The Pentagon is using military medical and personnel records to identify service members with current or past diagnoses of gender dysphoria as it moves to separate transgender troops under the Trump administration’s ban, according to a Federal News Network investigation published Monday. The effort has led commanders across the military to receive notices identifying troops in their units who may fall under the policy and directing them to begin the separation process, per the report. The outlet cited multiple service members, advocates and internal military documents. An internal Air Force email obtained by Federal News Network said the Office of…
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Timothy Gick admits he wasn’t excited about helping with Toys for Tots in 2022. The Marine reservist already had plenty to do while activated in the San Francisco Bay Area, and a trip to the toy warehouse meant more work. Once he got there, though, he began looking through the donations and wondering what he might make for kids himself. “I hadn’t been around toys in years,” Gick told Military.com. The result was Mission Match, a game product line from his company Adigeni LLC, under the brand Not A Very Good Teacher. The fitness-focused project, Mission Match: Hyperion, was tested…
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The week-long national convention of veterans and active-duty military support organization, The American Legion, came to an end on Sept. 4, with a major development. The organization adopted a resolution that backs the use of psychedelic therapies to treat veterans and other members of the military who may be suffering from mental health conditions such as PTSD, depression or a traumatic brain injury. The resolution titled “Novel Therapeutics for Mental Health Conditions and Traumatic Brain Injury” was adopted to support the Veterans Health Administration’s Novel Therapeutics Preparedness Act. It’s a bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate in March by…
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The legality of so-called assault weapons is sitting in the scales of justice with the U.S. Supreme Court. An amicus shoots through the “dangerous and unusual” defense of bans. Viramontes v. Cook County, consolidated with Grant v. Higgins, are cases challenging local and state prohibitions respectively on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms. The cases will likely put an end to categorical bans on so-called assault weapons. 46 amicus briefs have been filed in these cases. One brief submitted by the Hawaii Rifle Association takes a novel approach to language used in Heller.The 79-page brief authored by…
Irish history is, well, interesting, to say the least. It’s a country that doesn’t do well with subjugation, unless they’re subjugating themselves. For centuries, invaders have come and found that the Irish people aren’t exactly docile individuals. The fact that they also invented whiskey may or may not play a role in this. So, it’s unsurprising that there’s unrest there. Considering I well remember IRA car bombs going off all over the UK, the term “unrest” and Ireland go together in my mind like peanut butter and jelly.Earlier this week, a Sudanese immigrant tried to…
America’s 250th birthday is still weeks away. But SK Guns is already marking the occasion with a commemorative pistol designed to celebrate the nation’s quarter-millennium of independence. The company has announced the release of its new “250 Years of Freedom” 1911 Commander. Chambered in .45 ACP, it’s a limited-edition handgun honoring the United States’ semiquincentennial in 2026. Limited to just 250 pistols. The custom Commander blends patriotic themes with premium 1911 features. And detailed engraving work aimed squarely at collectors. Built on the classic 1911 Commander platform, the pistol features a sapphire PVD satin finish and extensive custom engraving commemorating…
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — With the World Cup about to begin, heavily armed police and National Guard officers are patrolling the streets of Guadalajara as authorities try to reassure visitors and residents that security won’t be an issue in a city that was rocked by cartel violence earlier this year. Guadalajara, the capital of Jalisco state, will host four World Cup matches, including South Korea against Czech Republic on the opening day Thursday. Mexico is co-hosting the tournament with the United States and Canada. Local officials say visitors have nothing to worry about despite the outbreak in violence in February…
United States ruler Donald Trump threatened to withdraw support for Israel if the attacks on Lebanon don’t stop. During a tense phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Axios has reported that Trump urged the prime minister not to restart a war that he’s currently escalating. Unfortunately, you can’t make this up. Trump has recently restarted attacks on Iran, to which the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has already retaliated. Yet, it looks like his goal is to shift blame onto Israel, when both rulers are war-mongering sociopaths. Trump has allegedly been irritated over the suspension of peace talks…
