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Year by year.
Line chart titled “U.S. Military Spending is Approaching $1 Trillion.” The vertical axis shows billions of dollars up to $1,200, and the horizontal axis spans from about 1940 to 2024. The line shows a sharp peak during World War II near $1.1 trillion (in constant 2024 dollars), a drop after the war, smaller peaks during the Korean and Vietnam Wars, a rise during the Reagan era in the 1980s, another large increase after 9/11, and a recent climb toward nearly $1 trillion labeled “Biden 2024 request.” Source noted as Office of Management and Budget; constant 2024 dollars. The 2020 National Priorities Project logo appears in the bottom right. https://www.nationalpriorities.org/blog/2023/03/15/one-highest-military-budgets-history/ Line chart titled “U.S. DEFENSE SPENDING AS PERCENTAGE OF GDP 1940–2025” with the FDD logo at top left. A gold line with dots shows U.S. defense spending as a share of GDP from 1940 to 2025. The chart highlights key peaks and lows: 1940: 1.5% 1944 (World War II): 35.5% (highest point) 1953 (Korean War): 11.4% 1968 (Vietnam War): 8.6% 1986 (Reagan defense buildup): 5.9% 1999–2001 (post–WWII low after USSR collapse, before 9/11): 2.8% 2010 (Iraq/Afghanistan): 4.5% 2024: 3% The 2025 percentage is noted as projected. A large text box states: “China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are cooperating to threaten U.S. national security in unprecedented ways, and yet the United States is spending near post-World War II lows on defense, measured as a percentage of GDP.” Source listed as Department of Defense National Defense Budget Estimates for FY 2025, April 2024, Table 7-7. Notes explain that war and supplemental funding is included prior to FY 2008 and from FY 2021 onward; percentages are based on DOD outlays; dates reflect peak spending during conflicts, not their full duration; and the 2025 percentage is projected. https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2024/12/05/u-s-defense-spending-visualized/
February 15, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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#epsteinweb #efta01379418
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EFTA01379418 | EFTA01379418 22 December 2017 EM Currency Handbook 2018: Still Fuel in the Tank Saudi Arabia The Saudi Arabian riyal (SAR) was introduced in 1961, replacing Saudi silver coins and foreign currencies. Until 1986 the currency displayed some flexibility with the SAR initially appreciating after the first oil price spike in the mid-1970s. The currency weakened steadily through the early 1980s until being pegged to the IMF's Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) in 1986. In practice, the SAR has been a de-facto peg to the USD at a rate of 3.75/USD. The peg to the USD was formalised in early 2003 to make official the GCC pegs to the USD in the run-up to the proposed GCC common currency. USD/SAR exchange rate 3.1$ 314 1 112 1- 110 166 2008 2009 2010 1011 The Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency's (SAMA) primary functions are: 2012 2013 2011 2011 2016 —USOISAA Son Dosack•Santabomligrpfteneet• • To deal with the banking affairs of the Government; • Minting and printing the national currency (the Saudi Riyal), strengthening the Saudi currency and stabilizing its external and internal value, in addition to strengthening the currency's cover; • Managing reserves; 2011 J USD/SAR and SAR 3M implied yield 2.0 the Kingdom's foreign exchange • Managing the monetary policy for maintaining the stability of prices and exchange rate; • Promoting the growth of the financial system and ensuring its soundness; • Supervising commercial banks and exchange dealers; • Supervising cooperative insurance companies and the self-employment professions relating to the insurance activity; • Supervising finance companies; • Supervising credit information companies. 1.5 IA 06 00 t od 0 :0 400 40 1 —mtAO/SAII 3m imaled !Mick #0 1 4, ---`1A0/SAO .r Sa•n O.6c3•Aan The riyal is fully deliverable and convertible. It is backed by gold and other foreign currencies. The predominant cross is USD/SAR, but EUR and GBP crosses also trade regularly. Options are quoted on USD/SAR. Page 80 CONFIDENTIAL - PURSUANT TO FED. R. CRIM. P. 6(e) CONFIDENTIAL Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. DB-SDNY-0076883 SDNY_GM_00223067 EFTA01379418
February 15, 2026 at 2:36 PM
michael954.bsky.social
Since the 1980s, the South Bank Centre's local government origins have been systematically denied. At midnight on Easter Monday 1986, when the Greater London Council was abolished, security guards were sent in to rip the letters GLC from the facade of the Festival Hall.
February 15, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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AIR HOSTESS FIGHTER SCHOOL [1986]

Originally conceived as a thoughtful drama about workplace misogyny.

