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HMS Cleopatra, flagship of Admiral Sir Philip Vian, making smoke in the 2nd Battle of Sirte. (The finest tactical action of the war, said Winston #Churchill) #ww2 #vian #royalnavy #sirte I am writing his bio for Pen and Sword Press in the UK
Fast #battleship USS #Washington initially deployed to reinforce #Royalnavy #HomeFleet, which was tasked with protecting convoys carrying supplies to the Soviet Union. Recalled to US July '42 & sent to #PacificFleet Sank Jap battleship Kirishima off Guadalcanal in night battle 11/15/42
January 27, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Fast #battleship USS #Washington initially deployed to reinforce #Royalnavy #HomeFleet, which was tasked with protecting convoys carrying supplies to the Soviet Union. Recalled to US July '42 & sent to #PacificFleet Sank Jap battleship Kirishima off Guadalcanal in night battle 11/15/42
Unfortunately, as reported today by NYT veteran ICE agents who specialize in investigating illegal immigrants running drug rings, child sexploitation rings & financial fraud scams, have been taken from these complex cases & assigned to immigrant dragnets allowing the actual illegal criminals alone
Abolish ICE is not enough.
Stern words for Greg Bovino or Kristi Noem is not enough.
We need prosecutions and trials.
Anything short of this position fails to address the gravity of this moment.
Stern words for Greg Bovino or Kristi Noem is not enough.
We need prosecutions and trials.
Anything short of this position fails to address the gravity of this moment.
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Unfortunately, as reported today by NYT veteran ICE agents who specialize in investigating illegal immigrants running drug rings, child sexploitation rings & financial fraud scams, have been taken from these complex cases & assigned to immigrant dragnets allowing the actual illegal criminals alone
Leander Class Cruiser HMS Ajax. Fought with HMS Exeter & HMS Achilles #BattleofRioPlata the 3 ships defeated German #pocketbattleship #GrafSpee 13 December 1939. #RoyalNavy. My novel, An Honorable German, told from POV of an anti-Nazi German naval officer begins with this battle. He is aboard GS
January 15, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Leander Class Cruiser HMS Ajax. Fought with HMS Exeter & HMS Achilles #BattleofRioPlata the 3 ships defeated German #pocketbattleship #GrafSpee 13 December 1939. #RoyalNavy. My novel, An Honorable German, told from POV of an anti-Nazi German naval officer begins with this battle. He is aboard GS
HMS #Exeter, one of 2 York class cruisers built in 1920s with 8 inch guns. One of 3 Royal Navy ships which cornered the pocket battleship #GrafSpee at the mouth of Rio Plata. The other two ships were HMS #Achilles and HMS #Ajax. HMNZS Achilles didn't have that designation until late'42.
January 15, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/o...
Bezos and his wife NYT columnist slices up as the rise of tacky
Bezos and his wife NYT columnist slices up as the rise of tacky
Opinion | The Bezos-Sánchez Wedding and the Triumph of Tacky
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/o...
Bezos and his wife NYT columnist slices up as the rise of tacky
Bezos and his wife NYT columnist slices up as the rise of tacky
Hawker Hurricane (photo by Alan Wilson) Hurricanes comprised 60% of RAF Fighter Command during Battle of Britain. While far outclassed and out performed by the Spitfire, its all the Brits had
December 30, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Hawker Hurricane (photo by Alan Wilson) Hurricanes comprised 60% of RAF Fighter Command during Battle of Britain. While far outclassed and out performed by the Spitfire, its all the Brits had
This is #battleship type Trump should name after himself. Japanese Navy battleship #Yamato, the largest battleship ever built. It would show he is tough & means business. Unfortunately for Trump, swarms of US Navy aircraft sank this bitch quite easily with most of her crew.
December 23, 2025 at 4:06 AM
This is #battleship type Trump should name after himself. Japanese Navy battleship #Yamato, the largest battleship ever built. It would show he is tough & means business. Unfortunately for Trump, swarms of US Navy aircraft sank this bitch quite easily with most of her crew.
