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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Yes, that is what I was referencing

Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

When everyone was focused on a Raptor production restart, they snuck new B-2 in. This is a gaffe/misquote but this would’ve been a great idea about 10-15 years ago.

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Trump’s a massive unreliable narrator who’ll make up military stories to rile up his base. I really doubt that ever happened.

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Trump is the biggest unreliable narrator on military stories. I’d bet the farm none of that happened.

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

What have you heard? That’s uncharacteristic for him, and any officer of his billet even before he retired.

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

The dream of true Cuban-Canadian unity is dead

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Am I worried? Shaking in my boots? No. We’ve been flying our own advanced systems (and have acknowledged it as such) for a few years now. We have incredibly sharp minds working on our equivalent capabilities. But this should remind the dear open-source viewer that the adversary is competent too.

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

To quote my good friend the_engi_nerd on the other website- The Chinese military-industrial complex is competent and should be respected as such. This should be seen as a legitimate threat we will have to address in the future.

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

For posterities sake, and to say I got to chime in on this- China’s jet prototype reveal is a shot across the bow. A lot like the J-20 13 hears ago. We know they’re good at building jets, and this is just a prototype. It’s big, it seems stealthy, and has a very large internal weapons bay.

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Merry Christmas to all of y’all…

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Pray for the bro’s at SOUTHCOM who have become important in the worst way imaginable

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Sure, let’s invade one of the most staunchly pro-US countries in Latin America for access to a canal we have literally never had any issues accessing. Personally I’m drinking for the poor souls running SOUTHCOM

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Careful Michael, the island might tip over and capsize.

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say it’s probably a write-off.

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Friendly air defense taking you out is a serious concern from both land and naval based systems. Humans aren’t perfect, and when you throw them into decisions like this (such as constant harassment of shipping from cruise missiles), mistakes will happen. You just hope it doesn’t cost allies lives.

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

First off, praise God both aircrew got off of the jet safely. That should be everyone’s first reaction here. Second, there’s going to be a very thorough investigation that’s going to result in a LOT of firings.

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Land Grant schools are massive net positives and I won’t stand by their slander. Tech’s a meme but also picking UH over Tech? Bizarre playcall.

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

RIP Big Sexy. Taken from us far too soon.

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

A whole lot of diplomacy. Very fun country, highly recommend.

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Congrats! It’s a great career to get into, if you’re willing to dedicate the time. The Diamond is also a fantastic little airplane.

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

I’m gonna get AFPC to begin writing Air Medal citations for all the Guard bubba’s flying into the eastern seaboard

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

“Imagine showing a medieval peasant an airpla-“ No you cretin, I can, it’s called showing cockpit iPhone footage to a pedestrian in Atlantic City.

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Look… the Average American believes inflation is tied to foreign aid and reducing government spending wards off recession. Not being able to identify airplanes at altitude as anything other than the grey men or dragons of yore is NOT surprising.

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Zach @thrustwr.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

PS they see everything

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Real ones just don’t have an attention span long enough for most podcasts.

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F-16.net @f-16.net · 04/12/2024

Congrats to Top Aces pilot Don "Rhett" Butler for reaching an incredible 4,000 flight hours in the F-16! He spent 20y in the USAF as an F-16 pilot, then went on to work for LM as a civilian F-16 instructor, evaluator and test pilot. He joined Top Aces Corp. in Sep 2023. www.f-16.net/pilots-profi...

F-16 pilot Don "Rhett" Butler pictured on the left. Photo by Top Aces Corp.

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

You can be a LITTLE fearful of all the murder

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Rocky Flats Chimney Sweep 🇺🇸 @midlifesuezcrisis.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Russiaphobia is such a strange term. One, it's hatred not fear, two, a phobia is irrational and excessive. The evidence says it's rational and measured to feel this way about Russia and, unfortunately, the hegemonic culture of modern Russia!

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

I’m so ready for 60s style “what if everyone had a nuclear program”.

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

I’m just gonna disassociate from Aggie football for the rest of my days

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

I give up watching college football. I need to invest my emotional health in something far more competitive, the Syrian Civil War.

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Harrier? Jet fighter? I'll let it slide off of sentiment.

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Surprise surprise… this is complex and requires complex systems. The first unmanned drone fighters one day are gonna be… complex And expensive.

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

I watched a 4-ship of F-35s, outnumbered, beat dedicated air superiority platforms at range in the exercise environment. “Master of none” my ass. I still don’t get the “age of drones”. You aren’t winning tactical intercept with quadcopters. Even optionally manned systems are in their infancy.

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

No… it doesn’t. I will not elaborate further.

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Not a whole lot different. ranting about long training pipeline for your planetary-based pilots and how Vulture Droids aren’t actually as good as manned systems. Buy more ships. X-Wing > Tie Fighter

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Drones also have the problem of having to connect to home station. Manned aviation doesn’t unless you disable the pilot I can’t speak details, nor would I if I could, but EW is a big issue for unmanned systems for this exact reason.

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Additionally, going off of his Twitter thread… he advocates small, short range drone swarms that really don’t work for a conflict in, let’s say, WestPac. If you’re running Drone F-35 with cruise missiles, cool, still doesn’t deal with the issues already mentioned.

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

You could argue Armed Conflict is the highest level of Drama but that’s neither here nor there. Elon is wrong on this for a few big reasons, but the idea that you can just sub drones in for manned Stealth aircraft’s is a flawed one. The problems he brings up aren’t caused by men in the cockpit.

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Elon recognizes the simple fact that hot guys believe in air power

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

The mighty Growler will feast on the drone swarms without firing a shot.

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

He has the technical and operational knowledge of air power of your average DCSer. Check that, they’re more credible. No Elon, the great minds at WPS never considered IADS or being a ground kill. You ARE a genius. We should get rid of this critical capability in favor of “drone swarms.”

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Bush @midwithaderach.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

Letting the party machines die was a mistake

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