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One Veteran’s success with psychedelic therapy
Pop Smoke Media recently had the pleasure of speaking with one Veteran who successfully participated in clinical trials on the efficacy of psychedelics therapy as a means of treating PTSD, and other similar illnesses.
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See the tattoos inspired by the GWOT
A handful of Veteran artists banded together to give a proper pedestal to the tattoos wrought from their experiences during the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). The group’s service-inspired artwork is compiled in a new book called For the Record: Tattoos of the GWOT Vol.
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RECAP: Senate hearing on the Afghanistan evacuation
For hours today, the top defense leaders during the Afghanistan evacuation, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, and CENTCOMM Commander Marine Corps General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., were all grilled by a group of Senators on the Senate Armed Services Committee over the mistakes made during the withdrawal.
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The Real Amazons: Warrior women of Scythia
Most people are at least subtly aware of the story of the Amazons, the giant female warriors who thirsted for the blood of men. The story has been rehashed enough to even earn a permanent spot in pop culture, in the form of Wonder Woman and her ilk.
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The first eyewitness account of the HKIA attack
U.S. Marine Major Ben Sutphen recently sat down with CBS Mornings’ David Martin to give the first eyewitness account of the events on Aug. 26. On that day, Sutphen and many others were wounded, or worse, by the suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA) in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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$2bn B-2 stealth bomber crash lands in Missouri
A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber crash-landed at Whiteman AFB in Missouri yesterday. The costly $2 billion aircraft had a sudden “in-flight malfunction” in the early hours of Tuesday.
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A peek at the declassified 9/11 report
The Biden administration recently declassified a 2016 FBI report on follow-up investigations into the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The document sheds light on the connection between Saudi Arabian nationals residing in the U.S. at the time and certain Al-Qaeda hijackers.
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Grunt Style begins charity road trip
Pop Smoke Media has worked closely with Grunt Style’s philanthropy in the past. Thanks to our history, we were invited to help spread word about this exciting road trip, meant to upend how charity work is typically done. The premise behind the series is that writing a check can sometimes be impersonal. The challenges and events will highlight the people behind the charities, and the stories that brought them to life.
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Afghan Resistance Update: clashes with Taliban expand
Atlas News (@atlas.news), an Instagram-based news account, published an update today on the conflicts between Taliban and resistance forces in Panjshir Province, Afghanistan.
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Guy Fieri feeds over 2,000 first responders fighting California wildfires
In the midst of another raging wildfire season in California, In the midst of another raging wildfire season in California, celebrity chef Guy Fieri is serving food to some of the first responders fighting those fires. And it isn’t the first time.
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Gunny Wolf’s SemperToons: A legacy of morale
Charles “Gunny” Wolf has been drawing cartoons ever since he could hold a pencil. What originally began as a casual hobby, as Wolf puts it “drawing whatever comes to mind,” eventually grew into one of the most notable and hilarious morale boosters geared towards U.S. service members.
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Snowden weighs in on Afghanistan
At around 8 p.m. yesterday evening, famous whistleblower Edward Snowden published an op-ed detailing where he stands on, and how the war in Afghanistan has impacted his views on, the impediments embedded in American culture when it comes to weighing our influence on foreign countries.
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