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maritimetexas.bsky.social

Maritime, naval, and military history guy, occasional author. Texas Marine Archaeological Steward. Iconoclastic tendencies. Opinions mine, not my employer's.

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JFC.

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This is a great article by @joachimgoedhart.bsky.social on @dev-journal.bsky.social about color choice in #DataViz, thenode.biologists.com/data-visuali..., also check out his super useful #DataViz tools at huygens.science.uva.nl 🧪🧬💻

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Here is three straight minutes of Donald Trump saying things will be happening “in two weeks” (spoiler alert: none of them ever happened)

submitted 21 hours ago • 89 comments

Donald Trump weighs in on Juneteenth: ________

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With no publicity at all, HBO quietly released the George Clooney - produced documentary about the Ohio State scandal. Gym Jordan is an absolute disgrace.

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Supposedly when Archibald Henderson (1783-1859), one of the early Marine Corps Commandants, died after 39 years in the position, he left the Commandant's House at the DC Marine Barracks to his heirs in his will. But at least you can see why, after four decades, the old guy may have been confused.

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Miss Opal Lee, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” at TSHA in Houston in February, with Juneteenth historians Sam Collins III and Edward Cotham, Jr.

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SLOTKIN: Have you given the order to be able to shoot at unarmed protesters in any way? HEGSETH: What is that based on? SLOTKIN: It is based on Trump giving that order to your predecessor, who I give a lot of credit to bc he didn't accept the order. He has more guts & balls than you

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Hegseth should be removed for this comment alone. The deployment of US troops against our own citizens should be an unquestionable boundary we never cross.

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Boondoggle. www.click2houston.com/news/texas/2...

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That’s real shame. ;-)

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The regime has posted signs at Manzanar, the WWII concentration camp for Japanese Americans, asking visitors to report "negative" historical interpretations. Hard to imagine a positive interpretation but it's probably just an excuse to shut down the park. www.sfgate.com/california-p...

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Fiona Havers is resigning from the CDC "I no longer have confidence that these data will be used objectively or evaluated with appropriate scientific rigor to make evidence-based vaccine policy decisions" Not a household name - but a critical 🚨. a brief 🧵 www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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I wish I had a few bucks to invest in one of these but, unfortunately, I rolled all my money into Trump trading cards NFTs. (They haven't arrived yet, but I'm expecting them any day now.) www.theverge.com/gadgets/6874...

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

holy shit -- acting US attorney Thompson details that Boelter went to the homes of two other elected officials after shooting Hoffman but before going to Hortman's house. One cop encountered him at the third house but thought he was a police officer.

submitted 4 days ago • 880 comments

Powerful sign from a #NoKings protest in Washington state. Vaccines save lives!

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Liars, incompetents, and fuckups. All of them.

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August 30, 1957: _____ "Capt. Jack McKeown, left, accepts a replica of the first Texas Navy flag, in tribute to the heroes who protected Texas shores and dominated the Gulf of Mexico during the days of the Republic of Texas.” Houston Chronicle, Sept. 3, 1957. Full text in ALT. #NavalHistory

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Looks like "Drone Guy" has already been immortalized in the E-Ring.

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JFC.

This is a great article by @joachimgoedhart.bsky.social on @dev-journal.bsky.social about color choice in #DataViz, thenode.biologists.com/data-visuali..., also check out his super useful #DataViz tools at huygens.science.uva.nl 🧪🧬💻

Here is three straight minutes of Donald Trump saying things will be happening “in two weeks” (spoiler alert: none of them ever happened)

Donald Trump weighs in on Juneteenth: ________

With no publicity at all, HBO quietly released the George Clooney - produced documentary about the Ohio State scandal. Gym Jordan is an absolute disgrace.

Supposedly when Archibald Henderson (1783-1859), one of the early Marine Corps Commandants, died after 39 years in the position, he left the Commandant's House at the DC Marine Barracks to his heirs in his will. But at least you can see why, after four decades, the old guy may have been confused.

Miss Opal Lee, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” at TSHA in Houston in February, with Juneteenth historians Sam Collins III and Edward Cotham, Jr.

SLOTKIN: Have you given the order to be able to shoot at unarmed protesters in any way? HEGSETH: What is that based on? SLOTKIN: It is based on Trump giving that order to your predecessor, who I give a lot of credit to bc he didn't accept the order. He has more guts & balls than you

Hegseth should be removed for this comment alone. The deployment of US troops against our own citizens should be an unquestionable boundary we never cross.

Boondoggle. www.click2houston.com/news/texas/2...

That’s real shame. ;-)

The regime has posted signs at Manzanar, the WWII concentration camp for Japanese Americans, asking visitors to report "negative" historical interpretations. Hard to imagine a positive interpretation but it's probably just an excuse to shut down the park. www.sfgate.com/california-p...

Fiona Havers is resigning from the CDC "I no longer have confidence that these data will be used objectively or evaluated with appropriate scientific rigor to make evidence-based vaccine policy decisions" Not a household name - but a critical 🚨. a brief 🧵 www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

I wish I had a few bucks to invest in one of these but, unfortunately, I rolled all my money into Trump trading cards NFTs. (They haven't arrived yet, but I'm expecting them any day now.) www.theverge.com/gadgets/6874...

holy shit -- acting US attorney Thompson details that Boelter went to the homes of two other elected officials after shooting Hoffman but before going to Hortman's house. One cop encountered him at the third house but thought he was a police officer.

Powerful sign from a #NoKings protest in Washington state. Vaccines save lives!

Liars, incompetents, and fuckups. All of them.

August 30, 1957: _____ "Capt. Jack McKeown, left, accepts a replica of the first Texas Navy flag, in tribute to the heroes who protected Texas shores and dominated the Gulf of Mexico during the days of the Republic of Texas.” Houston Chronicle, Sept. 3, 1957. Full text in ALT. #NavalHistory

Looks like "Drone Guy" has already been immortalized in the E-Ring.

Liars, imbeciles, and fuck-ups. All of them. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

My turn to buy the office coffee this week.

Happy Father's Day!

LOL