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sheikhnbake··on New Washington state law bans noncompete agreements
Big ups for pro-working class legislation
sheikhnbake··on 72% of the dollar's purchasing power was destroyed in just four episodes
Or didn't exist to begin with. All too often mythologized into an absurd caricature of the past.
sheikhnbake··on Solar is winning the energy race
Broligarchy is the natural end stage of unfettered capitalism. We've arguably never been more capitalist.
sheikhnbake··on AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing. The truth is more worrying
It's also worth mentioning that in many of the countries where these kinds of 'accidents' happen, firearms can be culturally significant as a rites of passage for males in a community. So a wedding/funeral may also appear as being partially composed of military aged armed males.
sheikhnbake··on AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing. The truth is more worrying
A quick explanation of how an 'accident' like that can happen (not a justification and not comprehensive of all scenarios, just from my perspective):

Strikes on civilian gatherings are more likely when the only intelligence used to make the decision are IMINT and SIGINT.

SIGINT would typically be radio activity of interest. This could be: - Known hostile entity using the radio (example: Taliban member known to US intelligence) - unidentified entities using a known enemy radio frequency (some non-state actors used particular channels for certain communications) - unknown entities communications indicated hostile association/intent. (example: members of ISIS-K discussed direct involvement in the bombing of a children's hospital)

So an analyst has determined SIGINT of interest. The signal is then geo-located to an accurate enough place in the AOR to warrant additional collection, typically a drone feed.

A reaper or predator is sent it get a direct visual of where the signal was geo-located.

Back in the day, the feeds weren't super high definition. Thus, a wedding or funeral just looks like a bunch of potentially military aged males gathering in one place.

Some things that could cement a strike authorization is seeing somebody a the wedding with a hand held radio, or collecting more SIGINT in the immediate facility. Someone attending the wedding/funeral is talking on the radio again, maybe the person previously identified as associated with the hostile group.

Depending on the conflict, that's more than was needed to authorize a strike and how we wind up reading about these gatherings getting drone striked.

Incomplete intelligence and lax rules of engagement

sheikhnbake··on US and TotalEnergies reach 'nearly $1B' deal to end offshore wind projects
Not sure how it relates to subsidies, but it is what you said. The government is cancelling wind shore projects leased to TotalEnergies under the Biden admin for ~$930 million.

The Trump admin is paying them back with the understanding that TotalEnergies will reinvest the money into oil and gas operations in the US

sheikhnbake··on Trump Postpones Iran Energy Strikes for Five Days, Citing "Productive" Talks
"A respected Iranian leader." Whatever that means.

Meanwhile, multiple Iranian sources have denied any talks taking place. At least with the US.

sheikhnbake··on Ryugu asteroid samples contain all DNA and RNA building blocks
Surface sample: Hayabusa2's sampling device is based on Hayabusa's. The first surface sample retrieval was conducted on 21 February 2019, which began with the spacecraft's descent, approaching the surface of the asteroid. When the sampler horn attached to Hayabusa2's underside touched the surface, a 5 g (0.18 oz) tantalum projectile (bullet) was fired at 300 m/s (980 ft/s) into the surface.[72] The resulting ejected materials were collected by a "catcher" at the top of the horn, which the ejecta reached under their own momentum under microgravity conditions.

Sub-Surface Sample: The sub-surface sample collection required an impactor to create a crater in order to retrieve material under the surface, not subjected to space weathering. This required removing a large volume of surface material with a powerful impactor. For this purpose, Hayabusa2 deployed on 5 April 2019 a free-flying gun with one "bullet", called the Small Carry-on Impactor (SCI); the system contained a 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) copper projectile, shot onto the surface with an explosive propellant charge. Following SCI deployment, Hayabusa2 also left behind a deployable camera (DCAM3)[Note 1] to observe and map the precise location of the SCI impact, while the orbiter maneuvered to the far side of the asteroid to avoid being hit by debris from the impact.

It was expected that the SCI deployment would induce seismic shaking of the asteroid, a process considered important in the resurfacing of small airless bodies. However, post-impact images from the spacecraft revealed that little shaking had occurred, indicating the asteroid was significantly less cohesive than was expected.[76]

Duration: 36 seconds.0:36 The touchdown on and sampling of Ryugu on 11 July Approximately 40 minutes after separation, when the spacecraft was at a safe distance, the impactor was fired into the asteroid surface by detonating a 4.5 kg (9.9 lb) shaped charge of plasticized HMX for acceleration.[56][77] The copper impactor was shot onto the surface from an altitude of about 500 m (1,600 ft) and it excavated a crater of about 10 m (33 ft) in diameter, exposing pristine material.[15][32] The next step was the deployment on 4 June 2019 of a reflective target marker in the area near the crater to assist with navigation and descent.[33] The touchdown and sampling took place on 11 July 2019.[34]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayabusa2#Sampling

sheikhnbake··on Intensifying global heat threatens livability for younger and older adults
Silver lining here: perhaps these health risks will help speed along the rich pedos in charge to shuffle off their mortal coils
sheikhnbake··on Germany's Solar Boom Eases Power Costs as Gas Price Jumps
And that's all before all these new data centers start piling onto the grid.
sheikhnbake··on Germany's Solar Boom Eases Power Costs as Gas Price Jumps
I'm not sure how German power utilities work, but the US being the US, personal solar can drive up our utility costs here. Less people buying power from the utilities means they increase prices on the remaining customers.
sheikhnbake··on There are 56 ethnicities in China–and 55 are getting squashed
https://archive.is/20260309182836/https://www.economist.com/...
sheikhnbake··on Kuwaiti F/A-18's Triple Friendly Fire Shootdown Gets Stranger by the Day
The first could have been a mistake. It happening three times is crazy because ground control should have been in the pilots ear the entire time trying to de-conflict.

