In case you missed it the land war against Venezuela has already started

President Trump says the U.S. "knocked out" a "big facility" last week linked to alleged drug boat operations, although he didn't offer many details.

"There was a major explosion in the dock area where they load the boats up with drugs," Mr. Trump said Monday as he spoke to… pic.twitter.com/01XofoKjL0

— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 29, 2025

An attack against a port facility that resulted in a large explosion? Barely anyone notices? Yeah the land war has started. Just spitballing here but I'd guess either a strike from stealth aircraft (probably F-35s since plane trackers would tell us if a non-stealthy plane had flown near it) or we're seeing one of the Special Ops outfits hitting it with something heavy (heavy for man portable weapons).

Either way it doesn't matter.

The ground war is in full effect and if they're targeting port facilities then they probably have boots on the ground doing all kinds of covert shit.

Why the delay and why no firm announcement?

No need to disrupt 4th quarter earnings.  With the exception of gas prices (you can exclude that for the folks in California) the thing people are pissed about in the President's base is the cost of things.

Fully expect things to ramp up quickly this year.  By ramp up I mean a pressure campaign on the Venezuelan President.  Trump doesn't want to put troops on the ground but he does want regime change.

I don't have the timeline on how long the 22nd MEU has been hovering off the coast there but I'd bet that this will be done or a transition from an "invasion" type operation to a more Army led ground occupation op is what happens.

When is the 22nd done with their 9 month deployment?

22nd MEU(SOC) | Marines of the Caribbean: Deployment Operations....Video by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker

CBS Evening News promises a big change

"On too many stories, the press has missed the story. Because we've taken into account the perspective of advocates and not the average American. Or we put too much weight in the analysis of academics or elites, and not enough on you."

That changes now. The new CBS Evening News… pic.twitter.com/NKdvRJjYCS

— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) January 1, 2026

BRO! This really is "nextfuckinglevel"!

 

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The TAYFUN ballistic missile, developed by Turkey's ROKETSAN

I've said it once, I'll say it a thousand times. STOP SLEEPING ON TURKEY! Their defense industry is killing it. They're innovative, producing outstanding gear and they're gaining market share. In a couple more years people are gonna wake up and say "where did they come from" and it'll be too late.

 

French sniper team engages targets while moving through a trench in a contaminated environment during the US Army Europe & Africa European Best Sniper Team Competition in the Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Nov. 19, 2025

A French sniper team engages targets while moving through a trench in a contaminated environment during the US Army Europe & Africa European Best Sniper Team Competition in the Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Nov. 19, 2025.
by Markus Rauchenberger / @USArmy pic.twitter.com/K9v5QmIItC

— Tom Antonov (@Tom_Antonov) December 14, 2025

Bhairav Robotics unveiled "Vrishabh" Combat ATV

SIGMA 155 Ro’em artillery system

Still don't understand why these type artillery systems are gaining traction. They're big as hell. They're slow firing (except for Archer they appear to be hand loaded). They're wheeled so they lack the mobility of tracked systems. They provide no protection against counterbattery fire in the form of armor for the firing team. Seems like a dead end to me but everyone seems to be buying them.

❗️🇮🇱Israel has taken delivery of its first SIGMA 155 Ro’em artillery system, marking the Israel Defense Forces’ first newly inducted ground combat platform since the introduction of the Merkava.

The SIGMA 155 is a 155mm wheeled artillery system with a firing range of up to 40… pic.twitter.com/9PqEGG3i9m

— NSTRIKE (@NSTRIKE1231) December 24, 2025

UK society cannot survive in this type of environment

If the defenders of the public are forced to tuck tail and run then the average citizen is open to slaughter by evil. Don't care what religion, nationality, creed or race the guy with the chainsaw represents. The only thing that matters is that he is a danger to the public and his ability to do this without consequence is powered by goverment decree. Bad laws lead to bad outcomes.

 

Nothing to see here folks; just an ordinary Monday in the UK on the streets of Ralston, Paisley.

Police are being pursued by a man (possibly a Muslim) wielding a chainsaw.

UK police are wimps; oh wait don't have firearms, no wonder they tuck tail & run. pic.twitter.com/iwvFg29bEG

— ⚔️ Silas B. ⚔️ (@RagingKuJo1222) May 6, 2024

Happy New Year 2026

 Happy New Year to all!

I hope it's happy and productive and you achieve your goals.

I also hope you realize that...

*  Just like everyone celebrates an artificial construct not found in nature, that you understand that everyday is another day to set goals, be happy and push towards what you desire.

*  That everyday above ground is a gift.

*  That despite your personal circumstances there are people that would give everything to be where you're at right now.

