Murf167
murf167.bsky.social
Murf167
@murf167.bsky.social
Blue dot in a red state. Veteran, IT guy, runner, traveler.
June 4th 1942. For those who fought and fell with valor even without hope. We may never see their like again.

If you don’t know, ask me next time we see each other or google the torpedo squadrons at the Battle of Midway.

#midway #flynavy
June 5, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education, sent Harvard a letter.

They graded it.

Bwahahaha.
May 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.

Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
April 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"I will do all we can to enforce 100% OPSEC." -Defense Secretary Hegseth in a group chat regarding an impending attack on Yemen to which someone on the chat inadvertently included the managing editor of The Atlantic
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Slava Ukraini
March 1, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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February 28, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Today we celebrate the invention of the very first ‘air friar’.
January 27, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Cats and Christmas trees. A cute but destructive combination.
December 22, 2024 at 1:49 AM
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"It is a screwball chump-chase transposed into the register of drama, with George playing the part of the chump. Mary could marry any man in town. She doesn’t want to."
There Is No Mary Problem in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
George’s vision of his wife without him is essential to the film, but critics continue to miss its true—and profound—meaning.
www.thebulwark.com
December 21, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Perhaps the last good news story for several years, but it IS delightful.

apnews.com/article/onio...
Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families' backing
Satirical news publication The Onion has bought Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction with the backing of families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
apnews.com
November 14, 2024 at 6:51 PM