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    Willem de Kooning Police gazette 1955 • White House Denies Tucker Carlson CIA Spy-Op (ZH) • Was the Supreme Leader Set up by a Leaker Named… Tucker Ca
    [See the full post at: Debt Rattle March 16 2026]

    #234905
    ram
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    The USA has lost many 10’s of thousand of soldiers/combatants by now. Probably in the 100’s of thousands. How long can they hide this from the American public and their families?

    #234906
    Michael Reid
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    An Official Report Confirmed that the $16 Billion US Aircraft Сarrier was Badly Damaged and Disabled

    #234907
    Michael Reid
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    Alastair Crooke : Trump’s Plan Is To Have No Plan

    #234908
    WES
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    The Lincoln aircraft carrier can’t be badly damaged, because you sank it yesterday!

    #234909
    Topcat
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    #234910
    Topcat
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    Pro Tip from a Former Rome Emperor

    #234911
    Topcat
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    A Wanna-be for the Empire of Lies

    Ah’…..merica Only Believes in the Bestest

    #234912
    kultsommer
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    Cancellation of Piers too.
    His show is a classic “Charlie and Lucy” where he invites the guest with opinion opposite to his, takes the beating with his signature sad face, and then invites the same guest even more.
    Which is, covertly, good.

    #234913
    Michael Reid
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    Larry Johnson : Trump’s Trapped and Doesn’t Know It

    #234914
    Michael Reid
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    @ WES,

    A pack of lies and a truth travelling through time and as a truth seeker it is a difficult job to be correct and frustrating for perfectionists

    #234915
    Topcat
    Participant

    The Joe Rogan Clip at the top mentioning China’s population troubles:

    China doesn’t need more people with AI coming on strong

    They already have factories that produce completed vehicles almost totally with automated AI and without humans.

    Mexico the Great Empire of Lies “Cheap Labor Pool”

    Something to keep in mind that the current Mexican stats don’t include for the near to mid future….

    As women from any culture get more economically secure and get exposed to Modern Feminism

    They have a lot fewer children

    So who does Mexico get for their ‘cheap labor ‘ needs in the future?

    Mexico’s birth rate has experienced a significant, long-term decline, with a 2025 estimated crude birth rate of 15.81 per 1,000 people, marking a steady decrease.

    The fertility rate is now below the replacement level of 2.1, with estimates around 1.91 in 2023 or potentially lower, falling to around 1.4-1.8, indicating rapid demographic transition.

    Birth Rate Trend: The crude birth rate has dropped from over 46 in 1960 to roughly 15-16 in 2023-2025.

    Fertility Rate: The average number of children per woman in 2023 was 1.91. Some projections suggest it may drop closer to 1.4-1.6.

    Comparison: Mexico’s fertility rate is now lower than the replacement level (2.1), contributing to future population aging.

    Adolescent Birth Rate: Births among young women (15-19) dropped significantly to roughly 231 per 1,000 in 2020, down from over 460 in 2011.

    #234917
    zerosum
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    Why, advantages, for Space Based AI Computers

    Answer from my AI
    1. Unlimited, High‑Intensity Solar Power
    Space offers continuous, unfiltered solar energy, far stronger than what reaches Earth’s surface.
    – Solar panels in orbit can be up to 8× more productive than on Earth
    – No atmospheric loss, no weather, no night cycles (in certain orbits)
    – Enables massive, stable power for AI training without fossil fuels
    This is the single biggest driver behind orbital AI.

    2. No Cooling Constraints (Vacuum = Free Radiator)
    Earth data centers struggle with cooling — they consume huge amounts of water and electricity.
    Space solves this:
    – The vacuum of space allows direct radiative cooling
    – No water usage
    – No land‑based heat pollution
    Earth‑based cooling is hitting physical limits; space bypasses them entirely.

    3. Energy & Environmental Sustainability
    AI data centers on Earth are now major energy consumers and face environmental scrutiny.
    Space‑based AI avoids:
    – Land use
    – Water consumption
    – Local grid strain
    – Carbon emissions (solar‑powered)
    This is why orbital AI is being pitched as the sustainable path for scaling AI.

