Pentagon watchdog criticizes Lockheed Martin for F-35’s lack of flight readiness due to maintenance issues

According to report, Pentagon paid Lockheed Martin $1.7 billion without any economic adjustment, although jets ‘did not meet the minimum requirements’

By Diyar Guldogan

WASHINGTON

US F-35 fighter jets were mission-ready roughly half the time in 2024 because of maintenance issues with Lockheed Martin, a Pentagon watchdog said in a report.

The report, from the Defense Department’s Office of the Inspector General issued on Dec. 19, said the Defense Department did not adequately oversee contractor performance on the June 2024 air vehicle sustainment contract…

Junk-food Bans for SNAP Users To Begin in January

Americans using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in some states will be prohibited from purchasing certain kinds of junk food

by Raw Egg Nationalist

Americans using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in some states will be prohibited from purchasing certain kinds of junk food.

Beginning in January, 18 states will restrict the purchase of certain foods.

The ban is being carried out under the aegis of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda. Participating states have had to submit a waiver to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), which oversees SNAP…

“We Won’t be Fooled Again!” How extensive is this year’s FLU?

The NYT does its best to scare us. The CDC data reveals that is a bald-faced lie. The Flu is milder than usual this year.

by Meryl Nass

But the flu shot is rarely effective—maybe once or twice every ten years is it even 50% effective. Then this author hits us with zingers, but he did learn something in journalism school, and so he tempers his claim in the following paragraph.

“We are seeing the highest number of flu cases ever recorded in a single week in New York State,” State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald said, noting that the state recorded 71,123 flu cases for the week ending Dec. 20. That was the most recorded in a single week since 2004, when the state began its current method of reporting cases…

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