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MTMcGurk

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IWI Fellow 2025. Views are my own and do not represent DoD or the Irregular Warfare Initiative. Dad, Army Recruiter, aspiring historian, poet, #irregularwarfare, #writing #poet. #cats #LetsGoPens 🐧 #library #milsky It’s a great day to recruit!

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Darcy James Argue @darcyjamesargue.com · 1d

RIP Diane Keaton. If you haven’t seen her portrayal of Louise Bryant in Warren Beatty’s criminally underrated Reds, it’s a phenomenal performance in a brilliant picture.

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MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 14h

I hope so too

MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 18h

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November 10 👏🏽 👏🏽

Sesame Street Is Coming to Netflix - Sesame Workshop

Get ready for more sunny days, brought to you by the letter “N”

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💞Sabrina💞 @sabrinarina.bsky.social · 1d

For those wanting to help military members who aren’t getting paid during the shutdown, each branch has an emergency assistance non-profit that you can donate to:

Air Force / Space Force www.afas.org
Army www.ArmyEmergencyRelief.org
Navy/Marine Corps www.nmcrs.org
Coast Guard www.mycgma.org

Air Force Aid Society | The Official Charity of the Air Force

The Air Force Aid Society is the official charity of the U.S. Air Force and has been meeting the unique needs of Airmen and their families since 1942.

www.afas.org

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💞Sabrina💞 @sabrinarina.bsky.social · 1d

For my military fam, if you need help during the government shutdown, each branch has an emergency financial assistance non-profit org that may be able to provide help

Air Force / Space Force www.afas.org
Army www.ArmyEmergencyRelief.org
Navy/Marine Corps www.nmcrs.org
Coast Guard www.mycgma.org

Air Force Aid Society | The Official Charity of the Air Force

The Air Force Aid Society is the official charity of the U.S. Air Force and has been meeting the unique needs of Airmen and their families since 1942.

www.afas.org

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Dr. Sabrina Mittermeier @smittermeier.bsky.social · 1d

Oh no

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Diane Keaton, Oscar-Winning ‘Annie Hall’ Star, Dies at 79

Diane Keaton, who starred in "Annie Hall," has died. She was 79.

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MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 1d

Tis the season 🏒 🥅 🚨
@dejankovacevic.bsky.social @fidgenewton.bsky.social @bobgrove91.bsky.social @pittsburghpenguins.bsky.social #NHL #hockey

MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 2d

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Congratulations Las Vegas Aces #WNBA champions!

Las Vegas Aces claim WNBA championship with sweep of Phoenix Mercury — The Athletic

PHOENIX — The Las Vegas Aces’ ascent back to the top of the WNBA is officially complete

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MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 2d

So sorry. 😢

MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 2d

A bookstore in Salt Lake City just got my business @charlesesdaile.bsky.social #histbookchat

Tag your Napoleonic Wars aficionados!

A book shelf with many books about the Napoleonic Wars and Wellington. #Utah

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MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 2d

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House Recess Extended to Oct. 19 As Government Shutdown Continues

The House clerk reads a communication from Speaker Mike Johnson designating October 14 to 19 a district work period for members, meaning that the House will be in recess except for pro forma sessions ...

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Lucy Betteridge-Dyson @lmbd1418.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Publication day to me! 🥳
Jungle Commandos is out now! @ospreypublishing.bsky.social

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MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 3d

Good for the soul

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Dr Aimée Fox @draefox.bsky.social · 5d

Only a month 'til the publication of “Framing the First World War: How Divergent Views Shaped a Global Conflict”, edited by me, @mpmfinch.bsky.social & @dmorganowen.bsky.social!

US readers: get 30% discount (code: FRAMINGWWI) & free shipping if you order direct from @univpressofkansas.bsky.social

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Bob Grove @bobgrove91.bsky.social · 5d

Tonight marks the 20th consecutive season Sid, Geno and Letang have skated together, the North American pro sports record. They have been on the regular season roster together for 1,394 GP and dressed together for 832 GP (59.7%). What an amazing time to be a Pens' fan.

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MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 6d

“However, the spring of 1918 was a lunatic time and lunatic things kept happening.”

Richard Goldhurst with an absolute banger intro.

Text of the intro of “The Midnight War.” By Richard Goldhurst

The Allies won the war against Germany and the Central Powers in November 1918, but they were perilously close to defeat in March of the same year. Statesmen and generals thought the way to avert defeat in the spring of 1918 was to counter the ever-stronger German army on the Western Front by sending an Allied expedition to reopen the Eastern Front in Russia. But to believe that a few thousand soldiers could make a difference in a country where vast distances are the one profound reality was a lunatic plan. Siberia alone is large enough to contain the whole of the continental United States. And European Russia itself could contain the United States from Maine to Mississippi. However, the spring of 1918 was a lunatic time and lunatic things kept happening.

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Diva of the Dark 🎃🫶👠👑🥩 @queenofthinair.bsky.social · 6d

Every Day is Ethics Day.
Really. For Everyone.

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MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 6d

Saburo Sakai says it multiple times in his book “Samurai!”

The lack of self-sealing fuel tanks and superior US rate of fire and caliber meant the IJN fought at disadvantage routinely, especially when we matched them in airspeed.

MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 6d

An excellent view on design questions especially on what is difficult and important!

H R Pickens @hrpickens.bsky.social · 6d

Fun and easy: "How big is the gun? How thick is the armor?"

Difficult and important: "How do we make a lot of them? Can we make them easy to maintain & repair? Can we make it easy for engineers in the field to turn four broken tanks into three working ones?"

MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 6d

One of the experts on German SWW fighter aircraft is @spitfirefilly.bsky.social so I’ll defer to her!

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MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 6d

Adolf Galland mentions this in his autobiography of the war. So many operational decisions made because the German army and Air Force needed fuel.

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MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 6d

I’m with you on the appeal and it can still reinforce the argument that adaptable > exquisite.

But also, the exquisite tech can be simpler things, like the self sealing fuel tanks, recovery and repair tools, etc.

MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 6d

I mean let’s ask IJN and IJA pilots whether they would have preferred self-sealing fuel tanks. Or ask German pilots if they preferred the quality engines in the US and British fighter aircraft.

And by the way THAT exquisite tech could be mass produced and easily repaired.

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MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 6d

a close up of a cartoon character with a very angry face and a tie .

ALT: a close up of a cartoon character with a very angry face and a tie .

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MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 6d

This goes against so much history, readily available, from American and German sources, that speak to the advanced nature of US industrial weapons. Why would someone write this?

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