⚡If you read one long post today, please read this one. Check out the QT video first. Watch it a few times and put yourself in his shoes for a second. This was meant to be a strange and amusing video but it raises an excellent opportunity for a case study that we can all learn

Cold launch is an effective way to get larger payloads out of the tube safely without harming the operators and equipment as much. E.g., the Carl Gustav is well known for causing concussion injuries, not great for the operator's health. In the case of these SAMs and many others,

Just because you can build a 255W handheld laser from cheapish AliEx parts doesn't mean you should break a bunch of laws and stuff. In the powerful words of the great American leader Joe Biden, "Don't." Kinda cool that it can cut tungsten wire and punch holes in titanium plate

Long distance focusing of a fiber laser by correcting astigmatism using simple materials. Tests on various material for shielding versus long range collimated beam presented. https://t.co/G8fmngmurj

Stop tolerating them.

High energy particles charge CCD and CMOS cells. That's how direct digital x-ray imaging works, and gamma rays do the same. This is what that looks like. Were someone filming nuclear detonations with a phone, I doubt the towers and phone would still work correctly as power

This is a topic category returned by searches for Swalwell in the United States of Embarrassment:

Repeal the 19th, they can't even tell the 1st from the 2nd.

I think DHS should no longer have bodycams and they should have a fat FPV drone budget. What is the point of trials for this? Imagine if we had to arrest people in other wars. We'd still be prosecuting the Japanese.

//The Wire//2300Z October 17, 2025// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: NARCO SUBMARINE SUNK IN CARIBBEAN. HAMAS FIGHTER ARRESTED IN LOUISIANA. WHITE HOUSE SOFTENS STANCE ON CHINA TRADE WAR.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Caribbean: The Pentagon announced the targeting of

It sounds like a joke all in good fun, but seriously this did actually happen the first time. This footage was from the first No Kings event back in June. Many retirement homes were emptied out by event organizers who provided transportation and snacks to retirees, so as to pad

I thought the day would never come. When was the last African you saw deported? It's always Guatemala or Honduras or some shit, like that's the only problem.

Decent breakdown of a bombing mission. https://t.co/bphjWlKrVi

Definitely do all of these things to die quick. https://t.co/OGmQyEkB44

Solid tips from an ex-Marine drone operator and trainer involved in Ukraine. Good advice for offense or defense. https://t.co/MnprsEZ6qx

~31,850 drug deaths in California under Neuscum. 75-90% of those are Fentanyl. ~10,000 dead in Chicago city from homicide alone during their 13 year reign as the most lethal city on Earth. That's more than many wars like WW1 and Korea. If you added up all the dead across

feed your cat

New 2B FPS camera done, watch light move lol. The last test was a prototype but this is a more determined demonstration with better hardware. https://t.co/QStmJkR51d