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Well this is interesting…
Trump’s former Senate pick backs Democrat in New Hampshire
I don’t know if this is a rats-deserting-sinking-ship thing, or if the Sununus have simply outworn their welcome, or if it’s FINALLY dawning on some Republicans that their party is permanently cooked if they don’t start wresting it back from Trump, but I am here for it.
Welcome to the resistance, Don!
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In an era of arrogant prick Republicans, John Sununu stood out. Perhaps his son is showing that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, and New Hampshire has had its fill of arrogant pricks, and doesn’t want to send another one to Washington. (The current king of APs is Stephen Miller, but Ka$h, Todd, and Scott B are jealously eyeing the throne.)
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A least for Balduc, it’s about revenge, Sununu’s brother endorsed Balduc’s opponent in the 22 R primary in such a manner that he had trouble raising money for the Nov election. Many of the others are long time Never Trumpers or have axes to grind with the Sununu family.
The Union Leader has a good article on this endorsement.
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Real or junk science? Will results be reported to serviceman’s commanders? Hmmm.
Routine testosterone screening of US troops may require extensive follow-on care, study finds
A quarter of troops measured below testosterone thresholds, a study of Army personnel found, with similar results compared to the general U.S. population.
According to the research, published Thursday in JAMA, 20% of male soldiers younger than 30 years had testosterone levels less than the threshold established by the American Urological Association of 300 nanograms per deciliter, or ng/dL. Roughly a third of service members — 32.8% — aged 30 and older fell below the threshold.
According to the analysis, one-time testosterone testing of troops determined that 100,691 active-duty soldiers had morning testosterone levels of less than 300 ng/dL.
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The interest in testosterone replacement therapy in the DoD follows a growing $4.5 billion industry centered around testosterone, with the hormone touted as a supplement that contributes to increased physical performance, sex drive, concentration and youthful energy.
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Studies in 2018 by the NIH on 800 older men demonstrated that testosterone therapy improved erectile dysfunction, libido and mood, but had little or no improvement on measures such as fatigue, memory or overall well-being. -
Apparently, the “Russia, Russia, Russia” hoax is not a hoax.
But none dare call it treason.
Exclusive-order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources say
The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter.
The officials said leaders at the Defense Department received a message that the SpaceX Starshield service for the Ukrainian military needed to be slowed.
The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, did not specify who in the White House made the decision or who was responsible for implementing the order. The Pentagon is the biggest customer of Starshield, which is the military-grade version of the Starlink service.
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The EU and ESA do already have a similar system with some number of satellites in low-earth orbit. The main differences, as I understand it, are that they have don’t have many satellites yet, and the terminals are much costlier (currently) than Starlink’s. But I’d expect that the fu**ery seen with Starlink has incentivized the EU to quickly expand and economize their system. I mean, even Russia is launching their own system.
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The EU is already doing the equivalent of Starshield to provide service to government agencies starting in 2030. Doing something on the order of Starlink is beyond the EU’s reach until they have access to a “price equals internal cost” launch service as SpaceX does. As I understand it, SpaceX’s internal cost for a Falcon 9 launch is $10M; their standard base retail price (eg, what they would charge the EU) is $74M.
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We got an inside look at the White House decision making process in early 2025 after journalist Jeffrey Goldberg was included in the Signal group chat concerning the decision to strike Houthi positions in Yemen. In that case, Stephen Miller made the call and was joined by Hegseth. Whatever trump knew of it or didn’t, he was not part of that greenlighting discussion. I don’t see why the decision-making process would’ve changed substantially.
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I knew it was just a matter of time for Adolf to make an EV with a large carbon footprint.
You’d think someone who’s involved in launch systems for his ISP would understand the energies involved.
Simply put. Flying cars are not a good idea, and they wouldn’t eliminate traffic if they could be made at scale and be safe for the average person to operate.
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