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Thursday, August 21, 2025

When 'Abdul' walked into a San Diego court to plead his political asylum case, ten veterans showed up for his hearing, unarmed, but dressed in hats and shirts to signify their military credentials as a "show of force." Called 'Battle Buddies,' they support Afghan refugees facing deportation. "Masked agents of the federal government are snatching up our friends, people who took life in our name and have done nothing wrong," said the organizer of 'Battle Buddies.' These veterans recognize the sacrifices Afghans made to help the US military, including Abdul who was tortured by the Taliban. But since the Trumpf junta has terminated many of the programs which protected them from deportation, Afghans now fear they will be repatriated into the cruel hands of the Taliban. read more


JD Vance was booed and heckled with chants of "Free DC!" and "From DC to Palestine, occupation is a crime!" during a photo op with national guard troops at Union Station in Washington. The VPOTUS was handing out hamburgers to troops at the Shake Shack alongside SECDEF Pete "Hic!" Kegsbreath and White House pit fiend Stephen Miller. Meanwhile, a crowd of samaritans protested outside and shouted slogans and expletives as the three juntists sauntered into Union Station and the restaurant. Vance bleated that Washington DC was overrun with "vagrants, drug addicts, the chronically homeless and the mentally ill." Addressing the rightfully angry people, Vance called them "crazy" and "communists," then whined: "It's kind of bizarre that we have a bunch of old, primarily white people who are out there protesting the policies that keep people safe when they've never felt danger in their entire lives." read more


A federal advisory committee of pro-corporate aviation "experts" is telling the Trumpf junta there should be only one pilot, not two, in an airplane's cockpit. European airline executives have been pushing their regulators for only one pilot in the cockpit through the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and they are lobbying the corporate-friendly GOP Trumpf regime to agree. Citing safety reasons, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and 43 senators from both political parties railed against this idiotic cost-saving proposal. US Senators Tim Sheehy (R-MT) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, urging the FAA to vigorously oppose single-pilot operations for commercial airline operations: Letter to DOT. Nota Bene: The US is also facing a critical shortage of FAA Air Traffic Controllers impacting the aviation industry. read more


Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Taos County deputies in New Mexico arrested two men in connection with the death of their roommate, Matthew McLaughlin (25), a US Army veteran who had moved to the area from Virginia. The men are accused of killing McLaughlin and then disposing parts of his body at several sites near Tres Piedras. McLaughlin was last seen 26 July. Joiner (23) admitted to shooting McLaughlin during a search of the home the two shared with another roommate, David Degroat (22) whom Joiner also implicated in the crime. Joiner allegedly confessed that he shot McLaughlin with Degroat's help, adding that "I did it, I f"ked him, and I don't f"king regret it." Degroat contended that Joiner forced him to assist with the grisly murder and lure McLaughlin into an ambush while he was walking home with groceries. He allegedly told authorities that Joiner shot McLaughlin three times with an AR-15 style rifle " once in the chest and twice in the head. read more


  • A Hamilton County resident tested positive for West Nile virus, making it the second human case reported in Indiana this year. Idaho reported its first West Nile-related death and Connecticut reported two cases of West Nile in Bridgeport. California reports West Nile disease is spreading among the birds in the northern counties. The West Nile virus is primarily spread by mosquitoes. In mild cases, symptoms include fever, headache, body aches and rash. However, some people can develop more severe symptoms, such as inflammation in the brain and spinal cord, muscle paralysis, and death.
  • The CDC reported there are 50 cases of Chikungunya virus nationwide. The virus, which is spread by the Aedes mosquito, can cause sudden, agonizing joint pain in the hands and feet that can be so severe that it leaves sufferers unable to move normally for months. read more


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    #18: Destroyed portions of Gaza: e3.365dm.com

    Destroyed or occupied portions of Ukraine: s.yimg.com

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