Mac William Bishop
@macwbishop.bsky.social
Just a poor wayfaring stranger, traveling through this world of woe. https://www.macwilliambishop.com/
Penelope [voice flat]: You're home late Odysseus: Yeah I was kidnapped Penelope: Kidnapped Odysseus: Yeah by a beautiful sea-witch Penelope: ... Odysseus: Actually, it was twice. Both sea-witches. One kept me for seven years as a sex slave Penelope: ... Odysseus: I missed you tho
Insubordination is a superpower in the right hands, at the right time…
"In the wake of kidnapping Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the U.S. president believed he had learned how to slice through Gordian Knots. But Roy Cohn was no Aristotle, and Trump is no Alexander." My latest for @rollingstone.com on the impasse in Iran. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
State Department says that Iranian-backed Iraqi Shiite militiamen launched an “ambush on U.S. diplomats in Baghdad” yesterday www.state.gov/releases/off...
Tehran pushed hard to negotiate directly with Vance, who reportedly opposed the war in the first place, because they believe he'll behave more reasonably than many of his counterparts — most notably Witkoff and Kushner. My latest for @RollingStone on Iran: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Iran Thinks It's Winning the War -- as Trump Looks for a Way Out
Despite the chest-thumping declarations of victory from Trump and Iran, there are only losers in this war — which may be far from over.
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Notable about the Isfahan rescue mission: the reason all these JSOC forces were in place in the region—from both Delta and SEAL Team 6 as well as the Rangers—is because of a big JSOC surge a couple of weeks ago in preparation for the highly enriched uranium raid, if ordered. Normally JSOC keeps…
Wesley Morgan@wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 4mo agoWith the desert air strip used in the rescue being this close to Isfahan, seems likely JSOC repurposed the one they’d been planning on using for the highly enriched uranium raid if ordered. Safe to say these events drastically decrease the odds of the JSOC HEU mission taking place.
"It is the same origin point — the same research, technology, and investment — that leads us to the moon or to dead schoolchildren, slain at our hands. The final decision about war or peace may be made by our leaders, but ultimately it is our responsibility..." My latest for @rollingstone.com
Wheels up all friendlies out. C130 got a wheel stuck in the sand at the FARP and a Delta element had to come in and blow it in place. Whole op sounds dicey as hell but they pulled it off.
Jack Murphy@jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 4mo agoF-15 WSO recovered alive. Was escaping and evading. Massive fire fight on tgt. Iranians were actively looking for him in the area.
“Look, I’m not gonna stand here entertaining these gotcha questions like ‘Why are we doing this,’ or ‘What is our goal,’ or ‘Is there any plan.’ You’ll have all the answers you need when and if we figure any of that out.”
"This administration, which promised common sense and America First, vowed not to embark on namby-pamby woke crusades or get caught up in forever wars and nation-building. Instead, it is proving itself to have the most revisionist foreign policy in American history."
"The active shooter drill has been postponed due to inclement weather." Man, there's a folk song quality sentence.
“However one feels about the neo-liberal world order America has dominated for decades, you needn’t look too deeply into the historical record to understand that when established orders collapse, it means more war, greater economic hardship, and less freedom." www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump's 'Irreversible' American Carnage in Greenland
Donald Trump's madcap quest to take over Greenland is yet another blow to the post-World War II global order that brought America prosperity.
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‘Multi-Layered Bullshit’: Trump’s Push for Greenland Makes No Sense The president’s bid to forcibly conquer Greenland is alienating allies and thrilling America’s supposed adversaries.
'Multi-Layered Bullshit': Trump's Push for Greenland Makes No Sense
Russian officials and state media are celebrating the Trump administration's efforts to take over Greenland as a blow to NATO.
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I love the people who get on social media and respond to a post with “You shouldn’t have said ABC, instead you should have said XYZ.” Like, no my dude. My account is where I write what I want to write, your account is where you write what you want to write.
One of the things that really strikes home when you have a viral post on multiple social media platforms catering to different audiences is the sheer number of people on all sides of the political divide who share one thing in common: They are absolute, unequivocal morons.
Now the actual military has to dress like it’s not the military cuz federal law enforcement agencies dress too much like the military
During the Spanish-American War of 1898, Mark Twain was incensed that a war for “liberation” quickly became a naked quest for territorial expansion. “And so I am an anti-imperialist. I am opposed to having the eagle put its talons on any other land.” 1/7
“Some of the messages I’ve been hearing from Iran is a sense of betrayal by President Trump... They thought they were going out there with him behind their backs.” My latest for @rollingstone.com on America's lack of good options in Iran. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
🇺🇸 MINNEAPOLIS VETERAN: "They are terrorizing the population, in Afghanistan we never wore masks.” (From @statuscoupnews.bsky.social )
As we roll into the New Year, remember that the field is now wide open for all of you 2026 FIFA Peace Prize laureate hopefuls
Using the U.S. Naval Institute's "Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet" as the authoritative reference, at 35,000 tons this is a "battleship" only in the realm of the imagination www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
Trump Announces New ‘Trump Class’ of Warships
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A colorful, revealing visit with the famous cartoonist and counterculture icon at his home in the South of France. Feature ↓
'Paranoid, Loathsome, Neurotic': The Inimitable R. Crumb Looks Back
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People are missing the bigger picture with regard to 60 Minutes, Bari Weiss & the CECOT story. Experienced TV news insiders know it’s not about including a statement from the admin, it’s about getting the timing right if you expect to win a FIFA News & Documentary Award statuette
