An artillery shell fired during 250th anniversary celebration of the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton on Saturday detonate

[riversedge]

An artillery shell fired during 250th anniversary celebration of the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton on Saturday detonated prematurely over Interstate 5, damaging a California Highway Patrol vehicle on JD Vance's security detail

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...

They had told Newsom to keep I-5 open during this stunt.

— Andy Craig (@andycraig.bsky.social) 2025-10-19T21:13:14.758Z

Governor Newsom “had objected to the plan to fire over the freeway, Interstate 5, and ordered a 17-mile stretch closed — against the guidance of military officials…”

— Patty from MI (@patty-frommi.bsky.social) 2025-10-19T21:19:40.237Z

[redwitch]

1. Just perfect. What idiots!

[Ocelot II]

2. Hahahaha!

Probably an entirely random occurrence, but sometimes you gotta wonder about karma.

[Silent Type]

3. If only it were an ICE facility.

[Deuxcents]

4. Good grief. I'm losing faith in the military to do the right thing and this wasn't it.

[turbinetree]

5. And then there is this reporting...............

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JD Vance's motorcade hit with shrapnel after artillery 'mishap' during celebration: report

By Robert Davis
Published October 19, 2025 5:40 PM ET

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A Marine spokesperson said there had been a "lengthy back and forth between officials" about the firing, but declined to elaborate.

https://www.rawstory.com/jd-vance-2674213342/

This is in the Oceanside/ San Diego Area...........and there are a lot of houses and people in this area...........Vance is an a**hole............live ammunition............I would have resigned if I was the based commandant............

[2naSalit]

8. Too bad it didn't hit him.

[miyazaki]

9. 29 Palms is a hundred miles away from here.

You mean Pendleton/Oceanside area?

[turbinetree]

41. Yes my mistake..................thank you, It been awhile since I was in that part of the state..............

will correct my rant...................

[spanone]

15. 'Mishap'? as if it was all okay, something just went amiss.

[Crunchy Frog]

39. It's not the first time he's tried to have his VP killed. Who knows

what kinds of machinations are going on behind the scenes?

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

6. May have been intentional. Republicans blew up a children's daycare in OK City. If McVeigh

was alive today, he'd probably be head of Defense Dept. instead of that drunken Fox screwball.

[erronis]

21. Wow. That's pretty strong ---- and accurate.

They don't really care about children or innocent people's lives.

[lastlib]

22. Thank the stars The FelonRapist can't commute......

a death sentence once it's carried out.

[SamuelTheThird]

7. This is a toe into the black pool of military murdering Americans

[ananda]

10. The military is now incompetent and unreliable.

Just like its leaders.

Newsom did the right thing, for sure.

[BeerBarrelPolka]

11. It doesn't matter

Nothing will stop trump. Nothing he does will make him lose supporters. As long as we are alive and breathing, we will be his and his supporters enemies.

Hitler didn't treat Germans as bad as trump treats Americans. The military is on trump's side. Law enforcement is on trump's side. I am a realist. I see it everyday in the real world. I trained the military and law enforcement for almost 30 years. Irish Dem knows who I am.

There's only one way to deal with this. The politicians "in general", are doing nothing more than Kabuki theater. Protests in a sense are like prayer. It makes us feel better about ourselves without actually solving the problem. Since my health collapse, everybody in the world is praying for me, yet no one is cutting my grass, or going to the store for me, or cooking me a meal, etc, etc. This is what protests are like to this regime. They are laughing at and mocking us.

The Democrats of the USA are in a war. And this war is worse than WWII because it is being waged on our soil and we have no allied forces. In two weeks, the food supply to myself and millions of others will be cut off. What foreign country is going to help the impoverished in the USA now that SNAP will be stopped? Who will help us when Medicaid and SS will be cut off?

I needed to vent because I had another person who wanted to pray over me on a phone call, instead of actually helping me. I get no help from people and I get no help from my country.

