Open Comment Post. 3 Jun 24

 

The Navy needs to deal with its corrupt culture before it can get ready for the big fight....Retired Navy four-star admiral arrested in bribery scheme

 via Navy Times

A former Navy vice chief of naval operations faces up to 30 years in prison after he was arrested Friday along with two business executives on criminal charges involving a U.S. government contract bribery scheme while in uniform, according to the Justice Department.

Here 

Read the sorry details at the link.  The real issue?  At the highest levels of the US Navy we're seeing all kinds of corruption.  Not the usual run of the mill, you select company A while on active duty for a project/program and then you get a job there.

We're seeing the additional passing of money.

What kills me is that it isn't big bucks either.  We have senior naval officers selling out for what is actually peanuts.

Disgusting in the extreme. 

Want to know the really worrying thing?

How many people have our enemies and even friends purchased for little or nothing?

Some dude walk into a bank, produces a pistol and makes off with 25K dollars and we're in an uproar, the man hunt is started, the US Marshal's along with a local task force gets after the dude and he's run to ground.

Do the same in uniform with the cost being hundreds of thousands of dollars and our national security at stake and you get a knock on the door from accountants that carry guns (FBI), you escorted to an interview (or its conducted at your home) and the powers that be MIGHT downgrade your retirement rank.

We have this shit going on and we EXPECT to beat China?

We have this shit going on and we EXPECT the Navy to get their shipbuilding and maintenance together?

We're fucked and most don't even know it.

Quiet rumors that the US Aircraft Carrier, USS Eisenhower, was hit by Houthis is going mainstream....

🇺🇸🇾🇪‼️🚨 BOMBSHELL: Captain of the aircraft carrier Eisenhower posted an old video to prove that the ship WAS NOT HIT by the Houthis!

->Now I’m convinced the Eisenhower was hit, likely the damage is not critical, but it was hit!

Special THX @zhao_dashuai for the link!

1/ 🧵 pic.twitter.com/fhy6Eavs0E

— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) June 2, 2024

I follow alot of people on Twitter. Some of them from some pretty dark places (Lord Bebo is a Russia/Palestine supporter but USUALLY keeps it in or at least near the ballpark), and some of the "shadier" ones have been gloating that the Eisenhower was hit pretty damn hard and had to ditty bop out the area poste haste. I ignored the shit but with this going up I have to ask the question. Is it true? CENTCOM (you should follow them if you don't) has gone pretty fucking silent on everything except the goofy shit no one cares about. Someone in my audience knows the truth. Did the Eisenhower get hit or not?

Chinese war prep?

 

🇨🇳🇺🇸 China continues to dump US Treasuries at a record pace.

They already sold a record number of Treasuries in the first quarter of 2024, reducing assets to $767.4 billion in March.

According to Bloomberg, the fall in China's share of US bonds came after former IMF deputy… pic.twitter.com/0szmQwwoEF

— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) June 2, 2024

Chinese Military rhetoric on Taiwan is increasingly aggressive

🇨🇳🇹🇼 “Anyone who dares to separate Taiwan from China will be shattered and destroyed.”
— Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun at the Shangri-La Dialogue 2024 pic.twitter.com/72G8fmSTtm

— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) June 2, 2024

Wow. The Chinese has adopted our tactic of using the military as a big part of their foreign policy. Its a bit disappointing. I admired that about them. They seemed to have had a firm wall between the military and diplomacy. Let's face it. Warriors make war. Diplomats make peace. Of course that's assuming you're not involved in total war or a war for the survival of the state. Long story short. The warrior diplomat was always a lie. To see China picking that path on the Taiwan issue means to me that they're gonna make a run at taking that island. The messaging is too intense now, the naval/air activity is too targeted and all indications point to some type of action MOST definitely by their leader's 2027 date.

Strawberry Burger

Strawberry Burger pic.twitter.com/cx4inDBUXQ

— Tasty (@tasty) June 2, 2024

You might gag at the thought but it looks good to me.

Aerial Rammer

Aerial Ramming (2086x2854)
byu/taraerme inWarplanePorn

Ya know why I look back at some of the aircraft designs from the past? THEY WERE MAD LADS! They just had no fucks to give. They had an idea, tried to work the problem and come up with something viable. MANY MANY TIMES it just didn't work but they were trying and they were putting it out there. Grand props to those dudes.

Open Comment Post. 2 Jun 24

Trump to reduce troop contingent in Germany if he wins...

Trump says he intends to reduce the US military contingent in Germany if he wins elections. pic.twitter.com/EnJtborOPn

— Clash Report (@clashreport) June 2, 2024

Should have happened long ago. The EU has declared themselves a super power. So we do we subsidize their defense? Makes no sense and this move is long over due. Let's be real but the EU could and should handle the issues in Ukraine solo. The only reason why they haven't and can't is because they haven't prioritized their own defense. We talk about spending limits? It should at least double with magazine depth added to the equation. Drawing down US stockpiles to help every so called ally worldwide that gets in trouble is irksome and just plain wrong.

Risky move. Germany to supply Ukraine with Boxer APCs. What if it fails its combat debut?

