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1 week ago | duffelblog.com | Clay Beyersdorfer

WASHINGTON — Declaring that America has spent “far too long celebrating people just because they went to some war,” convicted felon and current President Donald Trump officially declared war on the country’s veterans Monday, citing “military favoritism” and “disrespect toward those of us who dared to stay home.” Trump, who avoided service in Vietnam with five separate deferments, reportedly laid out the plan in front of “many, many people” who attended a fundraiser dinner held at Mar-a-Lago...

Jan 20, 2025 | duffelblog.com | Clay Beyersdorfer

MAR-A-LAGO, Fla. — Tesla founder Elon Musk announced on Monday that Donald Trump will serve as commander-in-chief for the next four years, describing the decision as a “logical step forward for democracy—or at least what’s left of it after we’re done.”The announcement is the latest in a series of moves Musk has made on behalf of the 47th president-elect…Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Duffel Blog to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Oct 4, 2024 | duffelblog.com | Roger Wilco

SEATTLE, Wash. — The Army has established a new branch: The Virtue Signal Corps. The operational support branch is responsible for self-righteous, performative displays of arbitrary moral superiority across all domains of warfare, with particular emphasis on telecommunications, networks, and cyberspace.

Sep 20, 2024 | duffelblog.com | Roger Wilco

MIRAMAR, Calif. — Gunnery Sgt. Tom Bluto reads at the third-grade level and won’t stop saying the word “demure,” sources confirmed today. Data reflects that he peppers the phrase into 37% of sentences, almost always using it incorrectly and sometimes pronouncing it “duh-moor.” The suspicious behavior began last week, leaving his Marines baffled as they t…Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Duffel Blog to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Aug 5, 2024 | duffelblog.com | R.J. Williams

Much to the relief of airmen and dependents living on bases, the Air Force said yesterday it would pay an allowance to be used once per mold-to-mold housing move, or from one base to another base as during a PCS. Though the mold-to-mold allowance (MTMA) comes with stipulations, a single instance of denial has yet to be logged, officials said. Scott Air Force Base has served as the test location for mold-to-mold move allowances for the past nine years, or about three PCS cycles.