For the first time since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Eurofighter Typhoons with the British Royal Air Force have engaged and downed Russian one-way attack drones over Ukraine. According to Romania’s Ministry of Defense, the Typhoons, serving under Operation Biloxi 2026, the RAF’s four-month contribution to the NATO Enhanced Air Policing Mission over Romania, were given clearance to engage the drones over Reni in Southern Ukraine earlier this morning, after several were spotted heading towards Romanian Airspace.
While Trump dodged the draft, Robert Mueller volunteered for the Marines after graduating Princeton. He was awarded a Bronze Star with combat V, rescuing a wounded Marine while under fire. He was later shot in the thigh, awarded a Purple Heart, and returned to lead his platoon.
In the dramatic circumstances of war, information must guard against the risk of turning into propaganda. It is every journalist's duty to verify the news, so as not to become a megaphone for power. They must show the suffering that war always brings to populations, which entails showing the face of war and recounting it through the eyes of victims.
The problem with Robert E. Lee was that he took up arms and sought to kill Americans in defense of a regime that wanted to preserve literal slavery in perpetuity, even though it's self evident that our Creator endowed all of us w/ rights to liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
As the son of an undocumented immigrant (my mom overstayed an au pair visa for years before marrying my dad, a U.S. citizen), it’s deeply personal: Reddit wouldn’t exist if ICE had come for her.
I do think border security matters. But it shouldn’t come at the cost of crushing lives. A sensible amnesty / legalization policy (like what Reagan offered in 1986!!) could strike a better balance:
Path to citizenship for law-abiding, hard-working undocumented immigrants <<after background checks, waiting periods, and meeting clear standards>>.
Order and accountability; those who don’t step forward for the pathway should face enforcement under due process.
This isn’t open borders, it’s smart borders + humane immigration reform.
The guys up at the crack of dawn in the Home Depot parking lot <<looking for work>> or the women hustling their home-made food on the corner are <<exactly>> the men & women we want contributing to this great nation. We shouldn't be rounding them up at gunpoint.