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William Peter MacMason

@wpmacmason.bsky.social

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Fighter. Lover. Amateur European political enthusiast. Military History, Star Trek, politics, potpourri.

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William Peter MacMason @wpmacmason.bsky.social · Jan 25

Good Morning!

New pinned post for all my new followers!

I'm a Military Historian very interested in space, politics, humor, war, and art.

I've been obsessed with the design of fictional spacecraft since I can remember and I post daily about a lesser-known ship and artist, usually from Star Trek.

a kickass sci fi bookshelf with a lego droid tank and a lego Mark I Star Viper

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William Peter MacMason @wpmacmason.bsky.social · 6h

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William Peter MacMason @wpmacmason.bsky.social · 7h

both this case and the Comey case are gonna eat shit super hard

these fucking idiots can't even authortarian correctly

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 11h

NOTABLE: Lindsey Halligan requested that a summons be issued for Letitia James to appear in court.

She did not request an arrest warrant.

Criminal cover sheet showing that summons, not arrest warrant, was requested for Tish James

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boneyardz.bsky.social @boneyardz.bsky.social · 9h

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StrictlyChristo 🦋🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 12h

Fairbanks Alaska knows what's up

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Comics Covers @comicscovers.bsky.social · 8h

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Logical Drivel ↙↙↙ @logicaldrivel.bsky.social · 7h

Post a film with an excellent soundtrack! 🎶

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Minovsky @minovskyarticle.bsky.social · 11h

I thought this was viral marketing for a new Resident Evil, but no it's a real third-party nootropics wholesaler running with the Umbrella branding.

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William Peter MacMason @wpmacmason.bsky.social · 7h

we've become the IMF for anarcho-capitalists

David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 14h

Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. has “directly purchased Argentine pesos,” and the Treasury Department has “finalized a $20 billion currency swap framework with Argentina’s central bank.”

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 12h

❗️A MiG-31 aircraft crashed in Lipetsk region of Russia - Russian defense ministry.

The crew survived.

MiG-31 aircraft are used by Russia to attack Ukraine with Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles.

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Sam (ABeardedPanda) @abeardedpanda.bsky.social · 9h

This is Red Guards shit, I don't know why people keep getting mad at that comparison

Drew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social · 9h

Years ago I was teaching my gun history class and at the end of the quarter one of the students said that he was in the campus TPUSA chapter and they put him up to taking the class to spy on me but he felt bad about that because he loved the class and learned a lot and had a great time

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Punk on Bus Lives!🚍📻 @punkonbuslives.bsky.social · 8h

Trump's fascism is so second hand.

Hitler and his generals view a model of the Albert Speer-designed German Arch of Triumph.

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William Peter MacMason @wpmacmason.bsky.social · 7h

Post a film with an excellent soundtrack! 🎶

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hopeful66 @hopeful66.bsky.social · 11h

go.bsky.app/6ErA89o

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hopeful66 @hopeful66.bsky.social · 10h

go.bsky.app/LWcEmPS

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William Peter MacMason @wpmacmason.bsky.social · 7h

I am filled with rage and anguish over what has become of my dear NASA...

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h

This guy left his job as a TV host to be a full-time TV guest and part-time social media shitposter.

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Threshold Day: A Star Trek Anniversary Project @threshold-day.bsky.social · 12h

October 9, 2002
"Dead Stop"
Star Trek: Enterprise - Season 2, Episode 4

Episode summary: Suffering from damage inflicted in the Romulan minefield and unable to complete repairs on their own, Archer orders a distress call to be put out. A response leads Enterprise to a repair station, which surprisingly has no crew aboard it and is run by computer. Repairs on Enterprise are carried out quite efficiently and quickly, though the price for all this is much higher than the crew could've guessed.

Image from "Dead Stop", episode 4 of season 2 of Star Trek: Enterprise

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 8h

Good lord man

American Bridge 21st Century @ab21.bsky.social · 9h

WATCH: Winsome Earle-Sears says her opposition to marriage equality or her support for LGTBQ+ Americans being fired for being gay is "not discrimination." #VAGov

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 9h

Letitia James and James Comey have the best lawyers on earth and will almost certainly be fine. The fact that there’s a zillion stories about them and virtually none about NSPM-7 - which affects countless ordinary people - really says something about who the media writes for

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 9h

Welp, here it is: maybe the funniest thing we've ever done, in its entirety.

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

YouTube video by The Onion

www.youtube.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 8h

ICE racially profiles an elderly man and takes him into custody. They realize their mistake and release him. They also intimidate witnesses. This incident occurred in Long Beach, California.

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 10h

really sucks we have to just suck up and tank a wombo combo of national immiseration and nation humiliation because of this guy

James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 11h

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 1d

American citizen, read this. www.koin.com/news/portlan...

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William Peter MacMason @wpmacmason.bsky.social · 8h

the re-entries are good, re-entries mean the constellation is functioning as planned and fewer things might conjunct in orbit

satellitemap.space

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Spy Fi 🇺🇦 @spy-fi.bsky.social · 9h

The Battle of Donatu V

“The Patton was under the command of Lieutenant Commander Matthew Decker, a tough, aggressive officer. “I was a commander,” Admiral Jose Mendez (ret.), the commanding officer of the Eisenhower, said in an interview with this author…”

#StarTrek

USS Patton, Marshall Class at the Battle of Donatu V e.y. 2242.

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Howard A. Rodman @rodman.bsky.social · 13h

Dear @nytimes.com,

One cannot 'belong' to Antifa, any more than one can belong to populism, or existentialism. It's not a party or an organization. But in your headline, you chose to accept the TPUSA characterization. Why?

The New York Times

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats

Mark Bray was teaching courses on antifascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. His flight to Spain was canceled abruptly on Wednesday night.

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