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#OTD in 1942 a mild steel prototype of the 40/43М Zrinyi rohmtrack (later Zrinyi II) was completed. This vehicle was built on the chassis of the Hungarian 40M Turán tank and served as a rough equivalent of the German StuH 42. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

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La Grange!

Ol' Pen & Ink from the archives. (1985)

ya know Frobes I remember thinking around 2017, "my, these guys are like allergic to actually planning stuff" and now it's even worse than the first time

House votes to nullify Trump order and restore bargaining rights for federal workers The House voted to repeal President Donald Trump's executive order from earlier this year that aimed to remove collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal employees.

In a HUGE win for federal workers, our essential services, and working people across the country, the bipartisan Protect America’s Workforce Act has passed the House!

The fight continues in the Senate. When we fight, we WIN!

think it's good that we be prepared and ready for war, considering how the Russians have been acting. flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bs... •3h The idea that Britain is prepared to fight a major war - militarily or domestically - strikes me as considerably crazier and more dangerous than any country of the others floating around, even in an era where the political class has quite clearly gone absolutely bananas across the board.

A lot of responses like this but my point is that - very clearly! - neither the military nor the country are ready for a major actually-getting-bombed war. Aside from anything else, the British itself looks like a teetering Habsburg freakshow undergoing a deep and intense crisis of legitimacy.

So the GOP unveiled a healthcare plan with no ACA extensions.

Then GOP moderates rebelled, calling getting rid of the extensions “political shocked” and now they’re apparently going to vote on the new health plan *and* ACA extensions next week.

We’ll see.

A+ trolling from Zelenskyy

The KV-13 had an interesting ability to take either a KV-1S or a T-34 drive sprocket and tracks. #OTD in 1942 the feature was dropped and development of the tank continued with KV running gear only. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

Thank you, Carol! 💙
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I was told I was alarmist for refusing to fly under this administration

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“Congress has largely been focused on the double-tap strike. But the consensus among experts is that the entirety of the strikes is illegal.”

@naomilachance.bsky.social breaks down the details of Trump’s recent strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean and what makes them illegal.

At least they had the decency to censor Bubba.

as promised, the Defiant Mk II VIP transport

the fuselage is widened from 4' to 6', fwd guns are removed (rear flex minigun retained), drop tanks replaced with fixed tip tanks, trailing wire antenna for MF/LF comms added (with driver to randomize its flex)

and the paint shader has a neat trick

EU to freeze €210bn in Russian assets indefinitely The decision is a significant step towards using the cash to aid Ukraine’s defence – but Moscow is threatening to retaliate

The decision by the EU to use emergency powers to immobilise €210bn (£185bn) of its central bank’s assets marks a significant step towards using the cash to aid Ukraine’s defence against Russia.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Image is line paper with writing showing an English word followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled and pronounced. The word is Tallulah and pronounced tahlooloo

Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.

Tallulah: a river in Rabun County, northeastern Georgia, which flows into the tugaloo, and has a beautiful

Rocket Report: Neutron’s Hungry Hippo is deemed ready, Whither Orbex? - UFO FEED Orbex not in prime position … Those companies were chosen in July based on technical and business maturity, and each could receive up to 169 million euros.

Rocket Report: Neutron’s Hungry Hippo is deemed ready, Whither Orbex?

https://www.ufofeed.com/186618/rocket-report-neutrons-hungry-hippo-is-deemed-ready-whither-orbex/

Orbex not in prime position … Those companies were chosen in July based on technical and business maturity, and each could …

U.S. pals:
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.

There are better charities out there. Much better.

Some kind of explorer ship!
#spaceship #illust #イラスト #scifi

GAT-X139 User Profile | DeviantArt

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#babylon5 #starships #Earthforce #earthalliance #omega #hyperion #DeviantArt #betastarshipspotlight #b5starshipspotlight #scifiart

Heimskringla-Class Heavy Frigate

Musket-Class Frigate

Avalon-Class Escort Destroyer

Torch-Class Marine Transport

B5 Starship Spotlight
Earthforce Ships of GAT-X139

Artist GAT-X139 has a ton of neat fandom ships and I was having fun tonight perusing their Babylon 5 Earth Alliance variations.

The Hyperion and Omega have always been favorites of mine; GAT-X139 has a lot of fun playing with their basic shapes.

Despite its lengthy history, the LEGO Group isn’t perfect, and mistakes appear now and then, from instructions manuals to an abundance of typos.

www.brickfanatics.com/lego-errors-...

#LEGO #LEGONews

#Medieval Motifs and #PopCulture Converge in Jorge Mañes Rubio’s Beaded #Sculptures #art

Link for more info and photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/jorg...

Trump's mangled right hand was extremely spackled tonight at the White House congressional ball (Alex Wong/Getty)

Nice. Reminds me of the Franz Joseph single nacelle scout/destroyer Starfleet ships, but this time with more hull reinforced reflector dish.

$5 Pick up

So, how about that game trailer?

Code of Honor:
Holy shit. This is terrible. Tasha Yar is kidnapped and Picard goes full diplomat instead of treating that action with the gravity it deserves. Plus, perhaps more racism and sexism than in the whole The Original Series COMBINED! Worst Trek ever?
#StarTrek
#TheNextGeneration