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  • Army brings wearable and equipment-mounted tech to down drones to Bavarian testing ground

    06/20/2025 7:11:41 PM PDT · by fluorescence · 5 replies
    Stars and Stripes ^ | June 20, 2025 | Lydia Gordon
    HOHENFELS, Germany — An array of new drone-busting technology went for a soldierly spin this week at the Army’s expansive training grounds in Bavaria, where units are looking for a tactical edge on a transforming modern battlefield. Troops from the Vilseck-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment took part in a new initiative called Project Flytrap at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, using vehicle-mounted and wearable systems designed to detect, track and jam hostile drones. The initiative is part of an effort to identify which tools best meet evolving combat demands. Project Flytrap, which began its first stage earlier this month, is a...
  • Gaetz Will Be Trump’s Wingman as Attorney General

    11/18/2024 6:18:51 AM PST · by Rev M. Bresciani · 8 replies
    New American Prophet ^ | November 18, 2024 | Jeff Crouere
    In an interview on the Tom Joyner radio show in April of 2013, then U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was asked whether he would leave the administration of President Barack Obama after being held in contempt by the Republican led Congress. He famously replied that he would stay because “I’m still enjoying what I’m doing…I’m still the President’s wingman.” Holder stayed in the position of Attorney General for another two years, filling the role of “wingman,” defined as someone who “helps, protects, or guides a friend or associate.” Not surprisingly, Republicans were unable to punish Holder or Obama for any...
  • Barr besieged by allegations he's being Trump's protector

    05/03/2019 11:19:53 AM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 44 replies
    AP ^ | May 03, 2019 | Staff
    Attorney General William Barr portrayed himself as an apolitical elder statesman at his confirmation hearing. He declared he'd rather resign than be asked to fire special counsel Robert Mueller without cause and insisted the prosecutor he'd known for decades would never involve himself in a witch hunt as the president claimed. But now Barr has emerged as arguably the most divisive figure in Donald Trump's administration. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused him on Thursday of lying — a charge the Justice Department called reckless and false — and House Democrats are poised to hold him in contempt. His appearance before...
  • Want to look beautiful? Stand next to an unattractive friend.

    09/11/2009 10:08:54 AM PDT · by TheThirdRuffian · 117 replies · 9,504+ views
    Daily Mail [UK] ^ | September 11, 2009 | Fiona Macrae
    Forget immaculate make-up or witty one-liners. The secret of seduction is as simple as standing next to your less attractive friend. Studies show that our judgments of people vary according to the company they keep. And if that company is less attractive, or dare we say it, ugly, the first person seems all the more appealing.