MTMcGurk
@mtmcgurk.bsky.social
IWI Fellow 2025. Views are my own and do not represent DoD or the Irregular Warfare Initiative.
Dad, Army Recruiter, aspiring historian, poet, #irregularwarfare, #poet. #cats #LetsGoPens 🐧 #library #milsky #zettelkasten
It’s a great day to recruit!
Dad, Army Recruiter, aspiring historian, poet, #irregularwarfare, #poet. #cats #LetsGoPens 🐧 #library #milsky #zettelkasten
It’s a great day to recruit!
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Last day to get 50% off all books! Use code: 24NEWYEAR50 at checkout (kansaspress.ku.edu).
#FlashSale #FlashSaleAlert #booksale #booksalealert #upkansas
#FlashSale #FlashSaleAlert #booksale #booksalealert #upkansas
January 8, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Last day to get 50% off all books! Use code: 24NEWYEAR50 at checkout (kansaspress.ku.edu).
#FlashSale #FlashSaleAlert #booksale #booksalealert #upkansas
#FlashSale #FlashSaleAlert #booksale #booksalealert #upkansas
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"50 years after Hannah Arendt's death, the ideologies are back. On a global scale, but also in the everyday life of each individual. The globe is being redistributed, and it's not entirely clear how it will turn out. Arendt can teach us how to confront this world."
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
Never Out of Date: How Hannah Arendt Helps Us Understand Our World
Fifty years after her death in New York, Hannah Arendt has become the most popular philosopher of our time. For good reason: Her views are just as timely as ever.
www.spiegel.de
January 7, 2026 at 12:20 AM
"50 years after Hannah Arendt's death, the ideologies are back. On a global scale, but also in the everyday life of each individual. The globe is being redistributed, and it's not entirely clear how it will turn out. Arendt can teach us how to confront this world."
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
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This is unethical law enforcement practice.
"A doctor at the scene attempted to help the woman who was shot, but was kept away by federal agents. When an ambulance finally arrived, it was blocked from reaching her by law-enforcement vehicles, and paramedics had to reach her on foot. The woman has died." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
A Deadly Shooting in Minnesota
A federal immigration agent’s killing of a woman driving an SUV fits into a tragic pattern.
www.theatlantic.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:55 PM
This is unethical law enforcement practice.
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Emblematic of defense illiteracy, almost every single paragraph in this article has something wrong with it.
www.wsj.com/world/the-gr...
www.wsj.com/world/the-gr...
The ‘Growler’ Signal-Jamming Jet That Helped Capture Nicolás Maduro
The U.S. used the jet for jamming and spoofing Venezuela’s air defense. It is a key tool in the military’s renewed focus on electronic warfare.
www.wsj.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Emblematic of defense illiteracy, almost every single paragraph in this article has something wrong with it.
www.wsj.com/world/the-gr...
www.wsj.com/world/the-gr...
Corporation for Public Broadcasting closed today. cpb.org/pressroom/co...
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Board Votes to Dissolve Organization in Act of Responsible Stewardship to Protect the Future of Public Media
Washington, D.C. (January 5, 2026) — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the private, nonprofit corporation created by Congress to steward the federal government’s investment in public broa...
cpb.org
January 7, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Corporation for Public Broadcasting closed today. cpb.org/pressroom/co...
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Aldrich Ames, CIA officer convicted of spying for Russia, dies at age 84 www.cbsnews.com/news/aldrich...
Aldrich Ames, CIA officer convicted of spying for Russia, dies at age 84
Aldrich Ames was a counterintelligence officer for the CIA who spied for the Soviet Union and later Russia.
www.cbsnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Aldrich Ames, CIA officer convicted of spying for Russia, dies at age 84 www.cbsnews.com/news/aldrich...
