What We’re Up Against

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Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must undergo the fatigue of supporting it.  Thomas Paine Every combat general knows he must be aware of what he is up against.  The military uses intelligence sources to tell them the disposition of the enemy, where they are, how many they are, how strong they …

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Why Are We Paying Able-Bodied Men To Not Work

Pajama Boy, An Insufferable Man-Child - POLITICO Magazine

I was just reading the US labor report for 2022. Did you know that there are over 7,000,000 men age 25-45 who have quit their jobs and live off of government benefits since 2019? Also, I see that there were 779,000 jobs posted just last month. Why? We are paying able-bodied men…to NOT work. There is a …

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Anthony’s Pizza

Anthony’s Pizza; A retired Army Colonel’s observations from the AAFES Food Court. First if you know what an AAFES Food Court is, then you will appreciate this (Army Air Force Exchange System aka PX/BX) I live in DuPont, WA, located right across I-5 from JBLM (Joint Base Lewis McChord or for the Army types Ft …

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The Crisis Syndrome

“Never let a good crisis go to waste.” That pithy and cynical quote is attributed to Winston Churchill, but Rahm Emmanuel resurrected it during the Obama administration by saying “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” Now, it has become a standing policy with the DNC. Absent a real crisis, Democrats and their …

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The Washington Post Says the Quiet Part Out Loud

Conservatives have been saying, for a long time now, that the credentialed media were quite biased in their reporting, mostly, though not quite entirely, biased in a leftward direction. Yes, my site has focused much of its attention to The Philadelphia Inquirer, but it’s hardly alone; we reported previously how The New York Times found …

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White Memphis Police Officer Relieved of Duty Over Killing, But Attorney Argues He Wasn’t at the Fatal Encounter

A sixth officer from the Memphis Police Department has been relieved of duty in the brutal beating death of Tyre Nichols, 29, following a Jan. 7 traffic stop. Memphis police spokeswoman Karen Rudolph said on Monday that Preston Hemphill, who has served as an officer since 2018, was relieved of duty when the department began their …

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Drone sales, diplomacy, deployment, and force projection

Chemical weapons are called the poor man’s atom bomb. The drone is becoming the poor man’s carrier. A three-year-old meme on Facebook discussing the death of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani shows how force projection has changed in the last few decades: Sucks to be him. And I don’t question there were a few more people in the loop …

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Biden Totally Wrecks Ukraine Response

President Biden, President Putin

It has been 11 months since Russia invaded Ukraine; When it became clear that Putin was contemplating an invasion of the Ukraine, Biden misplayed all of his cards.  Instead of calling Putin’s bluff and sending as much military assistance to Ukraine as quickly as possible, Biden basically invited the Russian dictator to take the northeast portion …

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No Divas On American Airlines

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Sha’Carri Richardson records removal from plane: ‘Tell me if I’ll be wrong to pursue legal actions’CALLIE LAWSON-FREEMANYahoo Sports!  January 21, 2023, 4:02 PM Recall well known NFL football player (and documented narcissist) Odell Beckham Jr. was booted off of an American Airlines flight. Now American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson has joined the party. Ms. Richardson was …

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