• "War Department declares Golden Shield missile defense system ready to

    From Lynn McGuire@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 15:52:37
    Subject: "War Department declares Golden Shield missile defense system ready to be built: ?Shovel ready?"

    "War Department declares Golden Shield missile defense system ready to
    be built: ?Shovel ready?"

    https://justthenews.com/government/security/department-war-advancing-defensive-technologies-against-missiles-other-aerial

    "The department called it a "layered, integrated shield" that will
    defend the U.S. against ballistic missiles, hypersonic missiles,
    advanced cruise missiles and next-generation aerial attacks."
    https://x.com/DoWCTO

    Wait, we have gigawatt lasers ready to go now ?

    Hat tip to:
    https://thelibertydaily.com/

    Lynn


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  • From Paul S Person@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 09:24:47
    Subject: Re: "War Department declares Golden Shield missile defense system ready to be built: ?Shovel ready?"

    On Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:52:37 -0500, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    "War Department declares Golden Shield missile defense system ready to
    be built: ?Shovel ready?"

    https://justthenews.com/government/security/department-war-advancing-def ensive-technologies-against-missiles-other-aerial

    "The department called it a "layered, integrated shield" that will
    defend the U.S. against ballistic missiles, hypersonic missiles,
    advanced cruise missiles and next-generation aerial attacks."
    https://x.com/DoWCTO

    Wait, we have gigawatt lasers ready to go now ?

    Hat tip to:
    https://thelibertydaily.com/

    The first clue is that there is no "War Department". And all the
    posturing of Hegseth will not change that.

    So either this is satire or it is more MAGA Madness.
    --
    "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
    Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.14
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Lynn McGuire@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 13:07:10
    Subject: Re: "War Department declares Golden Shield missile defense system ready to be built: ?Shovel ready?"

    On 4/29/2026 11:24 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:52:37 -0500, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    "War Department declares Golden Shield missile defense system ready to
    be built: ?Shovel ready?"

    https://justthenews.com/government/security/department-war-advancing-defensive-technologies-against-missiles-other-aerial

    "The department called it a "layered, integrated shield" that will
    defend the U.S. against ballistic missiles, hypersonic missiles,
    advanced cruise missiles and next-generation aerial attacks."
    https://x.com/DoWCTO

    Wait, we have gigawatt lasers ready to go now ?

    Hat tip to:
    https://thelibertydaily.com/

    The first clue is that there is no "War Department". And all the
    posturing of Hegseth will not change that.

    So either this is satire or it is more MAGA Madness.

    Get with the times man. Trump changed the Department of Defense name
    back to the Department of War.

    Lynn


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  • From Scott Lurndal@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 18:14:57
    Subject: Re: Re: "War Department declares Golden Shield missile defense system ready to be built: ?Shovel ready?"

    Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:
    On 4/29/2026 11:24 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:52:37 -0500, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    "War Department declares Golden Shield missile defense system ready to
    be built: ?Shovel ready?"

    https://justthenews.com/government/security/department-war-advancing-defensive-technologies-against-missiles-other-aerial

    "The department called it a "layered, integrated shield" that will
    defend the U.S. against ballistic missiles, hypersonic missiles,
    advanced cruise missiles and next-generation aerial attacks."
    https://x.com/DoWCTO

    Wait, we have gigawatt lasers ready to go now ?

    Hat tip to:
    https://thelibertydaily.com/

    The first clue is that there is no "War Department". And all the
    posturing of Hegseth will not change that.

    So either this is satire or it is more MAGA Madness.

    Get with the times man. Trump changed the Department of Defense name
    back to the Department of War.

    Only congress can change the name. Regardless of the dicatator's dicates.

    Someone mailed a similar complaint like yours to the editors of AW&ST. They noted also that any departmental name change needs to be done by congress,
    not the executive and thus they do not use Trump's preferred terminology.

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  • From Lynn McGuire@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 15:18:24
    Subject: Re: "War Department declares Golden Shield missile defense system ready to be built: ?Shovel ready?"

    On 4/29/2026 1:14 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
    Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:
    On 4/29/2026 11:24 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:52:37 -0500, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    "War Department declares Golden Shield missile defense system ready to >>>> be built: ?Shovel ready?"

    https://justthenews.com/government/security/department-war-advancing-defensive-technologies-against-missiles-other-aerial

    "The department called it a "layered, integrated shield" that will
    defend the U.S. against ballistic missiles, hypersonic missiles,
    advanced cruise missiles and next-generation aerial attacks."
    https://x.com/DoWCTO

    Wait, we have gigawatt lasers ready to go now ?

