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Some comments worth sharing
A great piece here from Black Cloud Six, on how the American way of war is failing again. This is how he begins:
….Generally speaking, American employment of military power is characterized by a number of traits that can trace themselves back to the Second World War: unparalleled industrial capability, incredible logistics, the use of airpower as a panacea, allies as a tool rather than a partner, cultural isolation, technological solutionism, firepower as the first solution to tactical problems, and not a little amount of hubris and exceptionalism. We see all these being applied now during Trump’s war against Iran, but their threads run through most US military actions since 1945, including during “my” war in Afghanistan. In many ways, the United States is still attempting to apply the lessons learned during World War II to conflicts that are dramatically different in nature or scale….
The whole piece is well worth reading, but I particularly appreciated this part:
…We see all of this in full display right now, with Trump’s war with Iran. The United States launched extensive airstrikes against Iranian infrastructure and decapitation strikes against its leadership. Conventional Iranian military capabilities were wiped out and Trump himself was quick to claim a resounding victory. Yet the enemy has a vote and the American way of war was ill-suited to bring Iran to heel without an extensive, risky, and potentially expensive ground operation. Hubris and exceptionalism, personified by a strutting Pete Hegseth, waded in and failed to account for the Iranian regime’s resilience and ability to conduct unconventional warfare. Consequences and second- and third-order effects were obviously disregarded as Trump watched video of airstrike after airstrike. Today, though, “victory” seems far off.
This is because US strategy cannot work. Bombing alone has rarely, if ever, produced the clean political surrender American planners seem to expect from it, and the United States seems to have developed few other options. Iran has become the master at creating unintended consequences, both with its drone and missile strikes and with small-scale operations in the Strait of Hormuz. The United States has alienated its usual allies — allies that possess minesweeping capabilities beyond those possessed by the US Navy — and is left virtually alone confronting Iran….
Evan Scrimshaw on the Alberta voter data breach and civic arrogance
Scrimshaw makes a wider point about the Alberta voter data breach:
…There’s a point worth making that simply from Centurion’s standpoint, this is a disaster. This is the cover that Smith needs to punt any referendum into the long grass if she wants to, and will likely make the goal of actually achieving any great actual victory for the yes campaign much harder. It’s a bullet wound to the movement, but it’s also a bullet wound to our civic humanity. At some point, we will all be represented by people who aren’t on the team we support, and the fundamental nature of a democracy is that when we lose, we know we won’t be prosecuted by the winners. But when you start targeting your opponents, the rubicon’s crossed and there’s no coming back.
…The problem with the Centurion Project is that they are what they claim to oppose. They are a group designed around the idea that their aims are acceptable and that anybody else is fucking wrong, and while they obviously think they’re acting in good faith, they would never accept such a flimsy argument from anybody else. …
Heather Cox Richardson on mass deportations getting worse
In her May 5 post, Richardson describes what the US department of Homeland Security is planning:
…Today, at the Border Security Expo in Phoenix, Arizona, Trump’s White House advisor on border security, Tom Homan, assured Republicans that mass deportation is coming and that the administration will flood immigration officers into jurisdictions that aren’t cooperative. Michael Williams of CNN reported that Homan told Republicans angry that the administration is not deporting enough people: “You ain’t seen sh*t yet. This year will be a good year. Mass deportations are coming.” He added: “You’re going to see more ICE agents [than] you ever seen before.”…
And Trump wants to rename ICE to NICE:
This is like him calling it “Truth” Social. You can put lipstick on a pig and call her Monique, but it’s still a pig.
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— George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) April 29, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Doesn’t really matter, does it. Because it’s still fish and it still makes me sick.
Howard Yu on rich bros thinking they can live forever
Update on Canada Good News
Wow!
One might think that great news like this would shut up the Poilievre CPC whining. One would likely be wrong, but we can hope….
