Here are some of the most budget-friendly cars for young service members. For many young service members, buying a vehicle after joining the military is an exciting milestone, but it can also feel overwhelming. Whether you’re commuting to base, tackling a PCS move, or exploring a new duty station on your time off, you’ll want a vehicle that’s affordable to buy, inexpensive to own, and dependable for years to come. Fortunately, there are plenty of budget-friendly cars that check all those boxes. Here are some of the best vehicles for young service members looking to get the most value for…

This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge.  If you’re wondering why the Nasdaq is suddenly tumbling this morning, wonder no more… Nasdaq moves lower after Meta announces it is to build a cloud business to sell its excess AI compute, weighing on cloud peers like AMZN, ORCL, MSFT and chip and memory names like NVDA, MU, INTO. As Bloomberg reports: Meta, which has been rushing to secure expensive data centers and other infrastructure to fuel its own artificial intelligence ambitions, is forming a business to generate revenue from excess computing power sold to outside customers, according to people…

There’s an idea that exists in the mind of most anti-gunners, and that’s the fact that they’re not really anti-gun. They’re anti-you having a gun. They’re fine with guns in the hands of the police, even if they also want to defund the police and banish them into historical obscurity. Yes, the cognitive dissonance would be painful if they recognized that the two ideas are contradictory. As a result, though, they routinely exempt police from the laws they create for ordinary people.It also seems that the good people at CMMG aren’t amused by this.At this…

The Soulslike genre has evolved significantly since its creation over a decade ago, but one thing that has always been closely associated with it is difficulty. Bosses that take hours to take down, brutal enemies that unleash an array of attacks around every corner, and a world that is more out to get the player than even the enemies in it — these are all staples. There is no margin for error, and the challenge can often feel a bit unfair. Thankfully, there are still plenty of Soulslikes that capture the satisfying gameplay and expert worldbuilding without forcing the player…

American Prairie has already been fighting the federal government over its bison grazing permits. Now, a separate fight over Montana state trust lands has handed the nonprofit a temporary win. Lewis and Clark County District Court Judge Christopher Abbott granted the nonprofit’s request for a preliminary injunction on Friday, June 26. The order temporarily blocks a Montana Board of Land Commissioners directive that told the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation not to authorize or approve any new pending bison grazing requests on state trust lands. The ruling doesn’t end the case. It just stops the state from using that…

Two hundred and fifty years ago, 56 men, with God’s divine providence, changed the course of world history.The signing of the Declaration of Independence didn’t merely announce that America’s 13 colonies were rejecting King George III’s tyrannical rule. It established a representative government and made clear, in no uncertain terms, what no nation had declared before: that all men are created equal, endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, and that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. This week at Bearing Arms, we’re celebrating the 250th anniversary of the greatest…

If you are a USAA customer, you can actually get your money before payday. Here are the USAA military pay dates. While everyone in the military knows that paydays are on the 1st and 15th of every month, the actual payday doesn’t always land on those dates because of weekends and holidays. What many people are not aware of is the fact that if they have a bank account with USAA, their pay will be in the bank before payday. Related: Calculate your pay with the Military.com pay calculator. In fact, USAA makes military pay available as soon as two…

Shortly after taking office for his second term, President Trump laid off a quarter of the agency’s employees. Other austerity measures followed, including spending freezes, threats of further layoffs, and reduced worker protections. Labor unions for federal employees have been fighting back against many of these actions, accusing the administration of illegally firing park employees. This situation has motivated hundreds of park employees to join labor unions in recent months, according to union representatives. On June 17, the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) announced that about 650 workers at 87 park sites, including Glacier National Park, voted to join. That followed…

While Virginia has had more than a couple of setbacks on its way toward becoming an anti-gun state, the truth is that it’s still trying to accomplish all of it. So far, we’re just looking at a hiccup in the path toward anti-gun dystopia Governor Spanberger is dedicated to. You know, instead of the stuff she actually ran on.But, for a change, we have some good news from the ATF.It seems the agency most of us would curse with our dying breath is a completely different animal under Director Robert Cekada. It’s actually on our…

America’s 250th birthday is bringing out some of the best-looking commemorative firearms we’ve seen in years, and Ruger just made its lineup even bigger. The company announced six new additions to its 250th Anniversary Series, expanding the collection with limited-production rifles, pistols, and lever guns that celebrate the nation’s semiquincentennial while showcasing Ruger’s American manufacturing roots. Every firearm in the collection is marked with the inscription: “Made in the 250th Year of American Liberty.” The newest additions include the SR1911, two Hawkeye bolt-action rifles, the iconic No. 1 single-shot rifle, and two Marlin Model 1894 lever actions. The Crown Jewels…

The following are the Army height, weight and body fat requirements for enlistment. Below is the Army’s weight minimum and maximum allowable for recruits to enlist. It is broken down by height and then further into age groups. Height will be measured in stocking feet on a flat surface with the chin parallel to the floor. The body should be straight but not rigid, similar to the position of attention. The measurement will be rounded to the nearest inch with the following guidelines: if the height fraction is less than a half-inch, round down. If the height fraction is a…

A single case of Marburg virus is threatening to derail the current efforts to control the Ebola outbreak in Uganda. The bulk of Ebola is concentrated in the Democratic Republic of Congo; however, with the introduction of another hemorrhagic disease, complications are compounding. Current Ebola Outbreak Could Become The Largest on Record On Tuesday, Uganda formally reported to the World Health Organization that it had detected a single Marburg case as a disease outbreak in the western part of the country. A spokesperson for the Geneva-based global health agency told STAT News of the outbreak. This development could further complicate…