    4. Freedom From Earth’s Physical Limits
    Earth‑based AI infrastructure is hitting hard constraints:
    – Power shortages
    – Cooling limits
    – Land scarcity
    – Geopolitical friction around data center placement
    Space removes all of these constraints.

    5. Massive Scalability (Constellations of Compute Satellites)
    Google’s “Project Suncatcher” envisions solar‑powered satellite constellations equipped with TPUs linked by free‑space optical networks.
    Advantages:
    – Scale compute by simply adding more satellites
    – Global coverage
    – High‑bandwidth inter‑satellite links
    – No dependence on terrestrial fiber infrastructure
    This is the first credible path to planet‑scale AI compute.

    6. Security & Geopolitical Advantages
    Space‑based AI infrastructure is:
    – Harder to physically attack
    – Outside national borders
    – Immune to local power outages
    – Less vulnerable to sabotage or natural disasters
    This is why governments are now treating orbital AI as strategic infrastructure.

    7. Lower Operating Costs Over Time
    Launch costs have dropped dramatically. Once in orbit:
    – Solar power is free
    – Cooling is free
    – No real estate costs
    – No water costs
    – No local taxes or zoning restrictions
    The long‑term economics are surprisingly favorable.

    8. Ultra‑Low Latency for Space‑Based Applications
    As more satellites, sensors, and autonomous systems operate in space, in‑orbit AI avoids the latency of sending data back to Earth.
    Use cases:
    – Satellite image processing
    – Space domain awareness
    – Autonomous spacecraft
    – Deep‑space missions
    This is the “edge computing of space.”

    9. Enables AI Models Too Large for Earth
    Because Earth‑based data centers are hitting power and cooling limits, orbital AI is seen as the only way to support:
    – Exascale and zettascale compute
    – Planet‑scale AI models
    – Continuous training loops
    – AI‑driven scientific simulations
    This is why Big Tech is “yelling from the rooftops” about orbital compute.
    https://research.google/blog/exploring-a-space-based-scalable-ai-infrastructure-system-design/

    AI Data Centers in Space: The Next Infrastructure Frontier


    https://www.ainewshub.org/post/space-based-data-centres

    The use of space-based computing signals a paradigm shift in AI infrastructure thinking

    The use of space-based computing signals a paradigm shift in AI infrastructure thinking


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    #234918
    zerosum
    Participant

    Making leadership stability uncertain.

    CBS News reports this morning that US intel assessed Mojtaba Khamenei as an incompetent bungler and that his father assessed him in pretty much the same terms.

    On March 13, 2026, opposition outlet Iran International reported that some powerful clerics were maneuvering to strip Mojtaba of his powers. It added, “[Ali-Asghar] Hejazi and [Alireza] Arafi are also among influential clerics who have criticized the growing power of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the increasing dominance of its commanders over government decision-making during the war.”
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    Massive Strike
    Zaporizhzhia Offensive
    Energy Crisis
    Taiwan
    Military Summary For 2026.03.16


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    #234919
    Doc Robinson
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    US pivoting from carriers to long-range bombers?
    From sitting ducks to flying ducks?

    B52 bombers flying from UK RAF base, loaded with cruise missiles.

    U.S. B-52H Loaded With AGM-158 Cruise Missiles Signals Operation Epic Fury Long-Range Strike Posture.
    16 Mar, 2026 – 6:04
    Defense News Aerospace 2026

    On March 15, photos and videos appeared to show a U.S. Air Force B‑52H Stratofortress departing RAF Fairford armed with AGM‑158 JASSM cruise missiles, just days after additional bombers arrived during Operation Epic Fury. The visible loadout hinted at an operational stand‑off strike posture rather than a symbolic deployment amid the ongoing U.S. bomber buildup linked to strikes on Iranian targets

    https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2026/u-s-b-52h-loaded-with-agm-158-cruise-missiles-signals-operation-epic-fury-long-range-strike-posture

    US Deploys B-52 Stratofortress Bombers for Night Strikes Against Iran in Operation Epic Fury.
    15 Mar, 2026 – 11:15
    Defense News Aerospace 2026

    U.S. Central Command has deployed B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers to conduct night strike operations as part of Operation Epic Fury. The move expands the reach of U.S. airpower in the region and signals Washington’s ability to integrate long-range strategic bombers into active operational campaigns.

