If True, This Is A Decomposition ...

... of the force. I want to introduce a caveat immediately--there are occasions when officer mess hall eats differently from the rest of the crew. Special occasions, such as officers' birthdays, visits by important guests--the galley may cook a special meal--and something special officers bring onboard bought with their own money. The rest of the time--officers eat same food as their subordinates. Here is what Larry reports: 

During a conversation with the Marine’s mother, I mentioned the emails I had received from the sailor’s mom. The Marine mother, who does not know the lady who had sent me the emails, told me her son had the same experience, i.e., lousy chow and big weight loss. Pete Hegseth is calling these parents liars.

According to Ms. Mayes-Osterman: Both the Navy and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth denied reports of food problems. “My team confirmed the logistics stats for the Lincoln & Tripoli,” Hegseth said in a post on X. “Both have 30+ days of Class I supplies (food) on board. NavCent monitors this everyday, for every ship. Our sailors deserve — and receive — the best.” 

The only liar is Hegseth. He reportedly visited one of the ships and had a splendid meal in the Officer’s Mess. He did not eat in the dining facility for the enlisted personnel. That is a failure of leadership. My dogs eat better than these sailors and Marines. This is not just a problem on the USS Tripoli and USS Boxer. Similar complaints came from sailors posted to the USS Abraham Lincoln. The officers on board these ships have a duty and obligation to ensure their troops are properly fed. In theory, officers are supposed to eat last. But that is not the reality on board the ships conducting war missions off the coast of Iran.

Evidently Pete Hegseth thinks that his tour in Afghanistan and career of media personality make him a very special guest who can bypass galley realities of the ships on station and accept his great meal as a confirmation of everything being rosy with feeding the personnel. Of course, any deployment does have an effect on the weight, but if it is the "big weight loss"--this is more than just bad food or effects of protracted deployment, this means NOT ENOUGH food. 

Evidently the problem with feeding the personnel on these deployed ships persists. 

Well, deodorant should be the least of the concerns there. Food, water for showers and laundry, and functioning toilets should be. That's fundamental for deployment and the morale. What we observe, however, is a sheer incompetence on part of Trump Administration (no surprise here) and US military. This is a third world. This is also inadmissible. It has two layers to it, the first one, of course, is that the US shouldn't be there in the first place, the second--who allows these conditions to persist? As Stalin used to say--each problem always has a name. 

Larry Wilkerson Talked ...

 ... to the right person in Pentagon. 

He talks about this visit in June 2024. 

Obviously USNI headline is somewhat misleading.  

Russian Nuclear Sub, Frigate with Long Range Land Attack Missiles Operating Off East Coast

These are not just land attack missiles which, of course, matter. These are 3M22 Zircons which are carried by Gorshkov-class frigates which matter the most. Of course, they are capable of land attack too. Here is a reminder what Zircon is.

But these are anti-shipping missiles which can penetrate any even super-pooper AD, which the US Navy doesn't have. Actually Zircon's is up to M=10 and the range of 1,500 km. At least somebody understands in Pentagon. 

Nima and Me ...

 ... live in 1 hr. 20 minutes. 

Yes, Now It Is Too Much ...

 ... winning and turning the tables. 

The intelligence-sharing relationship between the U.S. and Ukraine has bounced back to previous highs, according to long-time Ukraine watchers — a welcome boost during a critical window of opportunity for the Ukrainian war effort. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the intelligence committee’s ranking member and a longtime proponent of more U.S. assistance to Ukraine, told POLITICO he sees evidence of an improved intel-sharing agreement — and believes it’s helped Kyiv gain an advantage in Moscow’s four-year-long war.

Moreover, the advantage is so huge, that ...

Republican Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), another member of the intel committee, and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, agreed that intel-sharing between the U.S. and Ukraine has increased at a moment of strategic importance. “It sure seems like that,” Cornyn said. “Everybody loves a winner and looks like Ukraine has turned the tide.”

Fact is, these operations should be taught in the US Army War College, because that's the cutting edge of war fighting known only to US military and US senators.  Keep in mind, there are still people in the US who strongly believe that the US was triumphant in Vietnam and Afghanistan. It also defeated Third Reich single-handedly. 

Civilian Warehouses In 404 ...

... have this funny propensity--each time they are hit, they begin to detonate. What a mystery!

I am wrecking my brain here trying to figure out why West-supplied baby food, diapers, toys are so violently explosive. Obviously a low quality product, right? I would be also very cautious around toilet paper from Germany or France--keep an eye (if you can--you are a superman) on your ass. In both senses, it may explode and not from the toilet paper only, if you know what I mean. 

Russian Marine.

Chinese tourist asked for photos. Just a video. 

France Is A Declining ...

 ... second-rate power and nation, which is existential threat to Russia and Russian people and she should be allowed to decompose and eventually break apart. Zakharova is too ... diplomatic here describing the favorite French pervert and coward they elected twice. 

MOSCOW, August 5. /TASS/. French President Emmanuel Macron, calling for increased pressure on Russia, actually commands the Kyiv regime to commit terrorist attacks against civilians. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, commenting on the statement of the French president. The diplomat drew attention to Macron's words that "the EU and its partners will continue to increase pressure on Russia and will not succumb to fatigue and intimidation."

France is a degenerate country and it has no problems with terrorism and its own fake history of the XX century. France's armed forces are a joke and France's essence is demonstrated here:

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Later they invented the story that they acted like this because Allies bombed their cities. So, they expected the war in 1944 to be without bombing, shelling and destruction. Of course, they lived just fine under Nazis. They may counter with Oradour atrocity, but it was one of a very few. So, expecting anything else from the nation which venerates perverts, pedos and is fine being turned into shithole, is really naive. Nations deserve governments they elect. They deserve fate they choose. France made her choice.