🪽 🇩🇪 🇺🇸 Germany receives first F-35 jet from US as NATO boosts military spending

Lockheed Martin formally presented the aircraft to the German government during a ceremony at its production facility in Fort Worth, Texas, attended by German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius.

“This is the beginning of a new era for the German Air Force: the new F-35A fighter jet is the world’s most advanced combat aircraft,” Pistorius said in a statement. “It is characterised by its stealth capabilities, close integration with other platforms, and exceptionally powerful sensor technology.”

Germany ordered 35 F-35As in 2022, the year Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. The aircraft are intended to replace Germany’s ageing Tornado fleet.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/18/germany-receives-first-f-35-jet-from-us-as-nato-boosts-military-spending

✝️ 🇧🇴 👨‍🌾 At a population of 100K, Mennonites are approaching 1% of the Bolivian population and likely 2-4% of all births in Bolivia.

Mennonites have a TFR at least 3x that of the Bolivian average (1.56 vs 5+).

Belize is even crazier - Mennonites are already 4% of the population and about 8% of all births, possibly more.

📎 Jam

✝️ 👨‍🌾 🌎 Latin America is the new frontier for Old Colony Mennonites. They are spread across 200 colonies with 200,000 people in a combined area almost equal to that of the Netherlands and twice that of Israel.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1747423X.2020.1855266#d1e317

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