9 Best Articles in 2022
Real Life
New Sensation — Real Life
Real Life
~14 min read · · The military use of haptics technology includes ideological indoctrination · Shared by 330, including Colin Wright
Next City
Will Student Debt Relief Really Undermine Military Recruitment?
Next City
8 min read · · Military recruiters often target low-income youth. Will Biden’s student loan relief plan mean vulnerable youth no longer have to choose between debt and military service? · Shared by 124
Sportico
Military Mulls Massive Recruiting Plan to Enlist College Athletes
Sportico
9 min read · · The U.S. military is actively discussing an initiative, proposed by a defense contractor, to fund athletic scholarships for tens of thousands of college athletes each year in exchange for their man… · Shared by 76, including Scott Soshnick, Kurt Badenhausen, Michael McCann
The New York Times
A Genocide Incited on Facebook, With Posts From Myanmar’s Military
The New York Times
7 min read · · With fake pages and sham accounts, the military targeted the mostly Muslim Rohingya minority group, said former military officials, researchers and civilian officials. · Shared by 155, including Leslie D, Luca Like, Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis, Javi Cantón, Merkstatt@troet.cafe, Mike Butcher🇬🇧🇪🇺, Clemens M. Schuster, Max Fisher, Bill Johnston, Loughlin O'Nolan, Bjorn Larsen, Claudia Sommer, Rob Weinert-Kendt, Carly, Mathew Ingram, Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. 🌎🎙🚀 (he/him), Andreas Von Gunten, Mark Kaigwa, Valiskster, Kelsey D. Atherton
BBC News (World)
Why the US military is listening to shrimp
BBC News (World)
6 min read · · Military sonar can have a serious effect on some ocean animals. Could natural noises produced by sealife be used to locate undersea threats? · Shared by 116, including Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer
Eric Barker
How To Be Resilient: 5 Secrets To Success When Life Gets Impossible
Eric Barker
9 min read · · Military and sports research has shown old school ideas about toughness don't work. Here's what really increases resilience... · Shared by 641, including Tarik ESSAADI
The Atlantic
Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’
The Atlantic
6 min read · · The president has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans be kept out of military parades, multiple sources tell The Atlantic. · Shared by 611, including @albertocairo@mastodon.social, zeynep tufekci, Hunter Walker, David Frum, Sam Harris, Kevin M. Kruse, Dr. Jeffrey Guterman, Jason Stanley, Dean Baker, Prof Michael E. Mann, Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈, Mathew Ingram, Diane Ravitch 🇺🇸🇺🇦🌈, John Lilly, Joshua Benton, Simon Hix, Chris Skinner, James Fallows, Karen K. Ho, Russ Cox
BuzzFeed News
Facebook Is Showing Military Gear Ads Next To Insurrection Posts
BuzzFeed News
5 min read · · Earlier this week, Facebook employees warned that military product ads were being advertised against news about DC riots. The company did not act. · Shared by 138, including Steve Portigal 🇨🇦🇺🇸, Aral Balkan, Karen K. Ho, Matt Navarra, Matt Brennan, Massimo Pigliucci, SUBSCRIBE TO MY SUBSTACK, Stig Ørskov, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr, Katja Evertz, Nathan Oseroff-Spicer, Trey Tweets Into the Void, timoreilly, Tristan Harris
The Washington Post
Opinion | 3 retired generals: The military must prepare now for a 2024 insurrection
The Washington Post
· A military breakdown mirroring societal or political breakdown would put all Americans at severe risk. · Shared by 126, including Ida Bae Wells, Pippa Malmgren, anildash, Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org, Glenn Greenwald, Larry Sabato, Dr. Jeffrey Guterman, Amy Edmondson, Jason Stanley, Joshua Benton, Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, corey robin, David Wessel, Josh Wolfe
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The New York Times
An Army Veteran Says He Went Into ‘Combat Mode’ to Disarm the Gunman
The New York Times
7 min read · · Richard M. Fierro, who served for 15 years in the military, said he was at Club Q in Colorado Springs with his family, and took down the man who killed five people. · Shared by 200, including C.C. Chapman (He/Him), Yassamin Ansari, Joshua Benton, Molly Ball, David Weigel, Matthew Herper, Mindy Kaling, Christian Fahrenbach, Elizabeth Picciuto, John Schwartz, Anne Thompson, Eghosa Omoigui, Christina Sommers, Bilal Zuberi, Berrak 🖋️ @berrakbiz@mastodon.world, Gary Marcus, Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦, teresa bücker, Emily Riehl, Carla Gentry
Upworthy
