Penguins video team working overtime tonight #NHL #goals #LetsGoPens

Alright, I'm taking a break from politics and insanity to talk about clothes. I spent a fair amount of time wearing civilian clothes while I was in the military, but the military does a poor job of preparing someone (men especially) to put on "work wear" every day for weeks/months on end. 1/

See also: Utah

One article with editors. Another about Gen. James Van Fleet in the works. Trying to condense Operation Rat Killer into a couple paragraphs. After that, formatting citations.

Every Day is Ethics Day.

www.linkedin.com/posts/soe-ex... My buddy is leading a Jedburgh focused tour!

3/2026 Retreat from Moscow by David Stahel Stahel argues that the Germans were the ones to meet their strategic objectives in the winter of 1941-42. Stalin overextended and overcommitted his forces across multiple fronts instead of concentrating.

irregularwarfare.org/iwi-fellows/ 2026 cohort

So I always like to go "What would have happened had a Marine done this in Afghanistan" and it's so obvious in this case as to make the exercise moot.

Library find! @alanallport.bsky.social

What’s everyone reading? (part 2)

What’s everyone reading this weekend?

www.bbc.com/news/article... #GBBO

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r... A quote that stuck with me: “there is operational art Involved in attrition.“ I also like the tie in between attrition and systems thinking

Wherein a former U.S. congressman and newspaper publisher and the alcoholic son of a prominent U.S. senator uncovered the Confederate defense of Cumberland Gap through one of the most stunning displays of battlefield ineptitude in American history.

“But what deeply troubles me now is that for all the steps we've taken toward integration, I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house."  Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...

2/2026: The Weaponisation of Everything by @markgaleotti.bsky.social I enjoyed this book. It forced me to think. Points, counterpoints, taking things into present day (🇫🇮 & 🇸🇪 joined NATO since publication). I really appreciate his points that we can use all tools to our advantage.

Defensemen scoring is always fun. #NHL #LetsGoPens 1-0 pens vs. the Seattle Kraken

AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow

Portugal is having a presidential election tomorrow (Sunday). It is a fairly unusual one, which is representative of how much the political landscape has changed in the country. Here is some quick context about it, in case that is of interest: 1/9

Holy hell, what an obituary

@dansukman.bsky.social dangerous lead… #LetsGoPens #NHL

Yes, it’s out now.

Me: sees a reference to Adam Tooze’s Wages of Destruction My brain: sings the title to the tune of Megadeath’s Symphony of Destruction

Apparently Kiwi quit making shoe polish? Like, what am I going to do now?

www.nhl.com/penguins/new... Heck yeah #LetsGoPens

Congratulations to Larry J. Daniel on being awarded the 2025 Fletcher Pratt Award by the Civil War Round Table of New York! Read more on Richmond Views the West: Politics and Perceptions in the Confederate Capital here: kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640102/. #modernwarstudies #militaryhistory

Okay, I've been bullied into it. The 1st Minnesota did indeed make a desperate, heroic charge on July 2nd that wiped out 3/4 or so of the men who made the charge. It's a wonderful story. I'll tell it in a bit. They did indeed capture a Confederate flag that Minnesota refuses to return. BUT.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g... These are informative episodes. This one is about General Simpson, 9th Army commander during WWII

One of the things Trenton made was steel wire. For use in suspension bridges, like the Brooklyn Bridge, the Golden Gate, etc. Let me tell youse all what this has to do with Gettysburg.

Last day to get 50% off all books! Use code: 24NEWYEAR50 at checkout (kansaspress.ku.edu). #FlashSale #FlashSaleAlert #booksale #booksalealert #upkansas

To my rosary then…

"50 years after Hannah Arendt's death, the ideologies are back. On a global scale, but also in the everyday life of each individual. The globe is being redistributed, and it's not entirely clear how it will turn out. Arendt can teach us how to confront this world." www.spiegel.de/internationa...

This is unethical law enforcement practice.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting closed today. cpb.org/pressroom/co...

Aldrich Ames, CIA officer convicted of spying for Russia, dies at age 84 www.cbsnews.com/news/aldrich...

Let’s go Pens!

@dansukman.bsky.social Pens coming back from a 3-1 deficit. Love it

Book 1/2026: Redeployment by @philklay.bsky.social I don’t know where I got this copy but I remember when it came out. Three deployments done when this was published in 2014. So much amuses, angers, chastises, and saddens. He writes powerful short stories. Like Owen, I’ll keep writing poetry ✍️

so cool that when Kurosawa made Seven Samurai, he was like, "What if a movie absolutely ripped for three-and-a-half hours straight?"

Black ink cartridge and it works great. Might be the new favorite (along with the Lamy and Sheaffer)

Despite some delays due to the DoD review schedule and the U.S. government shutdown, our book “Multidomain Operations: The Pursuit of Battlefield Dominance in the 21st Century” (co-edited with Amos Fox) will now be published on January 9, 2026! www.howgatepublishing.com/product-page...

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g... @honer.bsky.social nice podcast! A lot of things I did not know. Also, the WWII Museum of the Pacific in Nimitz’s hometown of Fredericksburg, TX is exceptional.

Happy New Year 🇫🇮 Strong work 💪🏽 maritime-executive.com/article/finl...

"Breadth or Depth: The Ongoing Battle in Professional Military Education," by @rdwadle.bsky.social & Heather Venable. @smh-historians.bsky.social ndupress.ndu.edu/Portals/68/J...

ADP 6-22 Army Leadership and the Profession is well-written. The logic map and the Army leadership requirements model are powerful tools for counseling and leader development.