Category Archives: U.S. Military

Open Thread | The Armed Forces Disrespects Yet Another Black Veteran Hero

Posted on August 26, 2026 by rikyrah

Exclusive: Navy weighs renaming carrier slated to honor Black war hero, potentially switching it to Trump By Haley Britzky, Pamela Brown The US Navy is working to rename an aircraft carrier under construction that was set to honor a Black … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | More of This Administration’s Disrespect Towards the Military

Posted on August 13, 2026 by rikyrah

I thought about adding this as an update to the previous post, but, I think this deserves a post all of its own. As you read this, I want you to imagine what the reaction of the MSM would be … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Insults Towards Our Troops Never Ends With This Administration

Posted on July 27, 2026 by rikyrah

I didn’t want to believe it, because it was such a level of fundamental disrespect towards our military… and, it was disgusting to boot. Aric Toler @AricToler The Pentagon removed the names of 4 servicemembers who died in Jordan from … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | This is all about REMOVING BLACK MEN FROM THE MILITARY

Posted on July 13, 2026 by rikyrah

PERIOD Navy will remove sailors with medical shaving conditions after 1 year of failed treatment By COREY DICKSTEIN STARS AND STRIPES • July 8, 2026 Sailors with shaving-related conditions will get one year of medical treatment to meet the Navy’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Open Thread, Politics, Racial Bias, Racism, U.S. Military | Tagged , , , , | 50 Comments

Open Thread | The Man Unqualified to be Secretary of Defense Continues to Try And Erase Black Contributions to the Military

Posted on June 15, 2026 by rikyrah

I first heard the name Chappie James when I went for a tour on the campus of Tuskegee University in Alabama. There is a building named for him with a replica of the plane that he flew while in the … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The RE-Segregation of the Military?

Posted on April 13, 2026 by rikyrah

Executive Order 9981: Desegregation of the Armed Forces (1948) refer to captionEnlargeDownload Link Citation: Executive Order 9981, July 26, 1948; General Records of the United States Government; Record Group 11; National Archives. …………………… Executive Order 9981 stated that “there shall … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | They Threatened THE POPE

Posted on April 10, 2026 by rikyrah

THEY THREATENED THE POPE!!! Pedro L. Gonzalez @emeriticus The Catholic Church has become the greatest moral critic of Donald Trump and JD Vance. In response, the White House made a thinly veiled threat about using military force against it. The … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | So, About That Boat Strike

Posted on December 8, 2025 by rikyrah

Once again, to the Military Brass: 1. DO YOU SEE HOW QUICK THEY WILL THROW YOU UNDER THE BUS AND DESTROY YOUR CAREER? 2. THIS IS WHY YOU DON’T FOLLOW ILLEGAL ORDERS. Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline) posted at 8:57 AM on … Continue reading →

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