MORE: The Russian military command appears to be establishing a tactical doctrine and force structure for motorcycle and civilian vehicle units in frontal assaults, underscoring the Russian military's efforts to offset Ukraine’s drone advantages and achieve maneuver in modern ground warfare. 🧵(1/3)

NEW: Russia is once again preparing to escalate the forced removal and deportation of Ukrainian children during the upcoming summer months. (1/3) Russian Occupation Update, April 28, 2025: isw.pub/OccupationUp...

Classical archaeologist Dr. Joseph Wilson @josephapwilson.bsky.social joins Elevated Thoughts to expose alt-history myths, fake artifacts, and echo chambers in archaeology. Tune in for real science and better discourse! youtu.be/l2uchLb7aNc?...

How reliant is the U.S. on China for critical minerals? We unpack rare earths, cobalt, trade risks & solutions with Mahnaz Khan of Silverado Policy Accelerator (@silverado.org ) in this revealing new episode. How can the US contend with China’s hegemony on REEs? Find out! youtu.be/p0ryV5TgBJA?...

Aviation journalist Jeff Wise unpacks the mystery of MH370. Did cyber sabotage alter its signals? We explore tech, geopolitics, and a polluted info landscape shaping this aviation enigma. youtu.be/ZXZLJkAOTjI?...

The U.S. has two tsunami warning centers, both operated by NOAA. Employees were terminated from these centers today. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center covers Hawaiʻi, and now it is less safe to be near the beach. www.tsunami.gov

Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: “All malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.” There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.

Disney just laid off the entire staff that makes National Geographic Kids books. Everyone. Gone. This hits home both as a parent and as an author of an NG kids book. Please RT if you care about these books. The CEO of Disney just received a 30% raise, bringing his pay to $41.1 million.

Join us again on the 4th of March for another @icarehb.bsky.social Experimental Archaeology online seminar. Dr Anna Rufà will be talking about bird exploitation. Register for free here: www.icarehb.com/lexa

Another need-to-read. Insights into the Kremlin’s foreign policy and decision making process

A fantastic article from two guests, @radchenko.bsky.social @dmitri.silverado.org we had on @elevatedthoughts.bsky.social free gifted article! Trump can define his term by making peace on Korean Peninsula and allowing the US to marshall resources against China www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/o...

"Put simply, they’ve realized — billions of dollars and more than a few ill-conceived companies later — that there are surprisingly few places today where you can both cure a disease with gene editing and make money." -->great piece from @jasonmast.bsky.social on the current state of Crispr.

Affordances are what the environment offers for good or ill…

@dmitri.silverado.org , Dmitri Aperlovitch, co-founder of CrowdStrike & author of World on the Brink, joins us on @elevatedthoughts.bsky.social to exposes China’s cyber warfare, AI strategy, and military ambitions—plus what the U.S. must do to fight back. Watch now👇 youtu.be/u7F93aRkOcs?...

@dmitri.silverado.org , Dmitri Aperlovitch, co-founder of CrowdStrike & author of World on the Brink, joins us on @elevatedthoughts.bsky.social to exposes China’s cyber warfare, AI strategy, and military ambitions—plus what the U.S. must do to fight back. Watch now👇 youtu.be/u7F93aRkOcs?...

U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East: once about stability, now a cycle of ambition, intervention & unpredictability. Oil, Israel, Iran, shifting alliances—Trump, Biden, & beyond. What’s next in this high-stakes chess game? The End of Ambition w/ @stevenacook.bsky.social youtu.be/Jbm8IrPNK5c?...

MORE: Iran and Russia are learning from each other’s respective conflicts—Russia’s war in Ukraine and Iran’s escalation cycle with Israel and its peripheral involvement in the Israel-Hamas war. 🧵(1/6) isw.pub/RussiaIranCo...

If you are considering downloading DeepSeek, please read this first and share with others You don’t owner your data. They keep it even if you delete and worse ..

U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East: once about stability, now a cycle of ambition, intervention & unpredictability. Oil, Israel, Iran, shifting alliances—Trump, Biden, & beyond. What’s next in this high-stakes chess game? The End of Ambition w/ @stevenacook.bsky.social youtu.be/Jbm8IrPNK5c?...

Very proud to have my #WorldOnTheBrink with @vermontgmg.bsky.social named as one of the best books of 2024 by the @economist.com! www.economist.com/culture/2024...

