Naval Support Enables Artemis Return: Sea Power Fuels Space
USS John P. Murtha offshore San Diego assisting with recovery of the Artemis capsule. Reminder: Sea Power is still a prerequisite for Space Power
Shipbuilding and Merchant Marine Funding Drained Away
Now please look at all the money that got sucked out of shipbuilding and the US Merchant Marine.
130 Daily Transits: Still Far From Normal
Reminder: the average number of daily transits last year was 130. We remain a LONG way from normality.
Media Slanders Qualified Captain, Exposing Sheer Absurdity
They really jumped the shark early this year when CNN’s @halbritz teamed up with WaPo’s @drewharwell to smear a ship captain (me!) as “unqualified” to report on shipyards. A USCG licensed ship captain. On shipyards. You almost have to respect the stupidity.
NATO's 2026 Performance Deemed an Outright Failure
Even a 5 month old knows that NATO in 2026 is an abject failure. https://t.co/Go6myxoNxL
Congressional Gridlock on SAVE Act Is Intentional Design
There is a very good reason why congress is broken and we can’t pass the SAVE Act. It’s a feature, not a bug.
Trump's Tax Rollback Fuels Surge in Oil Tanker Orders
Massive surge in new oil tanker orders. And no, this isn’t just about the Iran war. The big reason is that Trump and @michaelgwaltz flattened @IMOSecGen’s UN/IMO carbon tax push last year. Remove the green choke collar and capital starts moving again. Of...
Readiness Irrelevant When Ships Stall and Assets Sold
Doesn’t matter if you can’t get a single ship underway in five weeks and you sold most of your tanks and planes.
Endless Delays Reveal Why I’ll Leave California
God I hate California. Landed in San Diego 75 minutes ago. Spent 30 minutes waiting for bags, 45 for the rental car shuttle, and I’m still not at the car. Still have the drive to the rental center, then checkout. I’ve paid...
U.S. Navy Delays Reopening Strait, Showing No Hurry
Ok, double or nothing…. What If the U.S. Navy STILL isn’t in a Hurry To Reopen The Strait?
China, Russia Boost Iran’s Military Amid U.S. Pressure
“He did not name any countries that could face punitive tariffs but China and Russia have helped Iran build military capacity to counter U.S. and Israeli pressure.”
France's Naval Edge Exposes UK's Channel Vulnerability
France has a nuclear aircraft carrier and the best frigates ever built. UK can’t deploy a single warship in 5 weeks. So why do we still call it the English Channel?
No Navy, No Uniform: UK's Deployable Fleet Fails
New rule: nobody in your nation gets to wear a Navy uniform if you don’t have a single deployable warship. Not in ceremonies. Not in parades. Not at NATO. You don’t have a navy. STOP THE COSPLAY
US Navy Appears Unhurried to Reopen Hormuz Strait
As I hypothesized a few weeks ago. What if the US Navy is in no rush to reopen the Strait of Hormuz?
Destruction Generates Jobs and Fraud for Democrats
I learned this the first time I navigated a supertanker under a bridge. Captain said “You want to create jobs for thousands of people? Turn right in that bridge column.” Destruction creates a LOT of jobs for dems and even more opportunities...
Kings Navy Arrives Weeks Late, Misses War Timing
The Kings Navy is wither 5 weeks late for the war or one week late for April Fools Day
Seeking Intel on Ships that Cleared Hormuz Last Night
Me checking DMs for intel from @MikeSchuler and @mercoglianos on which ships actually made it through Hormuz last night: All my other DMs: https://t.co/NOh3PufPGj
Awaiting AI to Real-Time Fact
I’m counting down to the day Grok starts fact-checking every deranged viral lie in real time & curb-stomps the poster with receipts. Germany & Japan would still be poor today if we had hung every “war criminal” We are a nation built...
Checking Status: Has the SAVE or SHIPs Act Passed?
So, I’ve been busy, have we passed the SAVE Act yet? What about the SHIPs Act?
