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So… this just happened. 😲
So very proud of our Flexport.org team.
.@aplusk & Mila Kunis were among the first to respond to our grief. They have already raised $35 million & are sending it to @flexport & @Airbnb to help 🇺🇦 refugees. Grateful for their support. Impressed by their determination. They inspire the world. #StandWithUkraine
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My son is autistic. He paid taxes last year. He has a job. He is going to college. He’s is an Eagle Scout.
RFK JR: And these are kids who will never pay taxes, they'll never hold a job, they'll never play baseball, they'll never write a poem. They'll never go out on a date. Many of them will never use a toilet unassisted
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The Library of Congress gets a copy of every book published in the United States, print or digital. It's part of how Copyright is established. It is a RESEARCH library, not one where kids go to check out books.
Reporter: The president fired the librarian of congress. Why?
Leavitt: There were concerning things she had done at the library of congress in the pursuit of D.E.I. And putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
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Tear them down and build housing. There is no way this should be challenging. Every abandoned mall should be hundreds of new apartments.
60 years ago, big box stores were the cutting edge of retail
Now they are ending up abandon like this:
A big challenge in the future is what are we going to do with all these buildings…
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They fired dozens of veteran's suicide hotline workers last week, but spent a couple million dollars on an airshow.
(The VC-25 costs about $3,000 per minute of flight time)
Trump burned $25,000 in jet fuel, doing laps around Daytona in Air Force One, which will be paid for out of grandpa’s social security benefits.
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Not that this isn't obviously trash but...
The USAF is the only Air Force, in the world, that can hit any target, anywhere, anytime it feels like.
The US Navy has a larger Air Force than most other countries, and it floats.
Our Nuclear forces have no match.
Etc...
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There goes the wave. Just about every westbound ship has turned south for the Cape.
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This is an updated picture of JS Kaga. She has been modified to accept fixed-wing aircraft. Her, and her sister ship, are Japan's first fixed-wing aircraft carriers since WWII.
Japan’s Largest Aircraft Carrier Heads To California For F-35B Flight Trials.
Check out this article 👉marineinsight.com/shipping-n…
#Japan #AircraftCarrier #California #Maritime #MarineInsight #Merchantnavy #Merchantmarine #MerchantnavyShips
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The low slant angle and yet very high detail were a huge flex for a 1970s vintage satellite. This was an incredibly hard shot to pull off.
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Forum Energy is now building lithium-ion batteries on that site and is employing just as many employees as the steel plant did, at a higher wage level.
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Cruise ships spend over 80% of their cruise in port. Naval ships spend 80% of a deployment at sea. Cruises make most of their money on in-port activities, not at sea. Cruises are for profit operations where cosmetics matter. The paint on a navy ship isn't just cosmetic.
Cruise ships are constantly at sea (because that’s the only way they make money) yet you don’t see rust on them. So why can’t the Navy keep its ships rust-free?
@johnkonrad @mercoglianos
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The ironic thing is the USMC, as a land force, is undersized, which is why they are in the middle of their transformation.
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Ah yes, coal mines. Well known for creating gorgeous scenery.
Trump: And the other thing I say to Europe: we will not allow a windmill to be built in the United States. They're killing us. They're killing the beauty of our scenery. Our beautiful plains. I’m not talking about airplanes… they won’t let you bury the propellers.
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The Turkish guy is also a retired senior NCO from the Turkish Gendarmerie (military police). So this is just peak NCO.
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This would be a good time to remind everyone of this masterpiece
CNBC Anchor: That would require the U.S. military to fire missiles into Yemen and I'm not sure they want to do that.
Me: I'm no expert on that but the U.S. military has fired missiles at lots of people over the last decade so I wouldn't be surprised.
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The Italian Navy has a more capable aircraft carrier than the PLAN... I said what I said.
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The King actually served in the armed forces (Navy and Air Force) including command of a ship. He isn’t wearing anything he didn’t earn and wearing said medals is the correct tribute to those who served under the Crown.
Anyone else cringe when they saw King Charles with a chest full of medals addressing real heroes at the D Day Anniversary Memorial?
