This also mirrors one of the suggestions in the 'project 2025' outline - to transform the US role in NATO to that of a 'nightwatcher' only responsible for nuclear deterrence, while the Europeans handle conventional deterrence.

Macron warned US could ‘betray’ Ukraine in leaked leaders’ call, Spiegel reports – POLITICO Merz chimed in that Zelenskyy had to be “extremely careful in the coming days.”  “They are playing games, both with you and with us,” Merz said, seemingly referring to Washington’s envoys Steve Witkoff…

12 former commissioners of the FDA came together to write a Perspectives piece for the New England Journal of Medicine; raising our concerns about recent changes to vaccine approval policy at the FDA and its implications for patients and public health.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on aid to Ukraine: 🔹️"We must ensure that over the next year, we have at least $1 billion per month to purchase weapons for Ukraine from the United States."

From the F-16 squadron commander’s Silver Star citation reported on here, it sounds like besides all the downed Reapers, the Air Force narrowly avoided losing one or more manned fighter jets to Houthi air defenses over Yemen during Operation Rough Rider last March

When Chris Locke (who was an early and vicious critic of AI and expert systems) said "Markets are conversations," he had no idea, in a way that I'm sure would make him laugh his ass off if he were with us today. 🍻 (It might not have been Locke who said that, but it was one of those Cluetrain guys.)

Hashtag accidental investment advice.

It seems to me that AI needs a backbone (well, LLMs; most of the consumer-facing stuff, anyway). Right? An RFP for an LLM protocol, and then one or two companies that provide these alien voices. Otherwise, this math .... So, that's the differentiator. Who seems like they could be a backbone?

>>> Scindia, India’s communications minister, said [...] its use was "completely voluntary and democratic". "Users may choose to activate the app and [enjoy] its benefits, or if they do not wish to, they can easily delete it from their phone at any time." <<< 🤔🧐🦠

An article challenging widely held beliefs by Major with PhD Amund Osflaten of the Norwegian Military Academy. Won't go into whether I personally agree or not now, but iot avoid failures of imagination, alternative viewpoints shouldn't be disregarded and are worth reading.

The Trumpists have a great deal of diplomatically concealed anger directed at them from just about every corner of the globe. All the $ and (nearly) all the non-Russian nukes, and they're blatantly abusing their privilege for personal gain. How does this not lead to massive subversive blowback?

Roger Stone on 1/24/25: “A well-timed pardon of former [Honduran] President Hernandez…cld be the final death blow to Castro w/ national elections set to take place later this year. Castro’s regime cld be upended” in a major “victory for…Próspera” (the network state project backed by Peter Thiel) 1/

What's the name of that Jethro Tull song?

None of this is the product of raison d’état

The new PRC white paper on arms control contains a strong and clear endorsement of China's no-first use policy. Whatever else one might say about the paper or the policy, one can't say it is ambiguous.

Ok, this is huge. Two russian shadow fleet tankers were reportedly designated under the most effective hellish sanctions package — right there in the Black Sea. But yeah "give up now you have no cards." Video: Serhiy Sternenko

Pakistan's nuclear threats against India lack credibility and are mainly intended to trigger US intervention, writes Siddhant Kishore. The danger is that India is becoming increasingly willing to call Pakistan's nuclear bluff.

Rattled it too hard.

SCOOP: For the Trump admin's Sept. 2 strike targeting 11 men on a boat suspected of ferrying drugs, SecDef Hegseth gave an order, officials say, to kill them all. When two men were still alive, orders were given to strike again, finishing them off. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Twenty-six years.

They adapted. 😔

Epstein hot take: This saga only makes sense if Trump ratted-out Epstein (and maybe others). Bro-code, omerta, whatever: You don't grass. Trump grassed. But there are only 24 hours in a day, and I haven't spent much time with this tragic Epstein mess, so, take with a grain of salt, etc.

No no it was @chriso-wiki.bsky.social !

This just all feels like make believe and an effort by two broke countries trying to demonstrate continued relevance. Russia is not going to agree to this. And it requires them to agree to this. Nothing wrong with planning. But let’s put this in perspective. www.politico.eu/article/pote...

This is good news, for the usual reasons, story at 10.

