MTMcGurk
@mtmcgurk.bsky.social
Dad, Army Recruiter, aspiring historian, poet, metal, rock, fountain pens #irregularwarfare, #poet. #cats #LetsGoPens 🐧 #library #milsky #zettelkasten #militaryhistory
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The escalation of the US air campaign in Somalia is probably the most underreported national security story right now👇
US military averaged just under one air strike per day in Somalia in the first month of 2026. The highest or second-highest monthly Somalia strike numbers ever, rivaled only by Dec 2025.
2025, the highest year for Somalia strikes yet, had 140+ strikes (10-15 most months).
2025, the highest year for Somalia strikes yet, had 140+ strikes (10-15 most months).
Major Somalia strikes update.
Our data now has a fully accounted for and confirmed strike count for Jan 2026 and to date. 26 strikes in Jan and 28 to date.
This includes two strikes w/o press release (1/20 and 1/26) and clarification of all multiple strikes.
www.newamerica.org/future-secur...
Our data now has a fully accounted for and confirmed strike count for Jan 2026 and to date. 26 strikes in Jan and 28 to date.
This includes two strikes w/o press release (1/20 and 1/26) and clarification of all multiple strikes.
www.newamerica.org/future-secur...
February 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
The escalation of the US air campaign in Somalia is probably the most underreported national security story right now👇
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February 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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I am very pleased to say that I am now a book series editor for a new @hurstpublishers.bsky.social series called Technology/Data/War.
The first book in the series is by the formidable
@olivierschmitt.bsky.social.
More on the series here: www.hurstpublishers.com/category/ser...
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The first book in the series is by the formidable
@olivierschmitt.bsky.social.
More on the series here: www.hurstpublishers.com/category/ser...
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Technology/Data/War Series | Hurst Publishers
21st-century war is fought on a battlefield where digital technologies, data surveillance, and algorithmic decision-making shape everyday experience. Tech giants and systems developers are scripting t...
www.hurstpublishers.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:59 PM
I am very pleased to say that I am now a book series editor for a new @hurstpublishers.bsky.social series called Technology/Data/War.
The first book in the series is by the formidable
@olivierschmitt.bsky.social.
More on the series here: www.hurstpublishers.com/category/ser...
.
The first book in the series is by the formidable
@olivierschmitt.bsky.social.
More on the series here: www.hurstpublishers.com/category/ser...
.
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@princetonupress.bsky.social is having a 30% off sale on new and classic military history books, including work by @profsaunders.bsky.social and yours truly (code: PUP30)
press.princeton.edu/books
press.princeton.edu/books
February 9, 2026 at 1:43 PM
@princetonupress.bsky.social is having a 30% off sale on new and classic military history books, including work by @profsaunders.bsky.social and yours truly (code: PUP30)
press.princeton.edu/books
press.princeton.edu/books
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“They don’t speak our language.” Well, nobody worried about that when Puerto Rico’s 65th Infantry deployed to Korea in 1950. By war’s end, six men had been awarded DSC’s, 130 were awarded SS’s, and 3,800 were awarded PH’s. They remain one of the most heavily decorated NG units.
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 AM
“They don’t speak our language.” Well, nobody worried about that when Puerto Rico’s 65th Infantry deployed to Korea in 1950. By war’s end, six men had been awarded DSC’s, 130 were awarded SS’s, and 3,800 were awarded PH’s. They remain one of the most heavily decorated NG units.
What’s everyone reading this week after the Super Bowl?
Yep, for me it’s Glantz!
Yep, for me it’s Glantz!
A coworker loaned this to me today.
What is everyone else reading this week?
What is everyone else reading this week?
February 9, 2026 at 2:50 AM
What’s everyone reading this week after the Super Bowl?
Yep, for me it’s Glantz!
Yep, for me it’s Glantz!
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That halftime show was ✨everything✨
I didn’t understand any of the words but the messages came through loud and clear
I didn’t understand any of the words but the messages came through loud and clear
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
That halftime show was ✨everything✨
I didn’t understand any of the words but the messages came through loud and clear
I didn’t understand any of the words but the messages came through loud and clear
For a truly non-military choice: hear me out:
The powerful influence of family
Over influence of mentors
Socio-economic status
Ownership of choice
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/105
The powerful influence of family
Over influence of mentors
Socio-economic status
Ownership of choice
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/105
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
For a truly non-military choice: hear me out:
The powerful influence of family
Over influence of mentors
Socio-economic status
Ownership of choice
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/105
The powerful influence of family
Over influence of mentors
Socio-economic status
Ownership of choice
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/105
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I mean I am up dancing. Plus Cardi, Gaga, Ricky Martin? Brilliant.
I love this show. Benito is bringing it all!
#NFLhalftimeshow
#NFLhalftimeshow
February 9, 2026 at 1:31 AM
I mean I am up dancing. Plus Cardi, Gaga, Ricky Martin? Brilliant.
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My wife compiled the list for me in case you also want to make it your personality for a year or two.
February 9, 2026 at 1:01 AM
My wife compiled the list for me in case you also want to make it your personality for a year or two.
7/2026 The Temper of our Time by Eric Hoffer.
My Dad was a fan of the longshoreman philosopher and gave me “True Believer” when I was a teenager. I found this at a used bookstore #SLC
His points about the age of juveniles and the Western inability to allow for leisure and chance stuck with me.
My Dad was a fan of the longshoreman philosopher and gave me “True Believer” when I was a teenager. I found this at a used bookstore #SLC
His points about the age of juveniles and the Western inability to allow for leisure and chance stuck with me.
February 8, 2026 at 8:11 PM
7/2026 The Temper of our Time by Eric Hoffer.
