They've lost the 9yos

In a sane society, this would be a deal killer. www.computerworld.com/article/4059...

Let's keep the Canadian theme going... youtu.be/XRD3vrSLPaw?...

korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in

The Dept. of Education has pulled funding for programs in 8 states that support students with both hearing and vision loss. A staffer at one program says he was told the Trump admin. took issue with 2 words on the grant application: “transition" and “privilege": www.propublica.org/article/trum...

but this is some "step 1 draw two circles step 2 draw the rest of the fuckin owl" stuff

Norway confiscates Russian fishing vessel which was ordered to leave last December for national security interests.

A Chinese-owned mining company has been accused of covering up the extent of a disastrous toxic spill in Zambia that polluted a major river that millions rely on with cyanide and arsenic.

The Danish minister for defence now openly declares what has been in the works for some time - 🇩🇰is looking for a major partner to build the new frigates in Denmark. Building them elsewhere is not an option as for now too much political capital has been invested in this.🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇱🇬🇧

After alot of cultural war brouhahaha the Swedish goverment today launched the official Swedish cultural canon, the official list of works of cultural excellence. It included the usual books, plays and movies and architecture but most importantly innovations and most importantly of those the Viggen:

Glad they made their choice JUST before I send my final manuscript to the publisher 😁

Big deal: Norway has chosen the UK as strategic partner for its procurement of frigates - the largest Norwegian military capability procurement ever. Together, Norway and the UK will acquire, operate and develop frigates for the coming decades. #StrongerTogether www.regjeringen.no/en/aktuelt/n...

sea concorde

On the other hand, maybe they'd have enough clout to actually buy 32 Zummies and make them worth using and skip the LCSes entirely.

Look what they did to Notepad. Shut the fuck up. This is Notepad. You are not welcome here. Oh yeah "Let me use Copilot for Notepad". "I'm going to sign into my account for Notepad". What the fuck are you talking about. It's Notepad.

Hey @unavaleable.bsky.social, you made it onto a meme aggregator account on insta!

My working assumption is that, like many modellers, the US Navy has an addiction to weathering powders

#Finland - "This summer, the Navy has conducted exercises in order to develop the new surface-to-surface missile system (SSM 2020), and as a result of this development work, the system has now been introduced into operational use." merivoimat.fi/en/-/new-sur...

"But it's only August!" they shout forgetting time cares not for their feelings or mortal concerns.

After Nishimura built the No. 2 submarine in Yokohama, the Navy built two more based on his design. One of them was dismantled after the war, but the other remains in the United States. www.marinersmuseum.org/2020/10/in-t...

The submarine Hakugei-gou at the Toba Sea Folk Museum. This ship was actually built by local fishermen. www.umihaku.com/english/ The fisherman's name was Fujiwara Toyokichi. He was born in 1892 on Kamishima Island at the mouth of Ise Bay.

Soon.

“They want to do something not staring at a screen and relatively inexpensive, and once people start collecting books they just buy more,” Daunt says. “BookTok is an easy label to put on it, but this is about people wanting to read and talk about books.” www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

Outside Dupont north metro

Apparently throwing a sammich warrants a full tactical team raid, after all bsky.app/profile/notu...

lol

it's a biggun too!

every time I buy a pair of new footwear, I hear him

Join Dr David Morgan-Owen, British Academy Mid-Career Fellow, for Britain, Conflict & the Sea – a two-day conference at the National Maritime Museum (12–13 Sept), exploring how the practice, imagery, and idea of maritime conflict have shaped British history. Find out more below ⬇️

Grad student or ECR? Join us at Maritime History Workshops for our 5th series of sessions WE'RE ALL MARITIME HISTORIANS NOW OR ARE "WE"? Our Fall schedule has been posted w guests speaking on career and research difficulties in the current global climate at maritimeworkshops.com. #maritimehistory

In 1935, a training fleet consisting of Asama and Yakumo of the former IJN, led by Rear Admiral Nakamura Kamesaburou, sailed in the direction of South East Asia, Australia and Hawaii, calling at Wellington at this time.

ChatGPT 5 is now ready to write newspaper columns.

The Air Force says enemies may use Cybertrucks in the future, so its Test Center needs to add them to its live fire target fleet. lol. lmao

A growing number of the new victims of Trump’s cruel, illegal ICE terror are young Asian Americans with LEGAL STATUS who have grown up their entire lives in this country and are being swept up for minor infractions or technicalities.

Danish submarines sometime after 1 September 1939, where all Danish warships had 🇩🇰national flags painted on the side to show the neutral status. Denmark had 11 submarines at the start of the war, but none were allowed to attack the German fleet during the invasion 9 April 1940 #navalhistory

HMCS Edmonton (MM 703) and HMCS Yellowknife (MM 706) Kingston-class coastal defence vessels inbound on the Clyde - July 30, 2025 SRC: TW-@MichaelGDeveney

Let’s put the recce floatplane on the bow, they said. We’re in the Med, they said. What could possibly go wrong, they said.

Third story for the day ... first waves reportedly hitting Japan.

Severo-Kurilsk experiences a 12-foot tsunami 188 nautical miles from the epicenter. The coastal town is situated in a passage between two islands and is indirectly in line with the epicenter which was on the other side of the Kamchatka peninsula. 3/

TSUNAMI WARNING 3: See tsunami.gov for alert areas. M8.7 080mi SE Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka 1625PDT Jul 29

USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) Arleigh Burke-class Flight III guided missile destroyer in San Diego heading to Bravo Pier - July 22, 2025 SRC: TW-@cjr1321

A new line item in the U.S. Navy Fiscal Year 2026 budget is supporting a containerized Mark 48 Advanced Capability (ADCAP) torpedo launcher for use on unmanned surface vessels (USV) and small combatants 🇺🇸 Story by @cjohnston.bsky.social www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

"The German government is considering purchasing 15 additional #F35 fighter jets, several people familiar with the matter told POLITICO, which would increase the planned fleet of the American-made jet from 35 to 50." www.politico.eu/article/germ...

That's pretty hilarious. "You made this?...I made this."

In my latest newsletter, I argue that when you fly a drone, you're basically astral projecting - or experiencing a technological out of body experience. And while drones may be new, humans throughout history have imagined very similar ideas:

Happy Canada Day!

Germany has signed a contract to buy JSMs

Do not - launch fireworks - off your body - this July 4th - America.

My heart breaks for the two teenage girls shot outside Stonewall Inn last night after NYC Pride. One remains in critical condition. While we await further details, I pray for their recoveries.