Then Top Gun came out.

So they made a few adjustments.
Vintage-style 1980s exploitation movie poster titled “Air Hostess Fighter School.” A blonde woman in a black air hostess uniform with a red neck bow sits confidently on the wing of a passenger jet at sunset. She wears sheer black stockings and heels, her hair blowing in the wind. The sky behind her is filled with dramatic orange clouds and streaking missiles, suggesting aerial combat. The image has a distressed, folded VHS-era texture. Tagline at the top reads: “Welcome to the Slightly Precarious Zone.” Credits along the bottom list Isabella Pembroke, producer Peterson Leigh, and director Lawson Mack.
February 15, 2026 at 10:24 AM
mapejo.bsky.social
Towel-Shorts? 🤣🥰 , 1986 JCPenney Catalog #towelshorts #jcpenney #catalog #1980s #dilf #gay
February 15, 2026 at 8:57 AM
vintagerotica1.bsky.social
#February #1986 #Australian #Penthouse #1980s #ReneeColbert
February 15, 2026 at 6:42 AM
tvark.bsky.social
13 February

1971 - BBC 1 began broadcasting US sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
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1986 - Farrington of the FO debuts on ITV. Angela Thorne and Joan Sims star.

1991 - 7 part drama Shrinks debuts on ITV. Bill Paterson stars (pictured).
The Mary Tyler Moore Show was a US sitcom that was first broadcast on BBC 1 from 13 February 1971. The first 34 episodes were broadcast before the series was pulled. It was then shown on some ITV regions with varying times and dates. In the 1980s the series was shown on Channel 4 and in the 1990s The Family Channel showed all 7 series of 168 episodes. Mary Richards is an unmarried, independent woman focused on her career as associate producer of a news show at the fictional local station WJM in Minneapolis. Joining Mary on the series is Ed Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight, Georgia Engel, Betty White, Valerie Harper, Cloris Leachman, John Amos, Joyce Bulifant, Lisa Gerritsen, Richard Schaal, Priscilla Morrill, John Gabriel, Larry Wilde and Nancy Walker. An MTM production. Farrington of the FO is a comedy series by Dick Sharples that was broadcast on ITV from 13 February 1986 to 15 July 1987. 2 series totalling 14 episodes were made. Harriet Farrington arrives to take charge at a small, unimportant British Consulate in an undisclosed Central or South American country. She is horrified to find out how indolent and scheming her staff are, and - with more than a hint of Margaret Thatcher about her mannerisms - sets out to turn the Consulate around. The cast includes Angela Thorne, Joan Sims, John Quayle, Tony Haygarth, Freddie Earlle, Judy Cornwell, Tim Barrett, Francesca Gonshaw, Jan Ravens, Ralph Bates, Annette Crosbie, Russell Hunter, Roger Hammond, Veronica Doran, Kevin Lloyd, Elizabeth Sellars, Edward de Souza, Robin Parkinson, Patsy Smart, and John Moreno. The final series was renamed Farrington. A Yorkshire Television Production. Shrinks is a 7 part drama broadcast on ITV from 13 February to 25 March 1991. The series is about the staff and patients of an upmarket psychiatric practice in London. The cast includes Bill Paterson, Simon Jones, Elizabeth Garvie, Brian Protheroe, Patricia Kerrigan, Diane Bull, Pauline Black, Mary Maddox, Yvonne Bryceland, Jeananne Crowley, Alison Rose, Jane Booker, Mary Woodvine, Lucinda Curtis, Frankie Jordan, Benedick Blythe and Jennie Stoller. A Euston Films production for Thames Television.
February 14, 2026 at 7:31 PM
regcalgary.bsky.social
I completely agree. I've no problem with companies or indivuals running businesses that earn reasonable profits AND contribute in a significant way to the common good. In 1986, the U.S. rate was 40%. It's now 21%, if they pay any at all. In Canada, we also halved rates from 30% in the 1980s to now.
February 14, 2026 at 4:40 PM
adalbertbruce.bsky.social
A photo I took; Rivington School Sculpture Garden; Lower East Side, NYC; August, 1986. #1980s #analogphotography #lowereastside #manhattan #newyork #newyorkcity #sculpture #streetart #streetphotography
A photo I took, showing a 1980s car, street signs and a traffic light; and the now non-extant Rivington School Sculpture Garden, formed of found junk objects. The sculptures were in front of a brick apartment building, with graffiti art of outline dancing figures. -JBF
February 14, 2026 at 2:55 PM
vintagerotica1.bsky.social
#February #1986 #PetoftheMonth #POTM #1980s #American #Penthouse #model #actress #SusanNapoli
February 14, 2026 at 1:13 PM
radiomerch.co.uk
The UK Radio Merchandise Archive: Marcher Sound sticker 1986 | 1980s Marcher Sound / Gold / Coast FM Stickers. (Added by Peter Wilde) #radiomerch

