Well, I suppose it can't be any worse than Annie Jacobsen's POS book. At least they got the Black Book right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wpw...

Still not up for posting nuclear war stuff right now. Starting to feel a bit better after losing our beloved cat last week. Watching this today definitely had me giggling like an idiot. Check it out. Trust me.

It's been a hard two weeks. Our lovely tortie suddenly got sick with cancer and had to be put down today at home. This photo was from earlier today. She was a wonderful friend and we tried to make her last day as calm and happy as we could. The vet who assisted her was a true gift. I'm just so sad.

Lots going on right now. Just enjoy this and take a break. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4trB...

If Trump pushes for drug cartels to be recognized as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) instead of transnational criminal organizations (FCOs), I don't think that it's going to end well for Trump, or the rest of his cabinet. I don't think the Secret Service has the resources to deal with this.

Odd, how South Park is covering Kristi Noem and her ICE hooligans more accurately than The New York Times.

Holy fuck nuts. Currently using ChatGPT 5.0 to check my civil engineering plan sets against the California Building Code/etc. It's amazingly good at checking specs and doing structural calculations. Thankfully the damn thing doesn't have a PE stamp (at least yet).

Still not gonna post about nuclear war stuff today. Just finished watching "How to Train Your Dragon (2025)". Was this remake needed? Absolutely not. Did I like it? Hell yes. Gerald Butler did an amazing job, but in the end (for me), it was all about Toothless. More Toothless is good. That's all.

As someone who used to (not currently) hold security clearances (kinda generic DOE Q, TS/SCI, non generic NC2-ESI, and a bunch of other shit), DO NOT GO TO CHINA. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/u...

Sigh. I bought a watch... and then I bought another couple of watches... It's not an addiction... Yet. That being said, I came across this website today and as a former IC guy and a current watch addict (ok), there are some interesting articles which combine the two. www.watchesofespionage.com

If the Administration disregards this TRO, I believe we're on the path to civil war — and as a former IC member and DOD advisor, I'm prepared for that. This Administration has broken the social contract and may need to be removed by force. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/u...

Sigh. I really am not sure that I want to post this, but here we go. I'm a 9th-generation Texan from the Hill Country. These floods are nothing new (not denying climate change). I was there in 1987 (Google it). Anyone who builds in these floodplains is an idiot. This is not tragedy. It's stupidity.

I'm normally full of hate and criticism, but... I watched KPop Demon Hunters last night on Netflix and thought it was wonderful. Amazing songs and snarky as fuck. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzCA...

Hi. I'm an environmental engineer and I support this message.

I’m not gonna say, “Happy Pride”. Instead I’m gonna say, “Celebrate, but circle the wagons, check your weapons, and be ready to fight”. Do not give up a fucking inch to these fucking asshats.

Hegseth is a fucking idiot, but that those were some pretty responsible comments from Gen. Caine. Good of him to give kudos to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) for there ongoing work. Does anyone out there know if the DTRA HTRAC or the DIA UFAC are still operational?

Regime Change is like Charity. (It should begin at home!)

Speaking of pointless wars, I'm in the process of having the third car this week towed for blocking my driveway (probably 20+ for the year so far). I do not gather any pleasure from this. WTF is wrong with people?

Any reporting from the White House or DOD that reports, "Severe Damage" from the MOP strikes is making shit up. "Severe Damage" is a nuclear damage term. The only way to know what happened from a conventional attack is ground truth. The ground truth from Iraq was not pretty. Not at all.

Well, shit. That was a dumb thing to do. FYI, I worked those targets back when I was advising JWS-4 (Physical Vulnerability) at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). I would be very surprised if any of the MOPs was able to do anything other than a brief functional defeat on any of the sites. Dumb.

Sometimes in life you just need to stop and yell in a basket on the sidewalk. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

🌈🏳️‍🌈❤️>>>DeSantis(💩)

RIP George Wendt. I fondly remember watching Cheers growing up as a teenager. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXED...

$25bn and "operational by the end of his time in office"? I'm going to go with $2,000bn and "still hasn't reached IOC in 2040". Missile defense is hard.

Please go watch "A Nice Indian Boy". It's one of the best romcons that I've seen in a long time and Karan Soni (Dupinder from Deadpool) and Jonathan Groff (spitting King George III from Hamilton). It's glorious. Thanks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkby...

Asking for a friend. Is there a legal process to start a revolution? Thanks. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Got home from my second PT session after rotator cuff repair surgery and Ruyi (如意) let's me know who's boss. Had a good nap. The process is brutal.

It's my birthday and while waiting for our guests to arrive, I sat down at the laptop (while drinking a cocktail) and typed into Google, "Am I old at 59?". The response? No, 59 is not typically considered old. The United Nations, for example, considers old age to be 60 years or older. Oh well.

"polite wild deer" nara, japan kodak portra 400 fujifilm gf670 professional

really tasty stinky tofu tonghua street night market da'an district taipei, taiwan kodak portra 400 fujifilm gf 670 professional

Excellent work by new NYT headline writer Werner Herzog

I appreciate that Jeffrey Goldberg did not sit on this news for a book that he writes two years from now

I'm currently recovering from rotator cuff repair surgery and cannot drive, ride my motorcycle (duh), or return to work for another 3 to 4 months... So here's a nice photo of my lovely GF shot with Kodak Portra 400 and a Fujifilm GF670 Pro medium format camera in a local redwood grove. Cheers.

This made me laugh. I'm 58, my kids are in their 30's and my favorite playlists on Spotify are: Slayer, Run the Jewels, Gojira, NOFX, and Taylor Swift.

Oh for fucks sake. Really?

Is anyone familiar with this recently constructed facility in Huoshan County, Lu'an City, Anhui Province? ( 31.447542, 116.428347) @isemidori.bsky.social @josephwen.bsky.social @wslafoy.bsky.social @dexeve.bsky.social @nukestrat.bsky.social @vcdgf555.bsky.social

You heard Trump’s attorney general — if you visit a Tesla dealership, she will prosecute you. Be safe! Shop somewhere else.

According to a source, Musk has been assigned the email address [email protected]. Have at it.

I’d like to see Canada shut off all energy exports to the US and to close all of their locks on the Saint Lawrence Seaway to US traffic. Maximum damage. Maximum pain.

Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) is amazing good. FYI, so are the conbini egg salad sandos (as good as in Japan). Taiwan beer is also pretty damn good. Having a great trip. Happy.

Bought a cute cat change purse today (God is always watching).

Grilling dinner last night at Shinjuku Horomun (yakiniku place in Kaohsiung). Tonight's dinner included grilled esophagus, tripe, intestines, chicken butt, chicken neck, beef liver, aorta, some unknown bits, trumpet mushrooms, mountain yam, and a fuck ton of whisky highballs. Highly recommended.

No nukes tonight. Just Totoro.

Now boarding. Next stop Taipei. 我愛台灣.

I came across this display while thrifting in Petaluma. You know, for kids.

No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.

End DOGE’s destruction of our government now. www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...

Monday morning commute across the SF Bay.

One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.

Question for OSINT/policy folks. Whose side is Zak Dychtwald on and what is his play? My gut reaction is that he's an agent for the CCP, but... that's always my gut reaction these days. I'd appreciate your opinions. Thanks. zakdychtwald.com youngchinagroup.com