Unauthorized drones were spotted flying over Barksdale Air Force Base (BAFB) in Bossier multiple times during the week of March 9, Air & Space Forces Magazine reported. On March 9, BAFB implemented a "shelter-in-place" order following reports of unmanned aircraft flying within the base's airspace. BAFB is a B-52 bomber base that is home to the 2nd Bomb Wing and the Air force Reserve's 307th Bomb Wing. A 2nd Bomb Wing spokesperson confirmed on March 20 that "multiple unauthorized incursions" have happened since the initial drones were seen, according to Air & Space Forces Magazine.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once made a peculiar pit stop to collect a dead raccoon's penis, according to New York Post investigative reporter Isabel Vincent. Vincent relayed the strange tale this week in an excerpt from her forthcoming book, "RFK Jr.: The Fall and Rise." Her reporting is based on three of Kennedy's private journals spanning more than 1,200 pages. In a passage exploring Kennedy's fascination with animals, Vincent revealed an unusual event chronicled in one of his journals: "In his diary, he writes about cutting off the penis of a road-killed raccoon in 2001, while his kids waited patiently in the car,' so that he could examine it later." read more
President Donald Trump made a wildly condescending admission about the sort of people he likes to surround himself with during an event in Miami shortly after the signing of his executive order to move money around to pay Transportation Security Administration officials in the absence of a congressional deal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security. "I hang out with losers because it makes be feel better," said Trump. "I hate guys that are very, very successful and you have to listen to their success stories. I like people that like to listen to my success."
Pro-Iran hackers published more than 300 emails and photos Friday from what appears to be a personal email account for FBI Director Kash Patel. read more
John G. Ferrari, Dillon Prochnicki: The United States does not look like it can sustain protracted, high-intensity conflict with a near-peer adversary. read more
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