Matthew Blanchette
@mattpb.bsky.social
He/him. Physically disabled. Canadian-American; fond of rye toast, when he can get it. Dreams a little.
Pinned
Slowly going crazy because I've got no idea how to access the OneDrive account that automatically backed up files from my Desktop on my now-dead old laptop because I
1.) don't remember which Microsoft account it connects to
2.) can't get the one-time code to route to the e-mail I use
Help?!? :-(
1.) don't remember which Microsoft account it connects to
2.) can't get the one-time code to route to the e-mail I use
Help?!? :-(
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Reminded of the film Gettysburg where Ted Turner thought he could save a fortune by employing civil war re-enactors as extras - they'll bring their own uniforms and props and we'll pay them in donuts!
But also they are civil war re-enactor guys - so Pickett's Charge was more like Pickett's waddle.
But also they are civil war re-enactor guys - so Pickett's Charge was more like Pickett's waddle.
September 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Reminded of the film Gettysburg where Ted Turner thought he could save a fortune by employing civil war re-enactors as extras - they'll bring their own uniforms and props and we'll pay them in donuts!
But also they are civil war re-enactor guys - so Pickett's Charge was more like Pickett's waddle.
But also they are civil war re-enactor guys - so Pickett's Charge was more like Pickett's waddle.
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The phrase to use is “The traitor Colonel Lee, who sent hundreds of thousands of Americans to their deaths…”
August 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The phrase to use is “The traitor Colonel Lee, who sent hundreds of thousands of Americans to their deaths…”
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What’s the line Grant had about how he dreaded facing Joseph E. Johnston, but he could always predict Lee?
July 5, 2024 at 3:35 PM
What’s the line Grant had about how he dreaded facing Joseph E. Johnston, but he could always predict Lee?
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The thing about Colonel Lee is that all attempts to portray him as a 'military genius' was all Lost cause mythology building. The man was objectively a dipshit
July 5, 2024 at 3:09 PM
The thing about Colonel Lee is that all attempts to portray him as a 'military genius' was all Lost cause mythology building. The man was objectively a dipshit
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thinking when Robert E. Lee was told Grant had besieged Vicksburg, the lynchpin of the Mississippi River and would cut the Confederacy in half, he decided it would be too hard to get reinforcements there and to instead seek a decisive battle in Pennsylvania, at Gettysburg
July 5, 2024 at 2:50 PM
thinking when Robert E. Lee was told Grant had besieged Vicksburg, the lynchpin of the Mississippi River and would cut the Confederacy in half, he decided it would be too hard to get reinforcements there and to instead seek a decisive battle in Pennsylvania, at Gettysburg
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This is a Union double victory on July 4th, 1863, at Gettysburg, the all-conquering Lee getting a bloody nose and forced to retreat; and Grant cutting the Confederacy in half by seizing the fortress city of Vicksburg. It’s one of the turning points of the US Civil War.
July 5, 2024 at 3:04 PM
This is a Union double victory on July 4th, 1863, at Gettysburg, the all-conquering Lee getting a bloody nose and forced to retreat; and Grant cutting the Confederacy in half by seizing the fortress city of Vicksburg. It’s one of the turning points of the US Civil War.
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*Colonel* Lee. He was a Col. in the U.S. Army and an only a general in the traitor riftaf he helped lead to defeat.
August 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
*Colonel* Lee. He was a Col. in the U.S. Army and an only a general in the traitor riftaf he helped lead to defeat.
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Gonna start saying things like "Colonel Lee" and "the General Lee was a Dodge Charger."
August 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Gonna start saying things like "Colonel Lee" and "the General Lee was a Dodge Charger."
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FWIW, Grant also did not like that Thomas remained steadfastly loyal to William Rosecrans who for all intents and purposes was Grant’s arch-nemesis.
November 29, 2025 at 9:23 PM
FWIW, Grant also did not like that Thomas remained steadfastly loyal to William Rosecrans who for all intents and purposes was Grant’s arch-nemesis.
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Yeah, he did. Ego had a lot to do with it, going back to my aforementioned point. Grant felt slighted by Thomas when they first met in Chattanooga. I admire Grant, but the man was an exquisite axe grinder.
November 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Yeah, he did. Ego had a lot to do with it, going back to my aforementioned point. Grant felt slighted by Thomas when they first met in Chattanooga. I admire Grant, but the man was an exquisite axe grinder.
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If I had a son I would have named him George Thomas, which is why my wife was tremendously relieved when kid #2 turned out to also be a girl
November 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
If I had a son I would have named him George Thomas, which is why my wife was tremendously relieved when kid #2 turned out to also be a girl
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"Mix 'em up. I'm tired of states' rights." Wisdom from a guy who'd seen firsthand the horror and tragedy these freaks' ego and lack of positive personality traits can bring, and words to live by.