#CanadianNews #Trading – A strong increase in exports and a decrease in imports resulted in a $1.8 billion trade surplus in March for Canada. Economists warn the volatility in oil prices may affect these numbers in the future💪
– via The Torontonian 🇨🇦 🍁
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— The Torontonian🍁🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇱 🇮🇱 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🏒⚽️ (@thetorontonian.bsky.social) May 6, 2026 at 1:04 PM
And I thought this was good, too
Update on that Hantavirus Cruise Ship
Here is the BlueSky account
11/ Bottom line: This is not Covid-19. This is a serious and very unique outbreak that doesn’t have a playbook. Things are moving quickly but this virus is acting like we expect it to. The W.H.O says this is still a low risk situation. I’ll be back with an update as this evolves.
— Your Local Epidemiologist (@ylepidemiologist.bsky.social) May 6, 2026 at 1:39 PM
And here is the Threads account. It’s most recent thread starts here
and ends here
Spain has agreed to receive the cruise ship with the hantavirus outbreak in the Canary Islands.
Canary Islands leader, Fernando Clavijo, however, is opposing the ship docking there and has demanded an urgent meeting with Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez.
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— Pop Base (@popbase.tv) May 6, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Update on Epstein-Gate
I’m seeing a few more Epstein-Gate stories in the news now.
Here’s one about the guy I call Nutlick:
Lutnick admits to having prolonged ties to Epstein in closed-door interview
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— Politico (@politico.com) May 6, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Epstein apologist Alan Dershowitz was interviewed today:
Alan Dershowitz on Epstein & Ghislaine: “There was no sex trafficking ring…They said he’s a pedophile because he had sex with a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old. That would mean he was a pedophile in Florida, but not in England.”
He then says Epstein’s a “3 or 4” on a scale of 10 for sex offenders.
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— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona.bsky.social) May 6, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Dershowitz says Epstein’s guilty plea “wasn’t a sweetheart deal at all,” claiming he “got a longer sentence than anybody ever in the history of Palm Beach County for having sex with a, I think, 17 and eleven-month-old young woman.”
He then complains about “McCarthyism” impacting Epstein associates.
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— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona.bsky.social) May 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Dershowitz complains that the names of many Epstein victims are redacted, making it difficult for him and Trump to sue them.
Calling the victims “criminals,” he then says that if he testifies before Congress, he’ll “name names and tell you who’s saying these things.”
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— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona.bsky.social) May 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Turns out Leon Black wrote a letter to a judge:
Derschowitz wrote to the Pulitzer committee in 2017 about Julie K Brown’s reporting on Epstein:
“Alan Dershowitz, the attorney and television personality who brokered Epstein’s original deal, wrote a letter to the Pulitzer committee that year, urging them not to honor Brown’s work.”
Julie Brown busted Epstein. History will not be kind to Alan Dershowitz.
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— Tom from Temecula (@tomfromtemecula.bsky.social) May 5, 2026 at 8:53 AM
She’s got it now:
Thank you, Julie K. Brown for always speaking truth to power. Congratulations on your Pulitzer Prize. The entire world applauds your courage.
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— Dr. Jack Brown (@drjackbrown.bsky.social) May 4, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Finally — DAMN!
Our Habs lost the first game against Buffalo
The Buffalo Sabres took advantage of their extended time off, then went out and proved in their return that they hadn’t lost a step in a 4-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens in the first game of a Stanley Cup Playoffs second-round series Wednesday.
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— The Buffalo News (@buffalonews.com) May 6, 2026 at 7:39 PM
The Montreal Canadiens reveal some issues in game one. Some they can find solutions to right now, and some that need to wait for the summer.
The Call Of The Wilde is brought to you by Global Montreal. globalnews.ca/news/1183793…
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— Brian Wilde (@bwildemtl.bsky.social) May 6, 2026 at 7:58 PM
BUFFALO – Nick Suzuki and his teammates have been used to grinding playoff games with almost zero margin for error this spring.
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— Winnipeg Free Press (@winnipegfreepress.com) May 6, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Tomorrow is another day!
