Kyle Mizokami
@kmizokami.bsky.social
I have this thing where I get older but just never wiser | Hachiman Defense Substack https://hachiman.substack.com/ | Formerly covered defense @ Popular Mechanics. Weapons person.
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It’s a bummer to open Twitter and the first thing you see is someone you haven’t spoken to in about 25 years…apparently having gone full MAGA. Fitting the stereotype so adroitly he’s giving thumbs up replies to bot accounts. Damn. It.
November 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
It’s a bummer to open Twitter and the first thing you see is someone you haven’t spoken to in about 25 years…apparently having gone full MAGA. Fitting the stereotype so adroitly he’s giving thumbs up replies to bot accounts. Damn. It.
On one hand, you have all of these paranormal shows that are like WWE—deep down everyone knows they are entertainment, it’s all bullshit, truth is irrelevant. Corrosive in their own way and how we got Trump.
On the other hand…
On the other hand…
New polling on aliens
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
On one hand, you have all of these paranormal shows that are like WWE—deep down everyone knows they are entertainment, it’s all bullshit, truth is irrelevant. Corrosive in their own way and how we got Trump.
On the other hand…
On the other hand…
Twenty years and tens of billions of dollars wasted. And that’s just with one class of ships.
BREAKING: Navy Cancels Constellation-class Frigate Program, Considering New Small Surface Combatants — USNI News
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Navy Cancels Constellation-class Frigate Program - USNI News
The Navy is walking away from the Constellation-class frigate program to focus on new classes of warships the service can build faster, Secretary of the Navy John Phelan announced Tuesday on social me...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Twenty years and tens of billions of dollars wasted. And that’s just with one class of ships.
Hard at work fishing.
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Hard at work fishing.
They wanted their own bum army…this story keeps getting better and better.
The two men allegedly conspired to recruit and lead an expeditionary mercenary force — made up of D.C.'s unhoused population — to overthrow the island.
Airman indicted in scheme to overthrow Haitian island, take sex slaves
The two men allegedly conspired to recruit and lead an expeditionary mercenary force — made up of D.C.'s unhoused population — to overthrow the island.
www.airforcetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
They wanted their own bum army…this story keeps getting better and better.
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Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX-1) early-warning radar station in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Dome being deflated with radar array exposed for maintenance - November 20, 2025 SRC: hawaiinewsnow.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX-1) early-warning radar station in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Dome being deflated with radar array exposed for maintenance - November 20, 2025 SRC: hawaiinewsnow.com
Weird thing for the Secretary of the Army to do.
U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is in Abu Dhabi to meet with Russian officials, who will presumably tell him that Europe's revised 28-point plan is a nonstarter and it's the original Dmitriev–Witkoff document to get things moving or nothing. www.cbsnews.com/news/army-se...
Army Secretary Driscoll meeting with Russians in UAE as Trump administration presses for Ukraine peace deal
U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is in Abu Dhabi to meet with Russian officials, two U.S. officials and two diplomatic sources who were not authorized to speak publicly told CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Weird thing for the Secretary of the Army to do.
This must sound like a really good idea if you’re stupid, ie Pete Hegseth.
U.S. Department of War says it's investigating U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) after telling service members they can refuse illegal orders
November 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This must sound like a really good idea if you’re stupid, ie Pete Hegseth.
This is *easily* the most comprehensive article on Iowa-class battleship conversions/modernizations I have ever read.
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ideas for mixing aviation with the Iowa class battleships
Over the years I considered writing on this, but did not as there are other commentaries on the topic already. However some of them “mix things up” as to when and why these proposals we…
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November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This is *easily* the most comprehensive article on Iowa-class battleship conversions/modernizations I have ever read.
wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/2025/11/23/i...
wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/2025/11/23/i...
He Saw the Best of America and Then Fought for Russia in Ukraine www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
He Saw the Best of America and Then Fought for Russia in Ukraine
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
He Saw the Best of America and Then Fought for Russia in Ukraine www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Didn’t they try this in Highlander 2?
"At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from the classic sci-fi novel Don't Create the Torment Nexus"
The Strange and Totally Real Plan to Blot Out the Sun and Reverse Global Warming
A 25-person startup is developing technology to block the sun and turn down the planet’s thermostat. The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.
www.politico.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Didn’t they try this in Highlander 2?
Japan just conducted a subscale test of a loyal wingman/collaborative combat aircraft drone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FfU...
