Liam
@orbital080.bsky.social
I can say I hope it will be worth what I give up…
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Well, it is finally done: A video going over ballistic missile defenses in a simple language: youtu.be/w3-DAxr1C0U about a year's worth of time/effort spent on it and even longer in terms of research!
Ballistic Missile Defense: An Overview
YouTube video by Vermillion
youtu.be
September 9, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Well, it is finally done: A video going over ballistic missile defenses in a simple language: youtu.be/w3-DAxr1C0U about a year's worth of time/effort spent on it and even longer in terms of research!
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A quarter-century on, Europe remains fully committed to strong ties with the United States.
Our transatlantic bond has always made both sides of the Atlantic safer and stronger. (3/3)
Our transatlantic bond has always made both sides of the Atlantic safer and stronger. (3/3)
September 11, 2026 at 5:39 AM
A quarter-century on, Europe remains fully committed to strong ties with the United States.
Our transatlantic bond has always made both sides of the Atlantic safer and stronger. (3/3)
Our transatlantic bond has always made both sides of the Atlantic safer and stronger. (3/3)
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Europe and America immediately stood together. NATO invoked Article 5 for the first and only time. European Allies rallied to defend America.
Hundreds of thousands of European troops served shoulder to shoulder with their US Allies in Afghanistan. Many paid the ultimate price. (2/3)
Hundreds of thousands of European troops served shoulder to shoulder with their US Allies in Afghanistan. Many paid the ultimate price. (2/3)
September 11, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Europe and America immediately stood together. NATO invoked Article 5 for the first and only time. European Allies rallied to defend America.
Hundreds of thousands of European troops served shoulder to shoulder with their US Allies in Afghanistan. Many paid the ultimate price. (2/3)
Hundreds of thousands of European troops served shoulder to shoulder with their US Allies in Afghanistan. Many paid the ultimate price. (2/3)
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Twenty-five years ago, the 9/11 terror attacks changed the course of history.
Today, we honour the 2,977 lives lost on September 11. The attacks on the World Trade Centre, the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania shattered lives and fundamentally altered world affairs. (1/3)
Today, we honour the 2,977 lives lost on September 11. The attacks on the World Trade Centre, the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania shattered lives and fundamentally altered world affairs. (1/3)
September 11, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Twenty-five years ago, the 9/11 terror attacks changed the course of history.
Today, we honour the 2,977 lives lost on September 11. The attacks on the World Trade Centre, the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania shattered lives and fundamentally altered world affairs. (1/3)
Today, we honour the 2,977 lives lost on September 11. The attacks on the World Trade Centre, the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania shattered lives and fundamentally altered world affairs. (1/3)
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anyway the thing to remember about dave is he's ultimately a right winger at heart, which is why he gets much angrier about a recovering addict who is family to a dem pol than the extended trump crime family
September 9, 2026 at 2:20 AM
anyway the thing to remember about dave is he's ultimately a right winger at heart, which is why he gets much angrier about a recovering addict who is family to a dem pol than the extended trump crime family
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as always the problem here is lumping in immoral and unethical with illegal, which I'd argue is actually part of a Huntingtonian two step intended to let GOFOs off the hook
"I have been asked by some retired officers if it is fair to expect a senior military leader to stand up to or refuse to accept an immoral, unethical or illegal order from the president or the secretary of defense... But fairness is irrelevant."
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/o...
Opinion | The U.S. Military Must Learn to Say No to Trump
How senior leaders of the armed forces dodge accountability.
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2026 at 3:36 PM
as always the problem here is lumping in immoral and unethical with illegal, which I'd argue is actually part of a Huntingtonian two step intended to let GOFOs off the hook
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half the country is dumber than the median voter
August 23, 2026 at 10:13 PM
half the country is dumber than the median voter
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this is a very weird discourse
the strikes weren't a secret, there were videos of shaheds hitting it literally the first day of the war, one of the few places video was getting out from in that early phase
the strikes weren't a secret, there were videos of shaheds hitting it literally the first day of the war, one of the few places video was getting out from in that early phase
"The USS Abraham Lincoln wasn’t able to be resupplied because the U.S. Navy’s main resupply base in the Gulf of Oman was destroyed by Iranian strikes—a fact that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth chose not to make public, said David Rhode [natsec reporter for MS NOW]"
newrepublic.com/post/214510/...
newrepublic.com/post/214510/...
Hegseth Covered Up the Real Reason the USS Lincoln Wasn’t Resupplied
According to a report from MS NOW, the USS Abraham Lincoln wasn’t resupplied because Iranian strikes destroyed a key Navy resupply base in the Middle East.
newrepublic.com
August 22, 2026 at 5:00 AM
this is a very weird discourse
the strikes weren't a secret, there were videos of shaheds hitting it literally the first day of the war, one of the few places video was getting out from in that early phase
the strikes weren't a secret, there were videos of shaheds hitting it literally the first day of the war, one of the few places video was getting out from in that early phase
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There's a very straightforward answer to this, which everyone on here is studiously ignoring because they can't pass up a "dem party apparatus bad" story
I get why politicians are being cowards, but this is an open chance for media outlets to do some classic “both sides” accountability reporting and they’re not doing it. They have a censorship angle and plenty of personal stories to chase down of people who got scammed.