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February 14, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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1986 VW Golf GTi R32 Conversion

on eBay: buff.ly/MpvC049

#classified #volkswagen #1980s #caryears #ad
February 14, 2026 at 6:27 AM
trondjs.bsky.social
No Context Album Cover of the Day
Album [maxi single] cover: Nirvana – Say When Netherlands: Casablanca, 1986 https://www.discogs.com/release/959039-Nirvana-Say-When Three young performers pose closely together against a pink-to-purple gradient backdrop. All wear voluminous, tightly curled 1980s hairstyles with high lift and rounded shape; the woman in the center has dramatically teased, swept-up hair with height at the crown, while the two men have thick, glossy curls framing their faces. The man on the left wears a shiny purple velvet suit with a ruffled white shirt and has a thin mustache and defined brows. The woman wears a black lace top tucked into a short black skirt with a wide belt decorated with chains, along with thigh-high black boots; her makeup is bold, with bright lipstick and defined eyes. The man on the right wears a sleeveless white outfit with decorative seams and a wide belt, showing toned arms; he smiles broadly. The overall styling is flashy and theatrical, with glossy fabrics, metallic accents, and confident, camera-facing poses.
February 13, 2026 at 9:51 PM
gpbeat.bsky.social
#JustWatched #MovieSky #ScifiSky #TrekSky

#StarTrek IV The Voyage Home (1986)

#Movies #Films #FilmSky #Cinema #CinemaSky #Scifi #ScienceFiction #80s #1980s #Watched
February 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
newsatsix1986.bsky.social
Tomorrow we are moving to our brand new house in the country, and so if I am silent here for a few days, know that I am busy relocating News At Six 1986’s head office to its brand new location, and that the stories and the 1980s news will return soon! ❤️

#TheNewsreader
February 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM
retrotechshow.bsky.social
[1986] Projecting the past: rediscovering the ritual of family slide-projector night

LONG READ: My childhood journey through China in the 1980s.

#travel #china #photography #tech #history #diary

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[1986] Projecting the past: rediscovering the ritual of family slide-projector night
LONG READ: My childhood journey through China in the 1980s.
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February 13, 2026 at 10:41 AM
localnotail.bsky.social
2018: 'A very different world' - inside the Czech spying operation on Trump

Exclusive: files reveal Trump was the target of an extensive spying operation in the late 1980s by the country’s intelligence service, with ‘friends’ from the KGB

