prbeckman
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Interested in books, history, strategy. Strategy Bridge Podcast host. There are four lights! https://thestrategybridge.org/the-podcast
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February 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
War Came to Ukraine and Its Dogs Are Not the Same: Researchers discovered surprising changes to former pets along the front line of combat with Russia.
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War Came to Ukraine and Its Dogs Are Not the Same
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February 8, 2026 at 10:49 PM
War Came to Ukraine and Its Dogs Are Not the Same: Researchers discovered surprising changes to former pets along the front line of combat with Russia.
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As his regime crumbled, Bashar al-Assad was obsessed with sex and video games, and he refused every lifeline he was offered. Palace insiders told Robert F. Worth that Assad could have saved his regime if he hadn’t been so stubborn and vain.
The Fall of the House of Assad
A detached ruler, obsessed with sex and video games, refused every lifeline he was offered.
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February 8, 2026 at 4:15 PM
As his regime crumbled, Bashar al-Assad was obsessed with sex and video games, and he refused every lifeline he was offered. Palace insiders told Robert F. Worth that Assad could have saved his regime if he hadn’t been so stubborn and vain.
I’m watching the film “Seven Days in May” and it is really good. Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, and screenplay by Rod Serling.
February 8, 2026 at 2:04 AM
I’m watching the film “Seven Days in May” and it is really good. Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, and screenplay by Rod Serling.
Interesting. Did not know that it was King who proposed that the Southwest Pacific Subarea be commanded by an Army officer.
February 7, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Interesting. Did not know that it was King who proposed that the Southwest Pacific Subarea be commanded by an Army officer.
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I regret to inform you that “1979” by Smashing Pumpkins was released in 1996, which is now 30 years ago. Meaning a similar song released in 2026 would be called “2009”
February 2, 2026 at 10:49 PM
I regret to inform you that “1979” by Smashing Pumpkins was released in 1996, which is now 30 years ago. Meaning a similar song released in 2026 would be called “2009”
Have always enjoyed Tirico’s play-by-play calls> The Greatest Heist’: Mike Tirico’s Super Bowl-sized decision that transformed sports TV
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‘The Greatest Heist’: Mike Tirico’s Super Bowl-sized decision that transformed sports TV
NBC's top on-air talent will be pulling unprecedented double-duty this week, calling the Super Bowl, then hosting the Winter Olympics.
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February 2, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Have always enjoyed Tirico’s play-by-play calls> The Greatest Heist’: Mike Tirico’s Super Bowl-sized decision that transformed sports TV
www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...
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Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
January 26, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Bruce Springsteen reflects on his album "Nebraska" on CBS Sunday Morning
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Bruce Springsteen on his landmark album "Nebraska"
YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning
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January 26, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Bruce Springsteen reflects on his album "Nebraska" on CBS Sunday Morning
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fkq...
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I watched the Copenhagen Test this weekend and it is really good.
January 19, 2026 at 10:21 PM
I watched the Copenhagen Test this weekend and it is really good.
Ranking Member Shaheen Delivers Speech on the State of the Transatlantic Relationship at the University of Copenhagen www.foreign.senate.gov/press/dem/re...
Ranking Member Shaheen Delivers Speech on the State of the Transatlantic Relationship at the University of Copenhagen | United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered a speech on the state of...
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January 19, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Ranking Member Shaheen Delivers Speech on the State of the Transatlantic Relationship at the University of Copenhagen www.foreign.senate.gov/press/dem/re...
"This site provides a history of all 91 U.S. Army divisions that served in World War II from 1939 to 1945. "> 91 divisions. Think about how big the Army was in WWII. By 1945 the Marine Corps organized 6 divisions. www.armydivs.com/infantry-div...
Infantry Divisions — US Army Divisions
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January 19, 2026 at 3:01 AM
"This site provides a history of all 91 U.S. Army divisions that served in World War II from 1939 to 1945. "> 91 divisions. Think about how big the Army was in WWII. By 1945 the Marine Corps organized 6 divisions. www.armydivs.com/infantry-div...
