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Good Wednesday Morning May 6. A bit of history and some tidbits.



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This day in Naval History May 6, 2019



1860 The sloop-of-war Portsmouth, commanded by John Calhoun, captures the slaver brig Falmouth off Porto Praya.

1908 The Great White Fleet anchors in San Francisco Bay, Calif. The fleet is delayed from its round-the-world cruise after both Rear Adm. Robley D. Evans and Rear Adm. Charles M. Thomas fall ill. On May 15, Rear Adm. Charles S. Sperry assumed command and completes the cruise ending Feb. 22, 1909.

1916 The first ship-to-shore radio telephone voice conversation was held on board USS New Hampshire (BB 25) off the Virginia Capes.

1944 USS Buckley (DE 51) rams German submarine U 66 while TBMs (VC 55) from USS Block Island (CVE 21) attack U 66 near Cape Verdes.

1945 USS Farquhar (DE 139) sinks the last German submarine, U 881, in the North Atlantic.

1995 USNS Laramie (T-AO 203) is launched at the Avondale Shipyard, Inc. at New Orleans, La. The Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler is operated by the Military Sealift Command. The Laramie enters non-commissioned U.S. Navy service May 7, 1996.



Thanks to CHINFO



Executive Summary:

• Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told USNI News that the ongoing Navy investigation into the COVID-19 outbreak aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt could be expanded outside the Navy.

• Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition James F. Geurts stated that the COVID-19 crisis offers the Navy an opportunity to strengthen acquisition and sustainment.

• Multiple outlets report that the Naval Special Warfare Center is resuming training of SEAL and special warfare combatant-craft crewman candidates.

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This Day in World History May 6

1527 German troops begin sacking Rome. Libraries are destroyed, the Pope is captured and thousands are killed.

1529 Babur defeats the Afghan Chiefs in the Battle of Ghaghra, India.

1682 King Louis XIV moves his court to Versailles, France.

1856 U.S. Army troops from Fort Tejon and Fort Miller prepare to ride out to protect Keyesville, California, from Yokut Indian attack.

1861 Arkansas becomes the ninth state to secede from the Union.

1862 Henry David Thoreau dies of tuberculosis at age 44.

1864 In the second day of the Battle of the Wilderness between Union General Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate General Robert E. Lee, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet is wounded by his own men.

1877Chief Crazy Horse surrenders to U.S. troops in Nebraska. Crazy Horse brought General George Custer to his end.

1937 The dirigible Hindenburg explodes in flames at Lakehurst, New Jersey.

1941 Bob Hope gives his first USO show at California's March Field.

1942 General Jonathan Wainwright surrenders Corregidor to the Japanese.

1944 The Red Army besieges and captures Sevastopol in the Crimea.

1945 Axis Sally makes her final propaganda broadcast to Allied troops.

1954 British runner Roger Bannister breaks the four minute mile.

1960 President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1960.

1962 The first nuclear warhead is fired from a Polaris submarine.

1994 The Channel Tunnel linking England to France is officially opened.





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See the Great Submarine story in the attachment

Lucky Flucky was the CO of the Barb and his book Thunder Below tells the full story but this is just one of his exploits. He received the Medal of Honor and 4 Navy Crosses to name just a few.

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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS

FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR MAY 5

THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY



6 May 2020

1908: Through 14 May, the Wrights resumed flights at Kitty Hawk, N.C., with reporters as witnesses.

This ended all doubts about the Wright's ability to fly. (24)



1912: Three Army planes from College Park flew the first group cross-country flight to Chevy Chase

Club, Md. (4) (11)



1914: While observing Mexican positions from a Curtiss AH-3 hydroairplane at Vera Cruz, Lt (JG)

Patrick N. L. Bellinger, the pilot, and Lt Richard C. Saufley, the observer, were struck by rifle

fire. This was the first Navy and first American plane to come under hostile fire. (21) (24)



1918: The Navy commissioned NAS Coco Solo to maintain patrols over the seaward approaches to

the Panama Canal. (24)



1937: The German dirigible Hindenberg burned while moored at Lakehurst, N.J. Thirty-five people

died in the fire. (21)



1941: Company test pilot Lowery Brabham flew the XP-47B Thunderbolt on its first flight in a trip

from the Republic plant to Mitchel Field. (12)





1949: At Cleveland, the Sikorsky S-52-1 helicopter set an international record of 122.75 MPH for a

100-kilometer course (see 27 April 1949).

1957: The 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (TRW) at Shaw AFB received TAC's first RF-101

supersonic reconnaissance aircraft. (11)



1959: Launched from Cape Canaveral, the 16th Jupiter missile struck a target area 1,500 miles down

range near Antigua Island. Afterwards, the USAF declared the missile operational. (6)



1960: At Edwards AFB, the Minuteman made its first public flight from an underground launch

pad--not a silo. (24)



1962: Operation DOMINIC. The submerged USS Ethan Allen launched a Polaris missile on a flight

test from the Pacific. This may have been the first US missile launch with a live nuclear warhead.