    U.S. Central Command has deployed B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers to conduct night-strike missions under Operation Epic Fury, expanding the operational reach of American airpower in the region. The heavy bomber, capable of delivering large payloads of precision-guided munitions over intercontinental distances, adds a strategic layer to ongoing strike operations.

    #234920
    Topcat
    Participant

    The Sejjil-2 into combat for the first time.

    The solid-fuel ballistic missile I wrote about a few days ago.

    Mach 17 at its terminal phase.

    The kinetic energy alone is more destructive than the payload

    Solid-fuel means it rolls out of the underground city and fires in minutes and the launcher disappears back underground..

    The interceptors meant to stop them are gone from Zionaziland.

    The radar meant to track the Sejjil-2 were killed off in week one.

    At 02:24 on Sunday morning, a ballistic missile launched toward central Israel.

    Sirens sounded at 02:27. T

    hree minutes.

    Whatever is left of the sensor network — and there isn’t much — bought three minutes.

    Standard warning time is fifteen.

    Pew Pew Madafakas

    #234921
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    Plague White

    War Red

    Famine Black

    Death Pale

    The U.S. government is

    Prof. Jeffrey Sachs : Are We Drifting Toward a Global War?

    #234922
    zerosum
    Participant

    🇺🇸🇮🇷 Reaction of countries on Trump’s proposal to create a naval coalition in the Strait of Hormuz:- France🇫🇷 : Declined to join;- Australia🇦🇺 : Declined to join;- Japan🇯🇵 : Declined to join;- Great Britain🇬🇧 : Declined to join;- South Korea🇰🇷 : Considering the proposal;- China🇨🇳 : Opposes US military actions.

    https://t.me/myLordBebo/110051

    #234923
    Topcat
    Participant

    Super Cool!

    Roaming at will over an Empire of Lies base in Baghdad.

    US Base BREACHED’: Pro-Iran Militia’s Drone Storms US Base In Iraq;

    FPV Slips Past Air Defense

    #234924
    Topcat
    Participant

    Strategic Petroleum Reserve

    What a joke

    #234926
    Doc Robinson
    Participant

    From carpet bombings… to standoff missiles.
    https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Boeing_B-52_dropping_bombs.jpg/500px-Boeing_B-52_dropping_bombs.jpg

    A single B-52 can carry up to 20 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSMs) that have 450kg armor-piercing warheads and ranges of up to 920km.

    With a combat range of 14,200km, the B-52 can fly indefinitely with aerial refueling.

    For example, the JASSM is capable of navigating the high peaks and deep canyons of Iran’s Zagros Mountains, which provide perfect cover for the missile to avoid Iranian air defenses.

    With its advanced navigational capabilities at low altitudes, the JASSM would be impossible to detect.

    The combined power of just eight B-52s could launch 160 JASSMs, easily overwhelming the S-400 surface-to-air missile systems Russia has reportedly given to Iran.

    The S-400, a mobile, surface-to-air missile system manufactured by the Almaz Antey Air Defense Missile Manufacturing Group, is among Russia’s most advanced hardware.

    Meanwhile, the US Air Force just received delivery of the JASSM-XR — the extreme range variant — with a range exceeding 1,850km.

    https://centcomcitadel.com/en_GB/articles/ssc/features/2025/02/17/feature-01

    #234927
    zerosum
    Participant

    Cuba Confirms Talks With US Officials

    “On Friday, President Miguel Diaz-Canal confirmed that Cuban officials have held talks with representatives of the United States government…The Cuban president said the exchanges have taken place in a ‘respectful’ atmosphere, focused on identifying problems between the two countries and seeking solutions that benefit their peoples…

    #234928
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    Alex Krainer: Iran War Goes Global – Economic, Energy & Food Crisis

    #234929
    Topcat
    Participant

    Nice to see a new avenue of attack on Zionaziland.

    Missiles were fired from Iraq at Tel Aviv for the first time. New launch axis.

    The country America spent twenty years and two trillion dollars rebuilding is now sending ordnance toward the country America is spending twelve billion defending.

    #234930
    Topcat
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    Well this is encouraging.

