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For months now the media and the American public has been fixated on the food-borne parasite cyclospora, which is responsible for an “explosive diarrhea” outbreak that has left tens of thousands sick all across the country.
A new study shows that this cyclospora outbreak, while garnering a ton of attention, isn’t new or novel. Indeed, the incidence of foodborne parasite illnesses is staggering.
Update on the completely dishonorable Air Force Major Jason Watson—a 2009 US Air Force Academy graduate in the USAF for 17 years and passed over twice for Lt. Colonel.
Recall that back in July he stood on US Capitol steps in his Air Force uniform to denounce his Commander-in-Chief President Trump and Vice President Vance, thus skewering his already lackluster career.
Watson was arrested and taken into custody at Air Force at Joint Base Andrews who put him under a gag order.
Ukraine Strikes Major Oil Refinery – Ukraine’s long-range drone and missile strike campaign hit a major Russian oil refinery overnight into Saturday, August 22. For the first time, the Ukrainian strikes also hit a logistics center belonging to Russian online retail giant Ozon.
The attacks are part of a months-long campaign by Ukraine to raise the cost of sustaining the war and impact Russian military infrastructure and logistics. The overnight attacks killed at least 10 people across Russia and Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine, according to regional authorities.
Russia Warns Ukraine Has Opened “Pandora’s Box” – Russia and Ukraine traded another wave of massive long-range strikes overnight into Saturday, August 22, amid ongoing and escalating nightly strikes that are pounding Ukrainian cities and devastating Russian economic and military infrastructure.
At least seven people were reported killed in Russian attacks across Ukraine on Saturday, only a day after a Russian drone strike on a busy shopping center in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih killed 16 people and wounded around 130.
Trump Gave Scott Bessent An Enormous Task – With Washington conscious of its shortage of interceptors and precision-guided missiles following months of conflict with Iran, President Donald Trump is now giving U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent an enormous task: forcing Iran into compliance through American economic power. And the hope is that he can achieve results quickly and do what months of American military might couldn’t quite achieve.
Iran Promises “Devastating” Response But Also Calls for Peace – In response to Washington’s new economic sanctions announcements this week, Tehran is responding with new threats of a “devastating” response while its political leadership simultaneously calls for peace.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday, August 21, that the nearly six-month conflict should be brought to an end while Tehran can still negotiate from what he described as a “position of power.
The Acting Secretary of the Navy is advising sailors and Marines to “harden” their online profiles and hide ties to the military, as part of a wider call for Department of the Navy personnel to be “vigilant” against adversaries.
In an Aug. 19 notice to members of the Department of the Navy, Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao said that hostile actors are carrying out a “coordinated, multi-domain campaign” that includes direct attacks, harassment operations, and the release of personal information.
The number of U.S. troops wounded in the Iran war passed 750 this week, as the Department of Defense updated its casualty report. Nearly half of those were service members wounded since fighting restarted last month.
The Department of Defense’s casualty database was updated this week, showing dozens more troops wounded. The latest figure, as of Friday, Aug. 21, shows 341 service members listed as wounded in action since July 7.
Following America’s Taxpayer Dollars in Afghanistan: What We Found. What We Can’t Be Verified. Why It Still Matters.
An Open The Books Investigation
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Executive Summary
Five years after the United States withdrew from Afghanistan, one question continues to surface among taxpayers: Did America continue sending billions of dollars into Afghanistan after the Taliban returned to power?
One frequently repeated claim is that the United States sends $40 million every week directly to the Taliban.
Seven years after it was established, Space Force has a new, original ceremonial dress uniform.
Guardians in the Space Force Honor Guard will debut the new uniform publicly on Sunday, Aug. 23 at the Freedom 250 Grand Prix IndyCar event in Washington, D.C. For much of its early years, Space Force — including its honor guard — has used modified Air Force uniforms for its service members, as the force worked to establish itself and develop its own identity. Now it has a wholly distinct outfit for members of the honor guard.