1967: SAC flew its 10,000th B-52 mission in SEA. By this time, the B-52s had dropped over 190,000

tons of bombs in combat operations. (1)



1970: COLLIER TROPHY. Neil A. Armstrong and Cols Edwin E. Aldrin and Michael Collins from

Apollo XI received the trophy for putting the first man on the moon. (5) (16)



1972: Operation CONSTANT GUARD III: After a North Vietnamese offensive, MAC helped the

49 TFW move 3,195 airmen and 1,600 tons of cargo from Holloman AFB, to Takhli, Thailand,

through 15 May. As this offensive continued, MAC's C-5s airlifted 26 tanks, weighing 1.6 million

pounds, on 10 flights to Da Nang, where they joined the battle in a matter of hours. (2)



1973: A C-5A returned to Edwards AFB after a 15,000-mile flight that included a low-altitude cargo

drop by parachute and an inflight refueling. (3)



1987: At Sembach AB, Germany, the 43d Electronics Combat Squadron, 66th Electronic Combat

Wing, received its first EC-130H Compass Call aircraft. (16)



1994: 1Lt Leslie DeAnn Crosby became the first female pilot in the AFRES to graduate from the

ANG's F-16 fighter training course at Tucson, Ariz. (16)



2006: The last operational C-141 Starlifter (Tail No. 66-0177) from the 445th Airlift Wing (AFRC) at

Wright-Patterson AFB landed at Wright Field, Ohio, for donation to the National Museum of

the USAF. The landing ended 42 years of Starlifter operations in the active-duty USAF, the Air

National Guard, and the Air Force Reserve Command. The C-141, named the "Hanoi Taxi,"

flew the first Vietnam prisoners of war from Hanoi to freedom on 12 February 1973. (22)



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thanks to CS and Dtchu



t's ALL about your health...or not



Will make you think, what's going on ….





From: Mar

Subject: It's ALL about your health...or not



When the State tells you it's safe to go to Home Depot to buy a sponge but dangerous to go and buy a flower, it's not about your health.



When the State shuts down millions of private businesses but doesn't lay off a single government employee, it's not about your health!



When the State prevents you from buying cucumber seeds because it's dangerous, but allows in person lottery ticket sales, it's not about your health!



When the State tells you it's dangerous to go golf alone, fish alone or be in a motor boat alone, play outdoor sports, but the Governor can get his stage makeup and hair done for 5 TV appearances a week, it's not about your health!



When the State puts you IN a jail cell for walking in a park with your child because it's too dangerous but let's criminals OUT of jail cells for their health. It's not about YOUR health!



When the State tells you it's too dangerous to get treated by a doctor of chiropractic or physical therapy treatments yet deems a liquor store essential- It's not about your health!



When the State lets you go to the grocery store or hardware store but is demanding mail-in voting, ITS NOT ABOUT YOUR HEALTH!



When the State considers abortions as essential, yet dental, ACL, MCL and many other needed surgeries aren't essential… it's not about your health?!



When the State tells private landscaping companies they can't work then gives its citizens public nuisance violations for not having their lawns mowed, but the public parks and buildings are mowed and landscaped… it's not about your health!



By the liberals politicizing fear they get to impose any controls they want on our lives! So if you think this is still all about your health you're mistaken! … it's not about your health!



Have you noticed that the mainstream media and the Dems have gone silent or aren't pushing their "stack 'n pack" housing, use mass transit, "shrink your physical footprint" (the UN's Agenda 21 or Mpls' 2040 Plan)?!



In other words, the liberals don't want us to know that a rural/suburban lifestyle is the most safe way to live, especially during a pandemic!





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From Dutch

Food for thought





From the net…courtesy of Art and JC …



Sunday Report



Music Question……What group gave us "Smokey Joe's Café" in 1955?



Name Change…….She was born Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg, 1951, England. She was a Bond Girl and started I'm Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman……..Who is she?



Movie Quote………."Marsten House is still the center of the story." Hint…..A movie made from a Stephen King novel.



Extra Credit………..What state does Stephen King live in?



The Muslim call to prayer will be broadcast 5 times a day during the month of 'Ramadan' in Minneapolis. The home of 'General Mills,' an American Cereal icon now has to listen to that crap 5 times a day for a month. Can you imagine the outcry if The Catholic Churches were ringing their Church bells five times a day. They'd be issued summons for noise complaint violations. Why are Muslims who make up such a small portion of our population given so much preferential treatment? Why do we bend over backwards to accommodate them, when we know, or should know, that they don't really like us or our way of life, and would have us all praying to Mecca five times a day if possible.



This Is How A Democrat Thinks In A Time Of Crisis: While the Coronavirus is raging through Virginia, putting 306,000 people out of work in three weeks, Governor Ralph Northam signed bills into law that will raise the cost of energy in his state. Hardly the actions of a party that claims to be looking out for the working man.



