There's a tiny detail in the Atlantic story that reveals how books on pressing news really come together. Reporters don't hold their most important stories for personal gain, the way everyone on Bluesky thinks.
Curious how the Pentagon would spend the $1.5 trillion that Congress is considering giving it? Steve Feinberg is the Trump official setting the agenda.
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Michael Collins, the chap who took this photograph, remains the only person on earth to have taken a photo that had everyone in shot aside himself.
If Artemis is going up then it gives me an excuse to once again post this photo, the only one to contain every human being in the universe but one.
You’re on top of a metro line my dude
It took more than 30 years but at last Calvin’s dad’s dream has come true
Storyboards to the model train chase in The Wrong Trousers
This is still the greatest action setpiece in cinema history. Sorry Fury Road.
Can we talk about just how unusual it is to have the DOT Secretary and FAA Administrator holding the first presser on a crash? NTSB normally leads all communications.
need a version of the three fingers memes except it's a robot holding three fingers instead of michael fassbender
A disturbing new trend on Bluesky is people responding to what are apparently bots (or spammers) programmed (or instructed) to respond to posts with rage bait.
a) you can just block and move on
b) see a
Golden Dome’s price tag has climbed to an estimated $185 billion. The driver: fast-tracking work on at least three programs, all of which involve satellites
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This is really compelling evidence of how much Russian forces have been relying on Starlink near the front
Boeing says a wiring problem on some undelivered 737s will cause delays for customers. It's still unclear how many aircraft are affected.
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The White House says it has “more than enough” weapons to fight Iran, but the long term is a different story. One Pentagon official said “we’re going as fast as we possibly can” to boost missile production. The big picture w/ @marcusreports.bsky.social:
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Russia is one of the biggest winners early in the largest U.S. military confrontation in decades, as Iranian missiles deplete stocks of Patriot interceptors that Ukraine needs.
When we talk about Baby Boomers not getting off the stage: In 1997, the US president was born in 1946.
In 2007, the US president was born in 1946.
In 2017, the US president was born in 1946.
And next year in 2027? The US president will have been born in 1946.
Vindication for the firms that refused to bend the knee
Munitions are dwindling and if the war continues, the Pentagon would “need to decide” whether to pull stockpiles from the Pacific www.wsj.com/world/middle...
sorry, the contention is that *stanford* is not sufficiently aligned with the american military-industrial complex? are... are there multiple stanfords?
Ah, social copy. Nobody “wants” to launch a million satellites (the article correctly notes that companies ask for more space than they plan to use all the time).
Been waiting for this write-up. What a story!
It’s great (derogatory) that you can work very hard to find out something incredibly important, and the main response you will get is a derisive “Gee, I’m shocked.”
Somebody has to ACTUALLY DO THIS WORK! You can’t pursue justice by going “Your honor: I mean, duh.”
Insulting the intelligence of readers never works well
Good morning to everyone, but especially to the “decertified” Canadian aircraft that are very much still flying.
Take a look at this big fella
"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
Exclusive: The Qatari-donated plane that is being overhauled to become a new Air Force One jet is on track to be delivered to President Trump this summer, according to the Air Force. on.wsj.com/4qLk5KQ
The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
About that Golden Dome … military officials haven’t explained how they’ll spend its $23 billion down payment, so lawmakers are reluctant to give the project more money www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
Full circle, really. Nobel heard his legacy would be as a merchant of death on account of inventing dynamite, thought a series of prizes would rescue his reputation, but oh, the folly of man