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Vol. 15 · No. 123 · Wednesday, 14 October 2026

Veterans

Vetbro apparel company pivots from stupid shirts to aggressively homoerotic ones

AI deemed ‘too smart’ to replace infantry

Hegseth opens up new TradWife MOS

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10 Feb DOGE says ‘22 a day’ isn’t nearly enough “Look, 22 a day just isn’t going to cut it,” said DOGE chief Elon Musk. 2 min 20 Dec Retiree at commissary reads entire label of Campbell’s chunky soup out loud The soliloquy was witnessed by an audience of dozens in Aisle 3 during the lunchtime rush. 3 min 11 Dec Incoming DNI Tulsi Gabbard vows to delete 'fake' intel connecting her to Russia Meanwhile, local IT professionals have been baffled by a sudden surge in job listings for “data sanitization experts." 3 min 9 Dec Ex-Army sniper prepares for potential VA healthcare cuts "Look, I get it. Balancing the budget is hard," he said, gesturing toward a stack of unopened medical bills. 4 min 15 Nov Mia Khalifa not taking veteran PTSD lying down Porn star spreading word, legs as required 3 min 11 Nov Senator Tuberville puts hold on Veterans Day Tuberville says his stance is not only morally correct but is also a means of solving a military personnel crisis. 3 min 30 Oct Veterans suffer flashbacks after watching comedian bomb One vet described the onslaught as “comedic IEDs.” 2 min 18 Oct Veterans advise hurricane relief recipients on Rat-fucking MREs “People may have been evacuated by soldiers, but they don’t have to eat like them." 4 min 16 Oct Wife of deployed soldier endorses Jody for Congress "We all hear horror stories about Jody and Dear John letters, but I saw this on a campaign ad. I mean, what the fuck?” 2 min

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