Puck the Puddle Pilot
@puckthepilot.bsky.social
Husband, Dad, Geek, Nerd, former Army WO IP (60s), current Coastie. Personal account.
He/Him, White, Cisgender, Allosexual, Heteromantic, unmedicated Introverted Neurotypical.
He/Him, White, Cisgender, Allosexual, Heteromantic, unmedicated Introverted Neurotypical.
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"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it."
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
I'm so tired.
Everyone saw this coming.
Trump stiffed his contractors, then fell out w/his architect because he refused to back his demand for a ballroom bigger than the WH.
And those corporate donations he keeps bragging about are pledges, not real money. Taxpayers will end up on the hook one way or another.
Trump stiffed his contractors, then fell out w/his architect because he refused to back his demand for a ballroom bigger than the WH.
And those corporate donations he keeps bragging about are pledges, not real money. Taxpayers will end up on the hook one way or another.
December 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I'm so tired.
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This story is supposed to be scandalous, but it's ignoring the millennia old tradition of the troops being fiscally irresponsible to the point of destroying their lives before they can even legally drink.
U.S. troops have become top gun traders, swapping investment tips from cockpits and the decks of aircraft carriers and making fortunes.
Top Gun Traders: Stock Bets and Crypto Culture Take Over the Military
Troops are hooked on investing. They’re trading tips from cockpits and the decks of aircraft carriers, and making fortunes.
on.wsj.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This story is supposed to be scandalous, but it's ignoring the millennia old tradition of the troops being fiscally irresponsible to the point of destroying their lives before they can even legally drink.
What I take from this is that the Navy needs to be explicitly told.
Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
December 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
What I take from this is that the Navy needs to be explicitly told.
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We could have had taco trucks on every corner, people. I will never forgive you.
Queso dip is the best thing in the world.
Have you ever been mad while eating queso?
No.
Have you ever been sad while eating queso?
No. No, you have not.
It truly is the closest we’ve ever come to proof of a loving god.
Have you ever been mad while eating queso?
No.
Have you ever been sad while eating queso?
No. No, you have not.
It truly is the closest we’ve ever come to proof of a loving god.
December 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
We could have had taco trucks on every corner, people. I will never forgive you.
Dafuq does color have to do with it, senator?
Sen. Eric Schmitt: "This is the language of a color revolution where you're calling on military men and women to disobey orders."
December 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Dafuq does color have to do with it, senator?
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#OnObedience is 50% off at US Naval Institute Press with holiday code.
December 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
#OnObedience is 50% off at US Naval Institute Press with holiday code.
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November 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
For accurate science, follow the advice of your healthcare provider, &/or
@cidrap.bsky.social
&/or
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
&/or
@ylepidemiologist.bsky.social
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Problems I can see.
1. Ancient (storied) helo that isn't in the inventory and has the wrong paint job. (don't @ me it's not a super Huey)
2. "Back blast area clear?"
3. Not enough people on the boats.
4. People on the boats are clearly armed.
5. A SecDef posting bad memes.
1. Ancient (storied) helo that isn't in the inventory and has the wrong paint job. (don't @ me it's not a super Huey)
2. "Back blast area clear?"
3. Not enough people on the boats.
4. People on the boats are clearly armed.
5. A SecDef posting bad memes.
December 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Problems I can see.
1. Ancient (storied) helo that isn't in the inventory and has the wrong paint job. (don't @ me it's not a super Huey)
2. "Back blast area clear?"
3. Not enough people on the boats.
4. People on the boats are clearly armed.
5. A SecDef posting bad memes.
1. Ancient (storied) helo that isn't in the inventory and has the wrong paint job. (don't @ me it's not a super Huey)
2. "Back blast area clear?"
3. Not enough people on the boats.
4. People on the boats are clearly armed.
5. A SecDef posting bad memes.
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They are called warrant officers.
Do we really need more “technical” officers? That’s not why the officer corps exists. What’s the value of making someone an O6 who has no idea of how the Army works? www-army-mil.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.army...
Army revamps direct commissioning program to accelerate recruitment of applicants with specialized skills
www-army-mil.cdn.ampproject.org
December 1, 2025 at 9:23 AM
They are called warrant officers.
if I was a conspiracy theorist I would assume this was a targeted effort to quell leaks from the defense community.
instead of just blaming capitalism and crony billionaires.
instead of just blaming capitalism and crony billionaires.
December 1, 2025 at 11:35 AM
if I was a conspiracy theorist I would assume this was a targeted effort to quell leaks from the defense community.
instead of just blaming capitalism and crony billionaires.
instead of just blaming capitalism and crony billionaires.
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It's going to be what's left of Stars and Stripes and Fox News, kids.
December 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM
It's going to be what's left of Stars and Stripes and Fox News, kids.
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Seen this before. Didn't work there either.
So, troops were sent to DC to support law enforcement and now law enforcement is going to guard the troops sent to help them? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
D.C. police to begin patrolling with National Guard after fatal attack
If enacted on a long-term basis, the change would significantly shift the way National Guard troops have worked with law enforcement in the District since their arrival.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Seen this before. Didn't work there either.
