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  • Once You Strike the Match, You Don’t Get to Lecture the Fire on Its Manners April 3, 2026
    There is a comforting lie we tell ourselves about violence: that it can be summoned, directed, and restrained according to our intentions. That we can strike the match, warm our hands, and somehow scold the fire if it spreads beyond the hearth. History—and every veteran worth listening to—says otherwise. Violence does not negotiate. It does […]
    Charles Faint
  • For Connor: Five Lifetimes of Brotherhood April 3, 2026
    By Calder M. Serba My Long Walk Toward the Mountains No food. No water. Just distance and cold. I don’t know the penguin’s why. I mean the one from that Werner Herzog clip that keeps making the rounds online, pulled from his Encounters at the End of the World documentary. Herzog narrating in that voice […]
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  • NY Governor Wonders Why “Come Back So We Can Tax You!” Campaign is Failing April 3, 2026
    By Hugh Jashol, for Article 107 News* ALBANY, NY — In a bold new approach to economic policy, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has unveiled what experts are calling a “revolutionary closed-loop taxation system,” in which state residents who do not like her policies are first encouraged to leave the state—then urgently asked to return […]
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  • The Costume Shop for Moral Outrage April 2, 2026
    If you want to understand modern politics, stop looking at policy and start looking at costumes. Everyone is auditioning for the role of “resistance hero” in a play that has no script, no director, and no apparent interest in reality. The props are mass-produced, the slogans are prewritten, and the villains are selected with the […]
    Tammy Pondsmith
  • BuildNow: Why America’s AI Future Depends on Veterans and the Workforce We Choose to Build April 2, 2026
    By Mike Sarraille and Kirk Offel As artificial intelligence accelerates global competition, the United States faces a defining question: Can we build the digital infrastructure required to lead, or will we fall behind because we do not have the people to do it? That question is no longer theoretical. It is operational. The recent announcement […]
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  • Hegseth asks top Army officer to step down April 2, 2026
    A Pentagon official confirmed that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to step down. The post Hegseth asks top Army officer to step down appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Jeff Schogol
  • How does the Iran war end? April 2, 2026
    One month into the Iran war, the U.S. military finds itself in a familiar position: Despite apparent battlefield successes, it's not clear how the conflict will end. The post How does the Iran war end? appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Jeff Schogol
  • 82nd Airborne Division cancels All American Week amid Iran war deployments April 2, 2026
    Officials said the event was cancelled “due to competing requirements." The post 82nd Airborne Division cancels All American Week amid Iran war deployments appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Patty Nieberg
  • Army ‘pauses’ plan to close more than 20 base museums April 2, 2026
    The Army has 45 facilities in its museum network, and planned to close about half. Now congress wants to see a plan for which should be kept open. The post Army ‘pauses’ plan to close more than 20 base museums appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Matt White
  • Infantry, artillery, other combat arms troops had highest suicide risk in 2024 April 1, 2026
    For the first time, the Pentagon’s annual suicide report broke down rates based on military job fields. The post Infantry, artillery, other combat arms troops had highest suicide risk in 2024 appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Patty Nieberg