Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – March 8, 2024

Greetings from Tyler, The State of the Union was last night, I didn’t watch.   I waited for the aftermath, and it’s all over the map.  Apparently the pretender needed to prove he was “with it.”  That might have been … Read More

Oregon Activates National Guard Amid ‘Widespread Violence’, 11 Arrested In Portland As Police Declare Riots

Oregon Governor Kate Brown activated the state’s National Guard late Wednesday amid police reports of “widespread violence” and riots in Portland, where 11 were arrested, as demonstrators took to city streets including in New York, Seattle, Oakland, and Detroit,  demanding that … Read More

‘Tens of Thousands’ of Guard Personnel to Be Called Up in Coronavirus Response

Florida National Guard Sgt. Jeff Betancourt, with the 124th Infantry Regiment, reviews the scripting process with medics at a COVID-19 Community Based Testing Site, March 19, 2020. (U.S. Army/Sgt. Michael Baltz) As novel coronavirus cases rise, some 2,050 citizen-soldiers and airmen … Read More

Trump sending troops to US-Mexico border

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is planning to dispatch at least 800 active-duty troops to the southern border at the direction of a president who has sought to transform fears about immigration into electoral gains in the midterms as … Read More

Trump says the military will secure the southern border until wall can be built

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President Trump on Tuesday said that the U.S. will secure the southern border with the military until a wall can be built, calling the move a “big step.” Trump made the remarks during a meeting with Baltic leaders, where he … Read More