Ted Friday

Patriot shows Flock cameras track him and his PHONE as he walks by Flock emits Blue Tooth signal for phone connection and tracking

What one thing in mathematics blew your mind when you first learned it?

@RRocheM50A1 @CynicalPublius @blagden_david 10 active subs, four of which carry nuclear weapons.

@ted_friday @CynicalPublius @blagden_david Thanks for the clarification! Now how many seaworthy/mission capable subs do they actually have....

The collapse of US military discipline (a cornerstone of any military’s effectiveness), as uniformed commanders are undercut by whooping frat-boy civilian ‘leaders’ in search of clicks, is curious to behold. Yet another reason for allies to trust only in their own capabilities.

@e89390 @CynicalPublius @blagden_david Incorrect

@CynicalPublius @blagden_david They don't have any of their own nukes. They rent a bunch of old ones from us.

@RRocheM50A1 @CynicalPublius @blagden_david Yes, they have their own nukes and subs. They buy the trident D2 SLBM's from us. Their sub commanders can technically launch the nukes themselves, without external authorization, unlike the US forces.

@CynicalPublius @blagden_david They have Nukes? I thought they were ours and the Brits were just "leasing them"....

April, 2021. President Biden claims that Russia interfered in the 2020 election and announces sanctions against them. Biden offered no proof of election interference and he never mentioned China. That's what you call a smokescreen.

@AngelaBelcamino Newsflash: Combat pilots are chosen for their fearless, aggressive qualities. In this case, the pilots need their paws slapped and sent back to work.

If you’ve seen the Blue Angels flyover video from Pensacola Beach… What was your first reaction? I’ve seen some people praising it and others calling it reckless. Do you think the outrage is genuine, or is it being manufactured for political reasons by the left?

@zenpundit @johnrobb In the 00's, the old military industrial complex had a monopoly on nat. sec. space launch and prices invariably rose. NASA did and continues to shephard and hire small new companies to get around that (SpaceX, Rocket Lab ...) The military took note.

The next spaceX?

@zenpundit @johnrobb It's a working boat, not a ship. Big size difference between the two. Lots of mfg capacity in the US for working boats - not so much for ships.

Shut up and take my money!😂💳

Strange Universe. Math, Physics, Reality. "6 belts are anchored on the outside to a fixed frame, and on the inside to a spinning cube. Although the cube spins continuously in one direction the belts never become tangled. The belts return to their original configuration when the cube has rotated 720 degrees." - Jason Hise, tinyurl.com/df5kmcmy

I am SO taking Tylenol when I get pregnant

Elite Pakistani bomb disposal squad operator killed while defusing IED, after Chinese bomb defusal kit turned out be fake.

Ukraine has initiated a full naval blockade on the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea by using just drones the first in history.

@aeowinpact @elonmusk Now do Soros, or british labor. Moron. thehill.com/opinion/496396…

Hey @elonmusk careful not to interfere in elections

China is preparing for a Russia after Putin and are increasingly establishing connections with other powerful figures in Russia sources also say the balance of power has shifted with China refusing to buy Russian gas only at below market rates-WSJ Wow...

@esherifftv Love the baby energy 🙏

I just did an interview, edited, and published my latest YouTube video all while holding my baby in my lap (with a nursing break) Please go watch it, lol. Link in comments.

@EveKeneinan I lost interest in music and video games after my children were born.

C. S. Lewis once noted that his dislike of children was a defect of which he was aware. One of mine is, I think, my disinterest in music. I don't dislike music, but some people seem to think it's something they need daily, if not almost constantly. I can go for weeks without any music. Is that odd?

@DataRepublican @infantrydort Tom Nichols used to be an interesting professor worth listening to. But he chose a different path - Atlantic writer, part of a political group that rewards obedience with money and access, but requires he toe the line ... Nichols is not his own man, he's now a political hack.

By the way, @infantrydort caught me up to the latest Tom Nichols meltdown. I had the honor of teaching him the sign for "fat pervert" for no reason whatsoever.

