I’ve shared custody of my twins for 15 years. Now they’re adults, and the rules have completely changed.
The author’s twins are now adults and the rules have changed. For 15 years, a detailed custody spreadsheet governed my family life. Every second Sunday brought the familiar ritual of packing bags as my identical twin sons moved between their parents’ homes. When my ex-wife and I separated, our boys were just 3 years old.…
Russian oil prices are sliding. That’s not enough to stop Putin’s war machine — yet.
Russian President Vladimir Putin at a Kremlin summit in 2024. Russia may not have been on President Donald Trump’s tariffs list, but the levies have had a significant effect on oil prices — and that’s bad news for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The economic uncertainty triggered by the tariffs has sparked fears of a global…
The Justice Department has charged a 19-year-old for ‘firebombing’ Cybertrucks at a Tesla dealership
A Cybertruck after protesters angry with Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s role in the government set it ablaze outside a Tesla dealership in Seattle. The Justice Department charged a 19-year-old with “firebombing” Cybertrucks in Kansas. The government charged Owen McIntire, 19, with one count of unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device and one count of…
A NATO country will send troops to Ukraine to learn from the war. Russia said they will be legitimate targets.
Denmark is planning to send some of its soldiers to Ukraine so they can learn from Ukraine’s experience fighting Russia, and Russia said they would be legitimate military targets. Maj. Gen. Peter Boysen, Denmark’s commander in chief, told state broadcaster TV 2 that unarmed Danish troops will be sent to learn drone warfare. He said…
The UK just took down a swarm of drones with a 13-cent-a-shot energy weapon
The RFDEW was tested successfully in Wales, the UK Ministry of Defence said. The British Army says it shot down a drone swarm using a radiowave-based directed energy weapon, in a first for the technology in the UK. At an undisclosed weapons range in Wales, the Radiofrequency Directed Energy Weapon, or RF-DEW, tracked and took…
Why are Pentagon officials suddenly dropping like flies? Leaks, power, and irrelevance
John Ullyot, former Pentagon press secretary, is set to resign this week. It’s been a turbulent week for personnel shake-ups at the Pentagon, and it’s only Thursday. Three officials are on leave pending investigations into leaked information, and a fourth elected to resign because he didn’t want to be anyone’s number two. On top of…
Top admiral says China is outbuilding the US on warships at a shocking rate
China’s military growth has been a major concern for US officials for years. China’s military is outbuilding the US on warships, the top American commander in the Indo-Pacific said. This isn’t a new revelation, but the rate at which a top rival is outpacing the US in a critical area is astonishing. Last week, the…
China could stop US airpower from achieving air superiority in the first island chain, top commander says
A screen grab captured from a video shows the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theater Command launching large-scale joint military exercises around Taiwan with naval vessels and military aircraft in China in May 2024. China can prevent the US from achieving air superiority within the key first island chain, America’s top commander in the Indo-Pacific…
Will Trump really walk away from Ukraine talks? This is a strategy straight out of his playbook.
Marco Rubio, Trump’s secretary of state, warned that US peace talks with Russia and Ukraine could end. President Donald Trump’s negotiations to end the Ukraine war are going nowhere. Leaders from the US, Europe, and Ukraine met in Paris this week for peace talks. Russia did not participate and has signaled it’s in no rush…