The Donald has said that the 'daily briefings' are not worth the time and effort. I agree 100%, although I do enjoy watching him beat up the press. He claims that the reporters are hostile and don't report the truth. Not to mention that they ask the same dumb questions over and over. If he wants to give a briefing, get up and state the facts, don't take questions from the press and leave. At this point, there isn't much more to say about the virus unless there's a major breakthrough. Also, those three hour briefings allows way too much time for him to say something that the Liberal press can lie about and use against him.



Shifty Adam "Bug Eyed" Schiff: "Thousands of Americans are dead because we didn't successfully impeach and remove Trump." If The Donald was impeached, Mike Pence would have become President. Does Shifty think that there wouldn't have been a virus with Trump gone? Could he be implying that the Chinese Government wouldn't have released the virus if Trump was gone? Does Shifty know something we don't?



"Fear does not stop death, it stops life. And worry does not take away tomorrow's troubles. It takes away today's peace."



Land-O-Lakes got rid of the Native American on their butter, but they kept 'THE LAND.' Some things never change.



At some point when this pandemic is behind us, the world is going to have to decide to either indict China on charges of 'manslaughter' or '1st degree premeditated murder.'



I know that I don't have to tell you this, but just to be safe………Please don't drink bleach or shine an ultra violet light up your a$$.



Extra, Extra, News Flash: Nancy Pelosi's favorite ice cream is Joe Biden's too. Wow!…….As someone who doesn't believe in coincidences, there must be some higher meaning here.



CNN's Jim Acosta: "The White House uses Soviet style totalitarian like behavior at press briefings." Sorry there Jimbo, but just the fact that they allow you to ask your stupid questions proves that false.



R.I.P………Harold Reid, bass singer and founding member of The Statler Brothers passed over at age 80 from kidney failure.



Do As I Say: Becky Ames, Republican Mayor of Beaumont, Texas, like the Mayor of Chicago thinks that the rules apply to everyone else but them. Mayor Ames had a local Nail Salon open up so she could have work done on her nails.

Mayor Ames term expires next month……….Bad move there Becky. Maybe you should have thought that one through.



I was looking at pictures of Kim Jong Ding Dong's younger sister. I sure hope he isn't dead. She looks like one evil bitch. (Very true. Very.....)



Be good to your spouse during the quarantine. They could poison you and it would be classified as the Coronavirus. (Not a joke; morticians are almost universally labeling 'coronavirus' as 'cause of fatality' on death certificates.)



The sole reason why the Liberal media isn't asking Joe Biden any question about the sexual allegations against him, is because they're afraid of what he'll say. They're scared that he'll admit to it.



While Nancy Pelosi is quoting scriptures to justify releasing felons from prison because of the Coronavirus, Police are locking people up on beaches in San Diego. It's lunacy and its mind boggling. We're now living in a world that's devoid of common sense. She must be reading from 'The Gospel' of Nancy Pelosi. It amazes me how Liberals who don't really believe in God, always use God when it suits their purpose.



Last week I spoke about not allowing China to invest in our country. That's a start, but at the same time we have to pull American companies out of China. To start, NO American drug company can be allowed to have the Chinese produce any of our drugs, that's a no brainer, and goes without saying. We can't make everything here and we shouldn't want to. There are plenty of other countries that'll supply labor just as cheap as China and would be happy to do business with us, and wouldn't screw us over. India would be a great alternative to China. Hey, 'Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.'



Mayor Bill de Blasio has appointed his lovely wife as head of "The Coronavirus Racial Inequality Task Force." What does that even mean? Is the virus racist? It sounds like a make believe job. It's the definition of 'NEPOTISM.'



If you listen to the Liberal media you would think that Little Andy Cuomo had been canonized and made a Saint………Saint Andrew Of Albany.



It takes a village to raise a child. It takes a distillery to homeschool one.



You have to wonder why Bill Gates is an advocate of China in the way they handled the Coronavirus. Could it possibly be that his financial holdings in China may have something to do with his advocacy? Money has no borders.



Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis referred to Florida as "God's Waiting Room." It's true, but I don't think it's going to endear DeSantis to Florida's older voters.



Rhode Island Public School teacher Amy Bednarz has resigned after offing to pay people with the Coronavirus to cough on The Donald. The school board voted 5-0 to accept her resignation. I'm sure that the Liberal school system gave her a nice settlement to leave. How would you like to have that sweetheart teaching your kids?



A New York Times reporter got a Cedar Sinai Doctor's video of UV light treatment for Coronavirus removed from you-tube because it sounded like what The Donald described. So let's disregard a treatment that just may be beneficial because The New York Times doesn't like it. That makes a lot of sense, to a Liberal, that is.



Maybe The Donald was smart in stopping the daily briefings before someone asked Little Anthony Fauci about the $3.7 million dollars that his organization gave to the Wuhan Laboratory.



