Angry Staff Officer
@pptsapper.bsky.social
History person, Army officer, transplanted Buckeye, not really that angry anymore. Writes stuff. Some Star Wars. Refugee from Twitter. Views do not reflect or represent the DoD's. He/him/his. angrystaffofficer.com
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She had a senior non-commissioned officer buy her lingerie, passing it off as a joke. I didn’t know. She was mentally broken down and denigrated, day after day, by a male officer who was her comman…
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This was my pinned tweet over on Twitter. It will remain my pinned tweet here. Because the issue of sexual harassment and assault in the Army still persists. We must do better.
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“Joseph Yesurun Pinto, a 31 year-old Anglo-Dutch émigré in the autumn of 1760, had led New York’s Shearith Israel synagogue for barely a year when the second notice appeared in the papers...” From Junto #archives: I wrote about early fast & #Thanksgiving days 🗃️ earlyamericanists.com/2014/11/27/c...
Contested Rites
Today, enjoy a moveable feast: the story of fasts and thanksgivings in early America.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
“Joseph Yesurun Pinto, a 31 year-old Anglo-Dutch émigré in the autumn of 1760, had led New York’s Shearith Israel synagogue for barely a year when the second notice appeared in the papers...” From Junto #archives: I wrote about early fast & #Thanksgiving days 🗃️ earlyamericanists.com/2014/11/27/c...
All I want for Christmas is a William Howard Taft documentary
November 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
All I want for Christmas is a William Howard Taft documentary
“The National Reserve in the Jungle”
-Emory Upton Sinclair
This might be the most niche nerd thing I’ve ever posted
-Emory Upton Sinclair
This might be the most niche nerd thing I’ve ever posted
November 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
“The National Reserve in the Jungle”
-Emory Upton Sinclair
This might be the most niche nerd thing I’ve ever posted
-Emory Upton Sinclair
This might be the most niche nerd thing I’ve ever posted
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I'm hardly the only one, but I've been warning against the 'warrior' language and symbolism for years (foreignpolicy.com/2021/04/19/u...)
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I'm hardly the only one, but I've been warning against the 'warrior' language and symbolism for years (foreignpolicy.com/2021/04/19/u...)
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Though the online ur-text for this that remains Undefeated is probably @pptsapper.bsky.social 's "Stop Calling Us Warriors."
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Stop Calling Us Warriors
If you’ve been in the Army longer than five minutes, you’ve probably been called “warrior” already. Or maybe “hero,” usually used sarcastically when referring to…
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November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Though the online ur-text for this that remains Undefeated is probably @pptsapper.bsky.social 's "Stop Calling Us Warriors."
angrystaffofficer.com/2016/12/14/s...
angrystaffofficer.com/2016/12/14/s...
The amount of palantir and other crap military industrial complex advertising around DC right now is outta control
We’re like one minor financial crisis away from us wearing their patches and branding like gd nascar
We’re like one minor financial crisis away from us wearing their patches and branding like gd nascar
November 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The amount of palantir and other crap military industrial complex advertising around DC right now is outta control
We’re like one minor financial crisis away from us wearing their patches and branding like gd nascar
We’re like one minor financial crisis away from us wearing their patches and branding like gd nascar
Coming out of just seeing Wicked 2, and I gotta say, it made me feel a hell of a lot more revolutionary than Ken Burns’ “American Revolution” did
November 24, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Coming out of just seeing Wicked 2, and I gotta say, it made me feel a hell of a lot more revolutionary than Ken Burns’ “American Revolution” did
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it is happening again theonion.com/this-war-wil...
November 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
it is happening again theonion.com/this-war-wil...
Tempted to write a parody of all the genre in the ilk of “A Court of Thorns and Roses” called “A Story of Stuff and Things”
Most of it will be variations on a theme of how much larger fae junk can be
“He entered the room, a bulge the size of a 55-gallon drum artfully decorating his trousers…”
Most of it will be variations on a theme of how much larger fae junk can be
“He entered the room, a bulge the size of a 55-gallon drum artfully decorating his trousers…”
November 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Tempted to write a parody of all the genre in the ilk of “A Court of Thorns and Roses” called “A Story of Stuff and Things”
Most of it will be variations on a theme of how much larger fae junk can be
“He entered the room, a bulge the size of a 55-gallon drum artfully decorating his trousers…”
Most of it will be variations on a theme of how much larger fae junk can be
“He entered the room, a bulge the size of a 55-gallon drum artfully decorating his trousers…”
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Regardless of the outcomes of peace negotiations, Russian war criminals must face justice. This has not been ‘a few bad apples’; it has been a systemic approach to barbarity endorsed from the top. There can be no ‘get out of jail free’ card for them.
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Russian military reportedly executes 5 Ukrainian POWs
Five Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) were executed by Russian soldiers, Ukrainian mapping and analytical organization DeepState reported on Nov. 22.
kyivindependent.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Regardless of the outcomes of peace negotiations, Russian war criminals must face justice. This has not been ‘a few bad apples’; it has been a systemic approach to barbarity endorsed from the top. There can be no ‘get out of jail free’ card for them.
kyivindependent.com/russian-mili...
kyivindependent.com/russian-mili...
Whoa whoa whoa whoa
What do you mean “too many books”
I’m not familiar with this unit of measurement
What do you mean “too many books”
I’m not familiar with this unit of measurement
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Whoa whoa whoa whoa
What do you mean “too many books”
I’m not familiar with this unit of measurement
What do you mean “too many books”
I’m not familiar with this unit of measurement
Excellent post - and this is how I begin every discussion with a potential Lost Causer, because once you separate their Southern culture (family ties, geographic roots, etc) from the argument, you can actually have a discussion without the “I have to defend the South” walls coming up.
