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• The Bullets Are Flying in One Direction July 7, 2026
  Before the bullets fly, the story dies. That’s the part nobody wants to discuss because it’s less dramatic than a mugshot, less clickable than a manifesto, and harder to fit onto a yard sign between a rainbow fist and a typo. Political violence doesn’t just wander in one day wearing steel-toed boots and asking where […]
  Tammy Pondsmith
• We Needed This July 7, 2026
  I’m now at the age when I sit on my front porch to watch the rain and say, “We sure needed this” to no one at all. But we did. This drought and excessive heat have been relentless this year, and it’s not even summer yet. It seems like we skipped right over spring and […]
  Stan Lake
• TRICARE Stops Short in Puerto Rico July 7, 2026
  By Charles Crespo, USAF Retired When I retired from the United States Air Force and returned to Puerto Rico, I believed my family’s healthcare would follow us home. I served over two decades, deployed, moved where the mission sent me, and trusted that the benefits earned through service would remain dependable after retirement. That trust […]
  Special Guest
• Why Are So Many People Suddenly Obsessed With the USS Liberty Incident (Again)? July 6, 2026
  Every few months, it, seems, the USS Liberty incident makes the rounds online again. Someone discovers it for the first time. Someone else insists it’s the greatest cover-up in American history. Social media fills with heated arguments, accusations, and declarations that this single event should permanently define America’s relationship with Israel. And honestly, I don’t […]
  Charles Faint
• Saved by a Stubby Pencil July 6, 2026
  AI is here and it’s not going anywhere. The new technology is the subject of much scrutiny and controversy. People are upset about AI forcing humans out of jobs. They are up in arms about huge data centers and their massive consumption of electricity and water. There is the question of what we should do […]
  Frank Pauc