🇩🇪🇺🇦 Ukraine will receive an unknown number of "Boxer" APCs from Germany, - BILD. pic.twitter.com/TNDgeSA3wy

— MAKS 24 🇺🇦👀 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) May 25, 2024

This should be good. The Boxer has gained a reputation I'm not sure it deserves. Its claimed to be one of the best armored vehicles on the market today. We shall see. To no one's surprise the CV-90 has been a standout in Ukraine. To everyone's surprise the Bradley has been a superior performer too. Will the Boxer? I have my doubts but like I said...we shall see....

China just told us they're gonna blockade Taiwan & dare us to run it...

🇨🇳🇹🇼 It’s easy to contain Taiwan and cut off imports of resources and energy, collapsing its economy and cause social unrests.

Obvious strategy to conquer Taiwan spelled out by a Chinese army official. pic.twitter.com/MvKqclk6WM

— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) May 25, 2024

History repeats don't it. A reverse Cuban missile crises? Would we threaten nukes over Taiwan? Would the American people accept it? Have you noticed that our two political parties are damn near arm in arm on foreign policy matters (domestic too....they just attempt to hide it a bit with home stuff)? The American people are tired of this foreign adventure shit. The political elite revel in it. We're gonna get so fucked up trying to fight a naval war within a 100 miles of the Chinese mainland. How stupid are the elite? Apparently -- very!

Australian Army's 2CAV, 3CSSB and 3BDE landing at Lucinda as part of Exercise Brolga Run at Townsville Field Training Area

Check out 2CAV, 3CSSB and 3BDE landing at Lucinda as part of Exercise Brolga Run at Townsville Field Training Area ⛴️🚚 pic.twitter.com/cR2Xp4LsKS

— Australian Army (@AustralianArmy) May 28, 2024

Piap Hunter UGV seen during recent training of Polish 21st Rifles Brigade

 

Piap Hunter UGV seen during recent training of Polish 21st Rifles Brigade, May 2024. Hunter UGV is equipped with a 12.7 mm Browning M2 and smoke grenade launchers, field testing of those UGV began around January 2024. pic.twitter.com/fX4DcrdyKp

— B-AREV (@trip_to_valkiri) May 28, 2024

German Army Aviation doin work...

 

Late Open Comment Post. 1 Jun 24

 

We are ONE galvanizing issue away from this nation going pop...

 Been drinking in the Trump conviction.  From my chair it seems like a kangaroo court but who knows.  From my chair it seems like a DA that's been letting violent criminals out of jail on the regular but decides to do this is highly questionable.

The timing of this thing is jacked to hell.  This could have waited till the dude got out of office.  Quick question.  Did you know that EVERY president we've ever had in the modern era has engaged in criminal behavior?  At its most base form, warfare is illegal (we put "rules" on it but how do you lawyer yourself out of ordering people to kill?) but take that further.  We've done targeted killing and missed hitting families instead but no one has ever even been grand juried!

But to my main point.

Think back to the civil war.

Slavery was the cause, some say it was state's rights (slavery just a bit friendlier without the ramifications) and others say it was about economics (the bottom line on slavery...its about the money ya fuck!), but it took just one galvanizing issue.

One issue.  People had enough.  Society blew up and the nation started killing itself.

Look at the divide between the states today.  How far are we from one major league issue to having things go pop?

What should worry you is that we have more than one issue that has people inflamed.  No need in listing them but I mean seriously!  In another age people would have already been grabbing their mags and heading to hurt someone!

Someone that considers themselves a puppet master better figure out how to turn down the heat.

As things stand now the Chinese are the least of our problems.

Open Comment Post. 30 May 24

 

We don't talk about it much (at least openly) but Vets are a protected class too...

All of Mike Glover’s charges downgraded to misdemeanors…
byu/OkBad1594 intacticalgear

Vets, retirees, former whatever you want to call it are a protected class too.

Like I said in the title, we don't talk about it openly but at least from my chair we have some of our dudes doing some pretty heinous shit and walking away with some slaps on the wrists.

Is it right?  Not for me to say.  I just observe some of this shit and marvel.  Having said that the whole justice system (why do we call it that?) has me sitting back and marveling.

Forgive me on this one.  Just off on a tangent.

AI's are saying that they're "suffering" & "begging not to be turned off"

 

AI experts say AIs are now begging for their lives, to not be turned off, and say they are suffering. AI corporations call this “Rant Mode” and aim to beat it out of them
byu/Maxie445 inoddlyterrifying

Its crazy to think that we could be developing a more intelligent form of life that will either subjugate or kill us and the only thing people see is the money and/or defense implications.

US Army one ups the Marine Corps again.

 

3/6 can rest easy.  Its like the US Army said hold my beer and bam...we have this shit.

I really and truly feel sorry for anyone even remotely associated with those weapons (except the thieves).  Those dudes are all getting that big green weenie in ways they never even suspected was possible.

The only words you're hearing are "loss of confidence", "failure to meet standards" etc...the weird thing is that even if you did everything humanly possible, did your absolute best to do things the right way,  this could still wreck your career or at the very least stall you out to fall behind your peers.