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🇺🇸🇾🇪 Strike aircraft were loaded and crews were on the tarmac to hit the Houthis this weekend, and then Washington called the whole thing off
Riyadh had finally gotten a yes after two refusals, the gear was spun up, and at the last minute the order didn't come.
Tim Miller reads the reversal as competing pressures cancelling out.
Saudi ties argued for it, oil prices argued for it, the reported munitions shortfall argued against, and the Houthis have a way of turning one strike into a long fight nobody wants.
His warning is about the calendar.
Absent a mass-casualty event first, the window to watch is late November into December, when the pressure to finish the job outweighs the reasons to wait.
The diplomatic ledger meanwhile reads badly: the Gulf partnerships that looked like the one bright spot five months ago now include a Saudi defense pact with Pakistan and Turkey, and Beijing collects friends without firing a shot.
@Timodc
Okay, intrigued…
Excited to be part of this great franchise. Also excited to see the money all go to a non-profit. No other comments till sale is final but more about us at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_…
Russ gave Seattle a championship and a decade of great football. Hated the way it ended in the northwest, but he’s an all-time Seahawks legend. Need him in the Ring of Honor stat!
Words of wisdom from David Attenborough, 100 today!
This is my grandad, he built the original R2-D2 for the first Star Wars film…
Jack was a master sheet metal worker, and was roped into using his skills on an obscure project to turn the sketches for the droid into something that could be constructed out of aluminium sheets.
I always knew he'd helped make part of R2-D2. However I only found this photo in recent years and have since learned that he was actually instrumental to the construction of the entire droid, particularly with working out how to machine the complex shapes like the dome and legs out of single sheets of aluminium.
He didn't just build one either, he ended up constructing a handful of the droids for various uses in the film. I still have no idea how he did it, especially without modern software and computer-controlled machining.
Unfortunately I never got to know him as he died when I was a baby, though I have a feeling we share a lot in common.
I also have his old Dragon 32 computer that he was using to learn programming in the 1980s, with reams of hand-written code that still works on the computer.
#MayThe4th #maythefouthbewithyou #StarWars
Nick Emmanwori and Grey Zabel both huge contributors to the Seahawk's Super Bowl Championship.. both rookies.
Happy for the kid and he will make a great Seahawk.
This is amazing! Can’t wait to see @Flaujae in the first Storm game
So cool
Proudly repping the Seattle Steelheads.
Every Sunday home game, beginning today, we’ll honor the 1946 Seattle Negro League team by wearing our Steelheads uniforms. As part of Steelheads Sundays, we’re committing $500,000 to support local Black-led baseball & softball initiatives.
⚾️ Mariners.com/Steelheads
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Not a dry eye in the house 🥹
At nine years old, Brody was diagnosed with a brain tumor and received treatment at @seattlechildren's for over a year. Now 11 and cancer free, Brody welcomed in our 50th season with the @MakeAWishAKWA Ceremonial Run Around the Bases.
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For two decades, Washingtonians have mourned the loss of our Sonics. Today’s vote is a milestone in the effort to bring NBA basketball back home.
The time is right. The state-of-the-art Climate Pledge Arena already hosts professional basketball and hockey with the Storm, Kraken, and Torrent in front of a dedicated fanbase. And we know we have the best fans in the NBA.
Bringing the Sonics back is a top priority, and the state will be a strong partner in this effort. I plan to be there at tipoff with thousands of fellow fans when the Sonics return.


























