Christian Prosser

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Holiday survival guide: Distract the family from bad news with weird and awesome news

If you’re anything like me, between the election, Russia, police shootings, riots, and the general geopolitical landscape, sharing a meal with a large group is a conversational minefield. Raise the stakes of hurt feelings by about a thousand if those people are related. Don’t get me wrong, I love my family. They’re great people who […]

Trump chooses Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general, Rep. Mike Pompeo for CIA director

President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he plans to nominate Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) as attorney general and Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) as CIA director, the first selections to his Cabinet as his transition continues to build momentum. Trump also confirmed that he has selected retired general Mike Flynn as his national security adviser, news […]

How scary is the Russian S-400 SAM?

Simply stated, of all the surface-to-air threats being faced by coalition airpower over Syria, the Russian S-400 SAM, known as the “Triumf” at home and better known to NATO as the SA-21 “Growler,” is the most capable and lethal long-range air defense missile system on the planet. In response to the downing of a Russian […]

Podesta hack details: Bad IT, specific targeting, bad juju

So you get an email that says you need to reset your password because someone in Ukraine is attempting to access it and so you should click on an included link. If you’ve noticed the regularity with which phishing scams rope people in, maybe you pump the brakes. Forward that email to your IT department and […]

Three Marines beat Jody within an inch of his life…and no one is surprised

Author’s note: For the uninitiated, Jody is the fictional guy who is back home putting the moves on our significant others while we’re deployed. Last month, three infantry Marines (Sergio Medina, Rodrigo Sanchez, and Leonardo Ortiz) took a plea deal and were sentenced for robbery. The incident ended their military careers and landed them in state prison. […]