W. W. S. Hsieh - Sometimes Satirical!

Military historian. Once a temp diplomat. Opinions expressed are my own personal thoughts. RTs & links ≠ endorsements. Fully Hatch Act compliant.

[W. W. S. Hsieh - Sometimes Satirical! @whsieh]

I still think Twitter remains the best source of breaking news, but I don't think I've ever been that great a fit for the medium (as seen in my follower account😂), so I'm moving most of my posts to Substack. 1/2 https://t.co/hE4dnWfjX8

[W. W. S. Hsieh - Sometimes Satirical! @whsieh]

@emzanotti I do wonder if the biggest issue is simply how important Israel looms as THE leftist issue, and having the “right” policies there makes everything else tolerable.

[Elizabeth Tsurkov @LizHurra]

The Lebanese Army was deployed to al-Baysariyah, southern Lebanon, after clashes erupted between locals (likely linked to Amal) and Hezbollah members. According to several media outlets including al-Arabiya, the clashes stemmed from Hezbollah placing rocket launchers between civilian homes. According to a largely credible local Lebanese outlet, a-Dawla, the tensions stemmed from Amal members dismantling part of Hezbollah's communications network in the village, fearing its presence will lead to Israel striking the town. Since Hezbollah launched the 6 rockets at Israel, it has faced unprecedented criticism from within the Shia community about this ill-fated decision that brought destruction and death upon the community https://t.co/O56qh9sIUo

[W. W. S. Hsieh - Sometimes Satirical! @whsieh]

@ChadMoriyama I feel freak stuff still happens to him, but he’s gotten some baseball god payback lately for the play that wrecked his elbow and changed his career.

[W. W. S. Hsieh - Sometimes Satirical! @whsieh]

@jerrrrrrryyyyy If you need to feed multiple families and need to do stuff like prepare a Costco Mac and cheese the oven is super useful!

[W. W. S. Hsieh - Sometimes Satirical! @whsieh]

@g_shullenberger I see your point, but the high tide of "theory" was also linked to the rise of celebrity and star academics. The Author was replaced by the Theorist. This era does feel like something different to me.

[W. W. S. Hsieh - Sometimes Satirical! @whsieh]

@ChadMoriyama Hilarious after that bunt attempt. 🤣

[W. W. S. Hsieh - Sometimes Satirical! @whsieh]

@purplephenom @editti22 Wait, no, I can now remember a 10U dad base coach doing this after he got too excited, but even then he was just a little bit over the line (and got a warning from the ump). 😂

[W. W. S. Hsieh - Sometimes Satirical! @whsieh]

@purplephenom @editti22 I thought they were enforcing the box rule for base coaches, because BOS staff were stealing pitching grips? Either way, this play looks crazy--I've never seen this in youth baseball; hard to imagine a pro coach making this big an error.

[W. W. S. Hsieh - Sometimes Satirical! @whsieh]

@JulianWaller My general reaction to the whole novel was, “wow, being shelled all the time really sucks”. 😂

[W. W. S. Hsieh - Sometimes Satirical! @whsieh]

@jerrrrrrryyyyy @ByBlakeWilliams I hope Korean voters do the funniest thing. 😂

[W. W. S. Hsieh - Sometimes Satirical! @whsieh]

@MichaelWatsonDC In his antebellum politics class Mike Holt told students in a lecture that the rise of partisan loyalties were akin to loyalty to sports teams.

[W. W. S. Hsieh - Sometimes Satirical! @whsieh]

@jerrrrrrryyyyy It’s good for sharing costs with other parents for kids activities, paying coaches, etc. I don’t really use it with friends, however.

[chad wellmon @cwellmon]

The University Chicago's decline began in the 1930s when it abandoned its greatest form of excellence: football. People keep talking about great UC scholars but never forget UC's Jay Berwanger, the first Heisman Trophy winner. https://t.co/fNbgtgNh4K

[UT School of Civic Leadership @UTCivics]

In May, we hosted a Great Books Symposium to explore and debate serious topics ahead of the new major launching in 2027. Across two productive days, our faculty, educators, and visiting professionals from across campus tackled questions such as: What does it mean to teach a Great Books curriculum well? How is a Great Books education challenged by AI? And what, exactly, do we learn — and how do we learn it — from the great works of literature and philosophy?

The Great Books Honors B.A. is in partnership with the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Study of Core Texts and Ideas and will provide courses such as Classics of Mathematics and Scientific Thought, Great Books in Leadership, Technology and the Human Experience, and many more.

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[James Walker @jwalkermobile]

Boarding this morning’s flight with my emotional support trout…

[Elizabeth Tsurkov @LizHurra]

The Lebanese Presidency's tweet indicates that Hezbollah accepted a reduction of hostilities deal that it had rejected yesterday. Under this deal, the Dahiyeh will be spared in exchange for Hezbollah halting attacks on Israeli territory. Strikes inside Lebanon's south by both sides appear to be acceptable under the deal. Later on, a total ceasefire will be put in place.
This confirms the earlier a-Sharq News report and if true, represents a concession on Hezbollah's part, which earlier demanded a total ceasefire.

[W. W. S. Hsieh - Sometimes Satirical! @whsieh]

@ChadMoriyama There was obviously some mental stuff going on dating back to his last year in Japan when he was hurt, and he seems a bit hard headed. If this continues this looks like a big win for Dodgers player development all-around.

[W. W. S. Hsieh - Sometimes Satirical! @whsieh]

@DavidPhelan3 @JacobAShell @g_shullenberger Weber is obviously far superior to Marx but isn’t coded left, so academia doesn’t like him. His call for keeping politics out of the classroom out of principle is deeply offensive to current academic culture.

[W. W. S. Hsieh - Sometimes Satirical! @whsieh]

@zenahitz @Tyler_A_Harper For most educational settings, I don't think it's at all the weakest tool. This is a crucial issue for actually running educational institutions at scale.

[W. W. S. Hsieh - Sometimes Satirical! @whsieh]

@ChadMoriyama I think in the playoffs Kim's speed gives him a role, but no one has really earned a regular season spot.