Kayak Man

Kayak Man

@davedc.bsky.social

A man. In a kayak.

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Kayak Man
@davedc.bsky.social

*Some* ambassadorships. Small tropical islands usually get the donors, places like the PRC, hardship and danger posts (you know places billionaires don't want to live), and important allied usually get professional FSOs.

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Kayak Man
@davedc.bsky.social

I wonder who at NPR was included in the group chat....

NPR@npr.org

BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

npr.orgThe White House has begun process of looking for new secretary of defenseThe White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
Kayak Man
@davedc.bsky.social

Important read here

Bobby Kogan@bbkogan.bsky.social

The House just passed its budget resolution, so reconciliation is now officially underway. This is their bill to destroy Medicaid and SNAP while cutting taxes disproportionately for the rich. THIS IS VERY REAL and can be enacted even if all Ds vote no. Thread on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT.

Kayak Man
@davedc.bsky.social

The "I waited till the last minute to do the assignment" energy is massive.

Mike Masnick@masnick.com

OMG. I was wondering that as the tariff numbers made no sense, but this is even dumber than I thought. I mean, this is "fail your econ 101 class and have to go meet with the professor" bad.

Kayak Man
@davedc.bsky.social

Something I don't understand here - can't Greenland/Denmark just tell them to fuck off at the border and not admit them?

The New York Times@nytimes.com

Greenland’s prime minister said a planned trip by Trump administration officials this week was “highly aggressive,” and other officials sharply criticized the proposed visits. President Trump has vowed to make Greenland part of the U.S. “one way or the other.” Follow the latest updates.

nytimes.comTrump Live Updates: Anger in Greenland Over Plans for U.S. Officials' Visit
Kayak Man
@davedc.bsky.social

I still think that Letters of the Marque is the way to go here.

The New York Times@nytimes.com

The authorities in Norway have seized a Russian-crewed ship that is suspected of damaging an undersea cable in an act of sabotage in the Baltic Sea, the Norwegian police said on Friday.

nytimes.comNorway Seizes Russian-Crewed Ship Suspected of Cutting an Undersea CableThe authorities said they believed the vessel may have been involved in damaging the cable, the latest act of apparent sabotage in the Baltic Sea.
Kayak Man
@davedc.bsky.social

So I know that laws and words and other high minded concepts don't matter to these people but if what the administration believes regarding birthright citizenship then wouldn't that also mean that the "illegal" immigrants aren't subject to laws on deportation?

#TuckFrump@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social

crooksandliars.comLeavitt: Birthright Citizenship Unconstitutional Because Trump Says So!Karoline Leavitt held her first press briefing on Tuesday. Obviously, she doesn’t care about facts and the law any more than her fave felon and sexual assaulter. When asked what the administration’s argument for doing away with birthright citizenship is,…
Kayak Man
@davedc.bsky.social

It's like no one ever learns their lesson from doing this....

Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social

Note that anyone can email the snitch line, DEIAtruth@opm.gov. So if you’ve got any, uh, thoughts or information you’d like to share about this initiative, fire off that email today!

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Roman Yeremenko
@roalyr.bsky.social

Yet another massive missile attack committed by russians against sleeping Ukrainian cities. Yet again the world will be silent, yet again this will be under-reported. #UkrainianView

Kayak Man
@davedc.bsky.social

On recent conspiracy theories.

Michael Kofman@michaelkofman.bsky.social

There’s a bad conspiracy theory going around that Bob Woodward claims in his book ‘War’ that the AFU allowed 30,000 Russian troops to quietly withdraw from Kherson due to US pressure on Kiyv. It’s false on all counts. 1/

Kayak Man
@davedc.bsky.social

@edzitron.com found the next hype cycle cash grab.

Karl Bode@karlbode.com

It's time for another exciting round of "CEO said a thing!" journalism, where a tech CEO says a thing, then the press trips over itself to repeat that thing largely devoid of critical thinking or historical context

economictimes.indiatimes.com'Superintelligence' is the next big thing for OpenAI: Sam AltmanChatGPT maker OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, in a recent blog post, wrote about the company's ambition to develop superintelligence. He discussed how scientific discovery and innovation could accelerate “w...

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UNITED24 Media
@united24media.com

Jan 2 marks Isaac Asimov’s birthday, a legend of sci-fi, and Science Fiction Day! To celebrate, we’ve compiled a list of Ukrainian sci-fi authors with works available in translation. Bookmark your next read! 🧵 1/8

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I Nied braaaaiiiiins 🧟
@nied.bsky.social

"Republicans have been ordered to shut down the government" is a really good line that drives home how bought-&-paid-for they are with extremely economical verbiage.

Hakeem Jeffries@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social

House Republicans have been ordered to shut down the government. And hurt the working class Americans they claim to support. You break the bipartisan agreement, you own the consequences that follow.

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NOELREPORTS
@noelreports.com

SitRep - 03/12/24 - US and Ukraine signed an MoU. An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. A MoU was signed to strengthen Ukraine's energy sector and NATO boss Rutte wants to strengthen Ukraine instead of forcing them to talks REPOST=appreciated 1/X