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Well, top of the news as I write this Pete Hegseth has asked the Army Chief of Staff, GEN Randy George, to step down. Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement that George “will be retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army effective immediately. The Department of […]
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Carcano Model 1891 Syracuse man was killed with 2 guns in broad daylight. Was it murder or self-defense? By Anne Hayes Syracuse, N.Y. ? Josue Pizarro was walking on Sabine Street around noon in April 2024 looking to sell drugs when he made a deadly decision. Pizarro grabbed a community gun, hidden on the side […]
Sneaky b*stards
Didn’t start the week intending to concentrate on dogs, but here we are. Although this also speaks to gun control. The Farm Bill: Big piece of legislation awaiting Congress when they return from their well-deserved taxpayer-funded vacation. (Side note – anyone see where Trump told a farmer’s group that: “We love the American farmer,” the […]
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M1903 Springfield Watch: ICE impersonator brutally beaten by street mob, DHS says man not associated with agency Story by Peter Pinedo The Department of Homeland Security said that a man recently filmed dressed in what resembles a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement uniform being beaten next to a Honolulu street is not affiliated with the […]
To the moon!
Artemis II is scheduled to launch in about an hour, with everything being reported as go for launch. If they take off, they’re gonna take a spin around the moon, in a repeat of the historic Apollo 8 mission 57 years ago last Christmas. This is the next step to once more walking on the […]
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Mannlicher M1890 Report: Armed Citizen Fights Off Attackers in Maryland Mall AWR Hawkins A shot rang out in Hanover, Maryland’s Arundel Mills Mall on Saturday afternoon as an armed citizen fought off three alleged attackers outside Burlington Coat Factory. WBAL-TV reported that police were called for the gunshot around 5 p.m. and discovered that three […]
Chips the Hero
Saw an interesting article on Chips, aka Chips the War Dog, aka WWII’s most decorated dog. On the morning of July 10, 1943, Pvt. John P. Rowell and his sentry dog, Chips, hit the beach during Operation Husky. When a hidden machine gun nest opened fire, pinning down the platoon, Chips tore free from Rowell […]
82nd Airborne Division is in the Middle East
Thousands of US Army paratroopers arrive in Middle East as buildup intensifies By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart, Reuters Thousands of soldiers from the U.S. Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division have started arriving in the Middle East, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, as President Donald Trump weighs his next steps in the war […]
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