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Respects to Mr. Uecker
As readers know, I had great respect to Bob Uecker, the former St. Louis Cardinal (even a World Series ring!) who announced for the Milwaukee Brewers for more years than many of you have been alive. But what puts me in mind of him today is one of his best lines from “Major League II.” […]
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Schofield Smith & Wesson Model 3 Durham man fatally shot before crashing car may have opened fire first, autopsy says By Lexi Solomon A Durham man who crashed his car after being fatally shot in December may have been killed after first shooting at someone else , according to newly released documents. Darryl Whitley, 43, […]
Weekend Open Thread
The Democrats in Virginia have scheduled a special election before the Virginia electorate. For the sake of fairness, Virginia’s lawmakers want to redistrict the state to improve the chances that 10 Democrats to 1 Republican from Virginia would be seated in the House when Congress gets back to work in 2027. However, this measure is […]
Valor Friday
Some good news. Master Sergeant Rodrick “Roddie” Edmonds will be receiving a posthumous Medal of Honor for his heroism in the face of the Nazis. It’s been almost five years since I wrote up the story of Edmonds. Click through for the full story, but I’ll try to summarize. Edmonds quickly rose the ranks, and […]
High Tech Battlefield
In today’s world of gee-whiz wonder weapons and ammo, you have to be prepared to deal with all kinds of existential threats our fathers never imagined. One such battleground is in Ukraine, where the war keeps dragging on but which is dragging new weapons into public exposure, along with the counter-weapons used to fight them. […]
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Remington Model 1858 Deputies: Victim Stabs Intruder in Self-Defense During Early Morning Home Invasion by Ryan Yousefi Two men were arrested after Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies say they forced their way into a residence and attacked the occupant, before fleeing after one was stabbed. According to a Broward County Sheriff’s Office booking report, Kobi Issiah […]
Cost saving interim VA rule ties compensation to medicated condition vice underlying condition
The Department of Veterans Affairs rolled out a new rule that took effect on February 17, 2026. This rule changes how disability rating evaluations are conducted. Generally, underlying conditions influenced disability ratings. However, the new rule shifts the decision from the underlying conditions to how the veteran performs while medicated. Veterans who currently have a […]
VA Ceases Decades of Second Amendment Rights Violations
VA undoes decades-old wrong and protects Veterans’ Second Amendment rights WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced a major new step to protect Veterans’ Second Amendment rights. Effective immediately, VA will not report Veterans to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System as “prohibited persons” only because they need […]
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