My Dad was a fan of the longshoreman philosopher and gave me “True Believer” when I was a teenager. I found this at a used bookstore #SLC
His points about the age of juveniles and the Western inability to allow for leisure and chance stuck with me.
My Dad was a fan of the longshoreman philosopher and gave me “True Believer” when I was a teenager. I found this at a used bookstore #SLC
His points about the age of juveniles and the Western inability to allow for leisure and chance stuck with me.
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Marc Bloch, historien et résistant juif, entrera au Panthéon le 23 juin
Marc Bloch, historien et résistant juif, entrera au Panthéon le 23 juin
La date du 16 juin avait été dans un premier temps pressentie pour son entrée au Panthéon, mais la cérémonie a dû être décalée de quelques jours en raison du G7 à Evian-les-Bains.
www.lemonde.fr
February 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Marc Bloch, historien et résistant juif, entrera au Panthéon le 23 juin
Good luck Seahawks.
I miss the PNW
I miss the PNW
February 8, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Good luck Seahawks.
I miss the PNW
I miss the PNW
This right here 💯
Same for duty at the training centers.
Same for duty at the training centers.
Instructor badge should be both the most valued in the army and the most difficult to obtain.
February 8, 2026 at 2:20 PM
This right here 💯
Same for duty at the training centers.
Same for duty at the training centers.
What’s everyone reading this weekend?
February 8, 2026 at 1:53 AM
What’s everyone reading this weekend?
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Pretty shameful part of American History we like to not talk about.
www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles...
www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles...
Japanese American Incarceration
At the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, about 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry lived on the US mainland, mostly along the Pacific Coast. About two thirds were full citizens, bo...
www.nationalww2museum.org
February 8, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Pretty shameful part of American History we like to not talk about.
www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles...
www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles...
6/2026 Patton: Battling with History by J. Furman Daniel III
I’ve been going back through my shelf to see books I didn’t finish last year. I enjoyed this. It’s a good perspective on how one officer prepared himself through his career.
I’ve been going back through my shelf to see books I didn’t finish last year. I enjoyed this. It’s a good perspective on how one officer prepared himself through his career.
February 7, 2026 at 12:19 AM
6/2026 Patton: Battling with History by J. Furman Daniel III
I’ve been going back through my shelf to see books I didn’t finish last year. I enjoyed this. It’s a good perspective on how one officer prepared himself through his career.
I’ve been going back through my shelf to see books I didn’t finish last year. I enjoyed this. It’s a good perspective on how one officer prepared himself through his career.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I’ve read two books on Patton by J. Furman Daniel III Phd and it boogles my mind that those books weren’t in the Patton museum but…
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February 6, 2026 at 2:27 PM
I’ve read two books on Patton by J. Furman Daniel III Phd and it boogles my mind that those books weren’t in the Patton museum but…
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February 6, 2026 at 1:37 AM
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Congratulations Malcom, you will be receiving a strongly worded article with a billion footnotes in a few weeks secretaryrofdefenserock.substack.com/subscribe?si...
February 4, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Congratulations Malcom, you will be receiving a strongly worded article with a billion footnotes in a few weeks secretaryrofdefenserock.substack.com/subscribe?si...
5/2026 Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes (John Rutherford translation)
Loved it. 10/10. No notes. 982 pages of awesome. 👏🏽
I read the book first and then went back to read the introduction and the notes on translation.
Loved it. 10/10. No notes. 982 pages of awesome. 👏🏽
I read the book first and then went back to read the introduction and the notes on translation.
February 5, 2026 at 1:05 AM
5/2026 Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes (John Rutherford translation)
Loved it. 10/10. No notes. 982 pages of awesome. 👏🏽
I read the book first and then went back to read the introduction and the notes on translation.
Loved it. 10/10. No notes. 982 pages of awesome. 👏🏽
I read the book first and then went back to read the introduction and the notes on translation.
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What? AI just reinforces human cognitive biases and can't do abductive reasoning? Who could have guessed?
www.militarystrategymagazine.com/article/ai-c...
www.militarystrategymagazine.com/article/ai-c...
AI Command and Staff—Operational Evidence and Insights from Wargaming - Military Strategy Magazine
The uncritical integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) into command-and-control poses a fundamental strategic risk: disrupting the application of violence from command. The danger of...
www.militarystrategymagazine.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:39 PM
What? AI just reinforces human cognitive biases and can't do abductive reasoning? Who could have guessed?
www.militarystrategymagazine.com/article/ai-c...
www.militarystrategymagazine.com/article/ai-c...
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Part of the joy of books is sharing them. It’s not just a personal treat. It’s shared culture. You might read a book and, decades later, bond with someone because you both loved the same cultural artifact.
Coverage of books in national media fuels that cultural conversation.
Coverage of books in national media fuels that cultural conversation.
February 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Part of the joy of books is sharing them. It’s not just a personal treat. It’s shared culture. You might read a book and, decades later, bond with someone because you both loved the same cultural artifact.
Coverage of books in national media fuels that cultural conversation.
Coverage of books in national media fuels that cultural conversation.
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Congratulations to Elizabeth N. Saunders, whose book The Insiders’ Game was shortlisted for @cfr.org's Arthur Ross Book Award! This honors books that make outstanding contributions to the understanding of foreign policy or international relations.
Learn more about this title here: hubs.ly/Q040Z9h90
Learn more about this title here: hubs.ly/Q040Z9h90
February 4, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Congratulations to Elizabeth N. Saunders, whose book The Insiders’ Game was shortlisted for @cfr.org's Arthur Ross Book Award! This honors books that make outstanding contributions to the understanding of foreign policy or international relations.
Learn more about this title here: hubs.ly/Q040Z9h90
Learn more about this title here: hubs.ly/Q040Z9h90