Pat Donahoe
@patdonahoearmy.bsky.social
Retired Army guy. Owner of a small dog.
Reposted by Pat Donahoe
INTERVIEW: Dan Driscoll speaks for the first time since resigning as Secretary of the Army amid the Pentagon’s purge of military leaders.
"All the guys who had guts and were willing to speak the truth about what we needed to do, they got rid of."
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
"All the guys who had guts and were willing to speak the truth about what we needed to do, they got rid of."
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
He Wanted to Modernize the Military. Pete Hegseth Forced Him Out
Dan Driscoll speaks for the first time since resigning as Secretary of the Army amid Pete Hegseth's purge of military leaders from the Pentagon.
www.rollingstone.com
October 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
INTERVIEW: Dan Driscoll speaks for the first time since resigning as Secretary of the Army amid the Pentagon’s purge of military leaders.
"All the guys who had guts and were willing to speak the truth about what we needed to do, they got rid of."
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
"All the guys who had guts and were willing to speak the truth about what we needed to do, they got rid of."
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Recently visited South Korea and walked the Battle of Whitehorse Mountain monument. A reminder of the immense sacrifice of the South Korean people for their own defense during the Korean War.
It’s an Alliance forged in blood and fire.
It’s an Alliance forged in blood and fire.
August 16, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Recently visited South Korea and walked the Battle of Whitehorse Mountain monument. A reminder of the immense sacrifice of the South Korean people for their own defense during the Korean War.
It’s an Alliance forged in blood and fire.
It’s an Alliance forged in blood and fire.
Reposted by Pat Donahoe
URGENT CALL FOR MUTUAL AID: can someone help me hack my LG washing machine to play the xylophone solo to Gone Daddy Gone (Violent Femmes '83)?
August 5, 2026 at 9:40 PM
URGENT CALL FOR MUTUAL AID: can someone help me hack my LG washing machine to play the xylophone solo to Gone Daddy Gone (Violent Femmes '83)?
Reposted by Pat Donahoe
"the United States seem to be replaying the Melian Dialogue at the regional and global levels with the actual consequences Thucydides had observed.” @abuaardvark.bsky.social
How do weak states in the Middle East adapt when order breaks down and the powerful act with impunity? Plus, how self-styled Realists misunderstand Thucydides. My new essay with Waleed Hazbun introduces a new POMEPS Studies collection.
abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io/weak-states-...
abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io/weak-states-...
Weak States in a Turbulent Middle East
I'm pleased to announce the publication of POMEPS Studies 60 Weak States in a Turbulent Middle East. It's based on a workshop I ran with Waleed Hazbun at the University of Alabama a few months ago, an...
abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io
June 8, 2026 at 5:48 PM
"the United States seem to be replaying the Melian Dialogue at the regional and global levels with the actual consequences Thucydides had observed.” @abuaardvark.bsky.social
Reposted by Pat Donahoe
5 June 1916 // Cruiser HMS Hampshire struck a mine and sank off Marwick Head, Orkney, while carrying Minister of War Lord Kitchener on a diplomatic mission to Russia. 737 of 749 on board lost their lives, including Kitchener and his staff. (Imperial War Museum: Q 39007) #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory
June 5, 2026 at 10:42 AM
5 June 1916 // Cruiser HMS Hampshire struck a mine and sank off Marwick Head, Orkney, while carrying Minister of War Lord Kitchener on a diplomatic mission to Russia. 737 of 749 on board lost their lives, including Kitchener and his staff. (Imperial War Museum: Q 39007) #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory
Reposted by Pat Donahoe
24th April 1918. The first tank vs tank action.
April 24, 2026 at 7:09 AM
24th April 1918. The first tank vs tank action.
Reposted by Pat Donahoe
The Bondi firing will get all the attention but what Hegseth is doing with the upper echelons of the military is much more dangerous over time than Bondi’s tenure as AG.
And it won’t get 1% of the coverage.
Someday it will get a lot of coverage, and those will be dark days.
And it won’t get 1% of the coverage.
Someday it will get a lot of coverage, and those will be dark days.
April 3, 2026 at 12:19 AM
The Bondi firing will get all the attention but what Hegseth is doing with the upper echelons of the military is much more dangerous over time than Bondi’s tenure as AG.
