I did nuclear security for a few years after I got out of the Marines.

Because we were armed with unfettered access to nuclear reactors, and were given special knowledge on nuclear vulnerabilities, that job required a Q clearance (Top Secret equivalent).

It was not optional 🧵 The reason we do FBI background checks for security clearances is because those individuals are given information that could harm our nation if it falls into the wrong hands.

Background checks are not a partisan tool — they are a critical part of our national security.

A little history on Pete Hegseth:

Little Pete used to run a “veterans organization” called Concerned Veterans of America (CVA).

They only had a few veteran members and were more of a propaganda arm of Koch Industries. 🧵

https://twitter.com/harryjsisson/status/1856492352648434117

Pete Hegseth would give congressional testimony against the VA and other veteran social programs under the guise of representing a large veteran organization.

But really, he was helping the Koch brothers wage their libertarian ideological battles against social programs.

The politics of this nation make my head spin.

The rightwing has the “Jews will not replace us” crowd—but they just invited Netanyahu to speak.

They also have Mr. “Muslim Ban” as their candidate, but the “Free Palestine” crowd is helping him by attacking VP Harris. The Patriot Front “America First” extremists are now aligned with the “Death To America” crowd because they both hate the Jews (for different reasons).

We got African Americans actively campaigning against a candidate with African heritage because who the fuck knows why…

Most people are focusing on the morphine and ketamine that Ronny Jackson ordered for people working in the White House.

But look at the amount of “Provigil” being ordered.

Provigil (aka Modafinil) is a nootropic that improves cognitive function (focus, memory, etc)

🧵 If you have ever seen the movie “Limitless,” it is loosely based off the drug Modafinil (Provigil).

It’s a powerful nootropic that requires a narcolepsy prescription to buy in the US.

It clearly had little effect on Trump’s empty brain — but also explains his ups and downs.

I was doing some reading on the physics of an underwater implosion and—not to sound morbid—it’s quite interesting.

Unfortunately, there are likely no bodies to be recovered.

As the water moves in to fill the void, there is a decompression of the surrounding water.
#OceanGate 🧵 The objects inside the void experience an immediate pressurization and a flash heating —as anything instantaneously compressed would.

The depressurized water that initially rushed in to fill the void then experienced a pressure spike — resulting in a shock wave.