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@chinnychick Cheers and a Bravo Zulu for this achievement!

I’ve opened this bottle of Prosecco tonight! My old boss gave it to me when I landed a project at work a few years ago….right before he told me told not to get excited about my book coming out as it would be ‘lining wastepaper bins within 3 months’… Well there’s a reason I opened it tonight.. That will be revealed soon…. Happy Friday folks! Here’s to showing people who tell you somethings unachievable, to fuck off haha! 😜 👊🙌

@Schwalm5132 Problems with your arguments. No evidence of voter fraud. Echoing stolen election claims doesn’t make those claims true. Your nativist, anti-immigrant rhetoric is the same nonsense from the our nation’s past and the rise of Nazism.

Okay, let us rip the band-aid off and examine how unconventional warfare (UW) and insurgency principles could theoretically apply right here in the United States. As a retired Special Forces Warrant Officer with experience in UW operations, I will draw directly from U.S. Army doctrine to frame this objectively. UW is fundamentally about the "long game": shaping conditions over time to support future objectives, whether known or emerging. Success is measured in favorable or unfavorable outcomes once the mission unfolds. It is chess, not checkers: deliberate, patient, and focused on setting the stage. I recently came across a video from Kathy Griffin where, midway through, she encouraged viewers to independently map out their neighbors, gathering data on who's "on our side" and who is not. In intelligence terms, this aligns with human terrain mapping: charting social landscapes to identify zones of support, neutrality, or resistance. It highlights where you have freedom of movement and where you do not. In an insurgency context, if you are not yet operating in an area, a key goal might be to neutralize potential opposition, making the terrain more favorable for later phases. To broaden the lens, let us apply UW doctrine's emphasis on logistics and key terrain. As the saying goes among strategists: "Amateurs talk tactics; professionals talk logistics." History bears this out. Consider Germany's rapid initial advances into Russia during WWII, only to falter as they outran their supply lines. The home team always has the logistical edge on familiar ground. Flash back to Desert Shield/Desert Storm. When Saddam invaded Kuwait, we had to surge troops, vehicles, and supplies to the Middle East fast. The linchpin? Deep-water ports like Dammam in Saudi Arabia. Our initial "speed bump" forces (the 82nd Airborne, 101st Air Assault, and elements of the 24th Infantry) rushed in to secure those ports for buildup. (This was actually my first of many conflicts that I would be a part of and the beginning of my wider understanding of war.) It was reactive, not ideal, and we got lucky. But flip the script: If an adversary were hypothetically eyeing U.S. soil, they would prioritize the same: deep-water ports for force projection. Now, overlay America's major deep-water ports with political maps. On the coasts: Los Angeles/Long Beach, New York/New Jersey, Savannah, Seattle-Tacoma, Norfolk, Houston, Oakland, Charleston, and Baltimore. On the Great Lakes: Chicago, Duluth-Superior, Cleveland, Detroit, Toledo, Milwaukee, and Burns Harbor. What stands out? Over 90% sit adjacent to well-known liberal leaning urban enclaves. These cities were not always blue strongholds. Many had Republican mayors or leaned red from the 1950s through the 1980s, with shifts completing by the 1990s or early 2000s in places like LA and Houston. This gradual transition mirrors UW's phased approach: preparation, initial contact, infiltration, organization, buildup, and combat employment. Defensively speaking, it raises questions: Are our most strategic chokepoints aligned with nationalist priorities? Trends suggest they are intensifying in one direction, not reversing. From a UW perspective, if someone aimed to consolidate control over these key areas using economy of force, what might that look like? First, subtly encourage opposition to self-relocate through persistent protests, rising crime, degraded living conditions, or restrictive policies that erode quality of life. Done right, it is an organic exodus, unremarkable to outsiders. Second, build favorable political structures: Install aligned leadership at city and state levels. Note the fiercely progressive mayors in these ports, and the blue-leaning states like California, New York, Washington, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin that oversee them. Third, enact enabling laws: Expand gun-free zones in urban cores to limit armed resistance; ease voting requirements (e.g., no ID mandates in states like California, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Washington, and Minnesota) to sustain control; import demographics that bolster support, while complicating reversals (e.g., obstructing criminal illegal alien removal). All of this operates within the seams of our democratic system: subtle, defensible, and incremental. Griffin's call for grassroots mapping? In UW terms, it could resemble a cleanup phase: refining human terrain data after broader conditions are set. Look at the maps, trends, and doctrines yourself. Ask: Who benefits from these shifts? What conditions are being shaped? Stay vigilant, think critically, and engage in informed discussions. In UW, awareness is the first line of defense. @samosaur @grayzoneintel @JMichaelWaller @beerundbacon

@GinieSigonney I cannot see it as I only see a mirage …

Do you recognize this aircraft ? 💚 . . . 📷©️Aviación militar

This is a nightmare for Khamenei. Entire Iranian cities have shut down all markets and bazaars, and are not only protesting the regime - but also calling on the Shah to return. The deformed, evil mullahs have lost control of the streets.

