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It’s On! Update- Ayatollah Mort

| February 28, 2026 | 95 Comments
It’s On! Update- Ayatollah Mort

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 19 April 1939-28 Feb 2026 US, Israel launch attack on Iran as Trump announces ‘major combat operations’ The United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran Saturday morning, after President Donald Trump warned of US intervention amid escalating tensions following deadly protests and fruitless negotiations aimed at ending the Islamic Republic’s nuclear […]

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Venezuelan Tanker Seized

| December 11, 2025 | 34 Comments
Venezuelan Tanker Seized

Trump says US seizes massive Venezuelan oil tanker as showdown with Maduro erupts into new phase The move is likely to further strain relations with Nicolás Maduro’s government By Morgan Phillips The U.S. has seized a Venezuelan oil tanker, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday, marking a sharp escalation in tensions with Caracas. “We’ve just seized […]

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The dumbassery of a 747

| May 16, 2025 | 18 Comments
The dumbassery of a 747

Hopefully life won’t overtake this – I am traveling this weekend so writing is taking place early. We’ll see if what I do Tuesday lasts till Friday! Oh, Lord, everyone is making noise about Qatar’s gift of a luxo 747 to serve as Air Force One.  Trump is hailing it as a wonderful gift: “So […]

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Combat Arms Physical Requirements Review Ordered

| April 1, 2025 | 34 Comments
Combat Arms Physical Requirements Review Ordered

SECDEF “For far too long, we allowed standards to slip, with different standards for men and women in combat arms. That’s not acceptable.” SECDEF Hegseth Hegseth orders review of physical standards for military combat roles By Leo Shane III Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday ordered a 60-day review of military combat arms standards to […]

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Boomer’s Sunday

| January 26, 2025 | 15 Comments
Boomer’s Sunday

Scary out there.

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‘Obama’s Military’ End Days

| December 13, 2024 | 34 Comments
‘Obama’s Military’ End Days

Space Force Col. Bree Fram Transgender Troops, Confronting Shifting Policies of Acceptance, Just Want to Serve By Steve Beynon, Thomas Novelly and Patricia Kime Bree Fram was an Air Force major in 2016 when word came down that the Obama administration would soon be lifting its ban on transgender troops serving in the military following […]

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Friday shorts

| November 15, 2024 | 24 Comments
Friday shorts

Space Command’s headquarters  may once again move. Donald Trump originally selected Huntsville, AL’s Redstone Arsenal as the headquarters, but after Alabama passed a restrictive abortion law, a Biden-caused pissing contest between Colorado and Alabama ensued. Each state has legitimate cred as a center for space-related headquarters given the NASA presence in Alabama and NORAD in […]

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Wednesday short takes – Mass school buses and rockets

| August 28, 2024 | 21 Comments
Wednesday short takes – Mass school buses and rockets

Let’s get the old blood pressure up, shall we? Fox has an article headlining a license-less woman who is unable to get her kid on a bus to school and can’t afford to Uber him dozensof  times a week. The school district says it is unable to provide busing from more than K-6 grades to […]

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