Steal Sharpens Steel

@johnkonrad Writes well too.

I don’t remember the exact year, but NYC Fleet Week sometime in the kate nineties was when I decided to go to sea. “You mean I can wear a nice white uniform, get paid, and sail right the hell out of this broke city?” Sold.

@ThePhilliesPod @DavisBakerTV Case book.

@DavisBakerTV OBR may have a different ruling, but in NCAA this is a lodged ball and is a ground rule double.

Don't think I've ever seen this before in baseball. Biscuits outfielder Austin Overn rips a ball down the right field line, right fielder slides over the ball, ball gets lodged into the ground so deep it turns into an inside-the-park home run. Then it takes MULTIPLE players to try and dig it out, which lasted minutes. @wsfa12sports @wsfa12news @BiscuitBaseball

@Schwalm5132 @SetantaADV This.

CIF - Commander's In-extremis Force CRF - Crisis Response Force HTD - Hard Target Defeat CTAC - Critical Threats Advisory Company Depended on where we were in the world, who we were serving under, and what our mission was at the time. Also, Year dependent. Each Group has only ONE COMPANY of them.....if you served in "That Group" you know I'm talking about you!

I just saw a YouTube green hat wearing guy talking about a CIF Team (I’ve always heard it pronounced as sif “, but he called it the “CRIF”. Has anyone ever heard it pronounced that way? Seems pretty bizarre to me, but maybe I’ve been wrong for decades?

“That one, to the right…zoom in…a little more…keep it steady…Got’em! Open ejection port cover! WooOooooOoo!!! Have him and his team leader come see me. We gonna learn today!”

@ScottPresler Ken has my vote in this scenario.

If President Trump — who is the leader of the Republican Party & an immensely powerful voice — endorsed anyone other than Ken Paxton for the Texas Senate runoff, would you still vote for Ken Paxton? (I want people to see publicly what you have to say.) 🗓️ Tuesday, May 26th

@EODHappyCaptain During combatives and wall-to-wall counselings at the wood line.

There are very few times where it is appropriate to try and put your hands on another Soldier. An example would be live ranges where there is a safety violation that could injury or kill someone. During a physical fitness test because you are angry is not one of those times.

Let’s play where’s the copperhead

@HarryMacD @Vermeullarmine Slightly ambiguous without context, but I read it to mean the doctrine of standing—the constitutional and procedural rules that determine whether a party has the right to bring a lawsuit. Context unnecessary for you, but may benefit others who scroll through. 🤠

Standing law is the most dishonest doctrinal septic tank in the entire corpus of American law.

@MOSSADil Details are shaky. Stay tuned for more.

🚨 BREAKING: Earthquake reported in Tehran That’s…an ominous signal.

@PaulaYScanlan Only if she has a wooden leg with a kickstand.

never trust a chinese woman named eileen… just saying

@billysandytodd Plaintiffs ready to file a lawsuit if the state moves forward with the 2023 6-1 district mapping? It appears to be unconstitutional, as it also created a racially gerrymandered district, based upon the 2025 federal court case and its Arlington heights assessment.

Good question, why?

@Arkypatriot It’s better than average. Concur.

I finally tried Whataburger in Texas after hearing people talk about it like it was a religious experience. And I’m just gonna say it… I still don’t see what the big deal is. It was fine. Not bad. Not life-changing. Nobody’s ancestors whispered “welcome home” when I took a bite. So all of you who love it please explain yourselves.

@TheLtColUSMC Hat tip from a Forerunner.

When your best friend commands a rival MALS, you still give credit where it’s due. This is slick, and I’m genuinely happy for the MALS-11 “Devilfish”🐙 MALS Marines rarely get the recognition they deserve for keeping naval aviation moving! America 250🇺🇸 x.com/ShayneB52/stat…

@scotus_wire Almost certain the 2023 map was also racially gerrymandered, was it not.

🚨 Alabama asks the Supreme Court to restore its 2023 congressional map that was struck down under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and the 14th Amendment.

