For the Record: Who Knew?

Chinese exceptionalism: It's much simpler if they just own everything (via Wikipedia). 

Apparently the Emperor had no idea the Chinese military might build up islands in the South China Sea and use them for missile launch pads.

Mattis Accuses Beijing of ‘Intimidation and Coercion’ in South China Sea https://t.co/4ROkZv4LJf

— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 2, 2018

What? You're wondering if Mattis is surprised? Or you're wondering whether you're surprised yourself? Or the question mark is a slip?

— Post-Impressionist Liberal (@Yastreblyansky) June 2, 2018

The terrifying trend that is terrifying everybody, with real terror

Image by Nightmare Soldier at DeviantArt.

I wanted to get in on the big scandal rocking the US military and found something totally astonishing, but let me build up to it first.

Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force weighs in on possible reasons for the increase in unwanted sexual contact in our armed services, from 4.4% of women in active duty in 2010 to 6.1% last year (don't even ask about the men).

“Some of it is the hookup mentality of junior high even and high school students now, which my children can tell you about from watching their friends and being frustrated by it,” Gen. Mark A. Welsh III said at a Senate hearing on the issue.

You think that might be it? Nasty public-school kids infecting the services with their nasty civilian behavior? Or maybe not, because when 4.4% of women in active duty were [jump]