Caleb Giddings

@ZbigniewLamot @larroumecj What’s funny about this? I’m all for European self determination! Yall can be your own defense against Russia instead of waiting for Uncle America to protect you from everything

@radicaleb @larroumecj You’re so funny, sweetpea.

In case anybody missed it, France is actively preparing for a post Pax Americana world. In the last 6 months: ∙ Aircraft carrier “France Libre”: 80,000-ton nuclear carrier, largest warship ever built in Europe announced, €10-12 billion ∙ Nuclear arsenal expansion: first warhead increase in 30+ years, stockpile size now classified, forward-basing on allied territory authorized ∙ European nuclear umbrella: “forward deterrence” doctrine with 8 partners (Germany, UK, Poland, Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Sweden, Denmark) ∙ UK-France nuclear pact: joint strategy consultations, joint submarine patrols, joint R&D since July 2025 ∙ 140 Rafale sold to India: 26 Rafale Marine ($7.5B, April 2025) + 114 Rafale for air force ($39B, cleared January 2026), largest Indian arms deal ever ∙ World’s 2nd largest arms exporter: 9.8% global share (SIPRI, March 2026), up 21%, replacing Russia ∙ Gold repatriation: 129 tonnes sold at the NY Fed, repurchased in Paris, entire 2,437-tonne reserve now in France, €12.8B profit ∙ €36B defense spending increase: budget to reach €64B by 2027, two years ahead of schedule ∙ Strait of Hormuz: leading EU escort mission, 19 of 23 major warships deployed to Mediterranean/Gulf. On April 3, a French-owned CMA CGM vessel became the first Western European ship to transit the strait since Iran closed it ∙ New SSBN “L’Invincible”: next-generation nuclear ballistic missile submarine announced ∙ JEWEL program: sovereign European space-based missile early warning system ∙ ELSA initiative: Franco-British-German long-range conventional strike missile program ∙ SAMP/T NG air defense: next-gen surface-to-air system, Denmark and Ukraine already buyers ∙ 14 EPR2 nuclear reactors planned: largest nuclear construction program in Western Europe ∙ Africa strategy reset: new Africa-France Summit in Nairobi, post-withdrawal from Sahel ∙ 2025 National Strategic Review: new strategic objective on scientific and technological sovereignty (AI, quantum, nuclear propulsion) Ready to lead Europe into a path of independence.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Vive la France, vive l’Europe

@NoahRiffe Well you see In America, most people forget we even have a professional league for playing communist kickball or whatever it’s called And in terms of ticket sales and tv ratings, functionally no one cares

Lmfao Seahawks act like they own the stadium it pisses me off.

@RambleAndPint Awww, is the third tier power upset that it’s internationally irrelevant? Boo hoo

We want every single American troop off British soil NOW. America has never done anything for Britain other than leverage its sacrifice for continental Europe in WW2 against us, in order to strip us of our Empire, our money and our culture. Enough. When will they get it?

@ColonelTowner I scrolled through her profile Of course she’s USAF. Officers out there making the enlisted look bad again

When was your last OPSEC briefing?

@AntjeKroog @larroumecj That’s fine too, second tier nations deserve second tier weapons

@radicaleb @larroumecj And we'll spent the money in Europe. Don't suppose you've heard of Rheinmetall, Assault etc

@Arrogance_0024 “Men are not potatoes”

The "leave no man behind" doctrine is actually a strategic weakness disguised as a virtue. Name one other military on earth that destroys 6 aircraft and fights a ground battle inside a sovereign nation to recover one pilot. You can't. Because no other military confuses tactical sentimentality with strategic logic. Soldiers serve the mission. The mission doesn't serve the soldier. The US has now established that Iran can shoot down an F-15, then watch America spend $300M and expose Delta Force trying to prove it didn't happen. That's not military doctrine. That's politics with weapons. A military that cannot accept the risk of loss cannot win wars. The US hasn't won one since 1945.

I have been really disappointed by the discourse on this issue by some of my fellow service members and members of the MP community. A lot of alleged 2A supporters have suddenly adopted a real “rights for me but not for thee” attitude when the idea of service members carrying off-duty on base came up. These same alleged pro-2A people start parroting the same anti-gun talking points I’ve heard my entire life whenever the concealed carry debate comes up. We now have 40+ years of data that shows concealed carriers are safer than the average citizen and generally more law abiding. Bottom line, if you say you’re pro-2A but you don’t support this, well you’re not as 2A as you pretend, my guy.

