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Ryan Wadle

@rdwadle.bsky.social
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Pronounced wad-lee US naval history, OEF, and things that amuse me Author of Selling Sea Power: Public Relations and the U.S. Navy, 1917-1941 from University of Oklahoma Press

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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
One more photo for the road, friend 😊
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Halsey (mostly) deserves the accolades he earned in the Solomons, and the circumstances of the campaign suited his personality and leadership style very well. You also have to respect his commitment to a good time when you pull this box of his personal papers.
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Give me your favorite Non-Trek performance from a Star Trek actor. Cheating a bit by giving two here. In a guest role, Nana Visitor gave a gutting performance in the BSG episode "Faith." But for a starring role, Scott Bakula was delightful on Men of a Certain Age. That show deserved more time.
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
A very good complementary volume
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
I'd love to drive COTA! I went to Laguna in July but haven't driven the track, and I still need to get to Watkins Glen. In 2021, Alabama allowed people who got vaccinated or tested to drive Talladega in their personal vehicles. Whenever I sell my Mazda, I want to list that as a selling point!
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Miles' death underscores the danger of racing in the period. Within a few years, Bruce McLaren, Lorenzo Bandini, and other drivers not mentioned in the film, including Joachim Rindt and Lucien Bianchi, would all die from separate racing accidents. #HATM
Bruce McLaren
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Rectify, the show McKinnon created for Sundance in the 2010s, is an underrated masterpiece. Admittedly a bit strange and slow, but one of the most beautiful shows I've ever seen. #HATM
Poster for TV show Rectify
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
In contrast to Miles' blue collar origins, sports car racing often includes people from *very* wealthy backgrounds. In case anyone is wondering what the Habsburg family is up to nowadays, Ferdinand Habsburg (the heir) drives prototypes for Alpine in the World Endurance Championship. #HATM
Ferdinand Habsburg
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Since 1990, the straight has had chicanes to force the cars to slow down twice before they reach Mulsanne Corner at the end of the straight. It's just one of the numerous safety improvements made to the tracks in the years since the events depicted in this film. #HATM
First chicane on Mulsanne Straight at Le Mans
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Circling back to the scene with Ken describing the track to Peter, the Mulsanne Straight was approximately 3.7 miles long and definitely one of a kind because it took a lot to brake at the end of it. This modified Peugeot hit 252mpg on the straight in the 1988 race. #HATM
P88 race car
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
I haven't made it to Le Mans for a race (yet), but I've driven the public parts of the track and visited the museum in the infield. A must-visit for motorsports geeks from around the world. #HATM
The Mazda 787B at the Le Mans museum
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Paul Kennedy's Victory at Sea has a great chapter where he channels Braudel to describe the logistical chain that went into manufacturing Grumman F6F Hellcats. Different plane and manufacturer, but makes a similar point. #HATM
Cover of Paul Kennedy's book Victory at Sea
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Willow Run was a marvel of American wartime productivity #HATM
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Yep, won the GTE class in 2016 over, among other manufacturers, Ferrari! #HATM
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
The 2017-2023 generation of GT was no slouch, either! Too bad Ford screened owners for both money AND clout. #HATM
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Still the grandaddy of them all #HATM
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
The Reynolds volume pairs nicely with this excellent book that began as an Office of Net Assessment study.
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
It's an older book, but still holds up pretty well.
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice in Chains. So many choices, but I had to follow my heart and still-buzzing eardrums.
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
In Harm's Way would be my pick, but don't forget this one
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Who could have foreseen this?!?
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Same
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Took this in Exeter about an hour ago
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Share your favorite black and white movie
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Another one!
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
I had a shortlist of 34 films, and, in all honesty, the next 10 are as good as those that made the final cut.
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
For the uninitiated, I present to you one of the greatest online insults in social media history
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
I grew up with so many of Val Kilmer's movies, and Heat is easily in my top three. But real ones know him best as Nick Rivers.
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Drop a shop that's not from Star Wars or Star Trek
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
I've been buying these, they're not bad although they sound similar to what you already have
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
I don't remember who made this one of @bdherzinger.bsky.social but it's a doozy
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
There is a precedent!
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
The MAGA natsec crowd weighed in on this awhile ago
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
We ❤️ you, too, Matt
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Without downloading any new pics what’s your energy going into 2025
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Second, CDR Trevor "Uncle Rico" DiMarco on applying lessons learned from the Navy's manpower crisis of the 1970s to the present environment. www.usni.org/magazines/pr...
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Ryan Wadle @rdwadle.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Welcome to all of my new followers! I am a proud intellectual papa because I had two of my recent NWC advisees recently publish parts their maritime history projects. First, CDR Christopher "Cuddles" Waddell on fighter directors off of Okinawa. web.p.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfvie...
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