Cape May Dave - proud vermin

I spent a good portion of the 90s as an expat in various countries and a message like this would have terrified and angered me.

I was in Jakarta during the uprising that took out Suharto and our Embassy there was far better prepared for that than our current State Dept. is for this war of choice.

The Rise of the Prediction Markets Is As Grim as It Gets I don't think Dante foresaw "insider trading on the specifics of illegal wars of aggression," but it definitely belongs in one circle or another.

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It takes somebody who has no idea how to run a state to think this idea of "pick a leadership group out of a hat" plan will ever work.

Zelensky fears Trump's Iran war could hurt Ukraine Ukraine fears what soaring oil prices and a shortage in air defences could mean for them.

Very pleased but not surprised to see Ukraine on the forefront on drone tech.

Neccessity being the mother of invention.

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They change the facts on the ground at everywhere they are aimed.

Drone Warfare is next gen.

But I get your point.

Anyone who's watched the effect drones have had during Russia's invasion of Ukraine should have understood the economics of drone warfare.

They are cheap to make but very expensive to shoot down.

This is madness.

So much of what comes from the WH will come to be seen as propaganda for some insider dealing.

Even the military actions.

Hang in there.

ouch... no fusion, right?

Bummer, what kind?

cosigned by Sen. Collins of Maine

Total speculation here (fair warning): For the most part Iranian leadership up to the recent decapitation was measured. There were warnings given to US bases, etc.

That so may leaders were above ground to be hit is very fishy.

Surely clears the way for a more robust Iranian response though.

3 U.S. Planes Are Shot Down in ‘Friendly Fire’ in Kuwait, U.S. Military Says

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Accept the grandiose vision of myself I project or die like dogs.

Stories from the UN Archive: The presentation that launched a war Twenty-one years ago in February, US Secretary of State Colin Powell held up a tiny blue-capped vial in the UN Security Council, claiming Iraq and President Saddam Hussein were producing weapons of ma...

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Instead they will all be handsomely rewarded with jobs at the various Ellison media empire outlets.

Ha. The dwarf lords chanting in fortran and cobol.

Written in runes.

A friend of mine is one of those few who know not just the old languages but the methods that predated object oriented code.

He keeps trying to retire they keep raising his hourly.

very cool

YouTube video by NBC News Russian TV Praises Vladimir Putin After President Donald Trump Meeting | NBC Nightly News

When her Fox gig pans out, Maria will always have a place at RT.

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Optimist.

a man in a tuxedo is giving a speech and the words ain 't that the truth are behind him ALT: a man in a tuxedo is giving a speech and the words ain 't that the truth are behind him

American oligarchy may not be a sustainable political equilibrium.

#EconSky

I wonder if the Egyptian Priesthood ever got greedy and kept the Nilometer's secrets to only a few, to boost their income?

www.atlasobscura.com/places/nilom...

#ElonMusk #JeffBezos and the various super rich geniuses with their #AI and their super computers seem to find space travel so much trickier than a bunch of engineers making the equivalent of low 6 figures today.

Maybe doing your own math is a good thing?

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and so many very rich people willing to pay them to do so

Thank you.

Not just a victory for him.

It's a great step forward for the nation and for the rule of law.

In a nation mired in so much pain, this story is a sign of hope.

Thanks, Adam.

If the words of our laws are going to mean what they used to mean - absolutely.