Federal Shorts
Description: Federal Records was an American record label founded in 1950 as a subsidiary of Syd Nathan's King Records and based in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was run by famed record producer Ralph Bass and was mainly devoted to Rhythm & Blues releases. The company also released hillbilly and rockabilly recordings from 1951 onward, e.g., "Rockin' and Rollin" by Ramblin' Tommy Scott on Federal 10003. Singles were published on both 45 and 78 rpm speed formats.
Description: The Chicago Whales only existed for three years, as part of the Federal League, a renegade baseball outfit that challenged the American and National leagues from 1913 to 1915, before abruptly going broke. The team is barely a footnote in baseball history, but it played an important role in Chicago history, because it brought the game to the North Side, which is why tens of thousands of Big Ten graduates live there today. The Whales were the first team to play baseball at the corner of Clark and Addison, and the first to win a championship there, in 1915 — 101 years before the Cubs did it. Yet I could find nothing commemorating them at Wrigley Field.
Description: King Records was an American label founded in 1943 by Syd Nathan in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The label owned several divisions, including Federal Records, which launched the career of James Brown. It released original material until 1975. Initially King specialized in country music, at the time known as hillbilly music. King advertised, "If it's a King, It's a Hillbilly – If it's a Hillbilly, it's a King." One of the label's hits was "I'm Using My Bible for a Road Map" by Reno and Smiley. Important recordings in this field were done by the Delmore Brothers and Wayne Raney. The Delmores and Moon Mullican played a country-boogie style that was similar to rockabilly.
Description: Federal Crime: Donnie’s Federal Crime Spree This dark dystopian protest illustration depicts masked enforcers with glowing red eyes advancing through a ruined city beneath storm clouds, symbolizing authoritarian power, secrecy, and institutional corruption. The ominous text warns of a federal crime unfolding in plain sight, echoing public outrage over political deception, criminal cover-ups, and abuse of power. The imagery evokes fear, surveillance, and moral decay, serving as a visual indictment of a system that protects billionaire elites and loyal sycophants while spreading division, hate-fueled rhetoric, and deliberate misinformation across America’s democratic institutions.
Description: The Bundeswehr, (Federal Defense) is the name of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Bundeswehr is divided into a military part (armed forces or Streitkräfte) and a civilian part. When the Bundeswehr was established in 1955, its founding principles were based on developing a completely new military force for the defense of West Germany. In this respect, the Bundeswehr does not consider itself to be a successor to any former German military organization or group, pre- or post-war.
