John Oeffinger

A dog named Odin was rescued after being left in a hot car for more than two hours in Houston, Texas, where the temperature inside climbed to 113°F. Police say he was found panting heavily, with the windows coated in dried slobber, before officers pulled him out and gave him water.

Left behind in Kabul. Alone. He waited 47 days. K-9 Chaos was not a dog who did his job. He was a dog who had DECIDED, completely, permanently, without reservation, that Lieutenant Marcus Webb was coming back for him. No matter how long it took. At Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, on the morning of August 30th, 2021, a three-year-old Belgian Malinois sat in an empty aircraft hangar. The last American plane had left six hours ago. The evacuation was over. Chaos had been left behind. Not intentionally. The chaos of the withdrawal. The panic. The rush. Webb had been separated from Chaos during the final evacuation. Put on a different plane. Told Chaos would be on the next flight. There was no next flight. Chaos survived the first day alone. Waiting at the hangar where Webb had left him. Chaos survived the first week. Scavenging food from abandoned military supplies. Chaos survived 47 days in Taliban-controlled Kabul. Alone. Hiding. Waiting. Because Chaos survived on the belief that Webb wouldn't leave him forever. Back in the United States, Webb was losing his mind. Filed reports. Called congressmen. Contacted rescue organizations. Went on the news. "I left my dog in Afghanistan," he said on CNN, his voice breaking. "I left my brother. And I'm going to get him back." The military said it was impossible. Kabul had fallen. Taliban controlled the airport. No way to extract a dog. Webb didn't care about impossible. He contacted Pineapple Express, a veteran-run extraction operation. Gave them Chaos's last known location. Sent photos. Videos. Anything that could help. For 47 days, Webb didn't sleep. Didn't eat properly. Just waited for news. On October 16th, 2021, his phone rang. "We found him," the voice said. "We found Chaos." A rescue team had infiltrated Kabul. Used Webb's intel. Found Chaos still at the hangar. Still waiting. Forty-seven days later. Chaos was emaciated. Dehydrated. Traumatized. But alive. The extraction took three days. Smuggling Chaos out of Taliban-controlled territory. Through checkpoints. Through danger. But they got him out. On October 19th, 2021, Chaos landed at Dulles International Airport. Webb was waiting on the tarmac. When they opened the crate, Chaos didn't move. Stared at Webb like he was seeing a ghost. "It's me, brother," Webb said, kneeling down. "I came back. I promised I'd come back." Chaos stepped out slowly. Walked to Webb. Collapsed into his arms. The reunion video went viral. Seventeen million views in three days. But what people didn't see was what happened after. For six months, Chaos wouldn't sleep unless Webb was in the room. Wouldn't eat unless Webb fed him. Wouldn't go outside unless Webb went first. "He's terrified I'll leave him again," Webb said in an interview. "And I don't blame him. I left him once. In the worst place. At the worst time. He waited 47 days for me. And I'll spend the rest of my life making sure he knows I'm never leaving again." Three years later, Chaos still sleeps with his head on Webb's chest. Still follows him everywhere. Still making sure Webb doesn't disappear. K-9 Chaos. Survived 47 days alone in Kabul. Extracted by heroes. Reunited with his handler. Home. facebook.com/share/1HLX9dCv… #LostAndFound #doglover #seniordogs #animalwelfare #militarydog #k9hero #dogrescue #Kabul #47Days #LeftBehind #BroughtHome

The Observer obtained Flock license-plate reader logs that show police conducted 117 immigration-related searches of local data from Jan to March. One dept's search: "Obstructing Justice – Suspicious female filming traffic stop & making comments about ICE” texasobserver.org/license-plate-…

53 years ago tonight, April 30, 1973. Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein watch Nixon announce the resignations of Ehrlichman, Haldeman, AG Dick Kleindienst & the firing of WH Counsel John Dean. 7 weeks later John’s incredibly accurate testimony destroys & imperils Nixon’s Presidency

🇮🇱 Video emerges of Israeli Minister Ben Gvir expelling Bedouins from their homes Palestinian citizen: "I have documents in my hand, this is my home." Israeli minister Ben Gvir: "I don't care. Leave within 2 hours or you'll die." @neyikaybettik

1. Take money from billionaires. 2. Do what billionaires tell you to do. 3. Screw everyone else.

The U.S. Coast Guard cannot pay its bills. The military branch – now 75 days into the longest shutdown in U.S. history – owes over $300 million in unpaid obligations. And with thousands of utility bills overdue, totaling $5.2 million, duty stations and military housing worldwide are facing service shutdowns. "It seems like a horror movie, but it's actually happening. It's almost unbelievable," Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday told CBS News in an exclusive interview.

This is what the famous Oval Office looks like now. Trump has literally transformed the White House into the home of a gypsy baron from near Rostov, completely decorated with gold leaf from AliExpress. Or perhaps Trump has decided to turn the White House into a Golden House? The Roman Emperor Nero had a Golden House—and, if I remember correctly, that didn't exactly end well. t.me/MirovichMedia/…

This famous photo by Hubert Van Es of people being hastily evacuated by American helicopter as Saigon collapsed was today 1975:

Nearly all the land along the Texas-Mexico border is privately owned and this has slowed down past presidential administrations’ wall-building efforts in the state. Now Trump is using an underhanded trick to get the barrier built: texasobserver.org/trump-new-tool…

The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan was a colossal failure. The Russian invasion of Ukraine will be remembered the same way.

Meloni cooks Trump again Trump - “Italy was not on our side, so in a possible situation, we will not be on their side." Meloni - “Italy cannot be part of any organization in which children and women are massacred for the sake of interests."

Paxton’s tenure as Attorney General will be remembered for his long list of scandals, corruption, and serious allegations. Texans shouldn’t give him the opportunity to take that record to the United States Senate. lonestarleft.com/p/ken-paxton-w…

🚨BREAKING: Hegseth refuses to answer if he'd seize ballots in the midterm election. SLOTKIN: If the president asks, will you stand up for the Constitution and say no? HEGSETH: It's another 'gotcha' hypothetical, which is your specialty. SLOTKIN: You and I have done this dance before. It's not hypothetical. You give that answer all the time; get over it, okay? Your boss you're performing for right now told journalists that he wished he signed that executive order for your predecessor in 2020. What are you going to do? Tell the American people... HEGSETH: Are you accusing me of performing? because you're performing for cable news right now. SLOTKIN: Dude, dude, just answer the question. HEGSETH: It's a hypothetical, umm, Joe Biden, umm...

Whines and whines and whines and whines. Always playing victim. Always complaining and bellyaching

A 3-D model by the @nytimes visualizes the impact of Trump's proposed arch on the sightline between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington House, showing that it would not only dwarf the other memorials but also interfere with the carefully crafted view. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Ukraine continues its sanctions enforcement and it continues to be extremely effective Perm, Russia

Excellent

King Charles and Camilla at the Arlington cemetery laying a wreath. The Union Jack is upside down lol 😂. So embarrassing. This whole trip has been such a mess.

A Trumpy Fox News host had to be escorted away from Queen Camilla after breaching protocol with a joke before a grand state dinner at the White House. thedailybeast.com/fox-host-escor…