I'm sorry everybody on here. I'm just at the end of my rope.

[erronis]

24. Wish I could help - and I would.

Agree with your general sentiments. And I don't think it matters much the political system - the leading class doesn't give a shit about the people. Some more socialist countries such as in Scandinavia seem to be much better.

I try to get out and run errands, deliver meals, do whatever I can to help. If you're within 100 miles (I don't fly anymore) I'll come see you. I think there are a lot of people like me. States and localities have organizations (Councils on Aging, Senior Centers, etc.). I'm sure you know about these. DM me if you're in the New England area.

[BeerBarrelPolka]

29. Thank you

For your sentiments.

I'm in a red county just outside Chicago. Senior Services hasn't helped me, the people out here don't help anyone. I live alone and just try to keep things going. Just had my 6th stroke 10 days ago, coupled with polymyositis, daily seizures, and other stuff. Just down on my luck right now and feeling sorry for myself I guess.

I appreciate you.

[erronis]

33. Not a fan of smilies - so I'll send a big hug.

I tried to go for a walk today and realized how limited I am. I sucks.

[3catwoman3]

35. Must be McHenry County.

We are the only red collar county.

[BeerBarrelPolka]

36. Yes!!

Hillbilly, inbred, hicks. I should have stayed in Chicago

[3catwoman3]

37. Yesterday, I went to the No Kings protest held in Algonquin, where we live. Decent...

...turnout, and LOTS of supportive honking by people driving by.

A friend of ours is one of the few Democrats on the McHenry County board.

[yellowcanine]

12. Gov. Newsom 1, J.D. Vance 0. Let the games begin.

The marines are calling it a "mishap". Right. It would be hilarious if it weren't so serious. Presumabely the Secretary of Defense had to sign off on this "demonstration." He should resign. Can you imagine if this had happened under Biden?

[Lovie777]

13. November 10th is the Marine's birthday................

this was a blatant dangerous stunt about No Kings Day. shithole and comrades are beyond nuts.

[newdeal2]

14. Maybe it was done on purpose?

Trump sending a message to JD a la Pence.

[Lovie777]

16. Sorta funny............

I just read over on RS that in fact shrapnel did fall and strike Vance's vehicle.

[usedtobedemgurl]

17. Remind me what he did to Pence......

Hasn’t there been rumors of Vance meeting with wealthy donors to perhaps unseat Vance? Is anything really a coincidence with these people?

[rsdsharp]

18. Did they fire it from the back of a DeLorean at 88 mph?

The Marines were founded November 10, 1775.

[Orrex]

27. Hey, that's just days after the Air Force was founded.

[rsdsharp]

32. I guess the Air Farce captured the airports, and the Marines rammed the ramparts.

[sinkingfeeling]

19. Too bad they only got JD's security.detail.

[AntiFascist]

20. Talk about karma n/t

[bluedigger]

23. As a former army artillery fire direction computer (13E) I am both perplexed and embarassed.

Then again, Marines. smdh.

[Orrex]

25. well, better luck next time

[surfered]

26. Don't know anything about artillery but I do know that sometimes things don't work out.

The error here seems to be on whoever ordered this firing over an Interstate Highway.

[flashman13]

28. Incredibly reckless! The idea that every round is going to operate perfectly every time

just isn't reality. In the real world misfires and shorts are always a hazard to friendly forces down range. The results can be tragic.

You shouldn't let Donny T and Hogsbreath play with things that go boom.

[GoCubsGo]

30. I hope Gov. Newsom sends CouchHumper the repair bill.

Or, makes him replace it altogether. Those things ain't cheap.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

31. Oh, that's great

"...the guidance of military officials…” was to keep the highway open??

[paleotn]

34. Well, the Army had a bad habit of flying helos.....

across the flight path at Reagan National. What could possibly go wrong? Ooops.

Perhaps the jarheads were trying to one up the grunts by shelling the freeway.