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MTMcGurk
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IWI Fellow 2025. Views are my own and do not represent DoD or the Irregular Warfare Initiative. Dad, Army Recruiter, aspiring historian, poet, #irregularwarfare, #writing #poet. #cats #LetsGoPens 🐧 #library #milsky It’s a great day to recruit!
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 2h
Hi All, @alexzfinley.bsky.social and I did a S-Stak Live today, discussing the information war between the US and Russia, the state of the US IC and the war in Ukraine. It ended up in two parts! Here is part 1. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/phillips-o...
Phillips O’Brien and Alex Finley
A recording from Phillips P. OBrien's live video
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MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 19h
www.pensburgh.com/general/6790...

#NHL it’s a hockey night in… Anaheim!
Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Anaheim Ducks 10/13/25
Your best source for quality Pittsburgh Penguins news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.
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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 22h
Just returned from SF where I went with my cousins & their kids to explain the history of Angel Island immigrant landing depot. It's an island off of SF, look how close it is to SF, yet for detained immigrants who were there, it was a world away to getting to the US. Was in operation 1910-1941. 1/
Angel Island in the distance in the water, photo taken from a San Francisco scenic point with a few other tourists.
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Jamie McTrusty @jamiemctrusty.bsky.social · 1d
October 14th, 1938. First flight of the Curtiss-Wright XP-40, prototype of the P-40 Warhawk. Known in British/Dominion/Empire and Soviet service as the Tomahawk or Kittyhawk (depending on variant) the P-40 saw extensive service on all fronts, particularly in the early war years.
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The XP-40 on its first flight over Buffalo, New York. At this point, the aircraft’s only armament was two cowling-mounted 0.50 calibre machine guns, but this changed on production examples. 📷 thisdayinaviation.com (Unpainted single-engined fighter in prewar American markings at altitude over scattered clouds)
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MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 1d
As with many things in history, it has lead me to this:
Mannerhein: Marshal of Finland Henrik Meinander Cover shows Mannerhein standing over a map
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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 2d
How W. E. B. Du Bois responded to government policing of "anti-American" sentiment during the 1910s:

"I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, 'We are seeking to have the Constitution of the United States thoroughly and completely enforced.' ”
Federal agents invaded even the offices of The Crisis and the National Association for the advancement of colored people and asked searching questions: " just what, after all, were our objects and activities?” I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, “We are seeking to have the constitution of the United states thoroughly and completely enforced.” It took some ingenuity, even for Southerners, to make treason out of that.
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MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 2d
What’s everyone reading this week? #histbookchat #Milsky #books #CivilWar
Text: Meade at GETTYSBURG A STUDY IN COMMAND by KENT MASTERSON BROWN Image: a hardback book with a colorized rendition of major General George Meade at Gettysburg by his command tent Text: Richard Goldhurst THE MIDNIGHT WAR The American Intervention in Russia, 1918-1920 Image: a yellow / tan dust cover on a hardback book with five photos of leaders involved during the Russian Civil War
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Darcy James Argue @darcyjamesargue.com · 3d
RIP Diane Keaton. If you haven’t seen her portrayal of Louise Bryant in Warren Beatty’s criminally underrated Reds, it’s a phenomenal performance in a brilliant picture.
Diane Keaton in Reds
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MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 3d
I hope so too
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MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 3d
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November 10 👏🏽 👏🏽
Sesame Street Is Coming to Netflix - Sesame Workshop
Get ready for more sunny days, brought to you by the letter “N”
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💞Sabrina💞 @sabrinarina.bsky.social · 3d
For those wanting to help military members who aren’t getting paid during the shutdown, each branch has an emergency assistance non-profit that you can donate to:

Air Force / Space Force www.afas.org
Army www.ArmyEmergencyRelief.org
Navy/Marine Corps www.nmcrs.org
Coast Guard www.mycgma.org
Air Force Aid Society | The Official Charity of the Air Force
The Air Force Aid Society is the official charity of the U.S. Air Force and has been meeting the unique needs of Airmen and their families since 1942.
www.afas.org
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💞Sabrina💞 @sabrinarina.bsky.social · 3d
For my military fam, if you need help during the government shutdown, each branch has an emergency financial assistance non-profit org that may be able to provide help

