What a great #worldbaseballclassic. I appreciate the effort by #TeamUSA and congrats to #Venezuela. I think we need to take more oil as a consolation prize.
🚨#BREAKING: The TSA is urging travelers not to present Waffle House cards at security checkpoints, as they do not qualify as valid Real ID alternatives for air travel.
Odd that all the support and reverence for the judiciary comes now after years of complaining about the Supreme Court and threatening to “pack it” or add seats when Dems didn’t like a ruling.
Daily abuse of authority by the federal judiciary, acting in stark contrast to the will of the people, is SEVERELY eroding their credibility in the eyes of public.
Once gone, it is never coming back.
Abuse of judicial authority MUST STOP!
Great read and something I’ve been saying for years. This Zero Default military is ridiculous and unsustainable. Chester Nimitz would have been relived as an Ensign and never made Lieutenant under today’s idiotic standards.
To my esteemed countrymen: I want to talk about risk. This is the singular subject that has caused many of our woes both in society and on the battlefield in the last few decades.
At some point we lost our way with what we've been willing to accept in terms of risk. Those who were kids from before the turn of the century speak of their upbringing as if they'd grown up in the wild west. Often looking at those memories fondly because they survived some dicey situations.
I need you all to understand that RISK IS WHAT MAKES THINGS GREAT. We should all strive to MITIGATE risk. We should never strive to AVOID it.
The advent of the digital age and 24/7 news cycle has put a giant microscope on all facets of the human condition. Since the military environment runs downstream from our culture, we emulate the thinking of the American citizenry. For better or worse.
In this case it's worse. What we do in the military is inherently dangerous. We have to update our life insurance policies yearly as a result. Leaders however, fear any negative press whatsoever. It drives EVERYTHING we do in uniform.
Why? Because every time civilians get upset at us for doing something risky, its like taking one more tooth out of the sheepdog designed to protect you. One misstep is all over social media within seconds.
This whole "when one person soils themselves we all have to wear a diaper" bit is killing our ability to protect the nation.
Combat leaders need to be bold. Heck, it's in our characteristics of the offense: Audacity. When do we get to practice it though? Training events are often canned and have pre-determined outcomes. Thinking outside the box and being aggressive is too dangerous apparently. I've seen leaders do unconventional things to achieve decisive battlefield victories and they get derided for it. Their careers finished. How did we get here?
Even in garrison when a Soldier commits minor misconduct the book is thrown at them because the leader doesn't want bad press. Being accused of doing too little or being too soft on miscreants. Their JAGs tell them constantly to do this to "protect the command". Protect it from what? Bad public perception? What about protecting the nation from threats instead? I'm sorry but sometimes the best warfighters are the ones who screw up from time to time. Kicking all of them out for literally nothing is a risk to national security at this point.
Military commanders take no risks. That's how they get promoted. Marshall knew this during the Louisiana Maneuvers. He fired the majority of all division commanders and replaced them with more bold leaders as a results.
America: YOUR BOLD LEADERS RARELY EXIST AT THE HIGHEST UNIFORMED LEVELS. Don't you want to filter them out? If your children have joined recently, don't you want them to have the best chance at survival in the next war?
This problem doesn't get solved unless generals and admirals are appointed to the highest levels that not only tolerate mistakes, but WELCOME them. An entire new mindset must be adopted to fix the skittish nature of our senior leaders. We need leaders who can see the bad press and say "So what? Keep up the attack!" Using mistakes as learning points as we go. What kind of leader will be worth his salt if he has never made a mistake and survived it?
Make risk tolerable again. For all of our sakes.
Maybe I'm just ranting at nothing. Maybe only a war of national survival or existential crisis will convince you.
I sure hope not though.....
Happy #LiberationDay America! Glad to have sanity back in the office of the President. Biden has not been running things these last few years, but rest assured all the puppet masters behind the scenes are gone. #MAGA
The Left should use that War Chest of money they received to pay for all the Mental Health needs of their constituents. It’s they that created this “fear” from nothing that Dems are now melting down over. #TrumpWins2024
I’m sorry but what is she SO scared of, @libsoftiktok?
The Economy? Nope.
Inflation? Nah.
Illegals murdering her in the night? Not even close.
A lie being told about the potential for a National Abortion Ban? Bingo.
There has been no reconciliation from all of the damage they did to divide us during and after Covid. To spend years calling out side “Nazis“, and then, when they lose, begging for unity, falls on my deaf ears.
Reject any and every call for “unity” or “peace” today from communists.
It’s a tactic to use your good nature against you.
No unity.
No the work of dismantling their power networks must begin.
Without mercy or regret.
Reject any and every call for “unity” or “peace” today from communists.
It’s a tactic to use your good nature against you.
No unity.
No the work of dismantling their power networks must begin.
Without mercy or regret.
The Biden regime was the darkest period in American history.
I lost my job.
I was constantly threatened with lawsuits.
They tried to kill my mother in a hospital during COVID.
I was under FBI surveillance.
I don't think I've slept well for four years.
I will have justice.
🚨EMOTIONAL: MAGA Patriots belt out the hymn ‘How Great Thou Art’, praising God for Trump’s victory.
“Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”
-Proverbs 19:21