Serving as a combat medic, which included two deployments to Afghanistan, Sean Wojciechowski served among some of the best soldiers the U.S. Army had to offer. When he left the Army after 11 years, however, Wojciechowski realized that many of the comrades he went to battle with struggled to navigate the legalities of a complex benefits system. Bottom line – Special Operations veterans weren’t getting a fair shake despite all they’ve sacrificed serving in a combat zone. That’s when Wojciechowski decided to become an advocate for fellow veterans. He pursued law school and is currently serving as an Equal Justice…
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With the 2026 FIFA World Cup set to draw massive crowds to stadiums across North America in just weeks, security planners are confronting a rapidly evolving aerial threat. Commercial heavy-lift drones, once viewed primarily as agricultural or industrial tools, have demonstrated in global conflicts how quickly they can be repurposed as weapons. In an interview with Military.com, Hylio CEO Arthur Erickson laid out the specific vulnerabilities created by loosely controlled imported systems and the concrete advantages of secure, American-made platforms built with end-to-end control. The Scale of Destruction Possible Erickson did not mince words about the payload reality. If you’ve…
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A24’s upcoming Anthony Bourdain movie, Tony, sounds like the rare biopic designed for someone like me. Bourdain was sharp, restless and self-aware, which makes him easy to admire and hard to dramatize. The wrong movie could flatten him into the usual cradle-to-grave prestige drama: childhood wound, early failure, big break, public collapse, closing title cards. Too many biopics move like museum tours with screenplays, making the person less interesting the harder they try to explain them. But Tony looks like it may be taking the smarter route, as you can see in the trailer below. Instead of trying to cover…
Back in my day, prom parties were held at someone’s home, usually the kid with the cool parents who didn’t mind us drinking, or in someone’s barn where the parents could pretend they didn’t even know what was happening. We were not the most well-behaved kids, to be sure, but no one got hurt, and we all had a good time. These days, kids can get a parent to rent an Airbnb or some other short-term rental, and there is no pretense of parental supervision. It doesn’t always work out well. In the Meridian-Kessler neighborhood…
There are a lot of co-op options in open-world games, but just because the option is there, it doesn’t automatically mean the co-op experience makes the overall game better. For example, Donkey Kong Bananza is a 10/10 game, but the co-op option is not a 10/10 experience since the second player cannot do much, but it is a nice option to have. For an open-world game to have good co-op gameplay, there needs to be a better balance. Every player has to come away from the experience gaining something. The following games, including Saints Row: The Third and Elden Ring,…
Anglers are eating well this week (at least in terms of gear). From durable apparel to high-tech fishing craft and hip new shades — fishermen don’t want to miss this week’s catch. But swimmers, cyclists, and hikers also have cool stuff to window-shop, including AI swim goggles, sexy MTB shoes, and redesigned backpacking tents. And no matter what outdoor activity you love, who doesn’t want to gulp down a recovery drink that tastes like watermelon or horchata? Find all that and more right here in Emerging Gear. Simms Fishing Apparel (Photo/Simms) Simms makes some of GearJunkie’s favorite fishing gear, including…
Nuclear security and modernization are being strengthened through the United States’ new High Explosives Science and Engineering (HESE) facility. Located at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA’s) Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas, the facility was completed in March 2026 and will consolidate nuclear-based activities like weapons maintenance and surveillance that were previously performed across 15 World War II-era facilities. Pantex is the nation’s primary site for the final assembly or disassembly of nuclear weapons, while HESE refers to the new facility within Pantex that brings high explosives functions together from multiple aging buildings. The announcement was jointly made Wednesday by…
An evangelical preacher out of Tennessee, Perry Stone, claimed on a podcast that government officials held a secret briefing for pastors. Religious leaders were allegedly urged by the ruling class to prepare their congregations for the imminent release of information about alien life and unidentified spacecraft, or UFOs (unidentified flying objects). These revelations would upend the Christian faith, Sone said. Stone, a Tennessee-based Pentecostal preacher and founder of the Voice of Evangelism ministry, made the remarks in a podcast last week, which gained traction only recently, according to a report by RT. With Christian nationalism on the rise, if this…
For hundreds of years, people have managed the roaming of cattle with one simple tool: a fence. While effective, this method is imperfect: fences break, cattle are strong, and people don’t close gates. And so researchers in Idaho are working on a new method to track and control cattle that graze on public lands: virtual fences. The cutting-edge technology could help reduce conflicts between ranchers and outdoors people, and improve grazing management. What Is It? Researchers at the University of Idaho are working with a local rancher who relies on a federal grazing allotment in the Pahsimeroi Valley south of…
