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Vol. 15 · No. 124 · Saturday, 17 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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24 Feb Suspicious OPM email ignored by entire government thanks to cyber awareness training “Thank you, Jeff! Thank you, Tina! Your service is not forgotten." 3 min 22 Jan DoD rushes to add obvious 'woke' things to keep Hegseth busy “Hey, someone close the door, the weekly interoffice gay pride parade is kind of loud.” 2 min 20 Jan Elon Musk appoints Donald Trump as Commander-in-Chief Musk emphasized that Trump’s leadership would bring “business savvy” to future military operations. 2 min 17 Jan 'I'm not a perfect person' says Hegseth, who is not even a sort of ok person “Is Pete a cheater? Sure, but who among us isn’t?” one senator asked in front of his bewildered wife and mother of his six children. 3 min 13 Jan Author of DoD AI policy clearly going through breakup with AI girlfriend Sure, you can feel a little bad for the guy. 3 min 10 Jan Hegseth vows to implement new 'don’t ask, don’t tell' drinking policy If he smells like tequila, ask no questions, and he’ll tell you no lies. 4 min 18 Dec Pentagon says it can't obey orders to attack fellow Americans at current funding levels Senior defense officials have major concerns about obeying such orders without additional funding from Congress. 2 min 16 Dec New Department of Gov. Efficiency seeks majors and staff NCOs as military liaisons The new agency is seeking military-grade efficiency. 2 min 13 Dec Hegseth announces new $HARP program to combat military sexual assault The 2025 Pay Harassers and Assault Reporters Plenty program is coming soon. 3 min

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