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Bill Horton

@mrhortywho.bsky.social

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Retired Marine, #COYG, Lions, Wolverines fan also.

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Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · Jul 30

And this is why I will take absolutely no shit at all from anyone who says they won't vote for whoever wins the Dem primary in 2028 because they don't like their position on their pet issue.

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 19h

What is Zelenskyy supposed to do when his country is being invaded?

He didn't initiate the hostilities.

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 20h

Bernie is a POS.

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 20h

The ht/wt standards are more lenient than AD Marine Corps, and I assume Army as well, and these guys are still obviously outside of those regs.

www.gotxsg.com/height_weigh...

Texas State Guard (TXSG) Recruiter and Career Information Center

Texas State Guard (TXSG) Recruiter and Texas State Military Forces information, including links to the Texas National Guard and Texas Air National Guard.

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 20h

Also, if anyone thinks I'm "fat-shaming" these guys, they have height/weight standards they have to adhere to, and it's obvious that none of them are within those regs, which are more lenient than active duty regulations are.

www.gotxsg.com/height_weigh...

Texas State Guard (TXSG) Recruiter and Career Information Center

Texas State Guard (TXSG) Recruiter and Texas State Military Forces information, including links to the Texas National Guard and Texas Air National Guard.

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 1d

They're great, right?

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 1d

A fair amount of leftists here would be just as bad as MAGA if they were in power.

GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 1d

“oh, no, he didn’t *shock* the dog, he just startled and scared it for no reason!” do you fucking hear yourselves

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 1d

Here's the light cycles. Huge ripcord for maximum speed lol.

Picture of the original Tron lightcycle toys with the huge ripcord.

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 1d

I was kid when it came out and absolutely loved it. It also had some AMAZING toys. The lightcycle could hold a Star Wars-size figure that had the moveable joints like GI Joes did. It also had the ripcord and could go *so fast*. The figures had glo-in-the-dark discs also.

So much fun.

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly. Not only is dealing with someone with a terrible attitude awful and draining, but they're also a huge liability, even in training environments.

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 1d

I retired from the Marines in 2014. I don't remember anyone, officer or enlisted, who wanted draftees in the service at all.

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 1d

Hope they don't stop. The whole "weird" thing was working great during the campaign. Was so dumb when they stopped leaning into that.

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 1d

Well, that was an easy block.

What is wrong with people?

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 1d

Perfect

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 1d

Appropriately named official in charge of the Texas National Guard troops in Chicago.

A bunch of Texas National Guard troops that could lovingly be called "Meal Team Six."

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 2d

That means she was worse than Megyn Kelly.

Oof.

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 2d

Also a former Naval intel officer who had his clearance stripped because of his role in spreading the Pizzagate conspiracy theory.

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 2d

P-Tucket?

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, most of the ones I served with are now also. A bit fewer on the officer side, but still way more than I would have liked, and expected in many cases.

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 2d

He was probably the best CO I ever had, except I think he's a Trumper. He was my CO before Trump even came on the scene though, so I'm basing this on some comments he made during wardroom meals and the fact that several of his other officers from that deployment are now Trumpers.

I hope I'm wrong.

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 2d

That's the only way this reply makes sense.

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 2d

Hard to tell who is the worst toadie of the Trump era; him or Pence when he was VP.

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 3d

This guy:

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...

Screenshot of the chain of command for SOCOM.

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 3d

Can you imagine the disaster he would have been had he scraped by the qualifications as an officer though?

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 3d

The SOCOM Vice Commander is a former CO of mine. On deployment, he had us read "Black Hearts" to remind us that war crimes are bad.

I wonder what he thinks of Pete?

I'm actually worried he's a Trumper for other reasons though.

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 3d

The Vice Commander is a former CO of mine. On deployment, he had us read "Black Hearts" to remind us that war crimes are bad.

I wonder what he thinks of Pete?

I'm actually worried he's a Trumper for other reasons though.