Marine. Scholar. Volunteer.https://bsky.app/profile/semperlost.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/semperlost.bsky.social/post/3mivxchxzrc2c“I have told my sons that they are not under any circumstances to take part in massacres, and that the news of massacres of enemies is not to fill them with satisfaction or glee…” —Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five07 Apr 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:44opsjsokxtsmc277ulspkcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivxchxzrc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/semperlost.bsky.social/post/3milygzr5sk2uYall thought 5% inflation was bad, just wait til you read the percent increase of the War* budget.. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Apr 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:44opsjsokxtsmc277ulspkcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3milygzr5sk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/semperlost.bsky.social/post/3mhqw2bfo7s2nI am almost certain @philklay.bsky.social has read Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. I am also certain that I have failed, because I do not believe that I have a Phil Klay book on my shelf. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Mar 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:44opsjsokxtsmc277ulspkcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqw2bfo7s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/semperlost.bsky.social/post/3mhlokclgqc2gSemper Fidelis, Captain Mueller! [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Mar 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:44opsjsokxtsmc277ulspkcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhlokclgqc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/semperlost.bsky.social/post/3mhgooyvanc2yOperation Iraqi Freedom started 23 years ago today. Saddam, and Baghdad, fell just 42 days later. That war raged on 9 years after Bush declared “mission accomplished,” while Afghanistan was put on the back burner. Black Flags by Joby Warrick is a must read, especially today. #generationkill19 Mar 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:44opsjsokxtsmc277ulspkcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgooyvanc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/semperlost.bsky.social/post/3mgzftnac4c2kDecided to read The Fall of the Ottomans and now I’m watching a 3-hr compilation by Johnny Harris. Happy Spring Break everyone!14 Mar 2026 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:44opsjsokxtsmc277ulspkcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgzftnac4c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/semperlost.bsky.social/post/3mgumg6frac26Kav be like: [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Mar 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:44opsjsokxtsmc277ulspkcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgumg6frac26https://bsky.app/profile/semperlost.bsky.social/post/3mgqn2mtjgs2cBlueski*, apparently. I apologize. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Mar 2026 00:31 +0000at://did:plc:44opsjsokxtsmc277ulspkcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgqn2mtjgs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/semperlost.bsky.social/post/3mfxjaafi222zdang, downloaded bluesky just in time for war with Iran. I wonder if Bad Bunny is gonna show up on the war tracks https://media.tenor.com/JjLHVAhN4vUAAAAC/generation-kill-pimpin.gif?hh=281&ww=49801 Mar 2026 00:46 +0000at://did:plc:44opsjsokxtsmc277ulspkcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfxjaafi222zhttps://bsky.app/profile/semperlost.bsky.social/post/3mfnqkwxad22cWhat’s up bluesky? https://media.tenor.com/qb259Pjsu8cAAAAC/adam-driver-slide.gif?hh=498&ww=37125 Feb 2026 03:30 +0000at://did:plc:44opsjsokxtsmc277ulspkcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfnqkwxad22c