I'm so sorry this happened to you. Real BS.
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I'm so sorry this happened to you. Real BS.
It's a key locale in late 19th and early 20th century USMC history. Once the railway was built, circa 1855, it became a key ocean-going-commerce thoroughfare. Roosevelt even contemplated invading Cartagena fm Colon once, in 1904. When the canal was complete, security was turned over to the Army.
Breathe.
Before there was a canal, there was a railroad that traveled from the Caribbean to the Pacific, and Panama was a province of Colombia.
Sept. 4, 1925: A Boy Scout troop visiting from Virginia passes in review in front of Marine Corps Commandant Gen. John LeJeune on the National Mall in Washington.
The question that should worry people isn’t invasion, rather the behavior change from the PRC once such a safety blanket is established. Deterrence is the dance ticket. You’ve gotta dance.
Worth dropping here every now and then…
A love letter to Buffalo. This guy gets it. youtu.be/g2BXX5QyW8g?...
Every now and then, I feel like I'm losing my faith. Then I see something that saves me. Pax.
Watching a Youtube time-lapse video of Chinese restoration of a Ferrari 250 GT. Very calming. No beards, tattoos, or drama. Just a really clean restoration of a hand-built classic. (NB: I have a beard, and tattoos)
So I'll meet you at the bottom, if there really is one They always told me "When you hit it, you'll know it" But I've been falling so long, it's like gravity's gone And I'm just floating youtu.be/BHnbiiPoMSU?...
Tora, Tora, Tora is a genuinely majestic work. Side note: If we're going back to a War Department, and the Army continues with pinks and greens, then they need to go full khaki, with field covers. Everywhere. www.listal.com/viewimage/10...
Prolly not the last thing you want to see out your turret peep hole.
Remember when Erik Prince sought to topple Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro through a private army in early 2019 and later met with Maduro's vice-president, Delcy Rodríguez, in late 2019?
I'm guessing 180 days would require paying for services rendered? Or am I just a cynic?
Thanks, I think you're right. Been a couple of decades since I read about Dieppe.
Past failures and the Seventh Fleet? Recent alliances between RoC, Philippines, RoK, Japan, and Australia are largely ignored in U.S. reporting?
Not trying to be a dick here, but wasn't Dieppe an amphibious raid? I don't think there was any intent to stay very long, but I am prone to serious misinterpretations. Either way, the Canadians got a raw deal.
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“Extrajudicial, summary, executions in international waters is a continuation of politics by other means.” - Dave Von Clausewitz
So is “ended seven wars” the same as “Canadian girlfriend”?
I hope all of you will follow me on my new podcast, "Life's Little Inconveniences". Every week we'll go over new additions to my list of middle-aged white dude grievances experienced when I leave the house.
Yes. *opens beer can* Obama didn't do us any favors in re drone strikes. *sighs*
Tora, Tora, Tora is a genuinely majestic work. Side note: If we're going back to a War Department, and the Army continues with pinks and greens, then they need to go full khaki, with field covers. Everywhere. www.listal.com/viewimage/10...
It’s really amazing the resources available for people like a free history book about Navy Medicine In Vietnam www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/...
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Looking for book or article recommendations on current Chinese military strategy and TO&E. In particular relating to any foreseen expeditionary capability. Taiwan as well but primarily other potential flash points. Not a 'China hawk' and not looking for that. Thanks
So I'll meet you at the bottom, if there really is one They always told me "When you hit it, you'll know it" But I've been falling so long, it's like gravity's gone And I'm just floating youtu.be/BHnbiiPoMSU?...
So I'll meet you at the bottom, if there really is one They always told me "When you hit it, you'll know it" But I've been falling so long, it's like gravity's gone And I'm just floating youtu.be/BHnbiiPoMSU?...
Fair travels, Boo.
#OnObedience #CivMil #Profession
Watching a Youtube time-lapse video of Chinese restoration of a Ferrari 250 GT. Very calming. No beards, tattoos, or drama. Just a really clean restoration of a hand-built classic. (NB: I have a beard, and tattoos)
Canada really should shut off the border they share with the U.S.
Every now and then, I feel like I'm losing my faith. Then I see something that saves me. Pax.
A love letter to Buffalo. This guy gets it. youtu.be/g2BXX5QyW8g?...
Sea stacks rising from the mist in Spire Cove, Resurrection Bay. Taken on Monday on an overcast, slightly rainy afternoon. #alaska #landscapephotography #coastalphotography
I hope all of you will follow me on my new podcast, "Life's Little Inconveniences". Every week we'll go over new additions to my list of middle-aged white dude grievances experienced when I leave the house.
Phenomena we just don't hear much about, all of a sudden: QAnon Musk and DOGE Eating dogs and cats in Michigan Senility in politicians DEI as the root of all evil "And furthermore, the Epstein Files should be released in full and unredacted."
We’re offering a free bollard to anyone who can tell us what this superb little car is. #WorldBollardAssociation
So is “ended seven wars” the same as “Canadian girlfriend”?
That’s excellent!
The ship whose guns travelled further than she did. The Russian dreadnought Imperator Alexsandr III was the third and final ship of the Imperatritsa Mariya class battleships built for the Imperial Black Sea fleet. She was launched in 1914 before the outbreak of the Great War.🧵 #NavalHistory
“Extrajudicial, summary, executions in international waters is a continuation of politics by other means.” - Dave Von Clausewitz
Leveraged the wonderful Sondra Duplantis at the US Naval Academy Museum today to bring naval history in the age of sail to life for my HH104 Students.
