While I wasn't looking, slide generation in Google's NotebookLM became impressive Here I threw in 10 academic papers I authored & it summarized them into a coherent (& quite pretty) deck. I saw no hallucinations, but nano banana results in some occasional spelling & graph issues

Can’t sleep. National Security Strategy must be infographic-ed. Wild Friday night.

LIVE: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Pete Hegseth delivers the keynote address at the 2025 Reagan National Defense Forum. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

4 brutally honest reminders from Seneca: 1. Most suffering is self-inflicted 2. Stop putting things off 3. Stop acting like you’re going to live forever 4. Seek out challenges

President Trump’s National Security Strategy is a clear and powerful articulation of his common-sense, America First, Peace Through Strength agenda. This Strategy lays out his realistic approach to advancing our nation’s interests, above all by ensuring we are always operating

Don't just read books, re-read them. What is your favorite book to re-read?

BREAKING: Inside the Pentagon w/ Emil Michael, Under Secretary of War for Research & Engineering, & Department of War CTO “My job is to create 5 more companies [on top of the 'new primes'] that work in the department & bring new capabilities.” Honored to host Under Secretary of War Emil Michael,

Your greatest warfighting advantage is your mind! Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle released his Professional Reading Program to encourage all Sailors to deepen their knowledge as warfighters. Expand your thinking as a life-long learner. navy.mil/Leadership/Chi…

After reading 1000s of books… I'm convinced everyone needs to read these 10 books in 2026: 1. "Relentless" by Tim Grover

The advantage of GRANTS instead of PROGRAMS is this: programs are open to anyone. If you pass a law that says everyone gets free day care, then everyone gets free day care. But with grants, you can ensure that only your allies get them. YOU get free day care, that THEY have

If I hadn't bought/read this years ago I would take up the offer. Recommend everyone get this book. You won't regret it. Years ahead of its time.

Australian beef doesn’t have to be processed under USDA inspection the way US beef does. It’s produced under Australia’s national system, which the US deems “equivalent,” meaning USDA audits it but doesn’t regulate it.U.S. ranchers and processors operate under constant USDA

Those who truly understand strategy acknowledge one hard fact that has grown like an insidious weed: everything known has been forgotten, and then will need to be relearned. In short, everything has already been said—but since no one listens, one has to say it again. This is a

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There's a category of companies, especially in hardware, where “the factory is the product.” They don't look like traditional manufacturing or traditional venture-backed software companies, and they're increasingly a part of the startup ecosystem. Full primer on factory

I applaud President Donald J. Trump @realdonaldtrump for his tireless work to speed the procurement of game-changing technology to our warfighters. Recent news that the U.S. Air Force intends to accelerate and increase production of the B-21 Raider sends a clear message to America’s friends and

The combat and intelligence leaders of the Second World War were the last competent American foreign policy practitioners before Trump. What happened? 1/

Another thing I'll be buying for my daughters.

For startups selling to the Department of War 🇺🇸 the best way to understand how the system works and exploit it is to read JP 3-0, JP 5-0, and the PPBE process. These are all long and boring reads. But reading them will make you a master of navigating the system. I read them every year