Cole has asked me to do some posts on the effects of the novel Coronavirus and COVID-19 on national security under my Silverman on Security tag in addition to the normal nat-sec posts I do under that category. I’m going to cover a range of items both domestic and foreign and I’ll have the first …
Post Oval Office Address Open Thread
Looks like we could use a new open thread. If you all are going to keep posting spoilers from Star Wars, try to be considerate and state you’re posting spoilers from Star Wars. We don’t want to ruin the movie for anyone who hasn’t seen it yet! And here’s a little mood music! Open …
Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Robert Redfield Congressional Testimony 11 March 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci: "It is ten times more lethal than the seasonal flu." Watch full #Coronavirus hearing here: https://t.co/qUfpOTAqTq pic.twitter.com/Zfo4SShnij — CSPAN (@cspan) March 11, 2020 In case you missed it, here’s the video of Dr. Anthony Fauci the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Dr. Robert Redfield the Director …
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Primary Elections Open Thread Part II: The Primarying!
Looks like we could use a new open thread. And just a reminder, given everything going on in the US right now… Open thread!
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The United States in May 2020, Let Alone November 2020, Will Be Unrecognizable From the United States of January and February 2020
As a result of the novel Coronavirus and COVID-19, as well as the President’s and his administration’s failure to competently respond to it, the United States of May 2020, let alone November 2020, will be unrecognizable from the United States of January and February 2020.The novel Coronavirus and COVID-19 is going to scramble American politics, …
The Really Important Fact About Erik Prince That Everyone’s Coverage Keeps Missing: His Frontier Services Group is Funded By the People’s Republic of China
The really important fact about Erik Prince that is not mentioned in The New York Times reporting that he has been using retired US and British spies, presumably human intelligence offers (HUMINTers), to teach James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas employees to be more effective is not that Prince founded and used to run Blackwater, nor that he’s Secretary …
Taking Stock Post Super Tuesday: Why We Are Where We Are
On Wednesday night commenter dww44 posted that: Mom is also sad because she cannot understand how we ended up, after such a promising start, with a 77 year old white man and a 78 year old one, both of whom if nominated and elected will be a year older at inaugaration. I responded to that …
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