August 19, 2026 at 1:50 AM
There's a very straightforward answer to this, which everyone on here is studiously ignoring because they can't pass up a "dem party apparatus bad" story
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like I keep saying, as much as this place insists is not the case this is now basically the median dem position on the Hill
Obama "oh we can just let torture bygones be war crimes bygones" isn't happening
Obama "oh we can just let torture bygones be war crimes bygones" isn't happening
Peggy Flanagan: "We need to rip ICE apart and stop from them from terrorizing our communities"
August 12, 2026 at 5:07 AM
like I keep saying, as much as this place insists is not the case this is now basically the median dem position on the Hill
Obama "oh we can just let torture bygones be war crimes bygones" isn't happening
Obama "oh we can just let torture bygones be war crimes bygones" isn't happening
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maybe audio makes defense appropriations and combatant commands discussion marginally less boring than text, you be the judge
new Normal Men! @mikeblack114.bsky.social takes us on a magical mystery tour through DoD-land. @proptermalone.bsky.social requests a glossary, @ed3d.net threatens a flowchart, @peark.es declares war on Tom Cotton's office, and @rickywlmsbong.bsky.social is just waiting on a Loomer.
Episode 67 - Getting Defensive
Normal Men podcast
normalmen.podbean.com
July 29, 2026 at 5:41 PM
maybe audio makes defense appropriations and combatant commands discussion marginally less boring than text, you be the judge
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the thing that WWII dads mostly don't appreciate is the scale of shit that was going on outside of the commonly known theaters
if you're a knowledgeable WWII dad you probably very high level appreciate the eastern front, but how bout tying up 20% of IJA manpower for the entire war
if you're a knowledgeable WWII dad you probably very high level appreciate the eastern front, but how bout tying up 20% of IJA manpower for the entire war
once again it's basically impossible to wrap your head around the scale of mobilization and the scale of destruction the world wars involved
Keep in mind that a war with a per capita equivalent destructiveness to WWI today would involve something like 90m dead, while a per capita equivalent to WWII would be something like 250m dead.
So things are not good, but they have been much worse. 🤷♂️
So things are not good, but they have been much worse. 🤷♂️
July 25, 2026 at 1:47 AM
the thing that WWII dads mostly don't appreciate is the scale of shit that was going on outside of the commonly known theaters
if you're a knowledgeable WWII dad you probably very high level appreciate the eastern front, but how bout tying up 20% of IJA manpower for the entire war
if you're a knowledgeable WWII dad you probably very high level appreciate the eastern front, but how bout tying up 20% of IJA manpower for the entire war
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ladies and gentlemen the IC
("No no we're actually fine if you just ignore all the people in nominal positions of authority saying batshit crazy stuff" remains an incredible bit)
("No no we're actually fine if you just ignore all the people in nominal positions of authority saying batshit crazy stuff" remains an incredible bit)
i'm sorry, my copy must be missing some pages, is this really the entirety of the DSA's foreign policy platform? program.dsausa.org
cause "unilateral US withdrawal worldwide", israel/palestine, no sanctions [lol], and abolish ice (Which is not FP) is, uh, remarkably short...
cause "unilateral US withdrawal worldwide", israel/palestine, no sanctions [lol], and abolish ice (Which is not FP) is, uh, remarkably short...
July 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
ladies and gentlemen the IC
("No no we're actually fine if you just ignore all the people in nominal positions of authority saying batshit crazy stuff" remains an incredible bit)
("No no we're actually fine if you just ignore all the people in nominal positions of authority saying batshit crazy stuff" remains an incredible bit)
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I wrote this in 2015 about @dicknixon.bsky.social. I haven't looked at it for some time. The formatting changed - it's dreadful, difficult to read. But I think it holds up & is hopefully an antidote to the 'Nixonmaxxing' stuff, which I never intended to spark, & yet.. www.vox.com/2015/10/8/94...
The Confessions of @dick_nixon
Hunter S. Thompson said Richard Nixon had “the fighting instincts of a badger trapped by hounds.” What better place for him, then, than Twitter?
www.vox.com
July 18, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I wrote this in 2015 about @dicknixon.bsky.social. I haven't looked at it for some time. The formatting changed - it's dreadful, difficult to read. But I think it holds up & is hopefully an antidote to the 'Nixonmaxxing' stuff, which I never intended to spark, & yet.. www.vox.com/2015/10/8/94...
@kenwhite.bsky.social Ken, as I said in reply to your pinned post, I truly hope you don't leave, or at least please tell us where we can find & follow you. Your wit/humor in remarking upon life as it is now, as well as your legal explanations are irreplaceable, in my humble opinion. I truly hope...
June 25, 2026 at 3:36 PM
@kenwhite.bsky.social Ken, as I said in reply to your pinned post, I truly hope you don't leave, or at least please tell us where we can find & follow you. Your wit/humor in remarking upon life as it is now, as well as your legal explanations are irreplaceable, in my humble opinion. I truly hope...
