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China Spy Ships in the Arctic Ocean
Chinese research ships in US Arctic draw Coast Guard response By Zita Ballinger Fletcher The U.S. Coast Guard responded last week to two Chinese research vessels that entered U.S. Arctic territory, amid what Coast Guard officials called “increased activity” by such ships in the region in recent years. The Coast Guard deployed a C-130J Hercules […]
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Mossberg Maverick 88 Big Game Hunter Killed by Cape Buffalo While on Safari AWR Hawkins The New York Times reported that Watkins “was pursuing one of the horned buffaloes in Limpopo Province, the northernmost province in South Africa, when the attack happened.” A full-grown Cape buffalo can weight upwards of a ton, and they are […]
How to draw a smiley face
Ran across an interesting anecdote: A couple of decades back, a B-2 Spirit bomber was over the Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR). The assigned targets were shipping containers, stacked or arranged to vaguely resemble likely targets. The Spirit was loaded with a full complement of then relatively-new Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) 500 pound […]
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Remington 870 Tactical Concealed-Carry License holder injured in South Loop shootout, Chicago police say CHICAGO (WLS) — A Concealed-Carry License holder was injured in a shootout in Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood early Saturday morning, police said. Police said officers responded to a call about a shooting in the 1300-block of South Wabash Avenue around 2:30 […]
Stupid people of the week
Texas soldier with top security clearance charged with attempting to pass sensitive tank data to Russia: DOJ A U.S. Army soldier in Texas with a top security clearance has been charged with handing over sensitive information about the military’s main battle tank in exchange for Russian citizenship. Taylor Adam Lee, 22, was arrested Wednesday on […]
When Stolen Valor Goes Right (Sort of)
When Your Own Supporters Accidentally Commit Stolen Valor For You In a delicious twist of political irony, Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears—who takes stolen valor about as seriously as a drill sergeant takes tardiness—has found herself starring in her own accidental military embellishment scandal, courtesy of an overeager PAC with apparently zero fact-checkers on […]
When Stolen Valor Goes Wrong
Sarah Cavanaugh, who we’ve written about extensively, is back in the news. In a masterclass of criminal overachievement, 34-year-old Rhode Island social worker Sarah Cavanaugh transformed herself from civilian to “decorated Marine hero” with all the authenticity of a $3 bill. Working at a VA Medical Center—the irony practically writes itself—Cavanaugh spent years cosplaying as […]
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Benelli M2 3 in custody, guns recovered after Lake County sheriff’s deputy hit by car in Wadsworth, leading to pursuit Story by Sam Borcia Three people were arrested and guns were recovered after a Lake County sheriff’s deputy was struck by a car fleeing a traffic stop, leading to a high-speed police pursuit in Wisconsin. […]
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