You can see the outlines of an illiberal international order

I just want the NDS so I can ctrl + f “hemisphere” but my asking for intent is micromanagement akin to Obama drone strike ROEs

Not sure how this is anything but overly-punitive and carries a personalistic legal threat, but its use strips commanders of the ability to protect their folks from illegal orders in a way that is so heavy-handed I can imagine a retreat from the commitment to civilian control in response.

Modular housing options towards this are very realistic- 3D-printed homes are not. This and some other verbiage has me questioning the policy work that went behind this thread, or if it’s just liberal Mad Libs.

Can’t think of a worse place to put a data center than downstream of the Colorado River Basin; famously, a fountain of never ending water for all states involved

“From the last week of August to the last week of December, the year 1776 had been as dark a time as those devoted to the American cause had ever known… And suddenly, miraculously it seemed, that had changed because of a small band of determined men and their leader.” - David McCullough, “1776”

BREAKING from PP We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens* The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied: Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado www.propublica.org/article/immi... by @nicolefoy.bsky.social

What Thiel is saying about tax havens = what Altman is saying about copyright: "I can't be rich unless you let me steal from you." This is how Broligarchs differ from oligarchs of yore: the latter tried to hide their thievery; the Broligarchs trumpet their entitlement to steal as a natural right.

EU need for 'digital sovereignty' does not mean protectionism, German minister says reut.rs/3KNsTQ0

There's a whole lot of chatter about Trump and the Nobel Peace Prize that is devoid of any discussion of how the process actually works. Well, I spoke to one of the five people on the planet who actually decides who wins the Nobel Peace Prize 👇👇👇 www.globaldispatches.org/p/inside-the...

If U.S. states have any degree of sovereignty, if there’s any states’ rights at all, it is the right not to be invaded by the armed forces of another U.S. state.

The writer-activist argues that online platforms are getting worse, fast — and proposes radical regulation as the cure on.ft.com/46AfjYU

That disturbed cover is peak butt rock (derogatory)

this story about/interview with thrice is one of the most impressive pieces of music journalism i've seen in a long time. good stuff. www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-...

A new @rooseveltinstitute.org report by @rfunkfordham.bsky.social empirically assesses the antidemocratic effects of Citizens United 15 years after it was decided. The findings speak for themselves: there is no place for big money in our political system. rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...

“Bots or likely bots authored 44.5% of X posts mentioning Cracker Barrel in the 24 hours after the new logo gained attention on Aug. 20, according to research for ⁦‪@WSJ‬⁩ by PeakMetrics. That number rose to 49% among posts calling for a boycott.”

The prospective owner of tiktok wants to record and report everything you do

ROK Again showing us how Democracies behave. The Ministry of Defense will award commendations to soldiers who did not carry out illegal or unjust orders during the December 3 Emergency Martial Law designating them as "individuals who protected constitutional values." www.chosun.com/english/nati...

This point needs to be made again and again: There is a well-established body of domestic and international law regarding armed conflict, and those Navy officers who are in command of these operations should be quite concerned about the strong possibility of personal liability re these attacks.

Honestly it never went away

Call it out and codify it

Something the right has developed a message for that the left hasn’t (as witnessed by this post) is the quest for meaning and community. Perhaps the first time in human history that ~30% of us are irreligious, and the folks saying just to fucking figure it out won’t win any arguments.

Psalm 33:12’s inclusion is plain Christian nationalism

I've seen articles on the NDS that say China/INDOPACOM is still the priority and it's probably wishful thinking but I hope they're true because it's the last hope of having a disagree-with-but-within-normalish-bounds defense policy.

One could ask if freedom of navigation is also collapsing

Rumors of “spheres of influence” demise have been greatly exaggerated

1) I hope this factors into strategy i.e. Taiwan; ‘I am very patient and China is very patient’ 2) seems like an indicator of some real gilded age inequality that this is a reoccurring line of thinking among these people

William Wolfe, head of Center for Baptist Leadership (an American Reformer project), speaking now. “If we want to make America great again, we have to make America Christian again … and we must reawaken political Protestantism.”

US factory construction continues steadily declining as CHIPS & IRA projects either complete or cancel—in official data released today, overall US manufacturing construction activity is down 7% compared to last year & electronics/electrical manufacturing construction is down 14%

From my dissertation. "Extremism attracts people who abhor uncertainty, but if they stop feeling uncertainty, they will be less motivated to engage with extremism. For an extremist movement to endure over time, it must promise closure with one hand and take it away with the other."

This is how LLMs work- the title of the work and the webpage URL are completely fabricated. If they did, like, 4 more seconds of validating they would be able to find the work they were looking for; the content, reference article, and even the website it based its response on are all real.

I’ve been trying to think about Trump trade policy in a way that assesses what their end goal is for the global economic system. I’m now inclined to look at these moves as a retroactive justification of the corporate tax cuts, and an attempt to make it politically harder to reverse in the future.

Over/under on “heritage” being featured?

It seems the quest for freedom “from” (regulation, in this case) often leaves a vacuum that will be filled by entities who will inevitably stifle freedom “to”.

This is very close to a Teddy Roosevelt quote that I have been trying to remember the source for years

And it is imperative that military commanders involved in these actions, willingly or not, demand a contrast to this and make it clear to their subordinates the oath they swore

This comes in the midst of the US relaxing chip export controls as a part of trade negotiations, and not long after potential backdoors found in Chinese-produced solar equipment… oof

This is dispiriting because who else, if not a 4 star, is better positioned to press for strategic clarity when there is none?

Every educator in this reply section has students that use AI. If they’re not willing to see the utility it has and actively shape how their students use it, then their own interest in learning has passed. And who wants to learn from someone like that anyway?

“Some committed educators have chosen to reject generative AI for its ethical, environmental, and economic consequences, but ignoring this technology will neither halt its spread nor shield our discipline and students from its reach.” You can find “some committed educators” in the post below.

India is beginning to question the value of its strategic alignment with Washington – and the United States has only itself to blame.

UK academics studying topics sensitive to China face harassment, survey finds

In this incident, netizens expressed frustration over cultural mislabeling, responding with sarcasm and anger. It also raises deeper questions about Chinese cultural identity, showing how a simple food video can spark heated comments amplified by an algorithmic echo chamber. (6/6)

You can’t solve a broken childcare system with a few tax credits that don’t even reach those who need them most. @suzmkahn.bsky.social & @lbilik.bsky.social argue It’s time to treat childcare as the public good it is and build a system that works for everyone. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Do Markets Value Fed Independence? An Event Study.

How Britain privatised itself into failure Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble. In Failed State, Sam Freedman explains what went wrong Review by John Cole @yorkshirebylines.co.uk

Incredibly annoying, as the US-made boots (Belleville) fucking suck

Has the consumer experienced comparable gains in convenience or function as a result of these profits? (Nope)

This a-cappella rendition of a popular Ukrainian love song became an instant hit. In all my years on this earth I haven’t seen 🇺🇦 culture as vibrant as it is now. #StandWithUkraine