political gaffes Donald says "stupid people" announce they are out of ammunition, then announces the U.S. is out of ammunition Ellsworth Toohey

History In 1932, Australia went to war against emus (the emus won) Ellsworth Toohey

History The 1718 gun with square bullets to "convince the Turks of Christian civilization" Ellsworth Toohey

Trump's America Pete Hegseth turns alleged extrajudicial killings into parody of a children's story book Jason Weisberger

shady sheehy GOP candidate brags about war injury — that he actually got hiking in Montana? (video) Carla Sinclair

weapons Pentagon pouring $1 billion/year into science fiction-style beam weapons mounted on military vehicles David Pescovitz

military US to send bullets laced with depleted uranium to Ukraine Thom Dunn

russia Russia's mercenaries in Ukraine willing to sell out Jason Weisberger

mistakes Mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin "offered to give Ukraine the position of Russian troops" Rob Beschizza

war Mercenary boss says he will pull troops out of Russia's siege of Bakhmut Rob Beschizza

tabloids Absence of evidence is evidence of a cover-up, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

trump Military police weighed using 'heat ray' to burn skin of D.C. protesters at Trump church photo op in June Xeni Jardin

guns Walmart announces major plans to scale back gun sales Gina Loukareas

Not Great FOOTAGE: Explosion at remote Siberian military base Rob Beschizza

documentaries Triple Chaser: a short documentary that uses machine learning to document tear gas use against civilians, calling out "philanthropist" Warren Kanders for his company's war-crimes Cory Doctorow

donald trump Venezuela military coup? Guns fired at Maduro protesters, Internet blocked, Guaidó with soldiers claims 'final phase' Xeni Jardin

politics Trump planned Venezuela coup, inasmuch he is capable of "planning" anything Rob Beschizza

trump Trump orders missile strikes on Syria. Russia calls it 'aggression,' international law violation Xeni Jardin

self defense Back-to-school must-have: pink bullet-proof backpack Mark Frauenfelder