On the night of a Sept 18, 1980 a fuel leak occurred followed by a subsequent enormous explosion in the early morning hours of the 19th at a Titan II nuclear missile silo in Damascus, Arkansas. The incident, which took place at Missile Complex 374-7, involved an LGM-25C Titan II ICBM loaded with a 9-megaton W-53 nuclear warhead.

In this gripping episode, we hear the harrowing account of Greg Devlin, a former US Air Force technician who barely survived a catastrophic explosion at a Titan II nuclear missile silo in 1980.


He shares his journey from enlisting in the Air Force, the challenges he faced, and the fateful night that changed his life forever.

Greg vividly describes how he and his colleagues struggle to contain a potentially cataclysmic situation. With gripping detail, he shares the moment the explosion occurred, the physical and emotional toll it took on him, and the surreal experiences that followed.

Greg's story is one of survival against all odds. He reflects on the aftermath of the explosion and his long road to recovery, which included numerous surgeries and the enduring effects of the hazardous materials he was exposed to.



The fuel leak was caused by a technician that accidentally dropped a large socket "down the missile shaft—66 feet—bounced off the shaft mount ring, and hit the side of the missile, puncturing its hull. Fuel vapor started to fill the silo." That led to a massive explosion that killed one person, injured 21, destroyed the missile and silo, and hurled the 9-Mt warhead through the 750-ton silo doors. Serious pucker factor!


Aftermath:




The docu he mentions is this one:

So much for MAHA ?  


Trump’s DOJ Says EPA Will Appeal Landmark Fluoride Ruling

Quote:The decision to appeal came from the solicitor general at the DOJ, who reports to Pam Bondi and the White House. In February, a federal judge ruled against the EPA, concluding that water fluoridation at current levels poses an unreasonable risk to children’s health and ordering the EPA to address the issue

Quote:The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to appeal a decision last year by a federal court ordering the agency to address the risks of water fluoridation, according to Michael Connett, lead attorney for plaintiffs in the lawsuit.
“Rather than use the court’s decision as an opportunity to finally end water fluoridation (as most of Europe has already done), the EPA will spend its time legally challenging the court’s order,” Connett wrote in a post on X.

I've observed a problem which is kind of a PITA.  I like to request it be fixed.

If a person replies to a thread, a new 'reply' shows up.  And, if that same person replies again (with another, or 2nd, 'reply") to the same thread, but before any other member replies after their first reply, then the 2nd reply is appended to the 1st reply in the same reply box.  This makes it appear like the two different replies are in fact only one (now longer) reply...like the 1st reply was 'edited' to add the 2nd reply to the first reply.  There really isn't any delimiter which separates the two replies, and there should be.  This is confusing to the reader, especially if the 2nd reply is to a different poster than the 1st reply.

Often times I might reply (separately) to two different posters in a thread.  But if no one replies to the thread before my 2nd reply, then the 2nd reply and the 1st reply wind up looking like they were combined into a single reply.  It also annotates the 1st reply with an 'edited on xxx' text in the header (which is incorrect).  In other words, if I make 2+ rapid fire replies, they show up as one reply.

I have had to insert multiple line spaces and a dotted line (i.e. "------------------------------------------------") to separate my two replies because it's such a pain and so confusing.  But there's even some more...

This erroneous functionality isn't consistent either.  Sometimes a 2nd reply will actually display correctly as a two different/separate replies each with it's own textbox, but not always.  What seems to drive a reply showing separately, or combined, is the amount of time which elapses between the 1st and 2nd reply.  I haven't tried to zero in on what this countdown clock is set to, but it's definitely more than just a couple minutes.  As noted above, I try to delimit the replies with a dotted line to separate them, but when a reply does in fact display correctly, then there's this unexplained dashed line at the top of my 2nd reply (for no real reason) which I have to edit out to delete.

I think I have brought this same issue up previously.  Would really appreciate someone looking into a fix for this, because it looks pretty bad.

MUCH appreciated...Thanks!!

