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Bill’s commentary:

“And why exactly is the IRS armed? Are they defending against something or is this offensive in nature?”

What does it say about the state of our freedoms that there are now more pencil-pushing, bureaucratic (non-military) government agents armed with weapons than U.S. Marines?

Among the agencies being supplied with night-vision equipment, body armor, hollow-point bullets, shotguns, drones, assault rifles and LP gas cannons are the IRS, Smithsonian, U.S. Mint, Health and Human Services, FDA, Small Business Administration, Social Security Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Education Department, Energy Department, Bureau of Engraving and Printing and an assortment of public universities.

Bill’s commentary:

“This is totally normal, nothing to see here!”

PacWest sank 50.6% and was halted for volatility multiple times. The slide began on Wednesday evening following news that the Los Angeles-based bank was exploring strategic options, including a potential sale.

Bill’s commentary:

“Posted without comment.”

Navy SEAL Robert J. O’Neill, who was on the mission to kill Islamic terrorist Osama bin Laden, is blasting the U.S. Navy for using a drag queen to recruit new sailors into service.

On Monday, The Daily Caller’s Micaela Burrow reported the Navy had recruited Joshua Kelley — an active-duty drag queen who goes by the stage name Harpy Daniels and identifies as non-binary — to be a “Navy Digital Ambassador.” According to the report, the Digital Ambassador pilot program ran from October 2022 to March 2023 and was designed to “explore the digital environment to reach a wide range of potential candidates” for military recruitment.

Bill’s commentary:

“And the vast majority are owned via credit. One should ask, who loaned the money in the first place?”

In 1982, the mall meant freedom. You were dropped off at noon and picked up at dusk. In the hours between, you were left to roam in the preferred fashion—in a teenage pack. Some started at The Sweet Factory, then spent the afternoon dipping a hand into the candy bag like a wino with a bottle. Some started at the food court with caramel corn or Orange Julius. We all made a point of stopping by the knife shop to examine the throwing stars and Bowies.