No North
No South
The Union Eternal
The Penalty for Treason is, and will eternally remain, Death
No North
No South
The Union Eternal
The Penalty for Treason is, and will eternally remain, Death
Union forces had suffered some 5,800 casualties but inflicted twice that on the rebels. When a chaplain asked General Thomas whether the dead should be sorted and buried by state in the new military cemetery, the Virginian who stayed loyal replied "Mix 'em up. I'm tired of states' rights.” (21
November 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"Mix 'em up. I'm tired of states' rights." Wisdom from a guy who'd seen firsthand the horror and tragedy these freaks' ego and lack of positive personality traits can bring, and words to live by.
No North
No South
The Union Eternal
The Penalty for Treason is, and will eternally remain, Death
No North
No South
The Union Eternal
The Penalty for Treason is, and will eternally remain, Death
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The best southern general of the war
Union forces had suffered some 5,800 casualties but inflicted twice that on the rebels. When a chaplain asked General Thomas whether the dead should be sorted and buried by state in the new military cemetery, the Virginian who stayed loyal replied "Mix 'em up. I'm tired of states' rights.” (21
November 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The best southern general of the war
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What a general. What a man. General George Henry Thomas is much more worthy of hero worship than that traitor Robert E. Lee.
Union forces had suffered some 5,800 casualties but inflicted twice that on the rebels. When a chaplain asked General Thomas whether the dead should be sorted and buried by state in the new military cemetery, the Virginian who stayed loyal replied "Mix 'em up. I'm tired of states' rights.” (21
November 26, 2025 at 1:39 AM
What a general. What a man. General George Henry Thomas is much more worthy of hero worship than that traitor Robert E. Lee.
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(Really fake surprised voice) Oh! It was actually possible to be from Virginia and not be a general turned traitor? I thought that meant they were all gentlemanly honorable men that were just FORCED to do so!
Union forces had suffered some 5,800 casualties but inflicted twice that on the rebels. When a chaplain asked General Thomas whether the dead should be sorted and buried by state in the new military cemetery, the Virginian who stayed loyal replied "Mix 'em up. I'm tired of states' rights.” (21
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
(Really fake surprised voice) Oh! It was actually possible to be from Virginia and not be a general turned traitor? I thought that meant they were all gentlemanly honorable men that were just FORCED to do so!
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That’s the greatest comment on Dunning School/Lost Cause ever
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
That’s the greatest comment on Dunning School/Lost Cause ever
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It's kind of wild that General Douglas MacArthur's dad fought in the Civil War 85+ years before the Korean War.
His dad was 18 at the battle of missionary ridge in 1863.
It'd be like if the invasion of Iraq was led by the son of a distinguished WWI vet.
His dad was 18 at the battle of missionary ridge in 1863.
It'd be like if the invasion of Iraq was led by the son of a distinguished WWI vet.
The battle being a “miracle” might have been an exaggeration, but there was no shortage of courage. 7 soldiers won Medals of Honor that day, including Arthur MacArthur, the father of future WWII general Douglas MacArthur. It was and still is the most won in a single day in American history (20
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
It's kind of wild that General Douglas MacArthur's dad fought in the Civil War 85+ years before the Korean War.
His dad was 18 at the battle of missionary ridge in 1863.
It'd be like if the invasion of Iraq was led by the son of a distinguished WWI vet.
His dad was 18 at the battle of missionary ridge in 1863.
It'd be like if the invasion of Iraq was led by the son of a distinguished WWI vet.
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The most flamboyantly egotistical man the United States military has ever seen.
Until the day his son joined.
Until the day his son joined.
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The most flamboyantly egotistical man the United States military has ever seen.
Until the day his son joined.
Until the day his son joined.
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Good lord, he was just a kid.
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Good lord, he was just a kid.
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eighteen years old! he'd be in the army until 1909, when he was forced to retire by President Taft.
November 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
eighteen years old! he'd be in the army until 1909, when he was forced to retire by President Taft.
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short king behavior
Sheridan made his way onto the summit a little after 5:00pm. He jumped onto the very cannon that had been (allegedly) firing at him minutes earlier. Straddling the barrel with his short legs, the fiery Irishman whipped off his hat and let out a triumphant cheer much to the chagrin of his men (17
As usual, Phil Sheridan was in the thick of it. At the base of the ridge, he lifted a whiskey flask to toast the rebs watching from above. “Heres to you” he yelled. A cannonball landed nearby spraying him with dirt and debris. “That’s damn ungenerous,” he cried “I shall take those guns for that” (12
November 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
short king behavior
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does feel like a big thing that he's dropping below 40
NEW: for the first time in his second term, President Trump has dipped below 40% approval, according to our presidential approval averages. He's experienced a sharp dip in the past month or two, mostly thanks to concerns about the economy.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
does feel like a big thing that he's dropping below 40
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oh damn
Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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November 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
oh damn
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Commercial truce in the Black Sea seems off
📢 Karadeniz’de patlama yaşanan tankerlerden yeni görüntüler: Ukrayna istihbaratı saldırı anını paylaştı
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November 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Commercial truce in the Black Sea seems off