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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Amazing, is it not? - Like those Ouroboros haling from as way back as Egypt of the Pharaohs, yet corrupted again and again by the unscrupulous

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

www.theguardian.com/business/202... “Some of the paid posts involved talking to farmers about pesticides or regenerative agriculture, which is the practice of restoring soil health, or explaining what seed oils are to counter claims that they cause a host of health problems”

theguardian.com

A ‘freaked out’ US food industry is hitting back at Maha – with social media influencers

Cross-partisan support in Washington on issues like pesticides and food additives pose a threat to the industry’s bottom line

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

- The Moravian’s concern for enslaved humans on St. Croix was a standout - Even after the technical end of slavery in the Danish islands, labor contracts kept the workers on a tight reign, if you wished to be employed at all - The Botanical Gardens on St. Croix includes ruins of their poor housing

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Why? * Citizens that complain about that disgusting excuse for “news” will then have to figure out why half of voters that voted for corrupt politicians will (most of them anyway) vote for them again * Easier to blame outside influencers that to figure out why people vote against their own interests

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

When do those pictured “Walk into a bar together…?”

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

- Yes, the Race to the Bottom for US Presidents has had some “Olympics-level” contestants

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“Franklin Pierce” * Until recently, perhaps the worst US President

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

- Tens of millions of Chinese and others that died due to Japan’s actions are a joke? Read:

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

- Japan refused diplomatic moves to disengage from China - Japan instead moved troops into French Indo-China, preparatory to seizing colonial resources British needed to continue their fight against Fascism - Japan still refused US offers to restore full trade; they had 2 years of OIL in reserve

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Then why did Japan change its strategy to “Move South,” USSR blocked expansion at Galkin Gol in 1939? 1) Japan needed resources; British & Dutch colonies, attacked by Nazis had tin, rubber and..OIL 2) USA tried diplomacy after 1931 Japanese attack on Manchuria & 1937 brutal murders in China proper

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

- All part of a plan at USPS to: 1) restrict voting by the less powerful 2) doom the future of a Government Postal system designed to help average Americans stay well informed and communicating with each other at low cost 3) promote alternatives to USPS that can be COMPLETELY controlled by elites

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

- The Congress is elected directly by American Citizens, at least those who bother - President Trump has been a big vote getter, including for down-ballot candidates - Trump won in over 3/4 of election DISTRICTS 3X - Those DISTRICTS are: 1) rural 2) lower income 3) consumers of Federal Benefits

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

- The Japanese “Long Lance” torpedo stood outside on display at the US Naval Academy for years - The US torpedo test site in Rhode Island was a poor evaluation setting, as the magnetic anomalies there were different than in Pacific

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

* Not much of a design relationship between the Mitsubishi Zero and the Grumman Hellcat: - Japanese favored attack capability over defensive protection, within constraints of their lower-power engines - US development of powerful engines allowed a well-rounded design, comfortable to average pilots

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

- Since about 1940 when FDR began assisting Britain and slowing Japanese expansion, the World has increasingly been dependent upon the USA - Sweden developed a model for progressive social improvement after WWII, having been spared its destruction - Europe’s postwar changes depended upon US shield

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

* ADD plural: GovernmentS: 1) Americans repeatedly elected politicians that spent $$ on Contractors to buy votes, but did not strengthen our actual Defense abilities 2) Americans were content to let less 1% of citizens to volunteer for the military 3) The 11-Aircraft Carrier Rule was adopted in 2006

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

- Six months before Pearl Harbor, polls showed: 1) Americans believed they would EVENTUALLY be forced to fight in WWII 2) BUT, at the same time, Americans PREFERRED NOT to join the war effort quite yet * FDR understood that CHURCHILL was holding firm against the NAZIS, but Americans were not

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

- Not familiar with disability related to high-G maneuvers - At a NARF (overhaul facility) a few Israeli F-4s being worked on; most get scrapped, as the approx 10G loads pop the rivets - Israel frontline fighter pilots back then were all very young; soon after become instructors; no injuries??

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

- Steam catapults have a smoother stroke when launching aircraft than the older hydraulic type - The Intrepid (CV-11) was retrofitted with steam cats when it operated as an attack carrier during Vietnam. Often short of water, as the evaporators were not designed for the extra load

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

- Lots of hazards for jet pilots - The older Hydraulic catapults put great stress on airframes and presumably pilots & other crew; the strongest acceleration is at beginning of the hydraulic ram stroke; roughly 9 Gs, with sharp drop in force as the a/c accelerated

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

- A long history of Finland dealing with a hostile Russia/USSR - Maybe someday they can move the fence into the former Karelia region!

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/o... “The principal legacy of America’s response to that horrible day is not a stronger, more resilient nation. It is instead two long, bloody wars; one of which, in Iraq, was started on false pretenses, that mostly weakened the United States at home & abroad.” ? who won ?

nytimes.com

Opinion | How a Heroic Response Went Awry

Twenty-five years after 9/11, it is important to step back from today’s cynicism and remember the heroism and national unity in the hours and days after the attacks.

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

* Nice shot of a Navy E-2 aircraft on the carrier * - One E-2 was so sophisticated at that time, it would be able to control all of the typical airborne traffic into and leaving NYC controlled airspace

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

- during the Revolutionary War; Northern colonies wanted to count 100% of slaves as property for levying taxes and 0% for voting - still unresolved until the Constitutional Convention, with the final compromise of 3/5 being assigned to BOTH Federal taxation and voting power * Slaves as PROPERTY *

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

- Fort Sumter trumps the rest! - The opening shot of a new chapter in America; one we are still wrestling with

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

- Glad to hear you recalled the place usually credited with starting that awful American Civil War - Though Pearl Harbor is still relevant , it seems likely that the events leading up to the Civil War will be pondered for much longer - Cheers!