Casting Glen Powell as Starfox is going to create another generation of people who wonder “but why is the fox hot”

@JakePearson303 My doctor literally told me about berberine you fucking charlatan

There's a reason your doctor never mentioned Berberine. It can't be patented, so there's no profit in it. For 3,500 years, this natural compound has been torching fat and optimizing hormones. They buried it. I'm bringing it back. Here's the truth: 1… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

@MelissaRoszkow1 @dustinrhodes What you have is a need to harden the fuck up and a made up disorder

@dustinrhodes There's actually a name for extreme selective eating. It's called Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. I have it and it makes eating at family events difficult. I don't even like burgers because of the different textures and tastes mixing. I don't even like pasta sauce lol

Y'all, I have the palette of a 5yr old and love it!!! Also I act 5 all the time because it keeps u young

@albertomrivas @ufc @AlexaGrasso @paramountplus lol shut the fuck up casual

@ufc @AlexaGrasso @paramountplus After what almost happened to Maycee Barber tonight, it’s time to change the rules. A fighter should not be allowed to attempt a submission immediately after a knockout. This is extremely dangerous. UFC and regulators must review this legislation now.

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS QUICKLY 😮‍💨 @AlexaGrasso gets the knockout tonight in a phenomenal fashion! [ #UFCSeattle | LIVE on @ParamountPlus ]

@proofofmike @ufc @AlexaGrasso @paramountplus

@ufc @AlexaGrasso @paramountplus Didn’t even need the choke there. She was out cold. Hope she’s okay.

COUNTER LEFT LANDS PERFECTLY 🤯 @AlexaGrasso wins in round 1 with a perfect shot & RNC! [ #UFCSeattle | LIVE on @ParamountPlus ]

Watching Maycee Barber get sent to the shadow realm was the second best knockout I’ve seen in women’s MMA. The best is still Valentina head kicking Jessica Eye into another dimension

@EdwardsKim If that was one of the worst things you’ve seen watching MMA you’ve not watched much MMA. Fucking casual

@radicaleb lol define how I’m a “casual” please

Production team is usually on point but there was absolutely no reason why we had to see Maycee Barber in that state for so long. That was honestly one of the scariest things I’ve seen in the UFC, ever.

@parkinscroat Why you so obsessed with us

America having a rare chance to legitimately call themselves world champions at one of the sports they invented and bottling it is very funny.

@cee_tee09 @Legal_Fil “Unreal goaltending saves keeping the Americans alive” Last time I checked goaltending was part of the game, and your big hero missed a wide open shot a pee-wee leaguer could have made. All the talk about “Canada dominated the game” is just fucking loser cope

First off, the comparison isn't quite fair, hockey is Canada's national sport with massive cultural weight, while baseball is huge in the US but doesn't carry the same existential identity for most Americans. That said, Canada absolutely dominated large stretches of that game against the US. The only reason it went to OT was some unreal goaltending saves keeping the Americans alive. Credit where it's due, they battled back, but Canada controlled play for much of it. But what really fueled the frustration wasn't just the loss; it was the wave of extremely arrogant takes from a lot of American fans and some players/media right after. Declaring hockey 'belongs' to the US now, calling their team the greatest ever assembled, acting like two golds in history suddenly overwrites decades of Canadian dominance... that lack of class and the gloating turned a hard-fought game into something way more heated. Congrats to Venezuela in the WBC, that was gracious. But let's not pretend the reactions are symmetrical when the context (sport's importance + post-game attitude) is so different.

It's not apples-to-apples, but the difference between how Americans reacted to losing the World Baseball Classic and how Canadians reacted to losing the Gold Medal hockey game is striking. Little to no whining. No claiming to be the better team. Just congratulating Venezuelans.

@_rathbone Today in “shit that didn’t happen” we have this

No reason, just caught fire.

@PushDemsLeft Hey retard, when was the last time South Carolina executed women for not dressing appropriately?

"Iran is homophobic and misogynistic!" Yeah, and unfortunately so is my Bible Belt home state. Should we carpet bomb South Carolina, too?