Mastodawn

Note that WSJ doesn't mention the first attack, on May 1, the one that led to Pennington's death. It infuriates me his death has just fallen by the wayside, bc 1) there was a delay evacuating him to Germany and 2) I bet good money others were seriously injured.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/post/3mi36klxbqs2d

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emptywheel 1d ago

Here's the first attack, via this NYT story full of other initial damage (which, I suspect, is the reason Planet Labs started holding their imagery). www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/w...

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emptywheel 1d ago

Sorry: First attack, March 1.

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Cloudslave 1d ago

@emptywheel.bsky.social
It's even worse than I thought. https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/rearvision/pete-hegseth-united-states-secretary-of-defense/106458284

Pete Hegseth - war monger or true believer? - ABC listen

Pete Hegseth U.S. Secretary for War (previously Defense) is one of the most powerful people on the planet. He says that two things have defined his life – his military service and his religious faith.

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