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A handy guide to all Congress happenings on both sides of the aisle. Thank goodness for this political body that keeps Presidential power in check.
It's Time to Stop the Lawless Killing in the Caribbean
For more than a year, the waters of the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean have been turned into a unilateral firing range. Under the banner of a Pentagon campaign named Operation Southern Spear, the United States military has systematically hunted down and destroyed small vessels in international waters, executing hundreds of people on the mere suspicion of drug smuggling. These lethal attacks, carried out without arrest, trial, or public evidence, represent a profound abandonment of the rule of law and amount to state-sanctioned murder on the high seas.
By Elliott J. Schuchardta day ago in The Swamp
Why It's Time to Formally Audit America's Gold
In 2013, Germany asked the United States to return 300 metric tons of German gold. Germany had stored the gold in New York during the Cold War, to keep it safe in the event of a Russian attack. The U.S. Federal Reserve informed Germany that the gold wasn't available. The Americans told the Germans that they could have their gold back seven years later, in 2020. The Federal Reserve blamed the delay on logistical challenges and verification requirements.
By Elliott J. Schuchardt4 days ago in The Swamp
THE CURRENT AND FUTURE STATE OF THE U.S. ARMY’S C-UAS CAPABILITIES
Anyone who follows world news and online media has seen videos over the last three to four years of mounted and dismounted soldiers being killed or wounded by various drones. In 2022, The Russia-Ukraine Conflict became the first place for widespread use of drone warfare. Then the Israel-Hezbollah Conflict showed the world that these technologies and tactics are not isolated to one war but are now the norm for modern combat. Most recently, the heightened tensions between the United States and Iran have proven that even the U.S. Military is vulnerable to simple and sophisticated drones.[1] This presents the question, does the United States Army currently have the capabilities to combat hostile drones and are our protection and defensive innovations reactive or proactive to what we are seeing across the globe in these current events?
By Sam Shroyer6 days ago in The Swamp
Rights
I’m having a really hard time making sense of some of the things I’ve heard and seen this week. So, the Democrats won big time. The American people have short memories and “gimme right now” lifestyles. Violent crime is down across the country. Inflation is low, even though prices haven’t come down nearly as much as we’d hoped. Median incomes are up, unemployment is low, and American production is booming. The border is sealed, and illegal crossings have all but stopped. But gas is still expensive because of the conflict with Iran, and I think those prices hoisted the Dems to victory. Of course, the Republicans did very little to help themselves over the past two years. Congratulations, nevertheless.
By The Bantering Welshman7 days ago in The Swamp
Waking Up Post-Election Day
I'm not used to waking up after election day with glee. Now, that's probably because in the last few years there hasn't been much to be gleeful about. Did I celebrate when Mamdani won? Absolutely. But I'm nowhere near New York even if my state's painted blue.
By caitodoesstuff9 days ago in The Swamp
Lame Duck or...?
So we are still waiting on the senate races in Mississippi (who would have ever thought, but the vote difference there at the moment is 65, yes, sixty-five, leaning the Democratic candidate) and Alaska (might take awhile because of the state's ranking system of voting), but the Dems have won big last night, in both the Senate and the House races. JD Vance sourly pointed out that the GOP has lost the Senate for the next six years.
By Lana V Lynx9 days ago in The Swamp
