# national guard (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover national guard. Page: Feed: --- ## [For Your Love](https://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2026/08/22/for-your-love-2/) _2026-08-23 · Mike Licht · NotionsCapital_ Weekend Music: “For Your Love,” written and recorded by Ed Townsend, 1958. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Comments are welcome if they are on-topic, substantive, concise, and not boring or obscene. Comments may be edited for clarity and length. ## [Jersey Girl](https://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2026/08/22/jersey-girl/) _2026-08-22 · Mike Licht · NotionsCapital_ Weekend Music: “Jersey Girl,” written by Tom Waits, recorded by the Hot Java Band, 2008. Dan McGrath, vocalist. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Comments are welcome if they are on-topic, substantive, concise, and not boring or obscene. Comments may be edited for clarity and length. ## [Ask Anybody](https://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2026/08/22/ask-anybody/) _2026-08-22 · Mike Licht · NotionsCapital_ Weekend Music: “Ask Anybody,” written by Rudy Clark, recorded by the Ad Libs, 1965. Bayonne’s finest. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Comments are welcome if they are on-topic, substantive, concise, and not boring or obscene. Comments may be edited for clarity and length. ## [Tennessee Blues](https://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2026/08/22/tennessee-blues-2/) _2026-08-22 · Mike Licht · NotionsCapital_ Weekend Music: “Tennessee Blues,” written by Bobby Charles, 1972. Bobby Charles (vocalist), Amos Garrett (guitar), Garth Hudson (accordion), Rick Danko (bass), Levon Helm (drums) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Comments are welcome if they are on-topic, substantive, concise, and not boring or obscene. Comments may be edited for clarity and length.; ## [Pink and Blue Blues](https://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2026/08/22/pink-and-blue-blues/) _2026-08-22 · Mike Licht · NotionsCapital_ Saturday Morning Cartoon:”Pink and Blue Blues,” a 1952 UPA theatrical cartoon featuring Mr. Magoo, directed by Pete Burness, written by Bill Scott, with music by Benjamin Lees. Voice actors: Jim Backus, Jerry Hausner, and Mary Jane Croft. Nominated for the Academy Award \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Comments are welcome if they are on-topic, substantive, concise, and not boring or obscene. Comments may be edited… ## [Pentagon unveils ‘Send Someone Else’ campaign for Iran war supporters](https://www.duffelblog.com/pentagon-unveils-send-someone-else-campaign-for-iran-war-supporters/) _2026-08-21 · Kay Too Ess Ohhhhh · Duffel Blog_ Officials clarify ‘Send Me’ remains mandatory for people without policy influence ## [National Guard Occupation of Washington DC](https://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2026/08/20/national-guard-occupation-of-washington-dc/) _2026-08-20 · Mike Licht · NotionsCapital_ It’s been over a year since Commander-Chief Trump ordered armed National Guard troops to roam the streets of the nation’s capital. It’s very expensive political theater. The strength of the Guard’s Joint Task Force (JTF)-DC is up to around 5,000. The cost of salaries, food, clothing, housing, and transport now totals around $3 million per \[…\] ## [Trump strikes deal to buy precision missiles from North Korea](https://www.duffelblog.com/trump-north-korea-deal/) _2026-08-19 · Duffel Blog Staff · Duffel Blog_ Pyongyang promises delivery within 60 days, beating Lockheed Martin by approximately 11 years. ## [Air Force IG uncovers SNACKOs taking kickbacks from Big Insulin](https://www.duffelblog.com/air-force-ig-uncovers-air-force-snackos-23-04-07/) _2026-08-17 · R.J. Williams · Duffel Blog_ Investigators say squadron snack bars may be undermining Hegseth’s war on fat troops ## [Jeanine Pirro, Crimebuster!](https://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2026/08/17/jeanine-pirro-crimebuster/) _2026-08-17 · Mike Licht · NotionsCapital_ President Donald J. Trump appointed Jeanine Pirro as the US Attorney for the District of Columbia on May 8, 2025. She is well-qualifed, having had a show on Fox News. Ms. Pirro is the chief prosecutor for both local and federal criminal cases in DC. The city has an elected district attorney who handles civil \[…\] ## [Chovy's Blog: Agentic Coding (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yj864kdKFl9R) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Personal posts on agentic coding, moshcode CLI, and security findings. ## [Pentagon facing dangerous shortage of fucks given](https://www.duffelblog.com/pentagon-facing-dangerous-shortage-of-fucks-given/) _2026-08-14 · Kay Too Ess Ohhhhh · Duffel Blog_ Officials warn Iran war has pushed strategic fuck reserve below minimum levels ## [Despite 'New' Updates, Flock's Creepy Cameras Remain Major Civil Liberties Threat](https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/despite-new-updates-flocks-creepy-cameras-remain-major-civil-liberties-threat) _2026-08-13 · Douglas De Jesus · American Civil Liberties Union_ In response to Flock’s announcement of operational changes, the ACLU breaks down why many fall short. ## [Veterans Share Why the Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve in Ground Combat Roles](https://www.aclu.org/news/womens-rights/veterans-share-why-the-military-is-stronger-when-women-can-serve-in-ground-combat-roles) _2026-08-12 · Douglas De Jesus · American Civil Liberties Union_ Veterans reflect on their military service, the requirements of ground combat occupations, and the decade-long integration of women into those roles. ## [Opinion: Listen up, assholes. Turn in your excess cruise missiles or everybody stays in formation](https://www.duffelblog.com/opinion-listen-up-assholes-turn-in-your-excess-cruise-missiles-or-everybody-stays-in-formation/) _2026-08-12 · Bull Winkle · Duffel Blog_ We’re missing some missiles. So everybody needs to check their pockets. ## [One Year: A City Under Siege](https://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2026/08/11/one-year-a-city-under-siege/) _2026-08-12 · Mike Licht · NotionsCapital_ It s August 11th, one year after President Trump ordered armed National Guardsmen to aimlessly patrol the streets of Washington DC. This political theater has had no effect on crime. The Guard has no police powers or training. As a matter of fact, the whole deployment is being paid out of the training budget of Guard \[ \] ## [ICE Agents to Wear Body Cameras But the Fix is In](https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/ice-agents-to-wear-body-cameras-but-the-fix-is-in) _2026-08-11 · jstanley · American Civil Liberties Union_ The technology appears unlikely to constrain the immigration agencies; much more sweeping reforms are needed ## [States are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence with Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.](https://www.aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/states-are-punishing-women-who-survive-violence-with-incarceration-they-deserve-clemency) _2026-08-11 · Johanna Silver · American Civil Liberties Union_ One woman violently forced into assisting a murder seeks clemency in Michigan. Author and journalist Justine van der Leun calls for states to enact laws protecting criminalized survivors. ## [Army Reserve adopts 'Nothing we do today is more important than lunch' as new recruiting slogan](https://www.duffelblog.com/army-reserve-lunch/) _2026-08-10 · SECDEF\_Nice · Duffel Blog_ Leaders say market research confirms younger troops value realistic expectations ## [Baby, Now That I’ve Found You](https://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2026/08/09/baby-now-that-ive-found-you-3/) _2026-08-10 · Mike Licht · NotionsCapital_ Weekend Music: Baby, Now That I ve Found You, written by Tony Macaulay and John MacLeod, recorded by Bríet Sunna Valdemarsdóttir, 2006, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Comments are welcome if they are on-topic, substantive, concise, and not boring or obscene. Comments may be edited for clarity and length. ## [Don’t Tell Me](https://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2026/08/09/dont-tell-me-4/) _2026-08-09 · Mike Licht · NotionsCapital_ Weekend Music: Don t Tell Me, written by Buddy Miller and Julie Miller, recorded by Buddy Miller, 1997. Background vocals by Emmylou Harris and Daryl Johnson. Lyrics here. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Comments are welcome if they are on-topic, substantive, concise, and not boring or obscene. Comments may be edited for clarity and length. ## [Install Manifest V3 Extension (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/e8tfV6xEVGqJ) _2026-08-09 · **Sponsored**_ Get this Manifest V3 extension from the official TronBrowser Store listing. ## [Stuck On Her](https://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2026/08/09/stuck-on-her/) _2026-08-09 · Mike Licht · NotionsCapital_ Weekend Music: Stuck On Her, written by George Jackson and Charles Mickey Buckins and recorded by Mr. Jackson. Not sure about the recording date. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Comments are welcome if they are on-topic, substantive, concise, and not boring or obscene. Comments may be edited for clarity and length. ## [Train in Vain](https://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2026/08/09/train-in-vain/) _2026-08-09 · Mike Licht · NotionsCapital_ Weekend Music: Train in Vain, written by Mick Jones and Joe Strummer, recorded by Dwight Yoakam, 1997. Pete Anderson on mandolin, Skip Edwards on accordion, Scott Joss on fiddle. Originally recorded by The Clash in 1979. Dwight Yoakam website \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Comments are welcome if they are on-topic, substantive, concise, and not boring or obscene. Comments \[ \] ## [I’m Not The Same](https://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2026/08/09/im-not-the-same/) _2026-08-09 · Mike Licht · NotionsCapital_ Sunday Morning Gospel Music: I m Not The Same written by Maggie Ingram, and recorded by her ith The Legendary Ingramettes, 1987. The Legendary Ingramettes website \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Comments are welcome if they are on-topic, substantive, concise, and not boring or obscene. Comments may be edited for clarity and length. ## [Don’t Wait Too Long](https://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2026/08/08/dont-wait-too-long-2/) _2026-08-09 · Mike Licht · NotionsCapital_ Weekend Music: Don t Wait Too Long, written by Jesse Harris, Larry Klein, and Madeleine Peyroux, recorded by Paul Carrack The SWR Big Band, 2023. Vocalist Paul Carrack plays the B3 organ part. SWR is the band of the Südwestrundfunk (SWR) broadcasting corporation in Stuttgart. Paul Carrack website \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Comments are welcome if they are \[ \] ## [Don’t Stop](https://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2026/08/08/dont-stop-4/) _2026-08-08 · Mike Licht · NotionsCapital_ Weekend Music: Don t Stop, written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, recorded by Paul Collins, 2024. Recorded by The Stones in 2002. Paul Collins website ## [I Call Your Name](https://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2026/08/08/i-call-your-name-2/) _2026-08-08 · Mike Licht · NotionsCapital_ Weekend Music: I Call Your Name, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, recorded by Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas, 1963. The original recording of this song. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Comments are welcome if they are on-topic, substantive, concise, and not boring or obscene. Comments may be edited for clarity and length. ## [Hegseth mistakes getting older for declining military standards](https://www.duffelblog.com/hegseth-mistakes-getting-older-for-declining-military-standards/) _2026-08-07 · SECDEF\_Nice · Duffel Blog_ Pentagon finds standards only fell when secretary entered new age brackets ## [A Multi-Generational Fight for Desegregated Schools in Los Angeles](https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/a-multi-generational-fight-for-desegregated-schools-in-los-angeles) _2026-08-06 · Johanna Silver · American Civil Liberties Union_ For more than 40 years, equal access to educational opportunities of Los Angeles students under the California Constitution have been protected by a court order. Now, those court-ordered protections are being challenged. ## [We’ve Filed More Than 50 Legal Claims Over Abuse by Federal Immigration Agents. Here's Why.](https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/weve-filed-more-than-50-legal-claims-over-abuse-by-federal-immigration-agents-heres-why) _2026-08-05 · Johanna Silver · American Civil Liberties Union_ The claimants detail being unlawfully detained, denied medical care, or targeted simply for speaking out or recording what they saw. Their experiences reveal a dangerous pattern of abuse that threatens the rights and safety of us all. ## [Duffel Blog’s Top 13 ideas for solving the Iran War](https://www.duffelblog.com/duffel-blogs-top-13-ideas-for-solving-the-iran-war/) _2026-08-05 · Duffel Blog Staff · Duffel Blog_ CENTCOM requested creative and unconventional proposals. It did not specify they had to be good. ## [CLI-first decentralized compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Z1GyAo32HlG5) _2026-08-05 · **Sponsored**_ Run and pay spare GPUs from the CLI — transcode, coinpay (DID+escrow), infernet (AI). ## [Why an Appeals Court Blocked a Dangerous Censorship Law in Florida’s Universities](https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/why-an-appeals-court-blocked-a-dangerous-censorship-law-in-floridas-universities) _2026-08-04 · Johanna Silver · American Civil Liberties Union_ The ACLU filed a lawsuit in 2022 on behalf of professors forced to censor race and gender in their instruction. ## [One Year After President Trump Deployed National Guard Troops to Washington, D.C., Statehood is More Important Than Ever](https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/one-year-after-president-trump-deployed-national-guard-troops-to-washington-d-c-statehood-is-more-important-than-ever) _2026-08-03 · Douglas De Jesus · American Civil Liberties Union_ Hundreds of thousands of Washington residents oppose the Trump administration’s continued deployment of the National Guard. The only way to make sure this never happens again is to make D.C. a state ## [Americans begin thanking troops for future service](https://www.duffelblog.com/future-service-iran/) _2026-08-03 · Carl · Duffel Blog_ Retail workers say they’re just trying to get ahead of the next Middle East deployment ## [Government Playing a Dangerous Game With Drone Cybersecurity](https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/counter-drone-zero-days) _2026-07-31 · jstanley · American Civil Liberties Union_ Return of the zombie idea that software vulnerabilities can be reserved for good actors ## [Pentagon limits combat casualties to normal business hours](https://www.duffelblog.com/pentagon-casualties-business-hours/) _2026-07-31 · Bad Lawyer · Duffel Blog_ Troops killed after 5 p.m. will be classified as hostile workplace incidents pending timecard approval ## [Bans on Lifesaving Program for People Who Use Illegal Drugs Violate the Americans with Disabilities Act](https://www.aclu.org/news/disability-rights/bans-on-lifesaving-program-for-people-who-use-illegal-drugs-violate-the-americans-with-disabilities-act) _2026-07-29 · Johanna Silver · American Civil Liberties Union_ Syringe Service Programs provide access to crucial health services to people with substance use disorders. The ACLU is fighting against bans that limit these lifesaving programs. ## [DoD reclassifies sexual assault as 'flirting' under new policy](https://www.duffelblog.com/dod-reclassifies-sexual-assault-as-flirting-under-new-policy/) _2026-07-29 · Duffel Blog Staff · Duffel Blog_ Pentagon says terminology change will immediately reduce reported incidents ## [Mamdani rules](https://newswithaview.substack.com/p/mamdani-rules) _2026-05-29 · News With A View · News With A View_ New York City Democratic Mayor Zohran Mamdani is already showing he has little interest in playing by the traditional rules of party unity. ## [America’s next major boom city](https://newswithaview.substack.com/p/americas-next-major-boom-city) _2026-05-26 · News With A View · News With A View_ Good morning. ## [Memorial Day](https://newswithaview.substack.com/p/memorial-day) _2026-05-25 · News With A View · News With A View_ Good morning. ## [Go away](https://newswithaview.substack.com/p/go-away) _2026-05-23 · News With A View · News With A View_ The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is moving quickly to distance itself from Texas congressional candidate Maureen Galindo. ## [Colorado Democrats formally censure Democrat Governor Jared Polis](https://newswithaview.substack.com/p/colorado-democrats-formally-censure) _2026-05-22 · News With A View · News With A View_ Good morning. ## [Signs of bipartisan cooperation returning to Congress](https://newswithaview.substack.com/p/signs-of-bipartisan-cooperation-returning) _2026-05-21 · News With A View · News With A View_ More examples that bipartisan dealmaking may actually be returning to Washington, at least on a few major issues. ## [The Most Interesting Man in Washington](https://newswithaview.substack.com/p/the-most-interesting-man-in-washington) _2026-05-20 · News With A View · News With A View_ Pictured: Senator John Fetterman ## [Senate Republicans move aggressively](https://newswithaview.substack.com/p/senate-republicans-move-aggressively) _2026-05-19 · News With A View · News With A View_ The move comes after Republicans changed Senate rules last year to bypass Democrat obstruction tactics that had slowed confirmations to a crawl during Trump’s second term. ## [Seven things you should know about](https://newswithaview.substack.com/p/seven-things-you-should-know-about) _2026-05-18 · News With A View · News With A View_ Thoughts on today's news... ## [Dueling perspectives on Dick Cheney](https://newswithaview.substack.com/p/dueling-perspectives-on-dick-cheney) _2025-11-07 · News With A View · News With A View_ Good morning.