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.
I fixed your profile page for you.
July 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I fixed your profile page for you.
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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@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.”
Who'd've thought that the linchpin of the Pacific might falter on actual, literal linchpins in lighterage bridges.
If only there were vehicles designed for this sort of thing...
If only there were vehicles designed for this sort of thing...
June 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Who'd've thought that the linchpin of the Pacific might falter on actual, literal linchpins in lighterage bridges.
If only there were vehicles designed for this sort of thing...
If only there were vehicles designed for this sort of thing...
I can only hope that the next time I see @salisbot.bsky.social in person, her dress is based on this:
May 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I can only hope that the next time I see @salisbot.bsky.social in person, her dress is based on this:
Buried in the geographic ignorance that underpins this chart is the fact that we just levied a 10% tariff on Diego Garcia
April 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Buried in the geographic ignorance that underpins this chart is the fact that we just levied a 10% tariff on Diego Garcia
It’s a really good question.
February 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
It’s a really good question.
I think more about the Davy Crockett. We had all these nuclear safeguards, but then we gave Pvts. access to these.
February 7, 2024 at 3:56 AM
I think more about the Davy Crockett. We had all these nuclear safeguards, but then we gave Pvts. access to these.
The Todd’s confused.
December 19, 2023 at 3:41 AM
The Todd’s confused.
I have had a hard time since "Master and Commander: FSOTW" came out deciding if I like it or. I have felt both very passionately at different times. I have finally come to the conclusion that it is a great movie but an entirely mediocre adaptation of POB's books.
December 7, 2023 at 8:06 PM
I have had a hard time since "Master and Commander: FSOTW" came out deciding if I like it or. I have felt both very passionately at different times. I have finally come to the conclusion that it is a great movie but an entirely mediocre adaptation of POB's books.
If you don’t mind that I am a Bruins fan who went to game 4 of the finals in 2011 and who, sadly, was in the building the following year when Chicago raised the Cup, I can help.
September 18, 2023 at 11:57 PM
If you don’t mind that I am a Bruins fan who went to game 4 of the finals in 2011 and who, sadly, was in the building the following year when Chicago raised the Cup, I can help.
Stolen from Sal Mercogliano on the other site:
September 14, 2023 at 4:26 PM
Stolen from Sal Mercogliano on the other site:
