RSS- “US says evidence shows North Korea has troops in Russia for Ukraine war”
- Moldova’s Sandu secures knife-edge EU vote win
- “Leaked documents show US intelligence on Israel’s plans to attack Iran, sources say”
- The Marine Littoral Regiment
- “China has the US drone industry by the components (balls)”
- SpaceX Catches a Super Heavy Booster During a Milestone Flight 5
- “Many Ukrainian drones have been disabled by Russian jamming”
- “Thrill and Tradition”
- It is time to throw away the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale and give the public better information
- “Hurricane Milton is forecast to become a Category 5 and is taking aim at Florida”
Monthly Archives: July 2024
An old British soldier’s thoughts on the Trump assassination attempt
DJ Trump must be pleased his attacker was such a poor shot. This recent attempt on his life proves, when anyone can obtain an automatic rifle everyone is at risk, even those with a Secret Service detail to protect them. … Continue reading
Posted in Culture and Society, Current Affairs, TTG, United Kingdom
101 Comments
The federal criminal case against Trump about classified documents is dismissed because the special counsel was illegally appointed
By Robert Willmann The FBI, which is part of the Justice Department, seized documents from the Mar-a-Lago residence of Donald Trump on 8 August 2022 using a search warrant. Some of the documents taken had “classified markings”, and became the … Continue reading
Assassination attempt on Trump at a Pennsylvania rally; a wound is in his right ear area
By Robert Willmann At a campaign rally today, Saturday, 13 July 2024, the week before the Republican nominating convention, gunshots were fired at Donald Trump and a wound was seen in the area of his right ear. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-bleeding-rushed-stage-after-shots-fired-pennsylvania-rally Update, 7:37 … Continue reading
Model rocket nails vertical landing after three year effort
Model rocketry has always taken cues from what’s happening in the world of full-scale rockets, with amateur rocketeers doing their best to incorporate the technologies and methods into their creations. That’s not always an easy proposition, though, as this three-year … Continue reading
Posted in Science, Space, TTG
2 Comments
“US cruise missiles to return to Germany, angering Moscow”
WASHINGTON — Come 2026, the US Army can begin deploying some of its new, longer-range munitions to Germany under a new agreement the two nations inked ahead of the NATO summit. “The United States will begin episodic deployments of the long-range … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, Russia, The Military Art, TTG, weapons
59 Comments
“Before Biden can save Ukraine, he must use the NATO summit to save himself”
CNN — The NATO summit was long planned to celebrate the alliance’s 75th anniversary, to lock in longterm military support for Ukraine and even to future-proof the West against a possible second term for Donald Trump. But no one expected the … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Policy, TTG, Ukraine Crisis
86 Comments
Eric Newhill on rigged elections
Johnson, Giuliani, the Kraken, etc. are all mostly nonsense. Highly unprofessional hacks, going off half-cocked. I say “mostly” nonsense because they were intuitively correct that there is something systematic occurring. From what I can see, it must be originating from … Continue reading
Posted in Cyber, government, Politics, TTG
121 Comments
Navy Super Hornets carrying air-launched SM-6 Missiles participating in RIMPAC exercise
The two missiles sport the designation XAIM-174B (or NAIM-174B) and were carried by Super Hornets belonging to the VFA-2 and VFA-192 taking part in RIMPAC 2024 exercise. On Jul. 2, 2024, an F/A-18E Super Hornet belonging to the VFA-192 “Golden … Continue reading
Posted in The Military Art, TTG, weapons
12 Comments
This is the Price They Paid (reposted from 2021)
What happened to the signers? Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and … Continue reading
Posted in History, TTG
14 Comments
The Great Charge – 3 July 1863 (from “The Butcher’s Cleaver”)
“… A mile away, across the grassy valley from the cemetery ridge, Pickett’s Division lay waiting in the woods. They had come up to this position in the early morning hours. The officers occupied themselves with the usual business of … Continue reading
Posted in History, My books, WBS
5 Comments