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_L1vY_@mstdn.social ("Mother Bones") wrote:
#Via Citizen.Coping
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10:01 AM · Mar 21, 2026"Thompson's hematologist at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Robert A. Brodsky, published a study revealing that the research now has an overall 94% disease-free survival rate.
'[A cure is now] available to the majority, almost the entirety, of sickle cell patients.' "
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jockr ("Jock Rutherford 🌻🥥🌴") wrote:
Archaeologists Unearth Traces of a Mysterious Medieval City That Was Abandoned Under Puzzling Circumstances Hundreds of Years Ago
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
this is the theory. I think "Phase 3" is approaching, and that is where these plans become useless:
- Phase 0–1: Build‑up and isolation
- Phase 2: Suppress coastal and island threats
- Phase 3: MEU littoral assaults and Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO)
- Phase 4: Mine‑countermeasure and corridor opening
- Phase 5: Convoys, escorts, and stabilization
- Phase 6: Deterrent presence and rotation
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copter_chief@mstdn.party ("CopterDoctor") wrote:
The most costly expense of Trump‘s war on Iran are those 13 lives lost.
The second most costly expense is trust.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
this is not a sustainable force posture:
"Taken together, that suggests an emerging model where a finite pool of high‑end maritime forces (carriers, ARG/MEUs, and littoral units) is continually recombined and surged across regions, with Indo‑Pacific deterrence as the default focus but rapid re‑tasking to crisis zones..."
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jancampbellcady@mastodon.scot ("🐌’s Pace") wrote:
I am 89 years old, and not much of it is fun anymore, but I have just taken a vow to live longer than Trump, so I can write the exact words he just posted on Robert Mueller’s death.
What a diseased piece of slime.
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akirainart@chitter.xyz ("Soren System Art") wrote:
Slowly updating some stickers from 2023 with the new 'sona design! #furryart #mastoart
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
research and analysis assisted by Perplexity
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
What pattern seems to be emerging
In the near term, there is a visible “stacking” of complementary naval forces into the Middle East: two carrier strike groups plus an amphibious ready group/MEU, with an emphasis on littoral warfare, mine‑clearing, and protection of commercial shipping rather than classic large‑scale land campaigns.
In the medium term, open‑source strategy texts still describe an architecture where amphibious and Marine littoral units shuttle between theaters as needed, but the enduring baseline is more permanent or rotational presence along the first island chain and in allied ports and islands.
Taken together, that suggests an emerging model where a finite pool of high‑end maritime forces (carriers, ARG/MEUs, and littoral units) is continually recombined and surged across regions, with Indo‑Pacific deterrence as the default focus but rapid re‑tasking to crisis zones like the Strait of Hormuz when escalation risks to global trade spike.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Tension with the longer‑term strategy
The 2026 National Defense Strategy still treats China and the Indo‑Pacific as the pacing challenge, calling for a denial‑focused posture along the first island chain and more ships, missile defenses, and rotational units in Japan, the Philippines, and related areas.
That same strategy explicitly talks about reallocating resources from other theaters (especially Europe) to bolster Indo‑Pacific posture, so pulling the Okinawa‑based 31st MEU toward CENTCOM looks like a risk trade‑off: reinforcing an acute Iran crisis at some expense to day‑to‑day forward presence in Asia.Commentary around the strategy and current moves notes that allies in the Pacific are expected to shoulder more of the local deterrence burden as U.S. amphibious and naval assets flex to other flashpoints.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
How forces are being combined
The Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group with the 31st MEU is being explicitly described as joining or complementing the carrier strike groups already in theater, creating a layered maritime package: carriers for high‑end air/missile operations plus an embarked Marine force optimized for littoral, boarding, evacuation, and limited ground operations.
Reporting and commentary emphasize that amphibious forces give commanders a flexible, scalable tool: they can sit offshore, conduct maritime security, non‑combatant evacuations, raids, or limited strikes without the political and logistical footprint of a large ground invasion.
Analysts specifically connect this deployment to long‑discussed Marine Corps concepts for littoral and contested‑strait warfare (e.g., Force Design and Marine Littoral Regiments), suggesting practical experimentation with those ideas in and around the Strait of Hormuz.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
What is changing right now
A 3‑ship amphibious group built around USS Tripoli (LHA‑7) and roughly 2,200–2,500 Marines from the 31st MEU is shifting from the western Pacific through the Malacca Strait toward U.S. Central Command and the Middle East.
