Andrew

When you get a burrito outside of San Diego

@charlescwcooke Pressed play on “Ludwig” and already down the rabbit hole. Thanks for recommendation.

AI is now the biggest weapon in crypto scams. Billions stolen in 2025. The question is simple: who will build smarter defenses? 🔗asher-law.com/articles

Northern California's Dale Webster, who surfed for 40 straight years, has passed away. trib.al/Ed6JIiN

South Korea Has An Air-Launched Ballistic Missile Program South Korea is also working on an air-launched standoff weapon designed for attacking enemy power grids. Story: twz.com/air/south-kore…

The Padres and Dodgers are currently tied for 1st place in the NL West 🍿

What does it mean when a country mobilizes its entire economy and population for total warfare? NEST (disclosure - a client) invited James Sherr to discuss the threat from Russia and risks to NATO. Very timely and important: youtube.com/watch?v=cXp_sC…

@NoahCRothman Such a key and critical observation. @charlescwcooke also firmly entrenched the vision of the "self-licking ice cream cone" in the hippocampus every time I hear about this now...

Next time you encounter an inflamed cultural sore spot on which national media fixates, a controversy that doubles as an opportunity to demonstrate the breadth of one’s experience in formal education, ask yourself who the audience is. Often, scandal content consumers and producers are one and the same. nationalreview.com/corner/how-to-…

GeoConfirmed UKR. Destruction of the Russian TRLK-10 "Skala" (ТРЛК-10 "Сkala-M") radar in #Crimea by Ukrainian special forces on the night of August 9–10. 45.243094, 33.189322 8GQM65VQ+6P GeoLocated by @zarGEOINT and @bayraktar_1love Geolocation: x.com/zarGEOINT/stat… x.com/bayraktar_1lov… Location: geoconfirmed.org/ukraine/39b1e3… Sources: x.com/SOF_UKR/status…

A surge in high-profile crypto kidnappings in France underscores a truth private intelligence firms know well. Protecting wealth today begins with protecting the digital footprint. For crypto executives, the real challenge is addressing risks before they become threats. That means understanding exposure, reducing unnecessary visibility, and preparing for rapid response when incidents occur: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

6/ AI can help scale your mission. But that only works if your systems build trust rather than erode it. Full breakdown here → asher-law.com/articles #Nonprofits #AICompliance #DataPrivacy #Fundraising #ArtificialIntelligence #Governance #NonprofitLeadership

🧵 AI is moving fast inside nonprofits. From fundraising to donor outreach, it’s already changing how mission-driven teams work. But few are asking the harder question: What happens when compliance catches up?

5/ Responsible orgs are taking these steps now: ✅ Writing internal AI use policies ✅ Training staff on capabilities and limits ✅ Auditing models for bias or error ✅ Reviewing ethics and consent before rollout

4/ New state privacy laws are taking shape. They don’t always exempt nonprofits. And regulators are watching how AI is being deployed in high-trust sectors.

3/ Others are relying on automated targeting models without understanding how they work. That creates risk around bias, misrepresentation, and fairness.

2/ Many orgs are using tools that ingest sensitive donor or client data. Few have clear policies about how that data is handled, stored, or reviewed.

1/ AI is now writing grant proposals, segmenting donor lists, and managing communications. It’s fast. It’s affordable. And it’s everywhere. But it’s also risky.

China’s J-35 Naval Stealth Fighter Looks Set For Service There are signs that the J-35 has now entered limited series production, with carrier trials the likely next step. Story: twz.com/air/chinas-j-3…

@RyanMcbeth Is that the version read by F. Murray Abraham?

Stuck in traffic on I 95 headed up to NYC. Bad news is I can’t smoke for the next four hours because I don’t want to smell during the audition. Good news is I have Tom Clancy to keep me company. Why is it about Irishmen from Maryland writing such good techno thrillers? Pick up The Last Republic here.a.co/d/avzb546

@JonathanBstone @Aviation_Intel I have only ever seen anonymous sources in the US on the record as saying that the F-35Is have drop tanks.

@Aviation_Intel Are we missing a tanker drone? Stealth drop tanks?

U.S. Denies It Provided Aerial Tanker Support For Israel’s War Against Iran Without U.S. tanker support and with just a handful of geriatric KC-707 tankers, Israel appears to have relied on other tactics to persistently reach deep into Iran. Story: twz.com/air/u-s-denies…