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Spending, budgeting… wow. Army in the spotlight

Spending, budgeting… wow. Army in the spotlight

| April 12, 2025 | 25 Comments

The Military Times reports that the new budget for 2026 will include a trillion dollars for the military. During a press event with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, Trump offered the outline for total defense spending in the fiscal 2026 budget as part of his larger plans for U.S. national security. “We’re going […]

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Daily FGS

Daily FGS

| April 12, 2025 | 3 Comments

SPAS-12 Suspect shot, killed in home invasion in southwest Houston, police say | Two other suspects ran off One of the residents shot and killed the intruder, police said. Two other suspects fled the scene on foot. Author: Deevon Rahming HOUSTON — Houston police are searching for multiple suspects after a deadly home invasion at […]

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Weekend Open Thread

Weekend Open Thread

| April 11, 2025 | 74 Comments

One of the individuals called out on this site for making false claims about his military service previously tried to explore why people would be trolls. He also had a fake doctorate degree. For his “research write up”, he wrote “Yahell,” about why people could be trolls on the internet. However many pages it took […]

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Valor Friday

Valor Friday

| April 11, 2025 | 11 Comments

I spent all day yesterday doing various doctor appointments for myself and kids, so I didn’t get to sit down and write like I usually like to do. Therefore, this week’s VF will be copied cribbed benchmarked from the US Army itself. If we talked about Command Sergeant Major Matthew Williams when he got the […]

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Governor Tim Walz heckled by veterans at Minnesota State Capitol

Governor Tim Walz heckled by veterans at Minnesota State Capitol

| April 11, 2025 | 16 Comments

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Democrat, welcomed veterans to the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul. They were there for the “Veterans Day on the Hill” event. Video shows Walz trying to speak, but being interrupted by heckling veterans. He was called a coward and accused of sympathizing with China. From Fox News: “Coward! You sympathize […]

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Stolen Valor Law in Arizona

Stolen Valor Law in Arizona

| April 11, 2025 | 15 Comments

The Arizona legislature is advancing a bill that would increase penalties for falsely claiming military service or decorations. After passing the House with amendments, Senate Bill 1424 heads to the Senate with revised penalties aligning with federal standards (up to one year imprisonment versus the initially proposed 15 years). There is still some disagreement and […]

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Thousands of fake unemployment claims discovered

Thousands of fake unemployment claims discovered

| April 11, 2025 | 42 Comments

Thought they just had fake social security accounts? DOGE reported that they ran into fake unemployment claims. Approximately 24.5 thousand recipients, over the age of 115, claimed approximately $59 million in benefits. They were joined by folks from 1 through 5 years of age who claimed $254 million in benefits. But wait! There’s more! Another […]

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House passes bill requiring proof of U.S. citizenship

House passes bill requiring proof of U.S. citizenship

| April 11, 2025 | 21 Comments

The House passed a bill mostly along party lines that would require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote. This would be applicable to federal elections. Almost all Democrats voted against the bill while some joined the Republicans. The Democrats argued that this bill would disenfranchise voters. The Republicans argued that this measure would […]

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