Dear business, If someone is calling as a next-of-kin and executor to cancel an account for a deceased account hold, no… the executor cannot put the account holder on the line to confirm the account. That person is, in fact, not available to do that. They’re dead. Sincerely, The executor *sigh*

The value of history in PME is unquestioned, but there is always tension with social and political science. “Only so many course hours in the day…” and such. For war museums reaching military professionals in their PME, education staff with a background in history, theory, AND doctrine is clutch.

My default retort to such nonsense is to ask if the offending Luddite would be willing to use a Kiowa Warrior pilot to observe and adjust fire. When they say “yes,” this is what they basically said yes to:

Literally writing an undergraduate lesson plan today on the enduring legacy of this Boston Committee of Public Safety poster from 1915. *screams into the void alongside every other American history right now*

Liberal feminism has not gone far enough because I have heterosexual cis-gender male colleagues who were sexually assaulted during their military service and only came forward because female victims heard them, believed them, and advocated for them. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

I’m just gonna scootch right by everyone and… *ope*… set this right here in case someone is curious. www.theworldwar.org/news/nationa...

**warning: spicy doctrine opinion** You’ll never convince me that this isn’t the spiritual retribution that comes from hiding ALL of the joint doctrine behind CAC-enabled firewalls. And that, ladies and gents, is my new niche conspiracy theory. *boop* www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Don’t mind me. I’m just gonna scootch right by ya and… *ope*… set this right here in case anyone gets curious. Or we can go ask that dumb DoD AI chatbot to give us some hot, steamy trash, I guess?

Update on this cat that I wanted you to look at: She heads to her new home after the New Year. She still sheds. She loves the world. The whole world. She has a temporary lap that she has been shedding on. She wishes you safe travels for your holiday leave.

Look at this cat. Seriously. She needs a new home. She’s amazing. She needs an amazing home. She could be your everything. She could listen to your weird history podcasts. She could be into Warhammer. She could hate your ex with you. She could be your cat.

I used to get asked the wildest questions about army doctrine. Now, my messages are more… unique. I love it. Retirement is lit.

**warning: nondoctrinal content** Moral of the story: Don’t do crime on Thanksgiving.

**thinks about the ONE spot to get groceries on Fort Irwin that’s within an HOUR drive**

Parisian daiquiri and Almond Joys. Fight me.

*warning: nondoctrinal democracy-encouragement content* If you go out, be an informed citizen, and do democracy today, I will reward you with my most unhinged cocktail-and-leftover-Halloween-candy pairing this evening. And maybe some Noods.

Sometimes I think about what an enigmatic person Smedley Butler was, and how much I would love to have a cup of coffee with him.

With the end of Halloween season (and Spooky Lake Season, for those who also observe), we have reached a decision point to delay Mariah Carey’s forces and facilitate a survivable withdrawal from autumn to winter. Our Final Protective Fire? m.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzT...

**warning: nondoctrinal dog content** My haunted house is filled with anxiety about what my dog’s poop means for my emergency savings.

What the heck did I just read?

I’m just gonna scootch right by ya and… *ope*… set this right here in case anyone needs it.

**warning: nondoctrinal content** If you haven’t donated to your local food bank in a hot minute, consider a grocery match. If you can swing it, match what you spend this month on groceries (even those quick stops for an ingredient you forgot) with an equal contribution to your local food bank.

As federal food assistance runs out, junior troops with families may be hit hard trib.al/nZeKqGg

I did not know that this conversation existed. And now I do. And so do you. *boop* lbjtapes.org/conversation...

We have young military families on SNAP. When that one family member spouts off during holiday dinner about welfare, benefits, and who they deem worthy enough… don’t be afraid to let them have it with both barrels and make them defend their position.

Tomorrow. D.C. The National Mall. Sunup to sundown.

**warning: nondoctrinal art content** Baby, wake up. A bunch of new Temu Leni Riefenstahl just dropped on one of the other hell-scape sites.

