Brian O'Rourke
@briandefnerd.bsky.social
Senior Editor @USNIProceedings, fmr Managing Editor, The War Zone. Mechanical engineer and food nerd. Task & Purpose alum. (Slightly) less awkward in person. Former civilian control of the military at Duffel Blog. (Mging editor). Opinions aren't even mine.
The kids in my neighborhood are, by and large, jerks. I’ll be giving out KitKats exclusively this Halloween. That’ll show em.
October 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The kids in my neighborhood are, by and large, jerks. I’ll be giving out KitKats exclusively this Halloween. That’ll show em.
It gets harder each day to open my laptop lid. Lord, I'm tired.
September 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It gets harder each day to open my laptop lid. Lord, I'm tired.
Awesome. Awesome.
When the office notified me that someone from Finnish public broadcasting wanted to interview me, I was like, "What? Why?!" I was so confused. 😂
Ultimately, it was a pleasure and absolute honor to discuss my "Littoral Commander: Baltic" with YLE. 🎲 💥 🗺️
Ultimately, it was a pleasure and absolute honor to discuss my "Littoral Commander: Baltic" with YLE. 🎲 💥 🗺️
Finnish public broadcaster YLE interviewed @sebastianbae.bsky.social about his wargame Littoral Commander: The Baltic.
August 24, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Awesome. Awesome.
The word for the day, boys and girls, is “kompromat.” Can you say “kompromat?” I knew you could.
a man in a green sweater is holding a bowl of food with a spoon .
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August 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The word for the day, boys and girls, is “kompromat.” Can you say “kompromat?” I knew you could.
Does anybody have any data on what CB Buckner’s WAR is?
August 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Does anybody have any data on what CB Buckner’s WAR is?
Hours ago, I realized that the continued existence of today was unwelcome. I look forward to tomorrow doing better.
July 31, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Hours ago, I realized that the continued existence of today was unwelcome. I look forward to tomorrow doing better.
One thing I have learned in reading article submissions in the past couple of years is that Ukraine and the Houthis mean whatever you want them to mean. They show drones are the future and that Force Design can work. They show that drones suck and there are limitations to shoot-and-scoot missiles
a woman in a halo costume is standing on gravel
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July 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
One thing I have learned in reading article submissions in the past couple of years is that Ukraine and the Houthis mean whatever you want them to mean. They show drones are the future and that Force Design can work. They show that drones suck and there are limitations to shoot-and-scoot missiles
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If it's a "murder of crows" and a "murmuration of starlings," I'd like to propose a "Woofer of Growlers"
two fighter jets are flying in a blue sky
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July 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
If it's a "murder of crows" and a "murmuration of starlings," I'd like to propose a "Woofer of Growlers"
Maybe just this year we could skip the song commemorating a Russian military victory?
July 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Maybe just this year we could skip the song commemorating a Russian military victory?
If you want evidence we are living in a computer simulation, it helps to think of the Trump administration as the Final Boss.
a painting of a monster with flames coming out of its eyes
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June 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
If you want evidence we are living in a computer simulation, it helps to think of the Trump administration as the Final Boss.
This is so hilariously bad. The plane is so much bigger than the people, and the people are all giants compared to the nearby neighborhood. This plane is bigger than the Spruce Goose. Also let's talk about the fact that the plane landed in that condition—and no ejection!
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June 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This is so hilariously bad. The plane is so much bigger than the people, and the people are all giants compared to the nearby neighborhood. This plane is bigger than the Spruce Goose. Also let's talk about the fact that the plane landed in that condition—and no ejection!
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@redsox.com Thanks for ruining Father’s Day, Craig Breslow. Asshole.
June 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
@redsox.com Thanks for ruining Father’s Day, Craig Breslow. Asshole.
@bafriedman.bsky.social MCWL and CD&I have been busy
June 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM
@bafriedman.bsky.social MCWL and CD&I have been busy
Somebody needs to explain to the former Fox News host that sending troops into a US city is not “foreign policy.”
June 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Somebody needs to explain to the former Fox News host that sending troops into a US city is not “foreign policy.”
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Moral courage in leadership, and one of most impressive pieces of D-Day story:
Eisenhower thought he was sending 80% of these men to their deaths yet insisted on going to look them in the eye and wish them luck
Eisenhower thought he was sending 80% of these men to their deaths yet insisted on going to look them in the eye and wish them luck
June 6, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Moral courage in leadership, and one of most impressive pieces of D-Day story:
Eisenhower thought he was sending 80% of these men to their deaths yet insisted on going to look them in the eye and wish them luck
Eisenhower thought he was sending 80% of these men to their deaths yet insisted on going to look them in the eye and wish them luck
Does anybody else feel like they are being asked to pick sides in the Iran/Iraq War?
June 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Does anybody else feel like they are being asked to pick sides in the Iran/Iraq War?
I cannot emphasize strongly enough how much it is still only JUNE
June 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I cannot emphasize strongly enough how much it is still only JUNE
So… are we okay with Teslas again? Cybertrucks are still
a donkey from shrek is standing in the dirt and says nope on the bottom
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June 6, 2025 at 5:23 AM
So… are we okay with Teslas again? Cybertrucks are still
Does anybody know what the metric system (SI) units are for page numbers?
June 2, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Does anybody know what the metric system (SI) units are for page numbers?
My list of dumbest things the US Navy has done since 1980:
1) Retire the newer FFG-7s early, well before their lives were over
2) Retire the Hoover (S-3 Viking)
3) Retire then sink the Sprucans.
Today, I am focused on #2. www.usni.org/magazines/pr...
1) Retire the newer FFG-7s early, well before their lives were over
2) Retire the Hoover (S-3 Viking)
3) Retire then sink the Sprucans.
Today, I am focused on #2. www.usni.org/magazines/pr...
Viking Valhalla: The Final Days of the S-3 Viking
The Navy's S-3 Viking was retired from the fleet by 2009, but flew several more years as part of the VX-30 Bloodhounds at Naval Test Wing Pacific.
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May 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
My list of dumbest things the US Navy has done since 1980:
1) Retire the newer FFG-7s early, well before their lives were over
2) Retire the Hoover (S-3 Viking)
3) Retire then sink the Sprucans.
Today, I am focused on #2. www.usni.org/magazines/pr...
1) Retire the newer FFG-7s early, well before their lives were over
2) Retire the Hoover (S-3 Viking)
3) Retire then sink the Sprucans.
Today, I am focused on #2. www.usni.org/magazines/pr...
I can assure you with absolute certainty that no ship, Mexican or otherwise, has collided with the Brooklyn Bridge. Fake news.
Oh, ALlided you say? Well, yes. That did happen.
Oh, ALlided you say? Well, yes. That did happen.
May 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I can assure you with absolute certainty that no ship, Mexican or otherwise, has collided with the Brooklyn Bridge. Fake news.
Oh, ALlided you say? Well, yes. That did happen.
Oh, ALlided you say? Well, yes. That did happen.
@keithfitzgerald.bsky.social I have met the acting CO of the Truman (Quincy's own Chowdah Hill, Tufts '96) and we know lots of people in common. There's not a more upstanding guy in the Navy. The conspiracy thing you reposted ... nope. Just nope.
May 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
@keithfitzgerald.bsky.social I have met the acting CO of the Truman (Quincy's own Chowdah Hill, Tufts '96) and we know lots of people in common. There's not a more upstanding guy in the Navy. The conspiracy thing you reposted ... nope. Just nope.