Willie Young

Willie Young

@willieyoung.bsky.social

Runner/soccer coach/pianist. Professor of Religion and Philosophy in my spare time. Endicott College, Beverly, Massachusetts. Occasional writings: https://thinkingwithreligion.wordpress.com/?_gl=1*78c915*_gcl_au*ODI0Njg3NzU0LjE3NTM0NDYwMzA.

733 Followers 817 Following 2,064 Posts Joined Nov 2023
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I served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Education and Training for three years before the office was disestablished last year. I owned the policy on professional military education for all five services. I have listened to Secretary Hegseth's announcement. I have thoughts. 🧵

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9 hours ago

MUSIC WORLD SHOCKER: Oxford study reveals Queen had more time for losers than previously indicated. "Even during their time as champions, the band could've granted losers ninety minutes or so per week," asserts Dr. Reginald Phipps.

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18 hours ago

Totally destroyed, please help us destroy them.

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19 hours ago

Sorry to hear he has passed. A strong voice for democracy.

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1 day ago
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The Lonesome Death of Daphy Michel Watch now | Haitian Woman, 31, Dies Alone at Pittsburgh Bus Stop Days After ICE Released Her Far From Home to Die.

Haitian woman, 31, dies alone at Pittsburgh bus stop days after ICE released her to the streets far from home to perish. Rest in power, Daphy Michel: migrantinsider.com/p/the-loneso...

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Every time I hear Obama speak I get so angry. Not at him. It's just that every time I hear him explain things calmly, thoughtfully, humbly, I'm reminded what we now have to read and hear everyday and it's like a punch in the face.

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1 day ago
Senator Tuberville on x writing a response to the @endwokeness account 

Original tweet from @EndWokeness - “less than 25 years apart”
Image 1 - the twin towers as they are hit by a the planes on 9/11/2001
Image 2 - Mayor Mamdani sitting on a prayer rug while hosting an Iftar  at city hall

Quote tweet from Senator Tuberville - “the enemy is inside the gates.”

Let there be as much outrage from politicians in Washington when kids go hungry as there is when I break bread with New Yorkers.

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1 day ago

"Please stop putting your criticisms where they might anger the President."

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2 days ago

Swarthmore would like a word, at least on the best-known front.

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2 days ago

Not that there is a good way to do this, but taking Nate Silver's advice probably did not help McKay.

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2 days ago

Farce me twice, I won’t get farced again.

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3 days ago

Make Adultincontinence Go Away

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3 days ago

they're a great show! Glad it was awesome.

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3 days ago

Honestly at this point in my life I'm very much why the hell would I go to a mid-tier chain restaurant when every city in the US with a population over 5,000 has a probably kickass locally-owned Mexican restaurant that serves better food much cheaper

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3 days ago

Espresso is a PED

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3 days ago

Why are there not more espresso machines in dugouts?

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3 days ago

If a team challenges a call that a player gets a tech on, and wins, the tech should be rescinded. That is all.

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3 days ago
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WBAL in Baltimore helping viewers understand the difference between watches and warnings

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3 days ago

This guy is the King of Zorlax now he's never coming home he doesn't want to come home

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3 days ago
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This interview with the great @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social was a "wow" moment for me. Thanks, New York Times and David Marchese.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/m...

I couldn't help noticing the question that seemed the most Times-like to me.

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3 days ago

I know we’re all killing the us manager today but I just got confused 10 seconds ago into watching the WBC.

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3 days ago

Up is down, too!

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3 days ago
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I asked President Trump about the FBI reportedly seizing election records in Arizona. He said they must have done that because it was a “rigged” election. I pointed out to him that his own AG said there was not measurable voter fraud to overturn that election. Then he called me a rotten reporter.

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3 days ago

I never thought the grifters would grift in MY city.

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3 days ago

today at the World Metaphors Classic the leader of the USA didn't bother to find out the details of the situation his team was in and blindly assumed they would win a matchup they ended up losing, jeopardizing their long-term standing for no good reason

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4 days ago

He should have walked away after the first. They blew the call, but to go back to the ref after the 1st t, poor judgment on Jaylen's part. But yeah, as a Celtics fan, it stinks.

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4 days ago
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"Want More Babies? Abolish Commutes." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/o...

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5 days ago

Imagine the reaction in the US if ~175 schoolgirls had been killed by a targeted Iranian missile. (Or anyone's missile.)

This is an atrocity.

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5 days ago

If you are watching Trump's presser right now, you are seeing beyond reasonable doubt a person not mentally suited for any position of responsibility. Even running a small store.

GOP members of the House and Senate: You are seeing this too.

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5 days ago
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I can't compete with this.

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