JOverton1847
@seapowerbom.bsky.social
Editor of Seapower by Other Means, friend of small trees and small dogs. All opinions my own
How a Seattle Alt-Weekly Newspaper Became a Progressive Kingmaker www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/t...
How a Seattle Alt-Weekly Newspaper Became a Progressive Kingmaker
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November 15, 2025 at 2:22 AM
How a Seattle Alt-Weekly Newspaper Became a Progressive Kingmaker www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/t...
Great talk with @craigwhiteside.bsky.social on non-state special operations
Sea Control 589: Non-state Special Operations | Sea Control
Lt. Col. (RET) Craig Whiteside, PhD., joins the program to discuss the new book he co-authored with Ian Brown, Non-state Special Operations: Capabilities and Effects. Dr. Whiteside shares how to defin...
sea-control.simplecast.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Great talk with @craigwhiteside.bsky.social on non-state special operations
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You heard Rep. Randall:
✅ Go and vote
✅ Take a selfie
✅ Tag a friend and get them to vote
✅ Sign up for a canvassing opportunity
✅ Win the dang election!
✅ Go and vote
✅ Take a selfie
✅ Tag a friend and get them to vote
✅ Sign up for a canvassing opportunity
✅ Win the dang election!
October 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
You heard Rep. Randall:
✅ Go and vote
✅ Take a selfie
✅ Tag a friend and get them to vote
✅ Sign up for a canvassing opportunity
✅ Win the dang election!
✅ Go and vote
✅ Take a selfie
✅ Tag a friend and get them to vote
✅ Sign up for a canvassing opportunity
✅ Win the dang election!
Great discussion with @pieterzhao.bsky.social on this timely topic
Sea Control 588 — Outsourcing Security At Sea
Pieter Zhao discusses his article “Outsourcing Security at Sea—The Return of Private Maritime-Security Companies and Their Role in Twenty-First-Century Maritime Security”.
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Pieter Zhao discusses his article “Outsourcing Security at Sea—The Return of Private Maritime-Security Companies and Their Role in Twenty-First-Century Maritime Security”.
sea-control.simplecast.com/episodes/sea...
Sea Control 588: Outsourcing Security at Sea | Sea Control
Pieter Zhao Joins J on the podcast to discuss his article “Outsourcing Security at Sea—The Return of Private Maritime-Security Companies and Their Role in Twenty-First-Century Maritime Security.” The ...
sea-control.simplecast.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Great discussion with @pieterzhao.bsky.social on this timely topic
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Fighting to uphold the Constitution — especially the 1st amendment — today and every day.
October 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Fighting to uphold the Constitution — especially the 1st amendment — today and every day.
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NEW: Handwritten ‘No Girls Aloud’ sign spotted outside Joint Chiefs’ treehouse
Handwritten ‘No Girls Aloud’ sign spotted outside Joint Chiefs’ treehouse
Sources confirm women still permitted in actual Pentagon, for now
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October 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
NEW: Handwritten ‘No Girls Aloud’ sign spotted outside Joint Chiefs’ treehouse
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Sea Control 587 — 20 Years Past the Military Response to Hurricane Katrina
Elaine Helm joins to reflect on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and her time embedded with US military during rescue operations in New Orleans and Houston.
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Elaine Helm joins to reflect on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and her time embedded with US military during rescue operations in New Orleans and Houston.
sea-control.simplecast.com/episodes/sea...
Sea Control 587: 20 Years Past the military response to Hurricane Katrina | Sea Control
Elaine Helm joins the program to reflect on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and her time as a journalist embedded with the US military during their response and recovery operations in New O...
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September 29, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Sea Control 587 — 20 Years Past the Military Response to Hurricane Katrina
Elaine Helm joins to reflect on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and her time embedded with US military during rescue operations in New Orleans and Houston.
sea-control.simplecast.com/episodes/sea...
Elaine Helm joins to reflect on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and her time embedded with US military during rescue operations in New Orleans and Houston.
sea-control.simplecast.com/episodes/sea...
Just out, fun talk about HA/DR, the evolution of media in the last 20 years, and what a few Sailors from a CVN in the yard did to help hurricane victims
Sea Control 587: 20 Years Past the military response to Hurricane Katrina | Sea Control
Elaine Helm joins the program to reflect on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and her time as a journalist embedded with the US military during their response and recovery operations in New O...
sea-control.simplecast.com
September 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Just out, fun talk about HA/DR, the evolution of media in the last 20 years, and what a few Sailors from a CVN in the yard did to help hurricane victims
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Welcome to the new Military Writers Guild members! Learn more about the new members at the link below:
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milwritersguild.substack.com/p/welcoming-...
Welcoming New Members to the Guild
Strengthening the writing community for over a decade
milwritersguild.substack.com
September 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Welcome to the new Military Writers Guild members! Learn more about the new members at the link below:
milwritersguild.substack.com/p/welcoming-...
milwritersguild.substack.com/p/welcoming-...
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August 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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The Pentagon is underestimating how much it actually needs public engagement.
Pentagon suspends participation in think tank events
The move comes a week after the Defense Department pulled out of the Aspen Security Forum due to “the evil of globalism.”
www.politico.com
July 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The Pentagon is underestimating how much it actually needs public engagement.
Ozzy, Chuck, and Hulk.
July 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Ozzy, Chuck, and Hulk.