Sept. 3, 1775: Newly commissioned Col. Benedict Arnold rides with Gen. Washington in review of the Continental Army outside Boston, and asks for 1,000 volunteers. The men will be led him up as light infantry up the Kennebec River in Maine for a daring expedition to take Quebec City by surprise. 1/2
Every Democrat in Congress past the age of 60 should take note of Jerry Nadler.
There’s an app to buy lottery tickets online. Excellent.
Nickelodeon and the NFL have a partnership. Sports betting and the NFL have a partnership. Nickelodeon and sports betting MUST have a partnership.
Looks like, because of the armored troop-carrier full of camouflaged agents departing the address, that a local roofer just got raided. Local and state LEO directing traffic. La migra, I’d guess.
MisanthropicAI is an accomplished line-cook.
MisanthropicAI will scrub your toilet.
Twofer Tuesday… youtu.be/kiWbBC0SouU?...
Tuesday tea break… youtu.be/p10fyoQrhxQ?...
Fell asleep for half an hour and what do I wake up to?
Think I have plantar fasciitis. Because my malady dance card isn’t quite full. But I did have a top-10 cheeseburger of all time right now, and the beer is cold, so I remain blessed.
SPIRIT ANIMAL
I worked for a consulting firm that landed a job to work with the 6-Sigma team at a foundry that cast engine blocks for one of the large agricultural equipment manufacturers in the midwest. None of us had 6-Sigma certification. We were brought in to teach them how to talk to coworkers.
hundreds of social networks each equipped with the nuclear block
These both sound like good therapies. I injured my achilles where it attaches to the ball of the foot decades ago, jogging, and it felt a lot like this. I'll start tomorrow, instead of just complaining.
I finally swallowed my fears and fired up the CNC router this weekend. And in the end? Easier than I could have ever dreamed. We’re in the dough bowl candle business this year!
Great point. They're still an Asian power working off status they really lost in the early 90s. They also lost industrial and intellectual powers when Eastern Europe found their way west. But they maintained assets buried in the west.
Oh my. Beautiful.
This is the quality I bring to the internet .. I earn every 3 likes I get
Thank you.
Those are fantastic.
Think I have plantar fasciitis. Because my malady dance card isn’t quite full. But I did have a top-10 cheeseburger of all time right now, and the beer is cold, so I remain blessed.
Is he alive? // Can he still feel?
I HAVE A TANK!! Thank you @hoosierhomer.bsky.social so much! I love it!!
Take care of yourself, too.
Veterans don’t need a special-special line in TSA PreCheck. We need comprehensive health care and an extension for burn pit registry.
Fell asleep for half an hour and what do I wake up to?
Vought F4U-1 Corsair Test pilot Lyman Bullard 1942.
This one is totally new to me. My initial impression is maintenance nightmare. strangevehicles.greyfalcon.us/ADMK%20Wheel...
The voice of an angel…
Twofer Tuesday… youtu.be/kiWbBC0SouU?...
Tuesday tea break… youtu.be/p10fyoQrhxQ?...
Wildcats first flew in combat against the Japanese during the attempt to take Wake Island in early December 1941. Four Marine F4Fs mounted a heroic defence, breaking up several air attacks as well as sinking a destroyer and submarine with 100lb bombs before the island finally fell on 23rd Dec. 🧵5/9
2nd September 1937. First flight of the Grumman XF4F fighter, which would become known as the Wildcat. Its performance was initially inferior to the rival Brewster Buffalo, and the aircraft required an extensive redesign before being put into production. 🧵1/9
MisanthropicAI is an accomplished line-cook.
a great post-doc working with a great team! definitely of interest to @fwwsoc.bsky.social members
Looks like, because of the armored troop-carrier full of camouflaged agents departing the address, that a local roofer just got raided. Local and state LEO directing traffic. La migra, I’d guess.
Sept. 2, 1925: A wolf escapes from its cage at the Berlin Zoo and roams the Tiergarten several hours before being recaptured. A housewife who thought it was a stray dog is found feeding it.
MisanthropicAI will scrub your toilet.
It’s a bit like the folks making multiple Titanic dives in the same carbon fiber sub.
Nickelodeon and the NFL have a partnership. Sports betting and the NFL have a partnership. Nickelodeon and sports betting MUST have a partnership.
There’s an app to buy lottery tickets online. Excellent.
Best wishes grads. You have an incredible opportunity before you. Don’t squander it.
Every Democrat in Congress past the age of 60 should take note of Jerry Nadler.
Godspeed.
#NavalHistory, I think…
NPR in DC could play Swan Lake to really wind the conspiracists up if they wanted to.
The equivalent of butterfly landing on me just popped up in my stream. There is hope, people. Courage.
A health society doesn’t make a big deal about a tight end and a pop star getting engaged.
A healthy society doesn't need "hot takes" and "bold predictions".
September is national emergency preparedness month. Test your readiness this month. Fire escapes- are windows able to be opened? Is furniture blocking access? Do you have 3 days of emergency food? In a bad disaster it can take several days to get state or federal aid into a disaster area.
Want to make a statement about Space Command? Place their HQ in high-earth orbit. Seriously.
Because it’s the parking ramp at the VA.
Sept. 2, 1775: The United Colonies have an armed force at sea for the first time. Gen. George Washington appoints an experienced mariner, Capt. Nicholson Broughton of the Marblehead, Mass., Regiment, to command a schooner called the Hannah, which has been armed with 4 guns by Col. John Glover. 1/3
There goes the 8:27 school bus. School is back in session. Summer is done.
That’s just gutting. I’m so sorry.