An attempt to shame a department store employee over her Charlie Kirk shirt backfired bigly on a woman dubbed the “Target Karen,” as the respective impacts had a stark contrast. Pairing a sense of moral superiority with pocket-sized global streaming devices too often has proven a scourge on the peace of innocent bystanders. Now, one such case has led to a crowdfunding campaign following a police investigation after a TikToker berated a Chico, California, Target employee as “f*cking stupid” for her red Charlie Kirk “Freedom” t-shirt. “It’s a red shirt. I can wear any red shirt,” explained the employee, believed…
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Democrats have unveiled the statue that has taken the place of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s, which was removed several years ago. Senator Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, triumphantly posted a video of the removal on his X account, recalling the exact date and time that the General Lee statue was taken down. The replacement is a statue of Barbara Rose Johns, who was just 16 years old at the time she protested the abysmal conditions she and her fellow classmates were forced to endure at their segregated school in Virginia. Watch: At 4:30am on a night in December 2020, I recorded…
It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s time to do some good ol’-fashioned complaining with The Gripe Report.I don’t know how the weather is where you live, but where I live in Central Florida, it’s immaculate.These are the days I think about when it’s surface-of-the-sun hot and stepping outside makes you feel like you’re being steamed like a bag of crab legs.Have a gripe? Send it in!: matthew.reigle@outkick.comI’m talking 60s and 70s, which is perfect. I’ve always said that the optimal weather conditions for me are room temperature, but outside.That’s how I like it.But not everyone is getting dealt the nice,…
A star in the WWE world is severing his ties with the organization over President Donald Trump. Mick Foley, a 60-year-old retired wrestler, has been a fierce critic of Trump’s for a long time. He spoke out against the president in the lead up to the 2024 election, but Trump’s recent remarks about the tragic killing of Rob Reiner were his final straw. Foley announced on his Instagram page that he will be parting ways with the WWE over their ties with the president. Look: “While I have been concerned about WWE‘s close relationship with Donald Trump for several months…
It should come as no surprise that the first thing leftists are concerned about after an antisemitic massacre is… Islamophobia. Democrats were quick to react to the horrific Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting, which resulted in the deaths of 15 people, by calling for an end to both antisemitism and Islamophobia. This comes after it was reported that the alleged gunmen, one of whom was shot dead at the scene, committed the “terrorist attack inspired by ISIS.” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) was among those who said that the man who bravely confronted one of the gunmen and successfully disarmed him is also…
Former Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Jaime Harrison lectured about the need for his party to be inclusive on a Wednesday episode of “At Our Table with Jaime Harrison,” despite the party’s platform excluding men during his tenure. Under a page titled “Who We Serve” on the Democratic Party’s website, numerous demographic groups were listed — including black Americans, disabled Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, young people and women — but not men, according to a 2024 archived version of the page. However, Harrison criticized “purity tests” within the Democratic Party on his podcast and said that it needed to do…
Former Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Jaime Harrison lectured about the need for his party to be inclusive on a Wednesday episode of “At Our Table with Jaime Harrison,” despite the party’s platform excluding men during his tenure. Under a page titled “Who We Serve” on the Democratic Party’s website, numerous demographic groups were listed — including black Americans, disabled Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, young people and women — but not men, according to a 2024 archived version of the page. However, Harrison criticized “purity tests” within the Democratic Party on his podcast and said that it needed to do…
Netflix and Warner Bros Discovery logos are seen in this illustration created on Dec. 5, 2025. Dado Ruvic/ReutersWarner Bros. Discovery’s board of directors said on Dec. 17 that it is advising shareholders to reject Paramount Skydance’s hostile takeover bid and support Netflix’s offer.Last week, Paramount put forward an all-cash $30‑per‑share bid valuing Warner Bros. at $108.4 billion, matching the offer it made a week earlier. CEO David Ellison argued that the proposal is superior to Netflix’s and said a Paramount–Warner Bros. merger would have better odds of clearing regulatory review.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a…