Fear can have a crippling effect, be it on an individual, a country or the world as we're seeing with the Coronavirus. Sometimes fear is justified, and sometimes it can be irrational and exploited. Like many of you, I was scared with the initial reports of the deaths we heard of and saw regarding this virus. I was sucked into the whirlwind, and forgot how much the news media hypes a story up. (Regarding today's journalism and the abundance of agenda-promoting adjective and adverbial modifiers it's good to keep a for-profit newspaper's motive in mind, 'If it bleeds, it leads.' The worse or scarier the story, the better.)



This week's episode on 'UNSOLVED MYSTERIES' was titled. "WHAT DID JOE BIDEN JUST SAY?"….From my brother on the Isle Of Staten.



A Virginia judge ruled that an indoor gun range can reopen, dealing a blow to Virginia's Liberal Governor.



Over the weekend I received a video of two Doctor's explaining why there was no need to close down the country in response to the Coronavirus. They presented facts to back up everything they were saying. If you received it and didn't watch it right away, you won't be able to see it now. You tube has taken it down, claiming that it violated 'community guide lines.' It appears that You tube is complicit with the news media in spreading fear instead of facts.



Has anyone noticed that Trump supporters Diamond & Silk are no longer on Fox? I wonder what that's all about? Don't get me wrong. I thought they were cringe worthy, I'm just curious. (That they were Trump-supporting black women...ummmm hummm...and conservative...uhhhh huhhh. They were quite a novelty...ummm hmmmm...for awhile. For sure, uhhh huhhh. But the novelty wore off...commensurate with the amount of money they asked for. Just a guess.)



Drama Queen Kamala HairA$$: "2020 is literally about whether we live or die." Wow! Talk about fear mongering. It's scary because there are actually imbeciles out there who will believe this.



I wish I was making this up to be funny, but I'm not: Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer said that Joe Biden is helping her with her communication strategy. And now we know why the people in her state aren't listening to her.

Even when using a teleprompter, Joe gets confused.



It only took a virus with a 99% survival rate to convince Americans to give up their rights.



For #The Trumps Not a Doctor crowd: Bill Nye is not a scientist…….Greta Thunberg is not a climate expert……..Hillary Clinton is not a President………..AOC is not an economist………CNN is not a news network…….Joe Biden is not winning in 2020, and Jeffrey Epstein didn't kill himself. (WOW! Amen.)



The Chinese Government said that the Coronavirus could return in the fall. I'm sure they'll do everything in their power to make sure it does.



Dear AOC:…….I don't understand your specific kind of stupid, but I do admire your total commitment to it.



Democratic Rep. Marcia Fudge of Ohio said, that governors are only opening areas where Blacks will get the Coronavirus. She must be a graduate of The Maxine Water's School Of Stupidity. So according to this halfwit, Governors are looking to kill Black people……..People actually walked into a voting booth and voted for this woman. (They did the same for AOC, Omar, Talib, Pressley, Jackson, Wilson...and Pelosi.)



Joe Biden must have had a religious awakening, as he's now speaking in 'tongues.' When asked a question regarding his son Hunter, Joe gave an explanation that left everyone shaking their head. They didn't understand a word he said.



INSANITY: Washington State came ONE vote away from releasing 'The Green River Serial Killer' so he wouldn't get the Coronavirus. His health and well-being was a major concern to the people who run the prison system in Washington State. This my friends is the epitome of 'Twisted Liberal Minds.'



Now more than ever, I'm convinced that we need basic competency/comprehension tests before people are allowed to vote. It doesn't have to be a hard test. Maybe just proving that you're smarter than AOC and Maxine Waters.



College Professors urge the Government to reopen schools before students learn to 'Think' for themselves.



Senator Gellibrand: "Women should be believed every time." Yet, for some reason she doesn't believe Sniffy Biden's accuser. You would think that politicians would learn to never ever speak in absolutes. It always comes back to bite them in the a$$. When Judge Brett Kavanaugh's accuser made her accusations, she had NO Police report. She COULDN'T remember the time or place and never told anyone about it. All the people that she said were at the party and who could back up her story, either weren't there or didn't see anything. Yet, every Liberal in the country believed her. Sniffy's accuser made a Police report and knew exactly when and where the assault happened, and told the three aids who worked with her. She then told her mother who called up The Larry King Show. Yet, somehow this woman is a liar. Oh yeah, she's also a Democrat…..Or at least she was. Sniffy does have a knack for making people rethink their commitment to the party. (Biden's campaign staff has already combed his archival papers held at the University of Delaware...so there will be no evidence found there.)



Tara Reade the accuser of Sniffy said that Hillary Clinton's endorsement of him is just enabling a sexual predator. Hey Tara, Hillary has been doing it her whole married life. Sniffy is minor league for her. She's Neiman-Marcus grade and this is like working the Snack Shack at the Little League games.



Where are all those pro-abortion groups that went after Judge Brett Kavanaugh? They seem dead quiet about Sniffy.



