No kill switch

@mrholness.bsky.social

In today’s world, that actually sounds pretty nice.

Seems official to me.

Or maybe offered some. 😂

Spoken just like somebody who doesn’t actually know how to foster innovation.

“ you’re a clownfish, say something funny.”

I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking. "Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."

To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”

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What a great season! Tickets are secured for 2026. See you at Audi!

Veteran-owned businesses are feeling burned by Trump’s contract cutting Among the contracts DOGE canceled under the Department of Veterans Affairs alone, two-thirds were with veteran-owned businesses.

Almost a year into Trump's second term, veterans doing business with DC are feeling the sting of the president's efforts to shrink the federal government and DOGE’s crusade to combat what it calls waste, fraud and abuse.

The award-winning article about stormwater management you didn't know you needed.

Even Reuters is making the case for the Landing Ship, Medium

I remember. Just a drag since it is so much harder to hide being terrible from the people who rely on you. 😕

This is not how our government should be treating our citizens or any other humans. This is not how good guys act.

Maybe it’s time the values portion of officer evaluations is filled out by someone’s subordinate instead of themselves.

A Confederacy of Toddlers The Trump administration is a regime of troubled children.

“The United States is now a nation run by public servants who behave no better than internet trolls,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues. “Who’s responsible for these choices? Your mother, apparently”:

Not exactly pure on terminology, but who wants to be picky when you’re a fan of the concept? 🙂

THE FIGHT IS NOT FINISHED 😤

Trump envoys issue ultimatum to Ukraine to sign peace deal by Thursday Hardline message over US-Russia plan at volatile meeting in Kyiv sparks alarm among European allies

How Trump's dirty deal w/Putin unfolded at a meeting in Kyiv:
- US army secretary Daniel Driscoll showed up late and laced his comments with profanities: “We need to get this shit done"
- One senior European official described the tone of the meeting as “nauseating”

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Excellent

Updates on the Arc of the Moral Universe “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - - -The arc of the moral universe is feeling ...

"The arc of the moral universe just walked into the kitchen but forgot what it was looking for. It mindlessly opens the refrigerator as if the answer might be sitting next to the milk. All the shelves are empty."

Fifa agrees World Cup matches can be moved at Trump’s request The president has been warning host cities under Democratic control that he will call on Fifa’s president to switch venues if he deems there is a problem

My first Big Event coverage was the 1994 World Cup at the LA Times. I was an intern and did very little, but I saw everything that historically stacked staff wrote about the biggest sport event any of them had ever covered.

DO NOT miss this lesson:

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Everything but address the problem/demand side of the equation.

Boards and Commissions Vacancies The Alexandria City Council is regularly seeking applicants to fill vacancies on City of Alexandria boards, commissions, and committees. This page provides a listing of positions being considered at t...

Alexandria City Council is seeking applicants to fill board and commission vacancies. Council will act on these vacancies at the December 9, 2025, City Council meeting.

For a complete listing of the vacancies, visit www.alexandriava.gov/boards-and-c...

ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.

ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."

Yup, this.

For Wargaming Initiative #NATO (WIN) 2025, the CNA Gaming Program presented several of our unclassified, bespoke in-the-box #wargames and how we use them for both education and analysis. It is always a pleasure & honor to contribute to the global #wargaming community. 🎲 ⚓ 💥

A better way is possible

Putting out the bat signal for a friend who's on the board of an NGO focusing on eating disorder support/recovery - does anyone have connections with nonprofits, foundations, or electeds in the DC area working in that space?

Very cool!

Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.

Today’s episode of “there is a better way.” Helsinki went a full year without a car-related fatality. For the 90th million time, we ask-why not here? Why can’t we have the healthy, safe, secure, efficient, civilized goods others have: schools free of mass shootings, safe sidewalks, health care…

Breaking: An Epstein survivor just silenced press conference attendees when she delivered the following remarks:

“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”