Monday, April 13, 2026
Iran/Middle East War--massive flight of fighter jets from US --last night--copied and pasted from Wajee Lion--Substack
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VISIBLE DETERRENCE: Why the Middle East Sky is Lit Up with U.S. Military Aircraft Tonight
A viral surge of screenshots from aviation tracking site Flightradar24 has sparked global anxiety tonight, showing dozens of U.S. Air Force logistics and refueling aircraft operating across European and Middle Eastern airspace. Social media has been flooded with speculation that the visible armada is the unannounced prelude to a massive, regional ground war.
The reality, according to military analysts and open-source intelligence (OSINT), is far more calculated: this is the visible logistical backbone of Operation Epic Fury, the ongoing U.S. military campaign in the region, operating in plain sight.
The Logistics of 'Epic Fury'
The aircraft currently dominating civilian flight trackers are not covert strike fighters. They are primarily Boeing KC-135 and KC-46 aerial refuelers bridging the transatlantic gap, and C-17A Globemaster III heavy transports.
Aviation data over the past 48 hours confirms a heavy volume of C-17 flights originating from Robert Gray Army Airfield in Texas, with multiple sorties heading toward allied air bases in Jordan and Saudi Arabia. These specific transport routes are highly correlated with the rapid deployment of air-defense systems—such as Patriot batteries and counter-drone technologies—and the resupply of munitions depleted during recent engagements.
Rather than signaling a surprise first strike, the choice to leave civilian ADS-B transponders turned on is a deliberate psychological and tactical maneuver. If the U.S. military were initiating a covert offensive, these aircraft would be operating under strict Emissions Control (EMCON), effectively vanishing from commercial radars. By flying "loud and proud," the Department of Defense is actively projecting its logistical endurance and rapid-resupply capabilities to regional adversaries.
Fortifying the Umbrella
This aerial bridge is actively supplying one of the largest concentrations of U.S. forces in the Middle East in over two decades. The airspace activity corresponds with the massive naval presence currently deployed to the Arabian Sea and surrounding waters, which includes the Carrier Strike Groups of both the USS Abraham Lincoln and the USS Gerald R. Ford.
Furthermore, the U.S. has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) defenses in recent weeks. The transports landing at CENTCOM forward operating bases are likely delivering these critical early-warning sensors and mobile mitigation systems to shield troops from drone incursions and ballistic threats.
What the Radars Don't Show
While the transport and refueling bridge is highly public, the kinetic assets remain in the shadows. The U.S. has already deployed advanced fifth-generation stealth fighters, including F-22 Raptors and F-35s, alongside F-15E Strike Eagles, to hardened regional bases. The exact operational tempo of these combat aircraft, as well as the rapid-response movements of specialized units, remains strictly compartmentalized and off the radar.
Tonight’s lit-up screens are not the start of a secret war. They are the roaring engines of a very public, massive supply chain designed to fortify allied airspace, sustain the ongoing operations of Epic Fury, and establish an overwhelming posture of deterrence by denial.
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Why we fight long wars --studies of chimpanzees--
The new research from Uganda adds to Goodall’s early observations about chimp behavior. Scientists documented in detail a series of social disturbances that preceded the current conflict, including the deaths of key individuals who played a role in connecting different chimp “neighborhoods,” a change in dominance or leadership structure, and a disease outbreak.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/chimpanzee-war-conflict-animal-societies?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
Sunday, April 12, 2026
Abe Books is putting my publications on their catalog--but I have not noticed any sales on my Amazon page
https://www.abebooks.com/author/b00jghsusw/k-m-kaung
They could be selling them as used books.
The page is straight from Amazon.
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Fiction by Ma Sandar--in Burmese--
https://mbookshelf.naingdroidapps.com/author/626-ma-sandar/books#google_vignette
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Friday, April 10, 2026
This sounds like a spin off on The Devil wears Prada--which I have never read nor seen.
This is quite good--good production values,acting, scenes, cinamatology, dialog--clothes--
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3hE64FwuHg
Set in fashion managazine and industry world.
Thursday, April 09, 2026
Wednesday, April 08, 2026
Kristi Noem's luxury jet to be used by other officials--
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/08/noem-dhs-plane-white-house/
It should be auctioned off to pay everyone who lost their jobs and to compensate ICE victims.
Tuesday, April 07, 2026
Another Chinese historical drama--sick society--warning--scenes of rape--torture--
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue5pHfPIj8c
It's actually a good story--andyouwill learn lots of fancy shmancy Chinese special dishes too--like fried fish "grapes" which I saw before on Eat Drink Man Woman--but some things I did not know before.
Plus the male lead and the female lead are very good looking,the villains all horrible, some situations amusing.
Thing is Ican't tell you what it's called.
Horrible little thin woman chasing a doctor--
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxm9TxThRRA
This story seems to go nowhere slowly.
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