Funding NATO Contingent on Moving UN to Antarctica
Ok, ok fine Blake. We can keep funding NATO but only if they agree to relocate every UN facility and diplomat on earth to Antarctica.
Who NOT to Trust with Hormuz: Endless Exclusions
I don’t know who should control the Strait of Hormuz if Iran falls but I’ve got a very firm list of who absolutely should not be allowed anywhere near it…. UN NGOs China World Bank NATO Marxists Any Nation in Europe except Poland CIA NSA Diplomats Any World Economic Forum member USAID Soros-funded...
Military Hardware Claims Are Thin, Ineffective, and Exaggerated
First: subtract Turkey and Canada, which either won’t help or can’t get to Europe, and this already looks thin. Second: how much of that equipment actually works? Third: “combat drones” 🤦♂️ Lastly: “10 aircraft carriers” and “78 submarines” 😂😂😂
Curiosity and Clickbait Drive Paywalled Content's Millions
How exactly does a paywalled article with zero useful info if you don’t pay $100 get over 6 million views? What am I missing?
Europe's Half‑hearted NATO Response Left Allies Vulnerable
The point of Article 5 is to coordinate a collective response to a threat facing ALL member states… not just the state that invokes it. The threat was Islamic extremism. We didn’t invoke Article 5 to protect the U.S. alone. We invoked...
Calling Out Allies: Truth Is Leadership, Not Threat
This “TRuMP THeaTeNeD ALLieS” nonsense keeps popping up. Telling allies an uncomfortable truth isn’t a threat. It’s leadership. Since some people still can’t tell the difference, I made a graphic to spell it out for you Maria. https://t.co/vJgdw7f9Sy
WSJ Validation Sparks Unexpected Self‑doubt over Hypothesis
Just when I was ready to declare victory for my Hormuz Hypothesis, the WSJ agreed with me, which immediately made me question everything I wrote 😂 https://t.co/qaoPHfe9T9
Netherlands' Booming Maritime Sector Contrasts with Feeble Navy
The Dutch have an extraordinary maritime industry.. ports, technology, engineering, education, etc And yet their navy is so weak & feeble it should be a national embarrassment. But instead of treating that weakness with shame, they celebrate & honor it 🤡...
Navy Relocates Chaplain School to Enforce Cultural Shift
Wait. Wait. Wait. I thought everyone knew about the chaplain corps move. Based on my DMs, maybe not. Navy Chaplains assigned to the Marine Corps were resistant to the cultural revolution happening across the force. So… Admiral Gilday, the avowed defender of Ibram...
NYT's Decline: Fact-Checking Skills Eroding Among Reporters
I read the NYT every day from age 13 into my late 30s. It was always liberal, but it usually got the facts right. Now I’m seeing story after story that’s provably wrong, often on things anyone can fact-check in minutes. The real...
Europe’s Navies Lack Ships Despite Advanced Technology
“Military operation would take an infinite amount of time and expose forces to immense coastal and ballistic risks.” He is correct. But what he won’t say is that France and Europe are incapable, but the US, South Korea, Japan, and China...
SecWar Approves Navy Officers Carrying Sidearms at Home
The posts where the US Navy officer blob absolutely lost its collectivist mind at me for saying officers should be allowed to carry sidearms home. Now @SecWar made it happen. 🤩🤩
Recalling My Most Controversial Sidearm Advocacy Post
OHHH MAN. Who else remembers the absolute firestorm I kicked off when I said all officers should carry sidearms, including Navy officers? That might still be the most controversial thing I’ve ever posted on X. ENDORSED 👇👇
U.S. Navy Ready to Reopen Hormuz; Europe Stalls
tl;dr The U.S. Navy can reopen the Strait of Hormuz. It just won’t happen until Europe sits down, shuts up, and lets our kids cook…
Pipelines Pose Greater Security Risks Than Ships
Problem is pipelines are much harder to defend, easier to rupture and cyberattack than ships unless you bury everything far underground which is exceedingly difficult.
