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B. A. Friedman

@bafriedman.bsky.social
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University of Reading (UK) PhD student studying naval strategy and amphibious warfare. Author of books On Tactics and On Operations. Occasional blogger: bafriedman.substack.com

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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 6h
He was against war with the U.S., but if he had to do it he thought Pearl Harbor was their best shot. He actually threatened to resign if it wasn’t approved.
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 6h
- Chief of the Naval General Staff Osami Nagano, leaving the meeting Pearl Harbor meeting, 19 October 1941
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Adam @adam35.bsky.social · 7h
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 12h
Absolutely rancid I say. www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/10/sam-...
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Sam McDowell Passes Away
Former MLB pitcher Sam McDowell passed away this week at the age of 84.
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 13h
I missed them last time they were in DC. But next time I'm going.
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 15h
US: Wait, CENTCOM is a maritime theater? Royal Navy:
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Always Has Been Among Us Meme
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 18h
I mean there. I’m pre-coffee shut up.
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 18h
Was that one guy break dancing?
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 18h
I don’t know why we were even their doing the Army’s job at all.
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Mark Wahlberg: I'm the Guy Who Does His Job
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
He’s this guy.
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Browns are 2-0 in that same timeframe. It’s that bad!
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
YES IT IS AND IT’S ABOUT A PLACE I LOVE.
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Rancid.
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Prempdr Fc Mobile: Man Crying on Couch
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Cleveland Guardians are 0-2 since Taylor Swift released “Cleveland!” Vibes are absolutely rancid.
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Subrote Futurama
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We're going to supercharge the Bob-omb and Bullet Bill industrial base.
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Neil Stenhouse @nstenhouse.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"No fat plumbers, no shy guys, no birdos, no goombas, no turtles, no cloud boys throwing eggs. Just Warios."
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
On a long enough timeline, the blue shell comes for us all.
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
They work out of the Mark Center now.
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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
this is my favorite genre of social media post and I am soliciting links or screenshots to your favorites
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King Darius looking down at Daniel in the pit:
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Man, what are the Lions doing?
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Dead Carl @deadcarl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The Brewers holy shit!
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Major League: Excited Fan Cheering
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Elena Wicker @elenawicker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“Hey babe, whatcha cookin?” “MAPS FOR THE MEUSE-ARGONNE OFFENSIVE.”
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Or they know exactly how it works and where the final decisions on everything get made. (It’s P&R)
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I’m aware. But HQMC refers to Quantico as 38 miles south of relevancy for a reason.
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I’m not saying PP&O should have it I’m saying if it was a priority for the service it would be closer to the flagpole.
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The tell here is that it went to TECOM. If HQMC gave a shit about it, it would have went to PP&O.
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
No one gives a shit about Stu. They’ll go through the motions because it’s a SECDEF order but that’s it.
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Exactly.
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Exactly. Also MCWL does something else entirely. It doesn’t train or educate.
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
His ex-wife is still the hero in this story, got herself and the kids out of the blast radius immediately.
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We are not scared of the White Sox Pope magic.
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Here we go LFG Guardians.
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Major League Indians Team Clapping in Dugout
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The divorced Kirk Van Houten energy in this post is something else.
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
FACE, PHONE, AND FACE!
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I agree go Guards #winfrastructure
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On This Day in Simpsons History @dailysimpsons.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
32 years of BORT. “Itchy and Scratchy Land” first aired October 2, 1994.
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Nearly one hundred dollars.
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Austin Powers Dr Evil's Iconic Pinky Pose
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Yeah I’d say so.
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This man died for a minute like two years ago.
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ok General Smith might be one of the most Marine Corps Commandants of the Marine Corps ever. www.instagram.com/reel/DeAtQLp...
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I’m from Cleveland and I don’t like “Cleveland!”
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What air defense doing? Air defense:
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Elmo in Flames
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Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
it's relieving the GW, just like the Makin Island is relieving the Boxer, just like all of these are rotational swapouts and not additive how are you all still falling for this 8 months in, this is jangling keys toddler levels of attempted misdirection from some of the dumbest admin members and yet
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Top Men Indiana Jones
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Olivia Garard @teaandtactics.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I have a new poem out: “How I almost got my call-sign” Check it out here: lethalmindsjournal.substack.com/p/lethal-min...
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Lethal Minds Volume 51
Volume 51, 01 October, 2026
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They’re trying to out-engineer their demographics by investing in technology that won’t actually fix that problem.
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hate to break it to you but this is how SOF works in real life too.
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Not that I can say.
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