All of the available phrases are going to be clunky but "servicemember" is only one more syllable, gets abbreviated to "SM" in writing, and doesn't invoke the imagery of an Oakleys-wearing admin pogue spiking a Monster Energy can filled with dip spit onto the sidewalk

For nearly a decade, the U.S. has quietly acquiesced to Indonesia’s restrictive maritime claims to avoid diplomatic friction. This policy has failed. What should the Navy do next? Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/nav... 

A group charged by Congress with helping to preserve historic buildings is asking a judge to block construction of President Trump's White House ballroom until reviews occur, arguing that the ongoing project is illegal and unconstitutional. www.washingtonpost.com/politi...

Great use of our data and visual evidence in this Reuters article. #OOTT #Tankers #Venezuela #SKIPPER www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...

The UK is drawing up new preparations for a potential major conflict, according to Armed Forces Minister Al Carns, in remarks reported by Sky News. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-developin...

"If the digital yuan becomes the settlement standard for AI services, the United States loses hundreds of billions in sustained dollar demand," notes @navingirishankar.bsky.social. Read more from @est.csis.org on the importance of building a compute-dollar system: www.csis.org/analysis/tur...

The prediction markets could have a field day with this one. Odds on delays again... and again.. and again? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Think about it... this market as strong as it seemed yesterday hangs by the thread of headlines.

It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted

Sure Donny, here is my DNA...

Russia hits back at Europe's big plan to loan Moscow's frozen cash to Ukraine www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The money may be in selling shovels at the gold strike... Just as long as the mine doesn't peter out...

AI toys for kids talk about sex and issue Chinese Communist Party talking points, tests show www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

+1

Precision on precision. Any job worth doing...

Hydroponics is definitely a possible option. I need it to be enclosed, due to TIBBS. He'll even eat plastic plants, so it's hopeless without a cage or glass doors or something.

Half garden, half dog pen, probably! Maybe some parking spaces. A carport, perhaps? Who knows. But mostly green stuff =)

Good question. That should be front-and-center. COFA is one of our strongest tools for keeping Beijing out of the Pacific, and the silence from Washington isn’t helping. If we don’t lean in, China will.

CSIS expert Kate Bondar briefed the U.S. Helsinki Commission regarding the "Danish model" of defense cooperation from a Ukrainian perspective, and its role in strengthening Ukraine’s military and industrial capacity. Watch the full testimony here: www.csis.org/analysis/pro...

Boss

NEW: Hegseth says he supports contributions of ‘colored troops and broads’

Impressive visual ID! Who said viusual recoignition charts/books are out of date?!!??

Nothing to see here, please move along

MoD to unify all intelligence units under single command www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"As the declared MI6 head of station in the Zambian capital, Roger had to overcome initial suspicion and sometimes the outright hostility of the various nationalist groups ... Roger slowly won the trust of key elements of these groups". www.spectator.com.au/2025/12/my-l...

"What is a gentleman? He is gentle, big, noble; he is independent of opinion. A man cannot have happiness until he has certain qualities of mind. When he has these qualities, nothing can overthrow him." - Swami Paramananda

Risk is the price you pay for opportunity...:-)))

Or maybe removing a tactical concept (decisive points) and a strategic concept (center of gravity) from their context makes them less relevant to the real world and people notice that. warontherocks.com/2025/12/decl...

Europe must prepare for a conflict with Russia “on the scale our grandparents endured," warns NATO's general secretary. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...

HII and Babcock have signed a new contract that will see major sections of US Virginia-class submarines built in Scotland, deepening industrial links between the two countries and broadening the AUKUS supply base. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/us-taps-babc...

LOL... I guess this is what "building ships in America" looks like...

The proliferation of missile threats has made air & missile defense interceptors the table stakes for entry into future conflicts, forcing the DOD to either buy the necessary interceptors or fold on its regional interests. More from CSIS's Missile Defense Project: www.csis.org/analysis/dep... 

'Japanese and Australian interests overlap most substantially in Melanesia. The case for coordination is greatest in PNG and Solomon Islands, which both bracket or run parallel to the key SLOC between the east coast of Australia and Japan, forming a chokepoint,' writes Alex Bristow.

After reading a number of articles covering SKIPPER; as well as for future reference, we urge journalists to include the IMO number of the vessel and to apply that as general practice. Vessels change names all the time, but the IMO is constant. Hers is 9304667 Thanks, /TT

From my latest regarding a super interesting online gaming company you’ve never heard of, but whose stock has outperformed DraftKings by a wide margin… www.herbgreenberg.com/p/red-flag-a...

NEW: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov effectively rejected seven points of the US-proposed 28-point peace plan on Dec. 11, including the original plan’s points on territorial swaps based on the line of contact & the provision of reliable security guarantees for Ukraine. Other Key Takeaways:

NEW: UAE-backed National Resistance Front Commander Brig. Gen. Tariq Saleh, who controls Yemeni government-held areas of Hudaydah near the Houthi frontlines, echoed the UAE-backed STC’s rhetoric framing the recent STC offensive as necessary to fight the Houthis.

Trump says "things are only a dollar or two more" because of tariffs... Yeah and the precut and packaged lettuce in the store has been washed and is ready to eat too...

China's placement of structures in the Yellow Sea and harassment of South Korean vessels resemble Beijing's "creeping sovereignty" tactics used to militarize the South and East China Seas. What should the U.S. and Korea do? Read more: beyondparallel.csis.org/creeping-sov...

Some Dark Fleet stats regarding the Venezuelan oil trade which we'll summarize here for the press as our mailbox resembles a trainwreck right now: Total: 397 active tankers Size class breakdown: - VLCC/ULCC: 143 - Suezmax: 73 - Aframax: 111 - Panamax: 23 - Handies: 47 #Tankers #OOTT #Venezuela

Hashtag affordability

Honestly, this duo should never be trusted with props. #CalvinandHobbes #ComicChaos

Clear signs of "know when to hold'em, know when to fold'em..."

NEW: A Russian family whose son volunteered to fight in the Russian army against Ukraine recently adopted seven children from occupied Zaporizhia Oblast. 🧵(1/9) Read more: isw.pub/OccupationUp... Other Key Takeaways ⬇️

Also trusted by more than a few independent investors and private intel....

We're also on Telegram t.me/TankerTrackers

"Looks like we're trouble, Little Buddy..."

Magazine cover curse?

@mercoglianos.bsky.social 1349 Tankers Blacklisted....The flag of convenience is listed...

US Treasury OFAC sanctions three nephews of the wife of the Venezuelan president; a Maduro-affiliated businessman; and six shipping companies operating in Venezuela’s oil sector. home.treasury.gov/news/press-r...