Senior Fellow, ex-Editor in Chief @BulletinAtomic. Ex-Miller-Mccune/PacifStandard, High Country News, SF Weekly. Email: [email protected]
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This Patel stuff is nuts. Great reporting, indeed.
More amazing FBI reporting from @S_Fitzpatrick
Patel wants to go to Russia. Even his own people in the FBI and DOJ are wondering why and hoping that he won't.
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Nobody will see this bc I’ve been pretty throttled but in addition to all the much much more important things that is wrong with this site…the type design is so fucking terrible.
Thanx to @JulianCooper for helping to spread the word on the absolutely shameful Congress-to-defense-tech revolving door. @BulletinAtomic
“Unless you have a system that actually scares these people so they cut it out, it’s going to continue,” @meckdevil said
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After decades apart, Silicon Valley and the Pentagon have reunited. Bernice Yeung, managing editor at UC Berkeley Journalism, traces the history of their relationship in her latest story for the Bulletin.
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"The irony is inescapable. Months after the last nuclear arms control agreement between Russia and the United States expired, tech industry leaders are citing Cold War nuclear verification as a model for regulating the safety of artificial intelligence."
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Thank God for the New York Times nytimes.com/2026/07/23/busin… via @NYTimes
Heading to Castel Gandolfo, the pope’s summer residence, for this event, which focuses on one of the greatest dangers facing humanity: the use of artificial intelligence in nuclear weapons systems. Honored to be able to contribute to the discussion. globalnobelassembly.org/
My daughter wins the feature writing award, college category, at the Los Angeles Press Club Awards. And second place in news writing. Because she’s smarter than the average bear.
My daughter Hali wins the feature writing award,college category, at the Los Angeles Press club Awards. And second place in news writing. Because she’s real f-ing good at journalism.
The note he sent to staff is amateur hour in terms of management. I hope he backs off on the macho change mantra and spends six months or so learning the staff, who’s good and who’s trouble. He’s clearly a good journalist. But inspiring a team to do great things requires more.
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Lawrence J. Korb, Sr. died April 20, leaving behind an exemplary career in American national security policy, in teaching, in research and university administration, and in military service.
Stephen J. Cimbala, Korb's friend and colleague, remembers him.
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Read here for more about the job and how to apply.
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After 12 years as the Bulletin's editor in chief, John Mecklin @meckdevil is stepping down.
If you're a deep thinker and top-flight journalist, here are the reasons you should want to replace him, from the man himself.
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President Trump's latest ultimatum promising massive infrastructure strikes on Tuesday night confirms that the international community may face a stark escalation in the war in Iran, write @AliAlkisTR and @LudovicaCastel5.
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"Thus far, Iran's warfare has to some degree degraded American and Israeli capabilities, increased pressure on Washington, and hampered the global economy [...] But Tehran's strategy has serious limits," writes @SpenserAWarren.
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In case you wondered what I thought of the war on Iran… euractiv.com/interview/inter…
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"In my assessment, the material seems most likely to have been highly enriched uranium (HEU) in the form of uranium hexafluoride (UF6),[2] and the quantity could be up to about 540 kilograms, more than previously reported by the IAEA and Iran."
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What kind of a dope are you? Chatbots can do some routine sorting and gathering. There’s no actual thinking going on, and saying chatbots have revolutionized your life is sort of like saying the dumbest intern you’ve ever encountered is central to your existence.
