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@thrustwr.bsky.social

Former NavalNews & USNINews writer, Track Fuser, R-1/P-1 Budget Reader. For defense-related stuff Site: https://defensearchives.com/news

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I believe these were the IR sensors mentioned in America's Space Sentinels. Really cool to actually see them!

02.02.2026 19:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Herman Khan was built different

02.02.2026 13:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This bit on the Mormons had me whizzing in the middle of the night. The book is "The shield of faith a chronicle of strategic defense from zeppelins to Star Wars"

02.02.2026 09:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ever since reading up on Rebecca Slayton's Arguments That Count book, I have wondered what all the behind the scenes drama of the MIT Nerds and PSAC was. This book seems to answer this drama in a level of detail I have never seen before. It is also funny as hell.

02.02.2026 09:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

the CIA uses them to inject satellites with woke italian technology

29.01.2026 15:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They won't tell us

29.01.2026 20:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
29.01.2026 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Does anyone know?

29.01.2026 15:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Large but look how much smaller than MATV it is!

28.01.2026 16:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Indeed, this is just stupid. The time for action was missed because they were busy diverting vessels to do their stupid shit and killing civilians in SOUTHCOM.

27.01.2026 23:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

THAAD has the largest and oldest KKV of the theater interceptors

27.01.2026 16:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We were denied 6 km/s SM-3 world

27.01.2026 14:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Well well, if it isn't the KKV brothers.

27.01.2026 13:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The Old World Order is Dead Unipolarity was given, not taken

It is even worse than it looks

20.01.2026 17:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1050    ๐Ÿ” 312    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 52    ๐Ÿ“Œ 102

Looking at more restrictions with regards to internal borders.

26.01.2026 20:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Every other day we seem to be sliding back into a closed off Europe. Russia this, Russia that, why don't we put money behind Ukraine and annihilate their Army on the battlefield and get rid of this problem?

26.01.2026 18:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why?

26.01.2026 18:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Our boy is out there!

26.01.2026 17:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lmao, they smoking harder than Ankara itself.

26.01.2026 15:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I know shit is all insane and everything is on fire but if all things go well, four astronauts will go to the moon in a few weeks. This mission will include many firsts: the first non-American astronaut, the first female astronaut, and the first person of color to travel to the moon.

25.01.2026 14:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 241    ๐Ÿ” 47    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

Going back to ETC, the guy that would be next in line was close with the two that were removed and is probably not fearing his removal as well.

24.01.2026 12:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Xi is literally holding the promotion of multiple next in line members who are all PLA generals or admirals in favor of non-PLA people.
archive.is/SCvev

24.01.2026 12:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Not just, It seemed like back then that Xi was both consolidating the upper Politburo Committee members and was blocking the regular promotion methodology (where the next in line would immediately take over). Now this has effectively been reduced to 1 guy running his "anti-corruption" drive.

24.01.2026 12:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I was talking about this in the server with the homies a few weeks ago. jamestown.org/leadership-t...

24.01.2026 12:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One of the wilder things here is that the Eastern Theater Command (which is the theater that would be mos involved in the invasion of Taiwan) was also without its two most senior commanders, both military and civilian. And both of these guys were extremely close with Xi!

24.01.2026 12:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They also keep asking me to start preparing to supervise junior students. I keep refusing, they keep insisting, I keep telling them I don't have that iron in me.

22.01.2026 23:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I got a 300 page book on business ethics and a 400+ page book on legal business practices sitting on my desk that I need to fully go through as well.

22.01.2026 23:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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1/4th of the script I am working on needs massive reworking but here I am fiddling around with After Effects trying to get that Cassette Futuristic late 1980s to early 2000s look. We are not making it.

22.01.2026 23:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Did the trick, came out a bit wetter than I wanted. So I decided to leave it in for another 6 mins, almost burned the top. Turns out I forgot the part where stuff continues to heat up even after you take it out! (Something that is burned into my brain when it comes to meats)

22.01.2026 23:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I didn't have the plugin when I made the first video so I purposefully avoided using the built-in glow effects of After Effects. Might redo some scenes tomorrow with the deep glow applied.

22.01.2026 23:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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