I wouldn't be surprised if the Kuwaiti Air Force switches to ground controlled intercept only after this.

sheikhnbake··on Kuwaiti F/A-18's Triple Friendly Fire Shootdown Gets Stranger by the Day
That would be a pretty huge GCI failure
sheikhnbake··on [dead]
Hopefully we'll have the opportunity to purge the evil from our country soon and the working class can forge a better, productive international community member.
sheikhnbake··on Iranians describe scenes of catastrophe after Tehran's oil depots bombed
People want to shift blame. The influence and money between the US and Israel is a revolving door. The US gives Israel tons of money in defense and security contracts, orgs like AIPAC redistribute some of those funds back to the US to keep the revolving door greased.

I think it's incorrect to say Israel is pulling the strings when admins of both have been colluding almost since Israel's existence.

sheikhnbake··on Iran War Cost Tracker
It's less about maximizing ROI and more about proper stewardship of resources taken by or provided to the government.
sheikhnbake··on Iran War Cost Tracker
> America needs to have never-ending perpetual wars to sustain its own economy.

People don't realize that the Pentagon has strategically, over decades, invested and distributed its supply and manufacturing needs to every single congressional district. Basically ensuring that any representative that votes against the DoD budget will run afoul of constituents employed in some fashion by the military industrial complex.

sheikhnbake··on Iran War Cost Tracker
2 school weeks of lunches for less than a week of war costs is a pretty good argument for school lunches. Especially as costs of this start to balloon the longer it goes on.
sheikhnbake··on U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for "Armageddon,"
The source is complaints to the MRFF. Having served for a little while, this kind of rhetoric does not surprise me. Especially after the speeches Hegseth has given previously. This my wife and I anecdotal experiences but military leadership will sometimes surprise you with a bunch of deeply religious statements out of nowhere.
sheikhnbake··on [dead]
U.S. military assets: B-2 Stealth Bombers LUCAS Drones Patriot Interceptor Missile Systems THAAD Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems F-18 Fighter Jets F-16 Fighter Jets F-22 Fighter Jets A-10 Attack Jets F-35 Stealth Fighters EA-18G Electronic Attack Aircraft Airborne Early Warning & Control Aircraft Airborne Communication Relay P-8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft RC-135 Reconnaissance Aircraft MQ-9 Reapers M-142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carriers Guided-Missile Destroyers Counter-Drone Systems Refueling Tanker Aircraft Refueling Ships C-17 Globemaster Cargo Aircraft C-130 Cargo Aircraft

Types of targets: Command and Control Centers IRGC Joint Headquarters IRGC Aerospace Forces Headquarters Integrated Air Defense Systems Ballistic Missile Sites Iranian Navy Ships Iranian Navy Submarines Anti-ship Missile Sites Military Communication Capabilities

sheikhnbake··on Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is killed in Israeli strike, ending 36-year rule
The duality of imperialism
sheikhnbake··on Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War
I have a feeling this is just a negotiation tactic leveraging public sentiment rather than a stance based on morality.
sheikhnbake··on Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War
Exactly. FVEYs been doing reciprocal surveillance on each other for decades.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes#Domestic_espionage_s...

sheikhnbake··on America Chose Not to Hold the Powerful to Account
The Biden admin did some good things for the working class. Unfortunately his legacy will forever be tarnished for not having the strength and courage to throw trump in prison along with all the other insurrectionists when he had the chance, or exercising the insane lack of criminal liability the supreme court handed him.
sheikhnbake··on Following 35% growth, solar has passed hydro on US grid
It became left vs right because the interests of the rich have an easier time exploiting the right wing's vulnerability to fusion identity. The right wing is defined by a collective appreciation for hierarchies and conformity.

A lot of folks are spreading the message 'it's not right vs left but up vs down when in reality its both.

sheikhnbake··on Hegseth gives Anthropic until Friday to back down on AI safeguards
You really should expect it. FVEY has been around for a hot minute.
sheikhnbake··on xAI and Pentagon reach deal to use Grok in classified systems
After the resounding successes of the X transition and DOGE efficiency boosts, I can't see how this could possibly go awry.
sheikhnbake··on I spent two days gigging at RentAHuman and didn't make a single cent
We're acclimating ourselves to the inevitable service to our future AI overlords
sheikhnbake··on Google is stifling anti-ICE speech in the workplace
> You've had the luxury and privilege for so long

Ah yes, the United States. Famously pro-left wing since Nixon.

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