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John M. Atkinson retweeted
I have a hard time believing the same government that created the Defense Travel System could keep UFOs secret for decades
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BREAKING: Fulton County courthouse in Atlanta gets barricades in place. DA Fani Willis previously asked judges not to schedule trials for first 2 weeks of August. Trump indictments -- a dozen or more, including maybe of Lindsey Graham -- are coming. xitter.cf/charlesbethea/status/1…
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John M. Atkinson retweeted
To replace programmers with AI customers will have to accurately describe what they need. We're safe.
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Replying to @DamagedHardware
The last time a militaristic society raised from early years to respect strength decided to take on a bunch of supposedly weak, coddled, effete liberal intellectuals, we dropped a nuclear bomb on them.
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John M. Atkinson retweeted
I literally was the Head of Strategy at Twitter. Not even kidding. Anyone who followed me last year knows this is true - @elonmusk can verify.
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John M. Atkinson retweeted
From the "you can't make this up" category. In April 1961, after Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space, the Communist Party Politburo agreed to reward him personally for his services to the motherland. He got 15,000 rubles in cash (a sizeable sum). But, wait, there was more.
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Emperor Nikephoros Phokas is best known for being a talented general, warrior, and conqueror. But the “White Death of the Saracens” wasn’t just a soldier. A look into the surprising spiritual life of one of Byzantium’s greatest figures.
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John M. Atkinson retweeted
Listening to a billionaire apartheid-era South African-diamond-mine-heir crazy-conspiracy spreader on issues of race is like listening to a billionaire apartheid-era South African-diamond-mine-heir crazy-conspiracy spreader on issues of race
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John M. Atkinson retweeted
Our recommendations to the Secretary of Defense on preventing military suicide were released yesterday. Full report at the link, but I want to highlight a few in this thread that may be overlooked but are critically important// media.defense.gov/2023/Feb/2…
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A conversation I just had: Me: “Hey are you around? I need help knowing my worth.” Friend: *calls me* “Listen here, you little shit. You’re absolutely priceless!” Me: “ok, I appreciate you, & I Love the energy, but I actually need to know how much to charge for this project.”
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Regimental PAO doing the Lord's work here. Dog was reunited with family in about 3 hours.
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Great thread.
I suspect the Roman "war machine" really developed as an accident. The Romans are trying to solve social problems in the fourth century and the reforms had the mostly unintended byproduct of making them really good at war. 🧵1/
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A firepower-Friday thread. Organized firings by volley, rank, platoon, and division marked 18th century warfare... or did they? TL;DR, most 18th century soldiers fired as fast as they could load without orders. This topic is dear to my heart: wargamers, please read. 1/25
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As a father of a 4 year old, on behalf of literally all parents. . We fucking told you so.
marie kondo "giving up" on keeping her house tidy after having 3 kids simply bc she realized spending time w her family literally sparks more joy for her than keeping her house tidy is so fucking sweet
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marie kondo "giving up" on keeping her house tidy after having 3 kids simply bc she realized spending time w her family literally sparks more joy for her than keeping her house tidy is so fucking sweet
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Shout out to this guy who casually told his boss his religion was bullshit
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This. This this this. Corporations are not monoliths, and hearing from consumers "we appreciate it when you listen to us and the people in your company that advocate for us" is how you train them to behave.
There are people inside @Wizards_DnD who fought hard for this. They needed and got our support during the fight. Knowing they were not alone had to have helped sustain them. We may never know who they are or what they did, but the end result speaks for itself.
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There are people inside @Wizards_DnD who fought hard for this. They needed and got our support during the fight. Knowing they were not alone had to have helped sustain them. We may never know who they are or what they did, but the end result speaks for itself.
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