I haven’t been to Austria in years, but it was wonderful once; perhaps that has changed. Parts of the country are third-world hell. The left still calls it cultural enrichment and diversity. The truth is, they are allowing foreigners to pour in and destroy their culture, history, politics, and religion. As of early 2025, approximately 22.7% of Austria’s population, or about 2.085 million people, were born abroad. In Vienna, nearly 40% of the population comes from outside the country, with the largest groups of immigrants being from Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey, and Romania. They’re coming from Africa, the Middle…
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The question is: Did Brown University acquiesce under pressure from far-left human rights groups to disable their CCTV systems, in advance of the mass shooting on campus? [SOURCE – AUGUST 19, 2025] As originally reported in August 2025 {SOURCE}, a group of far-left human rights advocates sent a letter to 150 U.S. colleges and universities asking them to disable the CCTV systems to protect “free expression and academic freedom across the country,” because “the Trump administration has launched an aggressive campaign against US academic institutions.” The motive for the request to disable CCTV systems as stated: “Right now these tools are…
Diego Pavia had an absurdly immature reaction to not winning the Heisman.PublishedDecember 17, 2025 10:13 AM EST•UpdatedDecember 17, 2025 10:13 AM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkCollege football legend Mark Ingram doesn’t seem overly impressed with Diego Pavia’s behavior.The Vanderbilt QB went viral over the weekend for a wildly immature response to not winning the Heisman Trophy.He posted on his Instagram story “F-ALL THE VOTERS” and then proceeded to dance in front of a sign that read “F*CK INDIANA.”Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza won the Heisman in dominating fashion.Mark Ingram buries Diego Pavia.Pavia’s behavior was just the latest example of how cringe and unbearable the…
The Trump administration announces an update regarding Trump Accounts on Dec. 17 at 10 a.m. ET. …
Sen. Ron Johnson said in a letter Monday that he will continue to push for documents about deaths following the COVID-19 vaccine after the “blockbuster” revelation in November that the Trump administration had verified deaths in children. The letter, exclusively shared with the Daily Caller News Foundation, seeks more details about those deaths and the passive U.S. vaccine safety surveillance system and complacent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) bureaucracy under the Biden administration that delayed their reporting for years. (RELATED: Biden Admin Spent Weeks ‘Downplaying’ COVID Vaccine Risks Before Issuing Formal Warning, Senate Report Alleges)“Nobody wanted to admit that these…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that he will “be one of the first people to support” Vice President JD Vance if he runs for president in 2028.”If JD Vance runs for president, he’s going to be our nominee, and I’ll be one of the first people to support him,” Rubio told Vanity Fair in an interview published Tuesday. In October, President Trump suggested Vance and Rubio run together on the Republican ticket. “We have JD [Vance] obviously — the vice president is great,” Trump said. “Marco [Rubio]’s great. I’m not sure if anybody would run against those two. I…
Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., will not seek reelection, he announced on Wednesday.Newhouse was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach President Donald Trump over Jan. 6. His retirement would leave Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., as the last House Republican who voted to do so still in office. “This decision comes with no reservations or remorse, only gratitude for the tremendous opportunity to have represented my home state in Congress,” he said, according to Politico. Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.
Fani Willis After over a year of delays and legal battles, Fulton County DA Fani Willis is finally set to testify under oath today before the Georgia Senate Special Committee on Investigations. The committee has been investigating her handling of the now-dismissed election interference prosecution against President Donald Trump and others. In August 2023, Fani Willis indicted President Trump and 18 co-defendants for daring to challenge the 2020 election. Willis hit President Trump and the co-defendants with RICO and other charges. Last year, after a fierce court battle, Fani Willis and her entire office were disqualified from prosecuting Trump in…
Greetings, Dear Reader, Man, what I would pay for just a minute to hear JD Vance’s thoughts right now.Let’s get after it! OH HEY, WAR AGAIN Donald Trump has declared war on Venezuela. Actually, he’s declared that he’s going to blockade all its oil exports, which are essential to keeping Nicolás Maduro financed. If Maduro can’t get any money, he’ll fall. As the old adage goes, “pay the guys with the guns first.” Dictators need to keep the military fat and happy, or they end up dead (usually). It’s really that simple. So Trump has declared war without literally declaring…
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation holds an oversight hearing to examine the Federal Communications Commission at 10:00 a.m. ET on December 17. Witnesses: Mr. Brendan Carr, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Ms. Olivia Trusty, Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission Ms….