The Atlantic Charter, 1941 -
“First, their countries seek no aggrandizement, territorial or other;
“Second, they desire to see no territorial changes that do not accord with the freely expressed wishes of the peoples concerned”
“First, their countries seek no aggrandizement, territorial or other;
“Second, they desire to see no territorial changes that do not accord with the freely expressed wishes of the peoples concerned”
January 6, 2026 at 12:06 PM
The Atlantic Charter, 1941 -
“First, their countries seek no aggrandizement, territorial or other;
“Second, they desire to see no territorial changes that do not accord with the freely expressed wishes of the peoples concerned”
“First, their countries seek no aggrandizement, territorial or other;
“Second, they desire to see no territorial changes that do not accord with the freely expressed wishes of the peoples concerned”
Finished my first book of 2026. “Our Jungle Road to Tokyo” by Robert Eichelberger, commander of I Corps and 8th Army during WW2.
January 3, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Finished my first book of 2026. “Our Jungle Road to Tokyo” by Robert Eichelberger, commander of I Corps and 8th Army during WW2.
The first music video that caught my eye was That’s All by Genesis
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Genesis - That's All (Official Music Video)
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December 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The first music video that caught my eye was That’s All by Genesis
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzyn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzyn...
"For most people, the story of RAF Bomber Command in the Second World War begins and ends with strategic bombing. Yet for five years of war, Bomber Command also fought a different conflict — a sustained offensive of mine warfare against Nazi shipping" www.justcuriousjane.com/invisible-ca...
The Invisible Campaign: Bomber Command’s Minelaying Offensive Against Nazi Shipping – JUST CURIOUS JANE
How RAF Bomber Command waged a hidden mine war against enemy shipping in WWII — and why this decisive campaign was forgotten.
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December 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
"For most people, the story of RAF Bomber Command in the Second World War begins and ends with strategic bombing. Yet for five years of war, Bomber Command also fought a different conflict — a sustained offensive of mine warfare against Nazi shipping" www.justcuriousjane.com/invisible-ca...
Leyte Campaign Operation Report - 776th Amphibian Tank Battalion cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...
World War II Operational Documents
The following operation report covers all of the actions in which all elements of the 776th Amphibian Tank Battalion, less Company D, participated. The Leyte Campaign began at the time this Battalion ...
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December 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Leyte Campaign Operation Report - 776th Amphibian Tank Battalion cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...
"The principal mission of an amphibian tank battalion is the assault of landing beaches and the shelling of those beaches after the lifting of naval gunfire."
December 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"The principal mission of an amphibian tank battalion is the assault of landing beaches and the shelling of those beaches after the lifting of naval gunfire."
"The United States must collaborate successfully with its allies if it is to compete with China in the global shipping industry." engelsbergideas.com/essays/marit...
Maritime allies are America's superpower
The United States must collaborate successfully with its allies if it is to compete with China in the global shipping industry.
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December 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"The United States must collaborate successfully with its allies if it is to compete with China in the global shipping industry." engelsbergideas.com/essays/marit...
"Silicon Valley says to skip college. This CEO of an AI company says that’s a huge mistake."
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Silicon Valley says to skip college
This CEO of an AI company says that’s a huge mistake.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
"Silicon Valley says to skip college. This CEO of an AI company says that’s a huge mistake."
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Huge news: after many years, my bipartisan bill with Senator Todd Young to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force against Iraq was signed into law. This is a historic win for Americans and allows us to close the book on this forever war.
December 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Huge news: after many years, my bipartisan bill with Senator Todd Young to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force against Iraq was signed into law. This is a historic win for Americans and allows us to close the book on this forever war.
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WATCH: Replica of the Statue of Liberty topples due to strong winds in Guaíba, Brazil
December 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
WATCH: Replica of the Statue of Liberty topples due to strong winds in Guaíba, Brazil