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this must be a Navy pilot pigeon, because its wings are made of gold (😉if you know it)

another golden sunset at feeding

#pigeonsky #pigeons #birdofmastodon #sunset #birds #photo #photography #birdphotography #birdsoffediverse #navy #usna

pigeon landing in my hand. its outstretched wings appear golden as they reflect the setting sun. ~WT7

along the top reads "Navy Pilot Pigeon". this is in reference to a marching chant from the academy which went,

"I don't know, but I've been told
Navy wings are made of gold.
I don't know, but it's been said
Air Force wings are made of lead"

(navy pilots where gold wings on their uniforms, air force's are silver)

pigeon standing in my hand eating. its outstretched wings appear golden as they reflect the setting sun. ~WT7

along the top reads "Navy Pilot Pigeon". this is in reference to a marching chant from the academy which went,

"I don't know, but I've been told
Navy wings are made of gold.
I don't know, but it's been said
Air Force wings are made of lead"

(navy pilots where gold wings on their uniforms, air force's are silver)

just learned that new NJ Gov-elect Sherrill is a fellow alum😊, & as she says in this interview, everyone in the military swore an oath to uphold the constitution
At Annapolis we were taught about the UCMJ, war crimes & following illegal orders

& as a reminder, every #veteran who voted for Dotard Tumor is a 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 to their oath!

#LSSC #Colbert #usna #MikieSherrill #veterans

https://youtu.be/gbPHgfIbWZg?si=ofxve_okrj13IiSk

@acscricket sad news. i'm a huge Tom Stoppard fan. 'Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead' was my introduction to Existentialism in high school.

When my father visited me for the Army Navy game one year at the Meadowlands, we went to see his play 'Artist Descending A Staircase' in NYC afterwards. My father's favorite philosopher was Kierkegaard, so we had many wonderful discussions on existentialism.

#TomStoppard #existentialism #existentialist #philosophy #playwright #usna

UPDATE turns out the expelled midshipman sent a message from an IP that appeared to be at the Academy.
Another midshipman mistook a law enforcement officer for a threat and hit the officer with a training weapon. The officer shot that midshipman. He was flown to the hospital as a precaution.

#navy #USNavy #annapolis #USNA #ActiveShooter #uspol

https://www.wbaltv.com/article/us-naval-academy-lockdown-law-enforcement-responds-threats/66056587

Former expelled midshipman returns with a gun dressed as a police officer

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/09/u-s-naval-academy-annapolis-lockdown-after-midshipman/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAMwQ6ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHilqhKyNFlne5G7cAmMMgIqTy9gIBnoxFEOjOT19ag-tMo2xJt6AIoQymUSh_aem_orl4eI5xql92Edu9gvhh0w#mfg2vvey47m6y6au775
#navy #USNavy #annapolis #USNA #ActiveShooter #uspol

Active shooter at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis MD

#navy #USNavy #annapolis #USNA #ActiveShooter #uspol

https://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2025/09/u-s-naval-academy-on-lockdown-following-reports-of-active-shooter/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAMwQHRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHsf18yAHP26ojJ35m4QVYZnVNoIuOnK4pprsjL1jjMKmuC3Tsky4dyD-fHLZ_aem_LtmXqtOG9gNwYeS2Q-MydA

Severn sunset. #ChesapeakeBay #Annapolis #USNA #photography

Sailboat and sunset over the US Naval Academy, Annapolis MD.

In a #FollowUp

> Most books pulled from Naval Academy library are back on the shelves in latest DEI turn https://apnews.com/article/military-libraries-dei-book-purge-d6df4f5c82d92763f2060d7f4b99cd95

#books #reading #USNA #censorship #BannedBooks #DEI #ThisIsAmerica #libraries

‘Operation Caged Bird’ takes flight after Naval Academy removes hundreds of books from its library — Midshipmen can come in and get a selection of the banned book titles free of charge.
https://wtop.com/maryland/2025/04/operation-caged-bird-takes-flight-after-naval-academy-removes-381-books-under-from-its-library/

GoFundMe — donate to purchase banned books for distribution to Naval Academy Middies:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/provide-banned-books-to-naval-academy-students
h/t @JMarkOckerbloom
https://mastodon.social/@JMarkOckerbloom/114386911685035272
Old Fox Books, #Annapolis: https://www.oldfoxbooks.com/
#BannedBooks #BookBan #censorship #DEI #USNA

In follow up. EDIT NOTE: to clarify, no, I am NOT the author of the book in question (but I am flattered if you thought I could be).

> My book was just banned from the US Naval Academy library https://religionnews.com/2025/04/07/my-book-was-just-banned-from-the-us-naval-academy-library/

#books #reading #BannedBooks #censorship #USNA #libraries #bookstodon

@bookstodon
@librarians

I am thinking when I get a bit of time I may check our library catalog and see how many books on the #USNA #BannedBooks list we have locally.

#books #reading #libraries #censorship

In follow up, in case you wondered what they removed. I'd say for some #libraries this is a good collection development tool. And yes, I saved a copy for myself.

> List of Books Removed from USNA Library
https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/4146516/list-of-books-removed-from-usna-library/ (link offers a PDF of the list)

#books #reading #censorship #BannedBooks #USNA #USNavy #USGovernment #GovDocs #libraries #bookstodon

@bookstodon
@librarians

New #openaccess publication #SciPost #Physics

Unveiling UV/IR mixing via symmetry defects: A view from topological entanglement entropy

Jintae Kim, Yun-Tak Oh, Daniel Bulmash, Jung Hoon Han
SciPost Phys. 18, 110 (2025)
https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.18.3.110

#SKKU # #UCB #USNA

An arrangement by Sandi Piccirillo in the Ikebana International, Washington, DC Chapter 1 exhibition at the US National Arboretum, Washington DC. 20171007
#washingtondc #USNA #NationalArboretum #IkebanaInternational #Ikebana #flowers #arrangement #SandiPiccirillo #IGMem

An arrangement by Valeria Shishkin in the Ikebana International, Washington, DC Chapter 1 exhibition at the US National Arboretum, Washington DC. 20171007
#washingtondc #USNA #NationalArboretum #IkebanaInternational #Ikebana #flowers #arrangement #ValeriaShishkin #IGMem

The entrance to the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum, at the US National Arboretum, Washington DC. 20171007
#washingtondc #USNA #NationalArboretum #NationalBonsaiandPenjingMuseum #Bonsai #IGMem

A large, stone panel, engraved with a bonsai-emblem and the words "National Bonsai and Penjing Museum", stands in front of a small pool of water, with a row of small water jets aimed at its foot, at the bottom. A beautiful bonsai stands on a pillar in the pool, on the right of the photo.

If you missed the iPoster in-person, you can still check out her research

https://aas245-aas.ipostersessions.com/?s=B0-46-34-CB-01-B5-6D-1E-62-2D-CF-AE-9C-C5-2C-16

#AGN #JWST #NASAscience #USNA #NRL #astronomy

Several azalea specimens in the azalea collection at the US National Arboretum; these are all "Glenn Dale" hybrid varieties, distinguished by the spotted throats, bred by the National Arboretum at an introduction station in Glenn Dale, Maryland (about 2 km from my house!). In the Arboretum, Washington, DC, 20180505.
#WashingtonDC #NationalArboretum #USNA #Azaleas #Rhododendron #RhododendronShirokujaku #RhododendronOrage #Chloe #RhododendronTrouper #GlennDaleAzalea #IGMem