“Your Tax Dollars At Work”
Boeing again
I realized that I really am old when I was telling one of my kids that Boeing and McDonnell-Douglas ruled the skies. Why? Because they pretty much made GREAT product, led the way in aviation (especially commercial aviation) and generally whatever they made, one of those two was the best in class. Nowadays the old […]
Illegal immigration? They lie
Interesting article in the Telegraph about illegal immigration, and the lies we are told about it. Data released monthly by US Customs and Border Protection shows some 7.15 million people tried to enter the country illegally since Joe Biden and Ms Harris had their first full month in office. That’s a familiar number, no? We get […]
Possible major breach of Israeli attack plans – by the US
Various social media sites had posts last week purporting to reveal secret Israeli strike plans in Lebanon in retaliation for Hezbollah’s missile barrage in September. On Sunday, House Speaker Mike Johnson acknowledged that there is an investigation underway into the possible intelligence leak during an appearance on CNN, and added officials are following it closely. […]
New toys for the troops
Well, I whined about our readiness – actually, the lack of which – to defend against things like relatively low-altitude drones. Did we magically find something viable? No, but it turns out that some new toys are in the works which can address some of our lacks. First up – everyone knows one of the […]
Drones over Washington military bases – but not ours
Seems someone is taking an unhealthy interest in Langley Air Force base. A mysterious fleet of drones entered restricted airspace and swarmed a U.S. military base along the Virginia coast for 17 days late last year, stumping the Pentagon, according to a new report. My first thought was a stream of Amazon-purchased jobbies…nope, this is […]
Columbus Day shorts, aka Monday Morsels
Been almost a week since the news hit that potential First Gentleman Doug Emhoff smacked his lady friend around in Cannes back before he was married to Kamala. One would expect a media firestorm over it… after all, Justice Kavanaugh got grilled heavily over his behavior while still a teenager, right? Let’s be honest…since TAH […]
Thursday Shorts
Well, if Mr. Trump is elected, he will at least simplify one confusing aspect of current life. Fort Liberty in North Carolina could revert to its former name honoring an unsuccessful Confederate general if former President Donald Trump is reelected in November. Military.com “An unsuccessful Confederate general”…geez, guys, kick a guy when he’s down for […]
Friday shorts
Well, as long as thebesig is talking about helping veterans with benefits after less-than-optimal discharges – the folks at the famous four-walls-and-a-spare building are testing a pilot program to help PCSing service members: The Pentagon is rolling out a new pilot program that provides travel benefits to service members to cover the cost of […]
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