McFlyTG
@mcflytg.bsky.social
Analyst, weapons officer, and professor, but mostly just a proud girl and dog dad. Not an official account.
Beijing doing its part to boost Japanese defense spending
Beijing launches new initiative to massively expand Japanese tourism to Taiwan😀. www.cnn.com/2025/11/15/c...
China warns citizens against Japan travel as Taiwan spat escalates | CNN
China has warned its citizens against traveling to Japan as it escalates a backlash over comments by the country’s prime minister about the island of Taiwan.
www.cnn.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Beijing doing its part to boost Japanese defense spending
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My @navalnews.com write-up on Type 076 LHA Sichuan (31) going to sea for the first time today. The large amphibious carrier, equipped with an EM catapult as a world first, came together in a notably short time and follows commissioning of Fujian a week ago.
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Chinese Type 076 Amphibious Carrier Sichuan Starts Sea Trials
The Chinese Type 076 amphibious carrier Sichuan, equipped with an electromagnetic catapult, has today left Shanghai for her first sea trial.
www.navalnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:39 AM
My @navalnews.com write-up on Type 076 LHA Sichuan (31) going to sea for the first time today. The large amphibious carrier, equipped with an EM catapult as a world first, came together in a notably short time and follows commissioning of Fujian a week ago.
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
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International stocks are outperforming the S&P 500 by the widest margin in 16 years.
@bloomberg.com
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November 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
International stocks are outperforming the S&P 500 by the widest margin in 16 years.
@bloomberg.com
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Notes from Central Taiwan: Willing to fight for the homeland – Michael Turton for Taipei Times
Notes from Central Taiwan: Willing to fight for the homeland - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
www.taipeitimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Notes from Central Taiwan: Willing to fight for the homeland – Michael Turton for Taipei Times
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“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”
@reuters.com #Chicago
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@reuters.com #Chicago
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November 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”
@reuters.com #Chicago
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@reuters.com #Chicago
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ulysses s grant
who won virginia
November 5, 2025 at 12:24 AM
ulysses s grant
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We have reached peak "NATO expansion propaganda". Jeffrey Sachs claims he was personally told by someone he didn't meet that there was a broken promise to a person who says it wasn't made.
November 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM
We have reached peak "NATO expansion propaganda". Jeffrey Sachs claims he was personally told by someone he didn't meet that there was a broken promise to a person who says it wasn't made.
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An annual shout out to everyone with grown kids or no kids who still invest in making Halloween awesome. A true test of character.
November 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
An annual shout out to everyone with grown kids or no kids who still invest in making Halloween awesome. A true test of character.
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They had Hugo Boss uniforms because the Nazis were a bunch of failed artists and fascism is an aesthetic ideology.
October 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
They had Hugo Boss uniforms because the Nazis were a bunch of failed artists and fascism is an aesthetic ideology.
Excellent analysis
In my view, there is a strong case that instead of spending the $125–200 million European governments would likely need to pay to the US for 50 or so Tomahawks, they should invest that money directly into Ukraine’s missile industrial sector to scale up domestic production.
6/6
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October 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Excellent analysis
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Opinion | I never personally had a Nazi-curious phase. But as a fair minded journalist, it’s my job to pretend this is a normal rite of passage for American men who might later go into politics.
October 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Opinion | I never personally had a Nazi-curious phase. But as a fair minded journalist, it’s my job to pretend this is a normal rite of passage for American men who might later go into politics.
Please pay attention Taiwan
Ukraine introduced a new generation of its Sea Baby naval drones, developed by the Security Service
These upgraded platforms have already demonstrated their combat effectiveness during 2025 strike on the Crimean Bridge, symbol of Russian occupation euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/22/u...
These upgraded platforms have already demonstrated their combat effectiveness during 2025 strike on the Crimean Bridge, symbol of Russian occupation euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/22/u...
