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Kent Lavis @kentlavis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

>Indonesia mentioned. >14 front companies used by A7 to funnel and launder money to bypass Russian sanction. >MENTIONED AT WHAT COST

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Kent Lavis @kentlavis.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

This book has problems with your typical NatSec guy and I'M LOVIN' IT.

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Zach @thrustwr.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

In case any of you want access to hi-res versions of my work (stills and renders), early access & some behind the scenes stuff, i have a patreon for $5/m. No pressure ofc, but the support genuinely helps me patreon.com/Vrmillion

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The US government tried to provide political risk insurance and guarantees to shipping and energy firms operating in the Gulf in an effort to keep the Hormuz Strait open. Valery Bonakhau outlines the reasons behind the scheme's failure in the latest RUSI Commentary.

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Why the US's Financial Efforts to Keep the Hormuz Strait Open Failed

The US government tried to provide political risk insurance and guarantees to shipping and energy firms operating in the Gulf in an effort to keep the Hormuz Strait open. Here is the story why the scheme did not work.

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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Ok, I figured out what happened. Will make this a thread but TL;DR is some one on the gunline put the wrong time on a time fuze which made the shell function early.

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Naval News @navalnews.com · 17/10/2025

A Framework Arrangement for setting the scope for the Naval Mines Cooperation has been signed by Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and Poland 💥 www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

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Finland to lead Naval Mines Cooperation - Naval News

A Framework Arrangement for setting the scope for the Naval Mines Cooperation has been signed by Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and Poland.

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Kent Lavis @kentlavis.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

What's the relation between being an SJW and Germany Frigates? Are you dense? This is what people followed for "Chinese military enthusiast?" If you can't even map military decisions and planning that led to the F-125, I believe you'd better off shutting your mouth instead of yapping.

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Minus Russian SU-30SM over Crimea.

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Kent Lavis @kentlavis.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Tools are just tools; what matters most is how you utilize them, so that in the end your naval strategy yields results. Guns, aircraft, missiles, you mention it, are just ways to defeat your opponents. That's why it's ridiculous to overly romanticize a certain way of fighting.

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Kent Lavis @kentlavis.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Mahan is great for the general concept of naval power, like you said, and I personally think it's a mandatory prerequisite reading before one can start yapping on naval security & defense matters because it really tells the audience when one hasn't (lmao).

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Zach @thrustwr.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Uh, here's the video I have been busy working on for a few months now: youtu.be/CmWQgNSEtdw

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The Threat of Ballistic Missiles

YouTube video by Vermillion

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Zach @thrustwr.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Finally we got bookmarks.

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Zach @thrustwr.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Trialing rust is also not a very very big issue. Crews clean up after these ships immediately once they go in for a short maintenance period. This is what DDG 55 looked like after being at sea for 215 days (4 years ago) due to covid. Sailors cleaned her up in 2 days back to shiny new.

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Kent Lavis @kentlavis.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

And truth be told, I have left defense discussions on Twitter per August of 2024. It is much preferred for my sanity that I limit my discussion to friends with the same interests. At most I just reposted what @mil-std.bsky.social posts on Twitter. bsky.app/profile/thru...

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Kent Lavis @kentlavis.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

I have been planning to leave Twitter the moment Elon bought it. However, I have concluded that my existence on Twitter is detrimental for a certain group of people, and it has been my justification for staying.

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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Brought to you from Ukrainian internet

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Kent Lavis @kentlavis.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Baudrillard approach to reality, symbols, and society where you can't distinguish between appearance and reality is beautifully applicable to almost any situation.

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Kent Lavis @kentlavis.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

So, in a society where optics eclipse truth, the victim's role is not to suffer, but to convincingly not suffer. Every public appearance reinforces the simulation of loyalty—and their complicity in it. And they are never permitted the authenticity of their own pain.

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Kent Lavis @kentlavis.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

“The Hyperreal Punishment” Pain exists only as performance—both in its infliction and its erasure. Even their suffering becomes a manipulated signifier. "The torture mark is no longer a wound; it is the absence of one."

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Kent Lavis @kentlavis.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

A lot of modern torture articles, especially in physical torture often underlines the fact that modern form of torture rarely leaves physical marks that can help identify or even confirm it was a torture at all. Yet, the victim cannot let themselves exposed despite the suffering they experience.

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Kent Lavis @kentlavis.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

I'd like to know more about IBCS and mainly its sensor integration.

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Kent Lavis @kentlavis.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

This might prove to be interesting.

