Really Sean Smith
@reallyseansmith.bsky.social
Author of Even a Dog Enlists, Why Not You? and Rank Absurdity: An Irreverent Military Memoir. Formerly a US Army, MI, UN, NATO, etc. guy. Currently a Regular Human Person goofing off on Bluesky. https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sean-Smith/author/B0B6KPP5XL
Knew I saw that face somewhere before.
January 20, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Knew I saw that face somewhere before.
I had to block someone who tried to high road me about Are Troops for making fun of Malcolm Nance lmaoooo
a man in a suit is clapping with the words what an age we live in
Alt: a man in a suit is clapping with the words what an age we live in
media.tenor.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:37 AM
I had to block someone who tried to high road me about Are Troops for making fun of Malcolm Nance lmaoooo
Best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only.
January 19, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only.
People get trained, perhaps unconsciously, to post engagement slop that the site algorithm likes. But Bluesky traffic isn't driven by a singular algorithm to the same degree and depends more on if live humans actually like you and share your stuff.
I kinda hang here and have 2x my Twitter follows 🤷🏽♂️
I kinda hang here and have 2x my Twitter follows 🤷🏽♂️
January 19, 2026 at 10:15 PM
People get trained, perhaps unconsciously, to post engagement slop that the site algorithm likes. But Bluesky traffic isn't driven by a singular algorithm to the same degree and depends more on if live humans actually like you and share your stuff.
I kinda hang here and have 2x my Twitter follows 🤷🏽♂️
I kinda hang here and have 2x my Twitter follows 🤷🏽♂️
🗃️ Imperial German strategy doesn't get roasted enough.
January 19, 2026 at 8:37 PM
🗃️ Imperial German strategy doesn't get roasted enough.
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@vienna_official
today we welcome his imperial highness archduke franz ferdinand to sarajevo. unity, stability, progress.
@pan_slav_posting
wild that austria thinks this is a good idea but ok
today we welcome his imperial highness archduke franz ferdinand to sarajevo. unity, stability, progress.
@pan_slav_posting
wild that austria thinks this is a good idea but ok
as a black comedy, someone should write a version of WWI leadup that has social media. Don't bother about incongruity of fitting 21st century social media tech into early 1900s. Just imagine what it would have been like
January 19, 2026 at 7:04 PM
@vienna_official
today we welcome his imperial highness archduke franz ferdinand to sarajevo. unity, stability, progress.
@pan_slav_posting
wild that austria thinks this is a good idea but ok
today we welcome his imperial highness archduke franz ferdinand to sarajevo. unity, stability, progress.
@pan_slav_posting
wild that austria thinks this is a good idea but ok
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"US Archbishop of the Military Services Timothy Broglio: US military personnel could disobey ‘immoral’ orders against Greenland"
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/broglio...
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/broglio...
January 19, 2026 at 5:14 PM
"US Archbishop of the Military Services Timothy Broglio: US military personnel could disobey ‘immoral’ orders against Greenland"
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/broglio...
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/broglio...
Malcolm Nance is very good at fooling left/liberal lay people but he's a, like, *profoundly* sketchy hashtag resistance grifter.
In case any of y'all forgot Malcom Nance is all of the below:
A. Not a serious person
B. Stolen valor adajecent
C. Has never been right about anything ever
D. Is a war tourist who grifts off everything legitimate around him
A. Not a serious person
B. Stolen valor adajecent
C. Has never been right about anything ever
D. Is a war tourist who grifts off everything legitimate around him
January 19, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Malcolm Nance is very good at fooling left/liberal lay people but he's a, like, *profoundly* sketchy hashtag resistance grifter.
Anyone taking Axios at face value on any topic:
January 19, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Anyone taking Axios at face value on any topic:
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In the words of the immortal Chuck: "the first time I saw a jet, I shot it down."
I had a stress dream about being a USAAF fighter pilot and seeing a 262 for the first time. Like, okay…
January 19, 2026 at 3:51 PM
In the words of the immortal Chuck: "the first time I saw a jet, I shot it down."
Naval procurement vibe:
January 19, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Naval procurement vibe:
It really do be like that sometimes.
January 19, 2026 at 2:39 PM
It really do be like that sometimes.
All kidding aside, I spent my early-mid 20s deployed on international operations with the UN and NATO (pre-9/11) that were actually good and successful and I fucking hate all this shit and the cocksuckers behind it so goddamn much I can't even.
a close up of a man 's face with a caption that says screaming internally
Alt: a close up of a man 's face with a caption that says screaming internally
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:31 PM
All kidding aside, I spent my early-mid 20s deployed on international operations with the UN and NATO (pre-9/11) that were actually good and successful and I fucking hate all this shit and the cocksuckers behind it so goddamn much I can't even.
