Random News and Notes 9 June
The Muslim conquest of Europe was ended on this day in 721. The army of Odo of Aquitaine defeated an Umayyad caliphate Force at the Battle of Toulouse.
It was the first notable defeat of Muslim forces in Europe.
The largest Cavalry Battle in US history occurred on this day in 1863. 11,000 Union cavalry men met 9800 of their rebel counterparts at Brandy Station in Culpeper County, Virginia. In a daring dawn surprise attack, Union General Alfred Pleasonton’s troopers slammed into the Confederate camps of the legendary J.E.B. Stuart. Sabers flashed, pistols cracked, and thundering charges swept across miles of open ground in a chaotic, all-day melee of dust, steel, and raw courage.
Though the fighting ended in a tactical draw, the day marked a turning point: the proud Confederate cavalry, long dominant in the East, would never again hold unchallenged supremacy. Union horsemen had finally come into their own, proving they could ride, fight, and stand toe-to-toe with the South’s finest.
On this day, June 9th, 1959: The USS George Washington (SSBN-598), the world’s first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, was launched at Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut. Originally laid down as an attack submarine, she was redesigned with a 130-foot missile section inserted into her hull.
Measuring 381 feet long and displacing over 6,700 tons submerged, powered by a S5W nuclear reactor, she could remain underwater for months. Armed with 16 Polaris A-1 ballistic missiles and six torpedo tubes, she pioneered the sea-based leg of America’s nuclear triad.
We start with the news that a US Army AH-64 Apache went down in the Gulf of Oman last night. The incident happened at 7:33 p.m. ET on June 8 as the AH-64 Apache patrolled near the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping route amid U.S.-Iran tensions. U.S. Central Command confirmed the soldiers are in stable condition after rescue efforts by Naval Forces Central Command, the 82nd Airborne Division, and Task Force 59.
The crew members were rescued by an unmanned surface vehicle (USV), according to CENTCOM spokesman Captain Tim Hawkins. “This was an operational first for the U.S. military,” Hawkins said.
I don’t have the full context for this one, but it’s too good not to post. The video appears to be taken by some sort of ICE watch retard in Salsibury MD. It also seems that the videographer and the ICE agent have some history. Watch:
Videographer guy gets waaayyyyy triggered and crashes out over it.
This next one is disturbing, and viewer discretion is advised.
An African migrant attacked a British man in Belfast. A man in his 30s from Sudan was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a knife attack outside an apartment block on Kinnaird Avenue shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Monday. The victim, a man in his 40s, suffered serious injuries to his face, neck, and back and remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition.
The graphic video shows the assault, with bystanders—including local hero Maitie Mag Toghearnan using a stick—intervening to subdue the suspect until police arrive. Frankly, they should have beat the individual to death.
Major protests are planned for later today across Great Britain.
New Jersey Governor and Naval Academy cheater Mikie Sherrill got a tour of the ICE facility at Delaney Hall in Newark. The tour was given as a courtesy, as Delaney Hall is a federal facility and not a state run one. Sherrill took to social media to whinge about the tour despite being informed of the ground rules beforehand. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin took her to task for the whinging:
Frankly, she shouldn’t have been allowed in in the first place. She has no authority over the site, no oversight responsibility and therefore no reason to tour the site. Mullin had to know how the visit was going to be used.