ETA - Sorry for the long explanation, but I have tried to be as succinct and descriptive as possible, because I figured my earlier post must not have been clear or did not explain the problem adequately. So, I have tried to 'over-explain' it here (if anything) in hopes it can be addressed and resolved once and for all. I have seen this same behavior on other websites, and after mentioning it the issue went away, so I'm confident there is a fix for this same issue here too.

I never heard of a death that was not fatal so I will post this anyway !

Quote:July 1942. Two pilots, Babe Alyesworth and Bill Hammersley are flying over Alaska’s remote Lake Iliamna in a routine flight. Everything’s going smoothly, so they decide to just look out the window and enjoy the sights. That’s when they saw something horrifying just lurking beneath the water. It was a massive aluminum-colored creature swimming below the surface. Its elongated body and fish-like tail were unlike anything they had ever seen. Years later, sightings of the creature began piling up. Fishermen claimed their lines were being ripped apart by an unseen force that could even bend metal hooks. Flocks of swans and other wildlife started mysteriously disappearing, and pilots reported shadowy, log-like shapes moving through the water. Some witnesses described the creature as a monster. Others believed it to be an undiscovered beast, swimming in the cold, unfamiliar depths of the lake, whatever it is, one thing is certain, there is something in the water and it’s bigger than Jaws This is the bizarre true story of the Iliamna Lake Monster, one of the most mysterious legends in the wild waters of North America.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...bbean-sea/

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Colombian Navy captures unmanned narco submarine in Caribbean Sea

[*]Published on 03/07/2025

[*]By Tayfun Ozberk
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Unmanned Narco-submarine seized by the Colombian Navy boats (Credit: Colombian Navy)
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On July 2, 2025, the Colombian Navy announced the seizure of an autonomous underwater vehicle / unmanned narco submarine as part of a press release regarding the Orion Multinational Strategy, a global initiative led by Colombia to combat drug trafficking and related transnational crimes.

The incident marked the first known use of unmanned underwater vessels in drug trafficking. According to the Colombian Navy, the discovery of the autonomous semi-submersible highlights a shift toward more advanced and sophisticated smuggling technologies. These systems enhance the ability of criminal networks to evade detection, posing an increasing threat to international maritime security.

“This demonstrates an evolution in the logistical capabilities of drug trafficking, which seeks to surpass traditional approaches through innovation and highly adaptive means.” said Admiral Juan Ricardo Rozo, Chief of the Colombian Navy in the press release.

The unmanned vessel appears to have been designed for remote operation (autonomous or semi-autonomous). The image shared by the Colombian Navy suggest that it is fitted with a Starlink antenna on the bow. Open-source information indicates that it has the capacity to transport up to 1.5 tons of cocaine.

Manufactured in Colombia, these rudimentary and lightweight vessels operate at waterline level, allowing them to travel longer distances than conventional speedboats while remaining difficult for authorities to detect and track.

“Narco-submarines are not truly submersible”

(Credit: Colombian Navy)

Speaking to Naval News, H. I. Sutton, an experienced OSINT analyst and regular Naval News contributor, stated that like almost all so-called ‘narco submarines’ this vessel is not truly submersible. “It runs low in the water with just the air inlets and communications antenna above water.” he said. “This will make it very difficult to detect, although no more so than the crewed equivalent. Therefore the shift to uncrewed operations isn’t driven by increased stealth.“

Previous uncrewed “narco-submarines” have typically been smaller in size and used for shorter routes. They have been detected in the Mediterranean Sea, transporting cannabis from Albania to Italy and from Morocco to Spain. This incident marks the first recorded discovery of such a vessel in Latin America.

Sutton also underlined that use of unmanned submersibles for drug trafficking has some risck for the smugglers as well. “The challenge for the narcotics smugglers will be keeping the engine running. There is no crew aboard to fix it if it breaks down. This will however be baked into the risk-benefit calculations.” he added.

Sutton also mentioned that the use of Starlinkfor high-data two-way satellite communications will be key to the viability of uncrewed narco-submarines.

