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Biden to award MoH
The White House announced Friday that a former Vietnam Cobra pilot would be awarded the Medal of Honor next week for his actions rescuing four GIs during a firefight on June 18, 1968. Think about that a little – he managed to get four guys from imminent danger using a two-seater attack chopper with no […]
Silly? Stupid? Malicious?
Seems this Tuesday holds many things…herewith a few that caught my eye: First up, a mind-boggling adder to the ceiling fan bite – in this case, researchers at Dell Hospital in Austin, TX have a new safety suggestion: Researchers from Dell Medical School in Austin, Texas, are warning parents and caregivers not to toss babies […]
Biden electric car plan ‘unstable’ at best
Been reading a number of articles lately on electrification of cars. First off, I’m all over the idea: as long as the transition is painless. My needs are simple – point A to point B, most trips not exceeding 100 miles in a day, occasional jaunts elsewhere probably (but possibly) not exceeding 600 miles a […]
“Roscosmos, We Have a Problem”
Russia’s Luna-25 mission — its first moon effort since 1976— successfully reached lunar orbit on 16 August. The spacecraft seemed to be in good shape. “All Luna-25 systems are functioning normally; communication with it is stable. Sessions are being taken to measure the current navigational parameters,” Russia’s space agency Roscosmos reported in a Telegram post. […]
Thursday updates – SGM Kettleball, Trudeau’s guns, PVT King
A few items: The recently appointed Sergeant Major at Camp Pendleton’s Infantry School has been relieved. Steven Burkett, aka “Sergeant Major Kettleball” was relieved due to “loss of trust and confidence” was relieved July 13. In April, Burkett won Camp Pendleton’s Male Marine Athlete of the Year competition and set a mark recognized by Guinness […]
“Oh, My Stars, My Linda’s Gone to Mars” – David Grusch again
We talked ad nauseum about that ‘whistleblower’ who accused the US government of hiding concrete evidence of UFOs and alien artifacts recently. Air Force veteran and former member of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency David Grusch testified as such to the House Oversight Committee. “It has come to my attention that The Intercept intends to publish […]
Ft. Cavazos (Hood) mess hall woes
Military.com reports that soldiers on Ft. Hood Cavazos are having a tough time getting fed. Yeah, fed. The situation at Fort Cavazos, Texas — previously known as Fort Hood — has left some junior enlisted with few options for meals, as top officials on base struggle to juggle logistics while most of its cooks are […]
Tuesday quickies: JR-15, E-car fire, vaccination reinstatement
Illinois legislators want to ban gun advertising for “assault weapons” and to kids, citing as an example the ads for JR-15 youth rifles (it’s a lookalike AR-15 chambered in .22 LR. What we would have formerly called a training rifle.) “Some of the ads I’ve seen are just stomach-turning,” Don Harmon, of Oak Park, who […]
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