I'm not sure how I feel about Bill de Blasio calling out the Hasidic Jewish Community in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. My first reaction was to condemn him, because I disagree with everything he does and I can't stand the guy. I know he's anti-Christian and an anti-Semite. Then I saw the video and it looked like the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. There was no semblance of order whatsoever. Some people wore masks while others didn't. Safety didn't appear to be a concern.



UPDATE: Members of The Hasidic Community in Williamsburg said that the Police Department helped coordinate the funeral and even set up wooden barriers to control the crowd. If this is true, heads are going to roll in the department, and they should. You can't tell the rest of the city to shelter-in-place and allow hundreds of Hasidic Jews to run through the streets of Williamsburg for a funeral. The crazy part is that the Rabbi they were mourning died from the Coronavirus. It appears that common sense wasn't the order of the day.



When the Hasidic Community gets through with Billy Boy, he'll be beating himself with a chicken to atone for his sins.



Fellow Democrats are going after Stacy Abrams, the Black chick with the Jewish name for looking to be Sniffy's running mate. They told her, "You have never won anything." One Democrat said, "You can't show up at the winner's window with loser's tickets."……..Oy Vey!



This Pandemic was a Dress Rehearsal for a POLICE STATE.



Hitler quarantined himself, got married and killed himself the next day.



I'm not saying this to be humorous, but it wouldn't surprise me if 99% of those who died in nursing homes from the virus were Trump voters. I'm sure this wasn't lost on Liberals. Liberals are so used to killing babies that they wouldn't even blink over thousands of old people dying.



The stimulus package was implemented to help those that were out of work due to the virus. It's not there to bail out poorly run Democratic states. No influx of money is going to help a state that's poorly run by incompetent leadership. They'll only be in the same situation down the road unless they change.



I think Sniffy dozed off while Hillary was endorsing him. Completely understandable Sniffy. I don't think anyone will fault you for that.



Sniffy said that he's concerned that The Donald would try and postpone the November election. The Democrats would be tickled pink if he did just that.

It would give them a reason to call The Donald a 'DICTATOR', and give them more time to figure out how to get rid of Sniffy and get someone else in there.

If the election goes off on time, they'll scream that Sniffy didn't have enough time to campaign due to the pandemic.



The Donald said that he doesn't believe polls that show Sniffy leading. I agree with him. As dumb as we are as a species, we can't possibly be that dumb.



Some Minister somewhere got his panties in a bunch because Doctors, Nurses and First Responders are being called 'Saints' because of the way they're handling the Coronavirus. "BLASPHEME" he's screaming. Chill out there Padre, no one expects the Church to actually canonize them. It's just people showing their appreciation and acknowledging their unselfishness in dealing with the sick. I personally like the word 'HEROES' better, but that's just me. I think this Minister just needs a little attention and wants to feel important. He was having a 'what about me' moment.



The phony media finally acknowledging Tara Read's sexual assault claim against Sniffy means that the Democrats are probably going to get rid of him and it really doesn't matter anyway. I think Sniffy may be feeling those 'bus tires' running over him pretty soon.



Little Andy Cuomo is finally getting around to getting the subways cleaned every night. The subways are worse than airplanes. They're like a petri dish, you never know what the hell is growing in them. Better late than never. I guess.



My wife and I bought those masks that you wear around your neck and pull them up over your face when you need them. We look like Bonnie & Clyde's grandparents.



To all the career politicians who keep telling us what they're going to do, how about telling us why you haven't already done it? Talk is cheap, but it's never cheaper than when it's coming out of the mouth of a politician. Lindsey Graham was on with Sean Hannity again last week. Like usual, he's talking tough, but doing nothing.



I love it when Liberals turn on their own. MSNBC host Chris Hayes is under fire from Democrats for daring to air Tara Reade's sexual misconduct allegations against Sniffy. Hayes pointed out that Biden's campaign, not Biden denied the allegations.



While Liberals are clutching their pearls and using the Coronavirus in an attempt to make The Donald look bad, he's continuing to protect the American public at home and abroad. This past Wednesday he ordered an air strike on an Islamic State cave complex in Iraq that was used by terrorists to hide out, plan strikes and smuggle weapons. The Donald is doing what he was elected to do while Democrats continue to do NOTHING. It's something they've become very good at.



I hope that when General Michael Flynn is exonerated, The Donald brings him back into the administration. That would be a giant 'MIDDLE FINGER' to the Democrats. (YES! Hopefully as a replacement for Haspel as head of the CIA.)



As Sniffy is circling the drain, is Hillary sitting by the phone waiting for the call?



Jeff Sessions, Snow White's ninth dwarf and brother of 'Dopey', said that he urged The Donald to fire James Comey from day one. Now that it appears that Comey will no longer be a threat to anyone, Sessions wants to be a hero and the voice of reason. F%#* you, you sleazy little bastard. Maybe if you had done the job you were appointed to do, we might have avoided all the turmoil of the last 4 years.



The Lunacy Continues: Illinois Police Departments are now asking shoppers to 'tip their mask' when they go into a store. The asinine explanation for this new lunacy is so the store owner can see your face, and he then supposedly knows that you're not going to rob him. Doesn't this negate the whole reason for wearing the mask?

