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A prominent pro-Kremlin propagandist has been unmasked as a 37-year-old Navy veteran and tropical fish seller from New Jersey. Divorcee Sarah Bils is known to her 100,000 devoted fans online as 'Donbas Devushka', or Donbas Girl. She posed as a Russian Jew from the occupied Ukrainian city of Luhansk and a geopolitics expert. -snip- She left the military in November last year with an honorable discharge but only after being demoted. Bils claims she was 'kicked out' of the Navy due to her 'leftist views.'

The Buffalo Bills on Wednesday announced that Damar Hamlin was released from the Buffalo General Medical Center earlier in the day — just more than a week after he suffered a cardiac arrest on the field. Hamlin had been released from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center on Monday and was then admitted to the Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute. Hamlin went through a medical examination, including cardiac, neurological and vascular testing, on Tuesday, the team’s statement said.

The Marine Corps on Thursday announced that, as of February 16, 640 Marines have been discharged for not complying with the Biden administration’s coronavirus vaccine mandate.“To date, 640 Marines have been separated from the Marine Corps with the vaccine refusal discharge code,” the service announced in a release.That figure is up from 566 Marines discharged as of last week and brings the total number of troops discharged so far to more than 1,000.The Marine Corps has by far discharged the most service members for not complying with the vaccine mandate.There appeared to be no change in the number of Marines,...

Army Reservist Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, who was known among colleagues for sporting a "Hitler mustache," was demoted and discharged after he was charged in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday. “This was a knee-jerk reaction to the charges,” Jonathan Crisp, Hale-Cusanelli’s attorney, told the Post. Hale-Cusanelli is the first known discharge from the military due to charges in connection with the assault. Crisp called the June less-than-honorable discharge “improper,” citing his client’s inability to defend himself due to his incarceration and inability to make comments without violating his Fifth Amendment rights in the Capitol...

Judge Yolanda Orozco, Wednesday canceled a motion by Maxine Waters, to dismiss a libel and slander action, brought by Republican opponent Joe Collins III, The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit names 82-year-old Waters (mad max), as defendant. //Snipp// Last Sept. 17, Waters campaign literature and radio commercials stated, “Republican candidate Joe Collins was dishonorably discharged, played politics and sued the U.S. military. He doesn’t deserve military dog tags or your support,” Collins served honorably for 13 years in the Navy, receiving decorations and commendations,

….The details of the charges against Whelan from a special court-martial that resulted in his discharge for bad conduct two years later add to an increasingly complex picture of the 48-year-old former Marine, whom Russian officials have accused of spying. His case grew more perplexing on Friday after Ireland became the fourth nation to acknowledge him as a citizen and seek consular access.

Liberia’s last Ebola patient was discharged on Thursday after a ceremony in the capital, Monrovia, bringing to zero the number of known cases in the country and marking a milestone in West Africa’s battle against the disease.

A group of gay troops and veterans says 261 service members were discharged under “don’t ask, don’t tell” in 2010. President Obama signed the law repealing the military’s policy that barred gays from serving openly in the military in December. But before, Defense Secretary Robert Gates issued a directive in October making it more difficult for service members to be discharged under the rule. Alexander Nicholson, the executive director of Servicemembers United, said though the numbers are at an all-time low, last year’s tally is unusually high considering Gates’s mid-year directive. "Despite this law clearly being on its deathbed at...

MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT SAN DIEGO (March 31, 2006) -- When Hurricane Katrina hit his home town of New Orleans, Pfc. Eric J. Brown, Platoon 2061, Company E, thought he lost his chance, once again, to become a Marine. Brown was originally sent to boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., the training facility designated for most male recruits from east of the Mississippi River and all female recruits. During a medical re-evaluation at Parris Island, it was discovered that after several duck hunting trips without hearing protection, Brown damaged his hearing to a point that was...

Ok, I'm sorry if this is a silly thread, but I'm looking for advice on the legalities of a situation and I'm not sure where to go. I figured there are a lot of freepers here who are pretty darn smart and combined with experiences, could offer some help... Basically a big known company (name withheld) my husband worked for just sent a letter saying that they over paid him by $192 and are requesting it to be paid back. He hasn't worked there since September 2005 and they are just now sending us this letter. Do they have a...

CINCINNATI -- An Army sergeant from Ohio who was wounded in Iraq and wanted to remain in the military as an openly gay soldier was officially discharged Tuesday, according to an advocacy group. Sgt. Robert Stout, 23, was awarded the Purple Heart after a grenade sent shrapnel into his arm, face and legs while he was using a machine gun on a Humvee in May 2004. Stout, of Utica in central Ohio, told The Associated Press in April that he wanted to remain in the military and be openly gay, but that would conflict with the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't...

There is good news from Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA. I just spoke with public relations at the hospital, and they said that Zell Miller has been discharged. He gave us a scare last night when he was rushed to the hospital. They could give no more details, but I expect we will have them soon.

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A college student was injured after a police officer's gun accidentally fired inside a sandwich shop in Brooklyn Wednesday. The officer stopped at a Blimpie store in Flatbush on his way to work. While he was eating, his gun slipped off of his waistband and fired a shot, according to police. The bullet hit the ground, police said, fragments of the floor tile hit the 19-year-old student. She was treated and released from an area hospital.