And it won’t get 1% of the coverage.
Someday it will get a lot of coverage, and those will be dark days.
And it won’t get 1% of the coverage.
Someday it will get a lot of coverage, and those will be dark days.
Reposted by Pat Donahoe
Reposted by Pat Donahoe
On President’s Day, the First Amendment Troop staged “ResistDance” — a tribute and act of artistic dissent — at the Lincoln Memorial. ❤️
#FirstAmendment
#ArtisticExpression
#FirstAmendment
#ArtisticExpression
February 17, 2026 at 7:47 PM
On President’s Day, the First Amendment Troop staged “ResistDance” — a tribute and act of artistic dissent — at the Lincoln Memorial. ❤️
#FirstAmendment
#ArtisticExpression
#FirstAmendment
#ArtisticExpression
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer
The falcon cannot hear the falconer
February 17, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer
The falcon cannot hear the falconer
“I will show you fear in a handful of dust.”
February 16, 2026 at 1:24 AM
“I will show you fear in a handful of dust.”
This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco, this ain’t no fooling around.
February 10, 2026 at 2:48 AM
This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco, this ain’t no fooling around.
Reposted by Pat Donahoe
Detail I learned today about the Caracas raid: more than 20 of the Delta Force operators earned their Combat Infantryman Badges on the raid (as in, they did not previously have them). An illustration of how GWOT combat experience has aged out of the force, even JSOC units.
January 21, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Detail I learned today about the Caracas raid: more than 20 of the Delta Force operators earned their Combat Infantryman Badges on the raid (as in, they did not previously have them). An illustration of how GWOT combat experience has aged out of the force, even JSOC units.
Reposted by Pat Donahoe
I spoke to the Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
January 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I spoke to the Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Reposted by Pat Donahoe
WELKER: Do you bear any responsibility to bring down the temperature?
FREY: Of course. But I dropped an F bomb and they killed somebody. I think the killing somebody is the inflammatory element here and not the F bomb.
FREY: Of course. But I dropped an F bomb and they killed somebody. I think the killing somebody is the inflammatory element here and not the F bomb.
January 11, 2026 at 3:42 PM
WELKER: Do you bear any responsibility to bring down the temperature?
FREY: Of course. But I dropped an F bomb and they killed somebody. I think the killing somebody is the inflammatory element here and not the F bomb.
FREY: Of course. But I dropped an F bomb and they killed somebody. I think the killing somebody is the inflammatory element here and not the F bomb.
Worth your time.
The much-anticipated summit between the leaders of #Ukraine and America, held at President Trump’s Mar-a-Largo resort, has just concluded. A quick update on outcomes. 1/15 🧵🇺🇦
December 29, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Worth your time.
Reposted by Pat Donahoe
Reposted by Pat Donahoe
Found my Grandfather’s Army-Issued field watch from WWII. He wore it across Europe to Germany, then in the Philippines.
Gonna see if I can get it running again.
If you know a good watch shop in the DC/NOVA area send me a note.
Gonna see if I can get it running again.
If you know a good watch shop in the DC/NOVA area send me a note.
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Found my Grandfather’s Army-Issued field watch from WWII. He wore it across Europe to Germany, then in the Philippines.
Gonna see if I can get it running again.
If you know a good watch shop in the DC/NOVA area send me a note.
Gonna see if I can get it running again.
If you know a good watch shop in the DC/NOVA area send me a note.
Reposted by Pat Donahoe
I will not be intimidated by threats from the President of the United States. PPP
November 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I will not be intimidated by threats from the President of the United States. PPP
Reposted by Pat Donahoe
Good use of a tank.
An American tank rolls over a Nazi banner laid out in the street after its crew helped take the town of Lembach, spring 1945.
U.S. Signal Corps—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
An American tank rolls over a Nazi banner laid out in the street after its crew helped take the town of Lembach, spring 1945.
U.S. Signal Corps—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
November 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Good use of a tank.
An American tank rolls over a Nazi banner laid out in the street after its crew helped take the town of Lembach, spring 1945.
U.S. Signal Corps—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
An American tank rolls over a Nazi banner laid out in the street after its crew helped take the town of Lembach, spring 1945.
U.S. Signal Corps—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
We were Soldiers once.
November 11, 2025 at 1:28 AM
We were Soldiers once.
