Author: The Notorious FDE

What do you think about this? The Daily Sabah writes When my wife and I first saw the confederate monument in Virginia, our home for three decades, we had to find somebody and let them explain to us this inexplicable anachronism: no matter what the Civil War, the valor and gallantry of its soldiers and […]

Some people think so. And some not so much Regardless, here is something to think about  Check out this reply on a Solar Eclipse FAQ site Will traffic be bad on Aug. 21? Yes, it could be one of the worst traffic days in U.S. history, some NASA representatives predict. Although about 12 million people live […]

  President Trump hinted Saturday that he and top U.S. generals have agreed on a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan, after huddling Friday at the presidential Camp David retreat. “Important day spent at Camp David with our very talented Generals and military leaders,” Trump tweeted. “Many decisions made, including on Afghanistan.” Fox news […]

Former NFL player and Army Veteran Daniel Rodriguez seeks out battlefields. https://www.go90.com/videos/7CDuVozyVN8 Enlisting after the untimely death of his father, Rodriguez served grueling deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, survived heavy action and the loss of comrades, and returned stateside with a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star — all by age 19. Battling PTSD, Rodriguez […]

The Antifa street thugs who have rampaged on college campuses and cities long before Charlottesville have been embraced by the anti-Trump Democratic Resistance. Legal Insurrection writes This should come as no surprise, because Democrats also embraced the Occupy Wall Street movement, from which the Antifa movement evolved, As discussed in my prior post, both are […]

They are an increasingly common presence at demonstrations around the country, including Arizona. Groups of uniformed men, carrying radios with long arms slung over their shoulders, looking for all the world like a police or military patrol. They’re not.  Tuscon writes They’re ad hoc groups often calling themselves “militias” who usually say they are at […]

Two police officers have died after being shot Friday night in Kissimmee, Fla., in what the police chief said may have been an ambush while they were responding to a call complaining of suspicious activity on the city’s north side. NY times reports It was one of three cases on Friday night in which a […]

Iraqi security forces launched on Sunday an offensive to take back the city of Tal Afar, their next objective in the U.S.-backed campaign to defeat Islamic State militants, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said. News Max reports “You either surrender, or die,” Abadi said in a televised speech announcing the offensive, addressing the militants. A longtime […]

Some of the biggest-named charities in America are walking away from President Trump. CNN reports The American Red Cross, The Salvation Army and Susan G. Komen foundation all said Friday they’re canceling events at Trump’s Palm Beach property Mar-a-Lago. That comes after three organizations made similar announcements on Thursday.   The cancellations follow the spectacular implosion of […]

BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:07 P.M.) – After a series of major advances by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) against ISIS militants in eastern Hama Governorate yesterday, government forces have since pushed deeper into the region, de facto encircling it by either physical ground control or by fire control and reaching the outskirts of ‘Uqrayribat – a […]