Please God, I'm begging you…….save us from stupid people.



Grandma Pelosi got a tad bit testy when she was called out for defending Sniffy' Biden's sexual allegation. She snapped at the reporter and said, "I don't need a lecture." I guess her dentures were a little loose.



The Donald has denied financial relief for 'The Murder Machine' known as Planned Parenthood. He said that the money is for small businesses, not abortions. What's that lovely sound I hear?………Oh, it's the sound of Liberal heads exploding.



Breaking News: Donna Brazile says that she believes Joe Biden over Tara Reade. I guess that pretty much puts an end to Ms. Reade's story. If Donna 'here's the questions you'll be asked, Hillary' Brazile says so, it must be true.



The Democrats would now like us to wear blindfolds along with our mask and gloves to protect us so we can't see what's really going on.



Democratic Rep. Karen Whitsett of Detroit who beat the Coronavirus and thanked the Donald for turning her on to hydroxychloroquine is voting with Republicans to reopen Michigan. This is what Rep. Whitsett had to say to fellow Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer: "As long as you are not doing your job, and black lives are being lost in Detroit, I will continue to throw you under the bus, drive it over you, and drag you by your hair behind the bus. Because you need to do your job." I believe that Rep. Whitsett is just a tad bit pissed off.



Tara Reade, Joe Biden's accuser had this to say: "I used to think that media bias was a Republican talking point, but now I'm living it."



Congratulations, we made it through April. I wonder what May has in store for us?



"TRUTH WITH HUMOR IS CONTAGIOUS."……….ART M.





Music Question…..The Robin's who went on to become The Coasters. Only two of the original Coasters were in the Robin's when they recorded the song.



Name Change……..Jane Seymour.



Movie Quote………Salem's Lot.



Extra Credit………Maine.







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Daily News for 6 May thanks to Military Periscope



USA—AFCENT To Stop Reporting Airstrikes In Afghanistan, Middle East Air Force Magazine | 05/06/2020 U.S. Air Force Central Command (AFCENT) has decided to cease providing regular updates on the number of airstrikes conducted in Afghanistan and the Middle East, reports Air Force magazine. The command is halting publication of its monthly airpower summaries due to a "multiplicity of diplomatic relational concerns, including how the report could adversely impact ongoing discussions with the Taliban regarding Afghanistan peace talks." The summaries, which detail the total number of airstrikes conducted by the command, have been published since at least 2012. The reports were expanded to include information on coalition airstrikes in Iraq and Syria at the start of Operation Inherent Resolve in 2014. The most recent summary was published in February, the same month that a peace deal with the Taliban was reached. While the deal was intended to reduce violence, fighting has continued and the U.S. has been conducting airstrikes in support of the Afghan military.



USA—AFCENT To Stop Reporting Airstrikes In Afghanistan, Middle East Air Force Magazine | 05/06/2020 U.S. Air Force Central Command (AFCENT) has decided to cease providing regular updates on the number of airstrikes conducted in Afghanistan and the Middle East, reports Air Force magazine. The command is halting publication of its monthly airpower summaries due to a "multiplicity of diplomatic relational concerns, including how the report could adversely impact ongoing discussions with the Taliban regarding Afghanistan peace talks." The summaries, which detail the total number of airstrikes conducted by the command, have been published since at least 2012. The reports were expanded to include information on coalition airstrikes in Iraq and Syria at the start of Operation Inherent Resolve in 2014. The most recent summary was published in February, the same month that a peace deal with the Taliban was reached. While the deal was intended to reduce violence, fighting has continued and the U.S. has been conducting airstrikes in support of the Afghan military.



USA—Army Awards Purple Hearts To Troops Injured In Iranian Strike Military Times | 05/06/2020 Over two dozen personnel that were injured in the Iranian ballistic missile strikes on two bases in Iraq have been awarded Purple Hearts, reports the Military Times. The first six of 29 Purple Hearts were awarded on May 2 and 3 to Army soldiers in Iraq and Kuwait, a Central Command spokesman said. Eighty personnel were evaluated by a review board for Purple Heart award packages and Lt. Gen. Pat White, commander of Combined Joint Task Force- Operation Inherent Resolve, granted final approval for the 29 awards issued to Army personnel. Two award packages for airmen have been passed on to Lt. Gen. Joseph Guastella, the commander of U.S. Air Force Central Command. The military initially reported that there were no casualties in the Jan. 8 ballistic missile strikes against air bases in Erbil and Al-Asad in Iraq. Over 100 personnel were later diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries caused by the attack.



