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U.S. Marshals at 8:00 a.m. Monday, January 18, 2021, announced that 2,000 National Guard troops were sworn in as Special Deputy U.S. Marshals. The official Twitter account of the U.S. Marshals posted photos showing Chief Lamont Ruffin from D.C. District Court swearing-in 2000 National Guard troops as Special Deputy U.S. Marshals prior to the upcoming presidential inauguration. LinkThe tweet was posted the morning after U.S. defense officials announced they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from actual service members in the National Guard that are involved in the security of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. Deputation gives the...

The videos and images we’ve seen on social media and the news from all over the country over the last week have at times been moving, like in instances where police officers and legitimately peaceful protesters were actually engaging in respectful dialogue. Far more often, though, we’ve seen the highly disturbing images and videos of the rampant looting, arson, assaults, and destruction that is being orchestrated in American cities like Minneapolis and Los Angeles day after day from so-called “peaceful protesters” in the name of “Justice for George.” The state of New York was the grand central station of mass...

Note: The following text is a quote: National Guard Embraces Social Media By Army Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill Special to American Forces Press Service ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 12, 2009 – Even in the 140-character brevity demanded of a “tweet,” the enthusiasm National Guardsmen have for communicating through Twitter software is evident. “Just shot my first rounds from a M1A1 Main Battle Tank. Killed 3 of 4 targets. Best Tank on the planet!” And it’s not just the rank-and-file who are communicating, although among Twitter’s millions of users -- the company won’t say exactly how many -- one stands out: He...

"When John Kerry speaks before the National Guard today, he should apologize for the actions of his surrogates and demand that they take down their ad depicting a defeated American soldier. "John Kerry's campaign is rooted in the past, hollow with pessimism, and preaching defeat to the American people. "John Kerry's continually shifting positions on Iraq and his sinking rhetoric of a defeated America send a signal to our allies and our enemies that America is not willing to finish the job. This attitude undermines the great progress that the men and women in America's armed forces have made in...

Something to Yak About – DNC Clings To Disintegrating Docu-Drama in Latest Attack on BushExhibiting a bizarre display of poor political judgment, the Democratic National Committee launched a scurrilous new attack on President Bush Tuesday, apparently banking their electoral hopes on some documents used in a CBS ’60 Minutes’ report that are increasingly being tagged by experts as bogus. While The Yak is certain the folks at DNC headquarters are leaping with joy over their video assault on the president, the news went over like a lead zeppelin a couple blocks away in the office of Republican National Committee Communications...