Gerry Doyle
@mgerrydoyle.bsky.social
Bloomberg News Global Defense Editor. Novelist, aviation geek, bartender, dad. Ex-NYT, Reuters. Grew up in Midwest, moved to Mideast. Views my own. Wrote a fun book about Chinese missiles: https://tinyurl.com/2p94pay6
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I'm sorry, this sucks
January 23, 2026 at 7:52 AM
I'm sorry, this sucks
the ft reporting that christine lagarde walked out on lutnick, and lutnick was being heckled by... al... gore?
January 21, 2026 at 12:59 PM
the ft reporting that christine lagarde walked out on lutnick, and lutnick was being heckled by... al... gore?
betteridge's law remains undefeated
January 21, 2026 at 10:09 AM
betteridge's law remains undefeated
twitter's algorithm works great, why do you ask?
(I have almost 80k followers there, somehow)
(I have almost 80k followers there, somehow)
January 21, 2026 at 8:06 AM
twitter's algorithm works great, why do you ask?
(I have almost 80k followers there, somehow)
(I have almost 80k followers there, somehow)
this is real, from the bbc news website www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...
January 19, 2026 at 4:14 PM
this is real, from the bbc news website www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...
people/orgs who actually are cool and dangerous tend to take themselves less seriously
January 15, 2026 at 9:02 AM
people/orgs who actually are cool and dangerous tend to take themselves less seriously
the context here is that these "advise to leave" notifications also happened before the last u.s. strikes on iran
January 14, 2026 at 9:59 AM
the context here is that these "advise to leave" notifications also happened before the last u.s. strikes on iran
it is fairly amazing how clear it was, at the time, what was happening. so much chaff has been thrown into the air since then, of course, that most coverage takes a "whomst amongst us can say what happened that day?" approach
(stole this image from @joshsternberg.com's post)
(stole this image from @joshsternberg.com's post)
January 6, 2026 at 12:11 PM
it is fairly amazing how clear it was, at the time, what was happening. so much chaff has been thrown into the air since then, of course, that most coverage takes a "whomst amongst us can say what happened that day?" approach
(stole this image from @joshsternberg.com's post)
(stole this image from @joshsternberg.com's post)
this Is what I see:
December 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
this Is what I see:
a friend just noted that the total cost of giving each Warfighter (tm) a $1,176 check is roughly equivalent to the cost of a flight iii burke
December 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
a friend just noted that the total cost of giving each Warfighter (tm) a $1,176 check is roughly equivalent to the cost of a flight iii burke
I saw this poem on the tube during my commute to work this morning. it was written in 1939
November 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I saw this poem on the tube during my commute to work this morning. it was written in 1939
“You will be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits
The three spirits
November 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“You will be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits
The three spirits
several eu countries yesterday announced ukraine military assistance worth about 1/3 of a name change
November 14, 2025 at 9:20 AM
several eu countries yesterday announced ukraine military assistance worth about 1/3 of a name change
also tomahawks obvs have better memes
November 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
also tomahawks obvs have better memes
for those playing along at home, the x-59 is an extremely pointy aircraft meant to demonstrate low-noise supersonic flight
October 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
for those playing along at home, the x-59 is an extremely pointy aircraft meant to demonstrate low-noise supersonic flight
gotta pay the bills. but
October 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
gotta pay the bills. but