Community note
King Charles is a qualified RAF helicopter pilot, and served as an active duty officer in the Royal Navy from 1971 to 1976, on the guided missile destroyer HMS Norfolk, and the frigates HMS Minerva and HMS Jupiter.
forces.net/king-charles/k…
royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-lates…
lbc.co.uk/news/explained
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So, where did “clean shaven and a close haircut” come from? It came from WWI as a way to combat lice in close quarters and because of the gas masks of the era. That’s it. Nothing to do with appearance. Up to that point a service member’s looks matched the style of the time.
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There is this insane idea we need to be a WWII levels of readiness, force, and production at all times.
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"Wire-guided underwater drone."
Um, that's a torpedo.
Houthi Lethal Underwater Drones Adds New Threat to Red Sea - USNI News
news.usni.org/2024/02/19/hou…
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Yes, you would have to buy the property. Who pays for the apartments? The people living in them pay for them, like all houses. Who pays for your house? My house is built on land the developers bought from someone else. Where do you think builders get land?
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This pretty well defines everyone's relationship with the government. 😂
So we know you're all just using this chaos site to investigate altered photographs at this point - but we wanted to show you this cool stick our biologists found:
ALT A stick is held boat side with jelly-like volleyball-sized blobs hanging off of it. The blobs look like Walmart type bags of orbeezs that have been soaked in rain a puddle. There is a green tint to it. This may alarm you, but it's alive.
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The US Navy's CVN readiness has always been "3 to make 1." If you have 11 CVNs, then you have...
3 or 4 Active
3 or 4 In Maintenance
3 or 4 In Overhaul or Under Construction
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🚨 IKE IS OUT OF COOKIES! 🚨
Unsuspecting airman brought to bridge on request of mom. He was prepping fire bottles for flight ops, as it is his duty. Cookies ran out, so he got the Ike Warrior coin.
Message to mom: Thank you for supporting me all the way!
Procedes to his rack (he works nights).
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U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers from the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, operating in the Red Sea, launch Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAMs) at Iranian-backed Houthi command and control, weapon production and storage facilities in Yemen on December 31st, within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
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Coolest shit the Air Force has done in a while. The bomb doesn’t actually hit the ship, it enters the water right next to it and then explodes under the hull, acting like a mine or torpedo.
Gone in 30 seconds! The AFRL and Eglin AFB test team demonstrating “QUICKSINK”- a modified GBU-31 JDAM to destroy a full-scale surface vessel in the Gulf of Mexico (April 22, 2022). The special kit is designed to take out static or moving maritime targets with extreme precision.
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That is also a 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 1200 square foot house. They don't have a cable bill, they don't have a cell phone bill, they drive to their vacation (which is likely in-state).
Americans now demand more, so they feel like they are getting less.
Average American family, Detroit, Michigan, 1954.
All this on a 1 income: A Ford factory worker’s wages.
What happened?
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No. It isn't. Neither VP candidate's service is being questioned by anyone who isn't a complete moron.
Walz's military record under scrutiny as Vance, GOP question his service apnews.com/article/walz-nati…
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Not only is Hegseth not remotely qualified to be SECDEF, his nomination is an insult to the service members he claims to want to "lead." It is also an insult to the highly qualified Trump supporters who he leaped over for the nomination. He's a VetBro DEI hire.
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The Declaration of Independence was printed in the most common languages in the Colonies: English, French, German, and Dutch
The German translation was distributed widely in the Colony of Pennsylvania. Dutch in NY.
Thomas Jefferson produced the French translation himself.
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I know people are pointing out this was due to a landslide and not the bridge design, but PLACEMENT IS PART OF DESIGN. If you put a good bridge on bad ground, it's still a bad bridge.
The recently opened Hongqi Bridge in China has collapsed.
This is a cantilevered beam bridge where the middle of the span is not connected, which is why the adjoining cantilever span did not collapse.
The foundations were built on slopes which failed.
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Dudes who spent 20 years actively avoiding the military while it was out doing imperial shit in Afghanistan seem really excited to imperial shit. It’s easy to be brave from your couch or behind your podcasting mic.
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As a Weapons School instructor, I built a lot of my tactical scenarios around the Falklands War. There are a lot of great lessons from the conflict, and we simply did not study them enough.
Footage shows low-flying Argentine Skyhawks and Daggers attacking British vessels in San Carlos Water as 3 Commando Brigade is disembarked to retake the Falklands. The aircraft can be seen passing over one of the two Fearless-class LPDs involved in the landings, which is firing a Seacat SAM. It is unclear whether the missile is responsible for the recorded ‘kill’, as the Seacat had a poor performance record during the conflict.
