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Boomer’s Sunday

Boomer’s Sunday

| April 6, 2025 | 39 Comments

Our Usual Suspects strike again.

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Sunday FGS

Sunday FGS

| April 6, 2025 | 13 Comments

Holland & Holland Royal Double Rifle Charleston Police arrest burglary suspect held at gunpoint by homeowner By Patrick Phillips Published: Apr. 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM CDT|Updated: Apr. 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM CDT CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – Police say a Charleston man who was held at gunpoint by a homeowner during an apparent burglary. […]

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Air Force bucks Trump admin order regarding preferred pronouns in email signatures

Air Force bucks Trump admin order regarding preferred pronouns in email signatures

| April 5, 2025 | 48 Comments

The U.S. Air Force announced that it is again allowing the use of preferred pronouns in email signatures. This applies to both the Air Force and Space Force. An Air Force official pointed to an existing law related to the use of pronouns in emails. This is from the National Defense Authorization Act signed in […]

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WWII Bletchley vet dies

WWII Bletchley vet dies

| April 5, 2025 | 7 Comments

  Some of you are probably aware of Bletchley Park, the World War II British code-breaking site. Like the OSS was the ancestor of our CIA, Bletchley can be considered the parent of the Brits’ version of NSA, the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). I suspect from some of the comments that several of you DWs […]

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Daily FGS

Daily FGS

| April 5, 2025 | 8 Comments

Springfield Model 1899 Krag Carbine Homeowner fires at intruders during home invasion in Inland Empire by: Travis Schlepp Authorities in San Bernardino County say a homeowner fired at a suspect who broke into his home Wednesday night in Chino Hills. It happened around 8:25 p.m., at a home on the 2800 block of Venezia Terrace […]

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Weekend Open Thread

Weekend Open Thread

| April 4, 2025 | 106 Comments

One debate retort given by some Iranians when arguing against Westerners is the idea that while their Persian ancestors were living in cities, European ancestors were running around as hunters and gatherers while etching on stones. Some, not just Iranians but others living in the Middle East, would use this as a flex and insist […]

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Democrats protested the firing of General Tim Haugh

Democrats protested the firing of General Tim Haugh

| April 4, 2025 | 21 Comments

General Tim Haugh was removed from his position as director of the National Security Agency. Haugh was among those fired from their positions after Laura Loomer raised an alarm about them. A couple of Democrats were quick to criticize the decision. Senator Mark Warner questioned how this firing makes America safer. Representative Jim Himes was […]

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Army Training: Focus on Warfighting

Army Training: Focus on Warfighting

| April 4, 2025 | 14 Comments

Compter Based Training Army slashes mandatory training requirements with regulation update By Todd South Shortly after taking his post as Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Randy George issued a directive to commanders — if it doesn’t add to war fighting, ditch it. This week, changes to a cumbersome Army regulation on training have reinforced the […]

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