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The disaster at Jena-Austerlaut was the formative experience for Clausewitz. How the armies and state built by Frederick the Great crumpled like a house of cards bothered him for many years. When he wrote about years later, many of the problems he diagnosed eerily parallel 2025 America. My latest ⬇️
America as Prussia in 1806
Decaying Institutions, Social Nihilism, Elite Complicity, and a Slow March Toward Disaster
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July 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The disaster at Jena-Austerlaut was the formative experience for Clausewitz. How the armies and state built by Frederick the Great crumpled like a house of cards bothered him for many years. When he wrote about years later, many of the problems he diagnosed eerily parallel 2025 America. My latest ⬇️
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If you're part of a fisheries NGO - have you ever found a policy toolkit helpful? And if you didn't, what wasn't helpful?
July 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
If you're part of a fisheries NGO - have you ever found a policy toolkit helpful? And if you didn't, what wasn't helpful?
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This is a super long shot, but does anyone out there work on the Yaoundé Code of Conduct and would be interested in a chat on IUU Fishing and transparency?
July 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This is a super long shot, but does anyone out there work on the Yaoundé Code of Conduct and would be interested in a chat on IUU Fishing and transparency?
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I feel like deterrence has not been restored
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Yemen Houthis sink second Red Sea cargo ship in a week
At least three of the 25 people on board the Eternity C were killed after it was attacked by the Iran-backed group.
www.bbc.com
July 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I feel like deterrence has not been restored
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All the talk of airstrikes, ground wars, and nukes makes it easy to miss a growing trend in global security affairs: the (return) centrality of naval power.
Mahan would be proud, as I explain in my latest for @wpr.bsky.social.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/naval-power-...
Mahan would be proud, as I explain in my latest for @wpr.bsky.social.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/naval-power-...
Naval Power Is Only Getting More Important in World Politics
Three recent events underscored not only the continued relevance of naval power in international politics, but also its growing importance in the 21st century.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
June 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
All the talk of airstrikes, ground wars, and nukes makes it easy to miss a growing trend in global security affairs: the (return) centrality of naval power.
Mahan would be proud, as I explain in my latest for @wpr.bsky.social.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/naval-power-...
Mahan would be proud, as I explain in my latest for @wpr.bsky.social.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/naval-power-...
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War is about acquiring the best theory shirts by other means.
June 27, 2025 at 12:29 AM
War is about acquiring the best theory shirts by other means.
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African Maritime Forces Week Concludes on CIMSEC
From June 16-20, CIMSEC featured a series of articles written for the African Maritime Forces Summit (AMFS) 2025.
Authors covered a multitude of maritime security challenges featured at the link below.
cimsec.org/african-mari...
From June 16-20, CIMSEC featured a series of articles written for the African Maritime Forces Summit (AMFS) 2025.
Authors covered a multitude of maritime security challenges featured at the link below.
cimsec.org/african-mari...
African Maritime Forces Week Concludes on CIMSEC | Center for International Maritime Security
cimsec.org
June 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
African Maritime Forces Week Concludes on CIMSEC
From June 16-20, CIMSEC featured a series of articles written for the African Maritime Forces Summit (AMFS) 2025.
Authors covered a multitude of maritime security challenges featured at the link below.
cimsec.org/african-mari...
From June 16-20, CIMSEC featured a series of articles written for the African Maritime Forces Summit (AMFS) 2025.
Authors covered a multitude of maritime security challenges featured at the link below.
cimsec.org/african-mari...
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Reading Thucydides and shaking my head the whole time so the people on the train know I disagree with invading Sicily
June 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Reading Thucydides and shaking my head the whole time so the people on the train know I disagree with invading Sicily
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Sea Control 575 - Baltic Conundrums with Sebastian Bruns
Dr. Sebastian Bruns joins the show to talk about his article Conundrums, right ahead: Five strategic concerns for Baltic Sea decision-makers.
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Dr. Sebastian Bruns joins the show to talk about his article Conundrums, right ahead: Five strategic concerns for Baltic Sea decision-makers.
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Sea Control 575: Baltic Conundrums with Sebastian Bruns | Center for International Maritime Security
cimsec.org
June 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Sea Control 575 - Baltic Conundrums with Sebastian Bruns
Dr. Sebastian Bruns joins the show to talk about his article Conundrums, right ahead: Five strategic concerns for Baltic Sea decision-makers.
cimsec.org/sea-control-...
Dr. Sebastian Bruns joins the show to talk about his article Conundrums, right ahead: Five strategic concerns for Baltic Sea decision-makers.
cimsec.org/sea-control-...
US 'far behind in capabilities' being sold by retired general
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US 'far behind in capabilities' being sold by retired general
The retired officer says that America is woefully under-resourced in a defense technology capability that is only sold by his company.
open.substack.com
June 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
US 'far behind in capabilities' being sold by retired general
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If the U.S. Navy can’t Repair Ships in Peacetime, how will it do so in War?
The Navy needs to prepare now for battle damage repair by investing in repair ships, and by learning lessons from recent emergent repairs and the last major war it fought at sea.
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The Navy needs to prepare now for battle damage repair by investing in repair ships, and by learning lessons from recent emergent repairs and the last major war it fought at sea.
cimsec.org/if-the-u-s-n...
If the U.S. Navy can’t Repair Ships in Peacetime, how will it do so in War? | Center for International Maritime Security
cimsec.org
May 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
If the U.S. Navy can’t Repair Ships in Peacetime, how will it do so in War?
The Navy needs to prepare now for battle damage repair by investing in repair ships, and by learning lessons from recent emergent repairs and the last major war it fought at sea.
cimsec.org/if-the-u-s-n...
The Navy needs to prepare now for battle damage repair by investing in repair ships, and by learning lessons from recent emergent repairs and the last major war it fought at sea.
cimsec.org/if-the-u-s-n...