Where Michigan ends, the adventures begin. On the Upper Peninsula mainland, a hooked landmass points up into Lake Superior, where the Wolverine State reaches its northernmost point. There, on Keweenaw Peninsula, you can roll your two-wheeler down a corkscrew steep. Paddle the earth’s largest freshwater body. Hike a single twisting mile, or catch a ferry to Isle Royale National Park and backpack 100 of them. Or just chill. Unfurl your deserving self into relaxed days of hammock-laying, kiddos happily enthralled with sand toys nearby. In short: Keweenaw stands ready to be the summer vacation you need it to be. A…
An 18-year-old in Walker County, Alabama was granted $250,000 bond this week on murder charges this week, after shooting and killing a 46-year-old man in what his attorney says was an act of self-defense. Police and prosecutors seem to concur that Stephen Morrow was shot and killed after smashing the driver’s side window of Timothy Crawford’s truck and then reaching inside, but prosecutors contend that Crawford instigated Morrow by following him and his wife after a confrontation inside the local Walmart.According to Sumiton Assistant Police Chief Chris Lollar, Morrow accidentally bumped into one of Crawford’s…
Just when gun owners thought Congress might finally be moving toward treating suppressors like the safety devices they are, a New Jersey lawmaker is heading in the opposite direction. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) has reintroduced the Help Empower Americans to Respond (HEAR) Act, legislation that would ban the importation, manufacture, sale, transfer, and possession of firearm suppressors nationwide. If passed, the bill would effectively criminalize ownership of more than two million lawfully registered suppressors currently possessed by Americans. And that’s where things get interesting. “Tools of Murder” or Hearing Protection? In announcing the legislation, Watson Coleman argued that suppressors…
Thousands of fans pack a stadium for a World Cup knockout match. The crowd noise peaks as play resumes. In a nearby command post, screens flicker with feeds from cameras, radars and radios. An alert appears: an unidentified drone has entered the airspace. Operators watch the signal strengthen, pinpoint the controller on the ground, and coordinate a response that keeps everyone safe. Security personnel jam the signal and safely bring the threat down. Another call then goes to law enforcement, who trace the signal back to the operator. The match continues unmolested. Most spectators never know how close the incident…
After fishing for any length of time, you quickly learn that there are a few must-have tools in your tackle box. Pliers, scissors, and a knife are mandatory on just about every fishing trip I go on. As I switch between kayak and bank fishing, I always seem to misplace a tool, so when I saw the EGO FireSteel Fishing Tool Set, I knew I needed at least one. This kit comes with pliers, scissors, a fillet knife, a fish gripper, and a hook remover. I’ve had it in my tackle box for about 5 months now and have used…
The Chicago White Sox have decided to jump into the deep end of the gun debate by taking an anti-gun stance, siding with Everytown and pushing the idea that the gun control is really about preventing so-called gun violence. Yeah, I’m not a fan of the move in the least. I think sports teams should focus on winning, and since the White Sox are barely above .500, they really need to focus on it. The thing is, I’m far from alone in being annoyed with the organization for its stance. A lot of people are,…
FN Herstal has officially pulled the wraps off the new FN ARKA, a 5.56x45mm NATO rifle designed to combine the familiar handling characteristics of the AR-15 with the battle-proven operating system of the FN SCAR. Manufactured in Belgium and aimed at military and law enforcement customers worldwide, the ARKA represents FN’s latest evolution in combat rifle design. But despite some obvious DNA shared with the SCAR, FN is quick to point out that the ARKA is not a replacement for its iconic rifle. Instead, the company says the ARKA expands its military rifle lineup, giving customers another option alongside the…
Looking back, you might guess that cars were still a rare luxury during the Great Depression. In truth, more than half of American families had access to an automobile by 1929, and we had nine cars on the road for every 10 households. The automotive revolution took place over the course of the 1920s. By the start of the Great Depression, we were already on the road. The average income for a family in 1930 was around $2,000, while a new car cost $600. Median family income today is around $90,000, with a car typically costing around $50,000, so, in…
