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Honestly, part of me believes that with how much we spend on our Military Industrial complex, isolation and pacifism is a waste. As someone with Army JROTC experience, our service members do sign-up for such conflicts, it's refreshing to have a leader against authoritarianism.
I understand that Cold-War era interventionism has been greatly overshadowed and replaced by NeoCons, Zionists and Isolationist Libertarians. Most of which completely disregard prior Treaty Compliances and Anti-Authoritarian ethos in both military and economics.
The Army's historical ethos is literally, "To protect freedom and democracy everywhere." Every service member signs up for exactly this but is never called on even though unchecked authoritarianism flourishes in many places.
SitRep - 08/03/26 - Missile strike in occupied Donetsk
An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine struck a Shahed drone launch and storage location near Donetsk airport.
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An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine struck a Shahed drone launch and storage location near Donetsk airport.
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Missed the latest?
As usual we start with Russian losses
These Isolationist/Libertarian leaning Republicans are looking more and more like Leftists each day. "Disagree with my opinions and I'll cry and ignore you." Yeah Trump baited them by saying they're not MAGA anymore, but they sure are annoying as fuck.
I will make this obvious, I do not support Thomas Massie or any other radical isolationist, even if I may support some policies they may push such as the Epstein Files or cutting aid to Israel. If the American people elect an Isolationist, it would permanently stunt the U.S.
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Ayatullah Sistani's Fatwa:
After the martyrdom of Ali Khamenei, many expected the Iraqi Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani to issue a fatwa calling for retaliation; a document now circulating online is being equated with that ruling.
However, this is not accurate.
After the martyrdom of Ali Khamenei, many expected the Iraqi Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani to issue a fatwa calling for retaliation; a document now circulating online is being equated with that ruling.
However, this is not accurate.
First of all, it must be noted that this document does not originate from the main Sistani office in Iraq. It originates from one of the offices in Iran, most like Mashhad.
Secondly, it is not an independent fatwa that the Jurist gives based on the analysis of the situation.
Secondly, it is not an independent fatwa that the Jurist gives based on the analysis of the situation.
It appears as a response to a question, which can technically constitute a fatwa, though it differs from the more conclusive, independently issued fatwas. In contrast, jurists such as Jawadi Amuli, who have actually presented such a fatwa, did so directly and independently.
Did Sarvam simply copy China's DeepSeek and slapped an Indian flag on it?
Yes And No!
The backlash against an Indian startup reveals a deep misunderstanding about how every breakthrough in artificial intelligence was built.
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Yes And No!
The backlash against an Indian startup reveals a deep misunderstanding about how every breakthrough in artificial intelligence was built.
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This "copycat" charge could be levelled at every major AI system ever built — including DeepSeek itself.
The AI Innovation Chain: From the first neural network model in 1943 to Sarvam's Indian-language AI in 2026 — every breakthrough built on what came before.
The AI Innovation Chain: From the first neural network model in 1943 to Sarvam's Indian-language AI in 2026 — every breakthrough built on what came before.
Here is all that Sarvam built independently: a custom tokenizer 3-4x more efficient for Indian scripts, 12 trillion tokens of training data, and an entire product ecosystem with no DeepSeek equivalent.
From videos circulating on Social media, it increasingly appears that many of these bandits in the northwest lead double lives.
Within their local communities, they often present themselves as ordinary civilians running small businesses, engaging in everyday economic
Within their local communities, they often present themselves as ordinary civilians running small businesses, engaging in everyday economic
activities that allow them to blend into normal social life. To their neighbors and familiar faces, they may appear crime free, innocent, and simply trying to get by.
However, to outsiders and victims beyond their immediate circles, these same individuals can be responsible for
However, to outsiders and victims beyond their immediate circles, these same individuals can be responsible for
extreme violence and high rate of criminal activity.
This contrast highlights how some actors involved in banditry maintain a façade of normalcy in their communities while participating in brutal acts against those outside their immediate environment.
This contrast highlights how some actors involved in banditry maintain a façade of normalcy in their communities while participating in brutal acts against those outside their immediate environment.
Delhi High Court to hear today CBI's plea challenging discharge of Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, K Kavitha and 20 others in the excise policy case.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma to hear the matter.
@ArvindKejriwal @msisodia @CBIHeadquarters @AamAadmiParty @RaoKavitha
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma to hear the matter.
@ArvindKejriwal @msisodia @CBIHeadquarters @AamAadmiParty @RaoKavitha
The CBI has filed a 974-page revision plea stating that the trial court order is "patently illegal, perverse and suffers from errors apparent on the face".
