"The #DOD failed to communicate with the #FAA in this instance, which has happened before during Trump’s second term. Just over a year ago, a #military helicopter collided with a passenger plane near Ronald Reagan National Airport and killed 67 people. This time, a brief airspace closure and a downed party balloon seem to be the only repercussions (that we know about). Hopefully, this is an isolated incident and not evidence of a more serious issue."
https://newrepublic.com/post/206483/el-paso-airport-closed-military-shot-party-balloon
#dod
"The anti-drone laser was launched earlier this week... a party balloon was shot down.
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford then decided to close El Paso’s airspace Tuesday night without telling the #WhiteHouse, the #DOD, or the #DHS...
Initially, the restriction on planes flying below 18,000 was set for 10 days... Any aircraft that violated the restriction could have been shot down."
https://newrepublic.com/post/206483/el-paso-airport-closed-military-shot-party-balloon
#FAA #Military #News #ElPaso #Texas #USA #US #UnitedStates #America
"The #FAA briefly closed the airspace over El Paso, #Texas, after the #military used a high-powered laser to shoot down what appeared to be a drone but was actually just a party balloon.
...the #Pentagon wanted to use the technology to practice shooting down drones near Fort Bliss, which is next to #ElPaso International Airport. Despite meetings scheduled to discuss safety issues, #DOD officials wanted to test the laser quickly"
https://newrepublic.com/post/206483/el-paso-airport-closed-military-shot-party-balloon
RE: https://flipboard.com/@pbsnewshour/nation-c4vegjmfz/-/a-2mbiDgzeRL6up8ojQEK-dg%3Aa%3A2651838374-%2F0
This El Paso Airport closure story is batshit crazy. DOD, DOW, FAA, High-Intensity Laser Weapon, Party Balloon - you can't make this shit up. 🦇💩🎈✈️
Well, I guess George Lucas made it up in 1977 when he wrote Star Wars.
#Texas #ElPaso #Lasers #DOD #FAA #USPol #SeanDuffy #DOW #PartyBalloon
LA Times: Get more electricity from coal, Trump tells Department of Defense
Airspace shutdown was triggered by #DOD🚨“action to disable”🎈cartel drones.
"A Pentagon🚨plan to use a high-energy, counter-drone laser w/o having coord with the #FAA about potential risks to civilian flights prompted an unprecedented airspace shutdown over El Paso, TX."
FAA & Pentagon officials had been scheduled to meet Feb 20 to review potential impacts ...
#PublicSafety is imperiled given the #TrumpRegime's disregard for rules, laws, regs...
#Hegseth #Cartels #USPol
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/11/us/faa-el-paso-texas-flight-restrictions-hnk
The #FAA🚨abruptly halted all flights at El Paso INTL Airport in S TX for 10 days & then lifted the order on Wed, hrs later. The #DOD disabled Mexican cartel drones that breached US airspace, acc to a Trump admin ofcl. Agency cited:🚨“security” reasons for the flight ban.
Mexican🚨Pres Sheinbaum said MX’s airspace was never closed today & that her govt has “no information” about organized criminal groups using drones in relat to the El Paso air space closure⁉️
#Texas #USPol
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/11/faa-el-paso-airport.html
ICYMI🚨"A collision involving a US-operated vessel in the Pacific Ocean has resulted in 2 deaths & 1 survivor. The incident occurred during maritime ops in the Pac, though ofcls haven't released the precise loc or the specific type of US vessel involved, citing an ongoing investigation.
The US CG confirmed: it's leading the response & investigation into the incident. Emergency procedures were activated shortly after the collision was reported."
#DHS #DOD #Murder #USPol
https://thevagabondnews.chuskies.com/u-s-boat-strike-kills-2-in-pacific-with-one-survivor/
Folks. Pay attention. This is unprecedented. El Paso airport is the “gateway to Mexico.”🚨He’s going after the cartels, I suspect.
-J Kayyem
CJCS Gen Mark Milley's reaction to Trump wanting Mexico invasion plans in 2023🚨 “I wouldn't recommend anything be done without Mexico’s support.”
-K Baron
The top US gen recommends military training & LE to stem drug & migrant flows—not special operators & other forces.
#DOD #Hegseth #Cartels #NationalSecurity #PublicSafety #USPol
https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2023/03/milley-dont-invade-mexico/384678/
"The temporary closure⚡of airspace over El Paso has been lifted. There's no threat to commercial aviation. All flights will resume as normal."
-FAA
UPDATE:🚨"A source briefed by FAA tells me the El Paso flight ban was driven by MILITARY OPERATIONS from Biggs Army Air Field at Fort Bliss. The FAA acted after the Dept of DEF couldn't assure civilian flight safety."
-P Muntean
No explanation from the #FAA. What's the #TrumpRegime hiding?
#Texas #NationalSecurity #PublicSafety #DOD #Hegseth #USPol
Yep. That's indeed fascist. No doubt about it!
"Under the cover of a looming partial government shutdown and a nation reeling from immigration agent-involved killings, the Department of Homeland Security is quietly supercharging its detention infrastructure.
A massive Navy contract vehicle, once valued at $10 billion, has ballooned to a staggering $55 billion ceiling to expedite President Donald Trump’s “mass deportation” agenda.
