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  • California’s Compassion Slot Machine Keeps Paying the House April 30, 2026
    California has achieved something almost spiritual in its public policy: it can spend historic sums of money, produce visible collapse, and still scold you for noticing the smell. That’s the racket Nick Shirley is kicking at with a crowbar. Not one cute little scandal. Not a missing office printer. He’s pointing at the whole California […]
    Tammy Pondsmith
  • Basement Dwellers April 30, 2026
    Have you ever looked at something and thought, if I adjusted it marginally, it could be awesome? Then, the next thing you know, you’re pulling at threads on a metaphorical sweater and realizing you’re nearly naked, but you’re in too deep to stop. That’s where I’m at. I had an idea, it consumed my mind, […]
    Stan Lake
  • Far From Familiar Faces: Romanian Human Intelligence Teams during the GWOT April 30, 2026
    By a former Special Forces Officer “I know that I will be called upon to perform tasks in isolation, far from familiar faces and voices.” -The Special Forces Creed ____________________ Romanian Ministry of Defense (Image Credit: This other World website) July 2004 | Romanian Ministry of Defense, Bucharest, Romania “We have a National Treasure—our HUMINT […]
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  • SPLC Indictment: Is the Demand for Racism in U.S. Is Outstripping Supply April 29, 2026
    There’s an uncomfortable truth buried beneath the headlines—and like most uncomfortable truths, it’s being ignored. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), long regarded as the nation’s moral referee on extremism, now finds itself indicted on federal fraud charges. The accusation? That it secretly funneled millions of dollars to informants embedded in hate groups—money that prosecutors […]
    Charles Faint
  • When the Miles Catch Up April 29, 2026
    On April 19, 2026, I completed the Boston Marathon Tough Ruck for the tenth time. Ten years of stepping to the line, putting weight on my back, and moving 26.2 miles with purpose. You would think after a decade it would become routine, something predictable that experience alone could carry you through. It never does. […]
    Sergeant Ayman Kafel, MSC

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  • Marines in hot barracks getting portable air conditioners April 29, 2026
    Officials said 128 barracks across the force, housing almost 20,000 Marines, do not have working air conditioning. The post Marines in hot barracks getting portable air conditioners appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Jeff Schogol
  • The Marines may need 40 amphibious warfare ships, general says April 29, 2026
    The discussion on amphibious warfare ships comes as the Corps plans to continuously deploy three Marine Expeditionary Units. The post The Marines may need 40 amphibious warfare ships, general says appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Jeff Schogol
  • Scrawled in bunkers, the ‘first military art’ of the Iran War emerges April 29, 2026
    Bunker artwork drawn by troops in the Iran War often includes tallies of drone attacks and counts of hours spent in the confines of concrete shelters. The post Scrawled in bunkers, the ‘first military art’ of the Iran War emerges appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Kyle Rempfer
  • A firefight is too late to start trusting the new Corps, say senior Marines April 28, 2026
    Five senior enlisted Marines shared "Old Corps" lessons from their careers, and why they already trust the young Marines who will come after them. The post A firefight is too late to start trusting the new Corps, say senior Marines appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Jeff Schogol
  • Pentagon considers doubling monthly combat pay for troops April 28, 2026
    The current maximum monthly pay for troops in combat is $225, but a budget proposal could raise it to $450 next year. The post Pentagon considers doubling monthly combat pay for troops appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Patty Nieberg