Air Force / Space Force www.afas.org
Army www.ArmyEmergencyRelief.org
Navy/Marine Corps www.nmcrs.org
Coast Guard www.mycgma.org
Air Force Aid Society | The Official Charity of the Air Force
The Air Force Aid Society is the official charity of the U.S. Air Force and has been meeting the unique needs of Airmen and their families since 1942.
www.afas.org
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Dr. Sabrina Mittermeier @smittermeier.bsky.social · 4d
Oh no

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Diane Keaton, Oscar-Winning ‘Annie Hall’ Star, Dies at 79
Diane Keaton, who starred in "Annie Hall," has died. She was 79.
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MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 4d
Tis the season 🏒 🥅 🚨
@dejankovacevic.bsky.social @fidgenewton.bsky.social @bobgrove91.bsky.social @pittsburghpenguins.bsky.social #NHL #hockey
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MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 4d
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Congratulations Las Vegas Aces #WNBA champions!
Las Vegas Aces claim WNBA championship with sweep of Phoenix Mercury — The Athletic
PHOENIX — The Las Vegas Aces’ ascent back to the top of the WNBA is officially complete
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MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 4d
So sorry. 😢
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MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 4d
A bookstore in Salt Lake City just got my business @charlesesdaile.bsky.social #histbookchat

Tag your Napoleonic Wars aficionados!
A book shelf with many books about the Napoleonic Wars and Wellington. #Utah
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MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 5d
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House Recess Extended to Oct. 19 As Government Shutdown Continues
The House clerk reads a communication from Speaker Mike Johnson designating October 14 to 19 a district work period for members, meaning that the House will be in recess except for pro forma sessions ...
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Lucy Betteridge-Dyson @lmbd1418.bsky.social · 6d
Happy Publication day to me! 🥳
Jungle Commandos is out now! @ospreypublishing.bsky.social
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MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 6d
Good for the soul
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Dr Aimée Fox @draefox.bsky.social · 8d
Only a month 'til the publication of “Framing the First World War: How Divergent Views Shaped a Global Conflict”, edited by me, @mpmfinch.bsky.social & @dmorganowen.bsky.social!

US readers: get 30% discount (code: FRAMINGWWI) & free shipping if you order direct from @univpressofkansas.bsky.social
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Bob Grove @bobgrove91.bsky.social · 7d
Tonight marks the 20th consecutive season Sid, Geno and Letang have skated together, the North American pro sports record. They have been on the regular season roster together for 1,394 GP and dressed together for 832 GP (59.7%). What an amazing time to be a Pens' fan.
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MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 8d
“However, the spring of 1918 was a lunatic time and lunatic things kept happening.”

Richard Goldhurst with an absolute banger intro.
Text of the intro of “The Midnight War.” By Richard Goldhurst The Allies won the war against Germany and the Central Powers in November 1918, but they were perilously close to defeat in March of the same year. Statesmen and generals thought the way to avert defeat in the spring of 1918 was to counter the ever-stronger German army on the Western Front by sending an Allied expedition to reopen the Eastern Front in Russia. But to believe that a few thousand soldiers could make a difference in a country where vast distances are the one profound reality was a lunatic plan. Siberia alone is large enough to contain the whole of the continental United States. And European Russia itself could contain the United States from Maine to Mississippi. However, the spring of 1918 was a lunatic time and lunatic things kept happening.
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Diva of the Dark 🎃🫶👠👑🥩 @queenofthinair.bsky.social · 8d
Every Day is Ethics Day.
Really. For Everyone.
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MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 9d
Saburo Sakai says it multiple times in his book “Samurai!”

The lack of self-sealing fuel tanks and superior US rate of fire and caliber meant the IJN fought at disadvantage routinely, especially when we matched them in airspeed.
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