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NPR @npr.org · 4h

Dominion Voting Systems, the company at the center of false fraud claims about the 2020 election, has been acquired by an entity called Liberty Vote. n.pr/3Wv0EIt

Dominion, the voting tech company at the center of false 2020 claims, is sold

Dominion Voting Systems, the company at the center of false fraud claims about the 2020 election, has been acquired by an entity called Liberty Vote.

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prbeckman @prbeckman.bsky.social · 4h

@bafriedman.bsky.social I recorded a TV interview today with Jason Bohm on the Continental Marines. Thanks for the tip!

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prbeckman @prbeckman.bsky.social · 4d

This is an interesting documentary. I did not know that the De Niro and Pacino characters were based on real people.

The Making of "Heat"
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The Making of "Heat" in HD (1995)

YouTube video by Mango62uk

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prbeckman @prbeckman.bsky.social · 10d

In the mail…The Destiny of Sea Power published in 1941.

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prbeckman @prbeckman.bsky.social · 11d

Schnitzel, mashed potatoes, gravy - Oktoberfest

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prbeckman @prbeckman.bsky.social · 11d

I deserve this…

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Brian Kerg @briankerg.bsky.social · 16d

I had a great time discussing the role of #OperationalPlanners and the Marine Corps University's School of Advanced Warfighting on @thestrategybridge.bsky.social podcast with @prbeckman.bsky.social:

open.spotify.com/episode/5fYA...

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prbeckman @prbeckman.bsky.social · 16d

Thank you for being a guest on the podcast. I really enjoyed our discussion.

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The Strategy Bridge @thestrategybridge.bsky.social · 16d

Join host @prbeckman.bsky.social for a conversation with @briankerg.bsky.social about the School of Advanced Warfighting and the training of operational planners.

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The Strategy Bridge @thestrategybridge.bsky.social · 17d

We have a new #StrategyBridgePodcast episode with @prbeckman.bsky.social dropping tomorrow! Stay tuned!

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 21d

-cease and desist
-null and void
-aid and abet
-free and clear
-ways and means

Why is law stuff like this always two words?

These are called ‘legal doublets’ and we can once again blame the Normans.

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prbeckman @prbeckman.bsky.social · 22d

The 12th and 44th New York Infantry Regiments monument at Little Round Top was vandalized.
www.pennlive.com/crime/2025/0...

Gettysburg battlefield’s largest monument vandalized: park officials

Officials released a photo of the suspected vandal who etched initials into a bronze plaque of the 44-foot tall "Castle" monument.

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prbeckman @prbeckman.bsky.social · Sep 10

In the mail…

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prbeckman @prbeckman.bsky.social · Sep 9

“On the Dark Side” by John Cafferty from the movie “Eddie and the Cruisers.”

prbeckman @prbeckman.bsky.social · Sep 8

Yes! Listened to the audiobook of this over the summer. Maurice Rose indeed!

prbeckman @prbeckman.bsky.social · Sep 6

It's funny that you mention this. I was recently watching a Rick Beato video on YouTube about one-hit wonders from the 80s, and I realized that I don't remember my home phone numbers from the 80s, but I do remember 867-5309. bsky.app/profile/eric...

Eric M. Murphy @ericmmurphy.bsky.social · Sep 5

2. 867-5309/Jenny

There are a lot of answers here, but this was the first that came to mind. I’m showing my age. (I’ll try throughout this list to go with my first impulse.)

a man in a suit singing into a microphone with the number 867-5309 above him

ALT: a man in a suit singing into a microphone with the number 867-5309 above him

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prbeckman @prbeckman.bsky.social · Sep 4

"disrupting the precision paradigm" - Please no.

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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · Sep 3

Why is it so hard to study war seriously in American academia? From Clausewitz to West Point’s new major, I dive into the fragmentation, disappearance, and possible revival of war as a subject of tactical, operational, and political thought. My Latest⬇️

The "War Studies" Problem

The Challenges of a Disciplinary Approach to a Multidisciplinary Problem

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · Sep 2

Kraft Heinz is splitting into two companies a decade after they joined in a massive merger.

Kraft Heinz to split a decade after their megafood merger

Kraft Heinz is splitting into two companies a decade after they joined in a massive merger. One of the companies will include shelf stable meals and include brands such as Heinz, Philadelphia cream cheese and Kraft Mac & Cheese, Kraft Heinz said Tuesday.

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prbeckman @prbeckman.bsky.social · Sep 2

Pretty Persuasion - Reckoning
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Pretty Persuasion

YouTube video by R.E.M. - Topic

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prbeckman @prbeckman.bsky.social · Sep 2

Pretty Persuasion - Reckoning
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Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophianyx.bsky.social · Sep 1

Without saying Losing My Religion, fav R.E.M. Song?

michael stipe in a black suit blue shirt bald five o clock shadow leaning into the side of a brown building with a zig zag design. hot.

"We're absolutely American and distinctly so, I think. That's part of what people respond to outside of this country, part of the reason that we're such a huge band outside of the U.S., where we're not so popular now as we were 10 or 12 years ago."

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prbeckman @prbeckman.bsky.social · Sep 2

Pretty Persuasion - Reckoning
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Pretty Persuasion

YouTube video by R.E.M. - Topic

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Hupple’s Cat @hupplescat.bsky.social · Sep 1

In the August 2025 issue of Proceedings, LtCol Timothy Warren, USMC, makes an argument for working through the ongoing shortage of amphibious shipping in the Navy by deploying “Mini-MEUs”.

It made me think.

I know. It's a dangerous prospect.

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The Amphibious Shipping Challenge: Before There Were Amphibs

The Amphibious Shipping Challenge: Before There Were Amphibs John S. Naylor - 1 September, 2025 USS PANTHER In the August 2025 issue of Proc...

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prbeckman @prbeckman.bsky.social · Aug 30

Beautiful morning in the Cumberland Valley looking at Blue Mountain and the Conodoguinet Creek.

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prbeckman @prbeckman.bsky.social · Aug 27

Beautiful evening for a ballgame on Wet-nose Wednesday.