Kenith Gonzalez

@txst #PoliSci '24. Int'l. Politics and Defense Policy Buff. Occasional liberal. Opinions are my own. RTs ≠ endorsements.

[German Aid to Ukraine @deaidua]

My latest piece → A single Ukrainian Skynex fire unit produced by @RheinmetallAG has so far intercepted 37 Russian aerial targets, consisting of cruise missiles and Shahed drones, with a big share of these being downed in a single mission.

https://t.co/AdMtyvoanw

[Jonathan Richie @JRichieTX]

Starting to get some new anti-screwworm graphics but we should totally bring back the atomic screwworm.

The sterile flies used to eradicate NWS back in the 50s and 60s were made using gamma radiation, hence the design. The gamma radiation technique is still used today.

[Brandon Waltens @bwaltens]

NEW: A second former Capitol staffer has confirmed a past romantic relationship with Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico https://t.co/U46q2wHxRU

[Emma Vigeland @EmmaVigeland]

DC elites want to create this centrifugal force of "scandal after scandal" to push Platner out of the race, but all they're doing is cementing his outsider status in a rural state that values independence more than partisanship. The very disconnect that's kept Collins in power.

[George N. @GeorgeN28581]

Beautiful video of Yak-130 showing vortexes and airflow over the wing as well as the leading edge actuation.

[Jacobin @jacobin]

Graham Platner’s critics are operating with a politically motivated double standard. https://t.co/TW5WMH4FZH

[Noah 🇺🇦 @NoahMF]

Andrews County??? Brother we are FUCKED fucked

[Kevin Rothrock @MrKevinRothrock]

Latvia's censor blocks 8 Russian sites — incl marketplace Wildberries, business outlet RBC Companies, & publisher AST — citing threats to natsec. The stated basis: they "form a positive attitude toward Russia," a justification used to block dozens of platforms since 2022.

[Clash Report @clashreport]

BIG: Germany and France have effectively pulled the plug on the joint fighter jet (NGF) at the heart of the FCAS/SCAF program, after Dassault and Airbus failed to agree on workshare and IP terms.

Merz is expected to confirm this at the ILA Berlin Air Show this week.

The flagship €100bn+ manned-fighter project is dead in its current form, a major blow to Europe's "strategic autonomy" ambitions.

Source: Spiegel

[Harper @stqnfield]

he lost ONE (1) primary and switched up immediately I’m fucking crying

[Marta Havryshko @HavryshkoMarta]

Ukraine: Let's name our elite unit "Heroes of the UPA."

Poland: Are you serious? They murdered our women and children in Volhynia.

Ukraine: Nobody gets to tell us whom to honor. Our land, our heroes.

Poland: Fine. Then we'll block your EU accession, stop paying for Starlink, and won't lend you a dime.

Ukraine: Here's Budanov in a suit. He'll explain everything.

Poland: If you want fascist heroes, pay your own bills.

Ukraine: ...we are considering a rebranding.

[Guy Plopsky @GuyPlopsky]

A still image from a newly released Russian MoD video on VKS Su-34 operations against Ukraine that provides the clearest view yet of what appears to be a new dorsal antenna hump aft of the strike fighter's cockpit.

[Scott Braddock @scottbraddock]

Democrat endorses Democrat isn't big news in Texas. Dan Cogdell didn't defend Paxton in his impeachment trial because he liked him. They hired Cogdell because he is one of the best criminal defense lawyers in Houston, and therefore the world.

[Clash Report @clashreport]

WATCH: French Rafale jet shoots down a Ukrainian kamikaze drone over Latvia this morning.

[Kevin Rothrock @MrKevinRothrock]

These terms are basically the same thing we've heard from Kyiv since Trump started forcing the issue when he returned to the White House. Meanwhile, since Jan 2025, Russian-occupied territory has grown another 5,025 km² (1,940 miles²), says Deepstate. https://t.co/oWVEsp8Nsk

[Kevin Rothrock @MrKevinRothrock]

With ~95% counted, Pashinyan's Civil Contract party leads Armenia's parliamentary vote with ~50% & a projected 64 of 105 seats. That's enough to form a govt, but falls short of the supermajority needed to advance constitutional reform, including a peace deal with Azerbaijan.

[Exhibit C @exxhibit_c]

It’s so ironically funny that Hillary got destroyed by an outsider in the 2008 primary, rigged the 2016 primary so that wouldn’t happen again with Bernie, just to lose the 2016 general election to another outsider

[Saheb Singh @PlaysSaheb]

Low base wedge tornadoes give the eebe jeebe on the back of the neck. Man that footage of Jun 2010 in MN Mr Timmer escaping the wedge is still vivid.

[Kenith Gonzalez @KenithGon]

@weather_history Is that an actual photo of the Pardeeville tornado? Actual footage of it seems to be near impossible to find.

[Hugh Mann @Hugh__Mann]

Anybody know who took this photo?