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The StB security file of Jaroslav Jansa, who spied on Donald Trump in 1980s while he was married to Ivana. Photo of Donald Trump in the corner. Dates 1985, 1986, 1989.
February 13, 2026 at 10:35 AM
queenniamh.bsky.social
Tell me, was either major political party in the United States talking like this in the fucking 1980s?
In 1981, the Ministry of Culture stated in a publication entitled "In Defence of Love" that homosexuality was a variant of human sexuality. The ministry argued that homophobic bigotry was an unacceptable attitude inherited by the revolution and that all sanctions against gays should be opposed. In 1986, the National Commission on Sex Education publicly opined that homosexuality was a sexual orientation and that homophobia should be countered by education. Gay author Ian Lumsden has claimed that since 1986 there is "little evidence to support the contention that the persecution of homosexuals remains a matter of state policy". In 1988, the Government repealed the Public Ostentation Law of 1938 (Spanish: Ley de ostentación pública de 1938) and the police received orders not to harass LGBT people. In a 1988 interview with Galician television, Castro criticized the rigid attitudes that had prevailed towards homosexuality. Toward the end of the 1980s, literature with gay subject matter began to re-emerge.
February 13, 2026 at 5:51 AM
sophiemac.bsky.social
Heartburn (1986). Peculiar singing at each other while eating pizza scene between Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep. Full of strange small parts or cameos by the likes of Stockard Channing, Catherine O'Hara, Jeff Daniels, Joanna Gleason. Very 1980s #MovieSky #FilmSky
Portrait screenshot of Jack Nicholson playing Mark. He's looking expectantly at someone and looks like he's listening, just about to respond. Screenshot of Meryl Streep playing Rachel. She's having her hair cut and it's the 1980s, so it's big and being backcombed by the hairdresser. As she's sitting there she looks deep in thought because she's having a revelation about something someone's just said to her.
February 12, 2026 at 11:37 PM
mikeofchampions.bsky.social
#filmsky #letterboxd #moviechallenge

Theme - 1980s Fantasy

The Beastmaster (1982)
Dragonslayer (1981)
Highlander (1986)
The Witches Of Eastwick (1987)
February 12, 2026 at 4:36 AM
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Today's historic pic: 8170 and the southbound Melbourne Express cross the Maribyrnong River at Footscray, Vic, October 19 1986. The Melbourne Express and Sydney Express were overnight Sydney-Melbourne passenger trains that had replaced the Spirit of Progress and Southern Aurora earlier that year.
Looking across a river, we see a loco-hauled passenger train crossing a rail bridge across the river away from us. The locomotive is an 81 class carbody style diesel loco painted in SRA NSW Candy livery. Immediately behind the loco is a two-deck car carrying wagon fully loaded with 1980s style cars. Next is a blue and gold liveried former Spirit of Progress Buffet car, then is a stainless steel fluted train hotel-power car, and then is a stainless steel fluted former Southern Aurora sleeping car.
February 12, 2026 at 2:46 AM
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Today's historic photo of the day: 8170 and the Melbourne Express at the end of its journey from Sydney across the Maribyrnong River at Footscray, Vic, October 19 1986

The Melbourne Express was a Sydney-Melbourne overnight #train that, along with the Sydney […]

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Looking across a river, we see a loco-hauled passenger train crossing a rail bridge across the river away from us. The locomotive is an 81 class carbody style diesel loco painted in SRA NSW Candy livery. Immediately behind the loco is a two-deck car carrying wagon fully loaded with 1980s style cars. Next is a blue and gold liveried former Spirit of Progress Buffet car, then is a stainless steel fluted train hotel-power car, and then is a stainless steel fluted former Southern Aurora sleeping car.
February 12, 2026 at 2:46 AM
mvij.org
Lmao ☠️👉

This is why he rails against the NFL, which repeatedly refused to sell to that piece of 💩

Imagine being too rapey and incompetent for Robert Kraft
Donald Trump is widely considered responsible for the demise of the original United States Football League (USFL) in the mid-1980s. As owner of the New Jersey Generals, he pushed the league to abandon its successful spring schedule for a fall season to compete directly with the NFL. This strategy, combined with a failed antitrust lawsuit led by Trump that resulted in only $3 in damages, forced the league to fold in 1986.
February 11, 2026 at 1:30 AM
bagpuss.org
Seems to be from 1986. I think Toshiba used this logo on some of their chips until the late 1980s.
February 9, 2026 at 7:40 PM
gpbeat.bsky.social
#JustWatched #TVSky #WhoSky #ScifiSky

#DoctorWho The Trial of a Time Lord
Parts 13-14 The Ultimate Foe (1986)
The last appearance of the 6th Doctor (Colin Baker)
Cameo from #TheMaster

#DrWho #TV #BBC #Scifi #ScienceFiction #80s #1980s #Watched
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM