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Space Cowboys

Meet the First 'Space Cowboys': 3 Guardians Complete Arduous Army Cavalry Spur Ride

After being covered in dust, sweat, dirt and blood, three officers emerged from the West Texas desert last week and were given their spurs and Stetson cowboy hats by the Army, becoming the first ever "space cowboys."

The three Space Force Guardians traveled to Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, to complete an Army Cavalry Spur Ride, a series of arduous combat tests and physical training exercises in which service members often ruck-march in between challenges -- the first members of the military's newest and smallest service to do so.

Space Force Capt. Bradley Evans, an engineer at White Sands Missile Range who took part in the Spur Ride, told Military.com that all of the Guardians who participated completed the challenges, though some Army soldiers didn't make it through.

TIL that members of the Space Force are called Guardians. Also, imagine being one of the soldiers who didn't finish. I bet their friends never let them forget.

Language Lesson

I think I caught a word or two in the Old English section. Question: Which of these would be the easiest to learn? Assume we lent you the AoS time machine so you're learning by immersion. Would Old English be easier than the others, or not?

Crime

Father, baby pistol-whipped during robbery, 3 men charged

During the robbery, the men pointed a gun at the baby's head and threatened to kill him if his father didn't turn over his property, police wrote in court papers.

The incident began Wednesday at about 1:30 p.m. when three men in a stolen Toyota committed an auto burglary on Telegraph Avenue, police said.

About 15 minutes later, two of the men walked up behind a father who was carrying his baby near Shattuck Avenue and Bancroft Way, police wrote.

One of the men pistol-whipped the father, hitting the baby in the process, BPD said. Both sustained injuries, according to BPD.

Hopefully some of their cellmates get wind of what they did and take exception.

Best And Brightest

We're doomed.

Seems Excessive

Aus man jailed for raping masked intruder in home

Klay Holland, 32, faced the Supreme Court of Victoria on Tuesday when he was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment, with a non-parole period of four years and 10 months.
Holland's victim, Shane Cox, had broken into a unit in Melton in Melbourne's west in March 2021 armed with a knife and wearing a mask.

He had asked for money and drugs, and was allegedly linked to others who had gone to the home to stand over a resident.

Cox, 36, who was high on methylamphetamine, was overpowered by Holland who was a guest at the home.

Cox was beaten with a baseball bat and was incapacitated on the floor, where Holland then raped him.

The article is badly written. I think that he killed the thief, it says he was charged with manslaughter, but it's not real clear. Also, in the very last paragraph it mentions Holland'”mental impairment”, but never says what exactly it is.

Feel Good Cop Story

Good for those guys.

Every Word

Gad Saad: The West suffers from cultural self-delusion

Western politicians view magnanimity, empathy, kindness, and tolerance toward outgroup members as laudable traits. It is a form of virtuous largesse that permits Western leaders to pat themselves on the back whilst admiring their reflections in the mirror. Many middle eastern societies interpret these overt virtuous signals as manifestations of pathological weakness. This is because most Western leaders do not possess Cultural Theory of Mind (CToM). They consider the values that they hold dear as precisely those that any society will cherish with equal alacrity. This cultural blindness results in extraordinarily disastrous domestic and foreign policy errors.

Granting entry to millions of immigrants who otherwise possess values that are perfectly antithetical to those of the host nations is a manifestation of cultural blindness. Exhibiting endless military restraint toward belligerent adversaries as a means of building compassionate trust is an exemplar of cultural blindness. There are many regions in the world where the maxim “might is right” is de rigueur. So, in the same way that I am unable to converse with someone who speaks Cantonese because I do not speak that language, politicians who do not “speak” the meta-language inherent to CToM will tackle geopolitical dynamics through a biased prism.

Here's a simple maxim: When someone tells you who you are, believe them. It absolutely baffles me how many people seem unable to do this. Hamas jumps up and down screaming about Oct 7th: “We want to kill Jews. We want to terrorize them. We did it before and we're proud of it. We plan to do it again” and so many Westerners, especially on the left, respond “Oh, no, you're just misunderstood”. Insanity.

Feel Bad Cop Story

Here's the story: Deputies who fatally shot black US airman burst into wrong apartment: attorney

That's a bad shoot. He was holding a gun that he legally owned, pointed at the floor, in his own home. You're allowed to do that, even if there's a cop at the door. It's probably not a good idea, witness the video, but the airman apparently didn't realize it was a cop outside. I'm not even sure why the cop was on Defcon 1. There were no violent noises coming from the apartment, the report from the lady downstairs was vague and didn't even identify a specific location. He'll probably get off with a slap on the wrist, if that, because of qualified immunity. QI is a bad idea, it needs to be abolished. Cops must be held to the same laws they're enforcing, lest they become nothing more than state sanctioned gangs. We're seeing that evolution in real time.

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