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I’ve found the parade criticism™ fascinating and maybe even a little disappointing, and this comes from someone who would have preferred the Army not to be put in this position in the first place. 1/

US Veterans peacefully protesting Trump’s military birthday parade arrested at Capitol Hill. This is the moment a 80+ year old US veteran is taken away in handcuffs for practicing his 1st Amendment right. #3E #NoKings #NoKingsProtests (🎥 @gregjstoker.bsky.social )

Today is the 250th Army Birthday! Soldiers: Honor our heritage, reflect on who gave all, call up a buddy and check on them, cut a cake with a saber. Step away from the politics, that doesn’t involve you. Be above all the partisan noise- that’s a huge part of the heritage we honor each June 14th.

“But this is not an insurrection. These incidents are localized, and local law enforcement agencies are fully capable of addressing them.” (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/o...

US scrambles to bring back VOA’s Persian service amid Iran-Israel conflict politi.co/3HHsTQ4, via @politico.com

AI cut development time from weeks to hours — 5,000 lines of code, zero by humans. warontherocks.com/20...

This is so important it hurts. This is the tiny area of a massive sprawling city that Trump is attacking and the entire propaganda machine is churning to make us believe more is happening. Don’t fall for the lies.

Folks. Check your feeds. It's done

Neat. taskandpurpose.com/news/marines...

Oklahoma receives about $3 billion more in federal spending than it pays in federal taxes. That's nearly $8,000 per Oklahoman--only 9 states have a higher per capita balance of payments. Subsidies from MA, NJ, WA, CA, and a few others are how OK remains a "low tax state."

Most interesting part of this story: "There’s uncertainty among officials about who was impacted by Salt Typhoon. Various agencies ... are in possession of lists of confirmed or potential victims, but it’s not clear if the tallies are consistent..." www.nextgov.com/cybersecurit...

Scoop: U.S. agencies assessed that Salt Typhoon likely hit data center giant Digital Realty and mass media provider Comcast, marking a potentially major expansion of the Chinese hacking group’s initial telecom intrusions discovered last year.⬇️

LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social

ICE arrested former Afghan Nat'l Army soldier—our ally against Taliban—at his home in TX. He entered legally and atty says he has no criminal record. Was applying for asylum. Appears to be casualty of Trump decision de-documenting legal Afghan immigrants www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...

Observation aircraft over #Paramount, California. Running perfect circle pattern at 162 kt, FL84. TIS-B track is found at #~298731

This started out as a June 6, 1944 social media post that got insanely out of hand. So I did it on our substack page instead. I'd say "enjoy", but it really ain't that kind of piece. dancarlin.substack.com/p/the-real-w...

Ordinary people on both sides of the aisle want the Epstein Files released in their entirety. Elites on both sides of the aisle are praying they never get released.

This is a pretty good example of why intelligence and investigations requires anthropological and sociological knowledge even in the most cybery of cyber areas

And 13 different countries provided troops.

Moral courage in leadership, and one of most impressive pieces of D-Day story: Eisenhower thought he was sending 80% of these men to their deaths yet insisted on going to look them in the eye and wish them luck

Flags are at half mast across Canada to mark the passing of Marc Garneau, the first Canadian astronaut to fly into space. He graduated from the Royal Military College Saint Jean in 1970, where some of his mission patches are on display in the Fort Saint Jean Museum.

If you want to know what happens at the end of Pax Americana, the final stages of Pax Romana, Pax Mongolica, & Pax Britannica make for interesting reading. History doesn't necessarily repeat, but it does rhyme, so the saying goes.

CALLSIGN is a CNA microgame designed to introduce people to key concepts in wargame design. Microgames offer accessible entry points of #wargaming. Download it for free 👇. 🔗 Link: www.cna.org/centers-and-...

Here is the updated version of the FY26 president's proposed #NASA astrophysics budget for current+future missions. The technical supplement document does have significantly reduced funds for NuSTAR, IXPE, TES (+HST, JWST, Roman), so I removed those Xs, but these are at/below bare minimum levels. 🔭

Authorities take down AVCheckp[.]net www.politie.nl/nieuws/2025/...

Two choices. Two lives. One city. Fanart by: x.com/vghu780

As globalization and technology upend jobs, communities, and social ties, the idea of turning back the clock is increasingly attractive for many Americans—but policymakers must avoid being “stricken by the malady of nostalgia,” argue Harold James and Marie-Louise James.

A reflection on sacrifice and the memories made with those we have lost. warontherocks.com/20...

Massive security breach: Russian nuclear facilities exposed online danwatch.dk/en/serious-s...