Trump ordered top-secret security clearance for Jared Kushner despite concerns of John Kelly, intel officials

Via: FLYNAVY1  •  Op/Ed  •  109 Comments  •  7 Likes  •  5 years ago

“ "a move that made Kelly so uncomfortable that he documented the request in writing..."”

President Donald Trump early last year directed his then-chief of staff, John Kelly, to give presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner a top-secret security clearance - a move that made Kelly so uncomfortable that he documented the request in writing, according to current and former administration...

Party over Country

By: FLYNAVY1  •  Op/Ed  •  170 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  5 years ago

“How the hell did we get here?”

I freely took the oath to uphold and defend the U.S. Constitution back in August of 1981, and to my knowledge, no one has relieved me of that oath. I distinctly remember my oath of enlistment, and NO WHERE in there did I: “……solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Democratic and...

Fact checking is a must today......

Via: FLYNAVY1  •  Op/Ed  •  338 Comments  •  1 Like  •  5 years ago

“"Don't urinate on me and tell me it's raining.....!"”

Fact checking is as important as ever in today's fast paced news onslaught.  Those that tell you it isn't are either liars working at trying to deceive you towards their agenda, or lying to themselves out of self-imposed ignorance.  In some cases I fear it may be a bit of both.   I'm all for...

Navy pays tribute to first Female Aviator

Via: FLYNAVY1  •  Op/Ed  •  0 Comments  •  5 years ago

“"An aircraft gun is a great equalizer."”

For those in, or have been in the military, we understand the important things about "firsts". As I have an older sister that was the first female ASW air crewman for the Navy in 1968 flying in the Lockheed P-3 Orians, this one struck close to home 

Any support for these ideas to change our election system?

By: FLYNAVY1  •  Op/Ed  •  123 Comments  •  5 years ago

I'm curious as to what support or objections there would be to these ideas to change how we run our elections, and other aspects of our political system.  Please add your thoughts or other ideas as you see fit.  While many of us here are separated by ideology, I'm wondering how close we are on...

Intensive farming 'least bad option' for food and environment

By: FLYNAVY1  •  News & Politics  •  21 Comments  •  6 years ago

Intensive, high-yielding agriculture may be the best way to meet growing demand for food while conserving biodiversity, say researchers. But their study says the approach makes sense only if it is linked to more wilderness being spared the plough. Intensive farming is said to create high...

Russia weighs possibility of deliberate act in space station damage

By: FLYNAVY1  •  News & Politics  •  54 Comments  •  6 years ago

(Reuters) - Russia’s space agency said on Wednesday it hopes to announce the origin of a small hole found on a Russian module docked at the International Space Station in the coming weeks, including addressing whether the damage was deliberate. Crew members last week found the hole - roughly 2...

Final review: 1491 The Americas before Columbus, By Charles Mann

By: FLYNAVY1  •  Anishinaabe - The First People  •  4 Comments  •  9 years ago

On a recent vacation I was finally given the opportunity to finish the book, "1491 New Revelation of the Americas before Columbus." by Charles Mann. I'm glad I did.Having grown up in a pretty progressive town where NA history and cultural enrichment opportunities were part of the public school...

Hunt for ancient royal tomb in Mexico takes mercurial twist

By: FLYNAVY1  •  Anishinaabe - The First People  •  2 Comments  •  9 years ago

(Reuters) - A Mexican archeologist hunting for a royal tomb in a deep, dark tunnel beneath a towering pre-Aztec pyramid has made a discovery that may have brought him a step closer: liquid mercury.In the bowels of Teotihuacan, a mysterious ancient city that was once the largest in the Americas,...

One potato... two potato..

By: FLYNAVY1  •  Anishinaabe - The First People  •  10 Comments  •  9 years ago

I'm still working my way through the book 1491, the Americas before Columbus. The latest thing to smack me between the eyes is that over 99% of the presently cultivated potatoes worldwide descended from varieties that originated in the lowlands of south-central Chile, and have their origins some...