Randy
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Trump posted this on Truth today:
“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP”
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There are a few big problems I’ve noticed during the course of this.
Availability of C-17s
The U.S. Air Force has 222 C-17s *in total*. The number of active airframes is likely lower. Since the 15 January I’ve logged 249 flights to the Middle East, excluding ones that appear to be regular traffic.
Jobs that would normally be done by C-17, like supporting a deployment of fighters, is now being carried out by C-5s (Aviano)
It’s tricky to do numbers from my phone, but I’d imagine the C-17 fleet is stretched quite thin at the moment. And as @vcdgf555 points out - the U.S. controls the timeline here. What happens when they don’t? 222 is clearly insufficient.
Deployment of Fighters
The deployment of F-15/F-15/F-22/F-35s over the past month has been absolutely plagued with issues. Every Coronet we have seen has had issues.
The SJ rotational F-15s to Jordan reportedly broke down once arriving. LN F-15’s had diversions to Aviano and Chania for both deployments. VT F-35s were stuck in Spain because a tanker became stranded on the runway. FF F-22’s have been here for almost a week now, primarily due to tanker issues.
Tankers
It’s no secret that the KC-46 appears to be struggling at the moment. One had an unknown failure and blocked the runway at Moron for days, another had an issue mid-flight and returned while brining the second cell of F-22s across the Atlantic, and now the ones that did make it here are reportedly having issues as well.
One has to wonder, are there 15 KC-46’s at Lajes so they can at least get 4 in the air?
Bases
This isn’t necessarily a problem, more of just a point to some Americans that keep spouting this. The reliance of the U.S. on European allies over the past month has been HUGE. Simply, they could not have done this without the UK, Germany, Italy, Greece and Spain supporting and allowing the U.S. to use bases and civilian airports to move the vast amount of equipment and assets.
And I’ll add France on there too, even if they begrudgingly allow flights through their airspace.
To those who say “we don’t need Europe” - yeah, you do. Because guess what? Assets being moved from Japan to the Middle East are going via Europe.
Summary
This is just a few thoughts I had after reading @vcdgf555 post. Feel free to reply if you think I’ve missed anything, or if I’m totally wrong 😅
4am, sat in my car and another day still waiting for these fucking Raptors to leave. I’d quite like to go home at some point…
Evergreen Intel@vcdgf555
I hope Air Mobility Command is taking note of transport availability versus timeline of moving equipment. Note: this is (mostly) on your clock, not a near-peer's.
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@ImBreckWorsham @CarbonMike_v_2 is an innocent man who stood for the 2a, and did nothing wrong, and is in prison due to a NY state judge who would not let his lawyer reference the 2a in court.
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Electronic voting machine's votes are able to be "flipped" with a $25 dollar wireless remote. Roger Johnston, head of the Vulnerability Assessment Team at the U.S. Department of Energy's science and engineering research lab, said the hack, which requires about $25 and very little technical expertise, would let cybercriminals "flip" votes gathered on Diebold Accuvote TS machines and change election results without raising any suspicion.
Dominion CEO John Poulos stated in the company’s press release, announcing the Diebold/Premier asset acquisition, stated ominously: "We are extremely pleased to conclude this transaction, which...will allow Dominion to expand its capabilities and operational footprint to every corner of the United States."
Diebold acquired Global Election Systems in 2002, forming Diebold Election Systems (DESI). Renamed Premier Election Solutions (PES) in 2007. Sold to ES&S in 2009 for $5M. DOJ antitrust suit in 2010 forced ES&S to divest PES assets.
Dominion acquired those assets in 2010, including IP, software (GEMS), and hardware like AccuVote-TSX/OS. No direct prior affiliation or ongoing ownership, but Dominion inherited Diebold-era tech. Shared personnel like Bob Urosevich link the companies via software overlaps.
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Unfortunately, I can't get the Android app to generate a passphrase, and there's not currently a web version that can create a passphrase. ☹️
Chris Pavlovski 🏴☠️@chrispavlovski
Streamers, fire up your streams and activate your Rumble Wallet tip jars. I'm raiding heavily in 30-60 mins from now. Tether tips will be flying 🚀
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The #Internet has now been shut down in Iran for over 120 hours -- more than five days. The country remains offline amidst ongoing anti-government protests.
Follow the latest status at radar.cloudflare.com/traffic/ir
#IranProtests2026 #IranDigitalBlackout

