Colonel Daddy, Patron of the Arts
@stephenmeister.bsky.social
GenX Husband/Widower/Father/Grandfather/Missileer/ Drag Aficionado and forever a student of strategy. No Room For Hate. LGBTQIA+ safe. (he/him)
Everything just got better… A lovely Manhattan up in honor of my pops who would have been 91 today. First birthday since he left this Earth. He had a hell of a run, but I sure wish he was still around.
Cheers! #MyOrdinaryHero
Cheers! #MyOrdinaryHero
November 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Everything just got better… A lovely Manhattan up in honor of my pops who would have been 91 today. First birthday since he left this Earth. He had a hell of a run, but I sure wish he was still around.
Cheers! #MyOrdinaryHero
Cheers! #MyOrdinaryHero
If you’re not subscribed to Joel Douglas’s “I Believe” on LinkedIn you are missing out.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/dying-...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/dying-...
Dying on the Hill of Democracy
Some say we fight for democracy. But what if that fight is misplaced? Some Hills are Worth Dying On July 2, 1863, outside of Gettysburg.
www.linkedin.com
March 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
If you’re not subscribed to Joel Douglas’s “I Believe” on LinkedIn you are missing out.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/dying-...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/dying-...
Everything just got better
February 23, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Everything just got better
Dirty… dirty… dirty.
January 12, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Dirty… dirty… dirty.
Reposted by Colonel Daddy, Patron of the Arts
Democracy should be so much more than an exercise in coddling the worst of us.
July 9, 2024 at 8:57 AM
Democracy should be so much more than an exercise in coddling the worst of us.
Reposted by Colonel Daddy, Patron of the Arts
More and more I'm coming to believe this one thing is the root cause of so many problems that are often blamed on other things.
Wall Street’s pathological and ruinous demand that companies show perpetual growth, as opposed to healthy sustainable profits, is only possible in a world where firms are allowed to lock up markets, eliminate competition and collect increasing extractive rents at increasing scale.
June 20, 2024 at 2:03 AM
More and more I'm coming to believe this one thing is the root cause of so many problems that are often blamed on other things.
Ash should fight his own damn battles!
June 17, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Ash should fight his own damn battles!
Reposted by Colonel Daddy, Patron of the Arts
You know, when someone says ‘I enjoyed a thing’ you are actually permitted not to reply with a small essay explaining why you did not.
May 27, 2024 at 7:21 PM
You know, when someone says ‘I enjoyed a thing’ you are actually permitted not to reply with a small essay explaining why you did not.
Reposted by Colonel Daddy, Patron of the Arts
2016: FUCK YOUR FEELINGS
2017: YOU LOST GET OVER IT
2018: DRINKING UR LIBERAL TEARS
2019: FOUR MORE YEARS BITCHES
2020: STOP THE COUNT
2021: WATER THE TREE OF LIBERTY
2022: BURN GROOMER BOOKS!
2023: DEATH TO ALL LIB BABYKILLERS
2024: I, a victim, am being shunned for my conservative beliefs
2017: YOU LOST GET OVER IT
2018: DRINKING UR LIBERAL TEARS
2019: FOUR MORE YEARS BITCHES
2020: STOP THE COUNT
2021: WATER THE TREE OF LIBERTY
2022: BURN GROOMER BOOKS!
2023: DEATH TO ALL LIB BABYKILLERS
2024: I, a victim, am being shunned for my conservative beliefs
May 24, 2024 at 6:07 PM
2016: FUCK YOUR FEELINGS
2017: YOU LOST GET OVER IT
2018: DRINKING UR LIBERAL TEARS
2019: FOUR MORE YEARS BITCHES
2020: STOP THE COUNT
2021: WATER THE TREE OF LIBERTY
2022: BURN GROOMER BOOKS!
2023: DEATH TO ALL LIB BABYKILLERS
2024: I, a victim, am being shunned for my conservative beliefs
2017: YOU LOST GET OVER IT
2018: DRINKING UR LIBERAL TEARS
2019: FOUR MORE YEARS BITCHES
2020: STOP THE COUNT
2021: WATER THE TREE OF LIBERTY
2022: BURN GROOMER BOOKS!
