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Shipbuilding in the United States has been in shambles due to decades of shortsighted policies and neglect. Today, the U.S. rolls out about three large cargo ships a year while China does around 1,000. The Trump administration has called this a national security crisis. Sunday.


Russia plans to shut down Telegram in early April — even as its own military relies on app for all battlefield communication. "That would be like shooting entire Russian army in the head" — Russian soldier to Politico. 1/

A recent internal assessment from the Defense Intelligence Agency that was circulating inside the Pentagon in recent weeks determined that Iran could potentially keep the passage shut for anywhere from one to six months, four sources familiar with the document told CNN. But White House and Pentagon officials insisted that the assessment — particularly the longer end timeframe, which some consider a worst-case scenario — was not being seriously considered. cnn.com/2026/03/20/pol…



Helicopters are flying artillery pieces. If a 2A65 Msta-B crew lost their gun and tried running away and got killed nobody would blink. But a helicopter pilot gets killed and people shed a tear. There is no difference. Morally or legally.



⚠️ PENTAGON SENDING THOUSANDS OF ADDITIONAL MARINES TO MIDDLE EAST





And here's a confirmation twitter.com/lucky__soldier…




‘Put him on trial’: pro-Kremlin loyalist turns on Putin in rare outburst “The army isn’t advancing in Ukraine, and the war is going nowhere. There are massive losses. We are fighting over tiny territories that will ultimately give Russia nothing.” theguardian.com/world/2026/mar…





The rise in U.S. diesel prices is now record-setting, according to GasBuddy: • Largest 2-week increase EVER (+$1.22/gal) • Largest 3-week increase EVER (+$1.33/gal) • Largest 4-week increase EVER (+$1.44/gal) Prices aren’t at record highs- but the speed of this surge is.


A lot can happen in 30 years.


Instead of fighting over a 21-mile-wide bottleneck forever, we cut a new channel through friendly territory. A dozen thermonuclear detonations and you’ve got a waterway wider than the Panama Canal, deeper than the Suez, and safe from Iranian attacks. chinatalk.media/p/its-time












