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.
A reasonable description.
ICYMI: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fastened the final screw into a new Department of War plaque at the Pentagon's main entrance for visiting VIPs, marking the latest effort to cement a name change that still requires congressional backing.
Plaques installed on Pentagon proclaiming it Department of War
New signage on a Pentagon entrance comes as Senate Republicans take steps to change the formal name of the Defense Department to the Department of War.
www.stripes.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:33 AM
A reasonable description.
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A campaign that could evolve into bombing a nation thirty times the size of Panama, larger than Ukraine, and home to nearly 30 million people cannot be slipped past either Congress or the American public as an extension of drug policy. www.thebulwark.com/p/no-venezue...
No, Venezuela Is Not a ‘Small Latin American Country’
And talk of a quick invasion and easy ‘regime change’ is dangerously misleading.
www.thebulwark.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 AM
A campaign that could evolve into bombing a nation thirty times the size of Panama, larger than Ukraine, and home to nearly 30 million people cannot be slipped past either Congress or the American public as an extension of drug policy. www.thebulwark.com/p/no-venezue...
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If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
A B-25 Mitchell just flew over my head. Didn’t see it but sure heard it.
November 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
A B-25 Mitchell just flew over my head. Didn’t see it but sure heard it.
It walks like an old man staggering to the toilet.
A Russian company presented the country's first (per TASS) humanoid robot equipped with AI today; it didn't go very well. (The soundtrack is spot-on though)
November 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
It walks like an old man staggering to the toilet.
Pretty sure you mean economy of force and not force multiplier.
Rep. Pat Harrigan: "I have asked Josh Stein, our governor, to consider working with President Trump to allow the National Guard to come into Charlotte ... use the National Guard as a force multiplier and they can a lot of load off the Charlotte PD."
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Pretty sure you mean economy of force and not force multiplier.
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
One of my cats is picking up my kid’s rubber ball, taking it to the top of the stairs, letting it fall down the staircase, and then carrying it back up again. About six times tonight.
She also gets the ball, sits on her haunches, picks it up with her two paws, and puts the ball in her mouth.
She also gets the ball, sits on her haunches, picks it up with her two paws, and puts the ball in her mouth.
November 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
One of my cats is picking up my kid’s rubber ball, taking it to the top of the stairs, letting it fall down the staircase, and then carrying it back up again. About six times tonight.
She also gets the ball, sits on her haunches, picks it up with her two paws, and puts the ball in her mouth.
She also gets the ball, sits on her haunches, picks it up with her two paws, and puts the ball in her mouth.
What an incredible waste of skin.
Hegseth: "We are not building for peacetime. We are pivoting the Pentagon and our industrial base to a wartime footing. Building for victory should our adversaries FAFO."
November 7, 2025 at 9:56 PM
What an incredible waste of skin.
Very enjoyable to see Kevin Roberts toss bananas in his path and then slip on them, sending himself careening into high speed traffic.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
The Crack-Up at the Heritage Foundation Is a Warning Sign for MAGA World
By defending a controversial Tucker Carlson interview, think tank president Kevin Roberts unleashed a flood of discontent in the conservative establishment.
www.wsj.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Very enjoyable to see Kevin Roberts toss bananas in his path and then slip on them, sending himself careening into high speed traffic.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Arsenal of Democracy
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Arsenal of Democracy
OK so this is a fun use of AI. I’m playing the Operations Vertitable and Grenade scenarios and asking Gemini what the nicknames of the armored and infantry divisions are.
“Hey Google what was the nickname of the US 5th Armored Division?”
“The ‘Victory’ Division.”
So far it’s been accurate.
“Hey Google what was the nickname of the US 5th Armored Division?”
“The ‘Victory’ Division.”
So far it’s been accurate.
November 6, 2025 at 4:10 AM
OK so this is a fun use of AI. I’m playing the Operations Vertitable and Grenade scenarios and asking Gemini what the nicknames of the armored and infantry divisions are.
