"You can find meanness in the least of creatures, but when God made man the devil was at his elbow." – Cormac McCarthy ("Blood Meridian")
Alex Blackwell
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A new open access article with @tonyingesson.bsky.social as the lead author. doi.org/10.1080/0885...
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A narcissistic (or Armstrong) number is a number that is the sum of its own digits each raised to the power of the number of digits. For example, 370 = 3^3 + 7^3 + 0^3 or 1634 = 1^4 + 6^4 + 3^4 + 4^4.
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Is the Times going to compensate her for missing out on income?
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Trump and his promises have a complex history.
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“‘Aren’t you supposed to be the gentlemen who lie for the good of their country?’
“‘That’s diplomats. We’re not gentlemen.’
“‘So you lie to save your hides.’
“‘That’s politicians. Different game entirely.’”
– John le Carré (“Our Kind of Traitor”)
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And thus a new Marvel superhero was born.
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The conventional wisdom in the story is that Laura Loomer axed Jen Easterly’s job at West Point. I’ve heard a different theory on how she got shivved. If true, all I’ll say is this: If you hear hoofbeats, think of horses not zebras. www.cbsnews.com/news/ex-bide...
Ex-Biden cyber director Jen Easterly says her West Point appointment was "unfortunately" rescinded
The Army secretary rescinded an appointment for Biden CISA director Jen Easterly at West Point, her alma mater.
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“[L]ocal health authorities” = Hamas.
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A new open access article. doi.org/10.1080/0885...
Ethics in Practice: A Pragmatist Approach to Intelligence
This article offers a new approach to intelligence ethics grounded in practice. Drawing on pragmatist ethics and a survey of intelligence professionals, we analyze how practitioners resolve moral d...
