Andrew Facini

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Nuclear weapons policy, history, cultural issues, and other things to help you sleep. Comms Director and Sr Fellow, Council on Strategic Risks. Teaching and such at Harvard Extension.

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Don't let the fascists in because they will break the mechanisms for you to get rid of them, un rappel opportun

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It drives me nuts when people say we need to make sure poor people have access to AI. The entire schtick is focused on providing AI slop to the masses while ensuring the elites get real human professionals. Having a human teacher or doctor or lawyer cannot become a bespoke luxury for the wealthy.

Also known as “training your replacement.” 😩

Morehouse to be the first university to use virtual AI teaching assistantswww.axios.com The Atlanta HBCU will have AI teaching assistants this fall.

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A Second Trump Term Will Usher In Deadly White Supremacist Christofascism According to Explicit Manifesto vs. No It Won’t

even trump’s campaign staff (i assume he didn’t write this) knows that the reactionary, authoritarian agenda that’s project 2025 is going to be unpopular with the average voter.

reskeet with a tweet you still think about

National Parks July 4 timeline cleanse 🇺🇲

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In which I note that presidential sole authority to launch nuclear missiles is pretty much like a monarchy already. The question is in whose hands you want that authority. #nukesky

This Won’t Change Under A Monarchy

This Won’t Change Under A Monarchy - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com The US President has sole authority to launch nuclear missiles. “Sole authority” is the official phrase, and it means what it says. Only the President can give the order to launch nuclear missiles, and he is not restricted in any way. He does not have to consult with anyone else. A military aide follows him […]

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Mr. Hutz, aka Miguel Sanchez, I hope you saw the post going around earlier: No one is above the law No, one is above the law!

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this year is going to take a lifetime

Look at this point it's immoral *not* to disable AI junk wherever you can chromewebstore.google.com/detail/bye-b...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google falling short of important climate target, cites electricity needs of AI.

Bye Bye, Google AI: Turn off Google AI Overviews, Discussions and Adschromewebstore.google.com Filter Google search results to hide AI overviews, ads, discussions or videos. You choose.

People ideating on what Biden can do with his newfound immunity powers finding out that he and every other president since Truman could have legally ended the world with a quick phone call this whole time

Holy crap Amazon added a chatbot to its app and it's 1) incredibly annoying 2) absolutely tanking the page load speed 3) undoubtedly burning more fossil fuels than I will in my whole life just to let me ask "what do the reviews say" in natural language. Taking a gigantic dump to replace a button.

Everyone knows the idiomatic lesson of Caesar hanging out on the bank of the Rubicon which led to the precipitous continuance of the Roman Republic

It's just hilariously disingenuous. Imagine looking at, say, ALL OF HUMAN HISTORY and concluding that the biggest threat to liberty isn't abuse of power, but powerful people refraining from sufficiently wielding their authority out of fear that they might one day be held accountable.

September 2024 is coming up quick baby

And that's why you always leave a note

aaah gene!!!!

Structure neutral / doctrine neutral: multiple shards of payload = MRV

can I pet dat dawg

Look at this sleepy guy

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Neutron bombs don’t kill people & leave buildings standing. enhanced radiation weapons produce heat and light & blast albeit less of it relative to radiation output. USA versions were <2kt. Nuclear weapons up to around 20kt have lethal radiation ranges that overlap with survivable blast effects.

“The worst heat waves are more like neutron bombs: They kill people while leaving buildings standing. And most of the deaths occur beyond the gaze of observers, including photographers.”

lmao

Biden should challenge him on the debate floor to name the commandments www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-s...

Trump backs Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in schools in address to influential evangelicalswww.cbsnews.com Louisiana this week passed a controversial law requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom in the state.

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Counterpoint public transit should be free and not expected to turn a profit and we can do that with things like congestion pricing anyway I guess I’ll be governor of NY if no one else wants it

Kathy Hochul and CNBC Anchor Agree: Who Needs Congestion Pricing When You Could Crack Down on Fare Evasion Instead? (Guess which state this anchor apparently lives in) hellgatenyc.com/kathy-hochul...

Kathy Hochul and CNBC Anchor Agree: Who Needs Congestion Pricing When You Could Crack Down on Fare Evasion Instead? - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com In her latest appearance since stopping America's most consequential initiative for mass transit and the environment, Governor Hochul told CNBC that instead of implementing congestion pricing, officia...

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do you like nuclear weapons? are back-channel negotiations your jam? then friend, have I got a story for you

Exclusive: U.S. and China hold first informal nuclear talks in 5 years, eyeing Taiwanwww.reuters.com The United States and China resumed semi-official nuclear arms talks in March for the first time in five years, with Beijing's representatives telling U.S. counterparts that they would not resort to atomic threats over Taiwan, according to two American delegates who attended.

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a hill that I will not die on, but rather massacre everyone trying to capture the hill: self-directed one-way attack drones are not drones but CRUISE MISSILES they fly, guided by gps, to a location and blow something up. just like a tomahawk. the fact they look like r/c planes is irrelevant

*ezēzu Ḫâmmurapi šisītu*

“If you want to respect the rule of law,” [Governor Landry] said, “you’ve got to start from the original law giver, which was Moses.”

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The development of technology has led humanity in 2024 to the utopian dream of Matthew Broderick films from the early 1980’s

Extremely bizarre move to try to add another ASD position, especially when DoD isn't asking for it. "Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence Policy and Programs" Of course we're in a "spend everything" mode with GOP nuclear policy, but it doesn't usually include top personnel adds.

Heritage rating: B-

Sid Meier's Civilization II (1996)

Spending on flights is up 63% at a time when they're also rolling out much cheaper drone units. They're flying VIPs to events and out to the Hamptons. They're (still) harassing nonwhite neighborhoods and protests by flying too low. hellgatenyc.com/the-nypd-is-...

You're Not Imagining Things: The NYPD Is Flying Way More Helicopters - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com Keeping libraries open is cool but have you ever flown a taxpayer-funded chopper to the Hamptons on a summer Friday?