The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held from August 15 to 18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, 60 miles (95 km) southwest of the town of Woodstock. Billed as "an Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music", it attracted an audience of more than 460,000. read more
Officers for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will be equipped with much-delayed body cameras by the end of next month, it was reported on Friday. read more
David A. Graham: The House speaker doesn't want to get involved in the Max Miller scandal - or anything else that might seem like part of his basic duties as a leader. read more
New Mexico filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Justice and acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, on Wednesday for "stonewalling" its criminal investigation into the activities of the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein at a remote ranch in the state. read more
Although the United States has been the world's preeminent military power for decades, it apparently cannot fight a regional power such as Iran for more than a few months before experiencing an armaments crisis. Since hostilities with Tehran began on February 28, the U.S. has reportedly used up two-thirds of its Patriot missile interceptors, more than a third of its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors, and a third or more of its prewar stock of Tomahawk cruise missiles. The rate of consumption is all the more striking because a shaky cease-fire had halted most fighting for months. Based on recent production patterns, replenishing the supply of weaponry will take several years. read more
Our firefighter son took one look at info on the robotic beast and said, "I'll take five!"
The bomb disposal reference I made above was to the Wheelbarrow robot that saw extensive use in Northern Ireland - en.wikipedia.org(robot) - eyes and tools on wheels. Its use doesn't remove the human element, but it does mitigate against their injury or destruction.
"Not nearly long enough."
Thank you, Seaman Bonespurs, for your predictably callous and ignoramic comments.
Man, oh, man, have the Republicans ever done a number on this country with their sycophancy.
For a thirty-four times convicted criminal.
"Nips" they called him (allegedly) when he and ... .
But I digress into Trump's Epstein Coverup territory.
And as we all know by now, Trump would start a war to avoid dealing with that.