Author Archive: Stephen Green

21ST CENTURY HEADLINES: CrowdStrike launches AI kill switch that it says can stop internal agents that go rogue. “The cybersecurity vendor on Tuesday launched an AI kill switch designed to let security teams stop internal AI agents that go rogue, block them from relaunching and cut off their enterprise network access. The tool is built into CrowdStrike’s Falcon Guardian platform, launched in September to secure AI agents. CrowdStrike also announced an integration with Anthropic’s Claude Cowork.”

DISPATCHES FROM THE BLUE ZONES:

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Looks Like I Picked the Wrong Week to Quit Sniffing Glue. “Congressional Republicans have done nothing to inspire Republican voters, they certainly weren’t going to be winning any undecided, independent, or moderate Dem voters. The John Thune wing of the GOP hasn’t done much of anything to help President Trump with his agenda.”

INDEED: Well, That Absolutely F***ing Sucked. “Call it Trump fatigue, inflation fatigue, anti-ICE animus or disapproval of the Iran War, but when every statewide race in Texas flips to the Democrats (as appears likely now), that’s a blue wave.”

TROUBLING:

THE DONROE DOCTRINE IS MONROE WITH TEETH: Greenland Parliament Ratifies Security Deal Agreed With Trump.

A majority of lawmakers had already signalled support for the deal in a first debate last month.

Tuesday’s vote was 16 in favour and none against, with 7 abstentions.

The White House in January said Trump was discussing options for acquiring Greenland, including potential use of the US military, alarming governments in Europe and triggering intense diplomatic efforts to calm the situation.

Greenlandic Foreign Minister Mute Egede said on Tuesday that ratification of the deal was an important step for the island.

“We must accept that peace and stability are no longer something we can take for granted,” Egede told lawmakers in Nuuk shortly before the vote.

Indeed.

FIRST-TIME VOTER:

But not the last time, I’d wager.

INDEED:

Related, from tonight’s PJ Media liveblog:

YO, TEXAS:

WHERE WAS THIS GUY A MONTH AGO?

And does Pete’s newfound “courage” mean the Dems are reasonably sure El-Sayed is toast?

SPACE: NASA Is Looking For Ways To Save The Hubble Space Telescope From An “Uncontrolled Reentry”, And Extend Its Mission Beyond 2032.

“Lifetime analysis performed in July 2026 identified a 10% probability of reentry by September 2032, and 50 percent probability by December 2033,” NASA explained in a notice. “[Hubble] does not have a propulsion system and, without a servicing action, will ultimately experience an uncontrolled reentry.”

Now, NASA is looking once again at rescuing the space telescope.

“Hubble still has important science ahead of it, and we should be looking at every reasonable opportunity to keep it delivering for as long as possible,” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman explained in a statement.

“If there are innovative and cost-effective ways to extend the life of an asset already on orbit, we owe it to the American taxpayer and the scientific community to explore them. Extending Hubble’s life would mean more discoveries, more science, and more opportunities to expand our understanding of the universe.”

The main problem is that the telescope has outlasted the Shuttle program that serviced it. As such, NASA is now looking to see whether commercial partners could feasibly re-boost the telescope by 2032, ensuring its continuation.

That would be a helluva thing for a satellite that was originally supposed to cease operations and deorbit in 2005.

SHE SEEMS NICE:

THE DEMOCRAT PARTY IS A DSA SKINSUIT:

OUCH: Disney Eyes Thousands of Layoffs in Push for 20% Cost Cuts.

The possible job cuts come as CEO Josh D’Amaro is reportedly facing challenges from growing AI use, weaker box office revenue, mounting competition from streaming challengers and a slowdown in theme park attendance abroad, according to Bloomberg, which first reported the news.

It’s said that some operations within Disney are set to face larger cuts than others. Though, per the reports, D’Amaro plans to reinvest the savings from the cuts into the company’s film and TV programming, technology, theme parks and cruise ship operations. It’s currently unclear how many jobs could be impacted, but Disney employed about 231,000 people at the end of 2025’s fiscal year.

Well, they killed the Star Wars cash cow and the MCU is on very expensive life support. Something has to give.

JUST THE REGULAR IRREGULARITIES:

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And more to come from the usual suspects as our increasingly absurd election process grinds on today.