遠隔操作型支援機技術の研究（飛行試験）
YouTube video by 防衛省 防衛装備庁公式チャンネル（ATLA Official Channel)
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November 23, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Japan just conducted a subscale test of a loyal wingman/collaborative combat aircraft drone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FfU...
This house across the street is a tear down. Complete disrepair, collapsed ceilings, just appalling condition. Occupant suffered from mental illness.
Sold for $1.088, more than $200k over asking price. All cash buyer from China. Almost certainly flipping it.
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Sold for $1.088, more than $200k over asking price. All cash buyer from China. Almost certainly flipping it.
www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
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November 22, 2025 at 7:47 AM
This house across the street is a tear down. Complete disrepair, collapsed ceilings, just appalling condition. Occupant suffered from mental illness.
Sold for $1.088, more than $200k over asking price. All cash buyer from China. Almost certainly flipping it.
www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
Sold for $1.088, more than $200k over asking price. All cash buyer from China. Almost certainly flipping it.
www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
I guess yeah, people used to go fishing in Rhodesia, it’s not really something I ever really thought about?
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November 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I guess yeah, people used to go fishing in Rhodesia, it’s not really something I ever really thought about?
What mind
VARNEY: This deal in my opinion would be a win for Putin. You happy with that?
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: It's a win for both. Kyiv was never gonna be able to put back into Ukraine -- not Kyiv, but uh, uh, uh, my mind has slipped me
V: Crimea
M: Crimea. They kind of see themselves as more Russian anyways
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: It's a win for both. Kyiv was never gonna be able to put back into Ukraine -- not Kyiv, but uh, uh, uh, my mind has slipped me
V: Crimea
M: Crimea. They kind of see themselves as more Russian anyways
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
What mind
Putin cannot simultaneously prosecute a war in Ukraine and match the US in a strategic nuclear arms buildup. I’ve suspected that for years and this seems to confirm it. Knowing what we know of Putin, if he could afford more nukes than us, he would have them.
“17. The United States and Russia will agree to extend the validity of treaties on the non-proliferation and control of nuclear weapons, including the START I Treaty.”
Trump's full 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan
The full plan was obtained by Axios and verified by Ukrainian and U.S. officials.
www.axios.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Putin cannot simultaneously prosecute a war in Ukraine and match the US in a strategic nuclear arms buildup. I’ve suspected that for years and this seems to confirm it. Knowing what we know of Putin, if he could afford more nukes than us, he would have them.
I did not realize there was any interest in this at all.
I agree ICBMs aren’t exactly a great fit for the Air Force, but the arguments they should shift to the Army really aren’t all that compelling. Just doesn’t seem worth the bother.
I agree ICBMs aren’t exactly a great fit for the Air Force, but the arguments they should shift to the Army really aren’t all that compelling. Just doesn’t seem worth the bother.
The time to move ICBMs from the Air Force to the Army is now - Breaking Defense
Todd Harrison of the American Enterprise Institute explains in this op-ed why now is the right time to move the ICBM enterprise from the Air Force to the Army.
breakingdefense.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I did not realize there was any interest in this at all.
I agree ICBMs aren’t exactly a great fit for the Air Force, but the arguments they should shift to the Army really aren’t all that compelling. Just doesn’t seem worth the bother.
I agree ICBMs aren’t exactly a great fit for the Air Force, but the arguments they should shift to the Army really aren’t all that compelling. Just doesn’t seem worth the bother.
Neighbor just invited me on his boat to go crabbing. This will involve a trip outside the Golden Gate. Paralyzing sea sickness inevitable yet I cannot possibly say no. Must…stay true to…game…
November 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Neighbor just invited me on his boat to go crabbing. This will involve a trip outside the Golden Gate. Paralyzing sea sickness inevitable yet I cannot possibly say no. Must…stay true to…game…
The Department of Defense, which invented GPS, accidentally tries to claim sovereignty over Mexican territory.
www.cbsnews.com/news/warning...
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Warning signs appear on Mexican beach declaring area restricted by U.S. as Mexico rejects Trump offer to strike cartels
The signs read in English and Spanish, "Warning: Restricted Area," and had been declared restricted by "the commander."
www.cbsnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The Department of Defense, which invented GPS, accidentally tries to claim sovereignty over Mexican territory.
www.cbsnews.com/news/warning...
www.cbsnews.com/news/warning...
Alright, that’s enough of that.
November 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Alright, that’s enough of that.
