John Ridge 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼
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Seems there is a post-election exodus from the other app.
I’m haven’t decided on the disposition of my social media.
Given U.S. security assistance to Ukraine is likely to be terminated come January 20, I’m debating the future value of my Twitter account.
I’m haven’t decided on the disposition of my social media.
Given U.S. security assistance to Ukraine is likely to be terminated come January 20, I’m debating the future value of my Twitter account.
I am of two minds. It is extremely frustrating that Senate Democrats are concluding a deal without any substantiative concessions after 40 days.
But it is evident now they never had a coherent plan or a theory of victory for the shutdown, whether it was ACA subsidies or impoundment.
But it is evident now they never had a coherent plan or a theory of victory for the shutdown, whether it was ACA subsidies or impoundment.
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I am of two minds. It is extremely frustrating that Senate Democrats are concluding a deal without any substantiative concessions after 40 days.
But it is evident now they never had a coherent plan or a theory of victory for the shutdown, whether it was ACA subsidies or impoundment.
But it is evident now they never had a coherent plan or a theory of victory for the shutdown, whether it was ACA subsidies or impoundment.
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I see nothing in here that would require the White House to actually spend any available funds, prevent rescissions or withholding of payments, or do anything to change what has become an unsettling status quo in this calendar year.
November 9, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I see nothing in here that would require the White House to actually spend any available funds, prevent rescissions or withholding of payments, or do anything to change what has become an unsettling status quo in this calendar year.
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Be advised, we have seized the VA governors mansion, early reports are that we have captured several GA states seats. It appears that we’ve overrun the entire NJ GOP, who have fled…and sir…we have a united front
November 5, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Be advised, we have seized the VA governors mansion, early reports are that we have captured several GA states seats. It appears that we’ve overrun the entire NJ GOP, who have fled…and sir…we have a united front
Offhand, these figures seem roughly consistent with the prevalence of psychiatric, manic, and depressive disorders among the population.
About 3% of Americans have bipolar disorder (~8 million). If 25-50% are experiencing a manic episode at a given time, that’s 2-4 million people in the U.S. alone.
About 3% of Americans have bipolar disorder (~8 million). If 25-50% are experiencing a manic episode at a given time, that’s 2-4 million people in the U.S. alone.
October 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Offhand, these figures seem roughly consistent with the prevalence of psychiatric, manic, and depressive disorders among the population.
About 3% of Americans have bipolar disorder (~8 million). If 25-50% are experiencing a manic episode at a given time, that’s 2-4 million people in the U.S. alone.
About 3% of Americans have bipolar disorder (~8 million). If 25-50% are experiencing a manic episode at a given time, that’s 2-4 million people in the U.S. alone.
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I own an anti-satellite missile system because that’s what Thomas Jefferson intended
Four GLONASS satellites are visible above my house. “what the devil” I say grabbing my powdered wig and RIM-161 launcher.
Four GLONASS satellites are visible above my house. “what the devil” I say grabbing my powdered wig and RIM-161 launcher.
Officer, this is my Second Amendment anti-satellite missile. I own it for home defense and other lawful purposes.
"The beam reflected by these satellites is very intense, four times brighter than the full Moon."
October 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I own an anti-satellite missile system because that’s what Thomas Jefferson intended
Four GLONASS satellites are visible above my house. “what the devil” I say grabbing my powdered wig and RIM-161 launcher.
Four GLONASS satellites are visible above my house. “what the devil” I say grabbing my powdered wig and RIM-161 launcher.
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If you believe that we cannot detect, track, and discriminate a reentry vehicle without significant albedo, then you are a moron as are the mouth breathers at APS who authored this report.
October 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
If you believe that we cannot detect, track, and discriminate a reentry vehicle without significant albedo, then you are a moron as are the mouth breathers at APS who authored this report.
This is complete bullshit. Test events prior to 2014 are not representative of GBI's deployed configuration. There is no such thing as an "unscripted" flight test.
If Cirincione knew whether GBI's testing was operationally representative, he would not be able to comment in an unclassified forum.
If Cirincione knew whether GBI's testing was operationally representative, he would not be able to comment in an unclassified forum.
Right. What they mean is that have had only four highly scripted tests in ten years and each hit its target. 2014, 2017, 2019, 2023. Technically correct. But they ignore the 9 previous failures. And fail to note that DoD has canceled both the interceptor booster and the EKV because they don’t work.
October 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This is complete bullshit. Test events prior to 2014 are not representative of GBI's deployed configuration. There is no such thing as an "unscripted" flight test.
If Cirincione knew whether GBI's testing was operationally representative, he would not be able to comment in an unclassified forum.
