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Outrage over toxic waste burn pit bill

| August 2, 2022 | 85 Comments
Outrage over toxic waste burn pit bill

Democrats and some familiar veteran protesters are upset that the PACT Act (Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022) failed to muster a filibuster-proof 60 votes after they allege 25 Republicans changed their minds from when the initial bill passed 84-14. There are protests at the Capital, in which well-known faces like alleged comedian […]

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First we burn you out, and then we burn you again

| August 1, 2022 | 26 Comments
First we burn you out, and then we burn you again

In April, the federal government started a couple of controlled burns on forest land in northern New Mexico under pressure from local managers and US Forest Service (FSA) Chief Randy Moore, pushed in turn by Biden Administration increased precautionary burn standards. Biden’s Infrastructure Act quadrupled the amount of prescribed burns to be done, leading poorly […]

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One of the last Navajo Code Talkers dies

| August 1, 2022 | 7 Comments
One of the last Navajo Code Talkers dies

  Samuel Sandoval, one of the last four Navajo Code Talkers, died Friday at the age of 98 in Shiprock, NM. Hundreds of Navajos were recruited from the vast Navajo Nation to serve as Code Talkers with the U.S. Marine Corps. Only three are still alive today: Peter MacDonald, John Kinsel Sr. and Thomas H. […]

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Gun laws are boring – but not this one

| July 31, 2022 | 38 Comments
Gun laws are boring – but not this one

You seriously need to look at HR 1808, the so-called Assault Weapons bill of 2022. It basically bans a long list of what they are considering ‘assault weapons’ – remember when the weapon had to have multiple banned features to qualify? Now ONE of the following is enough. (I) A pistol grip.   (II) A forward […]

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Shoot Down SanFranNan? Uh, no.

| July 30, 2022 | 24 Comments
Shoot Down SanFranNan? Uh, no.

OK, that is not a picture of Nancy Pelosi from her younger days. I just wanted to see if you were paying attention. A Chinese writer, Hu Xijin, a ‘journalist’ (read: propagandist) for the state-owned Global Times, has stated that if Pelosi does visit Taiwan and her plane has a fighter escort that it would […]

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Wall of Remembrance unveiled at Korean War Memorial

| July 29, 2022 | 3 Comments
Wall of Remembrance unveiled at Korean War Memorial

A Wall of Remembrance (pictured above) was unveiled Wednesday at the Korean War Memorial with  more than 43,700 names inscribed on it. Unlike any other US war memorial, the names of over 7,000 Koreans are also inscribed on the Army section of the Wall. Their names are mixed with our troops, as is fitting: The […]

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Trump military/MOH news

| July 25, 2022 | 14 Comments
Trump military/MOH news

A group of four-stars sent an op-ed letter to the New York Times Friday excoriating Trump for ‘dereliction of duty’ on January 6. Brief checking shows that some of the same names have showed up in the past, such as on the letter in which 200+ senior officers endorsed Biden over Trump in the 2020 […]

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Sigh… almost free German public transport

| July 24, 2022 | 24 Comments
Sigh… almost free German public transport

This is one that brings back more than a few memories of the bitter-sweet variety. In Germany, they are experimenting with a EUR 9 ($9.21 USD) monthly public transit ticket which allows one to use trams, trains etc. in the hopes of reducing auto usage and congestion. It seems to be working, too, as 23 […]

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