Director of Communications @JINSAdc | past @BPC_Bipartisan | California conservative in exile | views vantage-dependent.
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Blake Johnson retweeted
⛰️ The report is coauthored by the man who commanded Israel's counter-tunnel operations post-Oct. 7.
It also features photos of subterranean Hezbollah facilities and Hamas holding cells and tunnels in Rafah big enough to drive a Jeep through.
@axios axios.com/2026/10/20/idf-und…
Blake Johnson retweeted
👀Can you spot the difference?
One is under Gaza.
The other leads from Mexico into the United States.
It's never been easier for cartels & terrorists to procure commercially available equipment + expertise for tunnel construction through near-frictionless int'l networks. 1/🧵
Blake Johnson retweeted
Yesterday at the U.N., I listened to Eliya Cohen describe 505 days in Hamas captivity before an audience of diplomats. Beside him was his wife, Ziv Abud. They married in August. Now they were on stage together, sharing what they endured - and their hopes for a family.
Ziv survived the Nova massacre beneath a pile of bodies. She lost her nephew and spent 505 days fighting for Eliya’s return. He believed she had been killed.
It was a very different U.N. experience from the one I’m used to. A moment to listen to the other side of the story, to acknowledge the survivors’ pain and to appreciate the strength it takes to stand before the world and share these horrific testimonies.
Even Ambassador @michaelgwaltz held back tears as he saluted Eliya’s courage: after everything Hamas had done to him, Eliya still refused to participate in its propaganda, right up to his release.
When asked what he would say to his captors, Eliya answered: “I won. I won and I'm here.”
Our story from @FoxNews the first link.
Blake Johnson retweeted
Highly recommend @jewishinsider 10/7 edition today -- about the familiar fears Israelis and American Jews are facing three years later... about Israel's security, the caliber of political leadership & the environment on U.S. college campuses:
jewishinsider.com/2026/10/da…
Any kid who has watched @OfficialBlueyTV could tell him exactly how to avoid being swooped by a magpie bluey.tv/watch/season-3/curr…
Blake Johnson retweeted
💸 Forty-eight F-35s for $24.3 billion?
"It's a categorically bad idea, until and unless the U.S. and KSA agree to some concrete guardrails on Riyadh's defense and technological cooperation with China."
@axios, with @BarakRavid axios.com/2026/09/17/state-d…
Blake Johnson retweeted
Pentagon report: Iran strikes damaged, destroyed hundreds US bases across Middle East. Ex-CENTCOM Chief Gen. Frank McKenzie had warned on @jinsadc podcast of vulnerabilities in 2024, but ignored by successors, political class: jpost.com/middle-east/iran-n…
Blake Johnson retweeted
JINSA’s Gen Charles Wald, USAF (ret) joined @marthamaccallum to discuss his recent trip to Israel and briefings with 🇺🇸U.S. and 🇮🇱Israeli militaries.
Wald says Iran is “hanging on by a thread” as U.S. military and economic pressure continues to degrade the regime.
Blake Johnson retweeted
Adm Cooper briefed some lawmakers today on the war. "They’ve got a plan,” said Rep. Mike Rogers after the virtual discussion, adding “I would anticipate” the war will intensify
More: wsj.com/world/middle-east/ir… via @shelbyholliday @Kubota_Yoko @RebeccaYFeng
Blake Johnson retweeted
— "Essential reading for conservatives of all parties."
— "An incisive exploration of the ideological fault lines now dividing the American right."
— "A splendid read."
But don't take their word for it. Check out my new book FUSIONISM for yourself :)
amazon.com/Fusionism-Liberty…
As a Bay Area kid who lived through the “Steve Jobs returns” and launches the iMac, this is a super interesting chapter by @weinbergersa. wsj.com/tech/steve-jobs-appl…
So many buzzwords, he’d easily pull $70-150k per business convention keynote slot.
Blake Johnson retweeted
U.S. forces stationed in Israel during Operation Epic Fury were well-protected, and as @John_Hudson @sgreports & @noahjrobertson note, JINSA has been the lead advocate for improving the U.S.-Israel strategic partnership, including establishing a U.S. base in Israel.
In Sept 2024, fmr U.S. CENTCOM Commander Frank McKenzie’s paper warned of the threat Iran posed to U.S. bases in the Gulf and advised shifting them westward.
🔗jinsa.org/u-s-bases-in-the-m…
In Sept 2025, after Midnight Hammer, JINSA sent @JCB_Ruhe and a task force of 🇺🇸USAF generals to Israel to evaluate staging options for U.S. forces, identifying Ovda Air Base as suitable (built to U.S. specs & shielded by Israeli air defenses) and learned the Israeli’s would welcome U.S. forces there. 🔗jinsa.org/jinsa_report/base-…
In Feb 2026, the U.S. moved F-22s to Ovda, eventually support 6,000 U.S. personnel and 240 aircraft during Operation Epic Fury.
During the 40-day conflict with Iran, U.S. & Israeli militaries performed with unprecedented coordination and partnership, wtih Israel shouldering half the sorties and being a true partner in the conflict.
The U.S. has a true partner in Israel who is willing and capable of burden sharing.
🔗jinsa.org/jinsa_report/stren…
Exclusive: The Pentagon is evaluating its military footprint in the Middle East in an early sign of the Iran war’s potential to transform the U.S. presence in the region, according to people familiar with the matter. wapo.st/4qrSMFV
Blake Johnson retweeted
Pentagon is seeking to buy 10X more PAC-3 and THAAD interceptors in 2027 than in 2026
Budget docs show 3,655 planned interceptors after years of much smaller buys
foxnews.com/politics/pentago…
Blake Johnson retweeted
Trump should "rip the Band-Aid off."
@MichaelMakovsky tells @GriffJenkins attempts to cut a deal with Iran have weakened America's credibility with our Gulf allies and adversaries.
Even when agreements have been reached, Iran immediately violates them.
Blake Johnson retweeted
Golden Dome will only be sustainable if America builds an affordable, scalable architecture to defeat missile and drone threats against the US homeland.
🧵In his new report, @AriCicurel explains why proven Israeli air defenses are essential to that effort. 1/
Blake Johnson retweeted
What does President Trump really mean when he says he will "finish the job" in Iran?
Does he mean the end of the Islamic Republic?
I spoke with retired Admiral Robert Harward, former deputy commander of @CENTCOM , and @BlaiseMisztal of @jinsadc to unpack what Trump's increasingly forceful rhetoric could mean for Iran, the region and the future of the war.
Read the full analysis:
iranintl.com/en/202607290697
Blake Johnson retweeted
JINSA's Vice Admiral, Robert Harward tells @marthamaccallum the U.S. is building coalitions to counter 🇮🇷 Iranian proxies:
US + Saudi forces 🇺🇸🇸🇦 struck Iranian-backed Iraqi militias; Israel + Lebanese gov't 🇮🇱🇱🇧 countering Hezbollah; strikes on the Houthis, etc. @TheStoryFNC