Pete Hegseth says he wants to overhaul the way the military’s lawyers are organized for efficiency, but some current and former JAGs told Sarah Fitzpatrick and Missy Ryan that they’re deeply suspicious of the secretary’s intentions:
The lede on this article is so deliciously petty: links.message.bloomberg.com/s/c/6uMw5O-X...
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Really excellent interview by @amnanawaz.bsky.social on PBS NewsHour this evening, with Foreign Minister of Iran.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Listen to this man. Compare what he says (in English) with the slop we're getting from Hegseth, Trump, or Araghchi's counterpart, Rubio.
Did one of the greatest movies of 1976 predict our broken present? - Rolling Stone
the WSJ, for real (NOT an editorial): Americans Are Now a Target in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown - The Wall Street Journal
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gotta love it:
"Presumably the reporters assure themselves that clever readers will read between the lines and understand the truly sordid nature of what they are reporting. But that’s not enough."
presswatchers.org/2026/02/at-t...
By me, on SOTU.
(Most before paywall.)
(This replaces previous, deleted post, where the system freaked out at an illustration from Bosch's 'Garden of Earthly Delights.')
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Having trouble spotting deepfakes? Ask physics. Kumari et al. propose Light2Lie, a detection framework based on the Fresnel reflectance model. Using physical laws, it analyzes light-surface interactions to catch synthetic images that fool standard AI.
interesting. feasible?
also outrageous:
May seem a bit arcane, but read on (nice reporting Indeed):
a Who’s/Who of authors: The National Security Case for Judicial Review www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
“Winter Witness”, 30x30 acrylic on canvas. A tribute to the watchers of Minnesota and all the other cities where we are trying to keep the beasts accountable. Not sure if it’s done but getting there.
“.. We could spend the whole day reacting to every buffoonish spectacle coming out of the White House, but that's exactly what they want: for us to lose focus …
Don't be distracted by the noise; watch what they are doing to your rights while you stare at the screen.”
