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@optesterchris

Navy (ret) Surface Warfare Officer & missile defender with a side of fries. I taught Zach Mayo everything he knows. A perfectly flawed human. Opinions = my own.

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Craziness abounds along with victimhood and other BS.

14.03.2026 21:21 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Have you seen the Data Republican vs. Brad and everyone?

14.03.2026 21:17 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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14.03.2026 20:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Not really. That one in SLC is almost always crowded.

14.03.2026 20:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Zola really wanted me to go to REI today and pick out a new backpack.

14.03.2026 19:41 👍 20 🔁 0 💬 4 📌 0
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***It’s been 84 years GIF***

[whispers] all boobs are good

14.03.2026 18:46 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

What’s in the mug, Panda?

14.03.2026 15:43 👍 12 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I recognize that mug…

14.03.2026 15:40 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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In preparation for seeing Project Hail Mary here soon!

14.03.2026 15:10 👍 14 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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14.03.2026 15:04 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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No, I just want to bake and eat something in the form of a circle.

14.03.2026 14:42 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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14.03.2026 12:53 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Aye, madam

14.03.2026 12:46 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

A base need. One must always have a taco.

14.03.2026 12:16 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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So sayeth the Lord

14.03.2026 12:09 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Madam!

14.03.2026 11:34 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Don't let Big Math™ get you.

Pi Day is just a fake holiday created by Big Math™ to sell you more math...

But always say yes to quiche, apple, cherry, strawberry-rhubarb, chicken pot, key lime, or pizza pie!

14.03.2026 11:14 👍 33 🔁 4 💬 6 📌 0
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Working on my Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs tonight

14.03.2026 01:11 👍 16 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0

History, unfortunately, repeats itself in the worst ways.

13.03.2026 11:42 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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I consider wearing a tie on a Friday to be cruel and unusual punishment for all my good deeds.

13.03.2026 11:41 👍 19 🔁 0 💬 4 📌 0

I should be around

12.03.2026 22:29 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

The first report is always bad, inaccurate, misleading, or all of the above.

Let’s just hope the people are ok. That’s all I care about right now. Everything else is secondary.

12.03.2026 22:28 👍 20 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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As seen here, Zola is very concerned about the snow in mid-March

12.03.2026 20:43 👍 19 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 0

Confined space. Land-Sea interface plus geographical features. Dust and clutter. All of that interferes with radar detection and functionality. And if you need to protect yourself and others against anti-ship cruise missiles or drones, then the radar environment will impact your ability to defend.

11.03.2026 22:10 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

No lies detected

11.03.2026 13:39 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

There is a large amount of criticism to be levied across the armed services (not just the Navy but I can also point to the Army and Air Force) about the situation. I cannot provide much more detail because I really like my job and have to safeguard information. But questions need to be asked.

11.03.2026 10:33 👍 18 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

I’m sure there are a shit ton of questions that need to be asked and ultimately answered. I know what I’ve been tasked to do with my job and I can tell you I will do it to my utmost ability. But criticism on this conflict should be directed to the people that made the decisions.

11.03.2026 10:30 👍 16 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

More questions:
- If they n did not contingency plan, who is at fault for that?
- Did CENTCOM request more resources, given the complexity of Iran (something that had been studied by War Colleges for decades) & what was the decision to support that request?
- What is the risk posture for US losses?

11.03.2026 10:30 👍 13 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

More questions:
- Did CENTCOM and the administration think Iran would not respond as it has, to include closing/mining the Strait of Hormuz (SoH)? I know ADM Brad Cooper. He has operated in the region for decades. Did he not advise/counsel about the SoH situation? Did the Joint Chiefs?

11.03.2026 10:30 👍 13 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

So questions need to be asked about a conflict against a country that is four times larger than Iraq.
- Did this administration really think this was going to be easy? The WMD excuse is used in both cases. But in comparison to population, size, military capability, and other factors Iran is harder.

11.03.2026 10:30 👍 15 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0