A great investigation by @washingtonpost.comwapo.st/3Xhtg9R

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Hundreds of police officers in the United States have sexually abused children, a Post investigation found. In many cases, the officers have avoided prison time.

Russian jamming leaves some high-tech U.S. weapons ineffective in Ukraine from Isabelle Khurshudyan & @alexhorton.bsky.socialwww.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/0...

Russian jamming leaves some high-tech U.S. weapons ineffective in Ukraine

Confidential Ukrainian assessments obtained by The Washington Post show how accuracy rates of some Western weapons fell after Russian jamming disrupted guidance systems.

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Confederate Memorial at Arlington will be removed despite GOP opposition

Confederate Memorial at Arlington will be removed despite GOP opposition

Though dozens of Republicans in Congress protested the move, Arlington National Cemetery’s Confederate Memorial is expected to come down in the next few days.

You won’t find me on Threads, that’s for sure!

The slow and incremental deliveries of older equipment, the officer said, feels like the West has designed a video game, in which power-ups have to be earned. "Every successful mission allows us to receive a bit more and opens new skills." by @alexhorton.bsky.social & Serhiy Morgunov

In eastern Ukraine, small assault teams quietly advance against Russia

Ukrainian soldiers conducting daring missions in small groups are making gains on the eastern front but face higher risks of fighting the enemy at close range.

"Doctors Without Borders described conditions in Gaza’s hospitals as 'catastrophic.' ... The International Committee of the Red Cross warned that 'without electricity, hospitals risk turning into morgues'" www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/1...

Israel says it will end Hamas rule in Gaza as casualties soar

The deadly Hamas incursion into Israel upended a years-long stalemate. Now Israeli leaders are describing a ground invasion aimed at changing the status quo.

thanks my man. And yeah, I have my doubts industry and tactical level commanders in the US are ready for a cheap and plentiful solution like this

Behind the lines in the world’s 1st full scale drone conflict via @alexhorton.bsky.socialwww.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/1...

In Ukraine, explosive DIY drones give an intimate view of killing

First-person view drones — fast, highly maneuverable and relatively cheap — are now the predominate attack drone in Ukraine.

“Four years later, despite pleas from safety investigators, regulators in Washington have outlined no clear plan to address those shortcomings, allowing the Autopilot experiment to continue to play out on American roads, with little federal intervention.” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...

The final 11 seconds of a fatal Tesla Autopilot crash

A lawsuit over the crash could determine whether the maker of the technology bears some responsibility when things go wrong in a vehicle guided by Autopilot.