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US only has 25% of all Patriot missile interceptors needed for Pentagon’s military plans


The United States only has about 25% of the Patriot missile interceptors it needs for all of the Pentagon’s military plans after burning through stockpiles in the Middle East in recent months, an alarming depletion that led to the Trump administration freezing the latest transfer of munitions to Ukraine.

The stockpile of the Patriot missiles has fallen so low that it raised concern inside the Pentagon that it could jeopardize potential US military operations, and deputy defense secretary, Stephen Feinberg, authorized the transfer to be halted while they reviewed where weapons were being sent.

Donald Trump appeared to reverse at least part of that decision on Monday when he told reporters in advance of a dinner at the White House with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he would “send some more weapons” to Ukraine, although he did not disclose whether that would include Patriot systems.

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in reply to ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆

Funny thinking about some retired Raytheon engineer being approached to continue making weapons like fucking Galen Erso. "I'm too old for this shit."

Yeah, that makes sense though. Amazing the US hasn't been dethroned already.

in reply to anarchoilluminati [comrade/them]

I think a lot of it comes down to the historical advantages the US enjoyed since the end of WW2. A deep dive into the whole thing dialecticaldispatches.substack…






in reply to Jeremy Herve

we should talk about this some time.

i think i have the answer for how to do discourse, after a lot of thought and experience.

this post says to me we're thinking the same way.


in reply to ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆

I guess you can only go to college for one of the 3 Rs now. Readin’, ‘ritein’, or ‘rithmetic.

Actually it’s Indiana, so it’s probably only religious studies, business, and poli sci that are left.



Greek docker workers refuse to handle ‘murderous cargo’ bound for Israel





Asking About Tuxedo Computers


First of all, I'm not sure this is the best community for this, so if you think there is a more suitable one, please inform me.

So I've been looking for manufacturers that sell computers with Linux out of the box and I remembered hearing about Tuxedo Computers. Some people seem to really like them, but I've also heard of some people complaining about them too.

And so I've come here to ask this community what are your experiences with this vendor? Is there somewhere else I should look? Thanks in advance.

in reply to prototype_g2

We have a few Tuxedo computers and some other Linux brands at our company and are generally happy about them. Cheaper devices have a less than perfect keyboard (though I liked the one on the slimbook) a worse camera and microphone (though some are very ok).

I'm very happy with these Linux devices. The few makes for which we needed parts also supplied them but sending the device their way for repair took longer than we'd have wanted.

in reply to prototype_g2

I loved my Pulse 15 (Gen 1) from Tuxedo

It was a performance monster and still had amazing battery life.
But as others have said, they only take some finished Clevo models - like most small distributors, who can't afford their own factory.

But they verify that everything runs with Linux, else they sometimes patch stuff.

And I need to highlight their support!
After years with my Pulse 15 the battery became a pillow, because I used a USB C charger that wasn't working right (always switched on and off, which killed the battery)
Pretty much without questions asked I got a new battery for free.

Now I have it to my nephew, who enjoys Minecraft on this laptop (still Linux), but the CMOS battery was dead.
Got that one for free as well after warranty

So, I can't really complain about them.
Actually the opposite.

But I still settled for a Framework 16, because I wanted something different and the models at that time weren't fitting my use case...



China's aging and demographics: once again, everyone is wrong


in reply to ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆

Interesting. There is at least one assumption I question: why is economic growth considered to be a good thing? It's a quibble I have with economics as a whole, though, not his demographic analysis specifically. Given most analysts use growth as a positive measure, it's an enlightening analysis.
in reply to grey_maniac

I can highly recommend this book for a broad analysis redletterspp.com/products/chin…

The TLDR of it is that economic growth is positively correlated with the increase in the standard of living. A country like China started out with a very low standard of living after the revolution, and the primary goal of the party has been to raise people out of poverty. This necessarily correlates with the rise in consumption.

I agree that you can reach a point where further economic growth may not produce meaningful improvements in the standard of living, but majority of the world is far from that point right now.



Why China's ultimatum to Myanmar rebels threatens global supply of heavy rare earths


https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-risks-global-heavy-rare-earth-supply-stop-myanmar-rebel-victory-2025-07-08/

in reply to geneva_convenience

official, who spoke on condition of anonymity


One of Reuters top sources



Record escape attempt: 19-year-old Lviv resident tried to illegally cross the border 13 times


in reply to Bobr

Don't forget to thank our Lord and Saviour Mr. Zelensky (and the brave heroes protecting Ukraine's borders!) that this criminal was caught!

Just imagine what would happen if he actually managed to escape, and god-forbid lived a happy life instead of being kidnapped in a few years (or earlier..) off the streets and sent into meat grinder to die? That would be terrible!

God bless western democracy.

And some people are really surprised how can people say that Russia is liberating Ukraine... Yeah, those must be tankies. Obviously freedom is slavery.

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in reply to Bobr

right?!

imagine the pandimonium taking place if all of these criminals got away scott free to live the rest of their lives instead of patriotically dying in the war that the united states fooled the country into starting with russia.

and just like the american ice agents, the border guards don't want the public to know what their faces look like.

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in reply to Bobr

War sucks but lets not elevate Russia from starting this invasion. They have the possibility to end the meat grinder.
Even if the US had a hand in it, starting war can never be the correct awnser.
In the end the regular people suffer for the rich oligarchs power games.