Open Comment Post. 5 Apr 25

They've done it. They've actually made a mechanical horse...

Meet the new Kawasaki CORLEO a four-legged robot that humans can ride.

Some ask why?

Some say why not? pic.twitter.com/cPgPqgYF9u

— Brian Roemmele (@BrianRoemmele) April 5, 2025

The British Army is a shell of what it once was.

 

The British military is a shell of what it once was. These are some numbers for the army but their air force & navy have similarly reduced capabilities & capacity to project force across it's shrinking, but still large, empire.

I bring this up because I recently read an… pic.twitter.com/M3sq2T4l3D

— Mrgunsngear (@Mrgunsngear) April 5, 2025

If the Brits are foolish enough to put boots on the ground in Ukraine then they will in essence be fully committing to that effort. 1 unit deployed, 1 unit training and 1 returning from deployment is bad enough. You add in cobbling units together to get them up to stregnth, the usual shennaigans that happen to the lame and lazy or just plain insanity that predeployment is and they won't have the ability to do ANYTHING but man that mission. The worse thing? As things currently stand this is an open ended commitment. They could be in Ukraine for a decade or two.

Trump is right on tariffs

 Trump is right and all the whining from our so-called allies is telling.

1.  If the proposed tariffs are unfair then why aren't the affected countries simply stating that they don't impose a tariff on American goods.

2.  The economy might take a step back but manufacturers will adjust.  THEN HOME GROWN PRODUCTS WILL BE CHEAPER THAN EXPORTS.  That is where the fear is. 

3.  Wall Street is going crazy because the gravy chain of cheap(ish) imported goods will be over and so will the double digit year over year returns.

4.  Many talk about the global economy but they ignore the fact that the US cannot carry the water for the globe any longer.  This isn't about the present.  This is about the burden we're placing on our children.

5.  To the other countries?  Adapt or die.  Canada will come to the table after the temper tantrum because they've been getting away with murder.  Others have too.

Let me repeat.  Trump is right.  The arguments on this blog about how its unfair to put equal tariffs on our "allies" is just plain weak.

Trample the weak, hurdle the dead.  The weak are being trampled and they don't like it.

Ukraine is sacrificing Bradleys for speed and blood in Russia’s Belgorod via EuroMaiden

 

Defense analyst Yan Matveev has revealed Ukraine’s brutal new tactical reality: for the past six months, they’ve been deliberately sacrificing armor to punch through Russian defenses.

“They knew many armored vehicles, tanks, and infantry fighting vehicles would have to be left on the battlefield,” Matveev explains. Far from battlefield failure, these losses represent cold strategic calculation.

Ukraine’s commanders have essentially accepted a blood price for forward progress—trading expensive Western-supplied equipment for territorial gains in a grinding war where traditional tactics have failed. Euromaidan Press summarized Matveev’s analysis, asking whether these new tactics are worth the cost and if they could ultimately help Ukraine secure a victory.

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Here

It's well worth the read.  Not impressed and its seems wasteful for little strategic gain (tactical either) but its Ukraine and they seem to believe the West in general and the US in particular have endless gear to send them. 

12th LCT Marines Maneuver through a Jungle Endurance Course

Northop Grumman's Jackal

USS Iwo Jima conducts Flight Operations underway

Massive effort to bring back the M-88 crew. They damned and are draining the swamp/bog

I was down on her when she played for LSU but in a different environment she is shining BIG TIME

Hailey Van Lith today 🔥

• 26 points
• 9 rebounds
• 4 assists
• 10/21 FG

pic.twitter.com/qFz9rPS1A3

— Women’s Hoops Network (@WomensHoops_USA) March 29, 2025

Commanding General "we will bring our soldiers home"

Hear from Maj. Gen. Curtis Taylor, commanding general of the @1stArmoredDiv, who has been leading the recovery efforts for our four missing Soldiers for the past five days. Together with our Lithuanian and Polish Allies, we will bring our Soldiers home. pic.twitter.com/f23gjLQ4gU

— U.S. Army Europe and Africa (@USArmyEURAF) March 30, 2025

I would feel better if he explained how this happened and what they're doing to make sure it isn't repeated. I have always doubted the European mission but if we're gonna be there then perhaps the Army needs to get with our allies and either adopt their practices/operating procedures or they need some vehicles that float...either way but changes should be coming.

More assets have been brought in to support the ongoing recovery operations for four missing U.S. Soldiers

🚨 Press release: More assets have been brought in to support the ongoing recovery operations for four missing U.S. Soldiers - Polish engineers & a specialized U.S. Navy dive team to recover the M88A2 Herculeshttps://t.co/btq27Ok9dC

— U.S. Army Europe and Africa (@USArmyEURAF) March 29, 2025

Swamps must be different in Europe. If the crew was buttoned up I GUESS they would not have noticed till too late, or do the swamps go from land to deep in a flash? A single vehicle operation to recover ANOTHER vehicle would have them operating solo but I still have to wonder about that too. Something is off with this whole thing and I can't put my finger on it. God bless the dead and their families.

Open Comment Post. 29 Mar 25

Open Comment Post. 28 Mar 25

Now Putin is raging. No peace with Zelensky in office...

🇺🇳🇷🇺🇺🇦🚨‼️ BREAKING: Putin says he can’t sign documents with the illegitimate Ukranian government!

He proposed a temporary governance in Ukraine under the management of the UN in order to hold elections.

-> Putin factually says no peace is possible with Zelensky!

Interesting! pic.twitter.com/X333q9B0QA

— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) March 27, 2025

God knows I hate the swarmy little bastard but he's who we have to deal with. Push forward with the talks. If they fail, they fail and the war continues but the US MUST WITHDRAW FROM THIS QUAGMIRE!

Macron is Zelensky's puppet. France and the UK will start the next war in Ukraine and will beg for NATO cover. TIME TO LEAVE NATO!

🇫🇷🇺🇦🇬🇧🇺🇸

Main statements by the French President Emmanuel Macron following the Ukraine summit in Paris👇

🔸"We have agreed that a Franco-British team could be delegated to prepare the format of the future Ukrainian army," declared Emmanuel Macron

🔸"Our objective is clear: to… pic.twitter.com/OBbMcbEdeA

— 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐊𝐎𝐌𝐒𝐀 | 🇪🇺🇫🇷🇵🇱🇺🇦 (@tweet4Anna_NAFO) March 27, 2025

Check out this thread on Zelensky & the peace talks. Dude really wants continued war

 

Zelensky: I told Trump that in three years there will be another president in US. Putin can break promises he makes to you. Who will be responsible then? 1/ pic.twitter.com/p8IOKmOfCg

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) March 27, 2025

Did the dead missing soldiers die in a swamp?

U.S. Army soldiers from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Lithuanian Army and emergency services personnel discuss their plan during a challenging engineering task recovering U.S. Army M88 Hercules submerged under several meters of water in a swamp near a training area near Pabadre, Lithuania March 27, 2025.

I so hate this.

I know I know.  Inherently dangerous and all that jazz.  But to die because your vehicle ran into a swamp on what I consider a pretty damn useless deployment?

God bless their souls and their families.  So sad.  So pointless.

Canada is fucking around and will soon find out....the relationship they had with the US is over?

HOLY SHIT.

"The relationship Canada had with the United States is over"pic.twitter.com/26WrOehFzg

— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) March 27, 2025

Trump derangement at its finest. A simple trade dispute is leading to this? Awesome. Good riddance and get the fuck out. Blame Canada? Naw bro. Fuck Canada.

Open Comment Post. 27 Mar 25