Jerry Hendrix

@johnkonrad @CynicalPublius Stop it you guys!

@CynicalPublius I was thinking napalm canisters

It is time to build the GOAT

@nightwatchman06 @KToropin @SECNAV Don’t forget Ranger!

@JerryHendrixII @KToropin @SECNAV Lexington, Saratoga and Hornet

Strictly speaking, ship naming (and renaming) is the purview of the @SECNAV.

Last night our youngest convinced my wife and I to go see #IronLung, a movie based upon a video game, that was produced by and starred an "influencer" named "Markiplier" and man, what a unique experience that is sure to become a cult favorite. One guy, one set, two hours. Amazing

@TheStingisBack That she is with child, which is why she takes the rod from him and throws it away.

In the perfect St. Patrick’s Day movie, The Quiet Man, Maureen O’Hara whispers something to John Wayne in the final scene, and his stunned reaction is 100% real. She never revealed what she said; the secret went with her. What do you think she whispered?

This is the way. Increasing pay and benefits for shipyard workers is central to Restoring America's Maritime Dominance. Congrats to Ingalls and their workforce. wlox.com/2026/03/13/ing…

My wife Penny, who is very prudent, has advised me out of the blue that I should not go to the Senate today.

@xtuffai @johnkonrad You know…budgeting, managing. That kind of stuff.

@johnkonrad WTF is Jerry Hendrix doing in OMB ... This sucks.

Not gonna sugar coat this and do not care if it costs me my new Pentagon press credentials and access to this administration. The left smeared my name in a major WAPO hit piece and the right can do the same. I’m a captain, I can live alone in the ocean. 👉 The Strait of Homuz is an epic failure. Today’s news, no escorts until late month, has ramifications few understand. US Merchant Marine ships have been attacked. This is not panickan. This is not a damnation of Trump. This is hard truth 👇 A GLOBALIST MOLE INSIDE THE ADMINISTRATION CAUSED THIS We entered this admin with a set of maritime appointments & prospective appointments not seen since FDR… possibly Teddy. DEEP knowledge of shipping & DEEP maritime support. So how did we get to the most important energy and food (1/3rd of all fertilizer) chokepoint in the world getting cut off? Well our Trump 1.0 appointees were globalist heavy hitters. Commerce secretary Wilbur Ross managed ships for the Rothchilds. Our DOT secretary Elaine Chao, is married to Mitch McConnell & heiress to a shipping fortune tied to China. We already know how tied to the globalist Mark Milley was and Pete Buttigieg was McKinsey. Trump knew this & formulated a team of the best maritime advisors ever seen. A Dream Team & I know because most are friends of mine. ALL BUT FOUR HAVE BEEN SNIPED Who remains? Trump himself is a strong supporter. Hegseth has focused more on naval and shipping that any DoD secretary this century. Elbridge Colby understands the critical importance of the maritime domain Russ Vought has pushed the Maritime Action But what do these four have in common? They are all at THE center of the bullseye from MSM and globalist attacks. And all are extremely busy with other things. ALL OTHER MEMBERS OF THE MARITIME DREAM TEAM HAVE BEEN SNIPED OR SIDELINED JD VANCE - has worked tirelessly behind the scenes as for shipping deals including icebreakers. Strangely silent lately. Charlie Kirk - Assasinated Mike Waltz - author of the SHIPs for America Act… pushed out of NSC Dan Caldwell - top OSD official escorted out of the pentagon Alex Wong - Under at NSC and now shipbuilding executive axed Bruce Kimbrell- organizer of the SHIPs act axed from NSC Ian Bennitt - NSC maritime head, gone along with his staff Jerry Hendrix - NSC shipbuilding, pushed to OMB Brent Sadler - the #1 maritime think tank strategist in the world, sniped nomination as Maritime Administrator Morgan Ortagus - right hand to Witkoff, killed by a smear campaign Kristi Noem - absolutely saved the US Coast Guard and delivered the winning blow to the UN Maritime arm in London Sean Plankey - USCG is the lead on ship protection and regulations. He was Noem’s right hand man for reforms. Gone alongside Noem. Lou Sola - Federal Maritime Commission Chairman who was investigating globalist control of trade Jon Harrison - the Navy Chief of Staff who focused on sealift and Merchant Marine, fired. Sal Mercogliano - nomination killed to be the US Merchant Marine’s top Admiral Ross Kennedy - moved out of Commerce John Mills - buried in a minor office at state And yes me. And that’s just the big names. So many others with deep maritime expertise have been hit by this organized political action campaign. The only very senior person who hasn’t was a senior executive at Maersk. You can call me a crazy conspiracy theorist, you can explain rational reasoning for each snipe, but collectively this is damning Who is behind this systematic sniping? Wish I knew. Rumors range from the Deputy National Security Adviser who took effective control of the NSC from Waltz… to shadow figures in London. The only people I am 💯 certain are not behind this are Hegseth and Trump himself because everyone I talk to reiterate their continued support. This is why the Strait of Hormuz has become a disaster… Trump set up a Dream Team to target globalist control of shipping and that expertise has been gutted.

@RameshPonnuru I loved The Worthing Saga stories as well.

Loved that book. Also Maps in a Mirror.

Thanks for caring about a character I created when I was 24 and a book I wrote when I was 33. I'm old now, still trying to come up with truthful stories, and glad to know that you've taken Ender Wiggin to heart. @thomas_garrard *I’m also happy to see how many fellow humans have volunteered to replace Grok in a book discussion. **And speaking of being old, I first posted this incorrectly. Grok may have to replace me.

Just a gentle reminder that Winston Churchill will remembered by name a thousand years hence. He is that great a man.

Apparently can’t hold a job…

@pstein4 No

@JerryHendrixII For the genuinely ignorant (like myself). Is it not possible to just refit the pressure hull?

Again, neutrons plus the number of surfaces and dives make it impossible to extend the lives of the four SSGNs. As far as the impending dive in the number of VLS tubes in the fleet, there’s been a small number of us who have been screaming about this problem for a decade.

Crazy.

We all know how her story began…

This much heroism should not be allowed to assemble in one place for fear of spontaneous combustion.

@GrecianFormula Well not much that can be done about it. You know, no more neutrons and all.

Mistake.

Perhaps the most distorted sense of divinity expressed in the modern world.