@dansukman.bsky.social Pens coming back from a 3-1 deficit. Love it
January 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
@dansukman.bsky.social Pens coming back from a 3-1 deficit. Love it
Book 1/2026: Redeployment by @philklay.bsky.social
I don’t know where I got this copy but I remember when it came out. Three deployments done when this was published in 2014.
So much amuses, angers, chastises, and saddens. He writes powerful short stories. Like Owen, I’ll keep writing poetry ✍️
I don’t know where I got this copy but I remember when it came out. Three deployments done when this was published in 2014.
So much amuses, angers, chastises, and saddens. He writes powerful short stories. Like Owen, I’ll keep writing poetry ✍️
January 4, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Book 1/2026: Redeployment by @philklay.bsky.social
I don’t know where I got this copy but I remember when it came out. Three deployments done when this was published in 2014.
So much amuses, angers, chastises, and saddens. He writes powerful short stories. Like Owen, I’ll keep writing poetry ✍️
I don’t know where I got this copy but I remember when it came out. Three deployments done when this was published in 2014.
So much amuses, angers, chastises, and saddens. He writes powerful short stories. Like Owen, I’ll keep writing poetry ✍️
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so cool that when Kurosawa made Seven Samurai, he was like, "What if a movie absolutely ripped for three-and-a-half hours straight?"
January 2, 2026 at 8:50 PM
so cool that when Kurosawa made Seven Samurai, he was like, "What if a movie absolutely ripped for three-and-a-half hours straight?"
Black ink cartridge and it works great. Might be the new favorite (along with the Lamy and Sheaffer)
January 3, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Black ink cartridge and it works great. Might be the new favorite (along with the Lamy and Sheaffer)
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Despite some delays due to the DoD review schedule and the U.S. government shutdown, our book “Multidomain Operations: The Pursuit of Battlefield Dominance in the 21st Century” (co-edited with Amos Fox) will now be published on January 9, 2026! www.howgatepublishing.com/product-page...
Multidomain Operations: The Pursuit of Battlefield Dominance in the 21st Century | howgatepublishing
Amos Fox and Franz-Stefan Gady challenge one of modern war’s most influential doctrines: Multidomain Operations. Is it the right framework for 21st-century conflict—or a concept rushed into service wi...
www.howgatepublishing.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Despite some delays due to the DoD review schedule and the U.S. government shutdown, our book “Multidomain Operations: The Pursuit of Battlefield Dominance in the 21st Century” (co-edited with Amos Fox) will now be published on January 9, 2026! www.howgatepublishing.com/product-page...
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@honer.bsky.social nice podcast! A lot of things I did not know.
Also, the WWII Museum of the Pacific in Nimitz’s hometown of Fredericksburg, TX is exceptional.
@honer.bsky.social nice podcast! A lot of things I did not know.
Also, the WWII Museum of the Pacific in Nimitz’s hometown of Fredericksburg, TX is exceptional.
Episode 3 - Admiral Nimitz, mastermind of victory in the Pacific, with special guest Trent Hone
Podcast Episode · Generals of WWII: The Art of Command · 12/26/2025 · 39m
podcasts.apple.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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@honer.bsky.social nice podcast! A lot of things I did not know.
Also, the WWII Museum of the Pacific in Nimitz’s hometown of Fredericksburg, TX is exceptional.
@honer.bsky.social nice podcast! A lot of things I did not know.
Also, the WWII Museum of the Pacific in Nimitz’s hometown of Fredericksburg, TX is exceptional.
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Cover reveal. It's about how & why colonies/states controlled international & domestic migration until 1888, why in the late 19th c the feds took over, & what it was like for politically disfavored groups to live under that arrangement of power. You can't understand voluntary migration history 1/
January 2, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Cover reveal. It's about how & why colonies/states controlled international & domestic migration until 1888, why in the late 19th c the feds took over, & what it was like for politically disfavored groups to live under that arrangement of power. You can't understand voluntary migration history 1/
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"Breadth or Depth: The Ongoing Battle in Professional Military Education," by @rdwadle.bsky.social & Heather Venable.
