The flag is being planted.... Nineteen retired generals, admirals and former top civilian defense officials have filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court opposing former President Donald Trump’s bid for immunity from prosecution. “We risk jeopardizing America’s standing as a guardian of democracy in the world and further feeding the spread of authoritarianism, thereby threatening the national security of the United States and democracies around the world,” the group wrote. The 38-page... Read more ..read more

Friday formation, Top would declare that the next formation would be Monday morning at 0600; that meant that if you were walking, you needed to turn around at Saturday midnight and start walking back to make sure to make the Monday morning formation ..read more

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April 2, 1942, the CV-8 slippped under the Golden Gate Bridge on it’s way to the western Pacific. The event is depicted in a painting: How was the deck configured for the first few launches ..read more

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Quite an amazing man with many accomplishments ..read more

Hydro dam hit. This dam is upstream of the nuclear power plant. Belarus is arming up . Lots of infrastructure hit ..read more

GOP hardliners push to cut off IVF expansion for veterans Freedom Caucus Members object to IVF treatment for veterans trying to have children. They appear to be objecting to provisions permitting IVF for unmarried veterans and those in same sex marriages. A question that arises is...why are they involving themselves in the healthcare plans of veterans, especially considering the vast vast majority of politicians aren't... Read more ..read more

In regards to prewar Germany, Italy, Japan, and the now the current path of Russia (and soon China) provides us with an obvious lesson. It's long overdue we accept it.. Common elements in the rise of 20th and 21st century of Autocratic Aggressor States and their War Crimes Against the Peace have been: 1) They are born in failed attempts to establish a better behaved and more responsible state. Hence after the failure of the Weimar Republic, the Meiji Restoration's Taisho Democracy, and... Read more ..read more

France's Pres Macron seems to believe so. Normally, my response would be to slow that roll - lets not provoke the bear. But, while MAGA House continues to show efforts of resistance against US sending military aid to Ukraine that keeps the Russian military inside Ukraine that appears to be slowly advancing deeper into Ukraine, how long can the US keep pumping money into Ukraine while that may soon end because of our MAGA Congress's nonpublic admittance with backing Putin's invasion... Read more ..read more