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Bright orange rocket trails just tore through a torrential storm on Taiwan’s western coast, sending a thunderous message of defiance directly across the narrow strait to Beijing. For the first time ever, Taipei unleashed its U.S.-supplied HIMARS platforms from the critical mudflats of Taichung, simulating a high-stakes defense against a Chinese amphibious invasion.
The live-fire drill demonstrated lethal "shoot-and-scoot" mobility, with truck-mounted launchers firing precision barrages into the Taiwan Strait before instantly repositioning to evade enemy radar. Boasting a 300-kilometer range capable of striking forces inside mainland China, the successful coastal exercise aggressively cements Taiwan's asymmetric "porcupine" strategy to ensure any cross-strait assault comes at a devastating cost.
#Taiwan #HIMARS #TaiwanStrait #AsymmetricWarfare #Geopolitics2026 #NationalDefense #MilitaryDrills
.@TreyYingst on his phone call with @POTUS:
"These two pilots were able to take [the Apache] down into the sea, where ultimately, they were rescued, for the first time in U.S. military history, by an unmanned sea drone."
"He said the Iranians had tried to rebuild, during the ceasefire, their defensive capabilities, but they were unable to stop these U.S. strikes overnight, and they were hammered by U.S. fighter jets."
"He says 'The bully of the Middle East is dead,' and he told me, 'I may keep going' when I asked him about a possible response to the Iranian missile fire that targeted U.S. forces in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan overnight. The President said, 'They had a chance to sign a deal and survive.'"
The gorilla-philosopher has become an internet star
A 13-year-old male gorilla named Kiyomasa from a Japanese zoo, after quarreling with his partner, went to the corner of the enclosure, sat in the classic pose of Rodin’s “The Thinker,” and immersed himself in deep thoughts.
"Proportionate" response is Jimmy Carter language. The Iranian regime will never give up its nukes, no matter what they say or sign. We must be honest with ourselves. Time will prove me right, and others who understand this. It's now or likely never.
If we cannot remove the uranium, then seriously consider contaminating the sites so no one can go anywhere near them for 100 years or more. Remember the 1966 Palomares accident (you can look it up).
Any further delays in taking out this regime, and that includes arming the people, will result in both unforeseeable and predictable consequences that will be severe and constant for us, our allies, and the West generally. If not immediate then over time. No amount of negative PR campaigns against Israel or Netanyahu, who best understand the nature of things in that region, will change that. No amount of lobbying by Arab states and Turkey, who have their own interests and priorities (sound familiar) that may not and, in some cases, clearly do not align with ours, should sidetrack us.
Yes, we may lose the midterm elections, for a host of reasons that have not changed even before the war with Iran. It would be disastrous in many ways, given the radicalism of the Democrat Party and its intent to destroy our constitution, border, and economic system. But if we are perceived as losing this war, or as failing to finish the job, or declare victory without victory, it will be used against us. Victory just happens to also be good politics. The longer it takes, the more difficult it becomes.
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Le film « MICHAEL » devient le BIOPIC le plus populaire au cinéma de TOUS LES TEMPS en FRANCE !!
Il comptabilise plus de 5,2 MILLIONS d’entrées 🤯
EXCLUSIVE: The Michael Jackson biopic 'Michael' is crossing $900 million at the worldwide box office.
The film is within $11M of overtaking 'Michael' producer Graham King’s current top-grossing project, 'Bohemian Rhapsody' ($911M WW). Once that happens, 'Michael' will be the highest-grossing musical biopic ever https://t.co/zhERjnhKGp
🚨 UPDATE: California governor candidate Steve Hilton CONFIRMS he might have Spencer Pratt SURGE around the state to campaign with him through November
AWESOME! Spencer Pratt's common sense will DEFINITELY appeal a lot more broadly beyond LA 🔥
Q: Would you consider having @SpencerPratt go around the state and campaign with you or for you?
HILTON: "100%! He made such an incredible impact. It's an absolute travesty that Los Angeles as a city won't have the same choice that the whole state will have. He laid out incredible plans."
"Of course, everyone talks about his amazing campaign ads, and that's true, but they forget that he had incredibly strong substantive policies, especially on homelessness, which I said at the time, that's exactly what we need, not just in LA, but statewide." @SteveHiltonx
Make it happen!
JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇯🇵 The United States and Japan have pledged to strengthen America's nuclear umbrella over Japan amid growing concerns about China, Russia, and North Korea.
Following high level talks in Tokyo, both nations warned of China's rapidly expanding military capabilities and North Korea's advancing nuclear program, signaling deeper strategic coordination in the Indo Pacific.
Washington and Tokyo are tightening their alliance as regional security tensions continue to rise.
Source: Joint U.S. Japan Statement
PRESIDENT TRUMP: "This morning, I'm thrilled to sign the Secure America Act to immediately and fully fund the Department of Homeland Security through the end of my term."