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Dave Brown @davebrown.bsky.social · May 29

I read about this years ago and set a calendar reminder for myself. Pretty horrified to find out it was today

Dave Brown @davebrown.bsky.social · May 29

Big news: Today I crossed the Brimley/Cocoon Line, which means I'm the same age that Wilford Brimley was when "Cocoon" was released in theaters

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Dave Brown @davebrown.bsky.social · May 7

Duffy vs. Hegseth: Friction over air safety erupts in Trump’s Cabinet www.politico.com/news/2025/05... @oriana0214.bsky.social @politico.com

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Dave Brown @davebrown.bsky.social · May 7

Trump plans to announce the US will call the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf, officials tell AP
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Trump plans to announce the US will call the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf, officials tell AP

President Donald Trump plans to announce next week that the U.S. will refer to the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf or the Gulf of Arabia.

apnews.com

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Dave Brown @davebrown.bsky.social · May 6

BREAKING: Trump can proceed with his plan to ban transgender people from the military, including by removing those currently serving, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

Supreme Court lets Trump ban transgender people from military

Neither the majority nor the dissenters provided any reasoning for their positions.

www.politico.com

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Dave Brown @davebrown.bsky.social · May 2

You can see it at the 2-minute mark

youtu.be/Qn938Gm6axQ...

The US Space Force - America's Invisible Front Line (A Documentary Film)

YouTube video by United States Space Force

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Dave Brown @davebrown.bsky.social · May 2

The Space Force has released a video that uses stock footage from Russia

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Dave Brown @davebrown.bsky.social · Apr 23

The vicious rivalries tearing apart Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon www.politico.com/news/2025/04... @politico.com

The vicious rivalries tearing apart Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon

A feud between the secretary's advisers and his chief of staff created backbiting and distrust that has erupted into the open.

www.politico.com

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Dave Brown @davebrown.bsky.social · Apr 23

NEW TODAY: A MAGA-aligned group that pledged last month to take a “smash-mouth” approach to defending Pete Hegseth and have his back “100 percent” has all but gone silent www.politico.com/news/2025/04... @adamwren.bsky.social

Group boosting Hegseth goes quiet

The Defense secretary has come under heavy scrutiny amid reports of dysfunction at the Pentagon.

www.politico.com

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Dave Brown @davebrown.bsky.social · Apr 17

Think he means a force TO BE reckoned with

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Dave Brown @davebrown.bsky.social · Apr 17

NEW TONIGHT: John Ullyot, the former DOD spokesperson who was sidelined over the Jackie Robinson flap, is leaving the Pentagon
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

Top Pentagon official at center of Jackie Robinson controversy to resign

John Ullyot’s departure comes during a week of upheaval at the Defense Department.

www.politico.com

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Dave Brown @davebrown.bsky.social · Apr 16

BREAKING: A third DOD official has been put on leave and escorted out of the Pentagon on suspicion of leaking. Colin Carroll is chief of staff to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

Third top Pentagon official suspended in leak investigation

Colin Carroll, chief of staff to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg, was suspended a day after two other political appointees were placed on leave.

www.politico.com

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Dave Brown @davebrown.bsky.social · Apr 16

SCOOP: Not one, but two top advisers to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have been marched out of the Pentagon following a leak investigation www.politico.com/news/2025/04... @politico.com

Two top Pentagon officials placed on leave in leak probe

The disclosures under investigation include Elon Musk’s visit to the Pentagon.

www.politico.com

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Dave Brown @davebrown.bsky.social · Apr 9

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Dave Brown @davebrown.bsky.social · Apr 2

NEW: Waltz’s team set up at least 20 Signal group chats for crises across the world www.politico.com/news/2025/04... @politico.com

Waltz’s team set up at least 20 Signal group chats for crises across the world

It’s a more extensive use of the app than previously reported and sheds new light on how commonly the Trump administration’s national security team relies on Signal.

www.politico.com

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Dave Brown @davebrown.bsky.social · Mar 31

Some context from Grok

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Dave Brown @davebrown.bsky.social · Mar 28

Boundaries

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Dave Brown @davebrown.bsky.social · Mar 14

“Reports of the alleged 'encirclement' of Ukrainian units in the Kursk region by the enemy are untrue and are being created by the Russians for political purposes and pressure on Ukraine and partners," the Ukrainian Army General Staff said

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Dave Brown @davebrown.bsky.social · Mar 14

Trump says ‘thousands’ of Ukrainian soldiers encircled in Kursk; Ukraine says that’s ‘untrue’
www.politico.eu/article/dona...

Trump says ‘thousands’ of Ukrainian soldiers encircled in Kursk; Ukraine says that’s ‘untrue’

Ukraine insists its troops aren’t surrounded, but they are pulling back from areas they captured last summer.

www.politico.eu

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Dave Brown @davebrown.bsky.social · Mar 12

Greenlanders say no to Trump as rare earths loom over coalition talks
www.politico.eu/article/gree...

Greenlanders say no to Trump as rare earths loom over coalition talks

Election throws up surprise result as independence from Denmark remains tough to define.

www.politico.eu

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Laura Kayali @laukaya.bsky.social · Mar 11

The Netherlands doesn’t plan to cancel F-35 deals.

Asked whether the Dutch government would consider cancelling contracts for the warplanes, Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans replied: “No. Our entire air force and fighter jet fleet is based on the F-35.”
pro.politico.eu/news/195353

POLITICO Pro

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Dave Brown @davebrown.bsky.social · Mar 7

“It’s exceedingly odd. I have never heard of any such thing. I can’t even imagine what the purpose is, other than to terrorize the civilian workforce.” www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

IKEA beds? Dressers? Inside the ‘exceedingly odd’ DOGE office setup

Details of the arrangements at GSA offer a window into the lifestyle of DOGE workers.

www.politico.com

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Dave Brown @davebrown.bsky.social · Mar 5

This Pentagon Press Secretary Has a Long History of Bigoted and Xenophobic Posts
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

This Pentagon press secretary has a long history of bigoted and xenophobic posts

“Be unapologetically right-wing. It will pay off.”

www.motherjones.com

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Nahal Toosi @nahaltoosi.bsky.social · Mar 5

NEW COLUMN: Trump has yet to create a new world order. Instead, what we have is a period of disorientation. And countries (like, say, Lesotho) need to prepare for worst-case scenarios. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

America’s Friends Are Not Amused by Trump’s Bravado

The president’s speech offers no reprieve for countries that have long relied on Washington.

www.politico.com

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