USA—F-15 Crash Lands At Andrews AFB Air Force Magazine | 05/06/2020 An Oregon Air National Guard F-15C Eagle has crashed during an emergency landing outside Washington, D.C., reports Air Force magazine. The aircraft went down on May 2 at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., after diverting from a homeland defense mission. It had been providing air cover over Camp David during a stay at the retreat by President Trump, reported CNN. The landing gear collapsed upon touching down and the fighter skidded off the runway. The pilot did not suffer any injuries and runway operations at the base were not affected, officials said. Photos showed the radome was sheared off in the accident and a fuel tank on the jet's wing was crushed. The aircraft was reportedly armed with air-to-air missiles at the time of the accident, according to the War Zone website. An investigation into the mishap is underway.



Greece—Deal Inked To Lease Israeli Maritime Surveillance Drones Jerusalem Post | 05/06/2020 Greece has decided to lease Heron uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) from Israel, reports the Jerusalem Post. Israeli Defense Ministry Director General Udi Adam and the director general for defense investments and armament for the Greek Ministry of Defense, Lt. Gen. Theodoros Lagios, signed the agreement digitally, the newspaper said on Wednesday. The agreement covers the lease of two drones in the maritime configuration for three years, with the option to purchase the systems at the end of that period. The drones will strengthen Greece's intelligence-gathering capabilities and deter Turkey, which has deployed UAVs near the Greek border, said Greek media. This is the first defense agreement between the two countries.



Sweden—Search Begins For New Trainer Aircraft Defense-Aerospace | 05/06/2020 The Swedish Defense Materiel Agency (FMV) has released a tender for a new aircraft to replace the air force's aging fleet of training aircraft, reports defense-aerospace.com. The FMV is seeking a new training system to include aircraft, simulators, safety equipment and maintenance, according to an FMV announcement on May 4. Plans call for the new trainer system to begin training the first batch of pilots in 2023 at the Malmen air base in Linkoping. Industry has until July 31 to respond to the tender. The new trainers will replace the Saab 105, which has been in service for nearly 60 years.



Australia—Boeing Unveils Loyal Wingman Drone Australian Dept. Of Defense | 05/06/2020 Boeing has rolled out the initial prototype Loyal Wingman uncrewed aerial vehicle being developed with Australia, reports the Australian Dept. of Defense. The UAV unveiled on Tuesday, the foundation for Boeing's Airpower Teaming System, is the first of three prototypes ordered by the Australian military as part of the Loyal Wingman Advanced Development Program, reported Defense News. Ground trials of the prototype are expected to begin shortly, followed by taxi trials and first flight later this year, said a Boeing release. Canberra has invested around Aus$40 million (US$25.6 million) into the program. The drone prototypes will be used to evaluate how uncrewed aircraft can operate alongside existing Australian aircraft, including the F-35 Lightning II, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and E/A-18G Growler. The drone will be used to study how much data can be transferred to the pilot of a crewed fighter without turning into information overload. The system has undergone rapid development since its unveiling in February 2019. The first fuselage was completed in February and the weight on wheel milestone was reached last month. The UAV is 38 feet (11.6 m) long and has large, resin-infused composite structures. A large space is available in the nose to fit modular payloads.



Iran—3 IRGC Troops Die In Clash In Kurdish Region Tasnim News Agency | 05/06/2020 Three members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have been killed in fighting in Iran's western Kurdistan region, reports the semi-official Tasnim news agency (Tehran). On Tuesday, IRGC members from the Hamze Sayyid al-Shohada base clashed with militants near the city of Divandarreh, said the base. An IRGC colonel was among the dead. An undisclosed number of the militant group were killed in the confrontation, the base said. The group involved in the incident was not identified. The region has been the site of a long-running low-intensity conflict between Kurdish groups and Iranian security forces.



Iraq—Rockets Land Near Baghdad Airport Rudaw | 05/06/2020 Three Katyusha rockets have been fired at Baghdad International Airport, reports Rudaw (Iraqi Kurdistan). The projectiles landed on the perimeter of the facility, the Iraqi Security Media Cell said in a statement on Wednesday. No injuries or damage was reported. The site hosts U.S. troops as well as the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, a branch of the U.S. Embassy. It was not clear if the U.S. facility was the target of the attack, Iraqi security officials said. The Iraqi military later said that it discovered a launcher fitted with a timer in a rural area west of Baghdad, reported Reuters. Security sources told the news agency that it believed that the rockets were launched from the Bakriya neighborhood, about 4 miles (6 km) northeast of the airport. There were no immediate claims of responsibility. The attack was similar to others blamed on Iran-backed paramilitaries. The last such rocket attack took place on April 6.



Yemen—Houthi Missiles Launched At Saudi Arabia Fall Short Al Arabiya | 05/06/2020 Houthi rebels in Iran have launched two ballistic missiles towards Saudi Arabia, reports Al Arabiya (Dubai). On Tuesday, the militants launched the missiles from a civilian facility in Sanaa governorate, a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition told the official Saudi Press Agency. The missiles both failed to reach Saudi Arabia and landed in Imran and Saada governorates after traveling 70 miles (112 km) and 92 miles (148 km), respectively. The missile firings violate a unilateral cease-fire announced by the coalition on April 9, said the spokesman. Officials from the internationally recognized government in Yemen condemned the failed attack, which it said endangered civilians in nearby towns, reported the Arab News (Jeddah).



Israel—IDF To Get New Loitering Munition Rafael Advanced Defense Systems | 05/06/2020 Rafael has received a contract from the Israeli Ministry of Defense for new loitering munitions, reported the Israeli defense firm. The deal, the value of which was not disclosed, covers Spike Firefly loitering munitions, Rafael announced on Monday. The number of systems involved was not made public. The 6.6-lb (3-kg) suicide drone can loiter for up to 15 minutes at a maximum altitude of 1,640 feet (500 m) in urban areas and 5,000 feet (1,524 m) in open areas, reported United Press International. Dual rotors allow the munition to hover in place, particularly in windy conditions. The Firefly system makes use of technologies from Rafael's Spike family of guided missiles, including the dual-mode seeker, target tracker, homing algorithms and human-machine interface, reported Jane's Missiles Rockets.



Somalia—Light Aircraft Apparently Shot Down In Southern Bay Region Daily Nation (Kenya) | 05/06/2020 A light aircraft carrying aid from in Somalia has crashed in southern Somalia, reports the Daily Nation (Nairobi, Kenya). The plane went down on Monday while attempting to land in the town of Bardale, killing all six onboard, reported Reuters. It was carrying aid to support the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Two Kenyans and four Somalis were killed in the crash. The aircraft, an Embraer 120 Brasilia turboprop, belonged to African Express Airways of Kenya, reported Aviation24 (Belgium). The cause of the crash has not been confirmed. Local witnesses said that the aircraft was hit with a rocket-propelled grenade. Kenya called on the Somali government to investigate the circumstances of the plane's downing. Somali government officials confirmed an investigative unit had been dispatched to the area.



Niger—Troops Clash With ISWAP Fighters In Diffa Agence France-Presse | 05/06/2020 Nigerien troops have clashed with extremist militants in the southern Diffa province, reports Agence France-Presse. On Sunday, militants and soldiers fought near Diffa, the provincial capital, said witnesses. Accounts of the engagement differed. Residents and security sources indicated that the battle began when militants entered Niger from Nigeria. The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), the faction of Boko Haram recognized by ISIS leadership, released a propaganda video showing its fighters killing soldiers and escaping in government vehicles, claiming the attack as a victory. Residents of the area said that the militants were repelled by security forces and forced back at the Doutchi bridge over the Niger-Nigerian border, about 18 miles (30 km) away.



Chad—France, Neighbors Seek More Chadian Support For Missions Near Mali Voice Of America News | 05/06/2020 France and other countries in Africa's Sahel region have called on Chad to increase its contributions to regional counterterrorism missions, reports the Voice of America News. The request came last week during a video conference between leaders of Burkina Faso, Chad, France, Mali, Mauritania and Niger. Participants in the call urged N'Djamena to send a battalion of troops to the "Three-Border Area," where the borders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger meet, as soon as possible amid escalating attacks by militants affiliated with Al-Qaida and ISIS. President Idriss Deby announced in April that Chadian troops would no longer participate in "external military operations" following a series of deadly attacks on Chadian troops and concerns that Chad was bearing a disproportionate number of casualties. Chadian officials later walked back these comments and affirmed the country's commitment to regional counterterror missions. Troops from Chad are considered some of the most capable in the region and critical to the success of any mission. At the same time, Chad may be increasingly concerned about the threat from Boko Haram factions in the Lake Chad region, said analysts.



Mali—Another French Legionnaire Killed Radio France Internationale | 05/06/2020 Another French Foreign Legion soldier has been killed in combat operations in Mali, reports Radio France Internationale. The soldier was wounded in action on Monday and died after being evacuated to Gao by helicopter, the French military reported on Tuesday. The legionnaire was taking part in a counterterrorism operation when his unit was engaged at close range. Two insurgents were killed in the fighting. He was the second legionnaire to die as a result of wounds sustained in Mali this week. Another died in a hospital in France on May 1 as a result of wounds sustained in an improvised explosive device blast in Mali last month.





Democratic Republic of the Congo—Militant Leader Ready To Lay Down Arms Reuters | 05/06/2020 An armed group in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has said that it is prepared to halt attacks, reports Reuters On Monday, Ngabu Ngawi Olivier, the new leader of the Cooperative for the Development of the Congo (CODECO), said that his group was ready to lay down its arms and cease attacks on civilians and the army. Olivier requested a truce to begin the demobilization process. He did not provide a timeline for when the group might disarm. The militant leader said that his group only took up arms as a matter of self-defense and had no desire to fight anymore. The announcement follows the killing of CODECO leader Justin Ngondjolu in March. Last week, the Congolese military said that it was gaining ground in its operation against the group, which recruits primarily from the Lendu community and is active in the northeastern Ituri province. The group is accused of killing hundreds of civilians, including those from the Hama community in a series of reprisal attacks.