Walking the streets of Gettysburg in October:

Never think for a single second that every soldier doesn’t have the potential to go from a wheeled vehicle mechanic to a spot on a stage, in front of an international audience, to discuss the enduring lessons of warfare. Yep, we’ll put an NCO on the stage. Great research is not limited to one type.

Don’t mind me. I’m just gonna scootch right by everyone and… *ope*… set this right here in case anyone might need it later.

Back in the cat-bird seat for this year’s annual symposium with the @nationalwwimuseum.bsky.social, “Beyond the Trenches,” watching the opening presentation from @markstout.bsky.social about American intelligence community during WWI! Wish you were here.

Don’t mind me. I’m just gonna scootch right by everyone and… *ope*… set this right here for later.

“Dropped into”? Ah, yes. The storied airborne “envelopment” of … *checks notes*… St Mihiel.

le moi: *hears “defense” being explained in a speech* Don’t mind me. I’m just gonna scootch right by here and… *ope*… set these right here in case someone might want to read them later.

Thinking about how Pres. Johnson attempted to get CBS journalist, Morley Safer, fired after he reported about the burning of Cam Ne in 1965 by a Marine patrol. And how the president of CBS defended Safer, even when Johnson inferred Safer was working for the communists. Just thinking… that’s it.

And this is why I always sneak a little nerd treat into my footnotes these days, to make a professor smile. Would an AI generator include a reference to Black Adder in their citation? No. Does the reader need a Black Adder reference? I think so.

Those last 52 years were a good run.

When you gotta bring that educational and promotional jazz for your museum to a conference, but you still gotta get that academic bread between the speakers.

You know, you don’t have to rush back to Disney+ just because one concession was made. You could take that cash, get a PBS Passport account, and watch broody British murder mysteries for much cheaper. Just throwing it out there…

Really? Is this an Interwar Period? Because I am deeply curious what war is coming up next. Also, we have tickets for symposium available. Be there or be square. www.theworldwar.org/symposia

“The purpose of this… is to determine whether commercial grocery operators and investment firms are both interested in and capable of assuming commissary operations, with no government subsidy or with a materially reduced subsidy….” Private investment? Running a crucial benefit? For us? Hmm.

Today. Tomorrow. The next day. Everyday.

Some days the world and the news seems overwhelming. And then I remember that this painting survived two world wars and a massive state-directed art (and artist) purge at the hands of a violent autocratic dictatorship. And it lives a couple miles from my doorstep, freely accessible to the public.

FYSA Settings -> Content & Media, turn off "autoplay video" Just in case.

Words have meaning. Last week, I was lucky to host the US Army IO Qual Course at the museum, where we discussed information advantage in national war museum spaces. A prominent factor was this concept of silences- gaps- in history, influencing HOW we create national narratives about war.

We got speakers, comin’ in hot for your scholarly addictions. *boop* Mark your calendars for the Annual Symposium with the @nationalwwimuseum.bsky.social on October 23, 24, and 25. Registration links are hot! www.theworldwar.org/symposia

Honey, wake up! A new “we didn’t know it was Nazi looted art from one of the most well-documented Jewish collections - the historic collection of GOTTDAMM Jacques GOTTDAMM Goudstikker - in Europe” defense just dropped. It is 2025. Hire a f’ing provenance researcher.

We are thrilled to announce that the Conflict, War and Violence in the Early Modern World Conference, with a keynote address by Professor Mark Stoyle, will be held on 30-31 October at the University of Exeter. Please help us spread the world, and consider submitting a proposal!🗡️

EMILY DICKINSON, JEDI KNIGHT Not so clumsy, nor so random - As a blaster - in its rage More elegant - the weapon More civilized - the age

The @nationalwwimuseum.bsky.social is lucky enough to host the incredible Alex Churchill to talk about her new bestseller on August 23rd at 6:30pm. We’re also having a free reception at 5:30 before the presentation. I mean… all this nerdiness… FOR FREE! *boop* www.theworldwar.org/events/ring-...

Just out here at PAIR Day on Fort Leavenworth, doin’ my nerd thing. Come see us. I’ve got stickers!