"Never explain the joke"
"So what's colloquially known as 'the switcheroo' is when you start a post by seeming to say one thing, only to swerve (N.B. this is a metaphor for a sudden change, you don't have to literally physically make a sharp turn) and contradict what you had set up in order to..."
"So what's colloquially known as 'the switcheroo' is when you start a post by seeming to say one thing, only to swerve (N.B. this is a metaphor for a sudden change, you don't have to literally physically make a sharp turn) and contradict what you had set up in order to..."
a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a bulletin board with a spider on it .
Alt: CONSPIRACY EXPLAINER MEME from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:16 PM
"Never explain the joke"
"So what's colloquially known as 'the switcheroo' is when you start a post by seeming to say one thing, only to swerve (N.B. this is a metaphor for a sudden change, you don't have to literally physically make a sharp turn) and contradict what you had set up in order to..."
"So what's colloquially known as 'the switcheroo' is when you start a post by seeming to say one thing, only to swerve (N.B. this is a metaphor for a sudden change, you don't have to literally physically make a sharp turn) and contradict what you had set up in order to..."
Cigna health insurance is the worst thing in the world, I've felt less relief getting away with crossing a disputed international border than I have from bailing on them for Mrs Not Appearing on Social Media's health plan.
a woman is saying okay no hard feelings but i hate you
Alt: a woman is saying okay no hard feelings but i hate you
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Cigna health insurance is the worst thing in the world, I've felt less relief getting away with crossing a disputed international border than I have from bailing on them for Mrs Not Appearing on Social Media's health plan.
Had to block someone who angrily replied to this thinking I was complaining about people complaining about America, instead of complaining about Americans complaining about other people complaining about America, and explaining that was harder than just reading my fucking original post lol
Like our government is fundamentally wrong and evil, getting your patriotic hackles up over someone from somewhere else mad about it online just ain't it.
January 19, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Had to block someone who angrily replied to this thinking I was complaining about people complaining about America, instead of complaining about Americans complaining about other people complaining about America, and explaining that was harder than just reading my fucking original post lol
Anti-AmeriKKKa Americans get caught in the blast radius of anti-AmeriKKKa foreigners:
a bald eagle with an american flag painted on it 's face
Alt: a bald eagle with an american flag painted on it 's face crying
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January 19, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Anti-AmeriKKKa Americans get caught in the blast radius of anti-AmeriKKKa foreigners:
Listen, sneering anti-Americanism from online rubes from the husks of empires who think they deserve personal cultural credit for Mozart or w/e while drinking Coke and eating their national equivalent of dinosaur chicken nuggets IS annoying.
But we're absolutely, 100% asking for it, so just cope
But we're absolutely, 100% asking for it, so just cope
January 19, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Listen, sneering anti-Americanism from online rubes from the husks of empires who think they deserve personal cultural credit for Mozart or w/e while drinking Coke and eating their national equivalent of dinosaur chicken nuggets IS annoying.
But we're absolutely, 100% asking for it, so just cope
But we're absolutely, 100% asking for it, so just cope
They aren't thinking.
It's a 3 way dance between "making content that gets attention" "owing the libs*" and "dementia melting king piss baby's neurons."
*Everyone to the left of Albert Speer is a "lib" now.
It's a 3 way dance between "making content that gets attention" "owing the libs*" and "dementia melting king piss baby's neurons."
*Everyone to the left of Albert Speer is a "lib" now.
January 19, 2026 at 11:50 AM
They aren't thinking.
It's a 3 way dance between "making content that gets attention" "owing the libs*" and "dementia melting king piss baby's neurons."
*Everyone to the left of Albert Speer is a "lib" now.
It's a 3 way dance between "making content that gets attention" "owing the libs*" and "dementia melting king piss baby's neurons."
*Everyone to the left of Albert Speer is a "lib" now.
I haven't seen it, but an Academy without cringe is less realistic than the Q Comtinuum.
Starfleet Academy is cringe (laudatory)
January 19, 2026 at 2:18 AM
I haven't seen it, but an Academy without cringe is less realistic than the Q Comtinuum.
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I spent an excessive number of years moderating a gaming forum and I learned a great deal about community spaces and cultivation, whether I wanted to or not. I have critical advice for anyone who runs a game store or gaming convention. Please share this thread with people who run those things.
January 6, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I spent an excessive number of years moderating a gaming forum and I learned a great deal about community spaces and cultivation, whether I wanted to or not. I have critical advice for anyone who runs a game store or gaming convention. Please share this thread with people who run those things.
"The worth and personal dignity of the individual must be forcefully reaffirmed."
January 18, 2026 at 10:50 PM
"The worth and personal dignity of the individual must be forcefully reaffirmed."
We've all been there.
January 18, 2026 at 9:29 PM
We've all been there.
Making photogenic calzones seems to be beyond my capabilities, alas.
January 18, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Making photogenic calzones seems to be beyond my capabilities, alas.