2023: DEATH TO ALL LIB BABYKILLERS
2024: I, a victim, am being shunned for my conservative beliefs
Reposted by Colonel Daddy, Patron of the Arts
Prior to the introduction of the measles vaccine in 1963, it killed more than 400 Americans per year, with children being the most vulnerable. Due to childhood vaccination, deaths from measles were nearly entirely eliminated in the US in the 1990s.
The rise in antivax rhetoric is killing children.
The rise in antivax rhetoric is killing children.
It's heartbreaking in so many ways.
"A young child has died of measles in Ontario, marking the first death in the province from the highly contagious virus in more than 10 years, a Public Health Ontario report confirms.
The child, who was under the age of 5, was not immunized against the virus"
"A young child has died of measles in Ontario, marking the first death in the province from the highly contagious virus in more than 10 years, a Public Health Ontario report confirms.
The child, who was under the age of 5, was not immunized against the virus"
Child under 5 dies of measles in Ontario: PHO
A young child has died of measles in Ontario, marking the first death in the province from the highly infectious virus in more than 10 years, a Public Health Ontario report confirms.
www.cp24.com
May 17, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Prior to the introduction of the measles vaccine in 1963, it killed more than 400 Americans per year, with children being the most vulnerable. Due to childhood vaccination, deaths from measles were nearly entirely eliminated in the US in the 1990s.
The rise in antivax rhetoric is killing children.
The rise in antivax rhetoric is killing children.
Dear tourists/school groups,
Welcome to DC! Please, for the love of all that is good, remember some of us live here and have places to be. Lesson 1 applies to any walkways — keep right (particularly if you don’t move with a purpose). On escalators, it’s stand right/walk left. Thanks in advance!
Welcome to DC! Please, for the love of all that is good, remember some of us live here and have places to be. Lesson 1 applies to any walkways — keep right (particularly if you don’t move with a purpose). On escalators, it’s stand right/walk left. Thanks in advance!
May 10, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Dear tourists/school groups,
Welcome to DC! Please, for the love of all that is good, remember some of us live here and have places to be. Lesson 1 applies to any walkways — keep right (particularly if you don’t move with a purpose). On escalators, it’s stand right/walk left. Thanks in advance!
Welcome to DC! Please, for the love of all that is good, remember some of us live here and have places to be. Lesson 1 applies to any walkways — keep right (particularly if you don’t move with a purpose). On escalators, it’s stand right/walk left. Thanks in advance!
Reposted by Colonel Daddy, Patron of the Arts
New: Facing Unchecked Syphilis Outbreak, Great Plains Tribes Sought Federal Help.
Months Later, No One Has Responded.
www.propublica.org/article/syph...
Months Later, No One Has Responded.
www.propublica.org/article/syph...
Facing Unchecked Syphilis Outbreak, Great Plains Tribes Sought Federal Help. Months Later, No One Has Responded.
The syphilis rate among Indigenous people in the Great Plains is higher than at any point in 80 years of records. More than 3% of Native American babies born in South Dakota last year had the preventa...
www.propublica.org
May 7, 2024 at 11:17 AM
New: Facing Unchecked Syphilis Outbreak, Great Plains Tribes Sought Federal Help.
Months Later, No One Has Responded.
www.propublica.org/article/syph...
Months Later, No One Has Responded.
www.propublica.org/article/syph...
Reposted by Colonel Daddy, Patron of the Arts
Just a friendly reminder
If it costs your mental health, it's too expensive.
If it costs your mental health, it's too expensive.
April 21, 2024 at 2:16 AM
Just a friendly reminder
If it costs your mental health, it's too expensive.
If it costs your mental health, it's too expensive.
How absolutely amazing is Walton Goggins? So amazing I cannot find words! Not a gamer… like not at all. But the Fallout series is freaking brilliant!
April 17, 2024 at 2:13 AM
How absolutely amazing is Walton Goggins? So amazing I cannot find words! Not a gamer… like not at all. But the Fallout series is freaking brilliant!