It has also sought a stay on the court's direction to initiate proceedings against the officer who investigated the case.
It has also sought a stay on the court's direction to initiate proceedings against the officer who investigated the case.
Delhi High Court to hear today CBI’s plea challenging the discharge of Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and all other accused in the corruption case related to the alleged liquor policy scam.
@ArvindKejriwal @msisodia @CBIHeadquarters #LiquorPolicy #DelhiHighCourt
@ArvindKejriwal @msisodia @CBIHeadquarters #LiquorPolicy #DelhiHighCourt
On February 27, special judge Jitendra Singh, in strong words, had rapped CBI for lapses in investigation and said that the “voluminous chargesheet” has many lacunae not supported by any witness or statement. Read here:
CBI, ED Probes Into Election Spending Must Not Become Tools To Influence Political Outcomes: Delhi Court In Liquor Policy Case
livelaw.in/top-stories/ca…
CBI, ED Probes Into Election Spending Must Not Become Tools To Influence Political Outcomes: Delhi Court In Liquor Policy Case
livelaw.in/top-stories/ca…
The matter will be heard today by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. Follow this thread for live updates.
#ArvindKejriwal #ManishSisodia
#ArvindKejriwal #ManishSisodia
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Havana Syndrome survivors say the 60 Minutes coverage is part of a larger cover-up. Several survivors told me it’s the CIA trying to portray this as a foreign threat, even though Americans—including civilians—are being targeted.
These survivors are known as “targeted individuals.”
Havana Syndrome survivors say the 60 Minutes coverage is part of a larger cover-up. Several survivors told me it’s the CIA trying to portray this as a foreign threat, even though Americans—including civilians—are being targeted.
These survivors are known as “targeted individuals.”
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In 1961, biologist Allan H. Frey, working at GE's Advanced Electronics Center at Cornell University, published a finding in the Journal of Applied Physiology that changed the physics of hearing: pulsed microwave radiation causes humans to perceive sounds (buzzing, clicks, hissing, and with sufficient modulation, even words ) directly inside their heads, with no external sound source whatsoever.
This is accomplished using rapid microwave pulses that heat brain tissue in micro-scale bursts — temperature changes of roughly 0.00001 degrees Celsius, too small to damage tissue but sufficient to create thermoelastic expansion.
Each pulse generates a pressure wave that travels through the skull to the cochlea via bone conduction — the same pathway used by bone-conduction hearing aids.
The auditory cortex registers the signal. The brain hears a sound.
In 1961, biologist Allan H. Frey, working at GE's Advanced Electronics Center at Cornell University, published a finding in the Journal of Applied Physiology that changed the physics of hearing: pulsed microwave radiation causes humans to perceive sounds (buzzing, clicks, hissing, and with sufficient modulation, even words ) directly inside their heads, with no external sound source whatsoever.
This is accomplished using rapid microwave pulses that heat brain tissue in micro-scale bursts — temperature changes of roughly 0.00001 degrees Celsius, too small to damage tissue but sufficient to create thermoelastic expansion.
Each pulse generates a pressure wave that travels through the skull to the cochlea via bone conduction — the same pathway used by bone-conduction hearing aids.
The auditory cortex registers the signal. The brain hears a sound.
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Here’s the point that psychological explanations routinely miss: the auditory cortex cannot tell a Frey Effect signal from a natural sound.
Both travel the same neural pathways, processed by the same mechanisms, and experienced as equally real.
It isn’t that the brain is broken or not functioning properly when it “hears” a Frey Effect—it’s doing exactly what it’s designed to do: listen.
Scientists have replicated this phenomenon in labs around the world since the 1960s. This is documented fact.
Here’s the point that psychological explanations routinely miss: the auditory cortex cannot tell a Frey Effect signal from a natural sound.
Both travel the same neural pathways, processed by the same mechanisms, and experienced as equally real.
It isn’t that the brain is broken or not functioning properly when it “hears” a Frey Effect—it’s doing exactly what it’s designed to do: listen.
Scientists have replicated this phenomenon in labs around the world since the 1960s. This is documented fact.
Iran’s new Supreme Leader may make this war more dangerous than the one he replaces.
History shows that when leaders are killed at the start of conflicts, their successors often escalate to prove authority.
It’s a pattern I call the Harder Successor Problem.
A thread.
History shows that when leaders are killed at the start of conflicts, their successors often escalate to prove authority.