UK PM Ready to Hand Over Overseas Territories to US
Finally a UK PM who is willing to surrender overseas interests to USA. Now let’s finalize it by taking Gibraltar, Diego Garcia and Greenland.
Conflicting Narratives Blur Truth on Hormuz and Ukraine
Half my feed says Trump won’t reopen Hormuz because he’s in Putin’s pocket. The other half says the CIA spent the last two weeks helping Ukraine hit Russian refineries and ships. So which is it?
Artemis Excitement Tempered by Concern over Canadian Exclusion
I love absolutely everything about the Artemis mission 🇺🇸🚀 Everything except not kicking the Canadian off.
Marshall Islands Ship Registry: US‑run, CIA‑linked, Bush‑expanded
Most Americans will say “so what” but the Marshall Islands is a US protectorate, their ship registry is an American company based near the Pentagon that often hires retired USCG & US Navy Admirals and was set up by the...
2024 NDAA Credibility Questioned Amid Defunding Trends
The 2023 NDAA adding that the Navy prepare “for the peacetime promotion of the national security interests and prosperity of the United States,” Nobody took that seriously so why should anyone take the 2024 NDAA seriously? Trump can defund NATO obligations just...
Iranian Carriers Rely on Unarmed Supply Ships, Sinking Battleship Implausible
Our carrier groups near Iran. They need a constant resupply of jet fuel and munitions. They get them from oilers and ammo ships. Oilers and ammo ships have no defensive weaponsz Iran hasn’t even been able to hit one, much less sink any. So...
Navy Delays Hormuz Reopening Amid Anti‑American European Rhetoric
Spent all day in DC talking to Navy and military sources. My Hormuz Hypothesis stands: the Navy appears to be in no rush to reopen the strait. The question remains: what is this administration trying to leverage? Nobody I talked to is...
Iran's Navy Collapse Exposes Mark Carney's Incompetence
In January, Iran had a stronger Navy than Canada. Now Iran’s navy has been sunk. I hope everyone now understands how completely full of 💩 Mark Carney is.
NATO's Greenland Pledge Exposed by Its Own Naval Failures
Who else remembers when the NATO said their Navies could “stand together” to protect Greenland from the US military? Turns out NATO can’t even defend their own merchant ships from a Navy that’s already been sunk.
Trump’s Greenland Warning Proves NATO’s Strategic Gaps
Trump said we need Greenland because we can’t trust NATO to let us use it in a war. He said we need a battleship 100x more powerful to keep straits open. Europe laughed. Trump was right. https://t.co/PXEA9NtlX7
Admiral Shrugged Despite Prior Warning of Destroyer Shortage.
Reminder: @michaelgwaltz very clearly showed the top Navy Admiral we wouldn’t have enough destroyers with enough to do things like keep a strait open FOUR YEARS AGO And the Admiral mostly shrugged.
China’s Iranian Oil Purchases Become Risky, Costly, Contested
China can still buy Iranian oil, but every barrel now comes with higher military risk, higher shipping costs, and the threat of sanctions or interdiction. What was once a quiet $8 to $12 discount trade is now a fragile, contested...
U.S. Cuts Hormuz Use, Calls Out Weakening Royal Navy
“We use the Strait of Hormuz dramatically less than most.” Secretary @PeteHegseth then called out Britain’s weakened navy from the Pentagon podium: “Last I checked there’s supposed to be a big bad Royal Navy prepared to do that as well.“ https://t.co/lwRiXcdYj6
Seeking Unreported Uplifting Stories, Even at Dawn
Am I going to wake up extra early to get a front seat so I can ask about an uplifting story MSM refuses to report? YES I WILL
Kennan’s Cold War Blueprint Calls for Same Clarity on China
There is a lot of talk on X today about Professional Military Education. Nobody mentions that when the National War College opened in 1946, the first man brought in to teach foreign affairs was George Kennan — the same officer...
SEC Chief Offers Rewards for Fraud Detection
Did you see the news about @SecScottBessent offering rewards to people who find and submit fraud? Well feed this thread into ChatGPT deep think and thank me later 👇