Doug Brignole's Iron Man Archive

The Trump administration is bypassing Congress to arm Israel with more than 20,000 bombs by declaring the war with Iran an “emergency” as US-Israeli strikes continue to pound the Islamic Republic. The State Department said in a statement on Friday that it had approved a “Foreign Military Sale” to arm Israel with 12,000 BLU-110A/B general-purpose, […]

Jim Snow 2.0: Mamdani Requires Snow-Shovel Volunteers Show Two Forms Of ID, Social Security Card With 2-3 feet of snow predicted to hit New York City and New Jersey, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has called on New York residents to volunteer as emergency snow shovelers.  "You too can become an emergency snow shoveler. Just show up at your local sanitation garage between 8am and 1pm tomorrow with your paperwork," he said during a Saturday press conference before the city's first blizzard warning in nine years.  🚨 NEW: Zohran Mamdani Calls on New Yorkers to Shovel...

Pentagon Picks OpenAI To Replace Anthropic Update (2345ET): Sam Altman on Friday night announced that OpenAI and Department of War have struck a deal in which the DoW will be able to use the company's AI for military applications, and has agreed to abide by the company's red lines regarding safety (which were similar to rival Anthropic).  "Two of our most important safety principles are prohibitions on domestic mass surveillance and human responsibility for the use of force, including for autonomous weapon systems," Altman said on Friday night, adding "The DoW agrees with these...