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.
Oh thank goodness they kept the chicken timer.
November 17, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Oh thank goodness they kept the chicken timer.
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This, from the people who said sending artillery shells to Ukraine would leave us unable to defend Taiwan.
Roughly a fifth of all deployed US naval ships are in the Caribbean, according to Stars & Stripes and USNI News
November 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This, from the people who said sending artillery shells to Ukraine would leave us unable to defend Taiwan.
No, I don’t want to follow Jake Adelstein on Instagram, really.
November 16, 2025 at 6:20 AM
No, I don’t want to follow Jake Adelstein on Instagram, really.
Operation Pete’s Freudian Slip
November 16, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Operation Pete’s Freudian Slip
I thought I would finally get into another first person shooter but I have to be honest with myself, I’m an Outer Worlds 2 kind of guy.
November 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I thought I would finally get into another first person shooter but I have to be honest with myself, I’m an Outer Worlds 2 kind of guy.
He looks like one of those creatures from The Dark Crystal. But fat.
See that Rolex clock and gold bar?
It looks like those Swiss gifts paid off.
Trump cut tariffs on Swiss goods — like luxury watches — from 39% to 15%.
While Trump’s tariffs increase prices for Americans, billionaire CEOs and foreign companies sucking up to Trump get relief.
It looks like those Swiss gifts paid off.
Trump cut tariffs on Swiss goods — like luxury watches — from 39% to 15%.
While Trump’s tariffs increase prices for Americans, billionaire CEOs and foreign companies sucking up to Trump get relief.
November 16, 2025 at 12:20 AM
He looks like one of those creatures from The Dark Crystal. But fat.
Fishing the beach. No luck so far but a couple of KC-46s flew nearby. Unusually so. Guess they’re glad to have gas at last.
November 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Fishing the beach. No luck so far but a couple of KC-46s flew nearby. Unusually so. Guess they’re glad to have gas at last.
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.