Headlines and History

Episode 47 of Headlines and History. Israel-Palestine Response Part 2. Biblical Rights and Children in Combat. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/episode/2R3z67…

Can someone tell me when conservative media begins their month-long coverage of those that said they were happy Robert Mueller died like they did for Charlie Kirk? I’d like to tune in. Thanks.

“The only thing new in the world is the history you do not know.” -Harry S. Truman

I’ve been briefed on this one from the team that found it. I interviewed them yesterday and will put out a video soon. - it’s an insane story between Darksword and Coruna.

@starsandstripes I miss my old dog poop bags, sure, but single use plastic outside of medical use is silly. Time we move forward.

All commissaries will begin charging shoppers for single-use plastic and paper bags on April 6, to encourage more people to bring in reusable bags. stripes.com/theaters/us/20…

A very powerful new piece just appeared by @Mpolymer in War on the Rocks. After years of cover up, it is time for the USG to do the right thing. Many dedicated national servants have suffered great damage.

It could be anything, anywhere.

Greg Abbott warns Texas agencies about Chinese medical device spying | Fox News foxnews.com/politics/texas…

The FDNY joins our brothers and sisters at the @NYPDnews in mourning the loss of Police Officer Sorffly Davius, who passed away following a medical episode while deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Epic Fury. Prior to his service with the NYPD, he also served the City of New York as an FDNY paramedic at Station 57. The FDNY extends our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues. We will never forget his service and sacrifice. May he rest in peace.

First U.S. ground combat troops arrive Vietnam, today 1965:

On this day in 1864, President Lincoln appoints Ulysses S. Grant commander of the Union army. He will also be promoted to lieutenant-general, a rank held previously only by George Washington and Winfield Scott.

If you are posting that the U.S. intentionally targeted and struck the girl’s elementary school in Iran, I expect an apology when all the details are revealed.

@BenjaminNorton @husainhaqqani This is a disgusting and ignorant take. I can’t say much now but I expect an apology when it is revealed what really happened.

Reuters confirmed that the elementary school in the Iranian city of Minab was bombed TWICE by the US military, 40 minutes apart. This was intentional. You don't "accidentally" bomb a school TWO TIMES. 168 children and 14 teachers were killed. It was a massacre.

Fox used OLD footage to cover up the fact that Trump wore a baseball cap at a dignified transfer.

Anyone who took as a surprise that Russia (or China 🤔) would help Iran target the U.S. doesn’t fully understand today’s geopolitical landscape.

My favorite part from @NavyFB Pro Day was all 32 NFL teams getting to witness “Evening Colors” at the @NavalAcademy. Full stop to the drill. Standing in reverence. A daily reminder these men & women are here to serve others. They just happen to be some ballers too🏈 #GoNavy

@Osinteurope @newsperplexed As silly as some may think this is, it’s a known tactic and quite effective. Even when we do identify their true identities, killing them on camera will always look bad not matter how it’s handled.

🎖️One of our own is getting the Medal of Honor. MAJ Nicholas Dockery, West Point Class of 2011, was just approved by Congress for the nation’s highest combat valor award. The short version: Oct. 2, 2012, Afghanistan. Ambushed by Taliban. Nick moves through open ground repeatedly to rally his troops, uses his body to shield a soldier from a grenade, then goes searching for a missing man, finds him being dragged away unconscious by two enemy fighters, charges them, kills them both, performs CPR, then climbs onto an open rooftop to signal gunships and get his guys out alive. Two Silver Stars. White House Fellow. MacArthur Leadership Award. AND Nininger Award in 2017. Go read the full story. Congratulations, Nick. The Long Gray Line is proud. 🫡 Beat Navy.

A community note for the ages

@sentdefender These are some of my favorite posts. The comments allow me to decipher who knows ME military operations and who doesn’t.

According to CBS, citing 3 U.S. military officials with knowledge on the matter, the makeshift tactical operations center at Shuaiba port, where U.S. service members lost their lives in an Iranian drone strike, lacked adequate force protection measures and more were requested but never came. According to CBS’s sources, T-walls, shown below, were the only form of protection around the operations center. According to one source, while Kuwaiti batteries were in the vicinity, no U.S. counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) or counter-rocket artillery and mortar (C-RAM) had been dedicated to the vicinity and its unclear if Kuwaiti batteries engaged the incoming threats.

@JimLaPorta @CBSNews It is my ultimate professional goal. As a CW4 with only 2 years before eligibility for CW5, I can start to really sense it. Best rank in the Army!

An internal conversation I’ve had multiple times today with my colleagues at @CBSNews is that separate from the Medal of Honor, Slover being a chief warrant officer 5 is profoundly significant. The best of the best. In 2023, Army Futures Command put things into perspective.