John Bulkeley
@bulkeley_john
Naval history, naval news, and some politics. Nothing complicated here, just straight, simple, facts with some opinions. Take what you wish, leave the rest.
x.com/nicksortor/sta… New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Boston all need to be targeted next. This is the only way the federal government will get them to comply.
🚨 BREAKING: The city of Louisville, KY is DROPPING its sanctuary city policies after being threatened by the DOJ for obstructing immigration enforcement Louisville’s government will now cooperate with ICE MANY more cities should follow, unless they don’t want federal funding!
Was that the ambassador from Somalia running away from French police after being caught with an underage prostitute? You never know.
x.com/Defence_Index/… This is a big mistake. Turkey is not an ally and should be thrown out of NATO. But it seems that making money for the Europeans far outweighs the security risk that Turkey is right now, especially when it comes to Turkey's support for terrorists in Hamas…
Germany has officially approved the delivery of 40 Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Türkiye.
x.com/CENTCOM/status… That's a lot of ordnance that MH-60R Sea Hawk is carrying. What's it hunting or what is it defending against? Are unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) still a problem in the area?
U.S. Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) inspect, prepare, and load ordnance on an MH-60R Sea Hawk in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
x.com/AnnCoulter/sta… Interesting that all the screaming the Democrats did before the election that Trump was Hitler and that all his followers are Nazis, has disappeared from the mainstream media and the talk shows. You certainly don't hear a lot of that from reprobates like…
Meanwhile, they can call anyone a “fascist”, even when that is not their preferred identity.
x.com/GenAtomics_ASI… Between what's happening below the surface now as well as above it, drones really are not only the future but taking over. Ten years from now, most manned platforms probably won't even be necessary anymore, given the advances in drone and AI technology.
We’re delivering affordable and attritable combat air power with a new generation of game-changing unmanned platforms. GA-ASI’s small unmanned aerial systems and launched effects can be deployed for stand-in effects from standoff distances with the ability to detect, identify and…
x.com/Osint613/statu… Swell, now do the same thing to the Houthis. With Iran in such financial difficulties, it seems impossible that they will be able to fund both the repairs to their nuclear facilities and subsidizing terrorists in the Middle East. Keep squeezing Iran and…
Hezbollah is in a financial meltdown. Israeli strikes have destroyed key cash and gold reserves. Sanctions are tightening. Iran is sending less money. Now Lebanon’s own government has cut ties with Hezbollah’s main bank, Al-Qard Al-Hasan. The group is struggling to pay fighters…
x.com/GenAtomics_ASI… The future is here, and it's only going to get worse. The world will stock up on these, and soon.
We’re delivering affordable and attritable combat air power with a new generation of game-changing unmanned platforms. GA-ASI’s small unmanned aerial systems and launched effects can be deployed for stand-in effects from standoff distances with the ability to detect, identify and…
Massive production of USVs is underway in Turkey, covering a broad spectrum of roles and missions.
Day 1 at #IDEF2025 🇹🇷 We spent the morning at Istanbul marina where 4 USVs are on display. - Marlin ASW - Marlin ASuW - Ulaq port security - Sancar MCM @navalnewscom video with insights by @TayfunOzberk and yours truly coming out tomorrow 👍
Always thought the Brooklyn class looked great. They had that 1930s look to them, not as sleek and modern as the US cruisers that came out during the middle of WW2. My favorite was USS Boise (CL-47). She was actually part of the US Asiatic Fleet at the start of the war in the…
gcaptain.com/chinese-icebre… The fact that the US can barely build 1 icebreaker is shameful. We need to catch up, and fast. Money has been allocated in the "Big Beautiful Bill" for more icebreakers but given the horrific record of the Coast Guard and US shipyards in actually building…
x.com/WarshipCam/sta… Personally, I have no love affair with the age of sail. You can keep it. I'll take a powerhouse like USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) any day of the week. But I always wonder what someone like Horatio Nelson would have thought if he ever got a look at Lucas.
USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) Arleigh Burke-class Flight III guided missile destroyer in San Diego heading to Bravo Pier - July 22, 2025 SRC: TW-@cjr1321
x.com/WarshipCam/sta… Salvage ships are the unsung heroes of the fleet. In peacetime nobody notices them, but in wartime everybody wants them around. Damaged warships rely on their assistance, and we don't have nearly enough of them.
USNS Salvor (T-ARS-52) Safeguard-class salvage ship coming into Singapore - July 22, 2025 SRC: INST- yplanesonly
navylookout.com/black-sea-batt… This is perhaps the most important article written this year. This is the future of naval warfare, only it will be on a much bigger scale, utilizing UAVs, USVs, and possibly even Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs). A navy could have thousands of these for…
x.com/sentdefender/s… So it seems that the bombing attack actually did work in seriously damaging Iran's nuclear capabilities. A question though that no one is asking is, does Iran have the money to repair these facilities? Iran currently has economic sanctions against them and…
During an interview Monday with Fox New’s Bret Baier, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi admitted that several of Iran’s nuclear facilities had been “seriously damaged/destroyed” but that the extent of the damage is still under evaluation, adding that Iran is not currently…
x.com/Osint613/statu… The networks can either keep paying out these huge settlements to President Trump, or they can try to be a bit more objective in their "news" reporting rather than being the biased swine that they are. It's really their choice.
Trump announces a $36 million settlement with CBS over what he calls deceptive editing of Kamala Harris’s 60 Minutes interview.
I like signs like these better. A real sign from a diner in South Carolina. Talk about needing punctuation!
x.com/WarshipCam/sta… We need a lot more of these ESBs in the Pacific, and fast. They will be critical in resupplying forward island bases in any war with China. They are relatively inexpensive to build and require a small crew. They are very versatile and could even be used…
USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5) Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base coming into Townsville, Australia - July 22, 2025 SRC: FB- Shipspotting - Australasia
🇩🇰 Denmark signs agreement for 4 long-range MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones to be delivered in 2028 & 2029. The drones will significantly increase monitoring & intelligence collection capability in the North Atlantic & the Arctic
x.com/LarryOConnor/s… Democrats always seem to forget there is this thing called videotape. Not that they care in the least when it comes to lying.
"Nobody ever said 'the Russians hacked the election!'" Except, of course, they ALL said "the Russians hacked the election" 👇