The House Homeland Security Committee holds a hearing on Dec. 17 at 10 a.m. ET titled “The Quantum, AI, and Cloud Landscape: Examining Opportunities, Vulnerabilities, and the Future of Cybersecurity.” …
Merz will do anything to deflect from his floundering government and his collapsing poll numbers. Merz is dreaming of German troops in Ukraine. Among the many sticking issues under discussion in the Russia-Ukraine peace process, is the matter of ‘security guarantees’ for Kiev. The US administration of Donald J. Trump has offered Volodymyr Zelensky what they term as ‘platinum’ guarantees, a ‘Article-5 level’ security guarantees – but only if they choose peace soon. In the meantime, the European ‘powers’, led by failing liberal-Globalist leaders, have been insisting in the presence of ‘peacekeeping troops’ after the peace agreement. The problem is,…
Property rights, property taxes, property confiscation… it all seems to be tied together. While it was not supposed to work this way, the issue of property rights is one that the People must address or a trap is being set as I write this that will seek to end them for everyone.I recently discussed the issue of property taxes with Tom Deweese of the American Policy Center. Kathleen Marquardt writes on this subject at American Policy Center with alarming examples of how government ignores the property rights of the People it is supposed to serve. There is no way I…
Warner Bros Discovery’s board rejected Paramount Skydance’s $108.4 billion hostile bid on Wednesday, saying it failed to provide adequate financing assurances. The board said it found Paramount’s offer “inferior” to the merger agreement with Netflix. The House Judiciary Committee is questioning former special counsel Jack Smith…
Psycho Grinch Goes Crazy in New YorkRepublished with permission from AbleChild.“The voices in her head told her that she had to kill someone or else she would be killed.” That’s what Manhattan police were told after arresting the middle-aged, knife-wielding, recently released psych patient, Kerri Aherne.Not exactly the type of holiday cheer shoppers are used to at the world’s most iconic Christmas Department store, but just a week ago, Aherne was released from Manhattan Psychiatric Center and went directly to the mid-town flagship Macy’s, purchased a knife at the store then purposefully strode to the women’s restroom with the singular purpose…
Viral footage from Brussels’ Winter Wonders Christmas market shows a pro-Palestinian protest sparking panic among families, as chants and flares triggered evacuations. This is the EU capital, and they can’t even enjoy a Christmas holiday. Radical Islamists have taken them over. We probably should leave NATO. We cannot be in league with these lost European countries. By now, people should understand it isn’t about pro-Palestine anything. It’s so far beyond that. The Christmas market in Brussels, EU headquarters, was overrun by Islamists. Christian families fled in fear. This won’t end well. pic.twitter.com/LXiL2a5H4I — RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) December 16, 2025 The protest…
Please Follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, GETTR, Truth Social, Twitter, Youtube Event Details: – Date: Wed, Dec 17, 2025 – Time: 10:00 a.m. – Location: 450 State Capitol, 206 Washington St SW, Atlanta, GA 30334 – Open to the Public: Yes! The meeting is open to the public and will be live-streamed on the Senate website: https://vimeo.com/event/1618556 About the Meeting: The session will feature testimony from Fani Willis, District Attorney of Fulton County. Don’t miss this important hearing! FINALLY FANI-GEORGIA 📢 Senate Special Committee on Investigations to Hear Testimony from Fulton County District Attorney Fani WillisATLANTA Dec. 17 at…
Alternate headline: Warner Discovery board to shareholders: Don’t follow the money!Or maybe: Half a loaf is better than the whole thing?Faced with the prospect of losing control of CNN, WBD’s board unanimously recommended to its shareholders that they reject the hostile takeover bid from Paramount and David Ellison. Supposedly, the board worries about the funding potential of both David and Larry Ellison, and instead believe that Netflix’s market cap provides a more stable source of funding for a smaller deal: Advertisement Warner Bros. Discovery recommended shareholders reject Paramount’s unsolicited all-cash bid for the company Wednesday, saying it believes Netflix’s proposal…
