Galah70
@galah70.bsky.social
Nats fan, Red Porch Regular, old retired soldier. Leans liberal.
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This 👇
My thoughts on the latest civ-mil fracas: "the American military cannot save us from the politicians we elect to high office...the proper role for our military is political inertness. However well-meaning, to encourage them to be otherwise is further pulling them into the political fray.”
www.aei.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
This 👇
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This is so so good
If Carl von Clausewitz were to advise Secretary Rubio on peace in Ukraine, he might say something like this: lnk.thebulwark.com/4pzTkrK
A Letter from Clausewitz to Secretary Rubio
Channeling the author of ‘On War’ on the U.S. pursuit of peace in Ukraine.
lnk.thebulwark.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
This is so so good
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Though the online ur-text for this that remains Undefeated is probably @pptsapper.bsky.social 's "Stop Calling Us Warriors."
angrystaffofficer.com/2016/12/14/s...
angrystaffofficer.com/2016/12/14/s...
Stop Calling Us Warriors
If you’ve been in the Army longer than five minutes, you’ve probably been called “warrior” already. Or maybe “hero,” usually used sarcastically when referring to…
angrystaffofficer.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Though the online ur-text for this that remains Undefeated is probably @pptsapper.bsky.social 's "Stop Calling Us Warriors."
angrystaffofficer.com/2016/12/14/s...
angrystaffofficer.com/2016/12/14/s...
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121 days until Opening Day
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
121 days until Opening Day
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"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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September jobs day will be Nov 20
Revised news release dates following the 2025 lapse in appropriations
Revised news release dates following the 2025 lapse in appropriations
www.bls.gov
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
September jobs day will be Nov 20
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This is America today. It doesn’t have to be this way.
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This is America today. It doesn’t have to be this way.
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Canadian Travel to the U.S. Declines for 10th Straight Month www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Canadian Travel to the U.S. Declines for 10th Straight Month
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Canadian Travel to the U.S. Declines for 10th Straight Month www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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Trump Says Epstein Emails Only Prove He One Of The Most Emailed-About Men In History https://theonion.com/trump-says-epstein-emails-only-prove-he-one-of-the-most-emailed-about-men-in-history/
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Trump Says Epstein Emails Only Prove He One Of The Most Emailed-About Men In History https://theonion.com/trump-says-epstein-emails-only-prove-he-one-of-the-most-emailed-about-men-in-history/
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Accidentally correct that unpaid labor obtained through threats and coercion *is* the American way.
Sean Duffy threatens "action" against air traffic controllers who didn't come to work during the shutdown: "I'm concerned about their patriotism."
November 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Accidentally correct that unpaid labor obtained through threats and coercion *is* the American way.
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Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
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The Heritage Foundation should go hang out with the Taliban, they’re kindred spirits
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The Heritage Foundation should go hang out with the Taliban, they’re kindred spirits
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That a Reagan judge would give up his lifetime appointment willingly because he feels a future GOP president has rendered that appointment meaningless in the midst of an authoritarian speedrun is quite remarkable:
November 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
That a Reagan judge would give up his lifetime appointment willingly because he feels a future GOP president has rendered that appointment meaningless in the midst of an authoritarian speedrun is quite remarkable:
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Layoffs rise to recession-like levels in October.
Best economy in the world. All he had to do was not fuck it up, and he fucked it up.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Best economy in the world. All he had to do was not fuck it up, and he fucked it up.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Layoffs rise to recession-like levels through October, new report says
Employers have announced 1.1 million job cuts so far this year, the highest reading since the pandemic, according to a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Layoffs rise to recession-like levels in October.
Best economy in the world. All he had to do was not fuck it up, and he fucked it up.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Best economy in the world. All he had to do was not fuck it up, and he fucked it up.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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In the three true outcomes era, might contact be king? The Blue Jays thought so. And they’re leading the World Series 1-0 because of it. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
The Blue Jays keep on hitting, and the World Series started with a bang
Toronto’s contact-heavy approach contributed to a staggering 11-4 win over the favored Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 on Friday night.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
In the three true outcomes era, might contact be king? The Blue Jays thought so. And they’re leading the World Series 1-0 because of it. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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Raskin details how he tried to get unanimous consent today to force Johnson to swear in Adelita Grijalva, but the Acting Speaker Haridopolos "scurried out of the room"
October 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Raskin details how he tried to get unanimous consent today to force Johnson to swear in Adelita Grijalva, but the Acting Speaker Haridopolos "scurried out of the room"
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How to give all the CI agents in your command a heart attack in one easy sentence
Top US Army general says he’s using ChatGPT to help make key command decisions
Top US Army general says he’s using ChatGPT to help make key command decisions
Maj. Gen. William "Hank" Taylor told reporters that he's been using ChatGPT to refine how he makes choices affecting thousands of troops.
nypost.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
How to give all the CI agents in your command a heart attack in one easy sentence
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This the lamest, most final day of ROTC Advanced Camp fake high speed shit ever.
ICE Agents Rappel From Black Hawk Helicopters Into Chicago for Major Raid
Roughly 30 undocumented immigrants were taken into custody, several of them suspected of gang affiliation, NewsNation reported.
www.newsweek.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This the lamest, most final day of ROTC Advanced Camp fake high speed shit ever.
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On what would have been John Young's 95th birthday!
Flew two Gemini missions, flew to the Moon twice - walking on its surface as Commander of Apollo 16, then went on to Command the first Shuttle mission!
Legend!
Left: Recovered from underexposed film, Gemini X
Right: Jump salute, Apollo 16
Flew two Gemini missions, flew to the Moon twice - walking on its surface as Commander of Apollo 16, then went on to Command the first Shuttle mission!
Legend!
Left: Recovered from underexposed film, Gemini X
Right: Jump salute, Apollo 16
September 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
On what would have been John Young's 95th birthday!
Flew two Gemini missions, flew to the Moon twice - walking on its surface as Commander of Apollo 16, then went on to Command the first Shuttle mission!
Legend!
Left: Recovered from underexposed film, Gemini X
Right: Jump salute, Apollo 16
Flew two Gemini missions, flew to the Moon twice - walking on its surface as Commander of Apollo 16, then went on to Command the first Shuttle mission!
Legend!
Left: Recovered from underexposed film, Gemini X
Right: Jump salute, Apollo 16
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Wow
“.. I can’t remember anyone ever telling me we can’t say anything critical about a civilian like this. He was not in our chain of command or anything,” the officer said.
@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
September 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Wow
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This is part of my argument that drones are not a revolution in military affairs - they are another way of sending explosives at a target. Refined precision fires, the expense of which is going to vary according to production and demand
September 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This is part of my argument that drones are not a revolution in military affairs - they are another way of sending explosives at a target. Refined precision fires, the expense of which is going to vary according to production and demand