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This image captures one of the reasons conservatives are cheering the release of many federal employees. The Reddit user lamented how the agency went about discharging federal employees. The Redditor followed up by describing this event as a dark day for the foreign service and for the United States. However, taking a trip down memory […]

Newsom: Trump’s funding termination of California high-speed-rail reeks of politics
The Trump administration pulled over $4 billion from California’s high speed rail project. Governor Newsom described this move as something that reeked of politics… Aimed at punishing California. Newsom claimed that this move would put jobs and livelihoods “on the line”. Newsom is not taking this “sitting down”; California intends to sue the federal government […]

Stephen Colbert’s program to be retired in 2026
“The Late Show” host, Stephen Colbert, announced that his program was going to end its run next year. The audience booed this announcement. The network insisted that this move was purely financial given the challenges that this show faced with other late-night programs. Show ratings across the networks suggest lower ratings. Lower ratings contribute to […]

Valor Friday
It’s been a while since I talked about some folks who had exceptionally long military careers. A year and a half ago, I spoke about some here. I’ve come across a few more since then, so let’s take a look. Benjamin Bonneville was born in 1796 in Paris just after the French Revolution. When he […]

Mr. Trump, meet Mr. Biden. You have something in common
Yeah, other than both being President ‘way later in life than they should have. President Biden was notable for always bringing his family into things. Who hasn’t heard of his wife and daughter killed by a drunk truck driver? (He wasn’t and it was their fault.) His son who died of cancer in Iraq (well, […]

What post name? What day is it?
Just when you thought you had a handle on what bases were named what, BRAC the post renaming committee changed everything and the old names like Ft. Hood, Ft. Benning, etc. had to be renamed to something less politically volatile than the surname of a long dead guy who fought on the wrong side. Originally […]
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