Reset.

Refocus.

Lock in.

Everyday is the first day of the rest of your life!

NSFW funny

Grannys like this really do exist. I've met one and when I say no filter and no fucks to give I mean it. Entertaining and a bit disturbing at the same time.

 

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Open Comment Post. 29 Dec 25

 

China stages military drills around Taiwan to warn ‘external forces’....they're falling into our trap

 via Defense News

China’s military on Monday dispatched air, navy and missile units to conduct joint live-fire drills around the island of Taiwan, which Beijing called a “stern warning” against separatist and “external interference” forces. Taiwan said it was placing its forces on alert and called the Chinese government “the biggest destroyer of peace.”

Here

The drills are nothing.  The reaction to the arms sales are over the top and point to a couple of mistakes the Chinese have made in this mess.

#1  They imposed a deadline on themselves to accomplish reunification.  HUGE MISTAKE!  From my view of the Chinese people and culture they aren't the type to issue ultimatums or strict deadlines.

In this case they did and its pressurizing everything.  Imagine if they didn't put down a marker and simply said as soon as possible.  

They could then build up their military slowly and efficiently.  Instead they're on a breakneck rush and every allied country in the region is on alert.

#2  They've thrown away the carrot and essentially limited themselves to only one course of action.  All around the world they've successfully used diplomacy, guile and sometimes trickery to achieve their goals.

To their credit the deed was done before anyone noticed.  They never gave themselves that option with Taiwan.  Perhaps its the success they had in Hong Kong that made them switch tactics.  Perhaps its the propaganda that Taiwan is simply a breakaway province and no one would care.  I don't know and it doesn't matter.

China has picked its course and is rushing full speed ahead with no off ramps due to their rhetoric.

#3  They didn't believe we had time to course correct.  They're only partially right on this one but being partially right isn't good enough to win a flawless victory.

Because of points 1 and 2 the allies in the Pacific are fully aware of the situation and taking action to correct things.  Should they have acted earlier?  You bet your ass but in this case late is better than nothing.

China doesn't have all the gear/tech in place yet.  Soonish but not yet.  Meanwhile we've had a couple of challenges appear that have turned the MIC to damn near full and leaders in the US and Japan (to a certain extent in S. Korea and Australia) are acting to plug gaps.

Have you noticed something else?  

This is a bipartisan thing.  Even stupid war opponents like myself argue about the "what's" that are being done, not the issue that something SHOULD be done.

In this whole kerfuffle China has made missteps that are playing into our hands. Instead of acting calmly and rationally they've acted like a bully and alarmed the entire region.

If war comes and I hope it doesn't this will be an ugly shock to the system.

I don't think historians will be able to call a winner to be honest.  Thousands of lives lost, Taiwan reduced to rubble, China teetering and probably gonna have a military coup and America will in all likely hood withdraw from the world stage.

Everybody loses and loses big.

The weird thing is that China could have easily achieved its goal by being patient but it had to swing its dick around instead. 

 

I don't think he's gonna get them...

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Open Comment Post. 27 Dec 25

A light aircraft automatically contacted Air Traffic Control, declared MAYDAY and successfully landed itself, after it's pilot became incapacitated.

A light aircraft automatically contacted Air Traffic Control, declared MAYDAY and successfully landed itself, after it's pilot became incapacitated. This is the first confirmed real-world use of this technology outside of testing or demonstrations.
byu/AtomicCypher inDamnthatsinteresting

Musical Interlude

This song pairs good with good buddies, grown folks talk and some Jack Daniels Black...

Open Comment Post. 26 Dec 25

ISIS in Africa is back on the target list...

.@POTUS “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians, at levels not seen for many years, and… pic.twitter.com/ct7rUW128t

— Department of War 🇺🇸 (@DeptofWar) December 26, 2025

African Christians have been slaughtered on an almost daily basis in Africa and it isn't getting the air time it deserves. Good to see that Trump is taking action. Even better that he's doing missile strikes so none of our people are in harms way. Well done in my mind.

Another view of the weaponized Chinese Container Ship

Look like I was wrong…

IT IS A MOVING ARSENAL SHIP!!!!!

Latest stats we have:
1x 1130 CIWS
60x VLS
4x Decoy launchers

More info to come, stay tuned for more Christmas gifts!https://t.co/GrZc4kTWS0 pic.twitter.com/tgsXNdnvUR

— PLA Military Updates (@PLA_MilitaryUpd) December 25, 2025

We're gonna build a "battleship" while they take cheap ships and make them arsenal ships. WE HAD THIS SAME FUCKING CONCEPT AND PASSED ON IT!