History, Politics And Current Affairs

Wow, this is idea is retarded on steroids. The only question is who would have gone (possibly literally) nuclear first: Ronnie or Maggie? PS: I know US doctrine on WMD use, so Buffy would have dropped no artificial sunshine but she doesn't need to to make a point. US doctrine can change. That said,...

Apparently someone at the medals manufacturers zoomed in to the wrong bridge on Google Maps in the north east … So much for proofing the design..... Solid white line crosses wavy blue line… ahh it’ll be fine! I'm guessing somebody - and likely not in the UK - figured, "Meh, a map's a map; it'l...

It is a natural development, but may come with some consequences perhaps not given enough consideration. In Sweden the drying out of wetlands (in combination with better living conditions and access to medical treatment) led to the local eradication of malaria in the 1930’s. Once again expanding th...

...FWIW, I've become interested in the backstory of Warhammer 40K . Not wanting to play the game; Lord knows I have enough time sinks as it is. But the backstory of the Emperor flatly states that he is immortal, and was born on Earth about 8000 BCE - and has near God-like psychic powers. To make a l...

....THAT is positively joyous.

Mike

Well, that's not so bad. At least the shrimp were dead. Four radioactive wasp nests were found at Savannah River in July. They were obviously trying to build a reactor, but were destroyed before that they had a chance to prompt critical. https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/08/radioactive-wasp-nests...

The Food and Drug Administration has ordered a recall of radioactive shrimp from Walmart:

https://abcnews.go.com/US/fda-warns-pub ... =124780934

This doesn't happen in normal countries.

Mike

...So, these made their way to me through our Ryan: garndmabuff1.jpg grandmabuff2.jpg Being the humorous soul I am, I forwarded it via X to Habitual Linecrosser with the comment that we may have finally found a girl for Grandpa Buff (who, by the way, I consider my spirit animal). Haven't heard from ...

Mike

Early warning that drones are surprisingly hard targets... snark: I'm surprised didn't get to stage of back-seater opening canopy and letting fly with service pistol... / After=action report: "Guys, can we re-fit those old gun-pods ??" Nik, The Scorpion was originally designed for a uniqu...

...The Battle of Palmdale. Two F-89 Scorpions versus a single F6F Hellcat drone. Didn't end the way the USAF thought it would.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Palmdale

Mike

This is a second video that appears to show the actual ejection: https://x.com/weaponoutfitter/status/1956605668032417886?s=46 ....All humor aside, the pax was fortunate in another way - there have been serious issues and at least one death due to substandard/counterfeit parts issues in the ACES II...

Ooops! Not sure why the Eagle driver would get the callsign. Unless your guy’s seat selectors work a lot differently than ours, the pilot cannot eject the rear seat without also leaving a fraction of a second later. The rear seat dude absolutely can eject himself though while leaving the pilot OR e...

...I feel sorry for the poor Eagle Driver, who is now going to get an entirely new and unflattering call sign. Mike Ooops! Not sure why the Eagle driver would get the callsign. Unless your guy’s seat selectors work a lot differently than ours, the pilot cannot eject the rear seat without also leavi...

...I feel sorry for the poor Eagle Driver, who is now going to get an entirely new and unflattering call sign.

Mike

...Murchison's Eye.

Mike

...A question for the Cousins - Ozzy did some pretty good things in the last part of his life, and his last gift was a $200M donation to charity from the final concert. Is there any standing at all for a posthumous award, such as an OBE?

Mike

This is apparently a bit of test animation for what was to have been Pixar's Planes 3. Lovely (and joyous) little clip where a pair of F-22s decide to beat up the desert at speed...and then a dear old friend appears to remind them who's boss.

Mike

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbsGBZA7CRo

...Fu@k Parkinson's.: “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning,” his family said in a statement to the press, signed by wife Sharon Osbourne and their children Kelly, Jack, Aimee, as well as his son Louis f...

...From the usually reliable AviVector and Evergreen Intel at TwiX: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GvwqG9bXEAE2fk8?format=jpg&name=medium Some thoughts: - 12 Blackjacks is about the equivalent (give or take an airframe) a single B-52 or B-1 squadron. I'm guessing their readiness rate sucks; under 5...