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Perfect. Thank you, Governor Hochul.
June 7, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Perfect. Thank you, Governor Hochul.
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I’m proud of the work I did as an AUSA, and I say this with complete sincerity: if you’re an AUSA, and a decent person, who cares about your oath, get out. Get out now without destroying your reputation. A DoJ run to Trumpist specifications is corrupt and incompetent. The stink will stick on you.
'Broadview Six' trial is off for now, following closed-door hearing about grand jury transcripts
'Broadview Six' trial is off for now, following closed-door hearing about grand jury transcripts
The case is one of the most highly publicized prosecutions to result from last fall’s Operation Midway Blitz deportation campaign. That’s because it began as a conspiracy case against six people who...
chicago.suntimes.com
May 21, 2026 at 5:22 PM
I’m proud of the work I did as an AUSA, and I say this with complete sincerity: if you’re an AUSA, and a decent person, who cares about your oath, get out. Get out now without destroying your reputation. A DoJ run to Trumpist specifications is corrupt and incompetent. The stink will stick on you.
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We all have occassion to say this a lot in this era, but seriously this is the craziest goddamn thing I've read in a very very long time
abcnews.com/US/trump-poi...
abcnews.com/US/trump-poi...
Trump poised to drop IRS suit, launch $1.7B 'weaponization' fund for allies: Sources
President Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion IRS suit in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion fund for victims of governmental "weaponization," sources say.
abcnews.com
May 14, 2026 at 10:57 PM
We all have occassion to say this a lot in this era, but seriously this is the craziest goddamn thing I've read in a very very long time
abcnews.com/US/trump-poi...
abcnews.com/US/trump-poi...
Ms. Jeffery, I apologize, but honestly, what did you & your fellow colleagues who attended WHCD truly expect from those of us watching you? He gives you nothing but “Quiet, piggy!” & “total exoneration!” & “total victory!”, calls you traitors, etc., yet still attendees show up to break bread w/him.
People here are being really shitty, including at fellow journalists who've been traumatized, and you will regret those posts. Or should.
Also this does not help your political cause, whatever that might be.
Also this does not help your political cause, whatever that might be.
April 26, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Ms. Jeffery, I apologize, but honestly, what did you & your fellow colleagues who attended WHCD truly expect from those of us watching you? He gives you nothing but “Quiet, piggy!” & “total exoneration!” & “total victory!”, calls you traitors, etc., yet still attendees show up to break bread w/him.
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I had a lot of fun with this week’s Serious Trouble, which covers LOTS of defamation cases, the SPLC indictment, and a triumphant inflatable penis.
If you enjoy the show, do us a favor and post it someplace.
www.serioustrouble.show/p/this-episo...
If you enjoy the show, do us a favor and post it someplace.
www.serioustrouble.show/p/this-episo...
This Episode Contains No Administrative Procedure Act Coverage
Laura Loomer and Kash Patel lose their defamation suits, but Patel has filed a new one; a former Capitol police officer sues The Blaze for accusing her of being the pipe bomber; SPLC is indicted.
www.serioustrouble.show
April 24, 2026 at 3:28 PM
I had a lot of fun with this week’s Serious Trouble, which covers LOTS of defamation cases, the SPLC indictment, and a triumphant inflatable penis.
If you enjoy the show, do us a favor and post it someplace.
www.serioustrouble.show/p/this-episo...
If you enjoy the show, do us a favor and post it someplace.
www.serioustrouble.show/p/this-episo...
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The Access of Evil
we need a new slur for people who attend the white house correspondents dinner
April 24, 2026 at 4:13 PM
The Access of Evil
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Zero. Sympathy.
They did this to themselves.
Oh, and also? There definitely is an easy answer.
They did this to themselves.
Oh, and also? There definitely is an easy answer.
April 24, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Zero. Sympathy.
They did this to themselves.
Oh, and also? There definitely is an easy answer.
They did this to themselves.
Oh, and also? There definitely is an easy answer.
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If leaders abuse the rule of law to make themselves immune to it, so that they can undermine the rights of others with impunity, by what moral or philosophical argument are they entitled to its protections, once they lose power? By what grace should they be sorted by law instead of by other means?
“.. I’ll pardon everyone who has come within 200 feet of the Oval,” Trump said in a recent meeting to laughs ..
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
April 10, 2026 at 9:45 PM
If leaders abuse the rule of law to make themselves immune to it, so that they can undermine the rights of others with impunity, by what moral or philosophical argument are they entitled to its protections, once they lose power? By what grace should they be sorted by law instead of by other means?
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I didn't know anything about the Artemis II astronauts a week ago and now I would fight my way into Hell for any of them.
Astronauts Dedicate Moon Crater to Carroll Wiseman, Wife of NASA Commander
www.nytimes.com
April 7, 2026 at 12:11 AM
I didn't know anything about the Artemis II astronauts a week ago and now I would fight my way into Hell for any of them.