Press Release: Fulton Judge Ignores Law in Allowing Raffensperger to Reject Challenge to His Own Candidacy ATLANTA, GA. MAY 8, 2026 – A Fulton County Superior Court judge issued an order Monday upholding Secretary of State (SOS) Brad Raffensperger’s refusal to transfer a gubernatorial candidacy challenge against him to an administrative court as required by Georgia law. Any elector may send a candidacy challenge to the SOS who is mandated to send all challenges to the administrative court system for a hearing as per O.C.G.A. §21-2-5(b). Northwest Georgia residents, Brandyn James and Harvey Wysong, filed a Petition for Writ of Mandamus seeking the court to force the SOS to comply with the law by transferring their challenge, which is based on an approved Georgia Republican Party resolution stating: “It is resolved that the Georgia Republican Party shall not qualify, allow to be qualified, or take any action to allow Brad Raffensperger to qualify as a Republican or run for any elected office unless and until a GAGOP Convention removes this restriction;” [pg 10] But SOS General Counsel, Charlene McGowan, rejected their challenge stating: “…we have determined that the information provided does not meet the criteria required to constitute a valid candidate challenge.” [pg 25] There is no provision under Georgia law for the SOS, to make any such determination as to the validity of a candidate challenge, especially one that challenges his own candidacy. Judge Belinda Edwards’ order, confirmed a May 1 hearing decision by finding: “Petitioners lack a clear legal right to an administrative hearing”. [pg 2] Georgia law provides no clear authority for a Superior Court to make such a determination before a challenge is heard since that is the jurisdiction of an administrative law judge. The Petitioners entered an appeal for the Mandamus directly to the Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday after being denied the normal challenge process. Attorney Jake Medhoff said: "We respectfully disagree with the trial court's decision and are confident that the Supreme Court of Georgia will vindicate both our clients and the plain language of the statute." The case has incurred a near total black out by local news media despite a massive conflict of interest in allowing the SOS to determine whether or not he is properly qualified to run for Governor. Meanwhile, Raffensperger continues to collect Republican primary votes even though the Republican Party passed a resolution prohibiting him to run as a Republican.

See -- the VIRGINIA CONSTITUTION says that district maps can only be proposed and changed in accordance with a specific procedure. The VA Legis decided the Constitution didn't apply to it, and changed the map in the manner it saw fit. The VA Supreme Court reminded them that the Constitution applied to them.

@ParamedicVet #ServiceConnected

I miss this, but my body very much does not. #AATW

Dave: “Hello, caller, you are on the air.” Caller: “I don’t think billionaires create value.” Dave: “Okay. What do you mean by that?” Caller: “Nobody can earn a billion dollars ethically.” Dave: “Alright. What do you do for a living?” Caller: “Well, before this, I was a bartender.” Dave: “Nothing wrong with bartending. Honest work.” Caller: “Right.” Dave: “And now?” Caller: “I work in government.” Dave: “Okay. So let me get this straight. You're saying Elon Musk, who helped build PayPal, Tesla, SpaceX, and Starlink, has made innovations like online payments, electric cars, rockets, and satellite internet possible, didn't earn his way to being a billionaire?" Caller: “None of that justifies being a billionaire.” Dave: “Well, sure sounds like value got created somewhere along the line.” Caller: “I disagree.” Dave: “What exactly did you build?” Caller: “I advocate for economic justice.” Dave: “No ma’am, I mean actual products.” Caller: “…” Dave: “You’re telling me the guy catching rockets mid-air created less value than a person who used to serve mojitos and now votes on spending his tax dollars?” Caller: “That’s unfair.” Dave: “What’s unfair is pretending markets are imaginary while cashing a government paycheck funded by the businesses you claim don’t create value.” Caller: “I’m actually a congresswoman.” Dave: “Oh Lord. Of course!"

@PlanetOfMemes Narfle the Garthok

That's quite a large cone you have there, Elon.

@RealJasonNelson We could have squeezed you into post one.

One of my greatest failings in life was being too tall for Embassy duty.