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

- The hold that certain events have in the national consciousness is remarkable - Still lots of flags here about POW/MIAA, though the Vietnam connection is fading as Veterans of that war age. The retired pilot next door is over 100; flew 37 B-17 missions over Germany

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

- Pearl Harbor Day is not a Federal Holiday, although it maintains a strong presence in our national ethos - Just returned from the FDR home and museum; many many visitors than usual today and a lot of them are from overseas - Spoke with Americans who ancestors came from China & have visited there

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

- Eleven Carriers dictated by US Defense Department 20 years ago - So, if overhaul schedules are met, then Only TWO CARRIERS are available for permanent assignments, with a third available for shorter deployment - BUT, shipyards have been missing their planned completion dates FOR MANY YEARS!

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

www.theatlantic.com/national-sec... - “As long as two of the 10 available U.S. carriers are near the Gulf, the Navy can’t sustain a carrier elsewhere in the world without putting a tremendous strain on the force - The other carriers are either in shipyards or resetting between deployments.”

theatlantic.com

Trump Is Preparing for a Long War

The military is doing long-term planning for its force in the Persian Gulf, risking further strain on the Navy.

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

- In 1914 on the eve of the “Thirty Year War,” the West had avoided a conflict engaging most of its world for 100 years - WWI could have been prevented or at least minimized, if the leading countries had been paying attention

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

- Despite a wartime population of only 11 millions, Canada became the fourth largest producer of Allied war materials - Elsie MacGill pioneered mass production of the Hurricane fighter plane

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

- Well, reading additional information about major events is to be encouraged - Have a nice day!

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

-Sadly, many service-connected disabilities or deaths are not determined until there are no longer survivors who still are eligible for dependency status. Then usually just cemetery plot and/or free grave marker available

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

- If the Veteran has current dependents they may wish to speak with a free professional veterans counselor.

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

- No American senior leaders were warned of the attack on Pearl Harbor - Because of US decryption of the DIPLOMATIC code, senior US leaders did expect an attack, but in East Asia, and warned military of that - Hawaii newspaper headlines warned a Japan attack was near, a week before PH attack

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

- By 1890s when George’s book was one of the most popular in the USA, the economic arguments seemed very different from antebellum America - Despite the influence of the GAR veterans, a series of noted historians concocted, what I believe anyway, was a distorted view of the South; still recovering

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

- Yes; I served much of my Navy career in the South; a different culture in 1960s onwards - My Mom spent about half of her high school and college in Southern Alabama where her Dad attempted to create a fabric mill akin to those he managed in Utica NY - Lots of negative downstream effects of slavery

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

- In early 19thC more societies to abolish slavery in South than North, BUT: - hinged on Back to Africa, which free Blacks resisted AND - governments not funding that expense - FEAR of freed Blacks, a majority in S Carolina and later, Deep South countries, drove the economic and political decisions

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

- Southerners invested in automation where it showed a return - 18th century automated flour mill - circa 1800 rice polishing machines exported thru world - 1831 Virginia Reaper, which became International Harvester * But fear of “City Blacks” and money to be made of farms: stultifying for culture

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

- Absolutely important! - For the South and North, agriculture was dominant; a position UK strived to uphold - Wealthy actors and also the poorer put their time and money where THEY believed it gave best returns

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

- Colonial New England sent majority of its exports to Slave Plantations - Rhode Island became #1 American Slave Shipper in America - James DeWolf, Senator from RI controlled Insurance, Rum, Shipping, Cuban plantation, Charleston market; all tied to slaves - When dying in 1830s, 2nd wealthiest USA

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

- Before the Macartney Embassy in 1793 to China, that foremost imperial power of its time, Great Britain had an exalted opinion of China; not surprisingly since that country had a superior GDP for two thousand years and a reputation for stunning accomplishments - Orientalism exists in several modes

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

- Agree! I was Corrosion Control Officer in one of my squadrons - am familiar from my Maintenance Test Pilot work at a Navy overhaul facility how seriously they take the rust/corrosion problem

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

- I agree about the fishing vessels! - Carriers will often exceed 30 knots during flight launch and recovery: more wear - Having myself painted Navy ships and later piloted planes and supervised work crews on over a dozen ships, they would have used different methods if possible in combat zone

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

- West previously envisioned an East useful to ITS goals, BUT: * East has always had agency 1) Wealth of the Gulf nations 2) The chip manufacturing dominance of S. Korea and Taiwan, as just a portion of East Asian powerful economies 3) Comparatively, West exerted hegemony only briefly

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

- So, for example, Muslim-dominated cultures controlled the largest share of the valuable “Silk Road” trade for 700 years, predominantly thru sea lanes - Formal Western Colonialism peaked from roughly the British control of part of India by 1763 through end of WWII - “East Asia Tigers” now = $$$

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Historically, colonialism by the West seems transitory by comparison: 1) Egyptian and cultures of Fertile Crescent & Persia long dominated multiple subject cultures, with strong economic ties as well as political 2) After Rome, Byzantium was a force 3) China; India had largest GDP for 2,000 years

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

- The repressive aspects of Western European culture are related to much Orientalist art - Many of the finest artists of that style found much to admire in the East, and expressed those positive values in their works

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navyhelo.bsky.social @navyhelo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

? Why Shocking ? - unlike commercial vessels, carriers use high speed to assist catapult launches - around the clock flight ops are hazardous and do not allow for superficial cleanup

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