Tiga nama utama bakal capres dari Partai Republik kebetulan beragama Katolik Roma semua.
Soal pilpres, sebagian warga AS dulu cenderung anti-Katolik & khawatir loyalitas ganda ke Vatikan. Dari 45 orang yg menjabat presiden AS hanya 2 yg dari Katolik: JFK & Joe Biden.
🇺🇸 Which way, Republican Party?
Three names lead the early 2028 betting markets, and each one represents a different path for the GOP.
🔴 Ron DeSantis is term-limited, and his next move looks like the White House.
He’s been the most outspoken voice on the right since Tuesday, doing interview after interview.
He appeals to both the establishment and populist wings of the party, with enough Trump in him to keep the base.
He’s also very popular in Florida across generations. If he wins the primary, he could be a tremendous candidate.
🔴 Marco Rubio, the current Secretary of State, is rumored (unconfirmed) to be resigning in order to run.
He’s a pragmatic institutionalist who has adapted to the populist shift, and remains quite popular.
As a Hispanic candidate, he could help win back crucial states like Texas. But being part of the Trump administration cuts both ways.
🔴 JD Vance, the Vice President, may be the purest ideological voice of the new populist right, with real appeal to the post-liberal wing.
But he may have the toughest road, since he’s tied (even moreso than Rubio) to an administration that’s very unpopular right now.
That could change in 2 years, and he did move fast after the midterms to separate himself, blaming the Iran war.
Some voices on the right don’t want any of the three. Tucker Carlson’s name is floating around, too.
And whoever it is faces a brutal question: can ANY Republican win in 2028?
Democrats just took Texas. Republicans aren’t winning California, and the party needs 270 electoral votes.
It’s hard to see how they get there without Texas.
History offers a warning. After Democrats’ big Senate majority in 2009 and 2010, Romney lost in 2012.
Then Trump arrived in 2016, and the party was never the same.
And this time, Democrats may have their own Obama.
Jon Ossoff leads on their side. He’s young, charismatic, from a Southern state, and speaks with that same cadence.
So do the candidates run now, or sit out and hope for better prospects in 2032?
Someone like DeSantis risks fading into irrelevance if he hangs back too long. But run into this headwind, and a loss could end your political career.
The one thing every Republican hopeful has to figure out: is 2028 an opportunity or a trap?
Writer: Michael
@ImamqoriM17469@ServiceAperture Antar instansi AS kadang gak sinkron. Contohnya CIA bekingi PRRI tp staf Kedubes AS malah bantuin nyediain peta ke AD bahkan ngasih konsultasi. 🤣
Baru tau ada upaya pembebasan ini.
Btw, pilot CIA dlm misi penyamaran rahasia kan mustinya gak boleh bawa identitas ato petunjuk yg ngaitkan dgn CIA/US Gov.
Nah, si Allen Pope 'sengaja' bawa dokumen identitas lengkap di pesawatnya. Jdnya CIA & US Gov. gak bisa cuci tangan. 🤣
In May 1958, CIA pilot Allen Pope was shot down and captured while flying a Douglas B-26 Invader during the Indonesian Crisis. After learning that Pope was being held on house arrest at a jungle resort on the slopes of Mt. Merapi, and had some freedom of movement outside, the CIA’s Technical Services Staff came up with a plan to air-drop an inflatable airplane to him, so he could rescue himself.
According to authors Robert Wallace and Keith Melton, CIA turned to the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, which had been working to develop an inflatable rubber plane called the Inflatoplane. Several prototypes were built for the US military, including single-seat and dual-seat designs.
The single-seat model could be packed up in a mere 44 cubic feet with a 40-hp engine and propeller strapped on top. There was also an onboard air compressor which would maintain positive pressure during flight, even if the aircraft were punctured by several .30 caliber bullets. The Inflatoplane had relatively low top speeds and range but was considered more than sufficient for the Pope rescue scenario.
Inflatoplanes were designed to be filled with compressed air from a canister, but the CIA worked instead to fill the fuselage with chemical pellets. When Pope reached the aircraft, all he would need to do was pour water into the reservoir, which would react with the chemical pellets, quickly filling the rubber fuselage with an inert gas. Pope could then fly himself to safety.
The prototype was tested and ready, but the rescue operation was ultimately canceled for unknown reasons. Pope remained under house arrest until 1962, when he was released after diplomatic negotiations. Some reports indicate two paramilitary CIA officers assisted him in escaping to safety. Pope returned to service with the CIA afterwards as a pilot on covert missions.
Years later when another mission offered the potential of using the inflatable airplane, CIA technicians pulled it from the warehouse only to discover that the rubber was dried up and cracked due to lack of maintenance. The prototype was discarded, never to be used again.
