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John Ʌ Konrad V Profile picture
@johnkonrad
May 4 • 9 tweets • 4 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
My dear friend, fellow US Merchant Marine veteran, @MaritimeCollege shipmate, and @gCaptain contributor Dr. Sal is making waves 🌊. What began as a favor, covering a @BBC interview so I could be at my daughter's birthday, has grown into a tsunami of maritime expertise...
...historical insights, and - YES! - investigative journalism! 🚢

His channel has reached top government officials, influenced maritime policy, held Admirals accountable, promoted critical #Sealift, advocated for @AMMWWII veterans & diminished seablindness worldwide 🌍
I'm honored to have played a small part in its journey and success!

(Y'all are welcome for hounding Sal to improve the thumbnails! 😉)

Bravo Zulu Salvatore!
Now go subscribe to his channel and smash that notification 🔔!

youtube.com/@wgowshipping
P.S. If you roll your eyes at YouTube and crave a more erudite source of knowledge, fear not! Sal's got you covered like a tweed blazer on the banks of the River Charles🎓

Go get his @USNHistory book!

P.S.2. It's FREE
history.navy.mil/research/publi…
But wait, there's more!!

Hold onto your hats, folks! 🎩
For a limited time only - WHILE SUPPLIES LAST - if you snag a paper copy of Sal's book & somehow convince Sal's mortal enemies the mischievous anti-Jonesy twins @cpgrabow and @scottlincicome, to sign it, I'll mail you an envelope brimming with @gCaptain stickers! 💌
It's like winning the sticker lottery without buying a ticket! 🎟️🤣
You're still here? Craving more Dr. Sal goodness, huh? 🤓

Well, I can't blame you, but I can't help either. What you CAN do is dive headfirst into Sal's treasure trove of wisdom over at gCaptain! It's like a bottomless buffet of maritime marvels! 🌊🍽️🤣
gcaptain.com/author/salvato…

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John Ʌ Konrad V Profile picture
May 4
Great spaces! @VivekGRamaswamy I was next in line to ask one vital question. Here it is....

@PeterZeihan says our vast river and ports are 's #1 economic force multiplier

But past Republicans deregulated shipping allowing China to step in to... /1
use Wall Street capital to dominate shipping and build a huge navy.

The Democrats are worse. America has an abundance of energy, an abundance farmland, an abundance of capital but can’t get exports out through our broken ports and we have no American ships to put them on.
This throttles any hope of exports.
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John Ʌ Konrad V Profile picture
May 4
Receiving much pushback for calling out #GenMilley's @thejointstaff comment on Ukraine as 'landlocked'.

Critics argue that 🇷🇺 control over the #BlackSea renders 🇺🇦 effectively landlocked.

However, even a broad interpretation of 'landlocked' is flawed. Here's a 🧵why:
Claiming UKR is landlocked militarily requires overlooking Crimea's significance to Putin. It's key in controlling access to the crucial Caspian Sea, Don-Volga Canal, and a major portion of Russia's extensive inland waterway system. #Ukraine #MilitaryPerspective
In 2021, Putin emphasized the waterway's importance, pledging billions for development to connect the Black Sea and the Baltic.

gcaptain.com/russia-short-s…
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Apr 28
Excited to talk about AI, radio communication, GPS hacking and the vulnerability of satellite communications with the great team @CIMSEC
Background reading: gcaptain.com/could-ai-fuele…
web.stanford.edu/group/scpnt/js…
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Mar 13
The US Navy thinks warships are expensive only because they do not understand finance. $14B for a carrier is nothing. NOTHING to Wall Street. China knows this, that’s why they are outbuilding us.

But $14B is a lot for congress. This is why we must help shipyards fix capital.
This is why this is the ONLY all caps post in my entire feed 👇👇👇👇
It is ABSOLUTE critical to understand the financial mechanisms that allow the IS Government to pump $25B in bailouts into a regional bank without batting an eye. If we want ships must understand that shipyards are corporate entities that are able to access enormous amounts of
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John Ʌ Konrad V Profile picture
Mar 12
I don’t know half of what’s being said in the thread but I do know enough to realize the future of warfare is changing before our eyes.
One thing about the US Military that continually shocks & surprises me is their willingness to share ideas openly in full view of the public.

Sure lots of secrets about weapon capabilities & such are classified but our crown jewels are not hightech weapons its our warriors minds
And that is open for all to see. If you follow the right people here on Twitter you will see where military strategy is moving and @CIMSEC @USNIProceedings USMC Gazette will fill in most gaps.
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Mar 12
90% of everything you consume comes via ship. The shipping container is the #1 invention that’s lifted people worldwide out of poverty & improved everyone’s lives but SVB and VCs have labeled shipping as dirty & uninvestable

I know because I was as COO of an MIT shipping startup
And it’s not just commercial shipping. It is also naval technology.

The startup industry picks favorites and those favorites do not align with the greater good. They align with the valleys “culture” of silicon Valley.

gcaptain.com/an-svb-bailout…
This is why people are mad at the startup industry and don’t want to fund a bail out.

if you want money, we want to see solutions to national and global problems of the significance .
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