    Hat tip to:
    https://thelibertydaily.com/

    The first clue is that there is no "War Department". And all the
    posturing of Hegseth will not change that.

    So either this is satire or it is more MAGA Madness.

    Get with the times man. Trump changed the Department of Defense name
    back to the Department of War.

    Only congress can change the name. Regardless of the dicatator's dicates.

    Someone mailed a similar complaint like yours to the editors of AW&ST. They noted also that any departmental name change needs to be done by congress, not the executive and thus they do not use Trump's preferred terminology.

    Wrong. The executive has power over the War Department. Read your USA Constitution, not that European crap.

    Lynn


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  • From Lynn McGuire@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 15:18:51
    Subject: Re: "War Department declares Golden Shield missile defense system ready to be built: ?Shovel ready?"

    On 4/28/2026 3:52 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    "War Department declares Golden Shield missile defense system ready to
    be built: ?Shovel ready?"

    https://justthenews.com/government/security/department-war-advancing- defensive-technologies-against-missiles-other-aerial

    "The department called it a "layered, integrated shield" that will
    defend the U.S. against ballistic missiles, hypersonic missiles,
    advanced cruise missiles and next-generation aerial attacks."
    ÿÿ https://x.com/DoWCTO

    Wait, we have gigawatt lasers ready to go now ?

    Hat tip to:
    ÿÿ https://thelibertydaily.com/

    Lynn

    Ah, we will use the new Crossbow Project.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=683BIUzVHAw

    Lynn


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  • From Scott Lurndal@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 21:00:46
    Subject: Re: Re: "War Department declares Golden Shield missile defense system ready to be built: ?Shovel ready?"

    Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:
    On 4/29/2026 1:14 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
    Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:
    On 4/29/2026 11:24 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:52:37 -0500, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    "War Department declares Golden Shield missile defense system ready to >>>>> be built: ?Shovel ready?"

    https://justthenews.com/government/security/department-war-advancing-defensive-technologies-against-missiles-other-aerial

    "The department called it a "layered, integrated shield" that will
    defend the U.S. against ballistic missiles, hypersonic missiles,
    advanced cruise missiles and next-generation aerial attacks."
    https://x.com/DoWCTO

    Wait, we have gigawatt lasers ready to go now ?

    Hat tip to:
    https://thelibertydaily.com/

    The first clue is that there is no "War Department". And all the
    posturing of Hegseth will not change that.

    So either this is satire or it is more MAGA Madness.

    Get with the times man. Trump changed the Department of Defense name
    back to the Department of War.

    Only congress can change the name. Regardless of the dicatator's dicates. >>
    Someone mailed a similar complaint like yours to the editors of AW&ST. They >> noted also that any departmental name change needs to be done by congress, >> not the executive and thus they do not use Trump's preferred terminology.

    Wrong. The executive has power over the War Department.

    You are incorrect according to real experts. Please cite your
    authority.

    "As of late 2025, Donald Trump cannot legally, formally
    rename the Department of Defense (DoD) to the "Department of War"
    through an executive order alone, as the legal name was established
    by Congress in 1949."

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  • From WolfFan@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 17:17:12
    Subject: Re: Re: "War Department declares Golden Shield missile de fense system ready to be built: ?Shovel ready? "

    On Apr 29, 2026, Scott Lurndal wrote
    (in article <2kuIR.553916$Zve6.377416@fx18.iad>):

    Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:
    On 4/29/2026 1:14 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
    Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:
    On 4/29/2026 11:24 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:52:37 -0500, Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    "War Department declares Golden Shield missile defense system ready to
    be built: ?Shovel ready?"

    https://justthenews.com/government/security/department-war-advancing-def
    ensive-technologies-against-missiles-other-aerial

    "The department called it a "layered, integrated shield" that will defend the U.S. against ballistic missiles, hypersonic missiles, advanced cruise missiles and next-generation aerial attacks." https://x.com/DoWCTO

    Wait, we have gigawatt lasers ready to go now ?

    Hat tip to:
    https://thelibertydaily.com/

    The first clue is that there is no "War Department". And all the posturing of Hegseth will not change that.

    So either this is satire or it is more MAGA Madness.

    Get with the times man. Trump changed the Department of Defense name back to the Department of War.

    Only congress can change the name. Regardless of the dicatator's dicates.

