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Kelly Kennedy

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Army vet. Kidney donor. Combat ballerina. Ghostwriter: Christine Brown’s Sister Wife Author Schmauthor: The Unit; Queen of Cuba; Fight Like a Girl; They Fought for Each Other Formerly of The War Horse, USA Today, Military Times www.kellykennedy.net

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Kelly Kennedy @kellyskennedy.bsky.social · Jul 22

In the mood for a book about an Egyptian immigrant’s incredible push to serve his new country? We’re out in paperback today with Adam Gamal’s story about becoming an intelligence operative with a unit we couldn’t name working with Delta and SEAL Team 6: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-unit-a...

The Unit: My Life Fighting Terrorists as One of America's Most Secret Military Operatives|Paperback

The first and only book to ever be written by a member of America's most secret military unit―an explosive and unlikely story of service and sacrifice.Inside our military is a team of operators ...

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 6h

If the Commander of Southern Command is stepping down less than a year into his tenure, I’m guessing we’re about to find out the intelligence picture on these “narco-terrorist” vessels that we’re blowing out of the water isn’t as solid as it’s being portrayed.

Blue Freedom Quest 💙🌊💙🌊 @bluefreedomquest.bsky.social · 6h

Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...

Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say

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Dan Lamothe @danlamothe.bsky.social · 1d

NEW TODAY: A deep dive on Tim Parlatore, Pete Hegseth’s longtime personal attorney.

He has a key role in Hegseth’s efforts to restrict news reporting in the Pentagon, and a history that includes defending alleged mobsters, accused war criminals, and President Donald Trump.

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Hegseth’s legal fixer at the center of Pentagon’s new media restrictions

Tim Parlatore represented Hegseth when he faced sexual assault allegations, and he also counts alleged mobsters and President Donald Trump as former clients.

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NPR @npr.org · 2d

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says. n.pr/4q87Jwb

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

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Kelly Kennedy @kellyskennedy.bsky.social · 4h

Stupid media with their climate teams, climate updates, and climate-focused newsletters.

Kelly Kennedy @kellyskennedy.bsky.social · 4h

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Alaska airlifting hundreds from storm-devastated coastal villages

Officials say one of the “most significant” airlifts in Alaska history is underway to evacuate hundreds of people from storm-devastated coastal towns.

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Kelly Kennedy @kellyskennedy.bsky.social · 4h

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Climate Change Is Harming Alaska in Ways You Wouldn’t Expect

It’s not just the melting ice we have to worry about.

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Kelly Kennedy @kellyskennedy.bsky.social · 4h

www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/10/16/c...

Climate expert highlights vulnerability of Yukon-Kuskokwim region after Ex-Typhoon Halong

While strong storms are typical for the Bering Sea during fall months, experts say ex-Typhoon Halong was different because its path caused a massive storm surge that highlighted growing vulnerabilitie...

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Kelly Kennedy @kellyskennedy.bsky.social · 4h

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...

Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant

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Kelly Kennedy @kellyskennedy.bsky.social · 4h

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Video Hundreds rescued in Alaska after typhoon flooding

ABC News’ Jaclyn Lee delivers updates on the large-scale rescue operation underway in Alaska after flooding from a powerful typhoon.

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Kelly Kennedy @kellyskennedy.bsky.social · 4h

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What we know about the devastating Alaska storm and the evacuation effort

Hundreds of residents from remote Alaska Native villages are being airlifted after a storm battered their communities.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2d

Some airports around the country are saying they won’t play a video with a message from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in which she blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown and its impacts on operations to screen travelers.

Some airports refuse to play Noem video on shutdown impact, saying it's political

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 7d

“The Founders would never believe that it would ever come to pass that one state militia could be sent to another state for the purposes of political retribution”

THAT PART!

Thank you, Judge Perry.

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Kelly Kennedy @kellyskennedy.bsky.social · 9d

I do appreciate that it's my ability to do pushups 😁

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Kelly Kennedy @kellyskennedy.bsky.social · 9d

Oh. That’s nice.

Kelly Kennedy @kellyskennedy.bsky.social · 9d

(Oh my gosh! Look at all those DEI hires in 1991, when our secretary of war was 11. FFS.)

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Kelly Kennedy @kellyskennedy.bsky.social · 9d

In fact, I’ve written about Gulf War Illness a bit and why it’s so incredibly ridiculous that it took us so long to get here (that’s me, back row on the right)

#desertstorm #gulfwarillness thewarhorse.org/chemicals-ch...

Chemicals. Chemicals. And More Chemicals. A Veteran Reflects on Her Time in Desert Storm

Chemicals. Chemicals. And More Chemicals. A Veteran Reflects on Her Time in Desert Storm - For decades, the U.S. has poisoned service...

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Kelly Kennedy @kellyskennedy.bsky.social · 9d

Brilliant. I had friends who were sick almost immediatel—hardcore, annoyingly gung-ho friends who were just debilitated. www.stripes.com/veterans/202...

‘Long-overdue validation’: CDC formally recognizes Gulf War illness

The symptoms affect up to a third of the 700,000 troops deployed during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm more than 30 years ago.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11d

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“Cycling in the buff is a Portland specialty, and one organization has announced a naked ride ‘in response to the militarization of our city,’” our columnist @nickkristof.bsky.social writes. “Such is the war zone here.”

Opinion | Troops Could Help Portland if They Rented Office Space

Trump’s dispatch of National Guard troops to Portland is another dangerous step toward politicizing America’s military forces.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14d

Breaking News: The FDA approved a generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, expanding the supply at a time when the Trump administration is under pressure from abortion opponents to sharply restrict access to the pills.

F.D.A. Approves a New Generic Abortion Pill

The decision enraged opponents of abortion, who have been pressuring the administration to restrict access to abortion medication.

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Pam Belluck @pambelluck.bsky.social · 16d

NEW: Long Covid risk for children doubles after a second infection, study finds www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/h...

Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds

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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 16d

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth issued a series of new directives that will make it harder for women to serve in combat and easier for personnel to engage in hazing and bullying without repercussions.

Hegseth wants a gang of thugs, not a modern army.
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