Former stripper, married "but taken--wink"
DHS Sec, described this protestor in Chicago in Nov as a dangerous man threatening our patriotic & brave ICE agents. He is blind, 4 feet 7 inches tall, but posed such a threat to US Govt that the SS, I mean ICE, had to use 5 men to throw him to ground.
DHS Sec, described this protestor in Chicago in Nov as a dangerous man threatening our patriotic & brave ICE agents. He is blind, 4 feet 7 inches tall, but posed such a threat to US Govt that the SS, I mean ICE, had to use 5 men to throw him to ground.
December 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Former stripper, married "but taken--wink"
DHS Sec, described this protestor in Chicago in Nov as a dangerous man threatening our patriotic & brave ICE agents. He is blind, 4 feet 7 inches tall, but posed such a threat to US Govt that the SS, I mean ICE, had to use 5 men to throw him to ground.
DHS Sec, described this protestor in Chicago in Nov as a dangerous man threatening our patriotic & brave ICE agents. He is blind, 4 feet 7 inches tall, but posed such a threat to US Govt that the SS, I mean ICE, had to use 5 men to throw him to ground.
Once upon a time the US Navy could design ships that worked correctly and projects like the USS Zumwalt which had to be stopped after billions had been spent because it couldn't pass stability tests....meaning it could turn over which is embarrassing for a naval ship.
December 22, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Once upon a time the US Navy could design ships that worked correctly and projects like the USS Zumwalt which had to be stopped after billions had been spent because it couldn't pass stability tests....meaning it could turn over which is embarrassing for a naval ship.
He was drunk although he promised the Senators on the committee he would stop drinking if approved
We didn’t hit it twice
We did hit it twice and that’s legal
The Admiral did it
We didn’t see them
I’m in the fog of war and you’re not even though I am right where you are
We did hit it twice and that’s legal
The Admiral did it
We didn’t see them
I’m in the fog of war and you’re not even though I am right where you are
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
He was drunk although he promised the Senators on the committee he would stop drinking if approved
Before Bradley, TrumpSeth pushed out 4-star Adm Alvin #Holsey, US Southern Command. Holsey had raised concerns about attacks on the alleged drug boats-- NYT Oct 16 2025. This distinguished officer served his country for 37 years but he is Black & TrumpSeth don't want Black men making decisions.
December 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Before Bradley, TrumpSeth pushed out 4-star Adm Alvin #Holsey, US Southern Command. Holsey had raised concerns about attacks on the alleged drug boats-- NYT Oct 16 2025. This distinguished officer served his country for 37 years but he is Black & TrumpSeth don't want Black men making decisions.
Reposted by WashDCnovelist
Sounds about right.
December 2, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Sounds about right.
It's a lot easier to be morally upright when you're not pinching and scraping to make a living… which makes the immorality of the wealthy even more unforgivable.
Great Gatsby
Great Gatsby
December 1, 2025 at 5:29 AM
It's a lot easier to be morally upright when you're not pinching and scraping to make a living… which makes the immorality of the wealthy even more unforgivable.
Great Gatsby
Great Gatsby
How low we have sunk as a country. The US Department of Defense is now run by a rabid war criminal.
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
Pentagon Pete in Legal Peril Over ‘Kill Them All’ Orders
A follow-up missile allegedly killed survivors of a U.S. strike on a drug boat.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Yes. Google already used my book #AnHonorableGerman as one of thousands they stole to train their AI but at least the Authors Guild won 1.5 billion lawsuit against them. But this is what is really upsetting, all the people involved knew that you can't steal copyrighted material but did it.
Every celebrity that does ads for AI is betraying their own community. Shun them. #AIslop
Looking at you losers Pete Davidson, Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConnaughy
Who’d I miss?
Looking at you losers Pete Davidson, Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConnaughy
Who’d I miss?
November 30, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Yes. Google already used my book #AnHonorableGerman as one of thousands they stole to train their AI but at least the Authors Guild won 1.5 billion lawsuit against them. But this is what is really upsetting, all the people involved knew that you can't steal copyrighted material but did it.
and now he wants to bring down Sen Mark Kelly, (Captain, retired, US Navy), who served his country for more than twenty years and was one of our gallant astronauts.