“Hey Google what was the nickname of the US 5th Armored Division?”
“The ‘Victory’ Division.”
So far it’s been accurate.
“Hey Google what was the nickname of the US 5th Armored Division?”
“The ‘Victory’ Division.”
So far it’s been accurate.
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China’s new Type 076 amphibious assault ship is reportedly in the final stages of preparation for commissioning. bit.ly/49BXKJI
The Type 076 amphibious assault ship of the Chinese Navy is reportedly in the final stages of preparation for its commissioning
The new Type 076 amphibious assault ship of the People’s Liberation Army Navy of China would be in the final stage of preparation for its commissioning,
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 12:33 AM
China’s new Type 076 amphibious assault ship is reportedly in the final stages of preparation for commissioning. bit.ly/49BXKJI
Someone was “sick” and stayed home today from school but well enough to comb the beach with me barefoot after a king ride + minor storm.
November 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Someone was “sick” and stayed home today from school but well enough to comb the beach with me barefoot after a king ride + minor storm.
Finally, after about three years wrapped up Anthony Beevor’s book on the Battle of the Bulge. The kind of long pauses you can only really do with history books about a topic you know reasonably well.
On to his Market Garden book, then probably the Spanish Civil War after.
On to his Market Garden book, then probably the Spanish Civil War after.
November 5, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Finally, after about three years wrapped up Anthony Beevor’s book on the Battle of the Bulge. The kind of long pauses you can only really do with history books about a topic you know reasonably well.
On to his Market Garden book, then probably the Spanish Civil War after.
On to his Market Garden book, then probably the Spanish Civil War after.
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the Cuomintang has lost the mandate of heaven
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
the Cuomintang has lost the mandate of heaven
Hmm, what counties have a large number of recently laid off federal employees, now?
November 5, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Hmm, what counties have a large number of recently laid off federal employees, now?
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It didn’t have to be this way Republicans. We still hope that you will come to your senses and get back on the bipartisan train. We can’t function as the global superpower without a strong republican representation that rejects authoritarianism and embraces the fundamentals of democracy. ❤️
Republicans got their asses kicked so bad tonight, I would advise all Venezuelan fisherman to stay home for a few days if they can.
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 AM
It didn’t have to be this way Republicans. We still hope that you will come to your senses and get back on the bipartisan train. We can’t function as the global superpower without a strong republican representation that rejects authoritarianism and embraces the fundamentals of democracy. ❤️
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ANALYSIS TIME - DroneXL's Haye Kesteloo presents:
Peter Thiel-Backed "Stark Defence" Fails All Four Strikes In Military Trials With "Virtus" Drone, Exposing Silicon Valley’s Defense Tech Reality Check (ahahahhahahahagofuckyourself Peter!)
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Peter Thiel-Backed "Stark Defence" Fails All Four Strikes In Military Trials With "Virtus" Drone, Exposing Silicon Valley’s Defense Tech Reality Check (ahahahhahahahagofuckyourself Peter!)
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Peter Thiel-Backed Stark Defence Fails All Four Strikes In Military Trials, Exposing Silicon Valley’s Defense Tech Reality Check
A German defense drone startup valued at $500 million suffered a catastrophic public failure during October 2025 military trials when its AI-powered strike
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November 4, 2025 at 11:12 PM
ANALYSIS TIME - DroneXL's Haye Kesteloo presents:
Peter Thiel-Backed "Stark Defence" Fails All Four Strikes In Military Trials With "Virtus" Drone, Exposing Silicon Valley’s Defense Tech Reality Check (ahahahhahahahagofuckyourself Peter!)
dronexl.co/2025/10/31/p...
Peter Thiel-Backed "Stark Defence" Fails All Four Strikes In Military Trials With "Virtus" Drone, Exposing Silicon Valley’s Defense Tech Reality Check (ahahahhahahahagofuckyourself Peter!)
dronexl.co/2025/10/31/p...