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In this episode of the Bear Grease Render, host Clay Newcomb along with Bear Newcomb, and Josh “Landbridge” Spielmaker welcome Lake Pickle and author and pastor Tracy “TL” Jones from eastern Tennessee. Tracy Jones shares some short stories from his book, The Old Men and discusses the influence that key mentors and men made on his life. Lake Pickle talks about his new podcast on the Bear Grease feed Backwoods University. Read the full article here
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to take the rare step of renaming a ship, one that bears the name of a gay rights icon, documents and sources show.Military.com reviewed a memorandum from the Office of the Secretary of the Navy — the official who holds the power to name Navy ships — that showed the sea service had come up with rollout plans for the renaming of the oiler ship USNS Harvey Milk.A defense official confirmed that the Navy was making preparations to strip the ship of its name but noted that Navy Secretary John Phelan was…
No strategic workforce plan is guiding the Trump administration’s effort to fold the U.S. Agency for International Development into the State Department, the department’s inspector general said in a new report.Nearly all USAID employees will be laid off under reduction-in-force procedures on July 1 or Sept. 2. The functions of the independent foreign-aid agency are to be absorbed by State, which plans to handle them by bringing on 308 U.S. direct-hire staff, 370 locally employed staff, and 40 personal services contractors. That’s less than one-tenth of USAID’s workforce in fiscal 2024, which had nearly 4,500 domestic direct-hire staff, 5,000 local staff, and more than 1,000 contractors. In a…
The 21st president of the United States, Chester A. Arthur, was largely a forgettable head of state, aside from his gigantic muttonchops. By contrast, his grandson is a completely different story. And that story includes a sex cult, a revolution and a bunch of hippies.Read Next: How Legendary Gen. John Pershing Fought a Racist Law … and WonBorn in 1901 and financially buoyed by a family fortune, Chester Alan “Gavin” Arthur III ping-ponged across the globe for much of his adulthood. His mother was a socialite and his father was a playboy who earned the moniker “The Prince of Washington”…
The Navy will end all research studies that involve testing on dogs and cats after an intense campaign by activists, influencers and congressional members.Navy Secretary John Phelan announced last week that the service would halt the animal experiments and ordered a review of all medical research to ensure the studies align with ethical guidelines and “scientific necessity.””Today, it gives me great pleasure to terminate all Department of the Navy’s testing on cats and dogs, ending these inhumane practices and saving taxpayer dollars,” Phelan said in a statement on the social media platform X.Read Next: Hegseth Orders Navy to Strip Name…
Every bird dog I’ve owned has been the best dog I’ll ever own, until I got my next one. In that regard, I’m a pretty standard dog owner. Our biases toward our current dogs rival maybe only our political identities, or in some cases, our allegiance to professional sports teams.It feels impossible that you can ever have a better bird dog when you already have the best bird dog alive. You can, though, and you should strive for a level up on your next dog. This can be easy to do, but you have to understand how to look past…
The Army announced Tuesday that it had already reached its annual goal of recruiting 61,000 active-duty soldiers, fueled by efforts to reach out to young Americans who historically have been unqualified to serve and likely a weakening economy.President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have praised recruiting momentum as a sign of renewed patriotism among the nation’s youth. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, credited the uptick to “a resurgence of pride in our country” and “a generation inspired by purpose and service.”The service met the goal months ahead of schedule after it and the…
The Pentagon will send some civilian employees to support the Homeland Security Department with the southern border mission and “internal immigration enforcement,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Monday.But Hegseth’s office has declined to provide any further details, including how many people are going, what their job backgrounds are, and which missions they will be fulfilling. This is in stark contrast to nearly seven years of ongoing DOD support to the DHS border mission—including during the first Trump administration—when the Pentagon routinely released troop levels and descriptions of their activities.Two DOD spokespeople deferred all questions to Homeland Security, which did not…
Backwoods University explores wildlife biology and the people who dedicate their lives to studying animals and their habitats. Guided by host Lake Pickle’s curiosity, you’ll hear insights from wildlife biologists and outdoorsmen, while gaining an intimate perspective on North American wildlife, habitat, and the impact humans have had on them. You’ll learn from the experts how to understand the wild. After all, you can’t love what you don’t understand. Read the full article here
Following a spate of recent attacks, Colorado officials are warning residents and visitors to be wary of “potentially aggressive cow moose.” In a press release, Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) detailed three moose attacks that took place over the course of just three days.The first, on Friday, May 30, involved a pair of woman walking their off-leash dogs along a creek near Fairplay, which is 85 miles southwest of Denver. A cow moose “charged and trampled the women multiple times.” Eventually, the women were able to climb onto a roof close by, while a neighbor deterred the moose using a…