It’s a pattern I call the Harder Successor Problem.
A thread.
When an enemy kills a leader, the successor inherits a problem:
They must prove they are strong enough to rule.
Backing down early can look like weakness inside the regime and to rivals watching closely.
So escalation often becomes politically necessary.
They must prove they are strong enough to rule.
Backing down early can look like weakness inside the regime and to rivals watching closely.
So escalation often becomes politically necessary.
We’ve seen this dynamic repeatedly.
Leadership decapitation is often expected to weaken regimes.
But historically it frequently produces more hawkish successors, not moderates.
The logic is internal legitimacy.
Leadership decapitation is often expected to weaken regimes.
But historically it frequently produces more hawkish successors, not moderates.
The logic is internal legitimacy.
WTF -- why is the Canadian state broadcaster pushing for Canada to join the EU???
we would get 57 votes OUT OF 700 in the EU parliament -- we would LOSE our sovereignty!
and we would get FINED $1 million per day for not taking migrants in!
NO. THANKS!!
we would get 57 votes OUT OF 700 in the EU parliament -- we would LOSE our sovereignty!
and we would get FINED $1 million per day for not taking migrants in!
NO. THANKS!!
Alberta would get like 8 votes out of 700.
Quebec would get like 12.
...and their provincial laws wouldn't be recognized at all.
Quebec would get like 12.
...and their provincial laws wouldn't be recognized at all.
The UK is mostly a shithole
and even they left this much bigger shithole.
and even they left this much bigger shithole.
🛰️ New Article: Building an OSINT Pipeline to Cut Through the Iranian Conflict Noise.
SPOILER ALERT: We're winning.
I just published a long-form analysis on the Iran conflict and the strategic dynamics around it. Sorry for the Substack-only publication; the article itself was far too long and complex in formatting to publish with 𝕏 tooling. (Feedback to the 𝕏 team - if you can just make full Markdown capability, I would be thrilled.)
Before anything else: I'm only a civilian data analyst, not a military officer or intelligence professional. This piece is the result of two weeks of intensive work where I did something unusual.... I built and experimented with an AI-assisted OSINT synthesis pipeline using military doctrine, think tank research, and public reporting.
Part of the goal was to produce something useful for readers.
But honestly, the bigger goal was education for myself, forcing a structured process to sort signal from noise in an information environment that's chaotic right now.
The pipeline pulls from sources like CSIS, ISW, CEPA, ISIS nuclear reporting, CENTCOM and IDF briefings, plus open-source economic and energy data. Where I step beyond what those sources explicitly state, I mark it clearly as [ASSESSED] and try to show the reasoning.
This article is the first full output of that process.
If you have expertise in:
🔹 air campaign planning
🔹 nuclear nonproliferation
🔹 Middle East security policy
🔹 energy markets
🔹 OSINT methodology
I would genuinely welcome corrections, critiques, or improvements. The entire point is to make the analytical process more rigorous over time.
The pipeline itself will keep evolving. Bring on the rotten tomatoes.
Link in next post 👇
SPOILER ALERT: We're winning.
I just published a long-form analysis on the Iran conflict and the strategic dynamics around it. Sorry for the Substack-only publication; the article itself was far too long and complex in formatting to publish with 𝕏 tooling. (Feedback to the 𝕏 team - if you can just make full Markdown capability, I would be thrilled.)
Before anything else: I'm only a civilian data analyst, not a military officer or intelligence professional. This piece is the result of two weeks of intensive work where I did something unusual.... I built and experimented with an AI-assisted OSINT synthesis pipeline using military doctrine, think tank research, and public reporting.
Part of the goal was to produce something useful for readers.
But honestly, the bigger goal was education for myself, forcing a structured process to sort signal from noise in an information environment that's chaotic right now.
The pipeline pulls from sources like CSIS, ISW, CEPA, ISIS nuclear reporting, CENTCOM and IDF briefings, plus open-source economic and energy data. Where I step beyond what those sources explicitly state, I mark it clearly as [ASSESSED] and try to show the reasoning.
This article is the first full output of that process.
If you have expertise in:
🔹 air campaign planning
🔹 nuclear nonproliferation
🔹 Middle East security policy
🔹 energy markets
🔹 OSINT methodology
I would genuinely welcome corrections, critiques, or improvements. The entire point is to make the analytical process more rigorous over time.
The pipeline itself will keep evolving. Bring on the rotten tomatoes.
Link in next post 👇
Have fun spotting the Tom Nichols mention!
