Byrd Martin
@byrdshouse
Anglican | Marine(FRM/CSO) retired | Tennessee Volunteer living in California | Madisonian | Reaganite | 1911 aficionado | Facta non verba
HAHAHAHA ALL THESE PEOPLE *SHOCKED* BY THE "LOW" SALARIES OF WNBA PLAYERS AND *TO A FUCKING MAN* YOU COULDNT GET THEM TO SIT THROUGH A GAME WITH ANYTHING SHORT OF THE LUDOVICO TECHNIQUE
I just looked up hers and Angel Reese's salary - $80k a year??? How are they earning less than a Target store manager???? Tf
The Trouble With Wanting Men nytimes.com/2025/07/21/mag… via @NYTimes To my fellow straight dudes. Read this. And then do the exact opposite of what she says. You’ll be married inside of six months.
Yeah. Not in this house.
Survey data showing a surge in popularity for communism among young people. Note that this is not the usual euphemism of "democratic socialism." It is just plain communism, of the Soviet variety.
All the tariff fans assured me this wouldn't happen
Breaking: General Motors' profit shrank 35% last quarter after taking a $1.1 billion tariff hit on.wsj.com/4eXz66U
So many commercial airline cabin sets in LA alone. I could have Mike in one extolling the virtues of VMI inside of four hours. He’d have to pay for the DP and crew, a square deal, if I say so.
Why are so many of these horribly made obviously staged videos set in airplanes? Are there just a bunch of airplanes left deserted and available for crappy content producers?
Jim Finn had a longer career in the NFL(and a ring!) than Tim Couch.
Joe Namath changed the game of football more than any other player.

Interesting
WFB Jr. appears briefly as the ancient villain Apocalypse taps into the world's television broadcasts and catches up on the state of the world. youtube.com/watch?v=l83g7T…
Marines Will Begin Withdrawing From Los Angeles nytimes.com/2025/07/21/us/… via @NYTimes I'm not moving. Don't worry, my fellow Angelenos.
In this week's episode, we chat with retired Army Special Forces Officer, @mikenelson586, about military accountability, Pentagon leadership, foreign policy, and national security. See below for a link to his recent piece in the Atlantic. youtu.be/KjiG7oSfiks?fe…
Japan’s Long-Dominant Party Suffers Election Defeat as Voters Swing Right nytimes.com/2025/07/20/wor… via @NYTimes
Army Special Operations Warns Retired Members of Terror Threat nytimes.com/2025/07/17/us/… via @NYTimes good thing SOF dudes didn't retire to Florida, wait
Mine too, among the ones I’ve written. Not the hardest or the one I’m proudest of, but the one I most enjoy rereading.
My favorite non-fiction book.
My favorite non-fiction book.
Oh. I forgot to mention the source. Still available on Kindle. amazon.com/Apollo-Catheri…
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Hot take: Shining and pressing things daily in the military were some of the most discipline producing activities we ever did. 👀