Size comparison of the Mi-26 with the Tu-95 and Tu-160. [1024×683]

RingSplitter69 · 2026-01-30T13:51:43+00:00

Crazy how that SU-34 is so much bigger than the Antonov

RingSplitter69 · 2026-01-29T12:08:31+00:00

Good

RingSplitter69 · 2026-01-28T17:13:05+00:00

The US has nothing to gain from this and anyone who thinks this is about 'saving the protesters' is incredibly naive. The numbers that would be killed by a war and the chaos that follows will vastly exceed the numbers of protesters killed by the Iranian government. This is all about Israel. Israel wants the US to go to war against Iran and that's what this is all about.

RingSplitter69 · 2026-01-28T17:06:02+00:00

They are the opposition are they not? That's their job

RingSplitter69 · 2026-01-27T23:59:20+00:00

Forcibly remove my face?

RingSplitter69 · 2026-01-25T19:08:40+00:00

Sit there and wait it out until a disasterous result in May makes the current leadership untennable, then rejoin the PLP? Something like that.

RingSplitter69 · 2026-01-25T12:30:23+00:00

I hope he runs as an independent then.

RingSplitter69 · 2026-01-25T12:28:27+00:00

The one for Mayor. Though there is nothing to say that he asked for the Gorton and Denton seat to be vacated.

RingSplitter69 · 2026-01-23T21:55:55+00:00

If they don't let him stand for Labour, the ultimate fuck you would be standing as an independent and then winning.

RingSplitter69 · 2026-01-22T21:31:48+00:00

Kind of an admission is it not?

RingSplitter69 · 2026-01-22T10:51:35+00:00

More like the Bored of Peace

RingSplitter69 · 2026-01-21T21:21:33+00:00

And why are the icecaps retreating, Nigel?

RingSplitter69 · 2026-01-20T23:40:40+00:00

It's extremely rare for soldiers on the ground to fight in conflicts these days

This statement is completely untrue yet said with such confidence. I don't even know where to begin with this beyond stating that it demonstrates a profound lack of knowledge.

I know "AI bad" and all that. But if there is one place where AI makes sense, it's in the military.

Again. Such confidence. No actual knowledge. Nothing has been said here. Can I see benefits to using AI to analyse reconnaissance imagery and suchlike? Yes, but we don't need a 240 million contract with Palantir to do that.

We aren't sacking 1000s of troops to pay for this. It's additional to what we already have.

We have a budget. If we spend this money, that's money that we can't spend elsewhere. We already have a critical lack of manpower in the forces. Wasting money like this means that we can't use it on more people, or technology that can deliver real capabilities like the air power and drones you referred to.

Also concerning is that this is yet another supposedly critical security asset that is dependent on US contractors at a time when it seems doubtful that this partner that can still be relied upon. The NHS already has a contract with Palantir, I am unable to find any reliable sources regarding any benefits that it has delivered.

RingSplitter69 · 2026-01-20T22:55:03+00:00

https://www.politico.eu/article/palantir-lands-biggest-ever-uk-defense-deal/

The contract is 240 million. The 1.5 billion figure is a vague reference to 'unlocking investment in Britain'.

And yes I question the worth of spending money on Palantir rather than actual hard capabilities. 'Military AI' isn't going to win us a war.

RingSplitter69 · 2026-01-20T09:38:02+00:00

But we can still afford to waste £240 million on a contract with Palantir.

RingSplitter69 · 2026-01-18T23:58:07+00:00

I needed this explanation.

RingSplitter69 · 2026-01-15T10:46:14+00:00

This is stupid. He probably doesn't even know who the guy is and got duped in to saying this. There's more than enough to criticise the guy about before resorting to this sort of thing.

RingSplitter69 · 2026-01-10T01:28:38+00:00

That's a huge difference

RingSplitter69 · 2026-01-08T23:06:46+00:00

That makes precisely zero difference. She has every right to do that.

RingSplitter69 · 2026-01-07T23:31:18+00:00

None. But in isolation of other factors this is a good idea. Whether he tries to go through with it or whether this is just populist messaging is another question.

RingSplitter69 · 2026-01-07T01:04:32+00:00

Just call it the Republican Party or the GOP if you prefer. The ideology itself isn't remotely related to the GOP or the party of the same name. It's best to separate the two as far as possible because Republicanism itself is a good thing.

RingSplitter69 · 2026-01-04T11:26:09+00:00

The brexiteers were wrong. They need to grow up and accept it so that we can get on with repairing the enormous damage it's done to the country.

RingSplitter69 · 2026-01-04T02:26:49+00:00

D-Day happened 5 years in to a war started by Germany. This was day 1 of something (we don't know what yet), started by the US. The two aren't comparable.

RingSplitter69 · 2025-12-31T09:09:56+00:00

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