This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The End of the American Dream under the title: Who Has Been Spending Enormous Amounts Of Money To Equip The Protesters In Los Angeles With Brand New Riot Gear? If the protests in Los Angeles are supposed to be peaceful, why is brand-new riot gear being trucked in and given to the protesters? And why isn’t this making front-page news all over the country? First of all, protesters only need riot gear if riots are going to break out. Secondly, it is becoming clear that someone purchased large quantities of riot…
Author: Tommy Grant
Defense and Air Force officials are working to restore retirement funds to thousands of Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard members who have joined the military since 2018 and were mistakenly left out of the Blended Retirement System.Officials estimate that more than 13,000 service members have been affected, including about 4,500 Reserve airmen and more than 7,000 Air Guard members. They’re also reviewing the records of another 1,500 combined Reserve and Air Guard members who have already separated from the military and may not have received any retirement funds.Defense Finance and Accounting Service officials are working with Air Force…
Laser Ammo has just added a 2011 model to its lineup of laser training pistols based on an AW Custom HX26 Compact Hi-CAPA recoil pistol.The more you can train with your handgun the better, but bullets are expensive and going to the range takes time. Solution? Laser trainer pistols that allow you to hone your skills at home. Laser Ammo has an extensive catalog of different models, but the company has just added a 2011 as well to meet the demand for this increasingly popular pistol model.Like Laser Ammo’s other recoiling training guns, they built it by converting an airsoft…
“The Department is reviewing AUKUS as part of ensuring that this initiative of the previous Administration is aligned with the President’s America First agenda,” a Pentagon spokesperson wrote in a statement Wednesday.The spokesperson did not say who was involved in the effort, when it would conclude or why it was initiated — except to say that the Pentagon was concerned about the readiness of its forces and the U.S. defense industry.“This review will ensure the initiative meets these common sense, America First criteria,” the statement continued.The Financial Times first reported news of the review.As part of the trilateral defense pact,…
The United States claims that it will be slashing military aid for Ukraine as it seeks an end to the war. So far, a resolution has not been found, and the U.S. isn’t likely to end all aid to Kiev. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense, made a statement before the House Appropriations Committee in Congress on Tuesday and said, “It is a reduction in this budget.” Hegseth said the Trump administration views military aid funding for Ukraine differently than the previous administration. “This administration takes a very different view of that conflict,” he added. While the Trump…
Senators from both parties sharply questioned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about support for Ukraine, the defense budget and the Pentagon’s recent deployment of active-duty troops to Los Angeles in a tense hearing Wednesday. Several times, the secretary talked over or disputed the questions from senators, who also grew visibly frustrated at his answers. “This is the appropriations committee of the United States Senate. We appropriate the money that you will spend,” Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., said in a feisty exchange over the Trump administration’s choice to accept a Qatar-gifted Boeing 747-8 for use as Air Force One. Hegseth appeared before…
The Air Force has tested a new variation of its ship-killing Quicksink guided bomb to expand its options for taking out enemy vessels in a future war.In a June 4 statement, the service said it dropped a 500-pound version of Quicksink, made from a GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition, or JDAM, from a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber at Eglin Air Force Base’s Gulf Test Range off the coast of Florida. Previous Quicksink tests were conducted with 2,000-pound bombs.Quicksink is the Air Force Research Laboratory’s effort to strengthen its ability to take out enemy ships. This capability would be particularly important…
Is the divorce called off? Elon Musk has expressed “regret” for attacking president Donald Trump during a tit for tat exchange on social media. After the traded threats and online insults last week, many assumed that the two were publicly ending their “bromance.” “I regret some of my posts about President Donald Trump last week. They went too far,” Musk said on his X account early on Wednesday morning. Musk did not specify which of his previous posts he now finds regrettable. Media reports have suggested that his associates and the White House were engaged in backchannel communications in a…
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As if the bird flu hadn’t impacted the egg supply enough, now a Salmonella outbreak has caused the recall of 1.7 million eggs. The outbreak has been traced to eggs distributed by August Egg Company. It has infected 79 people across Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, Nevada, and Washington, with 21 hospitalized. There have been no reported deaths, federal authorities announced. The contaminated eggs, including brown organic and cage-free varieties, were sold in the aforementioned nine states between February and May 2025. This recall comes amid growing concerns over salmonella’s role as the leading cause of foodborne hospitalizations and deaths.…