Archive for May, 2025
Loretta Swit dead at 87
Actress Loretta Swit, best known for playing Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on the iconic TV program “M*A*S*H” died May 30 (Friday). Swit and Alan Alda were the longest-serving cast members on “M.A.S.H.,” which was based on Robert Altman’s 1970 film, which was itself based on a novel by Richard Hooker, the pseudonym of […]
Kindergarten graduation spoiled by fighting parents – some kids called for them to stop
What should have been an exciting positive day for kindergartners and parents took a turn for the worse. A multiple-person fight erupted among the parents. School staff ended up rebuking the parents for their behavior. A video shows the parents involved in physical altercations. Some of the kids called for the fighting to stop. From […]
Trump Pardons Covid Convicted Army Doc
Inspiring Leadership from the Covid Kommandant Trump Pardons Former Army Officer Convicted of Disobeying COVID-19 Safety Rules Drew F. Lawrence President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned a former junior Army officer who was found guilty in a 2022 court-martial of violating orders to comply with COVID-19 safety measures, a White House official confirmed to […]
Marine scores first combined win in Marine competition since 1959
Marine Staff Sgt. Payton Garcia (a fuel specialist!) matched a 66-year-old Marine Corps marksmanship record by taking the overall first prize in the Marine Corps Championships – in Pistol, Rifle, and Multi-Gun events with the highest overall score.. “We were curious about that during the actual conduct of the match, and we dug through all of […]
Daily FGS
Ruger GP-100 A Marine ‘Slammed’ and Zip-tied a Passenger to His Seat After He Claims Man Attempted to Open Plane Door Mid-Flight Jody Armentrout acted quickly on a Tokyo flight to Houston By Rachel Flynn A U.S. Marine acted quickly after noticing a man grab the emergency exit door. Sergeant Major Jody Armentrout, who has […]
Weekend Open Thread
I recently saw a video of an obese woman complaining about airline policy regarding seating. Specifically, she wanted airlines to accommodate folks like her with a free second seat in first class. This extra seat would help her sit comfortably. I have a better idea. She and others like her should consider traveling on a […]
US government employee protests Trump’s policies– by attempting to share classified information
Nathan Laatsch, 28, downloaded classified material and placed it at an agreed-upon drop point. Laatsch felt that he hit the jackpot. He had reached out to who he thought was a foreign agent in hopes of trading in classified material for citizenship in that country. Laatsch was willing to entertain receiving other forms of compensation. […]
Valor Friday
Castle Itter in Austria was the site of what’s been described as the strangest battle in all of World War II. The setting for today’s story is a small castle in Tyrol, Austria. The site dates back to the 13th Century as a fortress of some sort. As castles were, it was the administrative center […]
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