Tom Sauer
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Tom Sauer
@thomasbsauer
“A figure on the Right”- @TheAtlantic | Former Marine Infantry & Navy Bomb Squad | Naval Academy | UCLA | Natl Univ of Singapore | @ClaremontInst Lincoln Fellow

We're excited to announce 'The Situation Room' by Polymarket is coming to Washington, D.C. The world's first bar dedicated to monitoring the situation. 🧵

FWIW Prime Minister Takaichi was born 20 years after Pearl Harbor

This is so adorable. I thought the Japanese Prime Minister would bow. Instead she ran for a hug from the president,



We’ve just put our latest issue to bed. Christopher Caldwell has written the cover. He argues that the Iran war will likely mark the end of Trumpism:




🇱🇧 Beirut-based war journalist Steve Sweeney claims Israel deliberately targeted him with an airstrike in southern Lebanon while he reported on bridge bombings & displacement of 1M people. Says no warning was given, Lebanese Army had approved filming.

🚨#BREAKING: Denmark has reportedly prepared a contingency plan to blow up and destroy key runways in Greenland if the United States ever attempted an invasion

NEW: The Department of War is recruiting an elite strike force of Wall Street financiers to create an “Economic Warfare Unit,” which some have dubbed “Deal Team Six.” Their mission: find companies to solve the Pentagon’s supply problems and get them the capital to do it. After the Pentagon’s recruiting deck leaked last week, the NYT warned that “Deal Team Six” could lead to corruption, noting that salaries may reach up to $600,000 — comparable with Wall Street compensation. But as Ryan Hassan (@eventidia) explains, this elite crew of “deal guys” could be exactly what America needs... especially during a time of war. For decades, the military has sourced weapons from a handful of contractors that weren’t incentivized to compete, leading to rising costs and stagnating lethality. Now, we’re hiring folks who are professionals at spending… to actually spend taxpayer money well. Yes, we’re paying them like bankers, and yes that’s the point. Full story 👇

“marine, whats that button on your armor?” “it says 'plan truster' sir” “and what have you got written on your helmet?” "’born to panic’, sir.” “‘born to panic’ and 'plan truster'? is that some kind of joke?” “i was trying to say something about the duality of plans, sir”







