Florida isn't even a swing state anymore, so the gusano vote shouldn't matter to the Democrats. They have no "good" reason to continue the blockade.

Brandon is hitting Cuba with the hurricane and earthquake guns in a desperate attempt to defeat the revolution before he leaves office.

I think the coating itself should be rough and porous to absorb radar properly, but the actual shapes of the surfaces should be flat to reflect (away from the radar source) anything that doesn't get absorbed.

Both are multirole stealth fighters with naval variants, so yes, they are roughly equivalents. China needed something a bit more flexible in doctrine than the J-20 (land-based air superiority only), and this is that.

I'm no expert, but the J-35 does indeed seem much simpler and likely easier to maintain.

https://www.reddit.com/r/WarplanePorn/comments/1gm9848/j35a_at_zhuhai_airshow_album/

More pretty images of China's J-35A from the Zhuhai airshow, this time in flight.

Look how clean the underside is compared to the F-35:

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https://xcancel.com/AryJeay/status/1854662797185188348#m

Ansarallah took down another US Reaper drone.

What's the count at now? 13? Why do they just keep sending them???

That sounds like a tacit defeat for Russia to me. I don't think Putin will accept that.

Russia's main goal is to prevent a fascist, Russophobic, heavily-armed NATO member on its borders, which is why they were willing to pull out in 2022 for a guarantee that Ukraine would remain neutral. Territory isn't really that important.

https://old.reddit.com/r/UkraineRussiaReport/comments/1glv7hq/ua_pov_according_to_ua_drone_operator/

Ukrainian sources (grain of salt) say a new major Russian counteroffensive started in Kursk with many armored vehicles.

I'm inclined to believe it, because I saw some signs a month ago:

I saw a few videos recently of large train shipments of vehicles with North Group markings. Notably, there were lots of MRAPs, which I'm starting to think are a good indicator of planned offensives (both Russia and Ukraine seem to use them that way).

By the way, I bet the troops involved in this are Russians, not North Koreans. If there really are 10k soldiers from the DPRK, I suspect they'll be kept near the border as a rapid response unit in case Ukraine tries anything elsewhere.

Vermin Supreme really fell off

https://nyenr.elections.ny.gov/

Write-ins got 1.28% of the vote in New York, or 101,340 votes. I don't know what the candidate breakdown looks like, but still, the total is pretty impressive.

For context, no third party presidential candidates got ballot access due to the Democrats' voter suppression efforts.

Mentally preparing myself for the "Biden could have won" takes

CNN:

Significant piece of data coming from early exit polling. Trump is up by 11 points with independents in Georgia, according to the initial exits. Biden won independent voters by 9 points in Georgia. That's a big swing.

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fu571ehtsjzyd1.jpeg

(Image uploads don't seem to be working, sorry for reddit link)

This is the first official picture of China's J-35A stealth fighter (previously known as FC-31), from the Zhuhai airshow.

It was originally built for export, then the navy decided they wanted a version for aircraft carriers, and now the air force looks like they will adopt it as well.

It has a more focused design than its US-made counterpart, the F-35, which will likely mean it's better at its job and cheaper/easier to build in large quantities.

It looks like an absolutely asscheeks AI-generated clone of Darkest Dungeon with NFTs shoehorned in.

It's going to fail hard and they will go and lay off a bunch more workers.

Being totally jokerfied on this election is liberating

Despite the recent polls, I still think Trump is gonna win. In fact, I will lock that in as my final prediction.

https://old.reddit.com/r/UkraineRussiaReport/comments/1gi7fhj/ru_pov_first_north_korean_captured_is_a_fake/

It's fake. Ukraine seems to be doing heavy psyops regarding this, so be very skeptical of any such claims.

And if there really are DPRK troops, they will almost certainly be kept in Russian territory (aka Kursk).

More Su-57 facts:

• It's the first fighter jet to have directional laser countermeasures (DIRCM)
• It's the only stealth fighter with LEVCONs (kinda like canards which are integrated into the wings)
• It has two extra "cheek-mounted" radars for awareness and ability to guide missiles while turning away

Also, China's Zhuhai airshow is in 10 days

Lebanon's military is weak, undisciplined, and unmotivated. They could very well be a burden if they tried to fight alongside Hezbollah.

(Week-old news) AP: One of 3 judges weighing request for ICC arrest warrants against Netanyahu and others is replaced

The decision is likely to further delay a decision on the request by the court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan.

I saw the sexual misconduct allegations against Khan, but somehow I missed this story.

Anyway, it's now 164 days since Karim Khan requested arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant. Reminder that it took just 23 days to issue Putin's warrant (for putting injured kids in hospitals).

Ukraine has received only 10% of latest approved aid from US, Zelenskiy says

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