@mgerrydoyle.bsky.social
Bloomberg News Global Defense Editor. Novelist, aviation geek, bartender, dad. Ex-NYT, Reuters. Grew up in Midwest, moved to Mideast. Views my own. Wrote a fun book about Chinese missiles: https://tinyurl.com/2p94pay6 Ad astra per aspera
Strikes on Iran are unleashing toxic pollutants that likely will linger for decades, poisoning the environment and posing health risks
yeah, so much of the ai in education stuff simply assumes that learning isn't important, which is... not great
I guess what I'm saying is I can see a clear trajectory toward an outcome where *everyone* loses, but for iran that's no worse outcome than losing the "easy" way
if the u.s. is undeterred by price increases that cripple th global economy, then everyone loses but if iran's options are to lose or to lose, it doesn't care
I don't think it's a problem per se, it's just a side effect of being in an existential fight. they don't have any other options available period; the bet is they can endure the pain of a price spike (because their goal is survival) but the u.s. can't (because its goal is... ???)
we recently made the switch to electric (finally) ourselves and I absolutely adore the Ioniq EV9. It's also true for road trips (youth basketball tournaments in central PA) it takes a bit more thinking/planning. But, after a few of those you get completely used to it and it's smooth sailing.
"My biggest fear is the market is still working under the assumption that this will not get out of control.”
Are markets being too complacent about the Iran war?
Me, 300 free clicks: - as.ft.com/r/0c0e8ae1-b...
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![Question: There have been some searing images in the past two weeks. The school girls who it appears were killed by Tomahawk missiles, which are used by the United States. The destruction of heritage sites [and the] bombing of a city like Isfahan.
Answer: Yes. Those things will turn the Iranian public hugely against the United States and Israel. It convinces the population that the US and Israel are not liberators and are out to destroy Iran. It’s not about the regime, it’s about Iran.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dfmjz7hbmjffozwtumno3xl6/bafkreies4k3g42vnrwquhiqjbixooslltwjo5y4x46o5bmgfxinrkx7f4m)
Strong recommend for this great interview by Mishal Husain with Vali Nasr, the Iranian-American scholar.
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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2. Petrified Gravity
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oh come ON
they used to have parachutes but decided a) too much weight, b) too much prep time, c) rare for these jets to have incidents anyway
yep. standard since 2008
yeah, it's no secret--air force removed them in 2008 because they were extra weight and took too much time to prep
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it has been! but the number is not going down at the moment
another interesting stat from this week: the number of ballistic missiles iran is firing each day has stabilized at roughly 21
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ok, I am brave enough to say it: the new u2 ep is really good
about 60% of iran's ballistic missile launchers have been destroyed. that's the same as last week. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Soaring oil and gas prices have thrust into plain sight the risk investors in commercial real estate face if they don’t make their buildings less reliant on old-world energy.
it's d-- di-- d-dir-d... bad
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trying with all my might not to use the word "dire"
regulatory nerds, this is your time to shine
it's not that they're "forbidden subjects" it's that they're explicitly racist, sexist, junk science or all three
there's nothing transgressive about that stuff, it's just dumb and bad
hear me out: airships
