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Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Pneumonic plague has always been on everyone’s list of favorite BW agents. Yes, it’s treatable IF you happen to have the antibiotics available and can get them out quickly. But because of its high lethality and relatively low transmission rate, it’s a good weapon.

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Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It’s absolutely shameful that #MSNOW has given this unrepentant asshole time to pitch his book on literally every news show that they have.

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Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

If only the U.S. government hadn't fought so hard for decades to keep any verification process out of the Biological Weapons Convention regime ... and now abandoned the international organizations that work this kind of issue

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Jim Carrey's Funny Reaction

ALT: Jim Carrey's Funny Reaction

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taber @kvetch.gay · 04/10/2026

This is the worst kind of chutzpadik, audacity, and utter charlatanry imaginable, whipping up panic with stock photography and rough appeals to authority **while** pitching your asinine hypothetical monograph, available in stores now. Outrageous and shameful behavior.

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Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The reporter asked about pneumonic plague (not bubonic) and Trump confused it with pneumonia 🤔

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Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The U.S. government needs to step up and financially support the OPCW, before the next Russian chemical weapon attack happens. almauroni.substack.com/p/time-to-fu...

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Time to Fund the OPCW

This isn’t the time to stop the investigation of chemical weapons use

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Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Anne Jacobsen’s book “Biological War” ironically has no biological weapon in the plot. It’s a poorly crafted fiction that lacks understanding as to how public health works

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The Questionable Authority @questauthority.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This man is doing more harm to the US military through screaming incompetence than most foreign adversaries could manage through the use of force.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Whether it’s Benjamin Netanyahu empowering Hamas, presiding over a massive intelligence failure that let them kill 1,200 Israelis on October 7th, and then killing 74,000 Palestinians in response or Zohran Mamdani pointing out that he did this, both men have fueled their bitter feud.

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Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The CIA declassified some interesting pre-9/11 memos on al Qaeda's intentions to develop unconventional weapons almauroni.substack.com/p/al-qaedas-...

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Al Qaeda’s Pre-911 WMD Interests

They never developed a real capability, but this put us all on edge

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Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I don’t think DOGE itself did this, there’s just a shit ton of money being poured into every agency and IPA positions with a single driving message. It’s really unprecedented. almauroni.substack.com/p/the-case-a...

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The Case Against Biodeterrence

They're still trying to make it a thing

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Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I was really shocked when I first heard how EA had effectively changed the entire narrative around biosecurity by literally drowning think tanks and govvie positions with money. The people who used to fund good research on bio-related policy went away, and EA filled the vacuum.

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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 25/09/2026

AC/DC HAS BEEN THUNDERSTRUCK ⚡️

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Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The admiral has the temerity to claim that wasting a planet to destroy a warship that may or may not be there is “military deterrence.” And the whole bridge crew is just watching him rant. And the less said about the B plot with Andorian pirates, the better.

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Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I’m catching up on Star Trek #StrangeNewWorlds and watched S4E8 today. What a horribly written piece of shit. Supposedly this was written along the “Crimson Tide” theme. A rogue admiral committing a mass murder should have zero support from the Enterprise crew. He’s no Gene Hackman.

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Star Trek Pike Fish

ALT: Star Trek Pike Fish

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Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"Golden Dome" enthusiasm continues in Washington DC, but what a waste of money. almauroni.substack.com/p/dont-look-...

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Don’t Look Up - Space Is Getting Crowded

The military budget for space operations is getting very large

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Mr. Hegseth's critics point to an ongoing military defeat in Iran, hiding the number of dead soldiers, running out of missiles, and an alarming pattern of racism and misogyny. Mr. Hegseth's defenders point to successes like not getting blackout drunk in public and not raping any of his colleagues.

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Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Mike Waltz is a piece of shit propagandist. What a disgrace.

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Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Just finished the Netflix series "The Gentlemen" and it was glorious. Tight plot, great acting, beautiful cinematography

Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It’s an idiotic thing for Scott to say, considering the many industry lobbyists, think tanks, and academics who are available to talk to congressional staffers on this or any other technical topic

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Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Holy shit. that's just bonkers.

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Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Ahh, there’s a deeper mystery here …

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Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I love being able to watch “Slow Horses” season 6. I have a mundane question though - if they were fired, how do they still have access to their office and it’s not packed up?

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My Losers, Absolute Losers

ALT: My Losers, Absolute Losers

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Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Blind patriotism is never a good look, Nancy. Be better.

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Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

She a pretty amazing actor.

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Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I'm disappointed that USANCA's "Army Biodefense Strategy" still believes in a single (poorly articulated) approach to dealing with very different challenges in disease prevention, biological warfare, and laboratory safety. almauroni.substack.com/p/usancas-fe...

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USANCA’s Fever Dream to Oversee Biodefense

There are none so blind as those who will not see

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The GOP flag

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Gregory Koblentz @gregkoblentz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This and the NYT headline on the Anthropic AIxBio cases are misleading. There is no evidence the research was for BW. Researchers were attempting to circumvent geoblocks on access to AI models like how soccer fans use VPNs to watch World Cup at the office. Most likely mundane, not malicious.

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Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Turned on the television. Saw Condoleezza “what threat assessment” Rice finishing her remarks at the Pentagon and Pete “drunken frat boy” Hegseth quoting religious scripture. Turned off the television.

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Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It’s a horrible strategy. Filled with rhetorical statements and unachievable goals.

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Joe Stieb @joestieb.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/m... I'm kind of tired of pieces like this because the question is dumb, and the answer is obviously "no." There are continuities between every era of history, even across the most staggering and singular events. But we don't get anywhere with this question.

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Did 9/11 Really Change Everything?

Were the terrorist attacks that day the end of an idyllic era? The beginning of our current dystopia? Or just a middle chapter?

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Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This ought to be an easy decision, but with so many illegal and unethical things going on within the Trump administration, it’s going to be hard to prioritize

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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

What Trump gets about voters that Democrats don't usually 1. Wildly malleable 2. Require repetition 3. Need a story with a villain 4. Want a catharsis (in his case, dominating others) 5. Require repetition

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Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

There's a new emphasis on protective mask fits in the military, but for the wrong reasons. almauroni.substack.com/p/cbrn-defen...

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CBRN Defense as a Political Weapon

They’re using protective masks to discriminate against select service members

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Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The problem is, and continues to be, officials using the term "biodefense" to include research to address the threat of natural infectious diseases. If the public health community and biological researchers would just *not* use "biodefense" as a general term, it would certainly help.

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Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Noting two excellent articles on nuclear issues - Amy Woolf on "nuclear norms" and Erin Dumbacher on nuclear stockpile sizes almauroni.substack.com/p/good-point...

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Good Points on Nuclear Issues

I don’t always criticize people. I like identifying good articles.

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Randall Stephens @randalljstephens.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"Let you in on a secret. There's a connection here." Herblock in 1951.

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