# admiral — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover admiral. Page: Feed: --- ## [Six-Chart Sunday – Things That Make You Say “Wow”](https://brucemehlman.substack.com/p/six-chart-sunday-things-thatll-make) _2026-08-16 · Bruce Mehlman · Bruce Mehlman's Age of Disruption_ 6 Infographics + 1 Video (MLB pitchers' super-human reflexes) ## [Six-Chart Sunday – Inheritances](https://brucemehlman.substack.com/p/six-chart-sunday-inheritances) _2026-08-09 · Bruce Mehlman · Bruce Mehlman's Age of Disruption_ 6 Infographics + 1 Video (Neil Howe’s generational theory of history) ## [Six-Chart Sunday – Nothing’s On The Level](https://brucemehlman.substack.com/p/six-chart-sunday-nothings-on-the) _2026-08-02 · Bruce Mehlman · Bruce Mehlman's Age of Disruption_ 6 Infographics + 1 Video (Jonathan Swan on Regime Change) ## [Six-Chart Sunday – Shooting the Moon: What the New Chinese AI Model Means for Policy & Markets](https://brucemehlman.substack.com/p/six-chart-sunday-shooting-the-moon) _2026-07-26 · Bruce Mehlman · Bruce Mehlman's Age of Disruption_ 6 Infographics + 1 Video (30 years ago this week… Strug nails the landing) ## [Six-Chart Sunday – All Trust is Local, 2026](https://brucemehlman.substack.com/p/six-chart-sunday-all-trust-is-local) _2026-07-19 · Bruce Mehlman · Bruce Mehlman's Age of Disruption_ 6 Infographics + 1 Video (What soccer players do post-World Cup) ## [Six-Chart Sunday – The Bonfire of the Data Centers](https://brucemehlman.substack.com/p/six-chart-sunday-the-bonfire-of-the) _2026-07-12 · Bruce Mehlman · Bruce Mehlman's Age of Disruption_ 6 Infographics + 1 Video (Chef Jose Andres, “Theo of Bethesda”) ## [Six-Chart Sunday – America at 50, 100, 150, 200 & 250](https://brucemehlman.substack.com/p/six-chart-sunday-america-at-50-100) _2026-07-05 · Bruce Mehlman · Bruce Mehlman's Age of Disruption_ 6 Infographics + 1 Video (Lamar Alexander keeping the faith) ## [Six-Chart Sunday – A Republic: Let's Keep It](https://brucemehlman.substack.com/p/six-chart-sunday-a-republic-can-we) _2026-06-28 · Bruce Mehlman · Bruce Mehlman's Age of Disruption_ 6 Infographics + 1 Video (Admiral James Stavridis on Iran, drone wars & US leadership)... upcoming live discussion with Sen. Lamar Alexander (7/1) ## [Six-Chart Sunday – What We Learned in the First Half of 2026](https://brucemehlman.substack.com/p/six-chart-sunday-what-we-learned) _2026-06-21 · Bruce Mehlman · Bruce Mehlman's Age of Disruption_ 6 Infographics + 1 Video (Looney Tunes has not aged well… if you don’t laugh I'll refund your subscription) + Upcoming event (Admiral James Stavridis) ## [Six-Chart Sunday – Why Are Americans So Anxious?](https://brucemehlman.substack.com/p/six-chart-sunday-why-are-americans) _2026-06-14 · Bruce Mehlman · Bruce Mehlman's Age of Disruption_ 6 Infographics + 1 Video (the greatest moment in American cinema?) ## [Open directory of blogs for agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/TwjqOdsu9zvc) _2026-06-14 · **Sponsored**_ Submit URLs or OPML; receive feed pages with summaries, plus JSON/OPML/plain text ## [History by influence: Winston Churchill, HMS Indomitable and Force Z](https://www.navygeneralboard.com/history-by-influence-hms-indomitable-and-force-z/) _2026-06-07 · Matthew Wright · Navy General Board_ For my part, I consider that it will be found much better by all parties to leave the past to history, especially as I propose to write that history myself. Winston Churchill in speech to the House of Commons, 23 January 1948.\[1\] In October 1941 Britain’s new armoured carrier HMS Indomitable sailed to the \[ \] The post History by influence: Winston Churchill, HMS Indomitable and Force Z appeared… ## [Six-Chart Sunday – You Cannot Be Serious?!?](https://brucemehlman.substack.com/p/six-chart-sunday-you-cannot-be-serious) _2026-06-07 · Bruce Mehlman · Bruce Mehlman's Age of Disruption_ 6 Infographics + 1 Video (founder / funder / writer Auren Hoffman) ## [br-AI-ve new workforce. same old challenges.](https://brucemehlman.substack.com/p/br-ai-ve-new-workforce-same-old-challenges) _2026-05-31 · Bruce Mehlman · Bruce Mehlman's Age of Disruption_ 6 Infographics + 1 Video (school's out for the summer, well-deserved break for this teacher) ## [Six-Chart Sunday – And Now for the Good News](https://brucemehlman.substack.com/p/six-chart-sunday-and-now-for-the) _2026-05-24 · Bruce Mehlman · Bruce Mehlman's Age of Disruption_ 6 Infographics + 1 Video (Greatest SNL Presidential skit of all time?) ## [Six-Chart Sunday – The Latest on China, Midterms, Iran & More](https://brucemehlman.substack.com/p/six-chart-sunday-the-latest-on-china) _2026-05-17 · Bruce Mehlman · Bruce Mehlman's Age of Disruption_ 6 Infographics + 1 Video (Country music star Eric Church with the greatest commencement