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Saturday, June 27, 2026

Nearly four million people who signed up for Affordable Care Act (AKA Obamacare) plans this year have already dropped their coverage after the loss of subsidies resulted in sharply higher costs, for some the premiums were more expensive than their mortgages. Meanwhile, the US has wasted over $113bn fighting an illegal and reckless war against Iran on behalf of Israel, a wealthy and nuclear-armed country that offers world class universal healthcare to all her residents.

Why are Americans paying for another country's excellent universal healthcare system?


The viscerally disliked Acting DNI Bill Pulte installed 2020 election denier Christina Norton as his Chief of Staff whose previous experience for the GOP centered on election issues, including efforts to monitor voting sites during the 2024 presidential election.

Unserious person for serious role. Non only is USIC in jeopardy, but so is US mid-term election integrity


The USDA confirmed new cases of screwworm in Texas, bring the total to 25.

Texas Govt Response


Friday, June 26, 2026

Dummkopf Trumpf unveiled a new rendering of a special commemorative US passport bearing his likeness, debuting a limited-edition passport to mark America's 250th anniversary this year which says: Welcome, but be good!'

POTUS Portrait


By way of background, America's nuclear arsenal are strategic weapons in USAF and USN control falling under the "Nuclear Surety Program" and no atomic weapons are under US Army control. Senior US Army leadership historically felt left out of the nuclear club, so during the Cold War, the Pershing missile system gave them theater-level nukes in West Germany until 1991. Decades ago, US Army Special Forces soldiers were trained to deploy "nuclear backpacks" behind enemy lines. One SOF warrior would carry the ultra-heavy backpack while his comrade carried both their rucksacks. This program was eventually retired. There was one historic moment when the US Army got to detonate its very own nuclear weapon. On 25 May 1953 in Nevada, the US Army fired a nuclear artillery round with a 15 kt yield from the M65 cannon, "Atomic Annie," named after a German WWII weapon. The explosion yielded the same destructive level as "Little Boy" and the M65 never fired another nuke again.


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In 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower saw the M65 "Atomic Annie" artillery system at his inaugural parade, but he did not witness the above test explosion.

The US Army deployed approximately 20 M65 systems in Europe and South Korea which were constantly moved around to avoid enemy detection until this "prestige weapon" was retired in 1963.

Hi Alexandrite

Good catch. Norman Spinrad's episode. And James Doohan's missing finger remains cleverly unseen.

Here it is: www.youtube.com

I should have worded my comment: "A famous transporter scene from the 1960s Star Trek series (with the musical score)."

Thanks for the memories.

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