Al Mauroni

Pete Hegseth Is Being Even Dumber Than Usual The secretary of defense just revealed that he fundamentally misunderstands what war is.

The idiocy of Hegseth cutting DoD's ties with Harvard (and, by the way, does he know Gen Caine, the JCS chairman, went to Harvard's Kennedy School?) slate.com/news-and-pol...

The SASC discussed nuclear deterrence policy after New START, but it's not particularly encouraging stuff. almauroni.substack.com/p/coping-wit...

Fuck ICE

The morning after mass layoffs, The Washington Post publishes this as their lead editorial. The owner and publisher clearly have no idea why they are losing subscribers. Meanwhile they have destroyed a storied brand.

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Such a bad book.

DHS is in charge of the pre-event crisis response and the FBI and DOE are nowhere in sight. No DoD support either and there’s two minutes on the digital clock on the bomb. 😱

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I’m watching Castle on Hulu and I’m season 3, episode 16-17, our intrepid heroes are trying to prevent the detonation of a “colbalt-16” radiological dispersal device and I can’t believe how bad it is. “House of Dynamite” is a top documentary in comparison.

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Time to unsubscribe from the WaPo

What Will the End of the US-Russia Nuclear Arms Treaty Mean? | Inkstick The New START nuclear arms reduction pact is slated to end on Feb. 5, 2026.

It’s hard to imagine today, but 50 years ago, at the height of the Cold War, the US and Russia (then the Soviet Union) jointly possessed 47,000 nuclear warheads — enough to exterminate all life on Earth many times over.

making tulsi gabbard DNI is itself a watergate level scandal

The Bulletin's "Doomsday Clock" Needs A Reset No one is taking notice of this symbolic gesture for action

The Doomsday Clock is ticking, but is anyone reacting? Time for a reset.

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Homeland Security doesn’t like it when we call ICE and Border Patrol “the Gestapo.”
So let’s set the Gestapo aside. Instead I’ll use this thread to compare Trump’s thugs to other secret police and terror squads from different times and places. It’s tyranny, no matter where it comes from. 1/10🧵🧵🧵🧵🧵

Horrible news.

NO, NO HE WASN’T. Any Pittsburgh fan can clearly see that Rodgers hasn’t integrated into the team. He thinks he’s special and the team is letting him down. Let him go.

Only Tom Cruise Can Save Us from Nuclear Armageddon How far can Hollywood dumb down nuclear command and control concepts?

An examination of the nuclear command and control system in Tom Cruise's latest "Mission Impossible" movie. Mostly tongue in cheek. almauroni.substack.com/p/only-tom-c...

Lying little shit. #AbolishICE

All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.

There’s nothing there. It’s all rhetoric and no details.

Just so embarrassing to hear these stupid, obnoxious words from a US president

It would be nice if the Alabama Democratic party got its shit together also, but I'm not optimistic. Just no coordination, no messaging, no action.

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I’ll never understand it. The Repubs have had the worst record in natsec policy for the last 25 years, easily. Some kind of blind fealty to the “Daddy” political party.

China's Growing Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Is it really the game-changer that some make it out to be?

China's growing nuclear arsenal deserves quiet analytics, not theatrics

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WE KNOW GREENLAND IS STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT AND THAT THERE ARE BENEFITS IN MAINTAINING A PRESENCE IN THE REGION. THE POINT IS THAT NONE OF THIS REQUIRES TAKING THE ISLAND FROM DENMARK.

Every time proliferation discourse comes up and people are like "omg these countries need to wake up" I want to remind them that these countries aren't stupid and the nuclear era isn't new.

I can’t believe what a horrible show this particular episode is. The first season was okay, I only watch for Billy Bob. But OMG what a steaming pile of shit this soap opera has been this second season.