The mechanism for this expansion is the Worldwide Expeditionary Multiple Award Contract (WEXMAC), originally designed for military logistics abroad. In a move to bypass traditional competition delays, the Navy’s Supply Systems Command has repurposed the vehicle for “TITUS”—Territorial Integrity of the United States.
This $45 billion increase, published just weeks ago, converts the U.S. into a “geographic region” for expeditionary military-style detention. It signals a massive, long-term escalation in the government’s capacity to pay for detention and deportation logistics. In the world of federal contracting, it is the difference between a temporary surge and a permanent infrastructure."
https://migrantinsider.com/p/how-the-pentagon-is-quietly-building
#USA #Trump #Immigration #Pentagon #DoD #Detention #ConcentrationCamps
A Controversial Takeaway:
If your engineers aren’t stealing from last year’s proposals, you’re not innovating. You’re ego-driven. When’s the last time your whiteboard session asked: Which proven component solves 80% of this requirement? (Hint: Russia won’t wait for your all-new targeting system.)
#Aerospace #DefenseContracting #Innovation #Engineering #RFPStrategy #MilitaryTech #DoD #HeritageHardware #SystemsEngineering #DefenseProcurement (6/6)
"All prior boat-strike announcements credited🚨Pres Trump or Sec Hegseth.
This is the 1st for which Southcom's commander assumes responsibility for one of these #ExtrajudicialKillings. The Senate just confirmed Gen Donovan, on Jan 30.
34 known strikes,💔>=129 dead."
-A Isacson
The #TrumpRegime's racist, corrupt, & lawless KILLING MACHINE is firing on all cylinders
Was the Gen promised a promotion,💰in an offshore acct...?
#Murder #DOD #BoatStrikes #Racism #Corruption #Protest #Uprising #USPol
Is Israel hoping to use the USA as a pawn in attacks on Iran that would use American soldiers, American weapons, and American tax dollars?
#usa #iran #israel #war #americans #middleeast #war #proxywar #israellobby #usmilitary #dod #defensebudget #militaryindustrialcomplex #govenmentspending #foreigninfluence
The door to DoD contracts is open, but the price of admission is transparency. 🚪🔐
Automated, data-driven transparency is now the baseline. If you don't have the artifacts, you don't get the invite.
Read the full analysis by @jonoberg: https://anchore.com/blog/dod-swft-initiative-and-promise-of-cato-fulfilled/
Что же такое DOD и почему мы это забыли?
Мы привыкли думать абстракциями. Нас учили, что мир состоит из объектов: у «Собаки» есть метод Bark() , а у «Пользователя» — поле Email . Мы тратим недели на споры о чистоте интерфейсов и иерархии наследования, свято веря, что инкапсуляция — это ключ к успеху. Но пока мы строим эти ментальные замки, наш процессор... скучает. Современный CPU — это невероятно мощный вычислительный монстр, способный обрабатывать миллиарды операций в секунду. Но у него есть ахиллесова пята — память . Пока ваш код прыгает по указателям от одного объекта в куче к другому, процессор простаивает в ожидании данных, совершая те самые «cache misses». Data-Oriented Design (DOD) — это не просто очередной паттерн. Это «таблетка реальности», которая предлагает перестать проектировать программы вокруг сущностей и начать проектировать их вокруг данных . В этой статье мы разберем, почему классическое ООП часто работает против производительности, как помочь кэшу процессора полюбить ваш код и почему в 2024 году пора вспомнить, что программа — это просто трансформация одних байтов в другие.
IMHO - This has nothing to do with "space based AI" ... last I checked the sun shines on the earth's surface too...
This is financial engineering so Musk can:
1) fund his money losing and bloated valuation xAI with TAXPAYER $$$ >> aka funnel $ from SpaceX to keep xAI going.
2) mask Tesla and Twitter/X's declining values and poor results so they are less visible to investors who keep plowing $$ into these meme stocks.
3) continue his massive game of 3 card monte - look here, no look over here, no look over here.
FYI - estimates are that SpaceX gets 70-80 % of its revenue from contracts with the U.S. Gov. and DoD. Exact #'s are impossible to get - SpaceX is still a private company.
https://www.inc.com/chloe-aiello/expert-warns-that-spacex-merger-with-xai-marks-an-alarming-shift-for-the-space-company/91297072 #SpaceX #xAI #Tesla #Twitter #X #Acquisition #AI #Space #Mars #Musk #IPO #FinancialEngineering #USGov #DoD #ThreeCardMonte
Why guard the castle gates if the threat is already inside? 🏰
Stop focusing solely on the perimeter. It's time to secure the workload itself. Anchore's Chadd Owen breaks down how to protect the software layer.
https://anchore.com/blog/anchore-enterprise-powers-dow-zero-trust/
Eagle Scout here. If Boy Scouts agrees to this bullshit coming from Taliban Pete then I will renounce my Eagle Scout rank and make it a mission to make sure that scout troops lose access to public building in my area because it is contrary to the values of OUR community.
Scouting needs to show the very same leadership they claim to impart on our kids here
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5720505-scouting-america-pentagon-agreement-near/
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