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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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MCAS MIRAMAR, Calif. — Standing guard at the main gate this Halloween weekend, Base MPs Nicolas Panagos and Megan Bossert, both lance corporals, report that "Taliban Fighter" is this year's most popular costume.
"They're coming in so fast it's hard to keep track. Especially all of those little motor bikes with, like, three dudes clinging on. Hilarious. My guess would be some kind of zombie-terrorist themed party up at the barracks," said Panagos.
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Tehran questions whether America has completely abandoned standards of human decency
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Pyongyang promises delivery within 60 days, beating Lockheed Martin by approximately 11 years.
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White House says agreement should not be confused with defeat, retreat, or “one of those bad Iran deals”
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