In the wake of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the Pentagon has made clear that celebration and mockery of an American's assassination will not be tolerated within its ranks.
"It is unacceptable for military personnel and Department of War civilians to celebrate or mock the assassination of a fellow American. The Department of War has zero tolerance for it," Sean Parnell, assistant to the secretary of war for public affairs, chief Pentagon spokesman and senior advisor, declared in a post on X.
Combined, these weapons represent a vast and truly game-changing asymmetric threat that the Pentagon has long overlooked.
Now the Department of Defense (DoD) is desperately trying to play catch-up at a time when the evolution of these systems is fast outpacing countermeasures to them.
This massive failure in vision could be heavily paid for in blood if a major conflict were to erupt between the U.S. and a capable adversary...
“In light of yesterday’s horrific assassination of a leading political figure, I want to underscore that foreigners who glorify violence and hatred are not welcome visitors to our country. I have been disgusted to see some on social media praising, rationalizing, or making light of the event, and have directed our consular officials to undertake appropriate action,” Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau wrote in a statement on social media...
Earlier this year, Landau announced that he had revoked visas for British musical group Bob Vylan after they led crowds in chanting “death” to the Israeli military...
(The Center Square) – An assistant dean at Middle Tennessee State University was fired after posting "inappropriate and callous comments," about the murder of Charlie Kirk, the school's president said in a Facebook post.
The employee was not identified in the post but U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., on social media identified her as Laura Sosh-Lightsy.
A new report card for the American public school system has arrived, and the results aren’t good. The news is especially dire for two of the chief influences on US education: social-justice pedagogy and tech-centred instruction. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is administered to a sample of students in American grades 4, 8, and 12 to track student performance in reading, math, and other areas.
New NAEP data published this week shows a significant drop in the performance of high-school seniors since 2019 in both reading and maths.
Long-term trends show an even bigger fall-off. Shockingly, average reading scores are almost 10 points lower than they were in 1992...
1759 - The French were defeated by the British on the Plains of Abraham in the final French and Indian War.
1788 - The Constitutional Convention decided that the first federal election was to be held on Wednesday the following February. On that day George Washington was elected as the first president of the United States. In addition, New York City was named the temporary national capital.
1789 - The United States Government took out its first loan.
1922 - In El Azizia, Libya, the highest shade temperature was recorded at 136.4 degrees Fahrenheit.
1948 - Margaret Chase Smith (R) was elected to the U.S. Senate and became the first woman to serve in both houses of the U.S. Congress.
HMS Vanguard arrives back its Faslane base in Scotland following a patrol. The Royal Navy’s nuclear-armed boats are understood to have never been detected by an adversary - CROWN COPYRIGHT
British nuclear-armed submarines will be detectable in the future with the development of technology designed to make the oceans transparent, a top Canadian military chief has warned...
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) released emails revealing Dr. Fauci directed colleagues to delete emails and records – despite denying he did this under oath.
"Newly released emails show Fauci directed colleagues to "delete this after you read it"—dating back to Feb. 2020," Senator Rand Paul said.
"He denied it under oath. These documents are now public, and Fauci will finally testify before Chairman Rand Paul," he said.
Their nauseating formula was the same exhausting pattern: we condemn the killing BUT …
And the “but” was, as always, followed by various forms of: “…Charlie Kirk said stuff we disagree with.”
And, as usual, it mischaracterized or misquoted him.
But the Nation missed the point.
Charlie Kirk’s death did not represent any kind of vindication against “intolerance,” however attenuated.
It represented the death of dialogue.
If there were one thing Charlie Kirk was most famous for, it was his willingness to patiently and respectfully debate his ideas with anyone.
And, they could have killed him anytime.
But they killed him during just that kind of reasoned debate, driving a final, bloodstained stake through any shred of hope that democratic debate could resolve the issues separating the sides.
