Dave Philipps

nytimes.comRescue Boat Crews Show Signs of Brain Injuries, but Coast Guard Isn’t LookingUntreated and undiagnosed, the crews that save lives in the roughest seas face the relentless pounding of waves.

When a boat hits a wave, the jolt can intensify 10x between the deck and the head of a crew member. That counter-intuitive physics is leaving some of the Coast Guard's most elite rescuers with serious brain injuries that go undiagnosed. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...

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28 Feb 2025

“I recommend being in the office at least every weekday,” Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, wrote in a memo. He added that “60 hours a week is the sweet spot of productivity.” nyti.ms/41yElFc

nytimes.comNumber of Trans Troops Far Lower Than Estimated, Pentagon Figures ShowThe Defense Department said 4,240 service members, or about 0.2 percent of those in uniform, have a diagnosis of gender dysphoria. Previous estimates had put the number at triple that figure.

28 Feb 2025

For the first time the military provides number on transgender military service. And they’re stunning. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/u...

military.comMilitary and Veteran Benefits, News, Veteran JobsMilitary.com helps millions of military-connected Americans access military and veteran benefits and news, find jobs and enjoy military discounts.

12 Feb 2025

In Marine Drill Instructors, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide. Important reporting by @kelsbbaker.bsky.social and @dflawrence.bsky.social. Would like to know what the instructor's blast exposure was in the years before their last assignments. Military.com www.military.com/daily-news/i...

nytimes.comDefense Bill Orders Military to Take New Action on Brain InjuryMandates in the annual appropriations act, passed on Wednesday, call for the Pentagon to track and mitigate risks to troops’ brains from firing their own weapons.

18 Dec 2024

The NDAA requires comprehensive action on blast exposure and brain injuries www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/u...

nytimes.comThe Once Booming Drug Town Going Bust Under Taliban RuleFunding its war against the United States, the Taliban reaped millions from boom towns trading opium, heroin and meth. Victorious, the group crushed the trade, leaving ghost towns in its wake.

18 Dec 2024

The US spent almost 20 years trying to eradicate Afghanistan’s opium industry. The Taliban has succeeded www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/w...

nytimes.comSubway Surfing’s Deadly Lure in New York CityFor more than a century, people have climbed on top of moving trains in search of a thrill. Now social media has attracted a new generation of daredevils.

16 Dec 2024

“Since God made the subways, people have been doing stupid things on them.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/n...

nytimes.comSeeking Relief From Brain Injury, Some Veterans Turn to PsychedelicsUnable to find effective treatments at home, veterans with brain-injury symptoms are going abroad for psychedelics like ibogaine that are illegal in the U.S.

16 Dec 2024

Tree bark and toad poison and a quest for healing. How combat vets are seeking relief from brain injury through psychedelics. The trend is strong among Special Operations, especially Navy SEALs. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/u...

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9 Dec 2024

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apnews.comMilitary pauses Osprey flights again after more metal failures are found in near-crash in NovemberThe Pentagon is temporarily pausing flights again of its V-22 Osprey fleet after weakened metals in a part inside one of the aircraft broke apart in flight in November, causing an engine failure and a...

nytimes.comGoogle Makes New Quantum Computing BreakthroughGoogle unveiled an experimental machine capable of tasks that a traditional supercomputer could not master in 10 septillion years. (That’s older than the universe.)

10 Dec 2024

Google said its quantum computer needed less than five minutes to perform a calculation that one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers could not complete in 10 septillion years, a length of time that exceeds the age of the known universe. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/t...

nytimes.comTop-Gun Navy Pilots Fly at the Extremes. Their Brains May Suffer.A confidential Navy program is studying whether intense fighter jet operations can cause devastating brain injuries in flight crews.

8 Dec 2024

The Navy says flying jets does not cause brain injuries, but this fall it launched a confidential effort, called Project Odin's Eye, to screen every TOPGUN pilot. Pilots say its about time. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/u...

nytimes.comThe Metamorphosis of Pete HegsethThree military deployments reshaped the views of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department.

26 Nov 2024

How Pete Hegseth evolved from a by-the-book young officer to a defender of troops accused of war crimes. Latest episode of The Daily. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/p...

Jim Bishop was a Colorado man who had a lifelong obsession to build a castle by hand. He just died at 80. His castle lives on. In 2007 I drew a comic strip about him for The Colorado Springs Gazette. I’d like to share…

He had no plans to ever stop working.

He was a great guy, and his unusual mind allowed him to do something truly remarkable. For people in Colorado a visit to his place was almost a right of passage. I’ll miss knowing he’s out there, stacking stone.

But he was fundamentally a kind and loving person who opened his project for all to see, free of charge.

He was very aware of his demons, and I think the castle helped keep him sane.

Of course he drove the local authorities nuts with because the castle in no way fit building codes, but he was able to get around the laws since the castle wasn’t a building, it was art. Luckily, it never collapsed on anyone.

Jim also struggled with some serious mental health issues, and was prone to involuntary rants that scared the bejesus out of visitors.

At the time Jim had been at work for decades and it was natural to wonder how much longer he could go.

The plan, which existed only in his mind, seemed to have no end.

Also, in a time before drones, there was also no way to capture the weird aerial angles I wanted.

Here’s page 2.

Yep, Dave Philipps, investigative reporter/Pulitzer Prize-winner had a burning desire to draw comics. I’m not very good at it. But drawing seemed like the right way to capture the quirky nature of Jim Bishop.

There was no better way to fuse the eccentricity that was at the foundation of both the man and his creation.

nytimes.comPete Hegseth’s Metamorphosis: From Critic of War Crimes to Defender of the AccusedPresident-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department was described by peers as a skillful soldier who became embittered by military dysfunction.

21 Nov 2024

When Pete Hegseth was an earnest, young Army lieutenant, he was cleareyed that warcrimes were indefensible. By the end of his Army career, he was their leading defender. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/u...

apnews.comThe Osprey's safety issues spiked over five years and caused deaths. Pilots still want to fly itThe Osprey is back in the air after being grounded for months following a crash last November that killed eight U.S. service members in Japan. But there are still questions as to whether it should be.

20 Nov 2024

After being grounded for months following a string of crashes, the V-22 Osprey is back in the air. But there are questions as to whether it should be. apnews.com/osprey-safet...

militarytimes.comMilitary suicides rose in 2023, continuing a troubling trendOfficials said that the suicide rate among troops has increased steadily over the last decade.

15 Nov 2024

More than a decade of costly and time-consuming prevention efforts don't seem to be working. www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...