White dudes over the age of 60* seeing “The Great Escape” as a movie option on Delta: *I identify with this group

Losing Diane Keaton and Rob Reiner and Catherine O'Hara in quick succession is a pretty big blow for people who enjoy elementary things such as "laughter" and "joy"

The Temptation of Saint Hilarion, by Dominique Papety, 1844

the ad exec who came up with the idea to run teaser trailers for Super Bowl commercials

Congratulations to the 24 Hours of Daytona on lasting 24 Hours, you can't take these things for granted these days.

#OTD in 1915, Dogger Bank, North Sea. Graphic scene, depicting the sinking of the German armoured cruiser SMS Blücher. #WW1 #HISTORY

Can we just go back to naming carriers after battles and the enterprise lol

This is a more accurate metric of impending bad weather than the Waffle House Index

Now that it’s been a couple of days: I’m glad Miami fans can get back to their regular passion - making Kalshi bets about the outcome of HR complaints leveled against them

Well Miami is a sinful place anyways

What a photo. The hangar light orange — *chef's kiss*

Not that I expect anybody in the Trump administration to know this, but there's a surprising amount of Danish film and TV from the last 15 years that is deeply marked by the effect the Afghanistan War had on Danes. In particular, I'd recommend the 2015 Tobias Lindholm film A War.

#StarTrek #Sisko197

#OTD 17/1/1957 #RememberRCN -HMCS BONAVENTURE commissioned into Canadian Navy. "Bonnie" is the 3rd aircraft carrier to serve in Canada's Navy & will be the last.

Between 1931 and 1933, the New Mexico class battleships were modernized, new turbines and boilers replacing the old machinery, additional deck armor, lattice masts removed and replaced with a tower bridge structure, elevation of the main guns increased and heavier A.A. guns added. #NavalHistory

Sat @ 11am: The Banning Museum (Wilmington) will host author James Tejani for a discussion about his book “A Machine to Move Ocean and Earth: The Making of the Port of Los Angeles and America." www.thebanningmuseum.org/author-james... #PortofLA #Infrastructure

One for the price of seven! 128 for the price of 672! Stop me if I'm being too technical, but big yikes.

An exhausted cat clings to a wooden wall during a flood until a rescuer rescues her with the kitten.

I have thoughts about the recent announcement that the US Navy will build battleships once more. @warontherocks.bsky.social was kind enough to publish them. warontherocks.com/2026/01/why-...

Miles' death underscores the danger of racing in the period. Within a few years, Bruce McLaren, Lorenzo Bandini, and other drivers not mentioned in the film, including Joachim Rindt and Lucien Bianchi, would all die from separate racing accidents. #HATM

In contrast to Miles' blue collar origins, sports car racing often includes people from *very* wealthy backgrounds. In case anyone is wondering what the Habsburg family is up to nowadays, Ferdinand Habsburg (the heir) drives prototypes for Alpine in the World Endurance Championship. #HATM

Circling back to the scene with Ken describing the track to Peter, the Mulsanne Straight was approximately 3.7 miles long and definitely one of a kind because it took a lot to brake at the end of it. This modified Peugeot hit 252mpg on the straight in the 1988 race. #HATM

I haven't made it to Le Mans for a race (yet), but I've driven the public parts of the track and visited the museum in the infield. A must-visit for motorsports geeks from around the world. #HATM

One of the most curious choices Mangold made was turning Leo Beebe into the villain of the film, even moreso than the titular Ferrari. Racers by and large liked the film but found the portrayal of Beebe very problematic. Here's one such take on it: www.dailysportscar.com/2023/05/30/f... #HATM

There's a trio of excellent and extremely grim documentaries on the dangers of racing in the 50s, 60s, and 70s: Grand Prix: The Killer Years (Prime) Deadliest Crash: The 1954 Le Mans Disaster (YouTube) Ferrari: Race to Immortality (rent) #HATM

The USS Lexington and the USS Saratoga tied up at the Puget Sound Naval Yard, September, 1928. The Saratoga is distinguishable from Lexington because she has a walkway running across her smokestack while Lexington does not. #NavalHistory

Going forward, any candidate that really goes after white collar crime is my candidate. We need more ABSCAMs, $50,000 bag lures, Mississippi Welfare Fund scandal type investigations…white collar corruption—and the lack of willingness to go after it—is the biggest threat to democracy out there.

[Al Michaels calling the kick return from Dark Knight Rises] would you look at that. meanwhile you got uh. Ward. how do you figure

It is great to see this book, expertly edited by @amosfox.bsky.social and @hoanssolo.bsky.social on the streets. I give a simple account of the origins of the army's concept. That is followed by great analysis from others including @heatheratacts.bsky.social @jwmeiser.bsky.social. lnkd.in/gPvpMjHR

l think the hardest thing to describe to a previous generation is that it used to be extremely unusual for video of a murder to just pop up in your everyday life

I’m rooting for Ole Miss for a much more ethical reason: deep and personal hatred of Miami and many of its fans

An aggressor squadron would allow crews to train against Red tactics. usni.org/magazines/p...

it's so stupid that a game between two eliminated teams will decide who makes the NFL playoffs. clearly they need a better system: having 12 athletic directors with obvious conflicts of interest sit in cloaks in a fancy hotel ballroom and decide which teams get in (one must be Alabama)

Ryan Wadle and I wanted to understand if it has historically been true that there is no “war” at the war college. That certainly has not been my experience at Air Command & Staff College so we looked at Air War College…

Some additional details on the U-boat campaign, in case anyone was worried only Hitler was a dumb Nazi. Karl Donitz, commander U-boat Command at the outset of the war*, strongly preferred the Type VII U-boat to its larger cousin, the Type IX. On strictly tactical characteristics it was better.

The Cuckold Bridegroom, by Jan Havicksz, 1670, 📸 by Justin Ford

Fact check: true. I watched a VADM (3-star) not be able to kill *his own program* even.

Welcome to the Public Domain, ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930) 🎖️ 🎬 The third film to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards is a realistic look at World War I. Experience the first filmed adaptation now in the #publicdomain. Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai... #PublicDomainDay

#YearInReview it wasn’t all Boyd and #wargaming this year. It was great to contribute my speculative fiction piece “Steel Rain” to “The Future of Air and Space Power” edited by Dr. Heather Venable: www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/A...

As fine an actor as he was, Isiah was an even better spirit and the greatest gentleman.

Show him a working convoy system, it’ll have the same effect as a crucifix on a vampire. You won’t see him for six months at least.

RIP Mike F, he made endless bangers but this is my favorite

You may have seen the sinking of the German heavy cruiser BLUCHER in the Battle of Drøbak Sound from the 2016 film, “The King’s Choice.” This is a longer sequence of that same event from this year’s “The Battle of Oslo.” English subtitles. #NavalHistory youtu.be/ccz0EXDYg9E?...

HMS Hood entering the Miraflores Locks heading east in the Panama Canal, July 1924. Hood, the battle cruiser Repulse and five "D" class light cruisers went on a round-the-world "Empire Cruise" which lasted from November 1923 to September 1924 promoting British sea power. #NavalHistory

I'm losin' my fantasy football championship. My guys played bad on purpose. It ain't fair, T.

my demands are simple, mr. bond