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Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS

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Holocaust & Genocide Studies/ History prof/ veteran/single dad/ former goalkeeper/ current fiddler/ Grad West Point and UNC/ he/him Host of The Holocaust History Podcast TV/Film Rep: Past Preservers Psalm 109: 7-18

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I'd like to pretty much never see our SecDef because he is too busy actually doing stuff to be giving daily press briefings when he has an entire Public Relations for that.

11.03.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Serious Temu Ernst JΓΌnger vibes here...

11.03.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I mean...how you gonna mandate a combat tour? This isn't 2005.

(Also, this guy is a quartermaster officer. lol)

11.03.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Does this guy know how many great generals throughout history were broke as a joke?

Also, fuck off.

11.03.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Who IS this guy?!

11.03.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

It's important to observe Tomahawks from a safe distance to ensure that you don't interfere with their migratory patterns.

11.03.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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As a former goalkeeper, I feel this in my bones. It's a lonely position, with tons of pressure, and every goal that goes in is your fault (even when it isn't.

This kid messed up but, man, what a stage to be thrown onto. I hope he is able to move past it.

11.03.2026 18:34 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I couldn't have said it better myself.

(That's actually true!)

11.03.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Officers must demonstrate Four Leadership Tenets

1) Pull-ups
2) Warfighteriness
3) Day drinking
4) Dank memes

11.03.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 147 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 1

Obviously!

11.03.2026 18:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

HAHA!

Well done, sir!

11.03.2026 18:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Temu Academic.

11.03.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Very honored to be in this new volume with a sadly relevant section on the military.

11.03.2026 17:17 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And I am NOT a fan of Iran or North Korea (obv) nor do I think they SHOULD have nuclear weapons but I feel like the fight against proliferation is a bogeyman of diminishing returns.

11.03.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I honestly don’t think a national-state would use a nuclear weapon in the current era.

Even North Korea.

To be honest, it seems more like we don’t want enemy countries to have nuclear weapons because then we couldn’t do….what we’re doing right now to Iran.

11.03.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

bsky.app/profile/wait...

11.03.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Here’s your daily Horrible Factoid from WWII.

11.03.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

JFC…this is horrendous. What a bunch of ghouls!

11.03.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I remember when my Squadron Commander asked me why I would possibly want to get an advanced degree and teach at West Point when I could be driving a humvee around the California desert refereeing fake battles.

A couple years later I was out of the Army.

11.03.2026 16:14 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

This is a Very British news story.

11.03.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Literally got this today.

It’s…a mug.
That I bought as a gift.
In November.

Stop being weird about it, Snapfish.

11.03.2026 15:31 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

WTF.

11.03.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fire that guy!

10.03.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 439 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 26

"I am just a poor country boy from [insert state]."
---almost every GO addressing a formation during my three decades in uniform.

Anti-intellectualism is real and widespread. 1/2

11.03.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Iraq War Veterans, 20 Years Later: β€˜I Don’t Know How to Explain the War to Myself’ | Op-Docs
Iraq War Veterans, 20 Years Later: β€˜I Don’t Know How to Explain the War to Myself’ | Op-Docs YouTube video by New York Times Opinion

Having some feels watching this.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIWf...

11.03.2026 11:41 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Seems like a you problem. lol

11.03.2026 07:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Who could have foreseen that, in the event of a war, Iran would place mines in a narrow sea passage that is vital to world shipping?

We are truly living in the Dumbest of Times.

10.03.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1

Oh...oh dear.

#NUFC

10.03.2026 21:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Genius.

(And, yes, the guy is #OnHere)

10.03.2026 21:01 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just checking in on the Spurs fans...lol 😏

10.03.2026 20:56 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0