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Notting Hill shows UK intent

| August 31, 2023 | 38 Comments
Notting Hill shows UK intent

There is an annual Caribbean street festival in the Notting Hill area of London (yes, the same “Notting Hill” as the Julia Roberts/Hugh Grant/Rhys Ifans  romcom) which just concluded – with everyone reportedly having a great time. 8 stabbings were reported, 275 arrests,  75 police officers were attacked, six bitten, one sexually attacked, and there […]

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US Gov finding new ways to f-ck veterans

| August 29, 2023 | 29 Comments
US Gov finding new ways to f-ck veterans

Something I’ve been following in civil aviation news circles is that the FAA and VA have gotten together. As with the Wonder Twins, when they combine their powers they become unstoppable. At least if you’re a veteran receiving VA compensation. AVWeb has the latest update; The FAA says it’s revoked the pilot certificates of 60 […]

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Joe decides to be Commander in Chief again, overriding service chiefs

| August 3, 2023 | 49 Comments
Joe decides to be Commander in Chief again, overriding service chiefs

Have you noticed ol’ Joe wanting to personally run the military lately? Seemed to start a few weeks ago – Biden issued an executive order activating 3,000 Reserve troops for possible deployment to Europe in support of ‘Atlantic Resolve’ supporting Burisma Ukraine. Interesting that with 100,000 folks already there n Europe, we seem to already […]

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Female recruit forced to shower and sleep between males who are “transitioning”; considered resigning

| July 19, 2023 | 51 Comments
Female recruit forced to shower and sleep between males who are “transitioning”; considered resigning

An 18-year-old female recruit had to deal with taking showers with men, their packages dangling, and with having to sleep in proximity to them. These men are “in the process of transitioning,” but have not had the surgery to adjust the appropriate parts. Fox News Digital queried the Department of Defense about this event. The […]

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Cadets at Ft. Knox have rough month

| July 18, 2023 | 52 Comments
Cadets at Ft. Knox have rough month

Thousands of college-aged officers-in-waiting have congregated at the base for a months’ worth of classes and field drills designed to imbue the Army’s next generation of “tough, adaptable leaders” with the skills needed to “thrive in ambiguous and complex environments.” For some aspiring lieutenants, the ambiguous and complex environment that awaited them at CST may […]

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An Army Reserve Major was charged for defrauding Gold Star families

| July 13, 2023 | 39 Comments
An Army Reserve Major was charged for defrauding Gold Star families

Caz Craffy, major in the U.S. Army reserve, was one of the financial counselors working for the Army. He leveraged his status with the Army to defraud Gold Star families. He faces charges that include securities fraud and wire fraud. Craffy fooled the families of fallen service members into engaging in poor investments. Despite these […]

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Student Loans: A Modest Proposal

| July 6, 2023 | 39 Comments
Student Loans:  A Modest Proposal

Well, we all know what happened with the Supreme Court – they looked at Biden’s student loan cancellation program and decided (amazingly) that financial matters are Congress’ purview and that ol’ Joe was overstepping his authority a tad. OK, a few light-years. Lot of folks on the left side of the aisle, notably the Free […]

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The anniversary we missed (that no one was missing at all)

| July 3, 2023 | 87 Comments
The anniversary we missed (that no one was missing at all)

July 1 has come and gone, and for many of us, the 50th anniversary of something we grew up with and knew as a fact of life: that letter that started with “Greetings”.[/caption] Yes, the draft. The draft was a fact of life in those ancient times – its existence was a constant in our […]

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