Thursday, August 21, 2025
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Tues Funny
This man definitely has a death wish!😳😎😂🤣☠️ pic.twitter.com/8LmiHTtGY0
— PatriotHeather🇺🇸❤ (@MagaPatriotHM) August 19, 2025
China is about to display an impressive amount of modern, high tech armor....
China's 9/3 military parade will showcase PLAGF progressing into information network centric warfare age.
— tphuang (@tphuang) August 19, 2025
All new vehicles displayed show fruits of utilizing its vast EREV supply chain for longer range, better energy efficiency, autonomous tech & network/data-linking.
Thread 👇 pic.twitter.com/94uyDcBVcw
Sunday, August 17, 2025
Speechless....this just ain't right...
Apparently the NFL wants less viewers and less people to buy tickets to the games.... 🤨#NFL #cheerleaders #gay #woke #broke #FAFO #football #WTF pic.twitter.com/JI2bjlfs6y
— Mrgunsngear (@Mrgunsngear) August 17, 2025
Ukraine builds a modern day V-1 Buzz Bomb
Ukraine's FP-5 'Flamingo' cruise missile has a reported range of 3,000km and a warhead of 1,000kg. This makes it much longer ranged and harder hitting than other reported types. It can logically hit targets in Russia other Ukrainian systems cannot
— H I Sutton (@CovertShores) August 17, 2025
The general concept is sensible pic.twitter.com/DTeqPOrY3l
The US makes trans education mandatory while China makes AI education mandatory starting at 6 years old
It's like we're living in the final years of the Roman empire. The barbarians are at the gate and we're partying like everything is cool...BREAKING:China is taking a bold leap into the future by making AI education mandatory for all 6-year-olds,starting this September.
— Dhakshana Moorthy (@the_dhakshu_) August 17, 2025
This move signals China's aggressive push to dominate the AI space by embedding it into early childhood education.The global AI race just got real. pic.twitter.com/cuUrUH4pkZ
Saturday, August 16, 2025
Netherlands’ Multifunction Support Ship concept via Navy Lookout
Thanks to Joe for the link!
via Navy Lookout.
Following an evaluation of available systems, the Dutch Ministry of Defence has selected Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) as the main supplier of weapons and EW systems to equip MSS. Few nations can match the recent anti-missile combat experience and proven reliability of Israeli-manufactured systems. The primary weapon will be the Barak-ER (Extended Range) surface-to-air missile. The MDBA Aster 30 Block 1NT missile was considered but cannot be containerised and the IAI Rafael Stunner did not fully meet RNLN requirements.
Paired with the LCF fire control and combat systems, Barak-ER can defeat a wide variety of targets, including crewed and uncrewed aircraft, anti-ship cruise missiles and ballistic missiles out to a range of 150 km and altitudes of up to 20,000m.
The MSS-based Barak-ER interceptor will be cued by the LCF’s SMART-L MM/N L-band radar that can detect threats at 2,000km range will provide the Netherlands with a short and medium-range anti-ballistic missile capability. The integration and ensuring an unbroken data link between the two platforms is perhaps the most demanding aspect of this project.
Primarily to support amphibious operations, the IAI Harap multi-mission, long-range loitering munition system has been selected for MSS. Harap can loiter over the battlespace for up to 6 hours communicating with the launch platform up to 200km range and can attack targets up to 1,000km away. It is propellor driven but can achieve speeds up to 225 knots. Harap is a human-in-the-loop system carrying an ISR payload to identify and strike targets and provide real-time battle damage assessment. It’s long range was the primary reason for selecting Harap as future amphibious operations will be carried out at dispersed locations and at increasing distance from the coast.
Harap will complete a well-balanced land attack capability being acquired by the RNLN through the LCF mid-life upgrade. This includes the 1000km-range Tomahawk missile and the Leonardo 127/64 LW Vulcano medium-calibre gun capable of firing extended-range, precision-guided Vulcano munitions up to 100km.
Increasing vulnerability of critical infrastructure in the North Sea has driven the RNLN to add underwater surveillance capabilities to the MSS. They will act as motherships for UUVs that will be procured off the shelf. MSS will be equipped with standard navigation radars but will have an IAI-made EW suite. This will enable the gathering of electronic signals and communications intelligence data and the jamming of adversary radars and UAS control systems.
MSS will be fitted with a remotely controlled cannon on the focsle, possibly the Aselsan 30 mm Muhafiz stabilised naval gun. Two crew-served .50cal machine guns will also be carried, one on either side of the bridge.
Trump Says Xi Assured Him China Will Not Invade Taiwan During His Presidency via ZeroHedge
via ZH
Trump made the remarks during a nearly 30-minute-long interview with Fox News’ Brett Baier which was filmed on Air Force One and aired while the president was in Alaska meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“I will never do it as long as you’re president; President Xi told me that, and I said, well, I appreciate that,” Trump said.
The guarantee does not extend to future administrations, the president noted.
“But he also said, but I am very patient, and China is very patient,” Trump said. “Say, well, that’s up to you, but it better not happen now.”
It remains unclear when Xi made the remarks.
The White House did not respond to requests for comment before publication.
Taiwan, a self-governing democratic island territory, is viewed by Beijing as a breakaway province. Its freedom remains a volatile point of contention in U.S.-China relations.