Loving these Golden Haiku along 18th St NW! Maybe the kids are alright!
April 12, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Loving these Golden Haiku along 18th St NW! Maybe the kids are alright!
Reposted by Colonel Daddy, Patron of the Arts
Liberalism without historical context means that you don't really have an understanding of what it is that you're involved in beyond scoring political points and feeling self-righteous
Which is why the catastrophic destruction of history programs at colleges is, uh, really not great for democracy
Which is why the catastrophic destruction of history programs at colleges is, uh, really not great for democracy
April 12, 2024 at 1:14 AM
Liberalism without historical context means that you don't really have an understanding of what it is that you're involved in beyond scoring political points and feeling self-righteous
Which is why the catastrophic destruction of history programs at colleges is, uh, really not great for democracy
Which is why the catastrophic destruction of history programs at colleges is, uh, really not great for democracy
Reposted by Colonel Daddy, Patron of the Arts
For Appomattox Day, it's good to remember that Robert E Lee did not have to do a treason, lots of other southerners somehow managed not to.
Debunking the Myth of Southern Hegemony: Southerners who Stayed Loyal to the US in the Civil War
On April 1, seven states - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia - will begin their celebration of Confederate Heritage Month. As a counter to this narrative of southe...
angrystaffofficer.com
April 9, 2024 at 2:38 PM
For Appomattox Day, it's good to remember that Robert E Lee did not have to do a treason, lots of other southerners somehow managed not to.
Reposted by Colonel Daddy, Patron of the Arts
Worth remembering that ESPN has had the rights to the women’s basketball tournament for decades and only now is giving the game the profile, resources and shoulder programming it deserved. Which only hurt its own investment. Remember that when you see the ratings for these games.
April 2, 2024 at 1:57 AM
Worth remembering that ESPN has had the rights to the women’s basketball tournament for decades and only now is giving the game the profile, resources and shoulder programming it deserved. Which only hurt its own investment. Remember that when you see the ratings for these games.
There is something about sitting out, enjoying one last beer with the cool breeze, as Taps plays over the Giant Voice. I miss living on base. #TDY@BAFB
April 2, 2024 at 2:04 AM
There is something about sitting out, enjoying one last beer with the cool breeze, as Taps plays over the Giant Voice. I miss living on base. #TDY@BAFB
Reposted by Colonel Daddy, Patron of the Arts
In this piece, I discuss the next phase of politicization of the U.S. military and its implications for the country’s security.
I tried to be dispassionate, but honestly I am pretty worried about how this all might end.
No paywall (for now).
I tried to be dispassionate, but honestly I am pretty worried about how this all might end.
No paywall (for now).
The Creeping Politicization of the U.S. Military
How Republicans’ loyalty tests erode national security.
www.foreignaffairs.com
March 21, 2024 at 12:05 AM
In this piece, I discuss the next phase of politicization of the U.S. military and its implications for the country’s security.
I tried to be dispassionate, but honestly I am pretty worried about how this all might end.
No paywall (for now).
I tried to be dispassionate, but honestly I am pretty worried about how this all might end.
No paywall (for now).
Why am I only now learning there’s such a thing as Zamrock? Damn! It’s been around for about as long as I have?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamrock
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamrock
March 21, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Why am I only now learning there’s such a thing as Zamrock? Damn! It’s been around for about as long as I have?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamrock
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamrock
Reposted by Colonel Daddy, Patron of the Arts
"When I was ten. I read fairy tales in secret & would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." - C.S. Lewis
Art by Adelaide Claxton.
Art by Adelaide Claxton.
March 16, 2024 at 11:45 AM
"When I was ten. I read fairy tales in secret & would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." - C.S. Lewis
Art by Adelaide Claxton.
Art by Adelaide Claxton.
Reposted by Colonel Daddy, Patron of the Arts
Effing brilliant.
i completely forgot to post the absolutely INSANE sticker i saw on someone's car the other day
March 17, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Effing brilliant.