Reuters reporter covering the U.S. arms trade. @michaelstone.bsky.social DMs = open RT's≠endorsements. Views=own.
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Senators on the Armed Services committee have #bipartisan moment on time. #sasc
Senator Cotton is right. Permanent Daylight Savings has been tried and Americans didn’t like it. The better way is permanent Standard Time because it’s based on science. No dark mornings, it keeps our time in sync with the Sun, and no more changing the clocks. Arizona has been on Standard Time year round since 1968 without issue.
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It just dawned on me that Hegseth is describing the mission of the Office of Net Assessment, which he effectively killed last year.
.@SECWAR “Project Meridian—the future of warfare—is not about developing new strategies or policies.
Rather, its purpose is to creatively look into the future and identify the domains we must conquer—and capabilities we must master... to achieve technological and military dominance on the battlefield for decades to come.”
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.@AnthropicAI is going to change the world, its IPO prospectus says … it also recorded a net loss of $42 billion last year … I can’t recall a startup that ever saw such staggering losses:
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A site called Military Sentinel is taking our original work and slapping a shameless rewrite of our stories with no credit (Like changing two words in the HED). Same photo. When I called the number listed to complain, it connected me to a women's health clinic in Alaska.
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Same #base was getting harassed by drones back in 2024. It was assumed it was a grey zone tactic by Russia for the US’s #Ukraine war involvement.
British authorities have declared a major incident near RAF Fairford, a major UK airbase hosting a fleet of USAF bombers, currently locked down.
Police have arrested several men in the vicinity of the base on suspicion of Explosives Act offences, and evacuated locals.
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BREAKING: First images have been released of the RAF Fairford suspects being arrested by counter terrorism police in the town of Whelford photo was taken by a neighbour.
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This is why news is expensive. Time has a cost.
This is fantastic. Lotta reasons the bathroom is an excellent stakeout spot, but my own anecdote:
During the 2013 shutdown, I waited outside the speaker’s lobby bathroom for at least 20 mins for Rep. Jon Runyan — a 6’7”, former NFL lineman.
When he emerged, realizing I had just waited for him outside the bathroom the entire time, there was a quiet acknowledgement of ‘alright, yeah, I should probably answer your questions before you tweet that I just took a shit for a half-hour.’
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Beating the September 30 fiscal year end … Trump administration to meet Ukraine assistance deadline- $400m in weapons is going to Kyiv reuters.com/world/trump-admi…
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Bizarre scoop alert: wsj.com/business/hospitality… w/@CaraRLombardo
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"Nothing in the record ... suggests that the revocation of Plaintiffs’ hard passes was motivated by national security concerns. Certainly, that is not what President Trump said when he announced that he was 'banning' Plaintiffs from the White House." tmsnrt.rs/4ymOB1d
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Today’s action revoking access for journalists from CNN, POLITICO, and MSNOW violates the First Amendment. The implications extend beyond these organizations: a standard used to exclude one news outlet because of its coverage could be applied to any outlet in the future. The American people, through a free and independent press, must be able to scrutinize those elected to power, regardless of whether government officials view it favorably. That’s why courts have repeatedly held that once the White House provides access to journalists, it cannot deny that access arbitrarily or based on the content of their reporting. The WHCA calls on the administration to immediately restore our colleagues' access.
- Jacqui Heinrich, WHCA President
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WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The United States, Denmark and Greenland have entered into an agreement that will see the US develop a significant military presence on the island, while prohibiting US adversaries from building their own bases there, Donald Trump said on Friday.
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The Kennedy Center’s Grand Foyer is 630' long and 63' high. The crystal chandeliers were hand-blown by @orrefors and an official gift by the Kingdom of @Sweden in 1971. The huge mirrors at left were a gift the Kingdom of @Belgium on behalf of its people and nation.
A detail worth noting in the Kennedy Center madness is a magnificent 12,000 crystal lighting array at the Opera House created by J & L Lobmeyr, who also made chandeliers for the Vienna State Opera and Schönbrunn Palace. It's an official gift from the Republic of Austria, meant as a permanent memorial to President Kennedy.
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Defence firm Anduril says US delay on Taiwan arms sales affecting its business reut.rs/4h38kwH reut.rs/4h38kwH
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