Jared Keller

I LIVE TO SERVE!

Drones Aren’t F*&king Magic, People

To be clear, this is also a tribute to this @atherton.bsky.social classic taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics...

Shoutout to @meidastouch.com for letting me work an X-Men joke into this essay on laser weapons www.meidasplus.com/p/jared-kell...

The Rise of the Drone Boats Swarms of weaponized unmanned surface vessels have proven formidable weapons in the Black and Red Seas. Can the US military learn the right lessons from it?

He got the last word in this piece I did for @wired.com: “I’m depressed from the leadership on all levels, particularly the naval services" www.wired.com/story/the-ri...

I talked to Van Riper recently and he was pretty spry tbh

Jared Keller on Laser Weapons | Meidas Defense As the United States rapidly depletes its interceptor missile stockpile in the conflict with Iran—heightening strategic risks globally—laser weapons have dominated the headlines.

Trump touted laser weapons as an alternative to our rapidly diminishing supply of interceptor missiles. Does the U.S. have this technology in sufficient quantities today? Join @laserwars.net Jared Keller and me for this very discussion on today's Meidas Defense podcast: substack.com/@meidastouch...

Chaos + chaos = peace, sometimes!

This reminds me of Michael Kinsley's first words after his deep brain stimulation surgery: "Well, of course, when you cut taxes, government revenues go up. Why couldn’t I see that before?” time.com/archive/6677...

Opinion | Does This Movie Make You Anxious?

Nothing I love more than seeing @zachschonfeld.bsky.social in the NYT www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/o...

Achievement unlocked: 'Laser Wars' cited in the @nytimes.com! www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/b...

Achievement unlocked: 'Laser Wars' cited in the @nytimes.com! www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/b...

I’m like, “hey, what’s up, hello!”

Haven’t worked there in years and I’m still shaping T&P coverage 🫡

I love watching people publicly beef on Twitter who I *know* have made out before

(That's me in back, totally stoned and in desperate need of a haircut)

When I was a senior in high school, some of my classmates decided they were sick of the bullshit pressure of college acceptance season and decided to plaster their rejection letters on the walls of the library 'senior room.'

I forgot the @bostonglobe.com covered until my mother sent me this:

HIMARS Superstar (is this anything?)

Too bad an uggo edited it

Never write if you can speak
Never speak if you can nod
Never nod if you can wink
Never tweet

- Martin Lomasney, probably

Finally somebody said something good about ‘Congo,’ source of my favorite joke of all time clip.cafe/share/this-p...

My wife just informed me that “Lazer” is an actual Jewish name for a boy …

Why the military is obsessed with the myth of the 'infinite magazine' Directed-energy weapons are often sold as systems that can fire forever. In practice, dwell time, heat, and the chaos of the battlefield impose strict limits on how many threats they can actually stop...

Good morning to everyone, but especially to @fastcompany.com for syndicating Laser Wars! www.fastcompany.com/91505526/why...

Why the military is obsessed with the myth of the 'infinite magazine' Directed-energy weapons are often sold as systems that can fire forever. In practice, dwell time, heat, and the chaos of the battlefield impose strict limits on how many threats they can actually stop...

Good morning to everyone, but especially to @fastcompany.com for syndicating Laser Wars! www.fastcompany.com/91505526/why...

Laser Wars | Jared Keller | Substack A newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. Click to read Laser Wars, by Jared Keller, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

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So where's that proof at?