If Cirincione knew whether GBI's testing was operationally representative, he would not be able to comment in an unclassified forum.
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Here's a video of the whole event. The relevant part here is the 24 minute mark. There you can hear the fire orders from the FDC to the gunline. The orders you can hear are "by piece, by round," "shell HE," and "fuze time."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W44s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W44s...
Behind the Scenes with U.S. Marines and Sailors during Amphibious Ops
YouTube video by Media Magik Entertainment
www.youtube.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Here's a video of the whole event. The relevant part here is the 24 minute mark. There you can hear the fire orders from the FDC to the gunline. The orders you can hear are "by piece, by round," "shell HE," and "fuze time."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W44s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W44s...
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The Shawn Ryan — AUSA nexus is worse than I thought. He was on a panel with SECARMY + others to hear pitches from industry. Completely unserious.
October 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The Shawn Ryan — AUSA nexus is worse than I thought. He was on a panel with SECARMY + others to hear pitches from industry. Completely unserious.
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The fuck? Kirk never served. He was rejected by the academies. And he would have washed out anyway.
Talk about squeezing a rock dry. JFC. Saint the fucker.
Talk about squeezing a rock dry. JFC. Saint the fucker.
NEW: Pentagon leaders are considering a new recruiting campaign that would encourage young people to honor the legacy of Charlie Kirk by joining the military, according to two officials familiar with the planning.
Military leaders consider recruiting campaign centered around Charlie Kirk
Possible slogans discussed include “Charlie has awakened a generation of warriors.” There is talk of using Turning Point USA chapters as recruitment centers.
nbcnews.to
September 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The fuck? Kirk never served. He was rejected by the academies. And he would have washed out anyway.
Talk about squeezing a rock dry. JFC. Saint the fucker.
Talk about squeezing a rock dry. JFC. Saint the fucker.
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Uh, here's the video I have been busy working on for a few months now: youtu.be/CmWQgNSEtdw
The Threat of Ballistic Missiles
YouTube video by Vermillion
youtu.be
September 10, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Uh, here's the video I have been busy working on for a few months now: youtu.be/CmWQgNSEtdw
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Eric dropping Eric lore, natsec Twitter we are so back
September 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Eric dropping Eric lore, natsec Twitter we are so back
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Then read more theory. It is funny that even when naval warfare is depicted it is usually always heavily gun focused. This is something that stopped being all that relevant in terms of engaging the enemy and killing him quickly after the aircraft carrier was created.
September 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Then read more theory. It is funny that even when naval warfare is depicted it is usually always heavily gun focused. This is something that stopped being all that relevant in terms of engaging the enemy and killing him quickly after the aircraft carrier was created.
There is nothing stopping us from running a covert assassination and sabotage campaign in Russia…
Though at this point, we should really just rip the bandaid off and launch an air campaign in occupied Ukraine and Western Russia.
Though at this point, we should really just rip the bandaid off and launch an air campaign in occupied Ukraine and Western Russia.
My hot take is we should go kinetic against Russian clandestine operations in Europe
A plane carrying Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the EU's executive arm, suffered from jamming of GPS navigation while flying over Bulgaria. The authorities believe that Russia was behind the operation, European officials said on Monday.
September 2, 2025 at 5:29 AM
There is nothing stopping us from running a covert assassination and sabotage campaign in Russia…
Though at this point, we should really just rip the bandaid off and launch an air campaign in occupied Ukraine and Western Russia.
Though at this point, we should really just rip the bandaid off and launch an air campaign in occupied Ukraine and Western Russia.
I see that BlueSky has added notifications for specific accounts now at least.
Will turn those on for some folks so I have a reason to check in more often lol
Will turn those on for some folks so I have a reason to check in more often lol
For the record, this is one of the reasons why I’m not very active on BlueSky. The vibes are simply rancid.
I am no more interested in a leftist echo chamber than I am a rightist chamber. BlueSky can be anti-Twitter but it will never be old Twitter.
I am no more interested in a leftist echo chamber than I am a rightist chamber. BlueSky can be anti-Twitter but it will never be old Twitter.
September 2, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I see that BlueSky has added notifications for specific accounts now at least.
Will turn those on for some folks so I have a reason to check in more often lol
Will turn those on for some folks so I have a reason to check in more often lol
For the record, this is one of the reasons why I’m not very active on BlueSky. The vibes are simply rancid.
I am no more interested in a leftist echo chamber than I am a rightist chamber. BlueSky can be anti-Twitter but it will never be old Twitter.
I am no more interested in a leftist echo chamber than I am a rightist chamber. BlueSky can be anti-Twitter but it will never be old Twitter.
