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Weekend Open Thread

Weekend Open Thread

| December 19, 2025 | 55 Comments

Many people on the left hold onto their “more government control” argument under the assumption that the left sees things from a realistic standpoint. They see society and the government as being “unfair”, and as needing to take certain actions to improve everyone’s lot. However, when one looks deep down into these arguments, something becomes […]

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AOC believes that she would stomp JD Vance in a potential 2028 matchup

AOC believes that she would stomp JD Vance in a potential 2028 matchup

| December 19, 2025 | 21 Comments

A presidential election poll by The Argument/Verasight shows that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would edge out Vice President JD Vance 51% to 49%. Cortez Acknowledged that these polls were three years out but then insisted that she would ‘stomp’ Vance. The breakdown of the poll shows the usual demographic voting tendencies and hint that Cortez would receive […]

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Milwaukee Judge F’d around, now finds out

Milwaukee Judge F’d around, now finds out

| December 19, 2025 | 26 Comments

Remember Hannah Dugan, the Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge that helped an illegal escape arrest by ICE after he appeared in her court for a crime of violence (battery)? Well she got indicted by a grand jury, and this week her trial in front of a jury concluded. They found her guilty of obstructing federal […]

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Valor Friday

Valor Friday

| December 19, 2025 | 1 Comment

I’ve talked about some missions where the bulk of the men earned a valor award. Usually this is for some particularly daring mission, usually by a small group. For example, George Glober‘s entire 10-man B-17 crew received the Distinguished Service Cross for a daring photo reconnaissance mission over the enemy-held Wake Island in 1942. In […]

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Swalwell in the news

Swalwell in the news

| December 19, 2025 | 18 Comments

Let’s turn to  Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-CA (where else?)  today. I’m sure we all know Swallowswell from past gaffes – from threatening the use of nuclear weapons against US citizens: Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), who is running for president, criticized people making threats against him over his stance on gun control — despite Swalwell’s previous […]

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Daily FGS

Daily FGS

| December 19, 2025 | 9 Comments

MIC/D Garand Louisiana Man Shot After Jumping Into Delivery Truck, Ruled Self-Defense Brandon Curtis ALEXANDRIA, LA (4-minute read) — Alexandria police say a confrontation on Marthas Drive ended when a delivery driver used his firearm to protect himself, and investigators believe it may be part of a larger story that began more than a month […]

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Cat IV Follies

Cat IV Follies

| December 18, 2025 | 37 Comments

Project 100,000 Remember the recruitment crisis where military enlistment goals fell short by some 41,000 applicants? The excuses fell like autumn leaves- A strong economy, which resulted in many more options for young people. A smaller eligible population- everything from drugs, tats, gangs and obesity barred entry. Generation Z, the generation born from 1997 to […]

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Nuclear Scientist assassinated?

Nuclear Scientist assassinated?

| December 18, 2025 | 15 Comments

  Nuno F.G. Loureiro, 47, a nuclear scientist on MIT’s staff, was shot at his house in Brookline, MA (just outside Boston) on Monday. He died in hospital. Police initially theorized that the shooting could have been related to the Brown University shooting (I pooh-poohed the idea that shootings in two separate states would be […]

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