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Was at the Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL earlier today and stumbled upon this wonderful memorial to the first US animal to go to space and come back alive. Whoever put the banana there, you’re my hero.

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Come for the news, stay for the memes

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Here’s an idea: let US firms buy the excess yards and use them to build / maintain the US fleet.

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Important for all of us but especially journalists.

submitted 66 days ago • 60 comments

Skimping on crew for a warship is a classic example of a penny wise, pound foolish decision. You’ve just spent years & tons of money putting a highly complex war machine to sea. And now you’re going to knee cap it with a small crew? It’s like sending an E-2D into the air with just a pilot.

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

This thread is spot on. The only reason we’re struggling with national defense is because we’re trying to do it on the cheap. Invest appropriately and better results will come. It’s not rocket science.

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

really like this essay from klein. i think he's 100% correct about why biden was a one-term president. the #Resistance to Trump I won--as an outside movement. where biden fell down was the inside strategy--the policies implemented once he was in power. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/o...

submitted 96 days ago • 5 comments

Wrote up something about Techdirt's recent coverage, and why (whether we like it or not) we need to be a "democracy blog" now, rather than just a "tech" blog (not that we've ever been just a tech blog). This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else. www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...

submitted 101 days ago • 117 comments

This is probably a good time to remind everyone about the great work @saintjavelin.bsky.social is doing to support Ukraine. I know today is supposed to be an economic blackout, but make an exception for this organization.

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@juliusgoat.bsky.social

submitted 116 days ago • 705 comments

This is what makes America great. A Chinese-American, born a citizen to immigrant parents thanks to the 14th amendment, inspired to fight for a country that saw him as second class at best. His remains finally found thanks to a dedication to find every missing soldier, no matter how long ago.

submitted 118 days ago • 0 comments

George Carlin’s bit on Rights seems fairly apt these days.

submitted 128 days ago • 0 comments

The forest was shrinking, but the trees kept cheering and voting for the axe because its handle was made of wood and they thought it was one of them.

submitted 145 days ago • 153 comments

As usual, Robert Kagan writes the single best analysis of the Russo-Ukraine war, Trump, and the future of American power. Can’t recommend this piece enough. A must read.

submitted 157 days ago • 0 comments

Truly sickening and disgusting. Law enforcement’s efforts to go after this are commendable but not sufficient. The only real solution here is to make the tech companies liable for the content they host on their services. The second that happens, watch how fast they get religion on moderating.

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Syria is an important reminder that Russia is never as strong as she appears, or as weak as she seems.

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We don't need more remakes of old movies. We need more MUPPETS remakes of old movies.

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