The United States guarantees defensive arms to Taipei under the Taiwan Relations Act.
Xi has vowed to achieve “reunification” with the island by any means necessary, and he’s ramped up military exercises in the waters around the island.
Optimism that the president’s foreign policy agenda will deter China’s aggression is a recurring theme in the administration’s first 200 days.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC host Andrew Ross Sorkin in March that China will stay out of Taiwan.
“I follow President Trump’s lead, and he is confident that President Xi will not make that move during his presidency,” Bessent said.
Not really shocked by this. I personally believe China is seeking PERFECT victory. I believe that they're seeking to become so powerful militarily that making any move to defend Taiwan will be out of the question.
They want to take over Taiwan without having to fire a shot (at the US and allied countries).
A few more years of US/Western decline and they'll be setup perfectly.
Its not within the next couple of years but it will be before 2030. Paraphrasing Xi?China can act on their own timeline. Our pivot to the Pacific ain't causing them any pause. Besides. Ukraine and Israel are bleeding us dry of warstock.
America’s Rapid Response Force, Iwo Jima ARG-22nd MEU (SOC) Deploys for Global Operations...via Marines.mil
via Marines.mil
NORFOLK, Va. --
Sailors and Marines assigned to the Iwo Jima (IWO) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) - 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) departed for a regularly scheduled deployment, August 14.
The ARG’s primary mission is to conduct presence operations and safely embark Marines ashore to conduct a wide variety of contingency missions worldwide. The IWO ARG - 22nd MEU (SOC) also provides a flexible, forward naval presence by operating close to shore which allows this specialized Navy-Marine Corps team to conduct missions, unique to the amphibious Navy, at a moment’s notice.
“The IWO ARG - 22nd MEU (SOC) is an integral part of advancing our nations’ interests abroad and is a dynamic representation of our Navy’s 250 years of lethality and warfighting excellence," said Capt. Chris Farricker, commodore, Amphibious Squadron 8. "Our integrated Navy-Marine Corps warfighters are ready to execute the nation’s business and deliver quick and decisive combat power no matter where we are tasked in today’s complex global environment.”
This deployment follows the ARG-MEU’s final certification event, Composite Training Unit Exercise, the Navy’s most demanding pre-deployment assessment, which concluded July 11. More than 4,500 Sailors and Marines from the 22nd MEU comprise the force aboard the ARG’s three amphibious ships: flagship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), and the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships USS San Antonio (LPD 17) and USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28).
"The IWO ARG - 22nd MEU (SOC) is ready to serve as the nation's force of choice, prepared to decisively respond to any crisis in support of our national interests," said Col. Tom "Banshee" Trimble, commanding officer, 22nd MEU (SOC). "We are warfighters; manned, trained, and equipped to win – anywhere, anytime."
Iwo Jima serves as the flagship of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) which is capable of conducting global missions to accomplish U.S. strategic goals, deter adversaries, and ensure unimpeded commerce by keeping the high seas open and free in accordance with international law. Embarked aboard ARG shipping is the 22nd MEU (SOC) which provides a forward-deployed, flexible sea-based Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) capable of conducting amphibious operations—to include enabling the introduction of follow-on forces and designated special operations to meet Combatant Commander’s requirements.
U.S. 2nd Fleet develops and employs maritime forces ready to fight across multiple domains in the Atlantic and Arctic in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.
This is plain weird.
Force Design 2030 has been pushing the idea of Naval Task Forces as the end all be all of the Marine Corps and has pushed the idea that the Marine Corps is TOTALLY FOCUSED on operations in the littorals in support of sea denial and acting as a sense/make sense force for the joint force.
The highlighted portion brings all that into question...
"We are warfighters; manned, trained, and equipped to win – anywhere, anytime."
Anytime and anywhere? That's a throwback to the past. What follows a few paragraphs later is also a throwback.
enabling the introduction of follow-on forces and designated special operations to meet Combatant Commander’s requirements.
"enabling the introduction of follow-on forces and designated special operations to meet Combatant Commander’s requirements."
Houston we have a problem. The Force Design 2030 tribe is talking about responding to Combatant Commander's requirements? That's been missing for the past 6 years. As a matter of fact when critics such as myself pointed out that the Marine Corps was tying itself so hard to the Navy that the only way a combatant commander would be able to draw on Marine Corps forces was to request a Naval Task Force, I was shot down as being (forget the wording) but service specific or some such thing.
I think this is just a big joke and that they're still gonna be pushing Force Design 2030.
That's why the Army has expanded its Airborne Forces. We still claim to be America's Rapid Response Force but the truth is that the 82nd Airborne now has more ground combat power than a Marine Corps division. Think about that. We arrive by sea yet an AIRBORNE FORCE has MORE GROUND COMBAT POWER!
Amazing and pathetic.
Anything short of an extremely minor incident or if our ships happen to be hovering offshore means that the 82nd Division Ready Brigade can get there faster and hit harder than we can.
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Ukraine just hit Russia with its biggest drone attack of the war...
They do this one day before the meeting between Trump and Putin? Those bastards want the war. So be it. Count the US out. Let the Ukrainians and Europe handle this cocaine snorting fuck. We need to get out NOW!BREAKING 🔴
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) August 14, 2025
One of Ukraine's largest drone attack now hits Russia pic.twitter.com/6K6TzL6m8a
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