Category: North America

As the first nation to develop atomic weapons, the United States has long enjoyed its status as among the premier nuclear powers on the globe, second in total nuclear weapon count only to its Cold War-era competitor, Russia (formerly the Soviet Union). Within the United States, Americans tend to assume that America not only possesses […]

Okay, so technically speaking it’s the C-130’s newest civilian counterpart, the LM-100J, but it comes equipped with the very same Rolls-Royce AE 2100 D3 turboprop engines and six-blade Dowty R391 propellers that come standard on its military sibling, but its availability on the civilian market doesn’t make seeing such a massive aircraft doing a loop […]

America is filled with hidden gems — you don’t have to wait in line, pay for a ferry, and sail out to the Statue of Liberty to find them (though I would highly recommend doing that too). They might be small historical monuments or signs; they might be a veteran memorial or even just a […]

When most people think of labor trafficking, they think of modern day slavery. They imagine that if a trafficker were to go to great lengths to secure human beings for illegal labor, they would work them as hard as humanly possible — and often a bit harder than that. This is true, and it happens […]

Early last month, footage surfaced on social media showing 29-year-old FBI agent Chase Bishop dancing in a crowded bar in Denver, Colorado, finishing his display with a backflip that saw his firearm fall from its holster and land on the floor. The agent quickly went to recover his weapon, pulling the trigger of the pistol […]

Human beings have used markings to denote ownership since before written language. They still use it on livestock, like a brand or a tag on cattle. Unfortunately, they have historically done this to other human beings as well — sometimes it’s in the form of brands or scarring, sometimes it’s in the form of tattoos. […]

An investigation into the alleged sexual harassment and assault perpetrated by two high ranking U.S. Navy SEALs has led to them being relieved of their duties while deployed. The SEALs, a Commander and Master Chief, were an integral part of the leadership for Naval Special Warfare Group Two and came under investigation during a deployment […]

Recently released details pertaining to an in-flight incident aboard special operations intelligence aircraft last month shows that an exploded can of the energy drink Red Bull resulted in extensive damage to the cockpit systems of the plane, prompting the crew to divert back to base. An MC-12W Liberty intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft assigned to […]

Many headlines, articles and even conversations in regards to human trafficking refer to it as if it’s some sort of epidemic. It’s a problem that each country struggles with, even nations like the United States. It happens in cities and towns and everywhere in between. It’s probably happening in the nearest small town and nearest […]

The Russians understand they don’t have to fight us conventionally or even unconventionally at this point. They are perfectly content to watch us tear ourselves apart while they sit back and instigate as they eat popcorn. Many of the memes being shared by both democrats and republicans in the United States can be attributed to […]

The U.S. Department of State has released its “Trafficking in Persons Report 2018.” The in-depth 486 page report outlines many facets of human trafficking, from the general business practices of local crimes of opportunity (like an abusive boyfriend selling his girlfriend‘s body for money), all the way up to larger, illicit organizations that traffic people […]

So, technically the offensive weapons systems have all been stripped from this British Army anti-tank Alvis Striker, but that won’t stop you from making on hell of an entrance at your high school reunion for less than the price of a new pickup. The Alvis FV102 Striker saw use in the British military as an […]