Very long run this morning.
Up and down stairs and over bridges. On the way back I said hello to Falun Dafa practioners who were out and about gyrating. They are shy, so I didn’t take a picture.
On the Ukraine jacket, Bridge could be in big trouble, according to Politico1. We wrote about him yesterday2.
Last time I checked, Bridge never served in the military and has never visited Ukraine. He graduated Harvard College in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History and Yale Law School, where he earned his Juris Doctor (JD) degree in 2009. Like his boss Pete, Bridge knows little to nothing about how future wars will be won and lost.
The NYT did a big thing on Bridge back in March when the US Senate confirmed him. His claim to fame: repeating MAGA bullshit about Donald winning the 2020 election and dangerous migrants invading the country.
In other words, a complete sell out.
Bridge fits in with the crybaby fought-in-Iraq/Afghanistan generation of disenchanted US warriors who think Ukraine is not a Team USA ally and that no one in Washington, DC ever committed to defending it, comparing Ukraine’s government to the now-defunct Afghan government. He’s a graduate of the Sam Charap school (RAND) of think tankers advertised by Russia Today. Prob a pal of Mikey Flynn.
According to the White House press secretary’s office, the decision stop sending weapons “was made to put America’s interests first.” In addition to the freeze, the Trump administration has not proposed to Congress any new military aid package for Ukraine.
In other news, Kilian’s WS100 wrap-up vid. I liked the part when he was concocting his race food gel.
And Bridget is chatted up by David.
Trump allies caught off guard by Pentagon’s Ukraine weapons freeze. The decision left officials on both sides of the Atlantic scrambling to find out how long the pause might last (Politico, July 3, 2025)