A major gun-rights organization is rallying its membership to urge President Donald Trump to replace recently fired U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi with someone with stronger convictions about protecting the Second Amendment. Gun Owners of America (GOA) recently said that gun owners across America are “breathing a sigh of relief” with Bondi’s departure. “Bondi came in with a weak 2A record and made things worse as attorney general,” GOA said in a national alert to members. “Under her watch, two Biden-era gun rules Trump promised to kill on day one are still on the books: the pistol brace ban and…
Author: Tommy Grant
The U.S. Army launched a new data center earlier this month to support the flow of information from the military’s vast troves to commanders and soldiers on the battlefield.The Army Data Operations Center’s April 3 debut is part of an enormous push to further integrate data and machine learning into military operations, according to a Pentagon release. The armed forces have used data from military, intelligence and business sources for the past several years.Historically, that has been a somewhat cumbersome process, as different datasets are often separated from one another, necessitating different security clearances, or housed on different systems. The…
KYIV, Ukraine — On Tuesday, the president of the United States sent a message to the world. The man whose military is supposed to guarantee the survival of a 35-nation coalition in Ukraine posted on Truth Social that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran did not reopen the Strait of Hormuz by his 8 p.m. deadline.He promised to bomb every bridge and power plant in the country. Not as a warning. As an ultimatum, with a countdown, posted for the world to read along with the 93 million people he profanely threatened to annihilate.The next day, civilians in…
Fought on the night of June 9-10, 1965, the Battle of Dong Xoai was, as was often the case in the Vietnam War, hard to pin down as to the winner. One thing is certain, however. It produced two Medals of Honor — and one had the unique distinction of being a Seabee.Marvin Glen Shields was born in Port Townsend, Washington, on Dec. 30, 1939. After high school his family moved in 1958 to Hyder, Alaska, where he worked in a gold mining project for the Mineral Basin Mining Company. On Jan. 8, 1962, he enlisted in the Navy, choosing…
NEXTORCH North America, the primary U.S. distributor for NEXTORCH Industries, has officially launched the Snow Guard Winter Tactical Gloves. Meant for real winter operations in freezing temperatures, the gloves aim to provide warmth and durability while preserving the dexterity shooters and tactical users need, including compatibility with modern touchscreen devices. According to the company, the Snow Guard gloves use a zoned insulation approach using 40 grams of insulation in the palms for better feel and then an additional 100 grams on the backs for heat retention. This combined with a waterproof-breathable membrane. CORDURA stretch fabric forms the outer shell, and…
Published in January 1929, “All Quiet on the Western Front” sold a million copies in Germany in its first year and two million around the world.Just a little over a decade after World War I ended, Erich Maria Remarque’s readers found themselves behind the German front lines, empathizing with German soldiers who had once been mortal enemies to the Americans, British and the French. Like the outcropping of surrealism after WWI, “All Quiet on the Western Front” opened up a new genre of books for veterans to process what they had gone through.“The novel attracted global audiences in its own…
Your dollar has lost 96-97 percent of its purchasing power since 1913. This is not bad luck or mysterious market forces. It is the result of deliberate policy choices that steadily, quietly drained your wealth—and convinced you it was being done for your benefit. The World That Was Stolen For over a hundred years after America’s founding—roughly 1774 to 1900—prices did not steadily rise. Net cumulative inflation over that entire century was close to zero. Prices often fell, not because of poverty or collapse, but because of human ingenuity: more efficient factories, labor-saving machines, railroads slashing transportation costs, etc. Each…
Four Veterans Affairs health systems in Michigan will activate the department’s new electronic health records system on Saturday, ending a three-year pause to a program that has been plagued by delays and cost overruns. The VA Detroit Healthcare System, VA Saginaw Healthcare System, VA Ann Arbor and Battle Creek Healthcare Systems will flip the switch from the VA’s legacy digital medical record to the new Federal Electronic Health Record, currently used by six sites across the VA. The department’s adoption of the Oracle Health’s FEHR was halted in 2023 following a year-long pause over safety and functionality concerns. The program,…
A 43-year-old Circle K employee fatally wounded a 17-year-old boy with a knife early Thursday morning after a dispute over a beer theft turned physical. San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) officials stated the employee claimed he acted in “self-defense” after the teenager struck him during the altercation. SAN ANTONIO, TX — A routine early-morning shift at a South Side gas station escalated into a violent confrontation on Thursday, April 9, 2026. Just after 5:35 a.m., SAPD officers were called to the Circle K located at Southwest Military Drive and Commercial Avenue following reports of a stabbing. According to investigators, a…
A 23-year-old man, Emmanuel Ahsono Mbwavi, is in custody after a vigilant security guard at Houston’s Eden Church tackled him as he allegedly reached for a loaded firearm during a Sunday service. Mbwavi, who was carrying a .22-caliber revolver and more than 100 rounds of ammunition, had allegedly written notes about killing the church’s pastor and claimed to be a “prophet called Warlock”. HOUSTON, TX — A potential mass casualty event at a downtown Houston church was averted on March 15, 2026, thanks to the quick thinking and physical intervention of a private security guard. Houston police have charged Emmanuel…