Byron Hartman

@byronhartman.bsky.social

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FP, #NatSec, IR, international development. Diplomat, dad, ex-Army. 🇳🇱🇹🇷🇧🇷🇩🇯🇮🇶🇦🇫🇩🇪 Português/Français/Türkce. Repost =/= endorse. Views my own.

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The images of the planes just rolling through a flat surface of water at Dubai airport...........it's so stunning to me how we're delivered the physical imagery of the climate crisis every few weeks, each time in a completely new way. None of this is subtle at all.

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Given that Tom Cotton has somehow made his comments urging drivers to assault peaceful protesters even worse, I'll re-post my piece trying to put this insanity in perspective. Short version: not even George Wallace was this bloodthirsty. kevinmkruse.substack.com/p/cotton-mouth

Tom cotton now is posting videos of drivers assaulting protestors saying this is how it’s done…. This is starting to spiral out and the moment people act we are going to face a massive inflection point.

Cotton Mouthkevinmkruse.substack.com Last night, Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas issued a tweet that called for drivers inconvenienced by public protests to “take matters into your own hands.” I suppose it’s not surprising to hear a bloodthi...

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Elon: We’re chatting with sex traffickers and criminals and loathsome conspiracy peddlers today! Join us! Linda Yaccarino: What do you guys think about auras? Do they really exist, and should they occasionally be fluffed up?

Grim shit.

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been laughing at this tweet ever since i saw it. a perfect banger.

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Israel and Hamas are close to agreeing on a U.S.-brokered deal that could lead to a five-day pause in fighting — the first sustained break in the war — in exchange for the release of dozens of women and children held hostage in Gaza, people familiar with the terms under discussion told The Post.

Israel-Gaza war live updates: Deal near on 5-day pause in fighting; WHO calls al-Shifa a ‘death zo...www.washingtonpost.com Israel and Hamas are close to a U.S.-brokered deal on a pause in exchange for the release of dozens of hostages in Gaza, people familiar with the terms told The Post.

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20 years ago.

Oh God, THAT was my first post?! 🤦🏼‍♂️

byronhartman is now on Bluesky. We say welcome to our new user. Welcome byronhartman

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Reflections from my UW colleague @mikecaulfield.bsky.social: “Anecdotal evidence that X is failing this stress test is plentiful. Go on the platform, do a search on Israel or Gaza — you don’t have to scroll very far to find dubious or debunked information.” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

As false war information spreads on X, Musk promotes unvetted accountswww.washingtonpost.com Elon Musk recommended that users follow accounts that have promoted lies in the past.

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It seems to me that the time is ripe for a Bluesky thread about how—and maybe even why—to befriend crows. (1/n)

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Five million documents from the Dutch East India Company will be searchable starting on Wednesday, with an improved version of the database expected next year #archives nltimes.nl/2023/10/08/m...

Millions of archived VOC documents now searchable online, including slavery recordsnltimes.nl From Wednesday, five million scanned documents from the archives of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) will be digitally searchable at the click of a button thanks to a text recognition project by the...

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*extremely* telling that the NYT frames a family leaving a state because their trans son literally could not get the medical care he needed as a "politically motivated move" and an abstract "issue" rather than one connected to their child's intrinsic humanity www.nytimes.com/2023/10/07/u...

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the dumbest men on earth are fighting

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After spending my 2nd birthday in a row with only Medvedev for company, a cell in The Hague doesn’t seem so bad.

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Researchers of online misinformation (and related topics) aren’t “buckling” to politically-motivated attacks. Our critical work to understand and address online deception and manipulation continues. But only with the support of our colleagues and institutions. www.seattletimes.com/opinion/uw-m...

UW misinformation researchers will not buckle under political attacks | Opinionwww.seattletimes.com As the 2024 election approaches, misinformation researchers at the University of Washington say they won't be deterred by those seeking to undermine their work.

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Best take I've seen so far.

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