#cia #indonesia #prisoner #rescue #escape
Seperti yg ane bilang di 29 Maret 2026, Partainya Trump kalah telak di pemilu sela krn blunder di Iran. Sekarang Senat & DPR dikuasai Demokrat. Beberapa negara bagian yg selama puluhan tahun merah kali ini jd biru.
Cepat ato lambat Trump bakal jatuh.
This is wild 🔥
JD Vance 🇺🇸: "We underestimated Iran and spent $30 billion on the war. As a result, we lost the election."
Obama 🇺🇸: "All this to stop a nuke that didn’t exist and to open a Strait that wasn’t closed. What a loser." 🔥
@pangeranpandean Nih foto dari kawan. Yg garap trasahnya sama dgn yg di pasar papringan. Tahun ini targetnya taman kulinernya dulu buat nampung pedagang2. Tahun depan baru pendopo & alun2, jika dananya ada. 🤣
Desain sosialnya yg tangani juga veteran2 pasar papringan.
Wah, tau juga Pasar Papringan Dusun Kelingan. Itu diawali sbg tempat konfrensi internasional ttg revitalisasi desa, Maret 2014.
Pasar itu adalah salah 1 dari sekian kegiatan u/ hidupin kebun bambu pasca konfrensi. Ane cuman sempet bantu ilustrasi konsep. Bnyk drama. 🤣
Pasar Papringan yang sekarang terkenal ini ternyata dulunya pernah gagal gara-gara konflik sosail dan over-komersialisasi.
Akhirnya, sekarang dia cuma dibuka 2x sebulan, di Minggu Pon dan Minggu Wage.
Buat transaksi di sini juga gak bisa pakai sembarang duit, melainkan wajib pakai keping bambu yang dinamai "Pring."
Tempatnya didirikan di kebun bambu yang dulu dianggap gelap dan kumuh.
Seluas 3.500 m2, gak ada satu bangunan beton pun di sini buat menjaga resapan air.
A thread 🧵 by Narasi Visual
Rasanya politik RI & Filipina makin lama makin mirip. 🤣
Fyi, Presiden Bongbong Marcos (anak diktator) pecah kongsi ama wapresnya, Sara Duterte (anak presiden sebelumnya), di tahun kedua masa pemerintahan. Di tahun ketiga Sara Duterte resmi dimakzulkan.
Sejauh ini belom ada yg nyangkut2in penyadapan polisi dgn pengadaan alutsista di Kemhan dulu hingga skrg.
Pengadaan alutsista era menhan wowo kan ngeri2 sedap. Trus pas jd presiden lebih ngeri2 sedap. LSP & genk oslo pasti ngiler bngt nyari bahan wowo. 🤣
Sejauh ini belom ada yg nyangkut2in penyadapan polisi dgn pengadaan alutsista di Kemhan dulu hingga skrg.
Pengadaan alutsista era menhan wowo kan ngeri2 sedap. Trus pas jd presiden lebih ngeri2 sedap. LSP & genk oslo pasti ngiler bngt nyari bahan wowo. 🤣
Di akhir 2025 Alman udah ngasitau berdasar chart 2024 pemasangan combat system FMP 1 baru dilakukan sekitar 2027, itu pun jika pemasoknya tepat waktu.
Jd pernyataan Dirut PAL bahwa FMP 1 selesai September 2026 & ikut parade HUT TNI itu asbun. 🤣
FMP
- combat system baru akan dipasang 2027.
- penggunaan beragam subsistem belum battle proven & bahkan belum digunakan negara manapun padahal desain awal pake subsistem yg udah battle proven.
fyi, Iver Huitfeldt yg lebih matang subsistemnya aja bermasalah ketika operasional.
Desain dasar kapalnya sama. Bedanya, pihak Inggris lebih transparan & terbuka jika ada masalah di proyeknya sementara pihak sini info proyeknya sering gelap & pejabatnya asbun. Dirut PAL ngomong diserahkan September 2026, Menhannya malah ngomong beroperasi sebelum akhir 2025. 🤣
Babcock mengonfirmasi penyerahan HMS Venturer, fregat Type 31 / Arrowhead 140, kepada Angkatan Laut Inggris mundur dua tahun ke 2028 akibat gangguan rantai pasok, inflasi, kendala teknis, sertifikasi,dan keterbatasan personel MoD. Penyerahan kapal belum berarti siap beroperasi.
Sudah diduga, proyek FMP PT PAL ada masalah desain, spek teknis, & detail kontrak. Bau2 senasib LCS Maharajalela.
Bisa dipahami kenapa kemhan beli frigate jadi dari negara lain. 😐
https://t.co/6kCu39pGuc