    Someone mailed a similar complaint like yours to the editors of AW&ST. They
    noted also that any departmental name change needs to be done by congress,
    not the executive and thus they do not use Trump's preferred terminology.

    Wrong. The executive has power over the War Department.

    You are incorrect according to real experts. Please cite your
    authority.

    "As of late 2025, Donald Trump cannot legally, formally
    rename the Department of Defense (DoD) to the "Department of War"
    through an executive order alone, as the legal name was established
    by Congress in 1949.?
    This should be good...

    https://www.military.com/feature/2025/10/17/department-of-war-not-legally- what-trumps-executive-order-really-does.html

    I especially like this bit:

    "Only Congress can amend or replace statutory titles. The Department of Defense currently remains the legal entity established by Congress in 1949. Trump?s order does not override existing law; instead, it authorizes a secondary title that may be used in non-statutory communications.?

    ?Department of War? ain?t the name, it?s just an alias. It would
    require an act of Congress to change the name,exactly as it required an act
    of Congress to establish the Defense Dept in 1949.


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  • From WolfFan@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 17:19:27
    Subject: Re: "War Department declares Golden Shield missile de fense system ready to be built: ?Shovel ready? "

    On Apr 29, 2026, Lynn McGuire wrote
    (in article <10sthcd$3tun$1@dont-email.me>):

    On 4/29/2026 11:24 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:52:37 -0500, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    "War Department declares Golden Shield missile defense system ready to
    be built: ?Shovel ready?"

    https://justthenews.com/government/security/department-war-advancing-defens
    ive-technologies-against-missiles-other-aerial

    "The department called it a "layered, integrated shield" that will
    defend the U.S. against ballistic missiles, hypersonic missiles,
    advanced cruise missiles and next-generation aerial attacks." https://x.com/DoWCTO

    Wait, we have gigawatt lasers ready to go now ?

    Hat tip to:
    https://thelibertydaily.com/

    The first clue is that there is no "War Department". And all the
    posturing of Hegseth will not change that.

    So either this is satire or it is more MAGA Madness.

    Get with the times man. Trump changed the Department of Defense name
    back to the Department of War.

    changing the name requires an act of Congress. No such act has been proposed, much less made. Note that it required an act of Congress to make the name change in 1949, so the law is crystal-clear.


    Lynn



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  • From Sn!pe@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, April 30, 2026 00:29:35
    Subject: Re: "War Department declares Golden Shield missile de fense system ready to be built: 'Shovel ready' "

    WolfFan <akwolffan@zoho.com> wrote:

    On Apr 29, 2026, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    [...]
    Get with the times man. Trump changed the Department of Defense name
    back to the Department of War.

    changing the name requires an act of Congress. No such act has been
    proposed, much less made. Note that it required an act of Congress to
    make the name change in 1949, so the law is crystal-clear.

    A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
    See also: "Gulf of America".

    --
    ^?^. Sn!pe, bird-brain. My pet rock Gordon just is.


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  • From Bobbie Sellers@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 16:37:15
    Subject: Re: "War Department declares Golden Shield missile defense system ready to be built: ?Shovel ready?"



    On 4/29/26 11:07, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 4/29/2026 11:24 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:52:37 -0500, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    "War Department declares Golden Shield missile defense system ready to
    be built: ?Shovel ready?"
    https://justthenews.com/government/security/department-war-advancing-
    defensive-technologies-against-missiles-other-aerial

    "The department called it a "layered, integrated shield" that will
    defend the U.S. against ballistic missiles, hypersonic missiles,
    advanced cruise missiles and next-generation aerial attacks."
    ÿÿÿ https://x.com/DoWCTO

    Wait, we have gigawatt lasers ready to go now ?

    Hat tip to:
    ÿÿÿ https://thelibertydaily.com/

    The first clue is that there is no "War Department". And all the
    posturing of Hegseth will not change that.

    So either this is satire or it is more MAGA Madness.

    Get with the times man.ÿ Trump changed the Department of Defense name
    back to the Department of War.

    Lynn


    Trump does not and did not have the authority to change the name
    or to shut down a lot of the Congressionally approved or mandated agencies which he obviously failed to understand the reasons for the existence of.
    He does not understand softpower so he shut down the USAIDS which
    may lead to the death of millions of people dependent on the food and medications it distributed to third world nations.

    bliss

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  • From Paul S Person@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, April 30, 2026 08:46:01
    Subject: Re: "War Department declares Golden Shield missile defense system ready to be built: ?Shovel ready?"

