This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog under the title: Traffic At U.S. Ports Has Absolutely Plummeted Compared To Last Year, And A New Crisis Threatens To Turn U.S. Relations With China Into A Massive Dumpster Fire Did you know that we just witnessed the largest decline in U.S. imports in the entire history of our nation last month? Unfortunately, things didn’t get any better this month. In fact, during the final week of May, imports at major ports on the West Coast are down by almost a third compared to last year. This…
Author: Tommy Grant
Soldiers with the Hawaii-based 25th Infantry Division are in the midst of a training exercise with Philippine allies that has them pushing farther and striking deeper with the help of new drones.The 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, is forward deployed in the Philippines, training with the 7th Infantry Division of the Philippine Armed Forces as part of a Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center, or JPMRC, exercise.Maj. Gen. Marcus Evans, 25th Infantry Division commanding general, told Army Times on Monday that the most challenging part of the exercise so far has been the environmental factors. High temperatures and…
Congressional appropriators will unveil their first draft of the fiscal 2026 federal budget this week, with a House committee mark-up of planned funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs and military construction projects. The House Appropriations Committee’s initial work on next year’s budget will come before White House officials have unveiled their full federal spending request for fiscal 2026. Last month, officials presented lawmakers with a “skinny” budget roughly outlining funding request parameters for each department, but a more detailed budget plan is expected out in the coming weeks. But appropriators in recent weeks have expressed concerns about the long…
The United Kingdom will “dramatically” increase the production of weapons in the coming months. Is it preparing for a large conflagration, like a third world war? As part of a sweeping rearmament strategy, Defense Secretary John Healey has announced that the UK will invest $2 billion in new weapons factories. “The hard-fought lessons from [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine show a military is only as strong as the industry that stands behind it,” Healey said in a statement on Saturday, as quoted by RT. The move comes ahead of the publication of the government’s Strategic Defense Review…
He couldn’t recall how he had gotten there — all Douglas Hegdahl could remember was leaving behind his glasses in his bunk and going up to the top deck of the cruiser Canberra to watch the ship firing its guns off the Gulf of Tonkin.“I can’t tell you how I fell from my ship,” Hegdahl said after his release in 1969. “All I know is, I walked up on the deck. It was dark and they were firing, and the next thing I recall I was in the water.”Picked up by a North Vietnamese fishing boat after treading water for…
Looking for a new iron or piece of kit to enhance the one you already own? Check out these 7 new bits of guns and gear to grow your firearms wish list.The New Guns And Gear:Springfield Armory Kuna 9mm PistolSpringfield Armory just launched the Kuna, a roller-delayed 9mm PDW built for fast handling and rock-solid performance. Named after Croatia’s fierce pine marten, this pint-sized powerhouse features a rugged monolithic aluminum upper, a fixed 6-inch cold-hammer-forged barrel and fully ambidextrous controls. The roller-delayed system cuts recoil and muzzle rise for smooth, flat shooting. Add translucent 30-round mags, flip-up hybrid sights and…
This article was originally published by Rhoda Wilson at The Expose. The medical establishment suppresses original thinking and initiative, with dissent being officially stifled, Dr. Vernon Coleman writes. The medical establishment’s suppression of original thought has been exacerbated by its ties to the pharmaceutical industry, leading to the protection of ineffective and dangerous therapies and the silencing of critics who question established practices. The system is designed to produce “unquestioning prescription signing zombies” who follow party lines and worship the pharmaceutical industry, rather than encouraging good doctors with insight, imagination, and intuition to make diagnostic leaps and challenge established beliefs.…
It’s the Saturday before Thanksgiving, and I’ve drawn reservation number 1 in the lottery for a duck blind at a decent state wildlife area near Los Banos, California. Gathering my gear around 1 a.m., the day hands me the first of many choices: Which dog will accompany me? Sky is an 8-month-old male chocolate Lab who I’m trying to give as much real-life experience as possible. Stormy, also a chocolate Lab, is 5 years old, and her experience would come in handy in the thick marsh. Stormy gets the nod. The weather forecast calls for the possibility of fog, but…
A Marine Attack Squadron has flown its final Harrier flight and is set for official deactivation in September at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina.The Marine Attack Squadron VMA 231, known as the “Ace of Spades,” flew its final AV-8B Harrier II flight May 29, according to a Marine release.“Today is not a sad day,” Lt. Col. Paul Truog, current commanding officer of VMA-231, said in the release. “This is a momentous day for Marine aviation. It’s a day that we’re going to celebrate.”The squadron will transition to the F-35B Lightning II aircraft, a fifth generation fighter jet.“Everybody…
The largest egg producer in the Southwest has been shut down because of the bird flu. The virus allegedly wiped out nearly all of Hickman’s Family Farms’ chickens in Arizona. The company’s President and CEO, Glenn Hickman, told Newsweek in a Saturday phone call that he had to cut his staff and start rebuilding his flock. The loss of its flock will result in layoffs and force at least a pause, if not an end, to its 30-year inmate rehabilitation program, which has provided thousands of incarcerated men and women with work experience. The farm has around 850 employees, with many…