I've been interested in the Costs of War Project from Brown University the past couple of days. #Militarism touches our lives in a lot of ways we don't often think about.

The #US #military is the world's largest #polluter. The #Pentagon has funded #propaganda through a lot of the most popular #fashion, #toys, #sports events, and #movies. And the #MIC turns its mass #surveillance #tech back on Americans after developing it in #wars abroad.

I've been interested in the Costs of War Project from Brown University the past couple of days. #Militarism touches our lives in a lot of ways we don't often think about.

The #US #military is the world's largest #polluter. The #Pentagon has funded #propaganda through a lot of the most popular #fashion, #toys, #sports events, and #movies. And the #MIC turns its mass #surveillance #tech back on Americans after developing it in #wars abroad.

Why This #Trump Ally May Make #Billions on Public #Land. The #Pentagon is pushing to develop a #domestic supply of #antimony, a #metal critical to making #weapons and often found alongside #Gold. That may be a bonanza for #billionaire Trump supporter #JohnPaulson #oligarchs #corruption #democracy #paytoplay #graft #finance #publicland https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-02-20/trump-ally-may-make-billions-on-public-land-video

Why This #Trump Ally May Make #Billions on Public #Land. The #Pentagon is pushing to develop a #domestic supply of #antimony, a #metal critical to making #weapons and often found alongside #Gold. That may be a bonanza for #billionaire Trump supporter #JohnPaulson #oligarchs #corruption #democracy #paytoplay #graft #finance #publicland https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-02-20/trump-ally-may-make-billions-on-public-land-video

#Trump appears ready to attack #Iran
Although the #UnitedStates & ally #Israel have a decisive #military advantage over Iranian forces, there are ways for Tehran to make any attack painful, officials said.

The Trump admin appears ready to launch an extended military assault on Iran, current & former US officials said, as the #Pentagon amasses an immense strike force in the #MiddleEast despite the risks of US combat #fatalities & ensnarement in an extended #war.

#law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/02/19/trump-iran-attack-military/

#Trump appears ready to attack #Iran
Although the #UnitedStates & ally #Israel have a decisive #military advantage over Iranian forces, there are ways for Tehran to make any attack painful, officials said.

The Trump admin appears ready to launch an extended military assault on Iran, current & former US officials said, as the #Pentagon amasses an immense strike force in the #MiddleEast despite the risks of US combat #fatalities & ensnarement in an extended #war.

#law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/02/19/trump-iran-attack-military/

https://www.europesays.com/2784963/ Hegseth ‘close’ to placing AI firm Anthropic on blacklist: report #ArtificialIntelligence #business #Chatbots #Død #pentagon #PeteHegseth #SecretaryOfDefense #ThePentagon

The Pentagon is pushing the top AI companies to make their artificial-intelligence tools available on classified networks without many of the standard restrictions that the companies apply to users. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/12/tech/pentagon-ai-classified-networks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #pentagon #us #ai #openai #anthropic #google #xai

#Hegseth’s #Pentagon threatens to label Anthropic's #AI a ‘supply chain risk’ and force all companies that wish to do business with the US military to cut ties with it.

This, following #Anthropic’s CEO earlier decision not to use AI for certain military roles due to major ethical risk concerns.

https://www.axios.com/2026/02/16/anthropic-defense-department-relationship-hegseth

Pentagon used Anthropic's Claude during Maduro raid

> The U.S. military used Anthropic's Claude AI model during the operation to capture Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro, two sources with knowledge told Axios.

> Why it matters: The previously undisclosed role of Claude in the highly complex and deadly operation highlights the tensions the major AI labs face, as they enter into business with the military while trying to maintain some limitations on how their tools are used.

https://www.axios.com/2026/02/13/anthropic-claude-maduro-raid-pentagon #Pentagon #MaduroRaid #Anthropic #ClaudeAI #AIinMilitary #Axios #OpenAI #GoogleAI #xAI #Palantir #DefenseTech

https://www.europesays.com/2784729/ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly very angry with Anthropic; Pentagon says: We are going to make sure they … #Anthropic #ClaudeAI #DarioAmodei #Død #pentagon #PeteHegseth #SecretaryOfDefense

https://www.europesays.com/2784963/ Hegseth ‘close’ to placing AI firm Anthropic on blacklist: report #ArtificialIntelligence #business #Chatbots #Død #pentagon #PeteHegseth #SecretaryOfDefense #ThePentagon

https://www.europesays.com/2784729/ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly very angry with Anthropic; Pentagon says: We are going to make sure they … #Anthropic #ClaudeAI #DarioAmodei #Død #pentagon #PeteHegseth #SecretaryOfDefense