Nobody remembers the war of 1812 Southerners kind of get it but civil wars are different But just eating bitterness for a generation because you tried and got beat? Not an American thing
Hoosier Homer is reading Crucible of War by Fred Anderson
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The donuts and beers one. Certified Barracks Lawyer. Guardian of the Thermostat. Consumer of Food and Drink. Actually forklift certified. Semper Gumpy. Drunken BBX Advocate. Writing at: https://inconvenientwarstudies.net/
Munitions hole is already being filled, we are already putting metric buttloads of money into this and MRO capabilities and the overall SRM chain, it’s already happening. They are the easier parts of this to remedy it will just take time
"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux@bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 22m agoI know it sucks, but Dems have got to be prepared to inherit a munitions-and-readiness hole that is going to be expensive to fill, but which will need to be filled. Hardly the only such hole, but it will be a big one.
strange we built an entire military establishment on half year rotations and significant dwell time and now that we aren't doing that things are falling apart
Patrick Chovanec@prchovanec.bsky.social · 38m agoKeeping people constantly deployed has a mounting cost. www.ms.now/news/conditi...
We saw a brief glimpse of Orcas on the boat! First we’ve seen
Hegseth's actions make a lot more sense when you realize that the War on Terror-era military, for all its other faults, accurately clocked him as an unsatisfactory officer, and he's trying to remake the military into one that wouldn't do that.
Pathetic Cat Meme: Pathétique
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feels like as a society we have really overdone the "putting extra protein in everything" trend (except your mom, I'd definitely some extra protein in her)
Saddam is claimed, but don't let that stop you from getting one of these dropped in your order
do you like this? do you want one just like it? maybe something else? donate $50 or more to a housing charity and tag me on your post receipt, and i'll send you one for free.
Hoosier Homer is reading Crucible of War by Fred Anderson@hoosierhomer.bsky.social · 19h agowitness the power of this fully operational firefly sherman
Next order in the store gets the Saddam rookie card
ya know what time it is
It might have been @hoosierhomer.bsky.social that mentioned it, but there's something about having a box of misc cables that always comes in handy. On top of that, I keep this in my out-and-about bag, because you never know when you'll need usb-c/a/micro or mini, or or a K-pin to BT adapter.
for barrel length comparison here it is next to a M4A3 76mm i built
Hoosier Homer is reading Crucible of War by Fred Anderson@hoosierhomer.bsky.social · 19h agowitness the power of this fully operational firefly sherman
witness the power of this fully operational firefly sherman
idk what the deal is but anxiety is attacking me once a week lately to the point where i feel paralyzed and all i can do it go lie down in a dark room and hope to fall asleep.
PLEASE tell your lawyer the whole truth and nothing but the truth, the FIRST time.
a picture i took just off Highway 1 somewhere in the vicinity of Mendocino
PandaMom@pandamom.bsky.social · yesterdayNo cheating, post your lock screen.
or live up to their statutory obligations when you get hurt on the job. fighting every step of the way. hospitals are continuing to make the entire employee-employer relationship as hostile as possible all the while calling it a family.
Memento (artemis) Morty 🌙@mementomorty.bsky.social · 23h agohospitals want us to do more with less without a concern for patient safety or our own wellbeing while refusing to pay us adequate wages
Is there an ATM camera within 1/4 mile that you could enhance the video of and read the license plate number in the reflection of the sunglasses of someone watching them dent the vehicle?
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I am a Vimes Theory Hater but if you talk about this in terms of modern transportation I regret that it works well for a beater vs a late model Toyota and also explains why a BMW isn’t more reliable
MULTI FIRM REPLY ALL STORM HELL YEAH LFG
Thought about it overnight, and if you were morally obligated to not vote for Harris in 2024, you were also morally obligated to refuse to pay taxes for the last 3 years.
huh where have i seen this problem before
Sarah Taber@sarahtaber.bsky.social · yesterdayLike. Do we WANT a toxic culture of doubling down, coverups, & never admitting mistakes? Because "any admission of error can fuck you up worse than pretending you never messed up at all" is how you GET a toxic culture of doubling down, coverups, & never admitting mistakes.