Stephen McParlin
@stephenmcparlin.bsky.social
Aerodynamicist, avid European, socially and politically liberal. Scouse exile. Geeky. Auld hippie. Has lots of peculiar interests. Opinions very much my own.
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Good moment to remember that US foreign policy is also being reoriented to enable foreign censors and authoritarian propaganda around the world
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
America Surrenders in the Global Information Wars
The U.S. is reorienting its foreign policy to protect governments that manipulate and suppress information.
www.theatlantic.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.
February 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.
BL-755 was constrained to delivery by low-level overflight, and the RBL-755 was developed to allow higher altitude release, with a radar altimeter triggering the distribution of submunitions. Brimstone allows stand-off, is more precise, and has better lethality.
February 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
BL-755 was constrained to delivery by low-level overflight, and the RBL-755 was developed to allow higher altitude release, with a radar altimeter triggering the distribution of submunitions. Brimstone allows stand-off, is more precise, and has better lethality.
Also related to the ability of Iran to draw upon Hezbollah resources to support the Assad regime. If Hezbollah cease to be a manpower source, Assad could be in real trouble. A hollowing-out of Iranian influence across Syria as well as Lebanon.
November 29, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Also related to the ability of Iran to draw upon Hezbollah resources to support the Assad regime. If Hezbollah cease to be a manpower source, Assad could be in real trouble. A hollowing-out of Iranian influence across Syria as well as Lebanon.
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It's disheartening that in an age where knowledge has never been more accessible - the United States is about to be governed by an administration so primitive and ignorant as to believe that tariffs are good and that vaccines are bad.
November 26, 2024 at 3:17 AM
It's disheartening that in an age where knowledge has never been more accessible - the United States is about to be governed by an administration so primitive and ignorant as to believe that tariffs are good and that vaccines are bad.