Rebecca Parks

What’s with the recent move by men on the right to very noticeably smoke cigars as a sign of their masculinity? It’s very clearly a coping mechanism for insecurity, but its extremely pervasive

This is going to be an all-time beach beer

I know a lot of digital and comms staffers are chirping at each other On Here today so I just want to take a moment to remind us all that at the end of the day, we can still come together and agree on what matters most: bullying the research department.

The goal is not just to reach the Moon, but to stay. 🌘

Hegseth: "War in the pursuit of peace is necessary"

top 10 straits and you can’t say hormuz

Mississippi's Senate race is one of the craziest stories in politics - In 2023 Sen. Hyde-Smith blocked Scott Colom's judicial nomination - In 2025 Colom launched Dem Senate bid AGAINST Hyde-Smith. He'll likely win Dem primary tomorrow night - Colom says he forgives her for blocking his nomination, he would have been a lifetime judge otherwise and not run against her - He told Semafor “she’s really going to regret it when we win on Nov. 3" (Hyde-Smith campaign said he'll regret "advocating for sex changes for children") - yes, it's a red state but Senate Dems starting to pay attention. Warnock: “I’m bullish about Mississippi"

The US military carried out nearly 900 US strikes in the first 12 hours of this operation, US defense official tells me. The strikes came “from land, air and sea and included drones.” All the while “defending against 100s of incoming Iranian ballistic missiles.” Iran has fired about 300 missiles today. They have 2000 long range missiles and 2000 shorter range missiles. They had built back up their arsenal since last summer. In Bahrain at the 5th Fleet HQ the Iranians hit an “empty warehouse” and a Ray Dome - radar installation - the dome seen in the video from the strike. There are multiple redundancies and nothing that has happened has affected the mission, according to this official. What is the goal/end state: “Iran doesn’t have the capability to attack its neighbors: no drones, no missiles, no Navy.” The US and its partners know where Iran’s highly enriched uranium is, but it is hard to get to. Expect the operation to last “a couple of weeks.” But POTUS could decide to off ramp early if he chooses. There are still a number of air defenses left, according to US official. Will take a few days to suppress.

just Steve Jobs pulling a MacBook Air out of an envelope. pure marketing genius.