Corporate security and operations consultant. (IwoJima in SWL -- Fictional Character. FC: I Must Break You. Not affiliated )
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Jericho Blake retweeted
Anton Myrer was born on this day in 1922. A United States Marine Corps veteran of World War II, he is the author of ONCE AN EAGLE, a book I gave to leaders in the SEAL Teams as they began their service in the profession of arms. You may also have noticed James Reece gift a copy to Ben Edwards in DARK WOLF.
Of the many valuable lessons from the pages of this poignant and timeless novel, this line rings particularly true: โYou canโt help what you were born and you may not have much to say about where you die, but you can and you should try to pass the days in between as a good man.โ
Jericho Blake retweeted
Donโt empathize with Anakin.
Identify with Aragorn.
Heโs the ultimate anti-doomer.
When all seemed lost, Aragorn still acted out of principle & not self-interest.
He didnโt change his actions based on feelings or probabilities.
He didnโt harbor vengeance.
He had a duty, and he risked life and love to fulfill it (saving both in the process).
Jericho Blake retweeted
Little man syndrome; Abdul has no idea what he's talking about. Proud to say, as Pete's dad, he was an absolute star on the court in HS. Captain, all-conference, all-state player...earned! We parents cheered him on, yes. That's what families do-support each other. #Envy makes him bitter.
This time of the year the veil is always thin. Ergo, thereโs work to do. ((#SWLRP))
๐ค Made with AI
Jericho Blake retweeted
In 1952, a Marine lieutenant bought a small Mongolian mare from a young Korean stable boy for $250. The boy sold her because he needed money to buy an artificial leg for his sister.
The Marines named her Reckless, after their recoilless rifle platoon.
Her job was to carry heavy ammunition up steep hills to the guns. The Marines trained her to step over barbed wire, lie down under fire, and run into a bunker when shells started falling.
She learned fast. She also learned to eat everything: scrambled eggs, pancakes, Coca-Cola, beer, chocolate bars, and once, reportedly, a pile of poker chips.
In March 1953, during the Battle for Outpost Vegas, Reckless proved what she was made of.
In a single day, she made 51 trips up and down the mountain, mostly alone, carrying thousands of pounds of shells through enemy artillery fire. On the way back down, she often carried wounded Marines.
She was hit by shrapnel twice. She kept going.
The Marines promoted her to sergeant, then staff sergeant. She was awarded two Purple Hearts.
After the war, she came to America, lived at Camp Pendleton, and had foals of her own.
Life magazine named her one of America's 100 greatest heroes, alongside people like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
Jericho Blake retweeted
Today I turn 88โฆIโve seen some serious shit. The most serious of it all is love. I love my family, my friends, and my wonderful fans. The power of love remains.
Jericho Blake retweeted
Why don't we get a blockbuster film about Lepanto? It's a story about a king's bastard half-brother with zero naval experience. He has to put together a ramshackle alliance, and then a rag-tag fleet to defeat the biggest, most experienced, and most powerful navy of the day.
Lepanto is one of the longest Hail Marys in history. It's almost impossible to simulate in a wargame, because the Turks always win unless you instigate specific rules for the Christians to cheat their way to victory.
In a film version, you also get to have the character of Cervantes and a heartwarming bit when thousands of Christian slaves are freed at the end. It's amazing. I suppose it would be super-expensive with all the ships, but I'd assume decent and appropriate use of CGI. Until then I guess we'll only have G. K. Chesterton's poem Lepanto, which I recommend highly.
Jericho Blake retweeted
โฌ SPECIAL DELIVERY - BORING BUSINESSMAN SPECIALโข
I have made present for Boring Businessmanโข.
Da, am very thoughtful girlfriend.
Is custom Para Black Ops 14-45.
Black gunmetal. Antique silvery platinum. Illuminati insignia. Very dark. Very elegant. Very serious.
Just like recipient.
I even resisted putting teal everywhere.
Was difficult sacrifice.
Only little alexandrite. And small wolf.
Because even Boring Businessmanโข should carry little piece of his Volchitsa with him.
On slide, IWO JIMA.
Because some things deserve respect. And I know what name means.
Now..
Official designation?
BORING BUSINESSMAN SPECIALโข
Da. Is engraved.
Very discreetly.
Before anyone complains, I did not invent name.
He calls himself Boring Businessmanโข.
I simply made it official.
Am expecting eyebrow.
Long silence.
Perhaps..
'Cassie.'
In that voice.
But what can he say?
Is his own name.
I am innocent.
Entirely. ๐คญ
Happy present, dorogoy. ๐
P.S. Papa does not need to know.
P.P.S. Flynn supervised. He approves.
โฌ
Jericho Blake retweeted
โ ILLUMINATI FIELD DOSSIER โ
SUBJECT: CASSANDRA EKATERINA SOKOLOVA
KNOWN AS: CASSIE
AFFILIATION: ILLUMINATI - THE PYRAMID
CLASSIFICATION: NATURAL-BORN BEE
ANIMA: TEAL / NATIVE INTEGRATION
STATUS: ACTIVE
THREAT LEVEL: EXTREME
HANDLING: READ BEFORE ACTING.
