Mícheál Goode

Name Pronounced Mee-haul, Host of Mike's Mill, Skipper S/V Saoirse, Anthropomorphic Art Enthusiast, 34, Irish-American, Catholic, JOAT, Commissions Open

[Mícheál Goode @TheShopBeast]

Comm. Prices '24

Noncommercial Use:
Sketch $50
Lined +$20
Flat color +$15
Colored Stickers $25per

Woodwork labor $65hr Min 4hr
Metalwork labor $75hr Min 5hr
Resin labor $225hr Min 2hr

Materials Priced Separately.
Design & Consultation fees covered by base cost.

[Mícheál Goode @TheShopBeast]

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Cleaning S/V Saoirse with a 1:4 Bleach:Water Solution, with a glug of dawn dish soap. Follow the refit project at https://t.co/v7foD4pbZs or contribute to the refit fund at https://t.co/9EU7INx3kW

[Mícheál Goode @TheShopBeast]

After yesterday's deep cleaning, today I'll be putting a protective layer of @OdiesOil on my 1956 Evinrude Lightwin 3; working on keeping as much of the original finish as possible & protecting the bare aluminum.

Follow S/V Saoirse's restoration: https://t.co/v7foD4pbZs

[Olena Rohoza @OlenaRohoza]

Interesting excerpts from the memoirs of Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower (later President of the United States from 1953–1961) about Marshal Georgy Zhukov:

“During the several hours we spent together in the airplane, Marshal Zhukov and I often discussed military operations... A great revelation to me was his description of the Russian method of attacking through minefields. German minefields, covered by enemy defensive fire, were tactical obstacles that caused us heavy casualties and many delays. Breaking through them was always difficult, despite the fact that our engineers had invented every imaginable mechanical device for the safe clearing of mines.

Marshal Zhukov casually remarked to me: ‘There are two kinds of mines: antipersonnel and antitank. When we encounter a minefield, our infantry continues the attack as though it were not there at all. We consider the losses from antipersonnel mines to be equal to the losses we would have suffered had the Germans defended that sector with concentrated manpower instead of minefields. Advancing infantry does not detonate antitank mines, so once they have crossed the minefield and secured the opposite side, the engineers then come forward and clear lanes through which vehicles can pass...’

I could vividly picture what would have happened to any American or British commander who attempted to use such tactics, and an even clearer picture of what the men in any of our divisions would have said if we had tried to make such practices part of our tactical doctrine...

Americans measure the cost of war in human lives, while the Russians measure it in the total expenditures of the nation.

As far as I could see, Zhukov cared little for the methods we considered essential to maintaining the morale of American troops: systematic rotation of units, opportunities for rest and recreation, short leaves, and above all the development of methods designed to avoid exposing men to combat risks that were not absolutely necessary. All of this, common practice in our army, was largely unknown in his army.

...The fundamental difference between American and Russian attitudes toward the treatment of people was illustrated in another incident. In a conversation with a Russian general, I mentioned the difficult problem of caring for large numbers of German prisoners of war — a problem we faced at various stages of the war. I noted that we gave German prisoners the same food ration as our own soldiers.

‘Why would you do that?’ Zhukov exclaimed in astonishment.

I replied that, first of all, my country was bound to do so under the Geneva Conventions. Secondly, thousands of American and British servicemen were prisoners in German camps, and I did not want to give Hitler any excuse to treat them even worse than he already did.

Zhukov was even more astonished by this answer and exclaimed: ‘But why should you care about soldiers captured by the Germans?! They were prisoners already and could no longer fight anyway!’

The excerpts are quoted from Dwight D. Eisenhower, Crusade in Europe, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997 (first published in 1948), pp. 468–470.

Interestingly, in the Russian translation of Eisenhower’s memoirs (2000 edition), these passages — seemingly of particular interest to Russian readers — were removed.

Everyone shouting “we can do it again” should remember that they would be sent to fight using Zhukov’s methods and traditions.

[Mícheál Goode @TheShopBeast]

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This one not only helps me get my certification, it helps spread the news of the invasive lionfish, and how you can just take them.

Florida wants them gone.

Give this spikey boy a new home in your shirt drawer, and join the RLYC all in one.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

If legislators always vote with the President, we have a king.