“We made a promise to the kids: We’ll be your last foster family until you find a forever home. We just didn’t, quite frankly, think it would be us,” Michael Hendon told KENS5 news. Michael and Connie Hendon, a married couple in their 60s, found themselves in a very familiar journey in early November. After adopting four children in four separate adoptions about 30 years ago, they just added two more children to their family. “We never thought we would get two elementary-aged kids and that they would end up in our home forever,” Michael said. But after fostering Arianna and…
A corrupt judge in a case related to the stolen election in the state in 2020 is moving forwards with a case against President Trump’s attorneys. In Wisconsin during the 2020 election, 140,000 ballots were dropped early in the morning on the day after the election, allowing Joe Biden to overcome President Trump’s 120,000-vote lead late in the evening of the election. This was famously depicted as the F curve, where Biden’s vote totals magically surpassed President Trump’s leads in key states across the country.Numerous corrupt acts were identified in the state to steal the election away from President Trump.With the…
Pope Leo XIV is expected to appoint pro-life Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Illinois, as the new archbishop of New York, replacing retiring Cardinal Timothy Dolan. Cardinal Dolan has been an eloquent and outspoken defender of the pro-life position so pro-life Catholics hope his replacement will have the same pro-life perspective. The good news is that appears to be the case. The appointment could come as early as this week, the source said, amid ongoing challenges for the nation’s largest archdiocese. “There are rumblings that this week Pope Leo will accept Cardinal Dolan’s resignation and appoint Bishop Ron Hicks to…
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance will hold a hearing at 9:00 a.m. ET on Dec. 17. The hearing, “Protecting Consumers and Businesses: Confronting Organized Retail Crime,” will examine the nationwide surge in organized retail crime and examine how increasingly violent and sophisticated t…
By CP StaffWednesday, December 17, 2025A kindergarten classroom in a Texas public elementary school | iStock/TrongNguyenA North Texas school board has unanimously voted to opt out of adopting a new policy that would set aside dedicated time during the school day for prayer and religious study, citing concerns that it could impose unnecessary restrictions on students’ existing constitutional rights.The decision, made during a Denton Independent School District (ISD) board of trustees meeting on Dec. 9, comes in response to Senate Bill 11 (SB 11), a bipartisan measure passed by the Texas Legislature requiring all school districts to vote on whether…
By Michael Gryboski, Editor Tuesday, December 16, 2025Anglican Bishop Stewart Ruch III of the Diocese of the Upper Midwest speaks at a 2017 event sponsored by the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College. | Screengrab/YouTube/CACE WheatonILAn Anglican Church in North America bishop has been found not guilty by an ecclesiastical court of mishandling abuse cases in his diocese.According an ACNA press release from Monday evening, Bishop Stewart Ruch III of the Anglican Diocese of the Upper Midwest, which is based in Wheaton, Illinois, was found not guilty on the charges of “Habitual neglect of episcopal duties,” “Conduct giving…
By CP StaffTuesday, December 16, 2025President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 6, 2025. | ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump fielded intense backlash from many in his political base for what some described as “awful” and “grotesque” comments on Monday in response to the gruesome deaths of director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Reiner.The Reiners were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Sunday in what authorities have linked to their 32-year-old son, Nick Reiner, who has struggled for years with drug addiction and is being held on $4 million…
The Washington Post Editorial Board issued a sharp rebuke of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s latest budget proposal, raising concerns about the city’s long-term financial stability and criticizing what it described as a continued reliance on short-term fixes rather than structural reform, as reported by the Gateway Pundit. In an editorial published this week, the board focused on Chicago’s deep pension liabilities and warned that Johnson’s plan to close a $1.15 billion budget shortfall through higher taxes, borrowing, and other measures risks worsening the city’s fiscal problems rather than solving them. “Chicago has long-term structural problems with its finances, thanks in…
