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Recent awards
I see a couple of recent awards in the news. Harriet Tubman was named a Brigadier General in the Maryland National Guard this Veteran’s Day for actions during the Civil War. Tubman escaped slavery herself in 1849 and settled in Philadelphia. Intent on helping others achieve freedom, she established the Underground Railroad network and led […]
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Savage 110 Ultralite Elite UPD: Road rage sends one man to the ICU after being shot URBANA, Ill. (WAND) — Police said a road rage incident has ended with a driver in intensive care after being shot. Around 4:30 this afternoon, UPD went to the intersection of Busey Ave. and Park St. for a shooting […]
Donald Trump’s plan for the U.S. military will end its might
Stephen Saideman, of Carleton University, penned an opinion piece warning us about Donald Trump’s “creating” a “partisan military.” Saideman warns us that turning the military into a partisan force, at the expense of merit, sets the military up to making mistakes it otherwise would not make. Saideman references statements that Pete Hegseth made to help […]
Pentagon fails audit. Again.
I am starting to feel like William Proxmire, who annually handed out Golden Fleeces for wasteful government spending. Mid November, the predictable column comes out – the Pentagon failed its audit…again. It’s not like we haven’t noticed ’em before – we even congratulated the Marines for being the first service to pass an audit in […]
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Smith & Wesson Model 1854 Motorcyclist Fatally Shoots Armed Aggressor in Road Rage Incident: Maryland Police Investigate In Glen Burnie, Maryland, a violent road rage incident escalated into a fatal shooting on Thursday night, November 7, 2024. Police are investigating the events that led to the death of 51-year-old Scott David Guhse, who was shot […]
Officers involved with the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan may be held accountable
Donald Trump’s transition team is reportedly creating a list of officers involved with the US military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. This list will be a compilation of currently serving officers and retired/former officers. This list is being generated with the view of investigating these officers’ roles with the possibility of bringing up charges. If applicable, retired […]
Identity of French Resistance photographer discovered
Today’s story comes from NPR. They recount the discovery of a trove of very rare photos; hundreds of clandestine photos taken during Nazi occupation of Paris. Open air photography required a permit, and it was clear from the notes on the backs of the photos that they were not permitted. What follows is a multi-year […]
Stupid people of the week
The Pentagon’s F-35 Office Has No Idea What an F-35 Looks Like You might think that, given the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office’s singular responsibility of ensuring the U.S. military’s F-35 fleet is ready to fight tonight, the service members working for that office would be intimately familiar with at least a handful of […]
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