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Vol. 15 · No. 124 · Friday, 16 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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Guy who'll 'never make it on the outside' also struggling to make it while in

The struggle is real, bro.

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FORT BRAGG, NC — Sgt. Vincent "The Fin" Flosser has long regaled his squad with his ambitions to leave the service for a life he would, "totally own." However, such a move is unlikely due to his inability to function in his current position.

The Fin is currently hampered by the strict requirements of fitness within the military. He makes a point to discuss this with his soldiers at least three times a week. "A bro has to run and I just can't get swoll and run. And I sprained my ankle a few years ago at NTC, so that's why I have this gut,” said the Fin.

Despite his current poor performance, The Fin plans to open up "the sickest" t-shirt company the military has ever seen, rife with politically inappropriate designs and beer koozies just as soon as he is handed his DD-214.

There has been a mixed reaction to The Fin’s plans among the lower enlisted. Some truly see The Fin as a representation of everything that is wrong about the military, referring to The Fin only as "vet bro.”

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