John Ismay

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Turnstile crowd in DC is what MAGA wanted you to believe was the turnout for the 250 concert and fair

There was a huge Veterans event a few blocks away from the Turnstile show and I hope this means that right now, in a bar in D.C, a young hardcore dude and an old veteran of a foreign war are finding common ground over their anachronistic and beautiful mustaches.

Turnstile on the National Mall > Great American Fair on the National Mall

Crowd reaches capacity as Turnstile concert kicks off near Washington Monument. Read more: buff.ly/bVsNjYE

Pretty glad I turned down the random job offer I got to supervise nuke cleanup at Hanford when I was getting out of the Navy

Beyond the obvious problem here, also worth nothing that sea trials showed the Titanic was capable of turning 180 degrees in about three minutes

An unarmed reentry vehicle designed for the next generation of nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles was successfully launched last week from Vandenberg Space Force Base, the Pentagon said.

The decision to livestream Maj. Nidal Hasan's execution by firing squad had drawn strong opposition from the general who signed-off on Hasan's death sentence, as well as the archbishop for the military services and some of Hasan's surviving victims www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/u...

“The faster I make it work, the more peacefully I will sleep in Kyiv” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/w...

Would be curious to hear takes from any former Air Force JAGs on here.

Top Air Force JAG Rescinds 55 Years of Legal Opinions It's an unusual thing to have done, but I don't currently see a NYT general-readership news article in it. I've posted Air Force's explanation on my blog for the JAG community and anyone else who is interested. charliesavage.com/2026/10/top-...

From @theathletic.com: A high school football coach in Oregon was fired for running up the score and going for multiple onside kicks in a 63-0 victory against a severely undermanned opponent. The game was called at halftime.

Hundreds of family members of USS Arizona sailors who died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor are expected to be on hand in Hawaii later this year when the first caskets of 86 unknowns associated with the sunken ship are exhumed. From Stars and Stripes' Matthew M. Burke:

A federal judge on Tuesday again blocked President Trump’s attempt to bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, ensuring the outlets will have access to the complex as their legal case to overturn the ban continues.

When I was a Navy EOD tech on the island, Naval Magazine Guam had a demo range with a limit of like 3,000 lbs NEW. If that's still available, it's hard to think of a reason the USAF can't truck their UXO there to dispose of it by detonation www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...

The Pentagon has again quietly raised the number of U.S. casualties during operations related to the Iran war. The military now is reporting that 21 U.S. service members have been killed, up from 18, and 865 have been wounded, up by 98 since August.

The last time the Army executed a soldier by firing squad in 1945, regulations prohibited photos or filming unless for official purposes. It also called for a band to play "Dead March" on the way in, and "a lively air" on the way out www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/u...

Breaking news: The military judge just threw out the confessions of the fourth defendant in the 9/11 case -- which has gone on so long in part because prosecutors fought hard to keep them. It's a blow to the Bush administration's clean team theory. Scorecard: 5-0. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...

"The federal government is lying to you." "The government has said that ICE does not zip tie or handcuff children." "They’ve denied engaging in racial profiling" "They’ve said the government is not wrongly arresting U.S. citizens." *We found the truth* projects.propublica.org/american-cit....

Every year UK bomb disposal teams respond to an average of 2500 call outs. 2000 of those are related to unexploded munitions from WW2. My latest piece tells the story of two sizeable bombs found in a single day in Devon earlier this year www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Hat's off and well done to 11EOD. This piece by @samirashackle.bsky.social is one of the best I've ever read about modern #UXO response in densely-populated areas www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

The U.S. rushed over the weekend to withdraw all 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from an air base in southern England after commanders received new threats about an Iran-backed plot targeting the base, U.S. officials said. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...

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Bellingcat has become aware of an individual contacting people via Telegram and WhatsApp from a UK number, naming themselves "Antony Kevin", claiming to work for Bellingcat, and asking for assistance recruiting journalists and analysts working on Syria, in particular Damascus and Idlib.

Breaking news: A military judge has thrown out yet another confession in the 9/11 case, ruled it was involuntary.

Iran has been launching drones and missiles at commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz each week, though it has often failed to strike its targets, according to a Western security official. Iran for the first time appeared to confirm it was behind the near-daily sounds of explosions.

To aspiring journalists, your reminder to just send that cold email today.

Since early August, Iran has launched about 30 drone attacks and 10 anti-ship missile attacks per week against commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/w...

also this place won't believe me when I say this but "has to be LOAC compliant" is a real requirement for any nuclear order Omaha receives, and STRATCOM is actually very serious about that assessment

A Centcom conference to discuss ways to reduce civilian harm in their operations comes shortly after a member of the HASC intervened to stop an Army official from reassigning all remaining staff working on the problem. w/ @malachy.bsky.social & @trbrtc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...

CNO Adm. Daryl Caudle announced that the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command will now be known as Commander, Navy Expeditionary Forces. 🔗Link to article in comments ⬇️

🚨 New report: 2,370+ IEDs caused 5,000+ casualties in 2020–24. We call for stronger coordination, better data and sharing, and risk education. Findings: link.gichd.org/IED-Sahel-EN (EN) link.gichd.org/IED-Sahel-FR (FR)

U.S. forces formally withdrew from Iraq today, ending a two-decade military presence that stoked years of devastating bloodshed, and leaving Iraq to an uncertain future www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/w...

Christa Pike, a Tennessee woman who was set to be executed on Wednesday, was still alive after two syringes of lethal drugs had been administered, her lawyers said. They said that while two syringes of pentobarbital had been administered, Pike still had a heartbeat and was audibly snoring.

Judge Questions Secrecy Around Trump Administration’s Memo on Boat Strikes The judge also ordered the Justice Department to privately show the court the contested document, which blesses the disputed killings at sea. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u... w/ Ben Weiser

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has survived in office by projecting an image of strength. But he has taken some big hits of late -- especially on the Hill. By many measures he's never been weaker. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...

The first ship within the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group, the USS Frank E. Petersen Jr., has returned home after its 10-month-long deployment. 🔗Link to article in comments ⬇️