This is a similar point that I eventually reached with Tom Nichols. Where increasingly outrageous claims are being made, to the point that I have to wonder, if I'm debunking, or simply falling for the bait. Candace Owens has blocked many, many people for far, far less. She didn't block me. Why? It makes no rational sense that she'd block countless smaller accounts and leave the bigger accounts alone. Unless ... The only hypothesis I can come up with is that she is playing a game of engagement for profit. If that's the game that's being played, then I will play no longer. You are blocked, Candace. Game end. Forever.

@johnkonrad @SECNAV @HungCao_VA Just your periodic reminder the the US Merchant Marines suffered a higher casualty rate than any of the other military branches in WWII.

Right now I am writing this in tears. Thank you @SECNAV @HungCao_VA from the bottom of my heart. The US Merchant Marine has been defunded, denigrated, and stripped of respect for decades. The result? The Navy pulled 17 critical logistics ships manned by Merchant Mariners from the active fleet, and only 86 🇺🇸 cargo ships remain in international service against China’s thousands. Over the last three years, what started as a tiny group with @brentdsadler @Heritage gained traction through @michaelgwaltz and snowballed into countless meetings with Senators, Admirals, and senior White House advisors. Together with dozens of patriots, and with the personal support of President Trump, we wrote the SHIPS for America Act, the Maritime Executive Order & the Maritime Action Plan. We overturned the UN carbon tax that penalized shipping, fought for new USTR rules, stood up @JerryHendrixII’s White House shipbuilding office and a new Navy shipbuilding plan, won critical support from @SecWar & got an actual USMM Captain, Steve Carmel, nominated as Commandant of the USMM. It hasn’t all been unicorns and rainbows. We are still fighting to get the SHIPS Act through Congress and to get the bureaucratic state to execute the executive orders. But my biggest frustration, one I raised at EVERY SINGLE MEETING, was this: we are swinging for grand slams while nobody guards first base. And the easiest bunt of all is the most basic sign of respect: a service ribbon for US Merchant Mariners who served in combat. My wife displays a single ribbon from her service in Iraq. Everyone who enters our house asks about it, giving me the chance to be the proud service spouse I am. But that combat ribbon, one of dozens on the books for Merchant Mariners, is the only one regularly issued to our service & was essentially forgotten during the Obama years. @PeteButtigieg refused to issue it when the USMM returned to combat in the Red Sea. That ribbon is what kept me pushing. At every meeting with the top people in DC, I asked for one simple bunt: issue the ribbon to our mariners in combat. Nobody did. A few tried. A few made phone calls. Most ignored the request, and some rolled their eyes. One even told me: “This is ridiculous, John. We are budgeting billions for ships and you won’t shut up about a ribbon. Ask any mariner if they’d rather have a new ship or a ribbon and 100% will say a ship.” They aren’t wrong. The problem is ships take time, we are three years in and they don’t have a ship. A ribbon can be issued in days. The bigger problem is they don’t understand Colonel John Boyd: “People, then ideas, then platforms & technology. In that order.” The fact that nobody is asking for a ribbon is exactly what makes it powerful. A few weeks ago I met with Hung Cao and opened with the same ask I’ve made hundreds of times: “Dust off an @MSCSealift medals & give one to the crews in combat off Iran.” He said what most have said: “Give me a few weeks, I’ll look into it.” I’ve heard that before, so I got mad. Madder still when @shesova told me a USMM World War II hero had been overlooked for a medal. I called my Commandant & said, “GD it Steve, we still have a WW2 veteran who’s been overlooked.” “Give me a few weeks John, I’ll look into it.” 🙄 Well, I woke up today to an email from Sheila inviting me and @SecDuffy to a ceremony awarding Charles Mills, World War II USMM combat veteran the USMM Outstanding Achievement Medal. Wow! Then @MikeSchuler published this today. I asked for a simple USMM combat medal nobody would recognize. Instead President Trump & Hung Cao delivered a Presidential Unit Citation, one of the most prestigious awards in the military. Yesterday @HungCao_VA said the Navy’s top 3 priorities are people, shipbuilding & the homeland. Senior officers have said that for years. The difference is Hung Cao means it. “Acta Non Verba,” deeds not words, is USMM Acadmy’s motto & boy did Secretary Cao deliver! PEOPLE FIRST 🇺🇸