A good exercise for interpreting news like this is to pretend that you heard it about a foreign country. For example what would it mean if the Russian or Chinese Defense Minister asked for the resignation of their army Chief of Staff a few weeks into a war?

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Jason Atwell@JasonAtwell14·1h

And if it's not a leak...pay attention to how "experts" are analyzing this concept compared to how little concern they had over 20 years of stalemate or the Afghanistan withdrawal.

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Jason Atwell@JasonAtwell14·1h

Since this got so much attention: Yes, even if you think the op as described here is a bad idea or whatever, leaking even the outlines of it is reckless behavior.

Jason Atwell@JasonAtwell14

Whoever leaked this ought to be in prison for the rest of their life.

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Jason Atwell@JasonAtwell14·1h

The same people who will tell you bombing a bridge central to Iranian military logistics is a war crime will make excuses for Iran trying to deprive their neighbors of drinking water.

The Associated Press@AP

BREAKING: Kuwait said an Iranian attack damaged a desalination plant. The attack came after an oil refinery was hit by drones Friday morning. About 90% of drinking water in Kuwait comes from desalination. apnews.com/live/iran-war-…

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Jason Atwell@JasonAtwell14·1h

Two more years, twelve years after Europe's "existential" struggle with Russia began in earnest.

War on the Rocks@WarOnTheRocks

NATO is racing to field new technology in 24 months or less. That timeline is forcing the alliance to rethink how it learns and adapts. ow.ly/nspI30sUNF9

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Jason Atwell@JasonAtwell14·1h

Implementation will be interesting to watch given how much the Army loves its administrata. It'll be a good way to see who knows how to actually implement policy and manage risk though.

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Jason Atwell@JasonAtwell14·1h

If we're being honest this is long overdue. It was unconscionable for us to be telling Soldiers that they should avoid stopping for gas in uniform, be hyper-vigilant while waiting at the gate, etc. while also telling them they can't carry in uniform or have a blade longer than 3 inches.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth@SecWar

Our military installations have been turned into gun-free zones—leaving our service members vulnerable and exposed. That ends today.

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Jason Atwell@JasonAtwell14·1h

The number of times I have had to explain this to people who ought to know better recently has been higher than zero, which sucks given what we ought to know by now about Chinese abuse of software/hardware access to steal IP.

War on the Rocks@WarOnTheRocks

Chinese AI models have flooded the global market in a year. Americans are building on them and handing over code, strategy, and sensitive data along the way. ow.ly/tB5w30sUNF8

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Jason Atwell@JasonAtwell14·2h

Also, when a tweet gets 8k likes, you find out really quickly how utterly bizarre the average interaction on here is.

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Jason Atwell@JasonAtwell14·2h

Well had my first tweet break containment, and it wasn't even a particularly good one. Regardless, sorry, even if you disagree with the campaign in Iran, anybody leaking potential scenarios, even if those scenarios aren't necessarily a good idea, isn't helping the troops.

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Jason Atwell@JasonAtwell14·16h

Whoever leaked this ought to be in prison for the rest of their life.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost

Breaking news: The U.S. military gave the president a plan to seize nearly 1,000 pounds of highly enriched uranium in Iran. The mission would require the airlift of potentially hundreds or thousands of troops and could take weeks. wapo.st/3PWVRzs

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Jason Atwell@JasonAtwell14·18h

Yea, Xi is having so much fun right now he's just whacking his own generals for extra giggles.

Idrees Ali@idreesali114

The latest Economist cover says it all.

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Jason Atwell@JasonAtwell14·18h

The Space Force scene is real.

Polymarket@Polymarket

JUST IN: Artemis II crew experiences issues with Microsoft Outlook on their way to the Moon, asks ground crew for assistance.

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Jason Atwell@JasonAtwell14·18h

It takes like 5 seconds to figure out the military rationale for blowing up this bridge. Just because you disagree with the war for whatever reason doesn't mean you have to pretend to be stupid.

Rosemary Kelanic@RKelanic

What could possibly be the military rationale for this. There isn’t one.

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Jason Atwell@JasonAtwell14·20h

The United States whenever there is global chaos:

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The Economist@TheEconomist

China is putting a lot of weight on the assumption that America will fail to thrive amid the anarchy it is creating. That may be a miscalculation economist.com/leaders/2026/0…

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Jason Atwell@JasonAtwell14·20h

@mattjalexander I didn't say it was a cause, just that the time would be better spent on that than say endless classes on procurement. And funding speaks to Army priorities, which are way out of alignment.

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@[email protected]@mattjalexander·20h

@JasonAtwell14 Both are true (though I don't think its bc of prioritization of "useless content"), but this seems like two different issues. I don't think a random BN staff ride is going to help funding issues.

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Jason Atwell@JasonAtwell14·21h

Base museums have been neglected for a long time. It'd be nice to see them reinvigorated by incorporating them into training and PME. Officers especially need to know more military history than they are currently taught bc we have prioritized a lot of useless content for a long time.

Task & Purpose@TaskandPurpose

Army ‘pauses’ plan to close more than 20 base museums trib.al/W4UoYY5

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Jason Atwell@JasonAtwell14·21h

Move the Mine Safety and Health Administration to WV!

John Arnold@johnarnold

More of this. Other examples are NASA in Houston, CDC in Atlanta, and BLM in Grand Junction.

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