Off Port San Carlos, the British faced intense attacks from Argentine land-based aircraft, which repeatedly strafed Royal Navy ships. The ferocity of these raids earned San Carlos Water the nickname “Bomb Alley”. It was later regarded as a tactical miscalculation that Argentine pilots focused their efforts on the ships rather than the landing craft and troops; by 25 May, the British had already established a strong force of elite professionals on East Falkland, enabling them to retake Port Stanley roughly three weeks later.
The Argentine pilots were widely praised for their courage during these attacks, in which they scored numerous hits on British vessels. Many of the bombs, however, were incorrectly fused and failed to detonate—thirteen struck ships without exploding. Not all Royal Navy vessels were so fortunate: HMS Ardent (21 May) and HMS Antelope (23 May) were both lost off Port San Carlos.
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This was today's "most efficient" routing to HOU. The southern route avoids turbulence and takes advantage of the very strong jet stream.
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It is doing what is known as a “rig,” which is where they take photographs and record things such as name, flag, and IMO number. We would generally avoid doing this with cruise ships because it does look odd to the passengers. But sometimes you gotta get the qual.
WTF IS GOING ON?!
A U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon, a submarine-hunting war machine, is circling a cruise ship like it’s tracking a target.
Flying insanely low, it’s got passengers freaking out: “This is making me really nervous!” and “It is uncomfortably close!”
First UFOs… now warplanes buzzing civilians?
What the hell is lurking in those waters?
Community note
The US Navy routinely operates planes in peacetime to ensure combat readiness. Additionally, the P8 is a patrol aircraft and may patrol US waters for submarine traffic even in peace time.
navy.mil/Resources/Fact
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Even then, being able to fly one is one thing. Where you would be allowed to fly is another. Who can fly in it is yet another hurdle. Want to fly in the middle of nowhere by yourself? Cool. Want to fly in the middle of a city with passengers? Likely not.
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Is there a better tradition, in any service, that is better than manning the rails?
#FlyNavy
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That’s a manned aircraft. They are built right around the corner from where the video is filled. The comments section is saying to shoot at it. These mass hysteria events will continue because they drive revenue and push narratives.
Perfect footage of car sized drone filmed at very low altitude cruising over new jersey suburbs. This is the moat clear footage of the drones ive seen so far they are definitely military grade long range drones and supposed to be from 8-10 feet in size #uapsauce #dronesoverNJ #drones #ww3 #ProjectBlueBeam #uap #ufo
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That's Leanardo AW-609.
helicopters.leonardo.com/en/products/aw…
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_
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Useful map. We have to prepare for simultaneous and coordinated attacks.
Useful map. We have to prepare for simultaneous and coordinated attacks.
South Korea should laser focus on its own self defense.
U.S. forces must focus on the PLA, whether around Taiwan or in and around South Korea.
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The real heroes aren’t the fighter pilots, it’s the staff officers who had to present dozens of COA briefs and situation updates for every 0-6 and above command hourly, for the last 3 days.
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975 delivered.
That’s more than the F-14. More than the Super Hornet. More than the A-10. Closing in on F-15 and legacy Hornet numbers.
Raw thought: It's so wild now that the F-35 has proliferated so much in global service that it's no longer uncommon for 35's to just pop up in random press releases for exercises, not only for the US, but with/from our allies. Its just *there* now.
West Side World Wide.
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One of these sailors is going to use this moment as inspiration to one day hand out cookies on the bridge of their own ship. 🍪
Unsuspecting Petty Officer called to bridge after fixing computer accounts. She works IT. Given cookie and placed in the Captain’s chair.
Me: Mom says she loves you.
Her: Thanks mom. The cookie was the best part of my day, but this chair is terrifying!
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Small sample size, but ships in the Med headed for Suez have turned around as well.
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Just got back from an airshow. The USMC recruiting areas was surrounded by 4x F-35s, a V-22, HIMARS, M777, a LAV, and 2 dozen motivated Marines. The USAF was next to 2 F-22s, an A-10, and included a flight sim... The Navy was 2 CPOs and 3 POs out behind the food trucks.