>>> However, there are often attempts to block this information [Kremlin pseudo-history] from reaching the US leadership. [Blah, blah, blah, veiled Burevestnik ☢️ threat.] <<< KD basically says RUS still believes in Trump, but interlocutors are giving Trump bad info.

>>> It is very important that this information is conveyed directly to the leadership and key people in the administration of the US President. Accordingly, all our discussions are conducted in a very serious tone, it is a serious time, .... <<< ---KD

They adapted. 😔

Blessed are the peacemakers

This EU statement reads as a de-facto rejection of 28 point plan. "The plan is great but let's change all the key points".

European leaders: The initial draft of the 28-point plan includes important elements that will be essential for a just and lasting peace. ❗️We believe therefore that the draft is a basis which will require additional work. ❗️We are clear on the principle that borders must not be changed by force⤵️

President #Zelenskyy has formed a Ukrainian delegation for peace talks with the US and russia, to be headed by Yermak. The delegation includes Umerov, Budanov and other high-ranking officials. Decree No. 854/2025 was signed on 22 November 2025. interfax.com.ua/news/general...

Turkey has issued a number of NOTAMs for the Black Sea covering 23, 25, 26 November and 02 December, all are surface to unlimited & run between the hours of 2100 & 2259. Officially described as "GUN FIRING" I think these may relate to planned missile tests from the launch complex at 41.93N 28.04E.

Elon Musk? Who the fck does Elon Musk think he is? Jacques Cousteau vs Elon Musk? Why don't you demand more of your idols? What is happening? Figure it out and fix it, idiots.

1976. These fckrs were at least THREE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY feet down, in their little red beanies, filming with space cameras and writing poetry. "The Stygian gloom," says the Frenchman, describing SWIMMING THROUGH the darkness of a doomed monument to irony and awfulness. Be still my beating heart!

If you'd told me 20 years ago that Wakefield's fraud would still be salient in 2025, I'd've dismissed you as a rank misanthrope. So please dismiss my musings as wall-spaghetti, because this timeline has deviated so far from my understanding of baseline reality that I might as well be a space alien.

Authorities have again shut down the mobile internet in Arkhangelsk and Severodvinsk. Air traffic in Kotlas (southern Arkhangelsk region) is halted for "security reasons". 29.ru/text/world/2...

Reporters need to better equip themselves on international law and uniform code of justice. She couldn't handle a well informed follow up. All she can do is gaslight.

I note that one of their "harmful" examples is about how to produce plutonium-239... the basics have been declassified since 1945; the specific processes have been declassified and even patented since the 1960s: patents.google.com/patent/US319...

US Ambassador to UN Mike Waltz has stated that America is ready to impose additional economic sanctions on Russia&continue providing military support to Ukraine if the Kremlin does not agree to a ceasefire and begin genuine talks "We’ve proposed generous terms for Russia,including sanctions relief

Zelenskiy's office issues a statement confirming it has received the U.S.-drafted peace plan: Zelenskiy "expects to discuss with President Trump in the coming days the available diplomatic opportunities and the main points that are needed for peace."

But we don't know why not a single mthrfcker standing there called him out. How does that behavior not go unanswered right then, in the moment? How was there not an immediate chorus of "Whoa, there! Hey!"

NATO plans to slash troop deployment time to Eastern Europe from 45 days to 3-5 days, per FT. Delays currently caused by: outdated infrastructure, lengthy diplomatic clearances, weak bridges/roads, and inconsistent railway gauges in the Baltics.

"Quiet. Quiet, Piggy!"

It was awesome to sit down with @nktpnd.bsky.social on the reemergence of tactical nuclear weapons and the various scenarios I worry are becoming more likely. Listen in and check out more from his excellent show!

"Quiet. Quiet, Piggy!"

Iran announced the cessation of uranium enrichment at all facilities in the country, — AP News Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that Tehran no longer conducts uranium enrichment at any facility in the country.

>>> But Wyden told the New York Times Times that the provision was hidden in the bill. <<< 🙄 No, Wyden told the NYT that he didn't read the bill, and that his staff is incompetent.

Ukrainian-made interceptor drones are now actively destroying Russian Shahed-136 kamikaze drones in the skies over Ukraine. Growing domestic capability in countering Russian drone threats.