September 2, 2025 at 5:08 AM
For the record, this is one of the reasons why I’m not very active on BlueSky. The vibes are simply rancid.
I am no more interested in a leftist echo chamber than I am a rightist chamber. BlueSky can be anti-Twitter but it will never be old Twitter.
I am no more interested in a leftist echo chamber than I am a rightist chamber. BlueSky can be anti-Twitter but it will never be old Twitter.
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Also, this is a complete retelling of the first few months of the war lol, Ukraine used conventional firepower and weapons to stop the Russian advance, not drone swarms lol
August 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Also, this is a complete retelling of the first few months of the war lol, Ukraine used conventional firepower and weapons to stop the Russian advance, not drone swarms lol
Pretty standard stuff. Not much to read into here honestly
“The US security requirements led to increased personnel costs, meaning that all construction workers had to undergo an extensive security check…
Other American requirements are …that no products from China may be used in the modernisation of the airbase.”
www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
Other American requirements are …that no products from China may be used in the modernisation of the airbase.”
www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
(S+) Bundeswehr: Fliegerhorst für F-35-Kampfjets wird deutlich teurer als geplant
Schon bald soll in Büchel der hochmoderne F-35-Kampfjet stationiert werden. Doch die Kosten für den Umbau des Standorts explodieren. Minister Pistorius drängt den Haushaltsausschuss, schnell Hunderte ...
www.spiegel.de
July 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Pretty standard stuff. Not much to read into here honestly
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I genuinely do think Westerners, but particularly Americans, find it easier to empathize with dipshits like this guy because dying in a foreign land as an invader is something we understand much better than defending our home from others who would bring death to our friends and families
July 24, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I genuinely do think Westerners, but particularly Americans, find it easier to empathize with dipshits like this guy because dying in a foreign land as an invader is something we understand much better than defending our home from others who would bring death to our friends and families
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Why are we still glazing these people?
The dude outright admitted that he was willing to go kill Ukrainians to pay his utility bills but for some reason he's actually supposed to be the victim here because the Russians don't give a shit about their soldiers lives
The dude outright admitted that he was willing to go kill Ukrainians to pay his utility bills but for some reason he's actually supposed to be the victim here because the Russians don't give a shit about their soldiers lives
this is a remarkable report about how bleak service in the Russian military is (gift link)
‘Commanders Saw Us as Expendable’: A Russian Soldier’s View of the War
Mikhail Simdyankin was lured into the military by a generous sign-on bonus and was stunned by what he found in Ukraine. ‘If I could, I would rewind and give all that money back.’
www.wsj.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Why are we still glazing these people?
The dude outright admitted that he was willing to go kill Ukrainians to pay his utility bills but for some reason he's actually supposed to be the victim here because the Russians don't give a shit about their soldiers lives
The dude outright admitted that he was willing to go kill Ukrainians to pay his utility bills but for some reason he's actually supposed to be the victim here because the Russians don't give a shit about their soldiers lives
The reprogramming request is dated 22 MAY, indicating they were expended against the Houthis by CSG-1.
The Houthis don’t have any large maritime assets and spiral development of a land attack capability for LRASM was canceled.
So I am deeply confused by what the target could have been.
The Houthis don’t have any large maritime assets and spiral development of a land attack capability for LRASM was canceled.
So I am deeply confused by what the target could have been.
What are the odds they fired it at a wooden skiff off Yemen? @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social @mikeblack114.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 3:13 AM
The reprogramming request is dated 22 MAY, indicating they were expended against the Houthis by CSG-1.
The Houthis don’t have any large maritime assets and spiral development of a land attack capability for LRASM was canceled.
So I am deeply confused by what the target could have been.
The Houthis don’t have any large maritime assets and spiral development of a land attack capability for LRASM was canceled.
So I am deeply confused by what the target could have been.
This would potentially be a very positive move, depending on who replaces Markarova.
Ukraine’s current diplomatic staff have, unfortunately, proven relatively ineffective at engaging with Congress as well as navigating the arms export process, even before Trump took office.
Ukraine’s current diplomatic staff have, unfortunately, proven relatively ineffective at engaging with Congress as well as navigating the arms export process, even before Trump took office.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed with US President Donald Trump the replacement of the Ukrainian ambassador to Washington, D.C., Oksana Markarova, Bloomberg reports, citing an unnamed source.
July 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This would potentially be a very positive move, depending on who replaces Markarova.
Ukraine’s current diplomatic staff have, unfortunately, proven relatively ineffective at engaging with Congress as well as navigating the arms export process, even before Trump took office.
Ukraine’s current diplomatic staff have, unfortunately, proven relatively ineffective at engaging with Congress as well as navigating the arms export process, even before Trump took office.