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.
Well, this is interesting. A jumbo sized LCAC hovercraft capable of carrying 600 tons. Also capable of taking vehicles directly from from the stern ramp of a RO RO. youtu.be/Ij5X9K21j3s?...
Textron Systems' SECAT™YouTube video by textronsystemsyoutu.beIf this ever happens to me just throw a gun down.
WKRN News 2Video shows Maury County first responders rescue man who fell 20 feet in septic tank
I see these small 47 foot boats in the surf all the time across the street from my house. These guys plunge into big waves for hours, I’m not surprised their brains are getting beaten up. Why the Coast Guard isn’t aware of the problem is baffling, but not surprising I guess.
The New York TimesU.S. Coast Guard rescue crews can suffer brain injuries from the relentless pounding of waves. The service has never studied the hazard that waves may pose to the brain and knows little about the force of the hits or the consequences of years of exposure.
One on top looks awfully familiar.
FossillocatorWas in a rock shop and they had a collection of Bigfoot track casts signed by the late Jeff Meldrum.
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u... "Some skeptics of Ms. Stevens, locally and nationally, heard the exaggerated Midwestern twang of a schlocky “Saturday Night Live” impersonation, with its raised a’s and disappearing g’s" Her accent sounds completely normal for Michigan.
How Haley Stevens’s Accent Became a Flashpoint in Michigan’s Senate RaceHow the politics of raised a’s and disappearing g’s briefly came to dominate the Michigan Senate race.www.nytimes.comabcnews.com/Business/ope... We were fishing on the beach this weekend and I asked another dad from my kid’s class, “How can someone be so smart they have the $ to invest in Sam Altman yet stupid enough to actually give it to him?”
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claims AI singularity has arrivedOpenAI's CEO spoke days after his firm's AI technology hacked another company on its own.abcnews.comwww.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Mil... Is Russia on the Path to Oblivion? Robert F. Baumann, PhD
www.armyupress.army.milnews.usni.org/2026/07/24/w... Domestic shipbuilders and unions hate this one neat trick: building ships in another country.
White House Protests Congressional Block on Buying Foreign Warships for U.S. Navy - USNI NewsThe White House is pushing back against a congressional proposal to restrict buying warships and auxiliaries from foreign shipyards, according to a memo released this week by the Office of Management ...news.usni.orgMy relatives last week: “What do you think when you see the Guard around the city?” Me: “It an expensive waste of resources.” Them: “They say crime is down in DC.” Me: “Whenever I see these guys they’re standing around talking to each other.”
Martin AustermuhleWow: The National Guard has signed a $292 million contract to house thousands of troops deployed to D.C. in 2,000 apartments in the city, instead of in hotels or other places where they've been put up. www.notus.org/defense/nati...
Just a really, really mediocre mind. He of the ten dollar name and ten cent opinions. Gift link so you can read what an utter dolt he is, too. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/o...
Opinion | Iran, China, Canada? A Defense of Trump’s Grand Strategy (Gift Article)A Pentagon official argues that “people can no longer take the United States for granted.”www.nytimes.comThis is the sort of baffling stuff that Japan does. Does this not strike a single person in the decision making process as a bad idea? mainichi.jp/english/arti...
Japan to send students to Russia for first time in 7 years - The MainichiMOSCOW (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government will resume sending university students to Russia under a short-term study program from August after a sevenmainichi.jpThe eighth thing you need to know is that he is the Lisan al-Gaib. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Who is Jimothy? Seven things you need to know about the internet’s favourite raccoonFrom neighbourhood scavenger to baseball mascot and Daily Show guest, the Seattle animal has become social media’s newest cult herowww.theguardian.com