    Hezbollah not Iran hit this…

    Hezbollah announces to have targeted Palmachim Air Base this morning (06h00) with a Ballistic Missile.

    Sirens sounded around 05h40 in the area.

    Hezbollah hit Palmachim Air Base with a ballistic missile at six in the morning. Palmachim is where Israel tests Jericho nuclear-capable missiles. Where the Arrow interceptor batteries live. Hezbollah reached both, from Lebanon. The range of what’s coming out of the north stretches further every day, and the targets keep getting more sensitive.

    #234931
    Topcat
    Participant

    Trumpturd doesn’t want to hear bad news so he shuts out anyone running counter to his internal delusions.

    #234932
    Topcat
    Participant

    Trump Lear

    #234933
    Maxwell Quest
    Participant

    Strike

    #234934
    those darned kids
    Participant

    “Cuba Confirms Talks With US Officials Perfidious Sam”

    uh, oh, that never turns out well..

    #234935
    those darned kids
    Participant

    “Perfidious Sam”

    quick, to the a.i.

    prompt: give me a nice warner brothers cartoon style picture that fuses djt’s face with yosemite sam’s body. make him look a little baffled, a lottle angry. make sure to include his nemesis, the ayatollah bunny.

    #234936
    those darned kids
    Participant

    .

    خبر چیست، کوچولو؟

    #234937
    those darned kids
    Participant

    📝 Translation Breakdown

    Word Farsi Meaning Cultural Note

    What’s up? خبر چیست؟ (Khabar chist?) “What’s the news?”, “What’s happening?”

    A very casual, everyday way to ask “What’s up?” or “What’s going on?” in Persian. It’s natural and friendly.

    Doc کوچولو (Kuchulu) “Little one”, “kiddo”, “tiny”

    This is the most interesting part. Persian doesn’t use “doc” or “doctor” as a casual nickname. Instead, they use an affectionate, slightly teasing term. Kuchulu means “little guy” or “small fry,” and it perfectly captures Bugs Bunny’s relaxed, cheeky attitude.

    #234938
    those darned kids
    Participant

    look at the barbarians dance!

    in 7!¡!

    #234939
    kultsommer
    Participant

    October 7th.
    Liberation day 2.0.
    Worth keeping 4th of July fireworks for that day instead. For the time being.

    #234940
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    BOOM! Iran Launches ENDGAME Weapon: The Sejjil Missile Shocks Israel

    #234941
    Doc Robinson
    Participant

    From Craig Murray today –

    It should be plainly understood that Israel is today launching a major army into Lebanon with the objective of permanently annexing Southern Lebanon into Greater Israel, up to and beyond the Litani River and including the cities of Tyre and Nabatieh.

    I am happy to say the Israeli ground invasion of Lebanon has not got off to a very good start.

    On the northern slopes of Khiam they lost four armoured vehicles (the central prong of their attack). They also lost two at Taybeh. On the coastal side they have not managed to advance at all. I don’t have news from further west yet.

    https://xcancel.com/CraigMurrayOrg

    #234942
    Doc Robinson
    Participant

    There is somehow now a third sailor on the USS Ford who was injured in last week’s laundry fire, and has been “flown off the aircraft carrier to receive medical treatment, according to the Navy.”

    Last week there were only two injured sailors reported.

    Third injured sailor flown off USS Gerald R. Ford after fire unrelated to combat
    https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-03-16/ford-fire-red-sea-iran-war-21082703.html

    #234947
    Doc Robinson
    Participant

    The boatload of Marines on the USS Tripoli, headed towards Iran, has been spotted near Indonesia.


    USS Tripoli spotted on AIS North of the Riau Archipelago, transiting the southern South China Sea at 18 knots.

    https://xcancel.com/MT_Anderson

    #234962
    those darned kids
    Participant

    operation warp speed claims another victim:

    “Trump’s White House chief of staff Susie Wiles diagnosed with breast cancer”

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cev7r2egkplo

    #234963
    Topcat
    Participant

    Trumpturd has Truly Lost His Shite

    The Emperor of Lies now wants to put together, get this:

    The Coalition of Hormuz to invasion Kharg Island!


    Yes We Have No Bananas!

    Hahahaha

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