May these defenders of freedom Rest In Peace.

@MoniFunGirl @CRK09254433 Please tell me you didn’t shoot the poor, defenseless, delicious cookie 🍪!

@CRK09254433 I have some video too … but the X algorithm punishes me when i post em. X advertisers dont like firestick boombooms. We got a Ranch in 7.62x39, a 1911A1 in 45 ACP a chocolate chip cookie (hadda while bag), and a 9mm making a splash…

My sister in-law made me Range Day chocolate chip cookies 🍪 😛🙏🏻🩷

@Sachinettiyil My Lent is never complete without a Filet-o-Fish on a Friday!

How a Devout Catholic Created the Iconic Filet-O-Fish to Solve McDonald's Meatless Fridays Problem The Filet-O-Fish sandwich was created by Lou Groen, a Catholic McDonald’s franchise owner in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1962. Groen developed the sandwich as a response to declining Friday sales among the predominantly Catholic population in his area. At the time, Catholics traditionally abstained from eating meat on Fridays, especially during Lent, leading to a drop in burger sales. To cater to this demographic, Groen introduced the Filet-O-Fish, a fish sandwich made with a fried fish patty, tartar sauce, and a steamed bun. McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc initially resisted the idea but agreed to test it alongside his own creation, the "Hula Burger," which was a slice of pineapple and cheese on a bun. The Filet-O-Fish outsold the Hula Burger, securing its spot on the McDonald’s menu.

Arabs did run a 1,300 year slave trade across Africa. Arabs did castrate African boys at massive scale, most didn’t survive. Arabs did keep Black women as concubines under law. Arabs did work Africans to death (see the Zanj slave camps). Arabs did erase African lineage through castration and forced assimilation. I should know. My ancestors were the Africans Arabs kidnapped Want more?

Turkey was born through the worst genocide in Middle Eastern history. Before the creation of the Turkish Republic, roughly 1 in 4 people in Asia Minor were non-Turkish and non-Muslim. Afterwards, 99% were Turkish. Between 1915 and 1923, the Turks murdered: - 1,200,000 million Armenians - 350,000-500,000 Greeks - 250,000–300,000 Assyrians Beyond these specific groups, there was a broader policy aimed at removing Christians from Anatolia to create a Turkish Muslim ethnostate. In 1923, the Turks expelled 1.5 million Greeks from Anatolia, achieving near total racial "purity." In addition to being a genocider, Turkey is also a settler-colonizer movement that exterminated the native population. Greeks and Armenians have lived in Anatolia for thousands of years before the Turks arrived there in 1071. However, this isn’t a matter of history. Even as I write these lines, the Turks are ethnically cleansing native Kurds from Syria and native Greeks from Cyprus, and replacing them with Turkish and Arab settlers. Ironically, thousands of those settlers are Palestinians, such as those stealing the homes of Kurds in Afrin. So for 100 years, Turkey has been the worst settler-colonizer and genocider in all of Asia and arguably the world. Amazingly, none of its victims have the right of return to the homes their families were expelled from. No one is marching for their rights either. I wonder why? If such actions make a nation illegitimate than Turkey is the most illegitimate country on the planet.

Today, Survivors San Francisco organizer, Anastasia Rogers, was arrested while peacefully advocating for the pre-born on a public sidewalk outside Planned Parenthood. Ana was handcuffed and taken into custody for simply distributing pregnancy resource pamphlets. She was not obstructing access, making threats, or violating the law. The arrest is based on a false allegation from an on duty Planned Parenthood security guard. Officers then cited a prior FACE act–related warrant and arrested her. She has been booked and is currently being held pending arraignment. Planned Parenthood is actively working to target and silence Survivors activists through false accusations and legal intimidation. Will not be back down. We will fight this, and we will win.

A message from the daughter of Reuven Morrison who was murdered at the Bondi Beach Chanukah Massacre: “My father was murdered. In cold blood. Shot. For being Jewish. He did not cower. He did not lay low. He sprang to action. To fight. He was a man bigger than life itself. No boundary was uncrossable. Impossible was not a word in his mind. He put others before himself. It cost him his life. Ripped from his wife, daughter, son-in-law, and dear grandchildren. Leaving a gaping, heaving wound of sorrow. His love reached far and wide. His impact on the world was quiet, but absolutely immense. A philanthropist with a heart of gold, bigger than his chest. A man with humour and wit. A friend whose loyalty knew no bounds. It is a surreal nightmare from the deepest, darkest depths of hell. A reality far too horrendous for any human mind to process. Devoted to his faith. A loud and proud Jew. He fled the USSR to live as a Jew without fear. To an Australia that welcomed him with open arms. Where he rekindled his faith. Where he built a family, a successful business, and became a quiet philanthropist. A large man of immense kindness, who put the needs of others before his own. Who brought light into every life he touched. And then. Australia did not fail quietly. It failed loudly, repeatedly, and with full knowledge. Its government watched hatred grow and chose to do nothing. They minimised it. They excused it. They dismissed Jewish warnings as noise. A black, monstrous tornado cloud of antisemitic hate rolled in. It marched on bridges. It waved green, black, and red flags. It called for death to the Jews. This was not a shock. This was not sudden. This was not unpredictable. Antisemitism was out in the open. Threats were real. Fear was voiced again and again. And the government did nothing that mattered. Collectively, they abandoned us all, allowing antisemitism to fester. A government that refuses to protect Jews after being warned does not get to claim innocence. A government that lets hate fester holds responsibility for the blood that follows. It has his blood on its hands. The blood of all the victims. To those sheep who mindlessly reposted calls for intifada, you are guilty. To those who adorned themselves in keffiyehs and pro-Pal slogans, you are guilty. My father was murdered because leaders were weak. Because they were lazy. Because they cared more about optics than lives. Do not dare call this a lone act. Do not dare speak of bad luck or bad timing. This was the result of neglect and moral rot at the top. Australia betrayed him. Its government betrayed him. They cleared the way. My father is dead because those in power chose inaction. And that stain will not wash off. You are guilty.”

@Tendar Monday motivation!

Spectacular footage from the naval port of Novorossiysk in Russia. For the first time an Ukrainian underwater drone struck a Russia Kilo class submarine and severely damaged it.

@BartGonnissen Clearly, the man with the microphone felt the show must go on!

One hand for yourself, one hand for the ship....

@hmcrem Bravo Zulu!

Coffee toast to our sister. Sailor Awarded Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for Life-Saving Response Aboard Commercial Flight Hospitalman Apprentice Skylar L. Foote, assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for her decisive, life-saving response aboard a commercial flight in July. While traveling on personal leave, Foote stepped forward to assist a passenger experiencing medical distress, providing continuous assessment, supportive care, and coordination with the flight crew until the aircraft landed safely. Her actions reflect the readiness, compassion, and professionalism expected of U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsmen—on duty and off. “She demonstrated the courage to step forward and the competence to act under pressure,” said Capt. Donavon YapShing, executive officer of USNMRTC Yokosuka. 📷 Read the full story here: med.navy.mil/Media/News/Art…

@defenceforces And RIP, LtCol Roger Nelson, USAR, (Retd)

“Be at the Bursting Doors of Doom and in the Dark Deliver Us!” Members of the 2nd Regiment gathered last Thursday, the 4th of December, to celebrate Saint Barbara’s Day. The 4th December marks the celebration of Saint Barbara’s Day. The patron saint of Artillery. On that day in the year 267 she was condemned to death with her own father planning to carry out her execution after she acknowledged herself to be Christian. As punishment by God, he was struck down by lightning and consumed by flame akin to that of the shock and awe delivered by artillery fire on the Battlefield.

@RAF_Luton The Canberra was the first to fly under the bridge, in order to get set up to take the photograph.

Fact of the Day: The Spitfire flown by Wg Cdr Nottie Zactly-Trew that flew under London Bridge to signal the start of the New Years Fireworks display on the 31st Feb 1926 was made entirely from recycled Spam tins Photographed from a Canberra

@klaasm67 That is so nice. You work hard for those ceremonial duties and feel good when they go well. To get a personal thank you from the Heads of State, Wow!

The Dutch King, the Dutch Queen, and the wife of the Finnish President thank one of the crews of the salute battery for delivering the salute during the Finnish state visit.

🇫🇷 From the Olympic Games to execution.... On 7 December 1943, Georges Tanturier was led into the execution shed at Cologne prison and guillotined. A veteran of the Great War, in which he had fought from start to finish, he was badly wounded in 1918 but recovered sufficiently to represent France in fencing in the 1924 Paris games and those in Los Angleles in 1932, winning a gold medal in each one. He joined a Resistance group in late 1940 and was arrested at his home in March 1942 and eventually deported to Germany where he was sentenced to death in October 43 along with nine other members of his network.

Ireland starves in a horrific famine in 1847: Jewish communities around the world mobilize donations to help feed the people of Ireland. From New York to London, from Montefiore to Rothschild, Jews help feed to the people of Ireland. The Jewish state is attacked in the worst pogrom since the Holocaust in 2023: Israeli embassy in Ireland is shut down, Ireland quits the Eurovision because of Israel, Ireland, Ireland seeks to change the names of parks that carry the name of a Jewish person. Ireland does not owe us an apology, they owe it to the history books and their ancestors.

Franceska Manheimer-Rosenberg (also known as Franceska Mann.) A beautiful, 26 year-old Jewish, Polish ballerina named Franceska. When Franceska realized she was headed to the gas chambers in Auschwitz and was ordered to undress for the "shower", she started a seductive dance to distract the guards. She then grabbed the pistol of a Nazi guard and shot him dead while wounding another. She was murdered that day - but she knew she was going to be anyway. *She went down with a fight and inspired other women to do the same.* This story lifted me. Resilience in the face of hate, evil and horror. A fighter - like all of us. *SAY HER NAME: Franceska Manheimer-Rosenberg.* Badass. Hero. Fighter. Jewish. *STRONGER TOGETHER*