JAGnum

Citizen, Dad, National Security Lawyer, Texas Aggie ‘98, Texas JD ‘03, Army LLM ‘18, Armchair Archaeologist. (Follows, RTs, & links ≠ endorsement.)

[CNN Breaking News @cnnbrk]

Ed Gallrein will defeat incumbent Rep. Thomas Massie in the Republican primary in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District, CNN's Decision Desk projects.

Follow live updates: https://t.co/G88y7uwpBW

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

'Lorem ipsum' refers to placeholder text to demonstrate the visual style of a document, webpage, or typeface.

It doesn't mean anything.

The point of 'lorem ipsum' is that it looks realistic enough to work as a demonstration, yet signifies nothing.

Weirdly relatable, huh?

[Encyclopaedia Britannica @Britannica]

Our nomination for first place:

1000000000000066600000000000001 is a prime number…it is also a palindrome.

It’s called ‘Belphegor's prime.’

‘Belphegor’ refers to one of the Seven Princes of Hell (due to the ‘666’ in the middle & the 13 zeroes on either side).

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps:

- It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’
- It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’
- It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’
- It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’
- It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’

No worries if not!!!

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

'Goodbye' is an alteration of "God be with you" and its first known use was in 1575.

God be with you, 2025 🫡

[Jake Tapper 🦅 @jaketapper]

‘Twas the night before Christmas
At Nakatomi Tower
When our story of homecoming
Begins with brute power

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

Had a superlative time at the Thanksgiving Day Parade!

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

The #WordOfTheDay is ‘gesundheit.’
https://t.co/EgYo3D32Ah

[JAGnum @jagnum]

@2K @Borderlands @GearboxOfficial PS5 all the way.

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

The Periodic Table Symbol for lead is 'Pb,' which comes from the Latin 'plumbum,' meaning "lead."

Early pipes were made of lead, so people who worked with pipes became 'plumbers.'

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

Not to add to the discourse, but…

It’s ‘toe the line,’ not ‘tow the line.’
It’s ‘free rein,’ and not ‘free reign.’
It’s ‘eke out,’ not ‘eek out.’
It’s ‘sleight of hand,’ not ‘slight of hand.’
It's ‘Anchors aweigh,’ and not ‘Anchor's away!’

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

'Vacations.'

The word is 'vacations.'

[Jacob Rubashkin @JacobRubashkin]

The existence of Chicago Pope implies the existence of MLA Pope and APA Pope

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

The #WordOfTheDay is ‘ziggurat.'
https://t.co/jmdV1hPBZe

[Tom Nichols @RadioFreeTom]

I never thought I would see the leader of the American nation siding with the Kremlin in a war of aggression.

[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

At the moment, mansion-sized Asteroid 2024-YR4 has a one-in-fifty chance of hitting Earth in the next eight years.

Now might be a bad time to reduce spending on Science. Just sayin’.

[Tom Nichols @RadioFreeTom]

Man, the 2025 insider threat training at DOD is gonna be lit

[Lawfare @lawfare]

"The apparent statements from unnamed officials to the effect that by providing first names and last initials only, even over unclassified systems, no damage has been done, reflects either ignorance or indifference. Neither enhance the security of our nation," writes Jonathan M. Fredman.

[Steve Vladeck @steve_vladeck]

Just to say the quiet part out loud, the point of having unelected judges in a democracy is so that *whether* acts of state are “legitimate” can be decided by someone other than the people who are undertaking them.

Vermeule knows this, of course. So does Vance.

[Rev. Benjamin Cremer @Brcremer]

If your Christianity causes you to be offended by someone asking the most powerful person in the country to be merciful towards the powerless, then you have deeply, deeply misunderstood the teachings of Jesus Christ.