James Skylar Gerrond

@JimmySky

Born and raised in Kansas. Former USAF Security Forces Officer and Iraq Veteran. DC Bureaucrat by Day / Gun Safety Entrepreneur by Night. Sleeps Sporadically.

Joined October 2008

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  1. Been thinking more about this job and decided military literacy (weapons, tactics) more important than having Arabic

  2. Yes, The Economist, tell me more about the poor PE ratio on Neanderthal sex.

  3. It's a beautiful day on the Internet

  4. Scene: Superman can't pick out his mom's screams over the sound of everyone else dying. Too dark for Zack Snyder.

  5. Let that sink in--There is actually a darker version of Batman v. Superman out there.

  6. Read this and you'll get some insight into why prosecuting sexual assault, especially in DoD, is so damn hard.

  7. Spaceship landed on a robot boat. That's a little bit more like it, 2016.

  8. UPDATE: Internal memo says CO of the 331st K-9 Training Squadron at the base was shot by an airman.

  9. UPDATE: Two people now confirmed dead in shooting at Lackland Air Force Base:

  10. James Skylar Gerrond followed and
    • @carryingthegun

      Critical thinking on war and warfare from a life-long professional soldier and student of the Middle East, with video game sprinkles.

    • @JohnFPfaff

      Professor, Fordham Law School. Prisons and criminal justice quant. I'm not contrarian--the data is.

  11. For the second day running, has dropped some serious DoD acquisition knowledge (start here)

  12. It looks like Marvel is opening another branch to their TV universe. Spider-Man adjacent heroes?

  13. Kind of amazing how disconnected this is from actual levels of crime and violence.

  14. Hot Take: Rebel Alliance success in the Battle of Yavin was primarily due to Mon Mothma opening up the clandestine services to women.

  15. My favorite line in this story is, “Welcome to Metropolis, Home of Superman – Attend the Church of Your Choice."

  16. ...or that violent crime is at a 25 year low.

  17. McCain Presses Kansas Senator To Break Impasse on Army Secretary Fanning Nomination

  18. If you work DoD acquisitions, start here and read the entire thread.

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