Small countries standing up to larger ones, Russia scales back annual parade, and...

 #Ukraine #China #Taiwan #Russia #DroneWarfare #AirDefense

This is a bunch of videos with frank views of Ukraine, Russia, Iran and offramps from different situations.

RantWoman will pick a couple subsets and write what seem like key points.

How a small power can stand up against a larger power

"Modern technology favors the defender."

small cheap naval drones: Ukraine and Iran

natural barriers

This Is New: Ukraine Is Hitting What Russia Can’t Replace

Tuapse Oil refinery

Ukraine's Drone Hunters Take Down Russian UAVs Before They Even Know What Hit Them | Ben Hodges

Russia has worse problems about air defense than Ukraine.

Russia’s Air Defenses Just SHATTERED

Shocking humiliation for Putin: Victory Day parade cut down as Ukraine war bites - Ben Hodges

Thanks to Ukrainian drones, Russia cannot safely parade its military materiel.

Silicon Curtain

Even Before Russian Army is Kicked Out of Ukraine "Putin Will be Dead"

"Grow potatoes"

More on Iran

Prof John Mearsheimer: HORMUZ BLOCKADE CATASTROPHE

Pyotr Kurzin

Iran Just Changed The Entire Negotiation Game | Trita Parsi

What the Iran War is Really About 

Ukraine isn't Just Fighting For Itself. Its Much Bigger Than That.

Mo would like a word about Islamophobia

 

Today was the Senate's turn with the Secretary of #WarCrimes

 #Iran #SecDef #SenateHearing #Warcrimes

The whole dang hearing.

Hegseth fields Democrats' scrutinizing Iran war questions at combative Senate hearing

Jack Reed Tells Pete Hegseth That His Order Towards Iranians Would 'Constitute War Crimes'

SHOCK MOMENT: Reed Tells Hegseth To His Face That It Doesn’t Seem Like He Tolerates All Religions

Hegseth gets interrogated about #DEI issues

Reed Details Hegseth's Irresponsible Leadership of U.S. Military

Let's talk about Senators probing Hegseth and what happened in Kuwait…

Elizabeth Warren has QUESTIONS.

Gillibrand to Hegseth: 'So you don't care that the American people don't support this war?'

Sen. King to Hegseth: 'Why are we abandoning Ukraine?'

"We don't want to deal with this Congress and their pesky appropriations process."

Why have we abandoned Ukraine?

Hegseth faces Sen. Kelly who he accused of sedition

"What does this cost us and what does it achieve for the American people?...How many years to replenish?"

From the House Hearing yesterday

Pete Hegseth TRICKED INTO TELLING TRUTH About Iran

Hegseth PANICS When Cornered On War Crimes As Hearing Blows Up In His Face

 

Hegseth Asked Why 2 Female & 2 Black Officers Were Struck From Promotion List By Derek Tran

Rep Rogers gives opening statement in Hegseth and Caine hearing

Pete Hegseth’s Hearing Exposed a Much Bigger Republican Problem | Stuart Stevens LIVE

And from a different hearing

Military Combat Veteran GOES FOR HEGSETH'S THROAT

And about military newspaper Stars and Stripes 

Hegseth’s Takeover of Military Newspaper (w/ Jacqueline Smith) | Command Post

Harry Litman interviews Jake Sullivan

 #Iran #JCPOA

RantWoman thinks she has comments but did not note them on the first pass so Jake Sullivan, JCPOA negotiator gets to speak for himself.

The importance of numbers--and an address by King Charles III

#USA250 #SemiQuincentennial 

(RantWoman is a VERY bad friend. Just as a pro free-speech protest, RantWoman would consider making a series of T-shirts that have the offensive numbers and words like RETIRE or "VOTE THEM OUT" or "which nap is the President on so far?" or maybe Impeach, though the third time is not the charm.)

Sorry Your Highness. RantWoman needed the intro and consternation about numbers from Lawrence O'Donnell as an intro ahead of your speech.. We thank you, though, for reminding the #StableGenius in the White House and the Congress about the importance of #ChecksAnd Balances.

FULL SPEECH: King Charles III's addresses to Congress about American, European Unity

“DISBARRED!” Prosecutor drops BAD NEWS for DOJ after vindictive prosecution

And meanwhile the #StableGenius interacts with history.

Trump HUMILIATED As King Charles Speech BACKFIRES

Banditry at Sea and fireworks at the UN.

 #Iran #StraitOfHormux #China #Russa #UN #CommercialShipping #Liberia #FreedomOfNavigation

#Indonesia #NetZero #Climate #StatelessVessels

This item is pretty technical about maritime law and esoterica. 

Legal rational for US boardings. Container ship shortage because of ships stranded in the Persian Gulf

Pricing in the trucking industry

UAE withdrawing from OPEC

Whose oil and LNG are going where and why. Who might ship back to coal

Panama canal lock prices go up.

Oil supply disrupted for shipping. "bunker pricing"

The word from the Secretary of #WarCrimes: Democrats are a bigger enemy than...

 #Iran #MilitaryAction #SecDef

NO WAY does RantWoman have the intestinal fortitude to sit through the video of this whole hearing.

But it's interesting what different commentators fixate on.

Hegseth FREAKS OUT After Iran Hearing Goes WORSE Than Expected!

Hegseth CRACKS during CROSS-EXAMINATION over WAR!!

HEGSETH GRILLED On Expense Of Iran War

Ana looks at a whole spectrum of costs