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Good Idea Fairy in action
Electric cars… I’m not going to start a discussion on ’em – think we have beaten them to death by now. But an incident this week makes me wonder whether the Navy should start using them. As weapons. A cargo ship that had been delivering new vehicles to Mexico sank in the North Pacific Ocean, […]
Daily FGS
Walther PDP Compact Man claims self-defense in Tampa weekend shooting Story by Tony Marrero, Tampa Bay Times Tampa police are investigating a shooting over the weekend that left a man dead in North Hyde Park. Officers responded to West Carmen Street near North Oregon Avenue about 3:20 a.m. Sunday after a man called 911 and […]
Weekend Open Thread
Alligator Alcatraz? Will this also come with specialized perp walks? Either way, most commenters here would not feel sympathy for those who end up being accommodated here. Donald Trump’s winning reelection in 2024, followed by his actions as soon as he resumed office, should have given illegal aliens plenty of time to deport themselves. The […]
The US Supreme Court issues a temporary stay on national injunctions
The Trump administration received good news in the form of the US Supreme Court’s issuing a temporary stay on national injunctions. The Supreme Court is currently considering a challenge against President Donald Trump’s executive order regarding birthright citizenship. The ruling does not take away from those involved in the birthright citizenship related lawsuit. Those who […]
Ayatollah Delivers Stern Warning
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Iran’s supreme leader resurfaces to warn against future US attacks By Farnoush Amiri, The Associated Press and David Rising, The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday his country had delivered a “slap to America’s face” with its strike on a U.S. airbase in […]
Valor Friday
Amid the Confederate base name controversy is Fort Lee, Virginia. The Army post dates to the First World War, and was originally named for former US Army officer turned Confederate general Robert E. Lee. It was renamed in 2023 to Fort Gregg-Adams. Trump has returned the facility to its original name, but this time instead […]
More on the Midnight Hammer raid
I mentioned reading an article on Iranian concrete technology in the comments on the BDA column – here is some more on that subject. On Saturday, June 21, 2025, following a spate of unprecedented aerial attacks that Israel carried out against Iran just days before, the United States joined the war and used bunker-busting bombs […]
Ft. Lee to become Ft. Lee
Ft. Lee, Virginia, was named for Robert E. Lee, one of its most famous sons – but a Confederate due to the fact his state joined the Confederacy. Fort Lee — initially named after the Confederate general Robert E. Lee — was briefly changed to Fort Gregg-Adams under President Joe Biden’s administration in its […]
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