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My better angels want crew-served weapons. I write about USMC 1866-1917 “The Marines Have Landed At Nantucket…” Marine Corps Gazette, May 2025 History blog: https://islandjohnny65.blogspot.com GO BIG RED

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Hupple’s Cat @hupplescat.bsky.social · Jan 24

Our times…

Consequently, it followed logically that telling lies and defecting from duty could not be sins. The chaplain had mastered, in a moment of divine intuition, the handy technique of protective rationalization, and he was exhilarated by his discovery. It was miraculous. It was almost no trick at all, he saw, to turn vice into virtue and slander into truth, impotence into abstinence, arrogance into humility, plunder into philanthropy, thievery into honor, blasphemy into wisdom, brutality into patriotism, and sadism into justice. Anybody could do it; it required no brains at all. It merely required no character.
Joseph Heller

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 1d

FED'S POWELL SAYS A RISK THAT SLOW PASS THROUGH OF TARIFFS STARTS TO LOOK LIKE PERSISTENT INFLATION

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Hupple’s Cat @hupplescat.bsky.social · 1h

Sounds like my retirement plan.

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Kristy Baxter @kbax.bsky.social · 1h

"Superman"

Larry Racioppo
1974-1978
NYPL: Wallach Photography Archive

b&w photo: a boy in a superman costume, cape flying to the side, stands in front of a brick wall covered in murals and graffiti

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Jamie McTrusty @jamiemctrusty.bsky.social · 3h

15th October 1938: first flight of the Bristol Beaufort. Closely related to the Blenheim and Beaufighter, it was designed from the outset as an anti-shipping aircraft, with torpedo carrying capability. The Beaufort served with RAF Coastal Command over European waters until 1942.
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First prototype Beaufort pictured in 1938 around the time of its first flight. Modifications to the aircraft and issues with its Taurus engines delayed the type’s entry into service until late 1939, with the first operational mission not taking place until April 1940. The image shows a twin radial-engined aircraft with a glazed nose in natural metal finish. It’s parked on a grass airfield under a cloudless sky, the sun casting its shadow clearly.
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Hupple’s Cat @hupplescat.bsky.social · 3h

I suggest we all support our local purveyors of Poutine™️ on this day, #NationalCheeseCurdDay.

A big bowl of hand-cut fries and cheese curds, covered in brown gravy with love.

Hupple’s Cat @hupplescat.bsky.social · 3h

I can smell this scene in my mind.

Nice.

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Will or Bill @will-historysnoop.bsky.social · 3h

Near Florence
Oregon Coast

#photography

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Jamie McTrusty @jamiemctrusty.bsky.social · 3h

In heavy fog off the Polish coast on October 15th, 1944, the German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen rammed the light cruiser Leipzig amidships, almost cutting her in two. The two ships were wedged together for 14 hours before Prinz Eugen managed to extricate herself.
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Bow of German cruiser Prinz Eugen, bearing a swastika identification symbol on the foredeck, embedded deep in the cruiser Leipzig’s side. Personnel on the decks of both ships are contemplating what the next move should be.

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Hupple’s Cat @hupplescat.bsky.social · 21h

Spotted in the wild yesterday.

Time to return to a climate controlled cave for the winter months and road-salt season.

Red 50s ragtop Thunderbird.

Well preserved.

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Hupple’s Cat @hupplescat.bsky.social · 21h

AI is headcount.

That’s it.

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Hupple’s Cat @hupplescat.bsky.social · 18h

Two things:

1. The artisanry on display in some of the shots is amazing.

B. I should learn Italian.

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Ferrari 312B: Where the revolution begins |🚗 Sports | Full Documentary

YouTube video by The Documentary Collection

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Hupple’s Cat @hupplescat.bsky.social · 16h

I’ve been slacking on #OurDailyCatContent, so here’s a picture of Loki Armbiter (RIP) from a few years ago.

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Hupple’s Cat @hupplescat.bsky.social · 3h

Inscribed on my tombstone:

“But you said there were no dumb questions!”

Hupple’s Cat @hupplescat.bsky.social · 4h

Hoggles.

Stop bein weirdo.

- Henry J.

#OurDailyCatContent

Thai looking little dude poking one eye up from a curled up position on a blanket.

Hupple’s Cat @hupplescat.bsky.social · 5h

New to me today.

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Age of Consent (Writing Session Recording)

YouTube video by New Order - Topic

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Hupple’s Cat @hupplescat.bsky.social · 5h

“If you're playing a poker game and you look around the table and and can't tell who the sucker is, it's you.”

- Paul Newman

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Arditi d Popolo @arditidpopolo.bsky.social · 5h

It’s breast cancer awareness month! I got a clean bill of health yesterday. Please get checked - you too fellas - and support the cause - preferably without purchasing pink junk you will not need.

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Hupple’s Cat @hupplescat.bsky.social · 5h

One of George’s best.

Absolutely.

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42itous @rbc42.bsky.social · 8h

Tell me who am I
Without you by my side

George Wachsmuth @georgewachsmuth.bsky.social · 8h

What I feel, I can’t say…

George Harrison - What Is Life

YouTube video by GeorgeHarrisonVEVO

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Hupple’s Cat @hupplescat.bsky.social · 5h

“Nobody recognizes my genius!”

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Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · 6h

Also, I will note that more professional DoD funded wargames are exploring a wider variety of scenarios beyond an invasion only premise. If you're interested, hit me up on the high side.

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Hupple’s Cat @hupplescat.bsky.social · 16h

Sad story…

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Hupple’s Cat @hupplescat.bsky.social · 16h

I’ve been slacking on #OurDailyCatContent, so here’s a picture of Loki Armbiter (RIP) from a few years ago.

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Hupple’s Cat @hupplescat.bsky.social · 17h

Wall St should file a restraining order on the White House.

Hupple’s Cat @hupplescat.bsky.social · 18h

Seconded.