The Convicted FElon said he was stopping drugs from coming into the country. Well pardoning a drug trafficking former president, who is in prison, is not stopping the drugs.
He is a criminal helping a criminal. He is locking up people who are contributing to the country while release real criminals.
He is a criminal helping a criminal. He is locking up people who are contributing to the country while release real criminals.
President Donald Trump said Friday he intends to grant a “full and complete pardon” to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, a move that would erase a major US drug-trafficking conviction for a onetime US ally who is currently serving a 45-year federal prison sentence.
November 30, 2025 at 2:16 AM
and now he wants to bring down Sen Mark Kelly, (Captain, retired, US Navy), who served his country for more than twenty years and was one of our gallant astronauts.
at least he paid a portion of his back taxes of 5mm
November 29, 2025 at 4:47 AM
at least he paid a portion of his back taxes of 5mm
we could easily do this over ten years or less. Force AI centers to pay 4 X the rate for electricity. I live in DC my home electricity bill up 30%
November 29, 2025 at 4:45 AM
we could easily do this over ten years or less. Force AI centers to pay 4 X the rate for electricity. I live in DC my home electricity bill up 30%
HMS #Dreadnaught, the revolutionary design of this ship made all other battleships obsolete. The brainchild of First Sea Lord, Admiral of the Fleet #Sir #JackieFisher. (Photo courtesy U.S. Naval Historical Centre).
November 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
HMS #Dreadnaught, the revolutionary design of this ship made all other battleships obsolete. The brainchild of First Sea Lord, Admiral of the Fleet #Sir #JackieFisher. (Photo courtesy U.S. Naval Historical Centre).
Trident conference, Washington. The commanders and politicians decided to attack Sicily & drive the Italians out of the war. As hosts, the US ensured there would be plenty fresh fruit, steak dinners, coffee, cigarettes, & alcohol for several hundred British military personnel present
November 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Trident conference, Washington. The commanders and politicians decided to attack Sicily & drive the Italians out of the war. As hosts, the US ensured there would be plenty fresh fruit, steak dinners, coffee, cigarettes, & alcohol for several hundred British military personnel present
The tank is a German #Tiger captured by Allied Forces in WWII near Tunis, North Africa. Tigers needed an immense amount of maintenance and were often captured because they ran out of fuel. The tank had tens of thousands of parts. #tigertank #Wehrmacht
November 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The tank is a German #Tiger captured by Allied Forces in WWII near Tunis, North Africa. Tigers needed an immense amount of maintenance and were often captured because they ran out of fuel. The tank had tens of thousands of parts. #tigertank #Wehrmacht
Trident Conference which decided on invasion of Sciliy. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill with their Combined Chiefs of Staff at the White House on the last day of the Trident conference, May 24, 1943
November 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Trident Conference which decided on invasion of Sciliy. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill with their Combined Chiefs of Staff at the White House on the last day of the Trident conference, May 24, 1943
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Watch this.
Open your eyes to this brutality.
ICE beats up, drags & abducts this disabled visually impaired man.
Now share this.
Everyone must see the brutality of this administration & ask themselves what they are doing to push back.
You have power.
Even sharing this video exerts that power.
Open your eyes to this brutality.
ICE beats up, drags & abducts this disabled visually impaired man.
Now share this.
Everyone must see the brutality of this administration & ask themselves what they are doing to push back.
You have power.
Even sharing this video exerts that power.
October 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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no, it doesn't. All my fellow Southerners who are deluded by Rs and Trump won't get invited, either.
October 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
no, it doesn't. All my fellow Southerners who are deluded by Rs and Trump won't get invited, either.
The magnificent HMS #Hood Sunk 24 May 1941, with all hands except for three who miraculously survived out of more than 1400 at the Battle of the #DenmarkStrait
October 19, 2025 at 4:15 AM
The magnificent HMS #Hood Sunk 24 May 1941, with all hands except for three who miraculously survived out of more than 1400 at the Battle of the #DenmarkStrait