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Yesterday a quasi-judicial body in Italy fined @Cloudflare $17 million for failing to go along with their scheme to censor the Internet. The scheme, which even the EU has called concerning, required us within a mere 30 minutes of notification to fully censor from the Internet any sites a shadowy cabal of European media elites deemed against their interests. No judicial oversight. No due process. No appeal. No transparency. It required us to not just remove customers, but also censor our 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver meaning it risked blacking out any site on the Internet. And it required us not just to censor the content in Italy but globally. In other words, Italy insists a shadowy, European media cabal should be able to dictate what is and is not allowed online.
That, of course, is DISGUSTING and even before yesterday’s fine we had multiple legal challenges pending against the underlying scheme. We, of course, will now fight the unjust fine. Not just because it’s wrong for us but because it is wrong for democratic values.
In addition, we are considering the following actions: 1) discontinuing the millions of dollars in pro bono cyber security services we are providing the upcoming Milano-Cortina Olympics; 2) discontinuing Cloudflare’s Free cyber security services for any Italy-based users; 3) removing all servers from Italian cities; and 4) terminating all plans to build an Italian Cloudflare office or make any investments in the country.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. While there are things I would handle differently than the current U.S. administration, I appreciate @JDVance taking a leadership role in recognizing this type of regulation is a fundamental unfair trade issue that also threatens democratic values. And in this case @ElonMusk is right: #FreeSpeech is critical and under attack from an out-of-touch cabal of very disturbed European policy makers.
I will be in DC first thing next week to discuss this with U.S. administration officials and I’ll be meeting with the IOC in Lausanne shortly after to outline the risk to the Olympic Games if @Cloudflare withdraws our cyber security protection.
In the meantime, we remain happy to discuss this with Italian government officials who, so far, have been unwilling to engage beyond issuing fines. We believe Italy, like all countries, has a right to regulate the content on networks inside its borders. But they must do so following the Rule of Law and principles of Due Process. And Italy certainly has no right to regulate what is and is not allowed on the Internet in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, Brazil, India or anywhere outside its borders.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT FIGHT AND WE WILL WIN!!!

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@SharylAttkisson Software developer here: I do not want the Feds defining what "AI tools like ChatGPT" are! Do you trust the government to define any computer related tools? 🤯
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@SharylAttkisson Were local police really inside?: "Crooks uses the ladder to climb onto the gently-sloped roof of a building where local police were stationed inside."
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@davepl1968 @elonmusk Dave, which "case" and "process" are you referring to? The NY state hush money case against Trump inc. was weak, the process the "judge" mandated was completely bananas, and the NY state "jury" was biased! But I guess in comparison to the Canadian legal system, it was "valid"?
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@elonmusk A grand jury of his peers referred the case to a jury of his peers. At least one of those peers got ALL their news from his own Truth Social and yet still voted to convict.
No matter where you stand on the motive, you have to respect the process as valid.
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Indeed, great damage was done today to the public’s faith in the American legal system.
If a former President can be criminally convicted over such a trivial matter – motivated by politics, rather than justice – then anyone is at risk of a similar fate.
Geiger Capital@Geiger_Capital
The first felony conviction of a former US President wasn’t for the Iraq or Afghanistan wars, illegal CIA coups, drone striking weddings, or spying on Americans… It was because Trump misclassified a $130,000 payment for a porn star’s NDA. Tells you everything you need to know.
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A judge denying a fundamental right like the Second Amendment in their courtroom is breaking the law. This action denied Dexter Taylor his Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial and to present a complete defense, constituting a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 242—abuse of judicial power under the guise of legal authority.
And if there were conspirators, 18 U.S.C. 241 enters the chat. Read more about it below.


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