Clashing Flannel

Visiting with The Bull in Syracuse, New York. Edwin Vose Sumner, born 1797 and died in 1863. A Major General in the ACW, he commanded the II Corps of the AotP from the Peninsula Campaign through Fredericksburg.

When we PCSed back to the U.S. in 2016 after 5 years in the field, we had one night of per diem. So we went to the Tysons Corner Cheesecake Factory. My kids were so overwhelmed by the excess of free refills and insane portions.

RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.

I don’t think I’m ready for an ODB song to be used in a McDonalds commercial.

The Trump administration’s wide-ranging new student loan policies will raise costs for borrowers, restrict access to graduate education, and increase racial and gender wealth gaps. https://ampr.gs/4A2xSkr

On IG just now, @bradlander.bsky.social says he's been detained by the Israeli military. Israeli security forces have taken a NY congressional candidate on the eve of a US election.

I thought Tesla was anti-button/knob. Now they just put a big, red one front and center?

No joke. I think this is the most important video I have ever seen about mobile games. This guy breaks down how this game psychologically profiles you, and makes the game harder or easier in order to show you ads

Why is trying to coordinate/communicate any big decision with Boomer family members such an ordeal? Signed a Xennial

The fact that the tree is as old as the United States should not be lost on anyone. What a metaphor.

Wat?

Spector: no one elected you College of Cardinals: <looks around>

The ominous things you meet in west Baltimore at night.

The Naval Academy faculty has been roughly 50% civilian and 50% military since its founding in 1845. I was a Chemistry major (1972) and part of the military faculty as a Chemistry instructor from 1975-1978. Civilian profs were the core and foundation of the department.

It’s faded from the news but Hegseth is still working to strangle teaching and speech at the military academies. wapo.st/4hDFceJ

phillies win.

WELCOME TO DREAD OCTOBER

Always a treat to be reminded of an old friend

“Intersex” is the “I” in LGBTQIA. Learned a lot, watching this.

The Houthi-aligned Bani Hashish tribes are massing in preparation to “liberate” the remaining Yemeni territory outside Houthi control. It’s a sea of Toyotas with mounted machine guns. I think this is what we should mean when we say Toyotathon from now on.

Future me watching temporary -productivity-burst me commit to meetings and calls.

Gen Hayden remembers 9/11 when he was serving as Director of the National Security Agency. From his memoir, PLAYING TO THE EDGE.

The Netherlands have been overrun with American crayfish, Hannah Docter-Loeb reports. What will it take for the Dutch to eat them? theatln.tc/NuEdaHyp

Nancy 9/7/26 … Happy Labor Day 🛠️

I feel like this sentiment is exactly who @thebandcake.bsky.social was talking about.

You can take the man out of Florida, but you can’t take the Florida out of the man.

Without saying your age, what is your favorite movie that came out when you were 20 years old? Gotta say this or Chicken Run as a very close second.

For August’s #AmRev250 prompt, a book about the Howe Brothers, we have The Howe Dynasty: The Untold Story of a Military Family and the Women Behind Britain's Wars for America by Julie Flavell. Bonus trip to @librarycongress.bsky.social National Book Festival with panels by @lmchervinsky.bsky.social.

www.maptap.gg August 28 100🎯 99🎯 100🎯 94🏅 99🎯 Final score: 978

Definitely give the nod to Dolly on overall impact, but Tim Curry was a significant part of my childhood that will sorely be missed.

"You insist hiking is about 'the journey.' That's exactly what worries me. Any activity whose fans tell you the destination doesn't matter is admitting something they don't want to admit." buff.ly/s8YnCqk

Trump just warned the Kennedy Center might have to be “demolished” after his name was removed from the building. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/a...

Apparently a good “Common Sense” rule to follow in the preservation process is not to use inferior paper or glue. #nationalbookfestival #amrev250 @librarycongress.bsky.social

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Man, Toby’s insider trading b-plot in the Five Votes Down episode of West Wing just hits different in 2026.

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🛰️ Satle #269 1/6 🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ satle.ca

Miss Candy had outfitted the Blue Angels for 43 years. The Navy was paying her $127,000 per year for the contract. Without telling her, the Trump regime gave the contract to a white man 900 miles away and paid him almost triple. Original post: www.instagram.com/reel/Db8Yh5b...

welcome to the field of dreams, an homage to a movie revolving around men banned for life from baseball for gambling. brought to you by fanduel

www.maptap.gg August 14 100🎯 84😁 98🎯 100🎯 100🎯 Final score: 980

That Pentagon recruiting ad in the Field of Dreams was just 🤮. #fieldofdreams

A little hazy up in Shenandoah National Park, but the wildflowers were out along the Millers Head Trail. #hiking

Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Vast and Trunkless Leg of Stone, Standing in the Desert from classic poem Ozymandias.

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Freeeeeeedom!!!! www.maptap.gg August 9 100🎯 100🎯 100🎯 100🎯 100🎯 Final score: 1000

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"Why should I major in History?"