address since Admiral McRaven's "Make Your Bed"... AMAZING) ## [Six-Chart Sunday – Why AI Regulations Are Likely](https://brucemehlman.substack.com/p/six-chart-sunday-ai-regulations-are) _2026-05-10 · Bruce Mehlman · Bruce Mehlman's Age of Disruption_ 6 Infographics + 1 Video (We can't say we weren't warned) ## [Six-Chart Sunday – Who Killed Globalization?](https://brucemehlman.substack.com/p/six-chart-sunday-who-killed-globalization) _2026-05-03 · Bruce Mehlman · Bruce Mehlman's Age of Disruption_ 6 Infographics + 1 Video (Amy Walter on Redistricting & the Midterms) ## [Six-Chart Sunday – 2026 Midterms Update](https://brucemehlman.substack.com/p/six-chart-sunday-2026-midterm-elections) _2026-04-26 · Bruce Mehlman · Bruce Mehlman's Age of Disruption_ 6 Infographics + 1 Video (AI & senior citizens) ## [Kick-starting USN anti-submarine technology: the Allied science mission of 1917](https://www.navygeneralboard.com/kick-starting-usn-anti-submarine-technology-the-allied-science-mission-of-1917/) _2026-04-23 · Matthew Wright · Navy General Board_ Britain’s naval relationship with the United States during the First World War was surprisingly complex. On the one hand the US began constructing naval forces of scale to rival Britain’s, a process that gained diplomatic import and has been referred to by historians as the ‘struggle for Neptune’s trident’.\[1\] But on the other hand the \[ \] The post Kick-starting USN anti-submarine technology: the… ## [Six-Chart Sunday – Six Important Stories You May Have Missed](https://brucemehlman.substack.com/p/six-chart-sunday-important-news-you) _2026-04-19 · Bruce Mehlman · Bruce Mehlman's Age of Disruption_ 6 Infographics + 1 Video (Empires & Their Discontents) ## [Home Internet From Space (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ttftGnwxPUBp) _2026-04-19 · **Sponsored**_ Residential satellite internet that brings connectivity to homes beyond conventional networks ## [Six-Chart Sunday – After Iran](https://brucemehlman.substack.com/p/six-chart-sunday-after-iran) _2026-04-12 · Bruce Mehlman · Bruce Mehlman's Age of Disruption_ 6 Infographics + 1 Video (John Glenn) ## [Six-Chart Sunday – You Do the Math](https://brucemehlman.substack.com/p/six-chart-sunday-calculus-for-life) _2026-04-05 · Bruce Mehlman · Bruce Mehlman's Age of Disruption_ 6 Infographics + 1 Video (the inspirational Jim Abbott) ## [HMS Rodney’s actual speed during the Bismarck pursuit](https://www.navygeneralboard.com/hms-rodneys-actual-speed-during-the-bismarck-pursuit/) _2026-03-23 · Matthew Wright · Navy General Board_ One of the stories that circulated in the Royal Navy after HMS Rodney was involved in sinking the German battleship Bismarck in May 1941 was that the British vessel had reached 25 knots during the pursuit, about two knots over her design capability of 23. The crew pointed to the extraordinary efforts they had made \[ \] The post HMS Rodney’s actual speed during the Bismarck pursuit appeared first on… ## [Bringing back battleships? A discussion](https://www.navygeneralboard.com/bringing-back-battleships-a-discussion/) _2026-01-20 · Matthew Wright · Navy General Board_ The recent announcement from the United States that it would resume building battleships – not the classic big-gun variety of the twentieth century, but a modern concept with advanced technology\[1\] – came as a surprise at a time when the largest surface combatants under serious consideration by any navy were guided missile destroyers.\[2\] One result \[ \] The post Bringing back battleships? A… ## [About Roger Black](https://roger-black.com/orig_about/) _2025-12-16 · Roger Black, a/k/a Whisker the Mad, author of the Riotfish, Inc. series_ Roger Black, a/k/a Whisker the Mad Once upon a time I was a software contractor. Then I decided to write stories about orcs and elves shooting each other with Really Big Guns. The end. FAQ How can I give you money? I’m glad you asked! You can buy The Admiral & the Assistant on Amazon (or just read it, if you have Kindle Unlimited:) ## [The origins of ASDIC and underwater submarine detection](https://www.navygeneralboard.com/the-origins-of-asdic-and-underwater-submarine-detection/) _2025-12-04 · Matthew Wright · Navy General Board_ One of the major challenges faced by the combatants of both sides during the First World War was finding submarines underwater. The issue was particularly important for the Allies because Germany turned to U-boats as an equaliser. If they could whittle down British naval superiority – in particular – then other naval options became available \[ \] The post The origins of ASDIC and underwater… ## [The United States Navy, Albert Michelson, and the ‘aether’](https://www.navygeneralboard.com/the-united-states-navy-albert-michelson-and-the-aether/) _2025-10-05 · Matthew Wright · Navy General Board_ One day in January 1879 a 25-year old physics instructor at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis began experiments with a curious apparatus set up along the north sea-wall of the academy grounds. This consisted of a rapidly spinning mirror, set up some 2000 feet away from an observing post inside a darkened building. \[ \] The post The United States Navy, Albert Michelson, and the ‘aether’… ## [A decisive episode: the strategic stakes of the Bismarck sortie](https://www.navygeneralboard.com/a-decisive-episode-the-strategic-stakes-of-the-bismarck-sortie/) _2025-08-28 · Matthew Wright · Navy General Board_ The events surrounding the brief Atlantic sortie of the German battleship Bismarck in May 1941, have been told many times. Analysis often focuses on engineering and combat performance,\[1\] or on the tactical issues associated with finding a lone warship in the North Atlantic. It is often seen in isolation – an ‘episode’, according to Russell \[ \] The post A decisive episode: the strategic stakes of… ## [Naval heroism, politics and Jutland: the story of Jack Cornwell VC](https://www.navygeneralboard.com/naval-heroism-politics-and-jutland-the-story-of-jack-cornwell-vc/) _2025-06-17 · Matthew Wright · Navy General Board_ One of the most poignant human stories to come out of the Battle of Jutland was that of sixteen year old John Travers Cornwell, J/42563. He was a Boy, 1st Class, aboard HMS Chester during that clash of fleets at the end of May 1916, and he became one of the youngest recipients of a \[ \] The post Naval heroism, politics and Jutland: the story of Jack Cornwell VC appeared first on Navy General Board… ## [Yamato Class Armor – Battleship Examination](https://www.navygeneralboard.com/yamato-class-armor-battleship-examination/) _2025-05-05 · ChrisKnupp · Navy General Board_ Based on popular perception, the Yamato class battleships might be associated with a sledgehammer. A tool conveying power, weight, size, and simplicity. Today, the Yamato class are remembered for their large naval guns, tremendous size, and singular purpose of surpassing any battleship then in service. While the Yamato class certainly lived up to these opinions, \[ \] The post Yamato Class Armor… ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/dvu9DAUyt7xQ) _2025-05-05 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [What drove the Flight of the East Asia Squadron](https://www.navygeneralboard.com/what-drove-the-flight-of-the-east-asia-squadron/) _2025-04-26 · Andy South · Navy General Board_ During my years at school, (sadly now too many years ago to be comforting), Idiscovered the fascination of a naval world before the onset of submersibles and airmachines complicated it. Those brief months of 1914, when the war at sea had a setof rules the ‘gentleman’ officers stood to. I also discovered that Germany briefly \[ \] The post What drove the Flight of the East Asia Squadron appeared… ## [Eggshells and hammers: Fisher’s last battlecruisers](https://www.navygeneralboard.com/eggshells-and-hammers-fishers-last-battlecruisers/) _2025-04-05 · Matthew Wright · Navy General Board_ In 1919 an embittered Admiral Sir John Fisher published a trenchant criticism of the British Admiralty’s latest heavy warship. He did not name her, but he didn’t have to: there was only one. To Fisher, HMS Hood had too much weight devoted to armour. ‘And so bang went the speed,’ he declared. ‘They couldn’t understand \[ \] The post Eggshells and hammers: Fisher’s last battlecruisers appeared first… ## [New photos of HMS Hood in 1924](https://www.navygeneralboard.com/new-photos-of-hms-hood-in-1924/) _2025-02-19 · Matthew Wright · Navy General Board_ It is not often that previously unknown photos of HMS Hood are discovered. A set were found recently in a New Zealand archive, and are reproduced here for the first time on a naval website. The quality is typical of the day: the slightly blurred imagery typical of the Box Brownie cameras owned by a \[ \] The post New photos of HMS Hood in 1924 appeared first on Navy General Board . ## [Speed and armour: Fisher’s battlecruisers vs Admiralty politics](https://www.navygeneralboard.com/speed-and-armour-fishers-battlecruisers-vs-admiralty-politics/) _2024-12-19 · Matthew Wright · Navy General Board_ In 1919 the embittered Admiral Sir John Fisher, former First Sea Lord and the long-standing champion of naval technology, summed up his recent thinking about heavy warships in three words: ‘speed is armour’.\[1\] The phrase has since been inextricably associated with his ideas throughout the dreadnought era, skewing the way we see the evolution of \[ \] The post Speed and armour: Fisher’s…