Carlos Williams

“.. AI bubble across the entire infrastructure stack.” - FEDWATCH

“The communications backbone for an entire country’s military has gone down and nobody knows who is responsible” Yeah we’re gonna need to send people to prison and start nationalizing things.

State saying out loud what I’ve been hearing has been the same, quieter process for senior officers.

“I’ve checked out.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Letting this guy keep putting his thumb on the scale seems a bit problematic

“.. Since the final F-150 Lightning rolled off the assembly line in December, it has become one of the most coveted cars in America ..” @bloomberg.com $F www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Kentucky fans filming themselves flipping off Lane Kiffin

the drama in this short clip

“FPV and autonomous drones as a technology may be new, but the kind of threat that they pose (as kinetic salvos and emissions hunters from the air) is not new.” open.substack.com/pub/breaking...

And there it is.

“‘Accidental landlords’ — .. home owners who tried to sell, couldn't, and are now listing on the rental market. .. At the beginning of August, 11% of all single family home to rent in Texas were from accidental landlords. Today, it’s 14%.” - Parcl Labs

- Attacking the ICC - Palling around with Russia - Broadcasting executions

We’re already helping to fund the Russian war effort and we’ve basically ended all other aid to Ukraine. Why the fuck should the Ukrainians care about our threats anymore.

My latest: WarTalk co-host Justin and I took some time to teach you the fundamentals of fighting drones. “Strong and consistent rehearsals are what separate “equipped” soldiers from “trained” soldiers.” open.substack.com/pub/breaking...

nationalize everything Elon Musk owns.

Yeesh. 👀 (Bloomberg) - The most likely long-term outcome of the AI boom will be massive capital destruction in the US, with market share going to cheaper open-source Chinese models, according to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Asked who is most responsible for the rise in fuel prices, almost two thirds of Poles (64.8%) say US President Donald Trump. A quarter (25.2%) blame Prime Minister Donald Tusk and only 0.9% President Karol Nawrocki. IBRiS poll for @rp.pl: www.rp.pl/kraj/art4525...

The U.S. Army's newest Bradleys can shoot down an incoming anti-tank missile before it hits. Troopers in the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood are now getting the M2A4E1, fitted with the Israeli-made Iron Fist system. defence-blog.com/u-s-armys-ne...

“.. Oil market turmoil will continue beyond next year, executives said at the conference on Monday, as it could take years to refill inventories on top of meeting global demand.” @reuters.com ⛽️ www.reuters.com/business/ene...

COOK POLITICAL: “.. We now estimate Democrats will pick up between two and six seats -- squarely within the range of four seats they need.” @cookpolitical.com www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/sen...

AP Exclusive: Survivors of a drone attack that killed six U.S. soldiers question Army leadership over safety and the medical care that followed.

brings me no joy to say that Fukuyama nailed it

European EV sales hit record in 'pivotal' year for affordable cars, study shows reut.rs/4j0izDq

"I don’t care about the culture war. I care about the actual war that we’re actually in, that we’re losing." @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social has had it with SecDef

Japan's first missile built to strike enemy bases sits at an army camp in a residential part of Kumamoto. After residents asked to see it, the base opened its doors and soldiers walked visitors through the launcher. defence-blog.com/japans-count...

"The 2027 BMW 3 Series comes in both gas and electric versions, and the EV is $4,400 cheaper." But I have range anxiety....

“Diverging much?” - Wolf 👀 $XLF

Kids just be doing shit

Big news in the Senate battle. After pouring $30 million in NC, John Thune's GOP SuperPAC stops spending there, effectively conceding Cooper is likely to win. And they're dumping their first 7-figures in Kansas. (Note: a Dem internal found Hamilton up today.) www.semafor.com/article/10/0...

Rivian delivered 19,248 vehicles in Q3, its best quarter ever, and kept its 2026 guidance at 65,000 to 70,000. Thank you R2! riviantrackr.com/news/rivian-...

Why "weak" payrolls are no longer weak: With plunging immigration and Boomer retirements, breakeven job growth has collapsed from 200k/mo to near zero. Strong labor + sticky inflation = rates stay higher for longer. 🛑📈 T at Apollo

Trump going to run the entire carrier force into the ground by 2028 at this rate

and became rather infamous for ducking what should have probably been criminal charges of some sort after some of his troops did a little light war crime murdering that could plausibly be argued to have been a result of orders he gave

The entire interior U.S. should be alarmed as Canada fast tracks a new crude oil pipeline from Alberta to Canada's West Coast that will push more of Canada's oil away from U.S. refineries that rely on it, and could negatively impact U.S. refineries.