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US Army helicopters are so named with the consent of the tribes. Here is a picture of the Standing Rock Sioux blessing a UH-72 Lakota at the type's naming ceremony.
Forever disgusted with the US empire using indigenous terminology as naming conventions for its instruments of imperial warfare. Apache helicopter. Tomahawk missiles. Twisted shit.
Community note
Various Native American groups have participated in ceremonies were they bestowed blessings on equipment and/or vehicles named after their tribe.
army.mil/article/86746/
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Don't start with me about how the US is losing ground to whatever boogieman you come up with. Our Navy's army's air force has a hovering stealth aircraft where the pilot can see through the floor and has more situational awareness than the command centers of entire militaries.
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Pulsejet drones hate this one simple trick
Pulsejet Drone Flies, Could Have Big Impact On Cost Of Future Weapons
The pulsejet-powered Scitor-D reflects growing interest in low-cost, high-performance engines for decoys, one-way attack drones, and more.
Story: twz.com/news-features/pulsej…
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Three terminals in LA/LB closed their day gates yesterday because they had no vessel calls. No, that isn't normal.
Shipping ports are empty across the United States. Nothing is coming in.
Businesses have cancelled the remainder of their 2025 orders.
Even with tariffs entirely removed you won't see an uptick in orders because the constant flip flopping has made it impossible to predict costs
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Navy: There is no way we can have anything but an O-5 commanding a ship.
Army:
One wild detail I learned today --
All four of the Army vessels that deployed today in support of the JLOTS mission are captained by either Warrant Officers or Senior NCOs
....that's a CRAZY culture difference from the Navy.
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The National Guard does not know how to operate an ocean terminal. This is not helpful, at all.
At my direction, the Florida National Guard and the Florida State Guard will be deployed to critical ports affected by the strike to maintain order and, where possible, resume operations.
It is unacceptable for the Biden-Harris administration to allow supply chain interruptions to hurt people who are reeling from a category 4 hurricane.
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“We now go to the Surface Warfare community’s reaction to the new Chinese fighter jets.”
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P-8 pilot retention is about to become very, very bad.
Announcement from @AmericanAir CEO Robert Isom today to pilots. He’s ready to match the dollars in @Delta pilots newly ratified deal, with even more quality of life guarantees. By year 4, narrow body captain tops at $475,000, wide body captain $590,000 annually.
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USAID is our most effective diplomatic program. It prevents wars.
USAID officials called Trump's directives a "shock and awe" approach that has left officials unsure how to apply for exemptions for life-saving aid programs. "They even removed all the pictures in our offices of aid programs," per one official
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The Department of Defense should absolutely not be commenting on domestic law enforcement activities.
Let’s be clear: Los Angeles is burning, and local leaders are refusing to respond.
Don't worry, the National Guard is responding.
There is a ZERO tolerance for attacking federal agents who are doing their job.
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Here is what I learned. Please keep in mind this is one team’s perspective. But perspective is important. I didn’t get into any “who is at fault” discussions, I just listened to them and what they had to say and what they were seeing. So here we go… 1/
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"We used to build three subs at a time!"
We're building eight.
"We can't build like this anymore!"
We literally are.
"You never hear about ship building!"
They sponsored the Super Bowl.
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Game delayed due to excessive Freedom 🇺🇸🫡🦅
A fighter jet keeps interrupting the Phillies/Orioles game in Baltimore and it’s the funniest thing ever. The ump would like to throw out the fighter pilot #phillies #orioles #baseball #fathersday
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The Navy deserved this.
Clear Sight Picture
#Marines assigned to the @15thMEUOfficial conduct a live-fire deck shoot aboard the @usnavy amphibious assault ship USS Boxer, April 6.
The 15th MEU is currently embarked aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group conducting routine operations.
#BlueGreenTeam
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"And his rank will be Commander, right?"
"No, Captain. Commanders command smaller commands."
"Then he'll be captain of the ship?"
"No, that's a different Captain."
"Oh, so there is one other Captain."
"No, like six, but only one of them actually captains."
"Our Navy squadrons will be joined together in a mighty air wing!"
"And who will lead this wing, Sir?"
"The Commander, of course."
"So he'll be...Commander, Air Wing?"
"No. He'll be Commander, Air Group, or CAG. But he won't command a group...he'll command wing."
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