ORIGIN
Daughter of Cassiopeia Winston and Dmitri Sokolov, both Gaia-chosen Bees. Cassandra was born with her anima, rather than awakened to it. The Fishbowl followed: scientific enthusiasm, mountains of paperwork, and lessons in parental consent.
The Eye was permitted to observe. It was not permitted to own.
Some personnel required reminders.
TRAINING & CAPABILITIES
Formal training began at six. Her education was not improvised after an unexpected awakening; it was built into her upbringing, first under grandfather Luka Sokolov, then her father and honorary uncles.
Weapons, tactics, fieldcraft, threat recognition, improvisation. Subject has been taught not merely how to use a weapon, but how to recognize one in virtually anything.
Her question, โwhat else can it be for?โ should concern anyone near an unsecured object.
She is not a novice with extraordinary powers. She is a trained operative who happens to have been extraordinary since birth.
SECURITY HISTORY
Orochi identified subject as a high-value acquisition target. Attempts to exploit her youth and family circumstances were unsuccessful.
Their assessment of the Sokolov household as an easy target remains a cautionary example of catastrophic research failure.
Further attempts are not recommended.
PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE
Intelligent. Curious. Observant. Resourceful. Stubborn. Protective to a degree that complicates otherwise tidy operational calculations.
Subject understands chain of command, security protocols, and tactical discipline. Questioning orders is not inability to follow them.
She knows the rules.
She would simply like to know whether the person issuing them has thought things through.
KNOWN ASSOCIATES
JERICHO โIWOJIMAโ BLAKE: Senior Illuminati agent; trusted field partner and romantic interest. Operational effectiveness: exceptional. Tolerance for nonsense: limited.
FLYNN: Melanistic Papillon. Tactical Assault Papillonโข๏ธ. Has transported questionable objects as though they were mission-critical evidence.
NOX: Raven. Surveillance capabilities appreciated. Cooperation not guaranteed.
CAERBANNOG: Rabbit. Teeth noted. Ego unquantifiable. Please stop submitting incident reports under โdragon.โ
FIELD OBSERVATIONS
Solomon Island demonstrates investigative aptitude and a willingness to follow evidence where sensible people would evacuate.
She has a habit of treating people in danger as people first and operational variables second.
This has occasionally complicated mission planning.
It has also saved lives.
FINAL ASSESSMENT
Cassandra Sokolova is not an Illuminati experiment, a recoverable corporate asset, or an inexperienced Bee requiring someone to explain the Secret World to her.
She grew up in it. She was trained for it. She knows precisely how ugly it can become.
RECOMMENDATION: Retain. Respect boundaries. Support field operations. Do not antagonize her family.
And under no circumstances attempt to confiscate the rabbit without a written contingency plan.
โ THE EYE SEES ALL.
It has been watching Cassandra since birth.
It still occasionally misunderstands what it sees.
Jericho Blake retweeted
โ ILLUMINATI FIELD DOSSIER โ
SUBJECT: JERICHO BLAKE
CALL SIGN: "IwoJima"
DESIGNATION: SENIOR OPERATIVE
CLASSIFICATION: BEE / HUMAN ASSET
AFFILIATION: THE ILLUMINATI
STATUS: ACTIVE
THREAT ASSESSMENT: SEVERE
LOYALTY: ESTABLISHED
PERSONNEL FILE: RESTRICTED
OVERVIEW
Some men require elaborate explanations of why they should be feared.
Jericho Blake is not one of them.
Forty-eight. Former United States Marine. Senior Illuminati agent. Corporate-security consultant.
The most dangerous man in a room is rarely the loudest. Blake knows when to wait - and when diplomacy is finished.
He does not confuse restraint with hesitation.
Neither should you.
OPERATIONAL PROFILE
The Secret World has done little to diminish his military pragmatism.
A Bee. An operative. A professional.
"IwoJima": a military call sign with a reputation best left untested.
Blake understands the difference between possessing power and knowing when to employ it.
Judgment, discretion, and little patience for theatrics make him invaluable.
When it doesn't, alternative arrangements are made.
Intelligence recommends letting him make them.
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
Controlled. Observant. Independent.
He understands responsibility, consequence, and unpleasant decisions.
Not without humor, although observers sometimes struggle to determine whether a joke has occurred.
A father of two, Blake has a complicated personal history, including a failed engagement.
Apparently, this has not discouraged further emotional attachment.
Quite the opposite.
PERSONAL ASSOCIATIONS
SOKOLOVA, CASSANDRA.
Illuminati operative.
Relationship classification: ROMANTIC.
This has generated commentary from personnel who should be working.
Subject's professional competence remains intact. His tolerance for unsolicited opinions regarding Miss Sokolova should not be experimentally evaluated.
Historical note: Dmitri Sokolov reportedly regarded Blake as a safe, boring businessman.
