I've helpfully outlined the Pentagon's choice of experts to write a new report on the future of the U.S. military.
The Future of War Is These Four Jerks, Apparently:
gizmodo.com/the-future-o...
Tom McKay
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tech/cybersecurity reporter, contributor @Gizmodo. my credentials are clear: I have never given $50k in a shoebox to fake CIA guys.
![Why would he be a good envoy to Trump? In his words: “I hope that, given my life’s work in the field, my saying how unique and different this is and how concerned I am, will add to what [Trump’s] hearing from other people.”
Incidentally, Gates met with Trump in August 2025 to try to talk him out of continuing to eviscerate U.S. government funding of critical health programs around the world. Later that year, he told Politico, “In my dialogue with President Trump, he clearly cares about these issues and wants to find a generous level for the spending so that the U.S. won’t be responsible for these big increases.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ugtulcml7ptsivphrwpigrb6/bafkreihdsjusuxtpzfd5friydjpfgannn4brenzlgt2i4hvhkars6orzmq)
