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Bleddyn BowenAdobe is making it increasingly difficult to just read PDF files, which is the only thing I ever used anything from them for.
Professor of Modern North American History at the University of Oslo, Norway. Nuclear strategy and arms control.
This seems like a long tweet. Would you like an AI summary?
Bleddyn BowenAdobe is making it increasingly difficult to just read PDF files, which is the only thing I ever used anything from them for.
Europe needs its own conventional precision stike, because there aren't going to be any American missile stocks left if Washington gets into a fight with China over Taiwan.
CNBCU.S. has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters
"A fourth person familiar with the matter said that while Central Command... has nearly used up the land-based missiles it had before the war began, it has been able to reload from U.S. military supplies elsewhere in the world." Very grand, much strategy.
CNBCU.S. has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters
"Six months in-country, and I'd already seen enough blazers and bow ties to last me a lifetime."
Artologica aka Michele BanksIt's a tough job, but literally no one has to do it
“It’s not an intentional attack but it’s the unintended consequences. No one is looking at the cumulative effect, which has been as bad or worse than anything that’s happened in the US.” Britain seems incredibly careless with its inheritance, frittering it away, assuming it will continue forever.
This Ukrainian comment on the US handover of leadership of the Security Assistance Group is quietly devastating. The US is now so unreliable as a partner for Ukraine that it is better for Washington to step back from leading this military support effort. www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
"Hello, we just did a very stupid AI-related thing with one of our major products, but you can definitely trust us to self-regulate this allegedly transformative technology. Thx."
Geoff BrumfielBREAKING: Google has rolled back its tool less than a day after it launched. Updated story coming soon.
I guess being able to calculate change via mental arithmetic is about as relevant a day-to-day skill as working things out in pounds, shillings and pence was to me. My parents' generation regularly complained about this dying art, despite the UK's switch to the decimal system in 1971.
Kevin Rothrockjust unlocked a new Gen Z teen anxiety that i didnt even know existed: panicking when being told to use cash instead of contactless pay
Classic military move to give the enemy a big heads-up before a highly risky special operation.
ShipwreckThe United States is considering a large-scale special operations mission to seize enriched uranium from fortified Iranian nuclear sites, the New York Post reported Saturday.
Yet more evidence that Fox News commentators are some of the most politically influential people in America.
James CameronHow the US-Saudi nuclear pact came unstuck: basically Trump saw some criticism on Fox that he didn't like and decided to attach normalization of relations with Israel as a condition.
How the US-Saudi nuclear pact came unstuck: basically Trump saw some criticism on Fox that he didn't like and decided to attach normalization of relations with Israel as a condition.
For a man who ran three times for president as a dealmaker, Trump is terrible at making deals.
ShipwreckTrump on Saudi Nuke deal:
There was a time when you could bet on Congress shooting this down.
CNNTrump has approved a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia that could lead to the kingdom enriching its own fuel for civilian reactors, US official says https://cnn.it/4ywLBzI
I think Putin will probably escalate regardless of what happens with the EU sanctions package. But he may be tempted to go further if he thinks the EU is unwilling to endure further economic pain and is therefore more coercible.
Henry FoyAs EU ambassadors begin a crunch debate on the next round of Russia sanctions, with billions of euros worth of LNG exports and oil revenues hanging in the balance, the @financialtimes.com editorial board lays out the crude truth Background here: as.ft.com/r/3ac50792-e...
Based on nothing in particular, it might be that Tehran now thinks it needs to impose an oil-supply shock to demonstrate the deterrent value of Hormuz and force the US to really back off.
John HudsonScoop: U.S. intelligence reports offer a pessimistic view of new rounds of U.S. military strikes against Iran: They are unlikely to have a significant impact on Iran or soften its negotiating position, current and former officials tell Warren Strobel and me
Get ready for an aerial shot of a car driving down a street.
James BallThere's so much airtime still to fill before any actual news happens
A data centre for every postcode.
Hetan ShahMinister for AI to sit in Cabinet 👀 www.thetimes.com/article/c10e...
"Is it legal?" is not the same as "Has DoD found a lawyer who is willing to say it's legal?"
Dan NexonIt’s awesome how the U.S. military is just doing war crimes as top-down policy like “¯\_(ツ)_/¯ the CinC ordered it so whatcha gonna do?” See also illegal murders in the Caribbean, which are *still* happening.