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Join the Navy, See Iran… Wait, What?
Earlier today two small US Naval vessels were stopped by the Iranians near Farsi Island. Apparently one of the two craft had experienced mechanical difficulties. The Iranians fairly quickly let it be known that the Sailors would be released to go back on their way in short order. Secretary of State Kerry immediately made contact …
Balloon Juice Bunker Standoff Update Day 9: The Three Ring Circus Edition
Now that we’re into day 9 of the occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge by Ammon Bundy and his compatriots its time to check back in and see what’s happening. While there are a few signs of normalcy in that the Harney County Schools are back in session and Federal law enforcement has set up a command post …
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Balloon Juice Bunker Standoff Day 6: Marking Our Beliefs to Market
* As Day 6 at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge comes to an end, I wanted to mark some of my beliefs to market on what is, or is not, going on. In previous posts and comments I wrote that a slow, let these guys freeze their dupas off, while the Feds surround the facility and …
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Presidential Town Hall
* Here’s a nice clean thread to get us ready for, and to experience, the Presidential Town Hall. Talks amongst yourselves… * This impressive building is the St. Kilda Town Hall.
Overnight Open Thread
SiubhanDuinne in a comment in the last thread wanted an open thread. So here it is. And in case she’s not checking the comments back in the previous thread, my answer to the question she posed in her FB post is: Your idea will not happen. Not because its not a good idea, but because …
Now We’re in the Kimche! Updated at 10:45
Hat tip to commenter “the Conster” for giving us a heads up about reports of a possible North Korean nuclear test. According to the BBC a 5.1 magnitude earthquake has been reported near sites in North Korea that had previously been used for nuclear weapons testing. This was about 30 miles from Punggye-ri, the site of previous …
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