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MWhite

@pjmatt.bsky.social

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Senior Editor, Task & Purpose; former USAF & Alaska ANG Pararescueman. Cited in SCOTUS brief (Nieves v Bartlett). Teach @unchussman.

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MWhite @pjmatt.bsky.social · Mar 15

Hello to New Followers from the Arlington Cemetery/Website purge story! Drop me a line to say hi!
If you need to restore your faith in Arlington and its people, I wrote this story last year about an Army general and the Tomb of the Unknown.
taskandpurpose.com/news/tomb-of...

An Army general's final 'walk' at the Tomb of the Unknowns

William Zana, the only guard of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to reach the rank of general, took a final shift on his last day in the Army.

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MWhite @pjmatt.bsky.social · 10h

it is entirely about the creamer and the caffiene. i drink a, more or less, caffineated milkshake every morning.

the coffee is basicly there to bitter-up the taste so i can believe im not just drinking dessert at 630

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 13h

Of all the pieces Mike Johnson hasn't seen, the Politico Young Republican Nazis piece he will have not seen the hardest.

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MWhite @pjmatt.bsky.social · 12h

look, this story totally speaks for itself, but every single one of these guys ABSOLUTELY spent last week screaming that the Texas Guard Guys were the end of the American Empire or whatever.

100%. nobody yelled louder than these guys.

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 13h

Thousands of posts from a private Young Republican Telegram chat reveal a culture of casual racism/antisemitism, rape jokes and celebration of Hitler/Nazism.

Some of the ringleaders are below: We live in a world where 4chan types now occupy positions of real power.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Peter Giunta, chair of the New York State Young Republicans

Bobby Walker, vice chair of the New York State Young Republicans

William Hendrix, communications assistant for Kansas’ Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach

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Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 17h

During a school-wide lockdown in response to the threat, a police officer shot a current student during a chaotic scuffle. trib.al/fkLRiPP

Naval Academy dropout indicted over threat that led to accidental shooting

During a school-wide lockdown in response to the threat, a police officer shot a current student during a chaotic scuffle.

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MWhite @pjmatt.bsky.social · 20h

Unfolding, largely uncovered disaster in Alaska

Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 20h

Multiple military search and rescue helicopters and planes were scrambled after Typhoon Halong swept away homes in western Alaska. trib.al/Cagd7aO

At least 30 rescued in Alaska floods as military teams rush to remote villages

Multiple military search and rescue helicopters and planes were scrambled after Typhoon Halong swept away homes in western Alaska.

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MWhite @pjmatt.bsky.social · 1d

Alabama fans didn't!

MWhite @pjmatt.bsky.social · 1d

and yet-another Nick Saban Alabama team

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MWhite @pjmatt.bsky.social · 1d

hey scott, can you followback for a DM? thanks

MWhite @pjmatt.bsky.social · 1d

i mean, look at this: bsky.app/profile/news...

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

MWhite @pjmatt.bsky.social · 1d

Entire Alaskan villages - nearly all indigenous people - facing massive floods. AK Guard and Coast Guard sending what they, but they're 400 miles from a road, and the closest runway in Bethel is threatened by water.

bsky.app/profile/task...

Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 1d

At least 30 in Alaska rescued from floods as military teams rush to remote vil trib.al/tgOC4Dr

At least 30 in Alaska rescued from floods as military teams rush to remote vil

Multiple military search and rescue helicopters and planes were scrambled after Typhoon Halong swept away homes in western Alaska.

trib.al

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MWhite @pjmatt.bsky.social · 1d

If you missed it over the weekend, Navy's QB is - empirically - the best football player in America right now, and also this was his post game interview after making 2 straight insane plays to win this game.

i promise this is worth it.

MWhite @pjmatt.bsky.social · 2d

Officer. Gentleman. Heisman.

(SOUND UP)

@sickoscommittee.org @solidverbal.com

MWhite @pjmatt.bsky.social · 2d

veni vidi VICIOUS. duh.

MWhite @pjmatt.bsky.social · 2d

The strokes released Is This It and the Hives released Vini Vidi Vici in 2000. Solid musical micro-era.

MWhite @pjmatt.bsky.social · 2d

I forgot how fun The Hives were. Swedish Campy guitar rock. Arguably funnest song is called Introducing The Metric System.

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 2d

My City Manager reports YKHC is mobilizing teams to get to Kipnuk and Kwigillingok with water and medical resources. Charter flights are being prepped to head to the coast.

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MWhite @pjmatt.bsky.social · 2d

well, somebody woke up the NYT headline writers.

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CeeJay Johnson-Yellow Hawk @adriftalchemist.bsky.social · 2d

updates for kipnuk

several houses are gone and more continue to float away from the village

hope help arrives soon

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MWhite @pjmatt.bsky.social · 2d

working now. wtvr

MWhite @pjmatt.bsky.social · 2d

somebody tell me if this video works? it works on my phone, where i uploaded it - works on this app on my phone, is what i mean by that.

but not on my laptop.

let me know, thanks

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MWhite @pjmatt.bsky.social · 2d

Officer. Gentleman. Heisman.

(SOUND UP)

@sickoscommittee.org @solidverbal.com

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MWhite @pjmatt.bsky.social · 2d

the man @nslayton.bsky.social got Texas to admit they sent home some Guard guys after the pics.

Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 2d

'The Texas Military Department’s response was in response to questions from Task & Purpose about whether Guardsmen were being evaluated for height and weight standards as a result of the pictures.'

New @taskandpurpose.com from Jeff Schogol and myself
taskandpurpose.com/news/texas-n...

Some Texas National Guard troops replaced in Illinois after failing to meet standards

An unspecified amount of Texas National Guard troops were replaced in Chicago, shortly after photos of their appearance were mocked.

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MWhite @pjmatt.bsky.social · 2d

All scooby doo eps.

Felicia Day @felicia.day · 2d

9/10 bad guys in children's mystery books are angling for property rights. It's a marvel anyone grows up to be a real estate agent.

MWhite @pjmatt.bsky.social · 2d

Look, empirically, there is no football player in America who could have made the two plays that horvath did on consecutive snaps here.

-Outran the secondary for 50 yd
-hit a dime for the two-pointer as a guy tackled his ankles.

Nobody else anywhere could do both.

MWhite @pjmatt.bsky.social · 2d

Officer. Gentleman. Heisman.

(SOUND UP)

@sickoscommittee.org @solidverbal.com

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MWhite @pjmatt.bsky.social · 3d

Several major dominoes to it - Jobs passing, "alphabet", AWS, 'meta', musk buys Twitter - but I think it was the rise of Bitcoin.
Replaced SVs basic DNA of merit, hard work and creativity with grift.