Chris Panella

Trump's post on nuclear weapons testing doesn't make a lot of sense President Trump's Truth Social announcement that the US will pursue new nuclear weapons testing raises more questions than it answers.

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via our nukes watcher, @chrispanella.bsky.social

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My son (his name is Marcus) and I enjoy a delicious coffee at one of Lumiose City’s cafes

Business Insider declines to sign Pentagon document Business Insider has declined to sign a Pentagon document that would undermine the press freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment.

"Independent, fact-based reporting is essential to our democracy." -Jamie Heller, @businessinsider.com Editor in Chief www.businessinsider.com/press-freedo...

The Army's putting move fast, fail fast, fix fast to the test with its new command and control system The US Army's command and control system, NGC2, is a prime example of the service's new approach to developing weapons.

The "fail fast" approach is really only as good as the oversight built in to catch bad ideas early, @chrispanella.bsky.social reports: www.businessinsider.com/us-armys-pus...

The Army's putting move fast, fail fast, fix fast to the test with its new command and control system The US Army's command and control system, NGC2, is a prime example of the service's new approach to developing weapons.

New story from me on what the US Army’s new command and control system, NGC2, says about the service’s larger shift towards rapid, Silicon Valley-esque procurement of weapons and tech
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I’ve already played more Rocket this season than ever because the buff to his ult is insane especially when paired with Star lord, punisher, venom ults, he gets his ult so fast, and revival beacon is still so valuable.

IMO strategists that can damage boost with their kits or ults (rocket, luna, mantis, cnd with the terror cloak move) are the meta. Healing ults aren’t the priority rn with recent buffs and anti heal — damage boosting so those healing ults don’t matter is

Marvel Rivals season 4.5 single handedly gonna end triple support meta and completely shift the strategist tier list (rocket and mantis are S tier, can probably run them together is rocket heal bots to make up for mantis’ healing output)

China is making big aircraft carrier moves. Here's how its flattops stack up against the US Navy. China released footage of carrier Fujian's electromagnetic catapults last month, showing off a technology only the US had previously.

"You can engineer and build something much quicker than you can build up a group of people to operate it." via @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/how-chinas-a...

Inside the anti-'woke' revolt that has American troops in its crosshairs Trump vowed to banish 'woke.' Now, the culture wars are infiltrating the military and spreading paranoia among American troops

1/ Anti-'woke' veterans who wield leaked screenshots are thrusting cancel culture deep into the US military, adding to strains at an unprecedented moment. www.businessinsider.com/inside-anti-...

The Pentagon gutted its weapons testing office. The biggest losers could be the troops. The Pentagon's independent weapons testing office is overseeing almost 100 fewer programs after fresh cuts, raising safety and effectiveness concerns.

"Failing fast with a piece of software is one thing. Failing fast with weapons in combat is a very different thing." via @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/troops-could...

The Pentagon gutted its weapons testing office. The biggest losers could be the troops. The Pentagon's independent weapons testing office is overseeing almost 100 fewer programs after fresh cuts, raising safety and effectiveness concerns.

Talked to some folks and wrote about how cuts to the Pentagon’s independent weapons testing office, DOT&E, endangers military personnel. Read here: www.businessinsider.com/troops-could...

China's newest aircraft carrier just launched a stealth jet with an electromagnetic catapult, marking a major capability jump New video clips show three military aircraft, including a J-35 stealth fighter, taking off via electromagnetic catapult from the Fujian.

China has become the first country to launch a stealth fighter aircraft off a carrier's electromagnetic catapult via Matthew Loh and @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/china-videos...

Why it's the end of the road for the Humvee The Humvee is an American military icon. Yet the Department of Defense has announced the vehicle’s retirement. What does this say about our shifting military priorities?

Check out this fascinating @wbur.org "On Point" discussion of the end of the Humvee and what comes next for US soldiers featuring my colleague @chrispanella.bsky.social www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...

At the very least the devs seem quite aware of some problems and are quick to respond and make adjustments. Now we just gotta fix matchmaking and everything will be golden

Marvel Rivals season 4 has a lot going for it and here’s to hoping that Angela coming in and the balance adjustments make the meta more flexible and dynamic

Why it's the end of the road for the Humvee The Humvee is an American military icon. Yet the Department of Defense has announced the vehicle’s retirement. What does this say about our shifting military priorities?

I appeared on @wbur.org’s On Point show last Friday to chat with host Meghna Chakrabarti on the end of the US military’s Humvee, why the Army is phasing out the iconic vehicle, and what weapons and systems Army leadership deems necessary for future wars. Listen or read the transcript here:

How paratroopers are tackling drone warfare as the US Army bets big on the tech The Army's adopting drones at a rapid pace. Some personnel are embracing it as a moment of innovation and experimentation.

"I'm looking for a system that I can fight with for days at a time," a paratrooper told @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/paratroopers...

Think it’s REALLY time to stop banning Peni and instead just ban Rocket outright, but ppl have been fixated on banning Peni since the team up so it’s hard to change that

Magik being meta again (not just cause of the necros video, imo) is crazy funny

Still very pro banning Magneto

Other thoughts: wish they’d stop with the ranked rewards for the first part of the season cause it’s so hard to get back up after the before season resets.

The Groot/Loki/Mantis teamup is one of the best in the game and all the more reason to ban Loki and/or Groot.

Ban Luna > Adam IMO

Marvel rivals season 3.5: is… Groot Luna Mantis Loki Adam plus another tank (Emma, Magneto) or DPS… a viable comp? The new team ups are insane, and I feel like the damage boost from Mantis/Loki lamps and anti-dive on Luna would make up for any weaknesses running 4 supports

A South Korean shipyard just picked up a new repair job from the US Navy as it turns to allies to help fix the fleet South Korean shipbuilders and the US are increasingly working together on fixing the Navy's fleet.

The South Korean shipbuilder's contract on a new US dry cargo ship includes propeller cleaning, tank maintenance, and inspections of onboard equipment via @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/key-pacific-...

The US Army fired its new missile system that rattles China in a Western Pacific first. It found its target and sank it. The deployment of the Mid-Range Capability, or Typhon, system in the region has repeatedly irritated China. The US sees it as a key capability.

The US Army is getting in on the ship-killing game in the Western Pacific with the new Typhon missile launcher via @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/us-army-fire...

Four faves no starters

China is the Pentagon's top challenge. Here's what the Army says it's doing about it. The Army is working on new tech, drones, autonomy, better decision-making, and more to deter and prepare for conflict with China.

"What we've learned is you can't write a requirement for something you want five years from now," the head of Army Futures Command told @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/what-the-us-...

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Tired of the Cloak and Dagger slander. She remains the most reliable sustaining healer in the game. Gets ult quick. And especially after the Mantis rework and Rocket’s ult being so easy to counter, CnD is only more viable

Seen some discourse on ideal strategist picks this season. Invisible Woman feels top tier especially with the F4 teamup and Thing/Human Torch being so meta. Probably time for me to learn Loki better. Luna remains goated

Likely that Thing will replace Emma as the premiere anti dive tank, so glad he got anti flyer tech. Don’t get the Mantis rework, she was already only useful in specific comps and situations. Also… Wolv did not need the Phoenix teamup lol

Crazy that Magneto didn’t get nerfed going into season 3. High pick and win rate across platform and quick play, ult can hard counter both some DPS ults and many strategist ults, shields incredibly useful and double with the Emma Frost teamup. Continues to be essential to team comps