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Vol. 15 · No. 125 · Monday, 19 October 2026

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Iran condemns US plan to livestream execution as barbaric

Tehran questions whether America has completely abandoned standards of human decency

Vetbro apparel company pivots from stupid shirts to aggressively homoerotic ones

AI deemed ‘too smart’ to replace infantry

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Base flags at half staff for ‘erectile dysfunction awareness day’

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JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md.—In honor of Erectile Dysfunction Awareness Day, Joint Base Andrews commander Col. Richard Weinerstein has ordered all flags flown at half-staff.

“Many of our airmen find this condition is hard,” said Weinerstein, “Or semi-hard.”

MWR and family programs are supporting the day’s awareness events with a partially inflated bouncy house.

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