📦 Empire 1.0: Steam, Railways, and Colonies🛤️ Power = coal, labor, and commodities🏴☠️ The British flexed hard. 🇬🇧Industrial might + naval logistics = global domination. 🚢 It was a sea-based empire that fed on land.Control the oceans → move the troops → extract the goods → rule the colonies. Land was the prize. Sea was […]
ISRAEL CLAIMS AIR SUPERIORITY OVER IRAN. According to the IDF, dozens of Israeli fighter jets have been flying over Tehran with minimal resistance, striking targets with impunity.
✈️ Israel Gains Control of Iranian Skies IDF announces “full air superiority” from western Iran to Tehran 🇮🇱 Brig. Gen. Efe Devlin: Israeli fighter jets “flying freely” across Iranian airspace More than 70 aircraft took part in overnight raids 🎯 Targets Hit ✅ Over 40 military sites struck, including: Air defense systems Radar installations Command […]
“Strategy without production is just a sketch.” A commentary on Indonesia’s rejection of U.S. trade overtures and the deeper shift in global power.
For decades, Washington sold influence with blueprints: policy papers, trade pacts, strategic dialogues. But Indonesia just proved that power lives where goods are made and demand flows. Indonesia, the world’s 4th most populous nation, largest Muslim democracy, and a rising manufacturing hub, walked away from high-level trade talks in Washington. U.S. media called it “a […]
One will keep the peace, the other can barely march to the tune
🇨🇳⚔️🇺🇸Chinese vs. US parade…. pic.twitter.com/zGl7rPscuV — SIMPLICIUS Ѱ (@simpatico771) June 15, 2025
Iran wants the Bomb, why doesn’t Australia get one as well? Strategic Reality of Australia’s Security
🌊 Australia’s defense depends on secure sea routes. 🛳️ Main risk is blockade or trade disruption. ☢️ Nuclear weapons can’t protect maritime lanes Australia’s empty fridge: 🥶 7 days of chilled/frozen food 🏥 3 days of hospital pharmacy supplies 💊 7 days of retail pharmacy stock ⛽ 3 days of fuel at service stations src: […]
World’s first tanker to harness wind-powered propulsion, using technology to auto. adjust sail angle & curvature for optimal aerodynamic performance, boosting energy efficiency & cut carbon emissions.
World’s first tanker to harness wind-powered propulsion, using technology to auto. adjust sail angle & curvature for optimal aerodynamic performance, boosting energy efficiency & cut carbon emissions.https://t.co/H3SqgnKxxp China is set to deliver the world’s first… pic.twitter.com/eiISOVzauH — noobfromcnh (@songminfang) June 13, 2025 China is set to deliver the world’s first sail-assisted Aframax oil tanker, “Brands […]
Military logic ≠ Media logic. More people died in the Air India crash, than whatever # of IRGC members they claimed to have killed
They are retaliating because Iran confirmed it shot down a F-35 stealth fighter jet in Syria. This is just revenge, but 200+ missiles into Tehran doesn’t move the needle. The empire of steam, railways & colonialism was replaced byThe empire of oil & jets & PCs will be replaced byThe empire of rare earths, robotics, […]
Reviews are conducted to justify Policy decisions: the Defence Strategic Review aimed to soothe AU public backlash over AUKUS. The Trump AUKUS review will simply explain a decision that’s already been made.
Review into why Linda Reynolds & John Pesutto bankrupted themselves trying to sue Brittany Higgins & Moira Deeming: So Linda why did you sell your house in order to sue Brittany Higgins? Linda Reynolds: John John from the Victoria branch and I, sob sob, we went and bankrupted ourselves just to save our reputations, sob […]
Quantum Shadows & CNC Ghosts. Why the US may be forced to abandon AUKUS
Lessons from the Past 📍 Background 1980s Toshiba scandal: Toshiba sold $13M worth of high-precision CNC milling machines to USSR. Enabled USSR to quiet its Akula-class submarines, significantly eroding U.S. undersea sonar advantage. 📍 Fallout U.S. intelligence estimated ~ $30 billion investment was required to develop new detection technologies. Strategic stealth edge lost for nearly […]
US cancels E-7 (AEW&C) aircraft “not survivable”; delays FA-XX 6th Gen Naval Fighter; cuts F-35 deliveries by 50%; AUKUS is up for review. That’s the Quad/Indo-Pacific = Gone for good.
1st Law of Geopolitics = Don’t March on Moscow2nd Law of Geopolitics = Don’t Bluff Beijiang3rd Law of Geopolitics = New Delhi always loses
“Over the past two days, China and the United States held professional, rational, in-depth, and candid discussions” diplo talk for nothing was achieved.
To date, not a single country, other than the UK, has managed to secure a trade deal with the United States.
“They taught our leaders to surrender to China, opened our borders, and poisoned our children’s minds. Harvard is the cathedral of American decline.” Trump rally, 2027. Why Harvard May Not Escape Trump’s Wrath
“They taught our leaders to surrender to China, opened our borders, and poisoned our children’s minds. Harvard is the cathedral of American decline.” Trump rally, 2027. Why Harvard May Not Escape Trump’s Wrath https://t.co/xqz4XrIjji Where MAGA’s Three-Pronged Agenda… pic.twitter.com/neJugEIKCr — noobfromcnh (@songminfang) June 11, 2025 Where MAGA’s Three-Pronged Agenda Falls Apart 🇺🇸 Tariff War – […]