If legislators always vote with the prevailing wind, we have mob rule.

If legislators always vote with the Constitution, we have a Republic.

[Mícheál Goode @TheShopBeast]

@pureMetatron Having been through several near death experiences, yes.

I've also had the experience of being told to be somewhere because I'm needed there, and arrived just in time to find a friend dealing with a death in their family that they were not equipped to handle, so Angels too.

[Mícheál Goode @TheShopBeast]

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This one not only helps me get my certification, it helps spread the news of the invasive lionfish, and how you can just take them.

Florida wants them gone.

Give this spikey boy a new home in your shirt drawer, and join the RLYC all in one.

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed…unless you approach law enforcement.”

[Dylan Allman @dylanmallman]

If the Second Amendment does not apply to this exact kind of moment, what do people think it is for?

A citizen can lawfully carry, see masked federal agents beating someone in public, move toward the scene to help, and then get erased with a hail of bullets because “he had a gun.”

That excuse is an insult in a country where possession is legal by design, where the whole point is that the public never becomes a disarmed audience watching state power operate with impunity.

I’m not interested in arguing frame-by-frame footage. I’m interested in the principle that a free people cannot accept a standard where lawful carry becomes a death sentence the second authority feels threatened.

If that is the standard, then the 2nd Amendment has been reduced to a vibe. The founders did not write it so Republicans could do militia cosplay on weekends.

[Mícheál Goode @TheShopBeast]

@pureMetatron At least 12,000, and possibly as many as 200,000 dead, a regime that constantly threatens us and recently made the claim that they're already in a total war with us, and one of the biggest suppliers of the drones fueling the war in Ukraine with Russia?

Yes, we should intervene.

[Mícheál Goode @TheShopBeast]

@SenMikeLee Yes, but can it go further and authorize letters of marque against all forms of piracy?

Pirates operating in many parts of the world make navigating the waters as a civilian dangerous, even today, and that harms not only trade but even recreational passages by individuals.

[Mícheál Goode @TheShopBeast]

@sentdefender I said it earlier and I'll say it again.

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[Mícheál Goode @TheShopBeast]

President Trump's "Peace Plan" is the exact same shit Obama pulled in 2014 when Russia invaded Crimea.

The miserable quisling should resign immediately.

We're just going to be right back here again in 10 years, but with a Russia retrained in fighting against NATO.

[Mícheál Goode @TheShopBeast]

President Trump's "Peace Plan" is the exact same shit Obama pulled in 2014 when Russia invaded Crimea.

The miserable quisling should resign immediately.

We're just going to be right back here again in 10 years, but with a Russia retrained in fighting against NATO.

[Mícheál Goode @TheShopBeast]

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@donttrythis recently got an amazing bit of costuming from @LSoHorrors and it's already inspiring some cool artwork over in the furry community.

[The_Catholic_Cartoon @CatholicToons]

Please join in praying for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis.

[Catholic Furries @catholicfurries]

Let us pray for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis, who went to his eternal reward this Easter Monday.

Requiescat in Pace, Papa Francesco.🙏

[Mícheál Goode @TheShopBeast]

@Princely_Poodle If you're not comfortable with it being obvious what you're trying to do, there are also ways you can disguise these things.

You could make window coverings that look like garden trellises that are backed by the chicken wire, these can also be made to serve multiple functions.

[Mícheál Goode @TheShopBeast]

This could all have been avoided if for the last 40 years people would have stopped spreading the absolute bullshit of, "Voting third party is pointless, you have to vote for the lesser of two evils."

[Mícheál Goode @TheShopBeast]

@PierrePoilievre As an American I support Canada remaining an independent country & hope you can properly restore your nation, but given that y'all have practically never maintained your Armed Forces & spend as much on an unarmed research vessel as the US spends on an aircraft carrier... *Shrug.*

[Mícheál Goode @TheShopBeast]

A Realistic Fawkes the Arctic Dragon costume.

Sadly that's a wish that's almost certainly going to have to remain nothing more than a dream.

[Mícheál Goode @TheShopBeast]

After watching @donttrythis make his raptor costume, and by God she is absolutely gorgeous; go check out his youtube channel and see it if you haven't, my greatest wish in life would be to collaborate with him on either a Realistic Four legged Royal the Snow Leopard, or (1/2)