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Enough politics?
Well, tough. Today is updates. First up – Molly Kaptur of Ohio (a D) just won re-election for the 22nd time. I suspect she thinks of the House as a relatively low-stress job, as she has only introduced a whopping 5 bills in 41 years. (Ironically, the same number as of bills Trump has signed […]
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M1903 Springfield Naked man shot during home intrusion in San Bernardino County by: Vivian Chow A naked suspect was shot following a home intrusion incident in Chino Tuesday. Chino police responded to reports of a break-in on the 4300 block of Lombardy Court at 11:36 a.m. The resident who called the police said her husband […]
Twice deported illegal alien, convicted of vehicular manslaughter, set for early release
Oscar Eduardo Ortega-Anguiano, twice deported illegal alien, was convicted of two counts of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. Ortega-Anguiano crashed into a car containing two 19-year olds, who died while burning alive after the impact. California is set to release him after 3.5 years of what originally was supposed to be 10 years in prison. Both […]
For you armor nerds
Guess I am showing my age and Cold War roots on this one. Ran across a The War Zone article on rare armor vehicles seen in Ukraine. I am guessing many remember the old BMP – they pretty well lead the way in armored fighting vehicles (as opposed to armored personnel carriers. The Boyevaya Mashina […]
Dominican Republic 1965
JeffLPH sends – this was the USS Okinawa ‘Family Newsletter’ from 15 May 1965. May not ring bells with many of you, but we got ourselves briefly involved in another hot spot then, half-way around the world from Vietnam. He notes that the deployment went so rapidly that they had trucks piling up on the […]
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Springfield Model 1898 Krag-Jorgensen Rifle Deputy constable hurt in shooting near downtown Houston criminal justice complex, authorities say Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Deputy Sheila Jones was shot during a shootout in downtown Houston on Monday. Author: Cory McCord (KHOU) HOUSTON — A deputy constable was shot outside the Harris County family law center in […]
Task force launched to root out anti-Christian bias in VA
The Department of Veterans Affairs stood up a task force that will address anti-Christian bias in the VA. Senator Richard Blumenthal was among those who criticized this action, stating that it lacks factual basis or rationale. Activities that would be looked at include instances of ignoring religious objections to LGBTQ+ related treatment as well as […]
Hegseth’s body man’s qualifications questioned
SECDEF Hegseth’s office is in the midst of a couple of scandals. We talked recently about his troubles with using the app Signal for potentially sensitive information, but there’s also an IG investigation in leaks to the media. This has led to a few people in Hegseth’s inner circle being fired or reassigned. Of those […]
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