Veterans Administration has fired 3,612 since January 2017

According to the 2017 and monthly Accountability Reports from the Veterans Administration, the agency has fired over 3,600 employees since January 1, 2017. The job descriptions of those dismissed run the full gamut, from cemetery caretakers to woodworkers to housekeepers. The job descriptions of the majority of firings are those involved in patient care. During his campaign […]

Israeli Infiltration Shocks Hamas In Aftermath of Shootout

Last week on November 11, an Israeli intelligence operation went awry in Gaza and the Israeli operatives, after having their cover blown by security forces, were forced to shoot their way out. In the bloody shootout that followed, the senior Israeli officer, identified only as LTC “M” was killed. A reserve Captain was seriously wounded. […]

Op-Ed: Are Mexicans xenophobic racists now too?

Hundreds of Mexicans in Tijuana held a public protest against the presence of several thousand migrants, shouting slogans like “Mexico First!” and “No to the invasion!” The migrants are mostly from Honduras, trying to make asylum claims in the US. The Major of Tijuana, who has been photographed wearing a red “Make Tijuana Great Again” ball […]

Terrorism report: November 2018

Buenos Aires, Argentina November 15, 2018 Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad, has tipped off the Argentinian government to the activities of two men working for Hezbollah said to have been planning an attack on Jewish targets in Argentina. Three men were found at a residence in the capital city of Buenos Aires. The two men aged […]

Apple, Amazon, and Google look like attractive buys in recent market downturn

Apple, Google, and Amazon look like great buys during this downturn in the economy especially for the big five tech stocks, or FAANG. With the recent falling of the stock market, some of the big technology companies look like very attractive buys with great value indicators — and they are still great companies to consider. […]

Editorial: FighterSweep.com is back (and I’m not going anywhere)

Not all that many years ago, Alex Hollings, regional HR manager for an aerospace defense contractor, left his cushy corner office and impressive paycheck for the uncertain world of writing. Fresh out of college and a few years removed from the Marine Corps, that guy hoped he’d find a way to make his passion into […]

Can the G20 Summit in Argentina resolve the trade war?

November 30 through December 1, the leaders of the G20 will meet in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to discuss a range of issues — from trade, to economic development, to financial stabilization. This summit will be a gathering of world leaders with many important issues to be discussed, and may be the most important meeting of 2018 […]

Facebook fail: Outage causes pre-Black Friday and Cyber Monday scare for online retailers

Facebook and their social media apps Messenger and Instagram encountered an outage with their ad manager platform and was later reported by Facebook to be the result of a “server configuration”. This meant that some businesses and media buyers were unable to launch their holiday ad campaigns, manage existing campaigns, or track performance during the […]

Op-Ed: “CNN SUCKS!” the Trump rally experience; Part IV

Read Part III here. After a brief pause the president was announced, the black curtain opened from the left of the stage and he walked out, waving. He was in uniform: a black suit and red tie. He is a big guy. As they say in the theater, he “eats the stage.” In the mass […]

Pending Chinese help, Venezuelan oil production falls to lowest level since 1949

According to production figures published by OPEC, Venezuela’s state-owned oil company Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA), continues to have a record-breaking year, and not in the way they would hope. In April, the socialist government in control of the world’s largest oil reserves failed to have its oil company produce at a rate any higher […]