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2026 Midterms “Pre‑Rigged Pool Party,” Zumwalt’s Mach‑5 Mission, China’s Type 004 Nuclear Supercarrier Bid, USAF 2035 NGAD/B‑21/F‑35/B‑52 Wishlist, 1993 Llanharry Double Murder Arrest, and Philly’s Warm‑Rain‑Cold Whiplash
2026 Midterms, Less “Wave,” More “Pre-Rigged Pool Party”
Politico’s take, the 2026 House battlefield will not resemble 2018’s blue wave, because the map has been aggressively “engineered” since then. After two rounds of post-2018 gerrymandering, there are fewer competitive districts, fewer easy pickups, and more elections that feel like choosing between two preselected options, brought to you by the fine artisans of democracy cosplay.
Navy Finds a Mach 5 Job for the USS Zumwalt, Finally
The Navy is aiming to make the Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers useful by loading them with long-range hypersonic glide weapons under the Conventional Prompt Strike program. These Mach 5-plus missiles, shared with the Army’s Dark Eagle, are built to fly thousands of miles and be miserable to track or intercept, which is a nice upgrade for a ship that has spent years as an expensive proof that procurement can, in fact, be performance art.
China Reportedly Eyes a Nuclear Supercarrier, The Type 004 “Big Leagues” Flex
Reports say China is developing a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, possibly starting Type 004 construction at the Dalian shipyard. The rumored specs are 110,000 to 120,000 tons and more than 90 aircraft, including J-15T and J-35 fighters, a clear attempt to challenge the US Navy’s Ford-class and a reminder that global status competitions are basically gym-bro logic with shipyards.
The Air Force’s 2035 Shopping Cart, NGAD, B-21, Juiced F-35s, and the Immortal B-52
A force-mix proposal asks how many next-generation fighters the Air Force needs by 2035, with the F-47 NGAD as the centerpiece, the B-21 Raider as the stealth bomber backbone, upgraded F-22s, higher-performance F-35s, and the B-52J because that airframe will apparently outlive several continents. The pitch is overwhelming first-strike and follow-on punch against peers like China, assuming Washington can go ten minutes without turning budgets into a reality show where everyone loses.
South Wales Police Arrest 86-Year-Old in 1993 Llanharry Double Murder Case
An 86-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the 1993 killings of Harry and Megan Tooze, who were found shot dead in a cowshed at their Ty Ar y Waun farmhouse in Llanharry. A forensic review launched in 2023 helped renew the investigation, and police say enquiries are continuing while urging anyone with information to come forward.
Philadelphia Forecast, Warm-Up, Then a Rain Punch, Then Cold Again
Philadelphia is set to warm into the 50s midweek and reach the 60s Friday before showers and a heavier band of rain, most intense from around midnight to 8 a.m., move through. Temperatures are expected to drop back into the 30s by late Friday, with sunshine and near-50 weekend highs, then colder air returning Monday with highs barely above freezing.
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