This group is being added to an already large naval/aerospace stack in the region that includes at least the Gerald R. Ford and Abraham Lincoln carrier strike groups, plus air and missile defense assets, explicitly to expand options against Iran and to protect shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz.Open‑source reporting frames this as a posture shift because the 31st MEU is normally an Indo‑Pacific, Okinawa‑based rapid‑response force, and moving it into CENTCOM waters reduces amphibious presence in the western Pacific in the near term.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
When tactical reaction dominates strategy
The emerging US posture signals a significant re‑weighting of Naval and Marine amphibious power toward the Middle East and Strait of Hormuz, while strategy documents still point to a long‑term priority on the Indo‑Pacific “first island chain.”
it is never A Good Idea to get into the position of allowing essentially reactive tactics to drive strategic stance. this can result in a spreading ripple of bad effects.
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misty@digipres.club ("Misty") wrote:
Just remembered my all-time favourite bug, where Android accidentally rendered the name of the "Grunt" tool on its webpage as "Dorkq" https://github.com/gruntjs/gruntjs.com/issues/81
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uglyreykjavik.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Ugly Reykjavik") wrote:
You can see the old salmon ladder a little better in this video.#Iceland #Reykjavik #video #landscape #nature #abandoned #decay #river #grass
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:w27jf74rgozykuyl63ji7wbv/post/3mhjdltsiv225
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uglyreykjavik.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Ugly Reykjavik") wrote:
A small dam from 1953 that is no longer in use. On the other side of the dam, there's a salmon ladder.#Iceland #Reykjavik #photography #landscape #nature #naturephotography #abandoned #decay #river #grass
Mastodon Feeddb@social.lol ("David Bushell 🪿") wrote:
the Apple Store saga is over!
my right arrow key is arrowing again, replaced for free out of warranty :)
not sure why the process required so much ceremony, i've seen weddings planned with less palaver
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grimalkina ("Cat Hicks") wrote:
omg my book has an ISBN and a listing and information about it is on The Internet now and this is how I learn there are like a million intermediary websites that scoop up book listings fascinating how does this work
Who controls the databases here
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parkermolloy.com@bsky.brid.gy ("Parker Molloy") wrote:
lol
Mastodon FeedAn anti-AI march of a couple hundred people just walked down my street! Signs included "This is fucked" and "stop building skynet".
Mastodon Feeddysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:
like the holes opening up in the swiss cheese
Mastodon FeedFour years ago I asked whether "Google Pass" was a thing that I needed to give a shit about and consensus was, "no, nobody uses that." But I have heard anecdotally, recently, that this might no longer be true. Thoughts?
The goal here is, "reduce the amount of time it takes for someone standing in front of my nightclub to wave their QR code at the door staff."
Note: I don't use Android and know as little about its ecosystem as possible, so please use small words.
https://jwz.org/b/yk45
Mastodon FeedAgeless Linux.
The Ageless Device: A physical computing device designed to satisfy every element of the California Digital Age Assurance Act's regulatory scope while deliberately refusing to comply with its requirements. The device costs less than...
https://jwz.org/b/yk43
Mastodon Feedsystemd-censord.
*Slow clap*
From: FloofyWolf
Recently, a proposal has been made to implement an API for a new California censorship regulation, "On the unfortunate need for an "age verification" API for legal compliance reasons in some U.S. states" by Aaron Rainbolt. I believe the approach outlined to be very short-sighted, in that creating a bespoke API for each of the hundreds of government censorship requirements that debian will presumably now be following...
https://jwz.org/b/yk41
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:
Great. Now I'm criticizing atheists again.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/03/21/you-tryin-to-tell-me-p-is-evidence-of-p/
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ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕") wrote:
Latest #Freebooters podcast with @uoou is up at https://freebooters.uk
Mastodon FeedGitHub Copilot litigation.
This suit started in 2022 but seems to still be slogging along: By training their AI systems on public GitHub repositories (though based on their public statements, possibly much more) we contend that the defendants have...
https://jwz.org/b/yk4z
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cstross@wandering.shop ("Charlie Stross") wrote:
RE: https://vox.ominous.net/@occult/116103841606429399
I miss the future.
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wwahammy@treehouse.systems ("Eric Schultz") wrote:
In case anyone is unclear, since I hear he's also campaigning on this Linux age-gating trash:
Bryan Lunduke is a fascist hatemonger. He represents the absolute worst in free software and I believe he should be ostracized from any and all parts of our community. He wants software freedom for himself and in the abstract but despises individuals expressing their freedom. He believes in a software freedom that is hollowed out and missing love.
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dave@alvarado.social ("Dave Alvarado") wrote:
How (racist/sexist/whatever) harassment on Mastodon works:
1. Harasser replies to their target's post, with the reply set to "followers only", saying the most vile stuff you can imagine.
2. All the harasser's followers join in on the harassment, posting more vile stuff.
3. Nobody but the target and the harassment crew can see the vile stuff that was said.
4. Target is traumatized. Nobody else can see why.
5. Everybody says "I don't see it so it's not happening."