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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 2h

This just gave me flashbacks to repeated attempts to convince brigade command that we were not deadlining a vehicle because the air conditioning was broken, we were deadlining *the equipment* inside the vehicle which couldn't run without the air conditioning and brigade command being so fucking mad.

Probably Not A Crow, Unfortunately @mefcorv.bsky.social · 2h

It’s a meaningful slur only to deeply insecure guys.

Like, I own my POGness, so infantry guys don’t even bother calling me a POG, why would they?

“Yeah man, they had to air condition the equipment I used, it was so fucking sweet. How was trying not to let your 1LT get you killed?”

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 2h

This has about a 30% success rate.

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 2h

Logic and reason have failed me, at this point I am merely trying to hold on when there is nothing in me except the Will which says: ‘Hold on!’

ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 21d

I tell my toddler a lot to not do things like run away from me in a parking lot "because it's not safe" and now as a result any time he doesn't want to do anything he tells me he can't because it's "not safe".

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 3h

staring at my kid last night after I recaptured and wrangled them into the carseat like "okay we don't spank, I can't *not* go on this car ride because I need to pick up my older kid, I'm not supposed to yelll.... can I tell him there are ghosts out there? is that psychologically traumatizing?"

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 3h

don't ever yell at your child just talk calmly

my two year old is immune to this construct we as a society have labeled "reason" so I'm gonna need you to come up with a way to explain to them that they can't take off at a dead sprint every time we leave the house because I am out of ideas 😭

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 3h

I would like for him to win, to be clear! But yes, I think your assessment is correct.

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 3h

Primary everyone, unless I like that candidate, then it should be illegal for someone I don't like to run against them in a primary election.

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 5h

I liked TTPD and TLOAS but I respect Todd's hate because Todd is honest in his hate.

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 5h

Todd is not one of those people, Todd has integrity.

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 5h

The funniest part of the latest round of Taylor Swift backlash is how many people are now pretending that they loved TTPD from day one.

Todd in the Shadows @shadowtodd.bsky.social · 5h

This would make more sense to me if Taylor was coming off a generationally great album or something rather than Tortured Poets Department

Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 5h

“The Fate Of Ophelia” by Taylor Swift debuts with 128.896 million streams in its first week on the global Spotify chart.

It’s the biggest streaming week ever on the platform.

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 6h

Never been there in person. It's about an hour drive southeast of Boise according to Google Maps.

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 6h

I wasn't Air Force and I don't know a ton about it. It appears to be some sort of long-standing relationship building effort? It's pretty common for the US military to offer trainings to foreign military officers.

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 6h

Have fun with fucking Idaho, Qatar.

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 6h

I now want an interview with some Singaporean pilots because I imagine going from Singapore to fucking Idaho has to be some culture shock.

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 6h

For context: that airbase already hosts a small squadron of Singapore fighter jets.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 6h

That photo is also at least five years old.

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 6h

I don't think that song was meant to teach ASL signs, it's more of a "Let's sing with movement" type one, but unfortunately the gestures they've chosen include an actual ASL sign during that portion, and its the wrong one. With actual ASL signs used in other songs, I think its confusing.

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 6h

I happen to know the signs for "tree" and "flower" because when my oldest son was severely speech delayed we were using Baby Signing Time videos to learn a few ASL signs and gain some basic communication with him.

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 6h

So my question is, how obnoxious would it be if I, a hearing person who is not a regular ASL user and is not fluent, pointed this out to the kids librarian?

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 6h

Sometimes I go to the toddler class at my local library and the kids librarian is trying to be inclusive by including ASL signs with number songs but then some songs just have random gestures which would be fine and all if they weren't using the ASL sign for "trees" when they are singing "flowers".

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 17h

In MilTwitter news, our favorite infantry major is calling this guy a POG

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 14h

When I was in middle school I told my mother that I thought it was bad that our Catholic youth group priest smoked cigarettes because that was so unhealthy and my (non-Catholic) mom was like "he's not allowed to have sex, let him have the cigarettes"

Moon Snail Music @moonsnailmusic.bsky.social · 17h

In middle school my friend printed this out and brought it to his catholic school and got in trouble

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 17h

Dumb military insult. "Person Other than Grunt". Means a person who isn't infantry. There's no "T" in the acronym because the infantry doesn't understand how acronyms work.

The guy pictured is a Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel.

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 17h

I am not generally a person who gets into badge wars or cares much about who is or isn't a POG but generally speaking I tend towards the line of "if they have a combat infantry badge, they're immune from POG accusations"

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 17h

In MilTwitter news, our favorite infantry major is calling this guy a POG

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