Archive for August, 2021
Army proposal for Arlington may remove qualification for burial at Arlington for retired service members
Based on estimates, Arlington National Cemetery will run out of space in the near future. According to the article, by 2025. If this proposal is approved, those who retired from the military will no longer be eligible for burial there. However, there is a suggestion to modify this proposal. Those receiving military retirement pay, effective […]
Monday FGS
Buck 119 Suspect in critical condition after charging officers with a knife, Syracuse Police say by: Natalie Dascoulias SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A person is listed in critical condition after charging officers with a knife at Madison Towers on Sunday, Syracuse Police said. Police were called to a reported stabbing where a victim advised officers […]
Antifa thugs fight peaceful protesters against government mask mandates
Anti-mask mandate protesters in Los Angeles were counter-protested by “Antifa.” Violence ensued, like it always does when the “Black Bloc”-clad “Anti Fascists” show up for a fiery, but mostly peaceful protest. This included one being stabbed. I’m sure the irony is not lost that the group ostensibly against fascism is apparently fighting for fascism when it comes […]
The Taliban enters Kabul and demands unconditional surrender
The Taliban entered Kabul while demanding an unconditional surrender from the central government. With helicopters flying overhead to evacuate western staff from embassies, people went about pulling out money from ATM machines and headed for an exit out of Afghanistan. The Taliban claims that they want a peaceful transfer of power and that they would […]
Boomer’s Sunday
It’s time once again, Delta Whiskies and Whiskettes, for Boomer’s Sunday, where I cull through his weekly offering of ‘toons, and pick the best. Honorable Mention goes to my pals AW1 Scott, AW1 Rod, and our own OAM, rgr1480, President Elect Toxic Deplorable Racist SAH B Woodman, Cameron, Skippy, HMCS(FMF) ret, Poetrooper, Mason, Jeff LPH […]
Sunday FGS
Gilboa DBR Snake* Texas car owner shoots thief stealing catalytic converter, police say Jared Leone HOUSTON — A car owner confronted two thieves who were stealing the catalytic converter from his vehicle, shooting one of them Saturday morning, investigators said. Houston police said the car owner heard the thieves around 5 a.m. and confronted the […]
Weapon seizures ‘massive boon’ for Taliban as cities fall
The Taliban on Saturday captured Mazar-e-Sharif, a large, supposedly heavily defended city in northern Afghanistan. They are approaching the capital of Kabul. The fall of the country’s fourth largest city hands them control over all of northern Afghanistan. The Taliban have made major advances in recent days, capturing the country’s second- and third-largest cities, Herat […]
House Democrats urge the lifting of sanctions on Venezuela
Although the Democrat signers attribute many of the problems in Venezuela to Maduro and his allies, they’re calling for the lifting of the sanctions that Donald Trump imposed. They insist that Trump’s policies made things worse in Venezuela. In the letter, the Democrats offer alternative diplomatic actions. From the House of Representatives letter: By any […]
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