The South Didn't Lose the Civil War. The Confederacy Did.
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The South Didn't Lose the Civil War. The Confederacy Did.
Some thoughts about how language can lead us astray.
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November 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Excellent post - and this is how I begin every discussion with a potential Lost Causer, because once you separate their Southern culture (family ties, geographic roots, etc) from the argument, you can actually have a discussion without the “I have to defend the South” walls coming up.
Discworld QOTD, from Monstrous Regiment
“Bein’ a soldier is not hard! If it was, soldiers would not be able to do it! There is only three things you need to remember, which are, viz: one obey orders two give it to the enemy good and hard three don’t die.”
“Bein’ a soldier is not hard! If it was, soldiers would not be able to do it! There is only three things you need to remember, which are, viz: one obey orders two give it to the enemy good and hard three don’t die.”
Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay, for Trans Day of Remembrance
November 23, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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Anyone want some good news? The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is nearly done and it’s pretty awesome
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Officials celebrate construction of revolutionary structure over major US freeway: 'This was an impossible dream' — The Cool Down
A team of engineers, biologists, scientists, and mycologists all contributed. Nov 22, 2025 The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is one step closer to its completion with its first official native pl...
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November 23, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Anyone want some good news? The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is nearly done and it’s pretty awesome
apple.news/A7yad9o6US72...
apple.news/A7yad9o6US72...
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this, *this*, is the greatest crossover of all time
November 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
this, *this*, is the greatest crossover of all time
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Seen in Boston, Massachusetts in 1854.
November 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Seen in Boston, Massachusetts in 1854.
They’re not even dog whistles anymore
"The Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika as a hate symbol.
"Instead, the Coast Guard will classify the Nazi insignia as 'potentially divisive' under its new guidelines.
"The new policy similarly downgrades the definition of nooses and the Confederate flag."
Free link wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
"Instead, the Coast Guard will classify the Nazi insignia as 'potentially divisive' under its new guidelines.
"The new policy similarly downgrades the definition of nooses and the Confederate flag."
Free link wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
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November 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
They’re not even dog whistles anymore
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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Good use of a tank.
An American tank rolls over a Nazi banner laid out in the street after its crew helped take the town of Lembach, spring 1945.
U.S. Signal Corps—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
An American tank rolls over a Nazi banner laid out in the street after its crew helped take the town of Lembach, spring 1945.
U.S. Signal Corps—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
November 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Good use of a tank.
An American tank rolls over a Nazi banner laid out in the street after its crew helped take the town of Lembach, spring 1945.
U.S. Signal Corps—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
An American tank rolls over a Nazi banner laid out in the street after its crew helped take the town of Lembach, spring 1945.
U.S. Signal Corps—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
This is awesome. Would love to do something similar for the US Army
Have a friend who liked to take people on tours of Arlington and bring them to a highly decorated WWII soldier’s grave, then watch their astonishment on finding out the soldier fought *gasp* with the communists in the 1930s
Have a friend who liked to take people on tours of Arlington and bring them to a highly decorated WWII soldier’s grave, then watch their astonishment on finding out the soldier fought *gasp* with the communists in the 1930s
#ChurchillsSpaniards
“We have the duty to tell the story of these soldiers & preserve their memory...this book isn’t only about Spanish fighters (against fascism), but...a part of the tradition, history & culture of the British army.” Out in paperback! #ContinuingtheFight
“We have the duty to tell the story of these soldiers & preserve their memory...this book isn’t only about Spanish fighters (against fascism), but...a part of the tradition, history & culture of the British army.” Out in paperback! #ContinuingtheFight
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This is awesome. Would love to do something similar for the US Army
Have a friend who liked to take people on tours of Arlington and bring them to a highly decorated WWII soldier’s grave, then watch their astonishment on finding out the soldier fought *gasp* with the communists in the 1930s
Have a friend who liked to take people on tours of Arlington and bring them to a highly decorated WWII soldier’s grave, then watch their astonishment on finding out the soldier fought *gasp* with the communists in the 1930s
Starting “The Revolutionary War” now and boy, this thing is choppy
By not starting micro and going macro like the makers usually do makes it hard to focus on the story
Happy with the talking heads thus far, at least
By not starting micro and going macro like the makers usually do makes it hard to focus on the story
Happy with the talking heads thus far, at least
November 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Starting “The Revolutionary War” now and boy, this thing is choppy
By not starting micro and going macro like the makers usually do makes it hard to focus on the story
Happy with the talking heads thus far, at least
By not starting micro and going macro like the makers usually do makes it hard to focus on the story
Happy with the talking heads thus far, at least
Having spent the last 3 years working on prep for RevWar250, to include researching, writing, publishing, digital history, event planning, etc etc…I am sad to say that I am somewhat dreading Ken Burns’ treatment of that era and conflict
One, I’m simply tired of the RevWar. And maybe disillusioned.
One, I’m simply tired of the RevWar. And maybe disillusioned.
November 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Having spent the last 3 years working on prep for RevWar250, to include researching, writing, publishing, digital history, event planning, etc etc…I am sad to say that I am somewhat dreading Ken Burns’ treatment of that era and conflict
One, I’m simply tired of the RevWar. And maybe disillusioned.
One, I’m simply tired of the RevWar. And maybe disillusioned.