From Martin Iles, reposted:
— Tom Kratman (@TKratman) April 5, 2026
Having lived in the USA for nearly two years, I've realised something.
The USA and the remainder of the Western world are no longer aligned.
We all laugh and mock when the Americans say, "Freedom!" because we truly think we're as free as they are.…
H/T: Instapundit
"Waffle House Employees Didn't See FEMA Official Who Says He Teleported to Georgia Location".
A senior official with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) claimed he teleported 50 miles to a Waffle House in Georgia, but nobody can back it up.
I'm not surprised that nobody saw him. Most people who eat at Waffle House don't want to be identified, themselves, so they're more than willing to return the courtesy to others.
"Is NATO really an alliance anymore?"
I have mixed feelings about whether we should withdraw, but they're not as mixed as they used to be; if Europe is going to abandon its western ideals and voluntarily join the Ummah, then I don't care what happens to it.
"Behind the US Air Force unit that spearheaded the mission to rescue downed airman".
When the first reports came on Friday of the downing of an American F-15 fighter jet over Iran with two pilots – the US military tasked the impossible mission of retrieving a pilot and navigator from behind enemy lines with the US Air Force Pararescue, commonly known as the “PJs.”
The PJs serve as the Pentagon’s ultimate insurance policy. Operating under the motto “So That Others May Live,” these elite specialists are trained to go where no one else can, often under heavy fire and in the most inhospitable environments on earth.
I knew that the Air Force had some special ops capabilities, but was unfamiliar with the particulars of the PJs. These guys are "mucho hombre", to be sure. Hats off to them - and to everyone involved - in rescuing our flyers.
And to our valiant military: "Americans have reportedly successfully rescued both members of the F-15E shot down over Iran."
