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The lighter side of 3300 points

The lighter side of 3300 points

| April 4, 2025 | 64 Comments

  Seems to be a pattern in the current administration…of not thinking things through very well. It started with Cabinet nominations… we noted months ago that with a tiny majority in the House and Senate, taking too many candidates from the – yep, House and Senate – might come back to bite ’em in that […]

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Valor Friday

Valor Friday

| April 4, 2025 | 11 Comments

Harold Bascom Durham Jr was born 12 October 1942 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The city of his birth is deep in cotton and tobacco country, and was the site of a 1962 Martin Luther King Jr. speech where he used his “I have a dream” line a year before he delivered it on the […]

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The Sea Devil

The Sea Devil

| April 4, 2025 | 12 Comments

Imagine the scion of a noble military family, with such a history that the French dedicated the ‘Marseillaise’ to one of them.  Maybe also imagine a bit of a wild child, who saw a cruise ship menu and ran off to sea at age 13… on a Russian tramp schooner. (You know THAT was a […]

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Daily FGS

Daily FGS

| April 4, 2025 | 7 Comments

FN M1899 Teen Killed and Man Injured in Early Morning Shooting on Elm Street in Houston as Grand Jury to Review Case By Elliott Greene An early morning shooting at 5900 Elm Street has left a 17-year-old male dead and another man, age 34, injured. The incident, which occurred shortly after 1 a.m. today, is […]

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President Trump’s transgender ban threatens an Army major’s desire to continue family legacy

President Trump’s transgender ban threatens an Army major’s desire to continue family legacy

| April 3, 2025 | 61 Comments

Major Vandal graduated from the US military Academy and has served for nearly 14 years. Vandal, citing other family members who served in the military, described military service as a critical component of identity. Trump’s transgender ban threatens Vandal’s desire to continue serving and to continue the family legacy. Vandal is among those suing the […]

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Fired F-35 pilot speaks out

Fired F-35 pilot speaks out

| April 3, 2025 | 30 Comments

  2023, an F-35 made the news when the pilot ejected from it in North Carolina and the plane flew pilotless for another 12 miles. You might be interested in the final outcome. COL Charles “Tre” Del Pizzo was flying the fighter, familiarizing in preparation to take command of  VMX-1 squadron in Yuma, Arizona, starting […]

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Daily FGS

Daily FGS

| April 3, 2025 | 5 Comments

Colt Single Action Army Revolver Man dead, 4 others injured in shooting at northwest-side bar, SAPD says. Here’s what we know. The violence began when two groups started arguing, according to San Antonio police. Two other individuals became involved and allegedly shot each other. Author: Andrea Carden, David Lynch (KENS 5), Megan Reyna SAN ANTONIO […]

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Senator Cory Booker sets filibuster record after previously criticizing the filibuster

Senator Cory Booker sets filibuster record after previously criticizing the filibuster

| April 2, 2025 | 19 Comments

Senator Cory Booker, Democrat from New Jersey, described the filibuster as an abuse of power back in 2022. Recently, however, Booker set the record for the longest speech on the Senate floor. During his record-breaking speech, Booker took aim at a range of President Donald Trump’s initiatives. From Fox News: Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., condemned […]

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