This!! I regularly laugh when Brits go on about how they haven’t been successfully invaded since 1066.

Re-reading Lord of the Rings again. Dear old Boromir. He journeyed North to seek wisdom from Elrond based on the dream his brother had MANY times, and which he had ONCE. But did he have that dream though? Really? Faramir described it in enough detail to easily fake.

Thinking of tracks that reach back to childhood and this is an absolute winner. Still gives me chills when he sees Carrie. Even on a tiny transistor radio this whole album was entrancing. Richard Burton's fantastic voice did not hurt. youtube.com/watch?v=C9DISb…

Reading court hearings can be exhausting. Q: But you didn't have any statements made directly by Mr. Grab that he had bullets with ricin in them; correct? A: We did have statements. Q: By who? A: By Mr. Grab. Q Okay. And those statements were from who? ... A: Mr. Grab.

This whole thread. In 20 years of academia adjacent life I have continuously been appalled by the way academics (collectively) speak of the need for solidarity with workers and the disadvantaged, etc. And then treat all NTT (adjuncts, grad students) atrociously & as disposable.

Quote from recent scientific article: "The preparation of live Y. pestis dry powder is rarely reported in the literature, possibly because of bacterial viability being lost during preparation." Yeah, sure, THAT's why.

So, let me get this straight, we're frantic about escalation risks with Russia, but don't see this as likely to pose any risks whatsoever of escalation with China?

Malignant nonsense. Non-citizens can’t vote. Undocumented status is not a crime. It is a civil violation. Rare cases of noncitizens being registered to vote appear to be overwhelmed by masses of double registered citizens. Not to mention citizens who literally vote illegally.

Cats do love them some rotisserie chicken. Mine was crazy for it, but not THIS crazy.

Had a great time at NCT USA 2024 in Edgewood MD today representing Unconventional Weapons & Technology Group and START Consortium. Presentation was well-received, and I really appreciated the opportunity to share a small part of my research with practitioners, policymakers, and industry leaders.

Goodness gracious me. Who knew it was possible to predict the voting choices of 11 million people years from now.

The longer this war is drawn out by nickel and dimming the Western support effort to avoid a nebulous and ill-defined “escalation,” the greater the prospect of drawing in external powers, and thereby expanding the conflict.

The anti-immigrant "dialogue" on this site gets uglier by the day. It's pretty clear that a lot of these folks make absolutely no distinction between legal or illegal migrants. For these nativists an immigrant can never be American. It's just some immigrants are more visible

Seriously, this a short but informative read highlighting one understudied strain of CBRN threat - criminals.

Am I missing something? Is the US doing anything to make it clear to RU or Iran that if they do X to escalate their conflicts then the US will do Y in response in an effort to apply pressure to them. Everything seems to be low-key response instead. reuters.com/world/middle-e…

Came across the story of ante-bellum Governor of South Carolina James H. Hammond. What a spectacularly awful man.

I don't understand the folks who deride Brexit as a ludicrously narrow-minded and self-destructive expression of localism and nativism running counter to national economic well-being. But also think that Scottish independence is eminently sensible.

Wow!! SpaceX landed Starship exactly where they intended in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Time for going to full orbits?

So is the USA sitting on approval of transfer of Swedish AEW aircraft to Ukraine? Story is big today. But is it just more disinfo?

Hmm. Now it’s 30 million. These numbers seem to have as much connection to reality, and as much consistency as US medical billing figures.