The Quincy Institute continues to manipulate data nearly to the point of misinformation. The spending here is on Defense, not "war;" it encompasses way more activities than that. 25% of that budget goes to personnel costs. As a percentage of GDP, US def spending is about 3.5, which puts it in the/

Me and like half of the best people I know exist somewhere on the spectrum. Deeply, deeply misguided, this idea that the US should burn down huge parts of its public health infrastructure just so no one should ever be like us.

A true giant. He'll be missed deeply.

Labeling an entire class of people extremists based on one shooting would be bad enough - but the shooter wasn't trans. The only trans person involved in this was surprised and horrified by what happened and began cooperating immediately with police

I miss 2018 Twitter.

this reminded me I've got a Hulu account I've been on the fence about keeping. would like to thank the Disney corporation for making my decision a lot more straightforward 🙏

Take it from someone who's been studying China for 22 years: there is *nothing* authoritarians hate more than comedians

I was raised on Tex-Mex but this is D in an absolute walkover

No one has the goods yet, but journalists should be digging to see if there is an agreement with Russia about these deportations

At least 1930s fascists had the courage to own their convictions. In 2025 they're like omg how dare u call me fascist ur so hateful

Phone cameras have gotten ridiculous.

This covers well the damage of what’s happening, and I’ll add: people outside this ecosystem underestimate how much information it produces that others rely on for their knowledge of world affairs

Whoever at Gizmodo decided they should fill their weekends with AI slop articles like this one that calls NVIDIA a Chinese company (it's American) needs to be terminated. gizmodo.com/nvidia-hates...

This is incorrect: (1) Department of War was just the Army, not the Navy and Marine Corps; and (2) the President does not have the authority, only Congress can make that change in the law. Be better, @npr.org.

just learned the word "extern" and really wishing I hadn't

Only one of the smartest, most perceptive journalists ever to cover China. Snatch Shen Lu up quick. @shen-lu.bsky.social

this is how translators make a living by the way

If you're new to the Unix or Linux command line, I just want you to know: Me and all my colleagues with years of experience Still get confused between `ln -s` and `ln` daily.

Philip Wallach explained what pocket recissions are: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lega...

Ok security friends and those who hire… trans folks are being forced out of the military and being dumped into a terrible job market. I’ve got some skilled cyber and intel folks who come highly recommended. Can we find some opportunities?

Tom Clancy's Acts of the Apostles

If Bluesky isn’t structurally, mechanically, far superior to every other social media site how do you explain that Ricky Gervais is here but I don’t see his posts unless I intentionally seek them out

Indonesia is probably the country that I know best after the US, where I grew up. And now when I meet my Indonesian friends who know America well, we can’t stop talking about how similar our countries are becoming.

I’ve explained the Chinese room thought experiment on this platform before, but, needless to say, this was a settled question for AI before the emergence of LLMs and the answer is no.

so close! that is a field

This is a big part of what so annoyed me about Greco's lame excuse. Envelopes with cash for reporters aren't some kind of immutable "Chinese culture". Even *inside* China tons of people view them as an icky pay-to-play system that persists because PRC journalists' salaries are so hilariously low.

You know what never gets old? People in inflatable t-rex suits visiting t-rex skeletons in museums

"Think tanks" are what some folks might answer, but that's a much smaller, narrower system, and one whose left-leaning parts will almost certainly come under attack soon

THIS is the real DC right here. A lot of people from all walks of life coming together to say no to fascism.

Where my real ones at who remember the promise to Obama not to militarize the artificial islands in the South China Sea?

Federal police seen uninvited on Georgetown University campus I'm horrified by this as an alum. That said the silver lining is the strategic blunder by the dumbass fascists in harassing wealthy neighborhoods and students at elite colleges. thehoya.com/news/develop...

I invite anyone anywhere to explain to me why we need military hardware like this a stone's throw from Capitol Hill

Fascinating to see this is a phenomenon--Chinese traveling to outlying islands of Taiwan to see films not out yet or banned in China focustaiwan.tw/culture/2025...

For like the five people reading this who are in NYC, find a way to go see the Shakespeare in the Park production of Twelfth Night. It's awesome.

The Netherlands surely watching this closely. If the Trump admin continues to loosen controls it could endanger the tacit US/Holland deal that keeps ASML's highest end gear out of China. Keeping that embargo intact is quite literally the whole ballgame. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Fantastic Four is bad. Save your money.

Saw this "and you're surprised?" today in another thread. No, no one's surprised at the horror. You're not impressing anyone with this observation. Go waste someone else's time

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absolutely brutal read www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...

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Just another afternoon on Planet Manhattan

The only correct answer to this is My Own Worst Enemy by Lit

Trump claims in 2024 fundraiser tapes he told Xi "if you go into Taiwan I'm going to bomb the shit out of Beijing". - CNN edition.cnn.com/2025/07/08/p...

My useless superpower is that I genuinely have no regional American accent

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@wissewords.bsky.social sorry for RT, replies are shut down on the thread, which uni is it?

Been a stunning weekend

All I'm saying is, I agree with everything being said on this site but I might have to mute NY Times, there are other interesting things happening

Went to see some donkeys for the 4th