A lesson from the TikTok Affair should be that bipartisan efforts to preserve U.S. national security are vulnerable to the incoming president getting bought off and switching sides for his own personal and political benefit. Not great!

This what people who don’t actually read books look like

This is perhaps the dumbest attempt at a Gatcha on BlueSky to ever exist

States shouldn't have to earn the right to federal aid. But in any case, California, which subsidizes the rest of the country, definitely has open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

This is a great explainer of how Medicare and Medicare Advantage works. www.linkedin.com/posts/ericbr...

Excellent article and companion read to his latest work: The US has been successful at preventing bad things from happening but not so much in making “good things” happen. In either case, often at great cost. www.amazon.com/End-Ambition...

We had the delight in speaking with @brianna.bsky.social and discussed the how she feels progressive elements of the Democratic Party have alienated average Americans. Prolific activist, trans care advocate & Democratic fundraiser, her opinions carry a lot weight. youtu.be/Er3kSUMdHfM?...

🧵 1/ The Middle East should remain an important component of US national strategy. The free flow of oil from the region is in America’s best interests. Our pursuit of domestic alternative energy is important and must proceed, but petroleum will remain key to our energy portfolio into the mid-century

Good news! www.dw.com/en/ukraine-u...

NEW | The Syrian Resistance Movement, which announced its existence in December 2024, is likely a pro-Assad armed group and has begun to frame its operations in Assadist language. Learn about its first attack, which targeted HTS-led interim government forces in coastal Syria🧵

Well would you look at that.

« Journal retracts study that promoted hydroxychloroquine as Covid treatment » @theguardian.com

i recall a time when using a private email server was the single greatest scandal in american history. i guess today’s it’s just tuesday www.politico.com/news/2024/12...

We Spent 100 Hours In The Pyramids And Accidentally Woke The Mummified High Priest Imhotep From His 3,000 Year Slumber By Reading From The Book Of The Dead

Tariffs are part of a toolkit for dealing with trade imbalances, but only one of them. And in this particularly scenario, Trump is suggesting to use tariffs like a lead pipe during brain surgery… Instead of tariffing our partners in EU & Americas - should be seeking free trade agreements with them

What does it mean to be a strong, purpose-driven man today? George Hayworth, founder of Elite Sentinel Coaching and co-host of the Present Fathers Podcast, shares his journey to becoming a leader focused on empowering men. Watch the full episode here: youtu.be/NRXLgyRpJFQ?...

gun violence in the united states: there’s nothing else like it

Looking for ways to improve detection of viral RNAs from wastewater? Check out our technical paper by Berliner Wasserbetriebe, Lageso Berlin, Amedes and @mdc-berlin.bsky.social on the use of inhibitor removal columns for better sensitivity: www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12...

Some folks are pretty good seeing things coming.

Tariffs are part of a toolkit for dealing with trade imbalances, but only one of them. And in this particularly scenario, Trump is suggesting to use tariffs like a lead pipe during brain surgery… Instead of tariffing our partners in EU & Americas - should be seeking free trade agreements with them

Tariffs could really help Chinese companies selling on Amazon , Walmart etc because their Cost of goods sold is lower than their competitors. So the tariff paid will be lower. Increasing the price advantage Gonna be interesting www.theinformation.com/articles/why...

this is why i cried the day the dobbs decision came out—how grotesque are we as a society that we will choose to kill actual mothers and children in pursuit of some abstract idea about life a bunch of people just made up about half a century ago

Toxic chemicals in breast milk have been identified in mothers living near waste incinerators in the UK. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Some companion reading: reader.foreignaffairs.com/2024/12/17/a...

Enjoy this free gifted Foreign Affairs article! www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r... Follow me for threads on US & international politics! (I also post about history, science, and other neat stuff too! Summary of "China’s Slowdown Has Changed the Trade War" below 🧵 1/9

Enjoy this free gifted Foreign Affairs article! www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r... Follow me for threads on US & international politics! (I also post about history, science, and other neat stuff too! Summary of "China’s Slowdown Has Changed the Trade War" below 🧵 1/9

The German CDU has published its electoral programme for the 2025 elections. 🧵with the major takeaways on all things security, defence, Europe, and geopolitics: (separate threads for other parties to follow as their programmes are published) www.politikwechsel.cdu.de

‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens theonion.com/no-way-to-pr...