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Do my eyes detect the microstructure of a spine?
Hooray.
Hooray.
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 8:23 PM
Do my eyes detect the microstructure of a spine?
Hooray.
Hooray.
I mean, it's good news that he's pretty sure there's gonna be a next DOJ.
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I mean, it's good news that he's pretty sure there's gonna be a next DOJ.
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During WWII a German vessel fired upon sailors floating in the sea after the Greek vessel Peleus was sunk. The officers were tried and convicted in the Peleus War Crimes trial.
November 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
During WWII a German vessel fired upon sailors floating in the sea after the Greek vessel Peleus was sunk. The officers were tried and convicted in the Peleus War Crimes trial.
He didn't because he can't. He issued a warning that the airspace was dangerous. And all the reasons the writer points out that companies will comply.
But if the Navy gets trigger happy and downs a foreign flagged airplane this get soooo much worse.
Compliance in advance.
But if the Navy gets trigger happy and downs a foreign flagged airplane this get soooo much worse.
Compliance in advance.
Trump has shut down the airspace surrounding Venezuela.
Legally he can't.
Yet airlines will redirect because they know Trump is as psychotic as Escobar and will order a plane to be shot down.
Flightradar24 has already shown that the airspace has been avoided by most airlines the past few days.
Legally he can't.
Yet airlines will redirect because they know Trump is as psychotic as Escobar and will order a plane to be shot down.
Flightradar24 has already shown that the airspace has been avoided by most airlines the past few days.
US says Venezuela’s airspace ‘closed’ as fears of armed conflict rise
No immediate response from Venezuela after President Trump’s makes the announcement on social media on Saturday.
www.aljazeera.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
He didn't because he can't. He issued a warning that the airspace was dangerous. And all the reasons the writer points out that companies will comply.
But if the Navy gets trigger happy and downs a foreign flagged airplane this get soooo much worse.
Compliance in advance.
But if the Navy gets trigger happy and downs a foreign flagged airplane this get soooo much worse.
Compliance in advance.
Can attest to being TOLD to change uniforms because we are a target.
The difference between SNAFU and I is I can exercise a lot more autonomy as an Officer.
The difference between SNAFU and I is I can exercise a lot more autonomy as an Officer.
Calling bullshit on this. There were times I changed at work to come home — keeping several uniforms at work easier, wanted to be comfortable, was meeting family out….This is look at me, fear no getting BS.
November 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Can attest to being TOLD to change uniforms because we are a target.
The difference between SNAFU and I is I can exercise a lot more autonomy as an Officer.
The difference between SNAFU and I is I can exercise a lot more autonomy as an Officer.
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Since the Pope has come out against generative AI, does this mean Catholic academics can refuse to use it on religious grounds?
November 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Since the Pope has come out against generative AI, does this mean Catholic academics can refuse to use it on religious grounds?
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This is why it's important for professionals to read the memo. And the doctrine the memo is based on. And, if you can, pick a JAGs brain about why the doctrine says what it does.
You know. Or get your makeup on, go on stage and noodle about lethality.
You know. Or get your makeup on, go on stage and noodle about lethality.
November 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is why it's important for professionals to read the memo. And the doctrine the memo is based on. And, if you can, pick a JAGs brain about why the doctrine says what it does.
You know. Or get your makeup on, go on stage and noodle about lethality.
You know. Or get your makeup on, go on stage and noodle about lethality.
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Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
I feel a little bad for the enlisted tech who scored high enough to get a sweet drone gig being told they just do surveillance, have great after service jobs and largely don't have to do much. May even get out of boat duty
Now looking at real criminal charges for listening to bad leadership.
Now looking at real criminal charges for listening to bad leadership.
November 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I feel a little bad for the enlisted tech who scored high enough to get a sweet drone gig being told they just do surveillance, have great after service jobs and largely don't have to do much. May even get out of boat duty
Now looking at real criminal charges for listening to bad leadership.
Now looking at real criminal charges for listening to bad leadership.
Lord, I see what you have done for others...
Quebec moves to expand secularism law, limit public prayer
A new bill introduced in the Canadian province expands on a 2019 religious symbols law with new measures including a ban on face coverings in daycares.
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Lord, I see what you have done for others...
How much you wanna bet they are using AI tools to redact.
And therefore it's gonna be an 80% solution at best.
And therefore it's gonna be an 80% solution at best.
Spending one million dollars to redact yourself from criminal documents.
Trump's FBI spent $1M on 'special redaction project' ahead of Epstein files release
www.alternet.org/trump-fbi-ep...
Trump's FBI spent $1M on 'special redaction project' ahead of Epstein files release
www.alternet.org/trump-fbi-ep...
Trump's FBI spent $1M on 'special redaction project' ahead of Epstein files release
President Donald Trump may have signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act into law, but his FBI has reportedly been hard at work keeping certain parts secret ahead of their release.That's according to...
www.alternet.org
November 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
How much you wanna bet they are using AI tools to redact.
And therefore it's gonna be an 80% solution at best.
And therefore it's gonna be an 80% solution at best.