Candace Owens said she has not backed away from any of her suspicions surrounding the killing of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, despite a lengthy private meeting with Turning Point leadership and Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, as reported by the Gateway Pundit. Owens addressed the issue during a Tuesday episode of The Candace podcast, where she discussed her recent meeting with Erika Kirk, Turning Point USA CEO and widow of Charlie Kirk. Owens described the meeting as lasting four and a half hours and taking place earlier this week. Trump’s Sovereign Wealth Fund: What Could It Mean For…
President Trump said the “FBI’s criminal raid on Mar-a-Lago” was an “unreasonable search and seizure.””Unreasonable Search and Seizure!!! That was the FBI’s CRIMINAL RAID on Mar-a-Lago. This can never be allowed to happen again!!! President DJT,” Trump posted on Truth Social late Tuesday. Just before Trump’s post, he shared a video of Just the News Founder John Solomon on the Fox News official “Hannity,” discussing Just the News reporting on Tuesday that the FBI under former President Biden raised doubts that a search warrant for Mar-a-Lago met probable cause standards. Also, the Biden Justice Department pushed to expand the search’s…
Old Dominion vs. South Florida, 5:00 ETPublishedDecember 17, 2025 8:00 AM EST•UpdatedDecember 16, 2025 4:58 AM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkOld Dominion vs. South Florida, 5:00 ETI am genuinely curious: Do you prefer Bowl Games between teams that are evenly matched, but ultimately the game itself doesn’t really matter? Or, do you prefer the games that are between big schools and mid-tier programs that might matter? I’m mostly thinking of the fact that James Madison plays Oregon, and Tulane takes on Ole Miss. Is that really a better game than Old Dominion vs. South Florida? I’m not entirely sure, but regardless, I’m betting…
As the investigation into a shocking mass shooting at Brown University drags into its fourth day with no suspect in custody, Rhode Island’s Democrat Attorney General Peter Neronha snapped at a reporter after being confronted with mounting questions, including why Brown University scrubbed its website of a pro-Palestine activist’s profile. As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, one of the victims of the attack was 19-year-old Brown University sophomore Ella Cooke, a devout Christian from Alabama and the Vice President of Brown’s Republican Club. Fox News host Jesse Watters raised disturbing questions that many Americans are now asking: “The family of…
Louisiana vs. Delaware, 8:30 ETPublishedDecember 17, 2025 9:00 AM EST•UpdatedDecember 16, 2025 5:05 AM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkLouisiana vs. Delaware, 8:30 ETFor teams that aren’t really successful, but aren’t truly bad, is a Bowl Game their goal for the year? There are only 12 teams that make the College Football Playoffs, and no matter how optimistic you are, you have to be realistic that the vast majority of schools will not play in that tournament. So, is the hope to be good enough to make a Bowl Game? I’m sure the financial incentives are out there somewhere for me to read about,…
“As everyone is tracking, WFO does not believe (and has articulated to DOJ CES), that we have established probable cause for the search warrant for classified records at Mar-a-Lago.” The post Documents Reveal That, for AG Garland, Probable Cause for Mar-a-Lago Raid was Optional first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said in an interview on Monday with Bloomberg Television that the agency has “no plans” to put a black box warning on COVID-19 vaccines, despite an internal recommendation to do so. Makary also confirmed that under the Biden administration, the FDA received reports of deaths following the vaccines, but didn’t make the reports public. Please Follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, GETTR, Truth Social, X , Youtube by Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decided against putting a “black box” warning on COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, even though the agency acknowledged last month in a leaked memo that…
Milk at a grocery store in Columbia, Md., on May 17, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch TimesThe House of Representatives on Dec. 15 passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025, which seeks to restore whole milk to America’s school nutrition programs.The bill passed the Senate in November. With the passage in the House, the bill now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
