What a piece of work

WTF: If You Hate Politics, Why Are You the Secretary of War?

A title that scares the shit out of me

Robert McNamara's 11 Lessons

1. Empathize with your enemy.

2. Rationality will not save us.

3. There is something beyond one's self.

4. Maximize efficiency.

5. Proportionality should be a guideline in war.

6. Get the data.

7. Belief and seeing are both often wrong.

8. Be prepared to reexamine your reasoning.

9. In order to do good, you may have to engage in evil.

10. Never say never.

11. You can't change human nature.

Conjecture and Speculation

he 82nd Airborne has the written orders—3,000 paratroopers ready to hit the ground in 18 hours to neutralize the "ugly." Right behind them, the USS Boxer and the 11th MEU are racing from San Diego to occupy the win.

Either I’m brilliant or I’m breaking my teeth on the pavement. Today, we’re auditing the "show of force" at the airports. Why are we paying for tactical vests and M16s while the TSA screeners can’t buy groceries?

There ain’t no hill for a stepper. Only I wish I lived in Oklahoma.

I don't understand why it bothers me. So much. This this signature thing on the money, but it really does. Stop the madness the vainglorious madness. of our sitting president 

Don't forget folks call 1-800. Gambling if you have a problem. Sweet 16s here put your house on the market.

Money, Ego, and the Law: Trump vs. Clark

In 1866, a bureaucrat named Spencer Clark shocked the nation by putting his own face on the five-cent note, forcing Congress to pass a law banning living people from appearing on U.S. currency.

Fast forward to 2026: We are seeing the biggest challenge to that 160-year-old tradition. From the signature on every bill to the new commemorative gold coins, the "living person" rule is being rewritten in real-time.

• The 1866 Contraction: Shrinking the money supply and sparking a scandal.

• The 2026 Redesign: A massive fiscal shift and a new face for the Semiquincentennial.

Two men, two centuries, and one fight over who gets to own the look of the American Dollar. It’s fiscal history meeting modern power. #5MinutesAtATime #TransitEquity #SharkSmileZen