Author’s opinion

Unmanned systems are known to offer significant advantages across both military and civilian applications. In military contexts, removing the human element from operations eliminates the risk of personnel casualties, enabling decision-makers to pursue more ambitious and risk-tolerant strategies. In recent decades, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been widely deployed on the battlefield. However, the emergence of unmanned surface vessels (USVs), particularly their game-changing impact in the Russia–Ukraine war, has triggered a paradigm shift in naval warfare. While unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) have primarily been used in underwater surveys, sampling, and mine countermeasure operations, the technology remains in active development.

Beyond their operational benefits, the proliferation of unmanned systems presents serious concerns, the risk of these technologies falling into the hands of terrorist organizations or armed groups. The increasing use of kamikaze drones by various terrorist entities has validated these concerns. Given the relatively low cost of production and the high cost of countering such systems, both technological innovation and the development of new concepts of operations (CONOPS) remain ongoing efforts to mitigate this asymmetric threat.

In this context, the use of unmanned underwater vehicles for drug trafficking marks a new and alarming development. The fact that criminal organizations have acquired this technology raises the possibility that terrorist groups may also have access to it. Detecting threats underwater is significantly more complex and costly than detecting threats on the surface or in the air.

As such, preventing the transport of narcotics or other contraband, and more critically, averting potential terrorist attacks using these platforms has underscored the growing importance of deploying fixed hydrophone detection systems around key naval bases and critical maritime infrastructure. This incident confirms that the threat is no longer theoretical, and future analyses and security strategies must take this evolving risk into account.

Quote:The United Kingdom’s 2025 Strategic Defense Review is the biggest overhaul of their military in over a generation aimed at preparing for war to deter it from happening. In fact, all of the 32 European NATO members just met and pledged to reach 5% defense spending by 2035 which means Britain will Rearm at a pace not seen since the Cold War.

Quote:July 11, 2025 / Joseph P. Farrell

Deutsche Bank has a plan - they're calling it the Pennsylvania Plan - for America's debt crisis, and the plan is - as my parents used to say - a howler, a knee-slapping, side-hurting riot of laughter. The plan is outlined in the following article shared by S.C.G., who also included a few high octane speculations of their own, to which I've added a few embellishments. But first, the Pennsylvania Plan, or as it might be more aptly named in Deutsche Bank's case, the Pennsylslovakia Plan, or the Sudetentland 2.0 plan:

Forget the ’Mar-a-Lago Accord’, Deutsche Bank outlines ’Pennsylvania Plan’ for US

The plan's aim is to help fund America's spiraling debt by finding "new buyers" for its increasingly risky sovereign securities, and it's couched in all the usual Banksterese, a rare dialect of Griftospeak from the Fraud-and-Forked tongue family of languages:

Quote:Deutsche Bank (ETRBKGn)’s Head of FX Research George Saravelos has introduced a new concept called the "Pennsylvania Plan" to address America’s twin deficit problem.

The plan aims to find new buyers for US debt as America faces what Saravelos describes as "existential macroeconomic constraints" due to large fiscal deficits combined with a large external deficit and negative net foreign asset position. (Emphasis added)

Now, that's Banksterese for "there's not enough foreign buyers for all these *&^@#! American treasuries." Doubtless it was more colorful in German Banksterese than English Banksterese, but it comes to the same thing: we need more buyers for this shinola.

So what, exactly, is Deutsche Bank's "brilliant solution"? What is the Pennsylslovakia plan?

Well, before we get to that you might want to pour yourself three fingers of your favorite adult beverage, sit down, calm yourself, and breathe deeply, and have a nice long pull on that drink - aww heck, forget about the three fingers, just take the whole bottle with you to your favorite chair, and prepare yourself for some side-splitting laughter and hilarity, because the Pennsylslovakia plan is this:

Quote:The proposed Pennsylvania (sic.) Plan has two main components. First, it acknowledges the need to reduce reliance on foreign buyers of Treasuries, who currently hold record-high exposure to US sovereign duration risk. This includes promoting dollar stablecoins backed by short-dated Treasury bills to accommodate shifting demand preferences. (Emphasis added)

