It’s not intentional - the author has stated that he tries to avoid his stories being “woke”. The stories he writes often include themes about international cooperation to save something, and as such they tend to swerve around the liberal condemnation of “authoritarianism”. For western books, the idea of international cooperation means China/Russia featuring prominently coming to the rescue, but if Andy Weir was Chinese, the same trope would be, for example, a JAXA spacecraft helping out a beleaguered Taikonaut.

For a moment, consider how incredible it is that a movie clearing the low bar of “considering foreigners as human” is enough for us to ask if a movie is friendly to the idea of socialism.

I had a little vision of the future. Lathe touching time.

The distinction of the “second missile age” over the “first missile age” is the use of GPS systems for accurate terminal guidance to the point that conventionally-armed missiles have become a useful tool. All major powers have deployed/are deploying regional high-orbit GPS navigation systems. Some of those regional systems (BeiDou-2) are now global (BeiDou-3). Low-orbit data constellations like Starlink could theoretically also be doubled up as jamming platforms to drown out the higher-orbit navigation networks over certain areas, since all GPS constellations operate on the same narrow band of frequencies. Both of these constellation types (high-orbit GPS / low-orbit data) have dual purpose economic and military use, which assures their continued existence because they are a national boon rather than just a military expenditure.

Most space powers have anti-satellite missiles which can be used to hit low-orbit spy satellites, but in order to take out large numbers of low orbit satellites in string constellations like Starlink, you’ll need something with a better cost ratio; a mobile(ship/air) laser system which you can sit underneath the orbital string and fry them beyond use one by one.

Losing faith in Trump. He’s going to have to bomb a lot of brown people (presidential) to make up for the profanity (not presidential). #notmypresident

air defense IN-capability

They all seem to have been from recently reconstituted Avenger-equipped short range air defense regiments (1-57 ADAR / 1-55 ADAR). Against ballistic missiles they would have been about as effective as throwing confetti into the air. Sgt Rampersad was obviously a bit of an over-achiever because she spontaneously became unidentifiable flesh and bone confetti during the engagement.

Unfortunately, not Patriot or THAAD personnel.

Three Air Defense crew killed by ballistic missile pretty heavily implies the Iranians hit and degraded some kind of air defense capability.

I’m sure the Gulf Cooperating Cucks are absolutely thrilled that the US has decided to feed their powergrid to the Iranian targetbank piece by piece.

Intel Hexbear - Lots of RAF activity tonight out of Lossiemouth: warplanes, tankers, one Atlas transport flying south low with no active transponders.

Edit: Took Kid Starvers replacement less than 24 hours in office to permit the US operations out of UK bases.

Okinawa being the largest battle fought between the US and the Japanese in the pacific - noteworthy for being larger than the allied invasion of Normandy - is kind of ridiculous when you consider the Soviets, in a single battle, removed six times more Japanese soldiers from the war in a third of the time.

Critical support to the UK in resisting imperialism from the global south I guess.

Making a list, and checking it twice.

Tracking which journos are going on ice.

When revolution’s coming, to town.

Everything I’ve read from this woman makes it seems like she’s incredibly naive about how her work will be used and angled.

That’s a really old fashioned non-compressed gas storage. Looks impressive but it’s unlikely to cause many issues.

Knockout prideflag profile users continuing to prove its Lockheed Grumman Boeing Thales nature.

Some of you may die, but that’s a risk I’m willing to take.

The eject button on the B-52 would shoot some of the crew downwards into the runway at high velocity. It can’t be used on takeoff.

Donald Trump humiliating himself by insisting he’s in charge while Israel openly defies him is pretty funny.

It’s all just theatre, but I hope it isn’t.

BBC News: Donald Trump has spoken to several US and international media outlets in the wake of Iran’s missile strike. Prior to his call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump told US media outlet Axios that he planned to urge Netanyahu not to retaliate against Iran’s attack. The US president reiterated that message to Israel’s Channel 12 news, saying he did not want to see “an additional attack tonight”, according the Times of Israel. “The Iranian strikes didn’t hurt anybody,” Trump said. “Each of them had their fun. Israel had its strike and Iran had its strike. We don’t need another one.” – He added that he was going to call Netanyahu “right now and tell him not to retaliate”.

Building dozens of nukes, yes, necessary. Announcing Iran has nukes, no, not yet.

Right now Iran can make Israel eat a thousand missiles a week in defense of lebanon, and keep going until every hospital, technical institute, and piece of infrastructure is destroyed. The moment Iran conducts a nuclear test it opens up the possibility for Israel to launch a first strike under the guise of a second strike: “We had good intel that THOSE missiles were nukes, this time.” - and they’ll do it, because each and every zionist is hitler reborn.

Iran needs to do more to help lebanon, but conducting a nuclear test makes missile warfare higher stakes.

I worry about what that means for lebanon though. The moment the Iranians go seismic, every missile wave becomes an excuse for the entity scratch their hitler itch.

Doubt. Shaheds are ineffective against the entity, I think they’ll save them to hit the gulf compradors.