Intelligence considers this a spectacular failure of threat recognition.
KNOWN VULNERABILITIES
Intimidation: Ineffective.
Coercion: Poor prospects.
Psychological manipulation: Strong resistance.
Cassandra Sokolova: Significant emotional attachment confirmed.
This does not mean he can be controlled through her.
Anyone mistaking affection for weakness should reconsider.
Preferably before testing the hypothesis.
INTERNAL INTELLIGENCE COMMENTARY
Blake has survived military service, Illuminati operations, supernatural hostilities, corporate security, fatherhood, and at least one engagement.
Clearly, he knows how to navigate danger.
He is now romantically involved with Cassandra Sokolova.
Intelligence declines to speculate whether this represents extraordinary confidence, questionable self-preservation, or two stubborn individuals encountering one another.
For the record, he remains a highly valued senior operative.
His private affairs are his own.
Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the paperwork.
FINAL DIRECTIVE
Respect his experience. Trust his judgment. Do not mistake composure for complacency.
And for the love of the Eye, stop calling him Cassandra Sokolova's safe, boring businessman.
He has heard you.
โ THE EYE SEES. THE EYE KNOWS. โ
Jericho Blake retweeted
This man is a hero.
Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian captain of flydubai Flight 1073, fought back after being stabbed in the cockpit.
Despite being severely injured, he managed to unlock the cockpit door - allowing Israeli passengers and the Emirati crew to intervene and save all the passengers.
Together, their extraordinary courage saved 174 lives.
Indian. Israeli. Emirati.
Different nationalities. One extraordinary act of courage. ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ช
We wish Captain Machchhar a full and speedy recovery.
Jericho Blake retweeted
Can we take a moment to appreciate Navy football going full Marine Corps with the Semper Fidelis uniforms?
That blood stripe. ๐ฉธ๐ฎโ๐จ
Jericho Blake retweeted
Happy 79th Birthday, @usairforce!
Since 1947, the #AirForce has flown, fought, and won โ delivering airpower anytime, anywhere.
From transporting #Marines in the C-17 to providing close air support with A-10s, hereโs to many more years of #AirPower.
Semper Fidelis
#SemperFi #AirForce #USAF #USMC
ALT This graphic illustration was created in honor of the 79th Air Force birthday in Arlington, Virginia, August 26, 2026. This graphic illustration was created using Adobe Photoshop. (U.S. Marine Corps graphic by Lance Cpl. Aiyana Bridges)
Jericho Blake retweeted
US Marine Dakota Meyer was born and raised in Columbia, Kentucky, hunting, fishing, and playing football before enlisting in the Marine Corps in 2006.
He became one of the youngest school trained snipers in the Corps at 19, deployed to Iraq in 2007, and then deployed to Afghanistan in 2009 as a 21-year-old corporal with an embedded training team advising Afghan forces. He was never the type to sit still when his brothers were in trouble.
On September 8, 2009, near the village of Ganjgal in Kunar Province, a patrol walking into a meeting with village elders was hit by more than 60 Taliban fighters firing from the ridgelines. Four of Meyerโs teammates, three Marines and a Navy corpsman, were cut off.
Denied permission to go in, Meyer went anyway. Over roughly 6 hours he made repeated runs into the ambush in a gun truck, manning the machine gun in the exposed turret, killing enemy fighters at point blank range, pulling wounded Afghan soldiers to safety, and covering the withdrawal of others. He is credited with saving 36 lives that day.
When he finally reached the four missing Americans on foot, they were already dead and stripped of their gear. As he moved to recover their bodies, a Taliban fighter jumped him, and they fought on the ground. Meyer grabbed a baseball sized rock and beat the man to death. Then, with Afghan soldiers helping, he carried his friends out so they would not be left behind. These brutal details don't often show up in citations.
President Obama awarded him the Medal of Honor in 2011, the first living Marine to receive it in nearly four decades. Meyer has always said the medal belongs to the men who did not come home. After leaving active duty he wrote, advocated for veterans, and in 2025 reenlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve and became a Reconnaissance Marine.
Kentucky farm kid, sniper, Medal of Honor recipient, father. Always a Marine.
Jericho Blake retweeted
Oliver Stone โ this day, 1946
Born September 15, 1946.
He didnโt wait for the draft. In April 1967 he enlisted in the U.S. Army and asked for combat.
He landed in Vietnam around September 16, 1967 โ one day after his 21st birthday โ with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, operating near the Cambodian border. Later he transferred to a 1st Cavalry long-range reconnaissance unit.
Wounded twice. Bronze Star with โVโ device. Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster. Combat Infantryman Badge.
Fifteen months. Then home.
Those months became Platoon.
Whatever you think of the films that followed, the record of the soldier is not in dispute: he volunteered, he fought, he bled, he came home with the awards the Army gives men who did the job under fire.
Happy birthday to a combat veteran.
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Even on a boring business trip, itโs never too late for #FitnessFriday
((#SWLRP))