Doubtless you've already begun laughing, dear reader, and taken a couple of long pulls on that bottle, and thus may be wondering if they're spiking their schnapps over there in Frankfurt-am-Main, because what part one of the Pennsylslovakia Plan is telling you is that they plan to soak up your cash by selling you a crypto-currency that is "backed" by nothing but debt in order "to accommodate shifting demand preferences." What they're not telling you is that the "shifting demand preferences" are those of the banksters themselves, who are wanting to swap all that crapto-currency nonsense and fancy sheets of paper sovereign securities (if you're lucky enough to get those) for good old hard assets like land, buildings, houses, cars, gold, silver, jewels, and even equity positions.

But wait, there's more. This is Deutsche Bank, after all, and if anyone knows how to plunder a whole continent, it's Mitsubishi ....er... Deutsche ... well, nevermind. There's a part two to this German thoroughness, and it's another knee-slapping side-splitting guffaw of raucous laughter:

Quote:Second, the plan calls for increasing domestic absorption of US duration risk through financial incentives and potential financial repression. This includes regulatory carve-outs of US Treasuries from banks’ supplementary leverage ratio requirements, tax advantages for owning long-dated treasuries, and possibly mandating greater Treasury buying by retirement plans.

Saravelos explains the core aim is "to engineer a historic rotation of US duration risk from external investors to the domestic sector." While this won’t solve the underlying twin deficit problem, it could buy time by deploying domestic US savings.

Yes, you read that all correctly: they plan to force the domestic population to buy all the bond-backed crapto-currency via regulation and "incentives".

Or to put all of this Banksterese into plain language: as the foreign markets for US sovereign debt dry up, they plan to transfer ownership of all that to the American people by force, in return for hard assets, things like cash, equities, bullion, land, commodities, and so on.   Meanwhile, you get electronic blips...


...it's a plan worthy of Hjalmar Schacht, and it leaves poor Hans Gruber, the villain from Die Hard, holding all those bearer bonds worth absolutely nothing and plunging from the building to the ground below. The only difference is, you don't even get the fancy-looking sheets of paper. You get the electronic blips...

I haven't laughed this hard since learning about the "electronic transfer systems" they plan to introduce with the bullion depositories. And to think I actually thought, initially, they were a good thing, and that the Utah goldbacks might be an indicator that things were returning to sanity. Boy, was I wrong...

See you on the flip side...


Hans Gruber falling from Nakotomi Plaza from the Movie "Die Hard". The little dots over his left shoulder are the bearer bonds he was trying to steal, falling with him.


The movie prop version of the bearer bonds Gruber was trying to steal.

You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs but in Curiosity's case you can't find Elemental Sulfur without running over a rock , Curiosity rover's team took a look at the damaged rock and discovered their treasure.

Quote:When the rover rolled its 899-kilogram (1,982-pound) body over the fragile lump of mineral in May last year the deposit broke open, revealing yellow crystals of elemental sulfur: brimstone.

Although sulfates are fairly common on Mars, this represents the first time sulfur has been found on the red planet in its pure elemental form.

What's even more exciting is that the Gediz Vallis Channel, where Curiosity found the rock, is littered with objects that look suspiciously similar to the sulfur rock before it got fortuitously crushed – suggesting that, somehow, elemental sulfur may be abundant there in some places.
https://www.sciencealert.com/curiosity-c...e-surprise

This is the best rendition and explanation of the new F-47 I have seen...Why because I agree with the size and modeling because the Pacific theater creates a who new set of problems in a war with China.

At 300 million a pop lets hope the F-47 is delivered without all the multi-year bugs that need to be fixed for another couple of million every few months. When has any MIC manufacturer delivered without the normal cost over runs and emergency A.D.s (airworthiness Directives) that must be fixed immediately less important pieces of you gold plated machine starts falling off ! Probably not since WW2..

Do people see this as something " normal " ?  In official white house X account: 





The White House





Just few days after the Epstein was swept under the rug, Trump has idea to post this .....

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