Pearl Harbor: A Captivating Guide to the Surprise Military Strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service that Caused the United States of America's Formal Entry into World War II by Captivating History amazon.com/gp/product/B08β¦
A transonic United States Air Force F-22A Raptor stealth fighter jet flying over the Gulf of Alaska in Alaska, USA, on 22 June 2009. Photographer: United States Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kyle Steckler
Indian Ocean, January 1984: Here's an aerial view of a United States Navy (USN) F-14A Tomcat fighter jet -- armed with AIM-54 Phoenix missiles, AIM-7 Sparrow missiles, AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles -- just after takeoff from the USN aircraft carrier USS America (CV-66). This photo was taken by CW02 Leo.
Undermining Trump-Bolton War Narrative, British General Says No Evidence of 'Increased Threat' From Iran. "Intelligence and military officials in Europe as well as in the United States said that over the past year, most aggressive moves have originated not in Tehran, but in Washington." commondreams.org/news/201β¦
The after triple 14 inch-caliber gun turrets of the United States Navy battleship USS California (BB-44).[2560 Γ 1920]
JS Kongo (DDG-173) of the JMSDF firing an ESSM. The first AEGIS equipped destroyer outside of the United States Navy. (2000x1331)
TIL that the motto, "In God We Trust," is not the original motto of the United States. During the Cold War, it was changed from "E Pluribus Unum" ("from many, one") in an effort to differentiate the United States from atheistic communism. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniβ¦
Marines say Oorah. Army and Airforce say Hooah. Navy and Coast Guard say Hooyah. What will be the battle cry of the United States Space Force?
Here's an image of the United States Navy Blue Angel's flying within 18 inches of each other at 350MPH!
The flag of the United States if it was colonized by the United States Navy
The United States is pursuing the sale of more than $2 billion worth of tanks and weapons to Taiwan, four people familiar with the negotiations said, in a move likely to anger China as a trade war between the worldβs two biggest economies escalates. reuters.com/article/us-usβ¦
United States Navy (USN) attack submarine USS Columbus (SSN 762) performs an emergency blow -- during a submarine emergency surfacing drill -- on 4 June 1998 in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, United States of America. Photographer: USN Photographer's Mate 2nd Class David C. Duncan
A United States Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet fighter jet--in the transonic flight regime over the Mediterranean Sea--"performs a supersonic fly-by off the port side of aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)" on 26 June 2016. Photographer: USN Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bobby J Siens navy.mil/view_image.asp?iβ¦
'This Isn't Your Island': Why Northern Mariana Islanders Are Facing Down the US Military -- "Residents of the US commonwealth have discovered an apparently illegal Navy strategy to help it construct Pacific bombing ranges." [United States of America] thenation.com/article/norβ¦
U.S. Navy ships pass through strategic Taiwan Strait, riling China: The United States sent two Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait on Monday as the U.S. military increased the frequency of movement through the strategic waterway despite opposition from China. reddit.com/r/foreignpolicβ¦
The launching of USS Arizona, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York, United States, 19 June 1915. [1380 x 1252]
There's absolutely nothing wrong with putting the United States at the top of 'select your country' lists.
I can't be the only one tired of alphabetical lists where you have to scroll past fucking Monaco and Uganda to find the largest English speaking economy in the world. Hell, let the UK and Canada share the top with us, I'm even fine with putting China up there. Just end this nonsense where I have to scroll past microstates, developing nations where 90% of the population doesn't have internet, and half the world to find my country.
[864 x 579] French Battleship Provence as seen in the ONI203 booklet for identification of ships of the French Navy, published by the Division of Naval Inteligence of the Navy Department of the United States (9 November 1942). imgur.com/qVN5kvB
U.S. Navy drafting new guidelines for reporting UFOs: "The service says it has also 'provided a series of briefings by senior Naval Intelligence officials as well as aviators who reported hazards to aviation safety.'" [United States of America] politico.com/story/2019/0β¦
Concentration camps in America. "A Navy memo released Friday reveals that the government is planning to build a network of βaustereβ concentration camps to house 120,000 people across the United States..." wsws.org/en/articles/2018β¦
"The US [United States] Navy has held meetings to discuss highly controversial technology which could one day allow the government to track the movements of every single citizen in the country, The Sun has learned." thesun.co.uk/news/1292761β¦
List of unusual or unusual countries in the United States wikimediafoundation.org/wβ¦
TIL thereβs a colony in Brazil populated by descendants of between 2,000 and 4,000 Confederate refugees who chose to leave the United States after they lost the American Civil War. encyclopediaofalabama.orgβ¦
Today I Learned that the United States of America bombed, without being at war with, Cambodia for over a year during "Operation_Menu". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opeβ¦
Did anyone in the United States believe that the issue of slavery would one day result in the American Civil War?
Just before his execution for his failed raid on Harper's Ferry, John Brown supposedly declared "I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away, but with blood",
Did anyone in the US pre-Civil War share his sentiments? Did anyone believe, from the American Revolution to the 1860s, that the issue of slavery would catapult the US into it's bloodiest war?
TDIH: February 1, 1942, World War II: U.S. Navy conducts MarshallsβGilberts raids, the first offensive action by the United States against Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater. military.wikia.org/wiki/Mβ¦
'Trump is ruining our markets': Struggling farmers are losing a huge customer to the trade war β China [United States of America] cnbc.com/2019/08/10/trumpβ¦
[WP] Following World War III, all the nations of the world agree to 50 years of strict isolation from one another in order to prevent additional conflicts. 50 years later, the United States comes out of exile only to learn that no one else actually went into isolation.
TIL Japanese prime minister KantarΕ Suzuki narrowly escaped assassination. The bullet remained inside his body for the rest of his life, and was only revealed upon his cremation. Suzuki was opposed to Japan's war with the United States, before and throughout World War II en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanβ¦
List of authoritarian regimes supported by the United States ipfs.io/ipfs/QmXoypizjW3Wβ¦
German FΓΌhrer Adolf Hitler addressing members of the German Reichstag at the Kroll Opera House in Berlin after declaring war on the United States, December 10, 1941 [Colorized] [4096 Γ 2972]
75% of Disney studios are now dedicated to wartime production, with 20 cartoons commissioned by US Navy, 52 by the State Department & several more to sell war bonds.
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TIL the United States submarine force accounted for more than 50% of Axis ships destroyed during World War Two. knowledgeglue.com/amazingβ¦
President Trump: "This is the time for Mexico, with the help of the United States, to wage WAR on the drug cartels and wipe them off the face of the earth. We merely await a call from your great new president!" twitter.com/realDonaldTruβ¦
War crimes of the United States in Iraq. Sure, freedom and democracy am I right? Murica number one! China bad USA good! youtu.be/QdXK2U9hgA0
I'm making a list of all the top Science Fiction and Fantasy magazines, in the United Kingdom and United States. Please add to the list, via the comments section, if I'm missing any great popular magazines that pay aspiring authors professional, or even semi professional rates, for their stories.
- Asimov's Science Fiction
- Apex Magazine
- Interzone
- Analog Magazine
- Strange Horizons
- Clarkesworld Magazine
- GUD
- Fantasy & Science Fiction Magazine
- TOR Magazine
- Beneath Ceaseless Skies
- Uncanny Magazine
- Fiyah Magazine
- Lightspeed Magazine
- Shoreline of Infinity
- Deep Magic
I'll edit this section as more people add their magazines in the comments section. Also, if you know any podcasts that read Fantasy/ Sci-Fi short stories on the regular, please mention them to.
