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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attacked a story on the alleged extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean as "more fabricated, inflammatory, and derogatory reporting."

'What about lawnmowers, leaf blowers and those cars with the fancy motors that rev like they're going 100 mph when going 15?,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

'Wake up, buddy -- politics, policy and law will determine the world you and your family will live in, a world that is heading for catastrophe under the current lawless regime,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

'Do you want to stop illegal immigration? Do whatever is necessary to raise the standard of living in the countries from which immigrants come. Treat cause, not symptom,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

'As with any business that goes to other countries, people here start losing their incomes and life possibilities. This leads to a downward spiral of any household, community, town, city or state now missing spending potential and tax benefits,' ...

'Why would potential immigrants still want to come to a country with no universal healthcare and a repressive regime?,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

There is a rule every professional military knows it cannot break: You do not attack people who can no longer fight, such as survivors of the recent boat strikes in Latin America.

'More than once, I have thought that the airport lounges of my childhood now more closely resembled bus terminals,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

'Investments in air taxis ignore real solutions to our mobility problems, caused by poor urban planning and underdeveloped transit and alternative modes of travel,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

The country's first houses, railroads and boats relied on the strength of the ponderosa. More than 90% of its Southwestern forests could soon vanish.