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Holiday Open Thread

Holiday Open Thread

| May 29, 2023 | 10 Comments

Do we spend the whole day in remembrance, do we celebrate, or do we do both? Some may scoff at the idea that we celebrate, and that this day has been commercialized too much. They argue that this day should be for remembrance. Many may have issues with the idea of expressing “Happy Memorial Day.” […]

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Monday shorts – Kamala, India, Trump spokeswoman

Monday shorts – Kamala, India, Trump spokeswoman

| May 29, 2023 | 18 Comments

Some good news at last from Kamala Harris – she spoke at the West Point commencement Saturday. This marked a trifecta of “firsts” in a first-hungry administration which seems more bent on notching up firsts to, well, doing things to help the country. First woman, first partially black, first partially South Asian.  Harris was joined […]

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Monday FGS

Monday FGS

| May 29, 2023 | 4 Comments

Taurus TX22 Competition ‘He went out headfirst’: 77-year-old scares home intruder after firing gunshot Alex Bozarjian, David Kalman A 77-year-old Ann Arbor man is counting his blessings after he scared off a home intruder. It happened at around 6 p.m. Wednesday on Arbordale Street near W. Stadium Boulevard. Police say the suspect ran from the […]

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Memorial Day

Memorial Day

| May 29, 2023 | 6 Comments

Memorial Day Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2023 will occur on Monday, May 29. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official […]

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Default could have catastrophic effects for veterans

Default could have catastrophic effects for veterans

| May 28, 2023 | 27 Comments

Denis McDonough, VA Secretary, said that a default on the debt on June 1 could impact VA payments, and that this would be “catastrophic”. McDonough pointed to the $12 billion in benefits expected to be paid to Veterans on June 1, roughly 7.1 million payees. McDonough also mentioned the other payments that could be impacted, […]

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Boomer’s Sunday

Boomer’s Sunday

| May 28, 2023 | 18 Comments

So many memes, so little time. Thanks all.    

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Sunday FGS

Sunday FGS

| May 28, 2023 | 12 Comments

Kimber Micro .380 Man fatally shot attacker in self-defense at South Austin Dairy Queen, police say Police say a man shot and killed another man in self-defense Monday night at a fast-food restaurant in South Austin. The incident occurred at the Dairy Queen situated on the southbound I-35 service road near the East Slaughter Lane […]

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Reserve Marine Lieutenant Colonel helps bust human-trafficking ring

Reserve Marine Lieutenant Colonel helps bust human-trafficking ring

| May 27, 2023 | 8 Comments

For one Marine in the Reserve, this was going to turn out to be a different drill weekend night. He noticed a girl acting out of the ordinary at a hotel lobby. This Marine, a law enforcement officer in his regular life, noticed the signs of human trafficking. He contacted the appropriate authorities, then followed […]

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