The assault on liberties inflicted upon Hawaiians is a constant flow. Recently, attorney Alan Beck removed yet another infringement; this one has to do with permitting delays. This case hinges around the statutorily defined time limit that issuing authorities have to process permits to acquire firearms. It was alleged that the County of Hawaii was taking in excess of the 40 days to issue permits, as prescribed by law. Arnold et.al. v. County of Hawaii was filed in federal court on Feb. 10 and settled on May 4. The settlement entailed the parties entering into…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran said it was reviewing the latest American proposals to end the war after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened the country with a new wave of bombing unless a deal is reached that includes reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz to international shipping. Hope that the two-month conflict could soon be over buoyed international markets Thursday, a day after the U.S. military fired on an Iranian oil tanker attempting to breach the American blockade of Iran’s ports. The developments followed days of mixed messages from the Trump administration over its strategy to end the…
An American EV battery startup thinks that it can help get US automakers in their struggles against China. This isn’t a plan to just catch up, however. The CEO of Factorial Energy said in a recent interview that playing copycat to try and get to the same level isn’t enough. Instead, US automakers need something new to “leapfrog” the competition. Something his company might be able to deliver. Solid State Cells Are The Answer, Says Company Set To Launch Them Credit: Mercedes-Benz Factorial Energy has been working on solid state battery cells. Solid state solves many of the problems with existing…
As the Minnesota Senate was debating an omnibus gun control bill this week that includes a ban on so-called assault weapons and “large capacity” magazines, Democrat-Farmer-Labor State Sen. Erin Maye Quade launched into a story about how she’s seen firsthand the positive effects of previous gun control efforts in the state. Minnesota State Sen. Erin Maye Quade (DFL) tells the story about how the gun regulation she helped passed in 2023 helped save a constituent’s life.”I was in the library in my community and a woman came up to me and she said, ‘You saved…
VATICAN CITY (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made a fence-mending visit to the Vatican on Thursday to underscore strong bilateral ties, after U.S. President Donald Trump’s broadsides against Pope Leo XIV for his opposition to the Iran war angered the Holy See and sparked ongoing sparring between them. The U.S. State Department said that the meetings with Leo and the Vatican’s top diplomat covered peace in the Middle East and “underscored the strong relationship between the United States and the Holy See,” and reflected the “enduring partnership” between them. Rubio, a practicing Catholic, had an audience first…
This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge. Summary Axios reports that the White House is nearing a preliminary deal with Iran to end the war, as Trump’s post appears to offer an olive branch. White House says it expects a response to the latest offer within 48 hours. Iran’s initial response via media & national security spox: US demands are unrealistic & do not reflect reality. A key caveat of the US offered deal is that Iran would commit to a moratorium on uranium enrichment, & Washington wants a 20-year ban on this. US x Iran permanent peace deal by June…
The would-be Trump assassin was, from all outward appearances, a model citizen before traveling across the country to try to kill the president and the rest of the administration, curiously absent Kash Patel. He had no criminal record, went through every hoop the state of California could throw at him, and lawfully purchased the guns he later used to try to undo the outcome of a presidential election he didn’t agree with. But the store he got at least one of his guns from has come under scrutiny. They sell a bunch of guns, and…
BEIJING (AP) — China again signaled that Taiwan would be a priority topic ahead of a highly anticipated summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping next week, saying that U.S. must adhere to the “one China principle” for a stable relationship with Beijing. Last week, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi said he hopes the U.S. would make the “right choices” relating to the self-ruled island when he spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. China claims Taiwan as its own territory and has not excluded the use of force to take it. Beijing has been…
The Air Force is exploring changes that could reshape how future airmen are trained, as senior leaders question whether the current model is built for the demands of the next fight. In an interview with Military.com at the Air & Space Forces Association’s Warfare Symposium, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David Wolfe said the service is examining whether its training pipeline, long centered on early technical specialization, needs to evolve. We’ve got to think about doing things differently, Wolfe said. We’ve got to find places where maybe we’re too technical, too soon. That reassessment reflects a broader effort…