@smh-historians.bsky.social
ndupress.ndu.edu/Portals/68/J...
@smh-historians.bsky.social
ndupress.ndu.edu/Portals/68/J...
ndupress.ndu.edu
January 2, 2026 at 3:39 PM
"Breadth or Depth: The Ongoing Battle in Professional Military Education," by @rdwadle.bsky.social & Heather Venable.
@smh-historians.bsky.social
ndupress.ndu.edu/Portals/68/J...
@smh-historians.bsky.social
ndupress.ndu.edu/Portals/68/J...
ADP 6-22 Army Leadership and the Profession is well-written. The logic map and the Army leadership requirements model are powerful tools for counseling and leader development.
January 1, 2026 at 11:48 PM
ADP 6-22 Army Leadership and the Profession is well-written. The logic map and the Army leadership requirements model are powerful tools for counseling and leader development.
JC Wylie was in his early 30s and a junior field grade officer when he helped develop the framework and handbook for the USN Combat Information Center.
Where are the field grades writing cutting edge doctrine these days?
Where are the field grades writing cutting edge doctrine these days?
As J.C. Wylie wrote, it comes down to the man on the ground with a gun.
Oh, this was from a NAVY ADMIRAL. Say it louder for the people in the back 👏🏽
Oh, this was from a NAVY ADMIRAL. Say it louder for the people in the back 👏🏽
January 1, 2026 at 6:40 PM
JC Wylie was in his early 30s and a junior field grade officer when he helped develop the framework and handbook for the USN Combat Information Center.
Where are the field grades writing cutting edge doctrine these days?
Where are the field grades writing cutting edge doctrine these days?
Put links to university press website for books 2026 challenge. I’ve found with coupon codes or seasonal sales I can get them less expensive than amazon.* It also provided the university press catalog for new finds!
*If I understand correctly, authors don’t get a choice on where books are listed.
*If I understand correctly, authors don’t get a choice on where books are listed.
January 1, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Put links to university press website for books 2026 challenge. I’ve found with coupon codes or seasonal sales I can get them less expensive than amazon.* It also provided the university press catalog for new finds!
*If I understand correctly, authors don’t get a choice on where books are listed.
*If I understand correctly, authors don’t get a choice on where books are listed.
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Great point, Peter! Grab your copy of Misfire: British Empire Special Forces and Defeat in Malaya in World War II today (kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700639953/).
#militaryhistory #militaryhistorybooks #modernwarstudies #britisharmy #upkansas
#militaryhistory #militaryhistorybooks #modernwarstudies #britisharmy #upkansas
December 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Great point, Peter! Grab your copy of Misfire: British Empire Special Forces and Defeat in Malaya in World War II today (kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700639953/).
#militaryhistory #militaryhistorybooks #modernwarstudies #britisharmy #upkansas
#militaryhistory #militaryhistorybooks #modernwarstudies #britisharmy #upkansas
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Working on book revisions and I have made this point like, 11,000 times but once more I feel the need to suggest that Carthage does not get a fair shake for how impressive its military machine was.
If Rome hadn't come first, the Carthaginians would have dunked the Hellenistic world into the sea.
If Rome hadn't come first, the Carthaginians would have dunked the Hellenistic world into the sea.
December 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Working on book revisions and I have made this point like, 11,000 times but once more I feel the need to suggest that Carthage does not get a fair shake for how impressive its military machine was.
If Rome hadn't come first, the Carthaginians would have dunked the Hellenistic world into the sea.
If Rome hadn't come first, the Carthaginians would have dunked the Hellenistic world into the sea.
Just got the best out of office reply: “I am grateful for your communication! I am excited to connect with you after the holidays!”
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December 31, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Just got the best out of office reply: “I am grateful for your communication! I am excited to connect with you after the holidays!”
👏🏽 🤣
👏🏽 🤣