Military air traffic controllers lost contact with an Army helicopter for about 20 seconds as it neared the Pentagon on the flight that caused two commercial jets to abort their landings this month at a Washington airport, the Army told The Associated Press on Friday.The aborted landings on May 1 added to general unease about continued close calls between government helicopters and commercial airplanes near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport following a deadly midair collision in January between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter that killed 67 people. In March, the Federal Aviation Administration announced that helicopters would be…
Author: Tommy Grant
It happens about 80 minutes into “The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.” SpongeBob, denied a promotion and humiliated in front of his co-workers, wanders into the Goofy Goober Ice Cream Party Boat. He proceeds to spiral. After a binge of sundaes and shame, he stumbles on stage, belting out a shredded guitar solo rendition of “I’m a Goofy Goober (Rock!)” in front of a confused crowd. There’s glitter. There’s foam. There’s full-throttle emotional release.And if you’ve spent any amount of time in uniform, you’ve likely seen that clip — or at least a meme of it — shared with eerie sincerity. Maybe…
This article was originally published by Willow Tohi at Natural News. Merck’s mumps vaccine, part of the MMR shots, is confirmed to be far less effective than claimed, with courts acknowledging intentional fraud to maintain a monopoly and avoid admitting failure. Whistleblowers exposed Merck’s practice of “overfilling” vaccine doses with excess live virus to artificially boost efficacy test results, which was neither safety-tested nor disclosed. Despite evidence of data falsification and misconduct, Merck faces no repercussions, while the FDA continues to endorse the vaccine, perpetuating public health risks. U.S. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s criticisms of the vaccine’s efficacy…
The costs of maintaining, repairing and overhauling military aircraft is likely to spike worldwide in years to come as advanced planes make up a growing portion of fleets, according to a new study from consulting firm Oliver Wyman.In the report, analysts Doug Berenson, Livia Hayes and Ian Ferguson said the global market for maintenance, repairs and overhauls of military aircraft — or MRO — totaled about $97 billion in 2025, and remained roughly flat over the preceding six years. That is likely to change over the next decade, as MRO costs grow and spending rises at about 1.4% per year.…
Two men who were picking mushrooms a mile north of Choteau, Montana, were charged by a grizzly bear on Wednesday. Both men shot and killed the bear at close range, according to a press release from Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks. The agency reports that the sow grizzly had one cub, which they are still trying to locate. The two men, identified only by their first names, were rattled but uninjured after their run-in with the bear. “I spoke to John and Justin shortly after the incident and they were both still shook up,” MFWP director Christy Clark, said in…
A bird flu vaccine for cows has passed early testing, and the mRNA injection is showing promising results. This news comes as scientists lament that there have not been any new human cases in three months. No Human Bird Flu Cases In 3 Months; Scientists Ask Why This development of this new bovine injection could mark a crucial step towards creating flu vaccines for livestock and reducing the risk of animal-to-human transmission of a virus that poses a “real pandemic threat”, says Scott Hensley, a virologist at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and a co-author of the work. The…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a financial boost for U.S. Army paratroopers during a May 22 address at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.News of the pay raise came during the 82nd Airborne Division’s All American Week, an event that brings active-duty and veteran paratroopers together over four days to celebrate the service of parachutists.“For the first time in [decades], here [as] the secretary of defense, through the secretary of the Army, we are increasing jump pay,” Hegseth told soldiers, according to a DOD release.Jump pay is considered hazardous duty incentive pay, which is paid to service members who engage in an…
This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog. National governments around the world collectively have more than 100 trillion dollars in debt. The United States accounts for about 35 percent of that total, China accounts for about 16 percent of that total, and Japan accounts for about 10 percent of that total. For a long time, national governments were able to fund their debt binges very cheaply, but now nervous investors are demanding higher interest rates to hold long-term government debt. This is driving up borrowing costs, and it has thrown credit markets around the…
The Pentagon is likely to downgrade a policy office instrumental in the military’s response to the war in Ukraine, according to three former U.S. defense officials and two European officials.As part of a larger reshuffle of the Pentagon’s policy apparatus, the office dedicated to Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia affairs would be shifted under a separate office that handles Europe and NATO issues, the sources said.Doing so wouldn’t stop its work or necessarily involve firing employees. Still, the shift would demote an office that until earlier this year had become one of the most important in the Pentagon. Since Russia’s 2022…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has sent a letter pressing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for answers about how potentially ending fluoride use in drinking water, as recently championed by the Trump administration’s health care chief, could undermine military readiness.Warren’s Thursday letter comes as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he plans to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending fluoride be added to drinking water in communities nationwide. Kennedy said he’s assembling a task force of health experts to study the issue and make new recommendations. Kennedy, who has called fluoride a…