humans to live in Swindon.

Call me old fashioned but this is NOT how MOD should do business: "Burghart said Palantir’s MoD contract “was granted by direct award”, without competition, and asked the cabinet secretary to check there were “no other such contracts, no other such undisclosed meetings”." apple.news/AV4gdfVtNSFi...

This thread stretches from REFORM and also applies to Advance UK’s new immigration policy.

Margaret Thatcher would like a word with this fact

US to turn over two NATO command posts to Europeans, military source says reut.rs/4arXSdP

“Spain has earmarked roughly €1.75bn of its military budget for climate-responsive capabilities. But such approaches remain rare. Most European defence ministries still treat climate adaptation as an inconvenience.”

starting to feel like there's a direct relationship between the growing obsession with lifestyle hygeine (no drinking, no caffeine, no sex, obsessive working out and looksmaxxing) and the inability to meaningful moral stands on issues of actual import

the tech industry

Fingers crossed... kigalidailynews.rw/reports-emer...