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Kent Lavis @kentlavis.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

“On Sept. 25, the MDA shut down’s Raytheon attempt to win the GPI program, announcing that only Northrop would continue work beyond the preliminary design review.” Interesting, as one day later Defense News published an article talking about the same topic. It still lacks information but expected.

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Kent Lavis @kentlavis.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

I was completely out of the loop and surprised when Aerospace Digest hit my email box and presented me with this report by Steve Trimble. There is not much information to glean on except MDA want to move things quickly.

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rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

the MCRN stare: that look of pure analyzing, coupled with a slight sardonic smile that makes people uneasy

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Kent Lavis @kentlavis.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

What I really like about Adobe Acrobat is liquid mode that allows dynamic resizing.

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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 23/11/2024

"Russia's failure in Ukraine has a direct deterrent effect in the Pacific [in Taiwan]," Paparo said.

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FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

USN E/A-18G Growler 169125 of VX-23 “Salty Dogs” sporting NextGen midrange pods on final for Pt Mugu. August 2022 #milair #growler #ea18g #jamming #vx23 #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #photography #aircraft #aircraft #nikon #nikonphotgraphy

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Kent Lavis @kentlavis.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

May I ask what book is this?

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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Thread of books I've read this year - this will be pinned:

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Zach @thrustwr.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

So, say you came over from the hell site, and you wanna find some people to follow to make your feed a bit better. Maybe go through this list and follow these people? go.bsky.app/2zBQJQF They have made my time here enjoyable. Go give them some love.

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Havoc @havocsix.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

"Things did not go according to plan in Kazan. No BRICS currency was launched, and the official captions to Putin’s pictures do not even mention the banknote." foreignpolicy.com/2024/11/18/b...

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Russia’s Plans to Replace the Dollar Are Going Nowhere

BRICS countries show little interest in Moscow’s proposal for an alternative financial system.

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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Holy crap this is an astounding piece of historical research Will post ungated link later today unless someone beats me to it www.nber.org/system/files...

The G.I. Bill, Standardized Testing, and Socioeconomic Origins of the U.S. Educational Elite Over a Century
Ran Abramitzky, Jennifer K. Kowalski, Santiago Pérez, and Joseph Price
NBER Working Paper No. 33164
November 2024
JEL No. 123, 124, N32
ABSTRACT
We compile, transcribe, and standardize historical records for 2.5 million students at 65 elite (private and public) U.S. colleges. By combining these data with more recent survey and administrative data, we assemble the largest dataset on the socioeconomic backgrounds of students at American colleges spanning the last 100 years. We document the following: First, despite a large increase in the share of lower-income students in the overall college-going population, the representation of these students at elite private or public colleges has remained at similarly low levels throughout the last century. Second, the representation of upper-income students at elite colleges decreased after World War II, but this group has regained its high representation since the 1980s. Third, while there has been no increase in the economic diversity of elite private and public colleges, these colleges have become more racially and geographically diverse. Fourth, two major policy changes in the history of American higher education, namely the G.I. Bill after World War II and the introduction of standardized tests for admissions, had little success in increasing the representation of lower- and middle-income students at elite colleges.

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Kent Lavis @kentlavis.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I am having reservation to “working”. Partly because of the jobdesk I am having. But mostly because I have to do my best to avoid career limiting statements.

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Zach @thrustwr.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

All the targets USS Norton faced when certifying early Aegis subsystems.

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Kent Lavis @kentlavis.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

10 out of 1 garlic bread. Here's mine, a Siamese. Not a perfect loaf but she's sleepyhead and that's cute enough in my opinion.

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Kent Lavis @kentlavis.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

People should stop quoting George Orwell, because his works are extremely irrelevant.

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Kent Lavis @kentlavis.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

I did not just send a message with heavy tone on accusing the recipients using Marshmallow. But eh.

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Kent Lavis @kentlavis.bsky.social · 02/11/2024

Udah beli tiket buat menghadiri CF. Waktunya hoarding merchandise Nijisanji ex-ID banyak-banyak 😭

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Kent Lavis @kentlavis.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

But at the same time, I think Chomsky is one of those intellectuals who is great at pointing out violations of international law, but only when the US does it.

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Kent Lavis @kentlavis.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

Noam Chomsky book is interesting on the outset. But the content inside it is usually bordering on conspiracy. Although I have to admit his old books like Manufacturing Consent is a good read.

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Kent Lavis @kentlavis.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

"On the ashes of a world torn in two, we stand and forge what remains into tomorrow." #Rai_Art

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