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JD Vance Asks National Guard Member If He Can Touch Gun

JD Vance Asks National Guard Member If He Can Touch Gun https://theonion.com/jd-vance-asks-national-guard-member-if-he-can-touch-gun/

Celebrating the hope that our great nation may once again have leadership worthy of a free people and of the sacrifices Americans have made for our freedom over the centuries.

Army Song 82nd Airborne Division All-American Chorus · A Soldier's Heart · Song · 2009

On its 250th b-day the US Army represents all that is good about the US, a force of black,white,native,Asian,Hispanic, liberal, conservative, Dem, GOP, Christian,Jew,Muslim,atheist, citizen, non-citizen, straight, gay, trans, & none-of-the-above. 1 team & 1 purpose.
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Internal VA Emails Reveal How Trump Cuts Jeopardize Veterans’ Care, Including To “Life-Saving Cancer Trials” Despite a congressional mandate to expand care for veterans, internal Veterans Affairs messages obtained by ProPublica paint a stark portrait of how chaotic cost cutting has already imperiled tests…

In one email to Veterans Affairs HQ, doctors in PA said a hiring freeze was causing “severe and immediate impacts” and that more than 1,000 veterans would lose access to treatment for cancer, kidney disease and traumatic brain injuries.

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A well-deserved honor.

White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.

The potential loss of the world’s greatest climate forecasting tool has ramifications for long-term safety and security.

NOAA’s climate modeling systems help the Defense Department not just operate but anticipate and prepare for emerging threats.

By @abrahm.bsky.social

Hegseth orders makeup studio installed at Pentagon Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has not given any press briefings in the briefing room but has used the room as a backdrop for TV hits with Fox News.

“It’s lethality, lethality, lethality. . . . Everything else is gone.” -Pete Hegseth

Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.

If only there had been warning signs at his confirmation hearing that might have led senators to vote against him. . . .

“Hundreds of military children who are students at Defense Department schools across the globe walked out of class Thursday to protest book bans, curriculum changes and restrictions on extracurricular activities that have resulted from the Trump administration's crackdown on diversity.”

Top scientists warn that Trump policies are causing a 'climate of fear' in research Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.

Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to reduce its work force by more than 80,000 people, according to a memo seen by The New York Times outlining part of President Trump’s escalating efforts to slash the federal bureaucracy. nyti.ms/3F1AszF

Workers from Port Operations, the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Pearl Harbor, and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility install the accommodation ladder from the decommissioned amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa onto the pier at Ford Island, Hawaii, on May 13, 2024. (Claudia LaMantia/U.S. Navy)

The Navy, the Defense Health Agency and the Defense Logistics Agency confirmed civilian job terminations are underway at those organizations.

The firings are part of a Defense Department-wide effort to reduce the civilian workforce by up to 8%.
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President Trump stands at the top of a stairway as he exits the presidential plane. He is holding his right fist aloft and wearing “Make America Great Again” hat. Text reads: "How Trump’s Policies Have Shaken a Once-Solid Economic Outlook." Photo by Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

President Trump inherited an economy that was, by most conventional measures, firing on all cylinders. Just weeks into his term, economic forecasts have deteriorated, reflecting the upheaval from federal layoffs, tariff moves and immigration roundups. nyti.ms/43sbBz5

Capt. Kim Link, right, of the 336 Air Refueling Squadron, listens as Kathryn Gunderson tells stories about her time in the Women Airforce Service Pilots program at a welcoming reception for the WASP pilots. (Robin Hoecker/Stars and Stripes)

FROM THE #ARCHIVES: Women Airforce Service Pilot reunion, 2010

The WASP pilots accepted the Congressional Gold Medal for their service in 2010.

Read their story here:
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“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.”
-Winston S. Churchill

Our great nation deserves a great leader. Instead, we have a weak, insecure, child as our president. His failings are putting America’s peace and prosperity at risk.

Congrats to @ryaneversley.bsky.social on his Daytona podium!

Flow (2024) | Rotten Tomatoes A wondrous journey, through realms natural and mystical, Flow follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog to navigate...

“Flow” is wonderful. One of the most gorgeous movies I’ve ever seen, with a story to match.

A great man.

A great podcast for a great charity. @smithandsniff.bsky.social

We need to get you back over for some bbq to fix this. Jk, great work!!

NCDMVA’s Kinston Veterans Service Center Manager Kosher Ellis was the guest speaker at the Veterans Stand Down in Trenton before Veterans Day. She talked about the many resources available for NC’s #veterans.

Excellent choice. Just rewatched Khan this summer and it has held up so well.

Thanks to all who participated in #OperationGreenlight

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