Josh King

Message to the Brigade Sat, 28 Feb 2026 Operation EPIC FURY

@BeschlossDC I was there.

President Clinton and ex-President Ford at Bob Hope Desert Classic Tournament after Ford hits a golf ball that strikes somebody's cart, Indian Wells, Calif., today 1995: #Getty

This was a 2 line prompt in seedance 2. If the hollywood is cooked guys are right maybe the hollywood is cooked guys are cooked too idk.

IT'S SUPER BOWL DAY!!!

So on the 4,167th and final day of a job so exhilarating that I'd swear at least 4,000 of the days qualified as very good or better, the coffee came with whooshing thoughts of the 11 years and the four months and the 27 days. The brain tore through the datelines from 17 countries and 43 states, the three World Cups, the four Olympics, the 10 tennis majors, the 20 golf majors, the 11 men's Finals Four, the 28 College Football Playoff games, the 10 Kentucky Derbys, the tour of Jordan-Oman-Kuwait-United Arab Emirates, the 46 days in the peerless Australia -- I mean, come on, really? -- the depth of the beauty of South Koreans, and those times when I looked in the mirror (briefly) and saw a lunatic. Maybe the looniest would be covering a game in Seattle on a Friday night, then a game in Clemson on that Saturday night (with Lamar Jackson on the field looking even more dizzying than usual). Or was it the Boise on a Friday night, the students swimming into the frigid river for a goal-post chunk after midnight, then the one hour of sleep, then the Indianapolis on a Saturday night? No, wait, wait, it had to be this: Novak Djokovic winning the French Open in Paris on Sunday early evening, then U.S. Open golf preparations starting on Tuesday . . . . . . in Los Angeles. Non-deranged people might find such a sequence unfair; for whatever metabolic reason, I just kept giggling. Well, something surpassed all of that, somehow. To be part of the Washington Post Sports department was to be a part of an exemplary human experience, a rarefied collegiality, a beacon of collaboration and a near-bewildering scarcity of envy. For just one thing, I never, ever thought, way back last century, that I'd inhabit a world and a staff where everyone would treat my husband as one of the group, where a deputy sports editor would say, in a kitchen, near the end of a holiday party, "Alfonso! Come over here and hug me!" All of it reinforced that on the medal stand of life, human collaboration deserves a spot and maybe even the gold, for its curious capacity to bolster seemingly all 35 trillion of our cells. I love these forever teammates all so much it probably annoys them, and they call to mind a relic of a show always worth unearthing. It's Episode 168 of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," the episode she titled, "The Last Show," when the WJM newsroom staff works a final news show and has a last group hug, and Mary wishes to emote, and Lou wishes not to emote, but then Mary gives a stirring speech and then the ever-gruff Lou relents and, in a quaking voice, says something resonant all the way clear into February 2026: "I treasure you people."

@MattMackowiak @NavyAthletics @NavalAcademy …and you’ve been wrong… Go Navy!

@NavyAthletics @NavalAcademy I was gonna guess Creighton

Which Colleges have produced a: U.S. President Heisman Trophy winner Super Bowl winning QB Super Bowl MVP Astronaut Naismith Award winner Wooden Award Winner NBA Champion (x2) NBA MVP Olympic Gold Medalist Only one. The @NavalAcademy

A Boutte Beauty ❄️ @Patriots | @InsidetheNFL

In the end, the Red Sox offered more money to Ranger Suarez ($130m present day value) than they offered Alex Bregman (closer to $120m NPV) over five-year deals. Given what Bregman was to their team and clubhouse last year, his unique two-way skills in a market that paid Pete Alonso $155m and Schwarber $150m, that makes no sense. Major miscalculation.

As 2025 comes to a close, we reflect on a year defined by tradition, teamwork, and service. From milestones on the Yard to moments across the Fleet, this year showcased the dedication of our midshipmen, faculty, staff, alumni, and families who support the Naval Academy.

Phew. What a game. Both teams did themselves proud. Just as you would expect.

What a powerful video for the Army/Navy game. “It’s the only game where every player on the field is willing to die for everyone else watching.” Wow.

Navy sings second The best tradition in college football

The pageantry. The tradition. The Brigade of Midshipmen.

Impressive Thanksgiving performance by the Midshipmen to earn at least a share of the @American_Conf regular season title. They were truly at their best when their best was needed over the past two games. Thankful for and proud of everyone associated with @NavyFB! #GoNavy #RollGoats #ExpectToWin 🇺🇸⚓️🏈

Happy Thanksgiving from The United States Naval Academy. Here at the Naval Academy, we’re especially grateful for our midshipmen and their commitment to becoming the next generation of Navy and Marine Corps leaders.

Service Assignment for the #Classof2026 ⚓🪖 Today, the firstie (senior) class officially received their service assignments! From Induction Day to now, the firsties have been developing morally, mentally, and physically for these assignments.

Grateful to our @NavyAthletics creative team, our equipment team, our @NavalAcademy historians and our incredible partners @UnderArmour for their hard work in today’s highly successful rollout of the @NavyFB uniform for the upcoming #ArmyNavy Game. Job well done! #GoNavy #RollGoats #ExpectToWin 🇺🇸⚓️🏈

Don't Give Up The Ship #GoNavy | #RollGoats | #Navy250 | #BeatArmy

From THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE in 1981 to THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION in 2025, @KenBurns has served as our country's our Storyteller-in-Chief. Ken shared the story of his own creative process during his visit with us. Watch his full talk in the comments below, and his latest film on PBS.