Readers continue to chime in on Canoe Kirk ripping me and people in my town for wearing ¼ zips— Dan from AZ has a message for constant northerner-hating Millennial Chris B. in Bowling Green who always thinks southerners are superior and made ¼ zips cool via southern frats: Since when do regions of the country “own” specific styles of clothing? Ask Millennial Chris B if he thinks southerners should stick to horse and buggy transportation since mass production of cars and highways originated in the north.Quarter zips are awesome, perfect blend of casual and somewhat formal. My go to when I…
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump added five new countries to a travel ban, while imposing limits on several others. Citing safety concerns, the Trump administration is adding Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, and Syria – as well as anyone with Palestinian Authority-issued travel documents – to a list of countries where citizens are banned from traveling to the United States. Existing partial bans on Laos and Sierra Leone have been escalated to full bans. “The restrictions and limitations imposed by the Proclamation are necessary to prevent the entry of foreign nationals about whom the United States lacks sufficient information…
‘The outline of the Apostles’ Creed is quite simple – it highlights the Trinity’During the American founding era, week after week, on Sunday mornings, the congregation members would arise and recite together The Apostles’ Creed, a historic statement of the Christian faith. Often it was written on the walls. Who participated regularly in such affirmation of their faith? George Washington, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and so on. It ocurred in churches like Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg, Virginia. The Congregationalists, such as Samuel Adams, John Adams, John Hancock and Roger Sherman, also affirmed their faith in the divine Savior, Jesus Christ, in…
Photo by Paul Goyette, Chicago, USA (20250912_2444), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Across the country, anti-ICE training programs are emerging, in some cases with explicit or implicit support from local Democratic governments. At first glance, training designed to help people avoid law enforcement and help criminals escape would appear illegal. In practice, however, the legal landscape is more complex. In Oregon, parents and teachers have formed neighborhood networks to monitor Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity near schools. Participants position themselves around school zones and neighborhoods and use text chains, whistles, and social media to alert communities when ICE agents…
A recent article in Newsweek highlights the dramatic population decline facing China after decades of anti-family policies. According to U.N. projections, China’s population will shrink by 3.2 million people next year — more than the population of Arkansas — and it is projected to decline by more than 40 million people over the next 10 years — roughly equivalent to the entire population of California. By 2050, the country could lose a staggering 140 million people. Please follow LifeNews on Rumble for the latest pro-life videos. This is not the first time experts have expressed concern over China’s declining population.…
I dipped my toe back in the high school football waters this week. I knew it would be risky. I knew it would make my week far more stressful, and more annoying, than it had to be. I knew it would probably interrupt my day off yesterday (it did). There is nothing more vicious than an angry high school parent. Nothing. Don’t you ever forget it. Believe me, I know. This is how I cut my teeth in this business. It’s how I spent a past life. Covering high school sports, mainly football, down here in Florida. When it comes to high…
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) hasn’t noticed that the news cycle has moved on from the Seditious Six video and President Donald Trump’s reaction. It was previously all the leftists in the media could talk about, especially how the president called out the group for their “seditious behavior,” adding, “punishable by death.” But while most people have moved on from this, it appears that Kelly is trying to stoke the flames once more. On Monday, he made a post to X claiming that the Trump administration is “threatening everything I fought and served for across twenty-five years in the U.S. Navy”…