    On Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:07:10 -0500, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    On 4/29/2026 11:24 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:52:37 -0500, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    "War Department declares Golden Shield missile defense system ready
    to
    be built: ?Shovel ready?"


    https://justthenews.com/government/security/department-war-advancing-defe nsive-technologies-against-missiles-other-aerial

    "The department called it a "layered, integrated shield" that will
    defend the U.S. against ballistic missiles, hypersonic missiles,
    advanced cruise missiles and next-generation aerial attacks."
    https://x.com/DoWCTO

    Wait, we have gigawatt lasers ready to go now ?

    Hat tip to:
    https://thelibertydaily.com/

    The first clue is that there is no "War Department". And all the
    posturing of Hegseth will not change that.

    So either this is satire or it is more MAGA Madness.

    Get with the times man. Trump changed the Department of Defense name
    back to the Department of War.

    He can declare whatever he wants and, thanks to The Supremes, escape
    criminal punishment for it (well, as there seems to be no
    Constitutional duty, as long as it is clearly part of the job).

    But, like all crackpots, he cannot make it so.

    Any order from Trump to the "Dept of War" goes nowhere, because no
    such department exists.

    Any order from the Secretary of War (Hegseth) can be ignored because
    the military belongs to the Department of Defense and so are not under
    his control.
    --
    "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
    Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.14
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Paul S Person@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, April 30, 2026 08:46:57
    Subject: Re: "War Department declares Golden Shield missile defense system ready to be built: ?Shovel ready?"

    On Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:37:15 -0700, Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> wrote:



    On 4/29/26 11:07, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 4/29/2026 11:24 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:52:37 -0500, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    "War Department declares Golden Shield missile defense system ready
    to
    be built: ?Shovel ready?"

    https://justthenews.com/government/security/department-war-advancing-
    defensive-technologies-against-missiles-other-aerial

    "The department called it a "layered, integrated shield" that will
    defend the U.S. against ballistic missiles, hypersonic missiles,
    advanced cruise missiles and next-generation aerial attacks."
    ??? https://x.com/DoWCTO

    Wait, we have gigawatt lasers ready to go now ?

    Hat tip to:
    ??? https://thelibertydaily.com/

    The first clue is that there is no "War Department". And all the
    posturing of Hegseth will not change that.

    So either this is satire or it is more MAGA Madness.

    Get with the times man.? Trump changed the Department of Defense
    name
    back to the Department of War.

    Lynn


    Trump does not and did not have the authority to change the name
    or to shut down a lot of the Congressionally approved or mandated
    agencies
    which he obviously failed to understand the reasons for the existence
    of.
    He does not understand softpower so he shut down the USAIDS which
    may lead to the death of millions of people dependent on the food and >medications it distributed to third world nations.

    But there are no third world nations he cares about.

    Norway, after all, is not third world.
    --
    "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
    Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.14
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Nuno Silva@3:633/10 to All on Friday, May 01, 2026 00:17:28
    Subject: Re: "War Department declares Golden Shield missile defense system ready to be built: ?Shovel ready?"

    On 2026-04-30, Paul S Person wrote:

    On Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:07:10 -0500, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    On 4/29/2026 11:24 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:52:37 -0500, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    "War Department declares Golden Shield missile defense system ready to >>>> be built: ?Shovel ready?"

    https://justthenews.com/government/security/department-war-advancing-defensive-technologies-against-missiles-other-aerial

    "The department called it a "layered, integrated shield" that will
    defend the U.S. against ballistic missiles, hypersonic missiles,
    advanced cruise missiles and next-generation aerial attacks."
    https://x.com/DoWCTO

    Wait, we have gigawatt lasers ready to go now ?

    Hat tip to:
    https://thelibertydaily.com/

    The first clue is that there is no "War Department". And all the
    posturing of Hegseth will not change that.

    So either this is satire or it is more MAGA Madness.

    Get with the times man. Trump changed the Department of Defense name
    back to the Department of War.

    He can declare whatever he wants and, thanks to The Supremes, escape
    criminal punishment for it (well, as there seems to be no
    Constitutional duty, as long as it is clearly part of the job).

    And then enjoy retirement travelling around the world to see cities like
    the Hague!

    But, like all crackpots, he cannot make it so.

    Any order from Trump to the "Dept of War" goes nowhere, because no
    such department exists.

    Any order from the Secretary of War (Hegseth) can be ignored because
    the military belongs to the Department of Defense and so are not under
    his control.

    --
    Nuno Silva

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