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- The Democrats war against Operation Epic Fury. He's not wrong.
- President Trump urges college sports leaders to return to pre-NIL days.
- Russ Robert: Chabad and the war with Iran.
- Romans had Horatius at the bridge - the Americans had Ripley at the bridge. Where do we find such men.
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- Why the Israel suspected connection between Jeffrey Epstein and Mossad makes no sense. A former Israeli PM also says any suggested link is false.
- Let's make transition memos a tradition. Also remember to keep your own "powder dry" (as they say).
- I'm lucky that there doesn't seem to be any dandelions in my yard.
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- What the Petroleum Reserve is supposed to be for.
- FDA advisors vote against MDMA therapy - researchers still fighting for it. MDMA has scientifically shown to help veterans and others with PTSD while mRNA "shots" have shown problematic. Guess which one was approved?
- Really - where do we find such men
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- There are now 61 living Medal of Honor winners. (HT Borepatch)
- Ayaan Hirsi Ali: We have been subverted. On the very real threat to Western Civilization. Today's must read.
- Hunter Biden may be seeking jury nullification rather than vindication. How can the Biden re-election team not see that not finding Hunter guilty of a clear violation will just reinforce the idea of two tiers of justice in America?
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- Shane Parrish's notes on the book Simple Truths.
- How to fix Congress's budget crisis (HT Stephen Landry)
- Jerry Seinfield channels Benjamin Franklin. (HT Execupundit)
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- VDH on the decline and fall of the elite American campus.
- Martin Gurri on the revenge of the normies. The pendulum is swinging.
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- Captain Ed Freeman RIP. Where do we find such men?
- Bernie Sanders now backs equality (opportunity) over equity (outcome). Interesting.
- Arrest warrant issued for Bill Gates in Philippines. Two questions after reading this - is this serious or satire? Secondly - the Philippines must have an extradition treaty with the US as a protectorate right?
- Wow - didn't know this. Johnny Cash was the first American to learn of Joseph Stalin's death.
Williams was the last surviving MOH recipient from WWII - all 472 have now passed. Woody won his MOH in part for destroying "enemy emplacements with a flamethrower, going forward alone into machinegun fire, covered only by four riflemen."
Where do we find such men?
O'Hare and his wingman spotted the V formation of bombers first and dived to try to head them off. The other F4F pilots were too far away to reach most of the enemy planes before they released their bombs. As if this weren't bad enough, O'Hare's wingman discovered his guns were jammed. He was forced to turn away. Butch O'Hare stood alone between the Lexington and the bombers.For his heroic actions, O'Hare was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. In 1943 O'Hare died in combat as the result of what may or may not have been friendly fire.
O'Hare didn't hesitate. Full throttle, he roared into the enemy formation. While tracers from the concentrated fire of the nine bombers streaked around him, he took careful aim at the starboard engine of the last plane in the V and squeezed his trigger. Slugs from the Wildcats six .50-caliber guns ripped into the Japanese bomber's wing and the engine literally jumped out of its mountings. The bomber spun crazily toward the sea as O'Hare's guns tore up another enemy plane. Then he ducked to the other side of the formation and smashed the port engine of the last Japanese plane there.
One by one he attacked the oncoming bombers until five had been downed. Commander Thach later reported that at one point he saw three of the bombers falling in flames at the same time. By now Thach and the other pilots had joined the fight. This was lucky because O'Hare was out of ammunition.
