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Trump Gets Frustrated

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On July 15, 2025
Movement on Ukraine: Trump announced today that he would authorize a number of American weapons to be sent to the battlefield, including as many as 17 Patriot missile batteries, which will dramatically bolster Ukraine’s ability to shoot down incoming Russian missiles and drones (and were...
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Gutting State

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On July 11, 2025
After all, who needs diplomacy when you're making all these deals? The State Department is firing more than 1,300 people on Friday as part of a dramatic overhaul of the agency, according to an internal notice seen by CNN. The firings will affect 1,107 civil service and...

Airpower!

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On July 10, 2025

I was a guest on the Angry Planet podcast to talk about the contrast between Russia's air campaign in Ukraine and Israel's air campaign against Iran. We also discussed at.

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The Great Switcheroo?

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On July 9, 2025
Not obvious that anyone is in control of Trump administration foreign policy: Russia launched a major volley of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight on Wednesday, soon after President Trump had sharply criticized President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia for taking only “meaningless” steps toward...

Theremin

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On July 6, 2025

Sometimes you get cited in the strangest places: This paper traces the overarching structural context for owning and controlling knowledge and ideas in the Soviet Union through the personal trajectory.

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Texas Floods

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On July 5, 2025
We haven't had a post about the situation in Texas, but things look grim: “The process is going to keep going,” W. Nim Kidd, the chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management, said at a news conference on Saturday afternoon. “We’re not going to...

Madsen

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On July 5, 2025

Erik briefly mentioned the passing of Michael Madsen... obviously Madsen's career is inseparable from Tarantino and consequently how remember Madsen will depend to great extent on how you feel about.

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