All-female flight crews known as 'Night Witches' bombed the crap out of Nazi targets in WWII
Upworthy
3 min read · · The Germans were terrified of these women whose silent planes swooped in like ghosts. · Shared by 70
Foreign Policy
Putin Faces Military ‘Debacle’
Foreign Policy
· Kyiv has driven back Russian troops in three Ukrainian territories, in humiliating setbacks for the Russian leader. · Shared by 61
BBC News (World)
Inside a US military cyber team’s defence of Ukraine
BBC News (World)
9 min read · · A little-known US team that hunts global adversaries has helped protect Ukraine from cyber attacks. · Shared by 37, including Thomas Pleil, Fabio Chiusi
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The Atlantic
The Pentagon’s Push to Program Soldiers’ Brains
The Atlantic
20+ min read · · The military wants future super-soldiers to control robots with their thoughts. · Shared by 81, including Tom Connor, Claudia Sommer, Ward Plunet, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, Liv 😷, David Nagel, John Hagel, hiten.eth, Chris Messina, Jane, Carlo Badini
MIT Technology Review
Military artificial intelligence can be easily and dangerously fooled
MIT Technology Review
8 min read · · AI warfare is beginning to dominate military strategy in the US and China, but is the technology ready? · Shared by 119, including Jonathan Kogan, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Esther Schindler, Jennifer Stirrup #MBA Next up: #AI #Healthcare, John Koetsier, Peter Schmidhuber, Martin Ford, Gerd Leonhard, Merkstatt@troet.cafe, Marc R Gagné MAPP, Vikram Dutt, Carla Gentry, Bilal Zuberi, Iain Brown, PhD, Mike Tamir, PhD, Thomas Power
Military.com
Military and Veteran Benefits, News, Veteran Jobs
Military.com
3 min read · · Military.com enables the millions of Americans with military affinity to access their benefits, find jobs, enjoy military discounts, and stay connected. · Shared by 81, including MME, LARRY ELKAN, @grzewap@mastodon.social, C̷͈̳̫͗͊̾had P̸̜͇̱̗̻̝̙͆͑͑͝͝ollitt, mrbrown, Green Flower, Vala Afshar, Ekaterina Walter, Iain Brown, PhD, m, The Cipher Brief, Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid 😷
The New York Times
Bolsonaro’s New Ally in Questioning Brazil’s Elections: The Military
The New York Times
8 min read · · Despite little evidence of past fraud, President Jair Bolsonaro has long raised doubts about Brazil’s electoral process. Now the military is expressing similar concerns. · Shared by 106, including Rasmus Kleis Nielsen (is offline)
VICE
How the U.S. Military Buys Location Data from Ordinary Apps
VICE
10 min read · · A Muslim prayer app with over 98 million downloads is one of the apps connected to a wide-ranging supply chain that sends ordinary people's personal data to brokers, contractors, and the military. · Shared by 449, including Stephan Woodtli, Gay_Men_4_Life, Jonathan Kogan, Yann “shalf@mastodon.social” Heurtaux 不停, Keerthi G, Howard Getson, Gabriele, Andy Budd, Paolo Pedercini, Psymposia, Faik Ersoy, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr, LARRY ELKAN, Privacy Matters 🇬🇧🇮🇪🇪🇺🌻
CNN
DeSantis proposes a new civilian military force in Florida that he would control
CNN
3 min read · · Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to reestablish a World War II-era civilian military force that he, not the Pentagon, would control. · Shared by 107, including George M 🇪🇺, Veni Kunche, Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid 😷, Judd Legum, Jake Jackson, Ida Bae Wells, Carly, Larry Ferlazzo, J. P. Gownder (கவுண்டர்) @jgownder@mastodon.online, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Joel Califa imagine a blue checkmark here, Jason Stanley, Dr. Janet D. Stemwedel, PhD 🏳️🌈, Barry Ritholtz, W. David Stephenson
Foreign Policy
NATO Allies Are Rethinking Russia’s Supposed Military Prowess
Foreign Policy
5 min read · · But Russia’s early military failures in Ukraine don’t make it any less dangerous, military analysts warn. · Shared by 67
WIRED
The US Military Is Building Its Own Metaverse
WIRED
3 min read · · Defense tech companies have latched on to the metaverse hype—but what they’re building will be a far cry from Meta’s virtual world. · Shared by 242, including ipfconline #CES2023, Brian Roemmele, Antonio Vieira Santos - #SPS_Live, Maneet S, Kelly Hungerford 🌻, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Glen Gilmore | 🌻🥽 #CES2023
The New York Times
Sensitive Iranian Military Site Was Targeted in Attack
The New York Times
4 min read · · A drone exploded at a structure in the Parchin military technology complex on Wednesday. The attack fit a pattern of past Israeli strikes on Iran. · Shared by 70