Ukraine’s upgraded Sea Baby drones now can travel 1,500 km carrying two tons of explosives
Brig. Gen. “Hunter” Lukashevych confirms that Sea Baby units targeted the Crimean bridge supports, damaging the illegal crossing to the occupied peninsula.
euromaidanpress.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Please pay attention Taiwan
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Editorial, The Vancouver Daily Province, May 17, 1933:
October 21, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Editorial, The Vancouver Daily Province, May 17, 1933:
I was looking for something else and stumbled on this. After giving it a quick read, I thought the section on air assault was wildly optimistic from the Chinese perspective and ignored the geographic challenges. Any thoughts from my Army friends? www.defensepriorities.org/explainers/t...
Target Taiwan: Prospects for a Chinese invasion - Defense Priorities
Key points In a scenario where China attempts an amphibious invasion of Taiwan and the United States does not fight, […]
www.defensepriorities.org
October 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I was looking for something else and stumbled on this. After giving it a quick read, I thought the section on air assault was wildly optimistic from the Chinese perspective and ignored the geographic challenges. Any thoughts from my Army friends? www.defensepriorities.org/explainers/t...
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We were actually getting somewhere, too. 😞
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October 15, 2025 at 11:47 AM
We were actually getting somewhere, too. 😞
@sbmitche.bsky.social
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@sbmitche.bsky.social
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“Well, you see your problem is…”
October 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
“Well, you see your problem is…”
He took in my high school friend when he was kicked out by his parents.
What’s ONE green flag about your father?
October 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
He took in my high school friend when he was kicked out by his parents.
Stereotyping is wrong…
…also Maryland drivers are the worst
…also Maryland drivers are the worst
October 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Stereotyping is wrong…
…also Maryland drivers are the worst
…also Maryland drivers are the worst
If only there were a way to prevent this…
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
A bubbling measles outbreak in the upstate of South Carolina has forced 153 unvaccinated children out of the classroom and into quarantine for a minimum of 21 days.
In Minnesota, 118 students are also under quarantine in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.
A bubbling measles outbreak in the upstate of South Carolina has forced 153 unvaccinated children out of the classroom and into quarantine for a minimum of 21 days.
In Minnesota, 118 students are also under quarantine in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.
Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks
At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.
www.nbcnews.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
If only there were a way to prevent this…
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Here’s a typical bundle of file papers from the Boston Municipal Court archives. It probably hasn’t been unwrapped since it was docketed in 1822. The organization of the sub-layers is significant, & I always photograph bundles so that I can put them back together as I found them. I love this work! 🗃️
October 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Here’s a typical bundle of file papers from the Boston Municipal Court archives. It probably hasn’t been unwrapped since it was docketed in 1822. The organization of the sub-layers is significant, & I always photograph bundles so that I can put them back together as I found them. I love this work! 🗃️
When Hermann Goering promised that he could supply the Stalingrad garrison, he at least didn’t have much in the way of historical case studies to understand how dumb of an idea it was. This author does not have that excuse. thehill.com/opinion/5530...
thehill.com
October 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM
When Hermann Goering promised that he could supply the Stalingrad garrison, he at least didn’t have much in the way of historical case studies to understand how dumb of an idea it was. This author does not have that excuse. thehill.com/opinion/5530...
Bomber Command’s loss rate is still hard to grasp.
"The most dangerous were the first and last five trips. During the whole war, 51% of aircrew were killed on operations, 12% were killed or wounded in non-operational accidents and 13% became prisoners of war or evaders. Only 24% survived the war unscathed."
October 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Bomber Command’s loss rate is still hard to grasp.
Wang is a key driver of CCP ideology. It’s great that one his works has been translated into English.
Wang Huning (1994): “Marxism first asserts that a communist society is an objective necessity, not a subjective desire of individuals. The internal driving force of historical development & the contradictory movement of various social relations inevitably lead to realization of a communist society.
September 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Wang is a key driver of CCP ideology. It’s great that one his works has been translated into English.