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Jack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 1d

I was told they were trying to cut down on mandatory training events.

VoteVets @votevets.org · 2d

Is this the military or is this kindergarten? What's next, demanding your mommy sign a note explaining why you didn't eat your entire MRE?

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Jacob Shamsian @jayshams.bsky.social · 13h

The Wall Street Journal reports that Ghislaine Maxwell had a meeting with an unknown person in her new prison camp, during which the entire prison was on lockdown.

Inmates say she's getting unusually favorable treatment by the prison.

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Sam Fellman @samfellman.bsky.social · 48m

Ukraine would need some platform to fire Tomahawks. Submarines and ships are exceptionally unlikely. A truck-based system is possible, but the US needs its few Typhons in the Pacific www.businessinsider.com/what-to-know...

Sam Fellman @samfellman.bsky.social · 2d

"The significance of the public’s interest in having only well-trained law enforcement officers deployed in their communities and avoiding unnecessary shows of military
force in their neighborhoods cannot be overstated." -Judge April Perry

Mattathias Schwartz @schwartzesque.bsky.social · 2d

JUST IN -- Judge April Perry finds that "that deployment of National Guard members is likely to lead to civil unrest"

full opinion on yesterday's TRO here >>> storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Jacob Shamsian @jayshams.bsky.social · 2d

Robert Jackson — the former Supreme Court justice, Solicitor General, and Nazi war crimes prosecutor — gave a speech in 1940 titled "The Federal Prosecutor" that is considered a must-read for people who join the DOJ.

This passage has been circulating a lot lately:

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Greg Jaffe @gregjaffe.bsky.social · 2d

"The public has a right to know how the government and the military are operating."

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Brad Duplessis @bradduplessis.bsky.social · 2d

We trained Iraqi F-16 pilots in AZ too. Part of our theater security cooperation program; and tied to Iraq’s purchase of 32 aircraft, last of which (IIRC) were delivered in 2019.

Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 2d

Been off the beat for a hot minute, but the US has for decades housed training units for foreign Air Forces at US bases? Singapore has had a base in Arizona since 2001, and they train in Idaho sometimes.

This is routine hegemon stuff, not a new/unique evil www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article...

www.nationalguard.mil

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Sam Fellman @samfellman.bsky.social · 2d

No US flight training curriculum will teach anyone to fly *into* anything. The curriculum will likely instruct Qatari Air Force pilots in aircraft handling and weapons employment. The F-15QA is designed for air-to-air and ground attack missions

Sam Fellman @samfellman.bsky.social · 2d

An entire ecosystem has evolved to "out" so-called "woke" military officers. There are many instances where activists guess at the views of military officers from their family members. More here: www.businessinsider.com/inside-anti-...

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Lucia Moses @luciamoses.bsky.social · 2d

Read Bari Weiss' memo telling CBS News to detail what they do all day and what's 'broken' with the place. w/James Faris:
www.businessinsider.com/bari-weiss-m...

Bari Weiss tells CBS News staff to explain what they do and what's 'broken.' Read the full memo.

Bari Weiss tells CBS News staff to outline their daily routines in her first week as editor-in-chief, "to know we are aligned."

www.businessinsider.com

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Sam Fellman @samfellman.bsky.social · 2d

SECWAR Hegseth "doesn’t rely on the corrupt filter of the mainstream media," DoW's chief spokesman said.

That's a shot at Hegseth's former employer, Fox News — the most-watched cable news network in the US www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/b...

Inside Hegseth’s Effort to Limit Press Access at the Pentagon

www.nytimes.com

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Sam Fellman @samfellman.bsky.social · 2d

Highly recommend this fascinating look at 10th Mountain's experimentation.

Also hard to square the Army's open-sided Infantry Squad Vehicle with a future operational environment of mines & small killer drones. ISV protects against neither and can be outrun on offroad terrain

Greg Jaffe @gregjaffe.bsky.social · 4d

The Army’s Race to Catch Up in a World of Deadly Drones.
The U.S. military had believed that drones would keep troops out of harm's way. Instead they are making war deadlier for everyone.
My story on how the Army is reckoning with this new kind of war.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

The Army’s Race to Catch Up in a World of Deadly Drones

www.nytimes.com

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Sam Fellman @samfellman.bsky.social · 2d

Not really. This is a US air base that will host a facility where Qatari pilots are trained to fly F-15. The US also trains pilots from Singapore there www.spokesman.com/stories/2022...

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Sam Fellman @samfellman.bsky.social · 3d

Foreign parts essential to Russian attacks include microchips, switching connectors and analog-to-digital converters: www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-100-...

Ukraine says a massive Russian overnight missile and drone barrage was packed with 100,000 foreign-made parts

Zelenskyy said Russia fired 496 strike drones and 53 missiles in one night, and they had 102,785 foreign-made components, including from the US.

www.businessinsider.com

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Sam Fellman @samfellman.bsky.social · 3d

A lot of people are dunking on President Trump for not winning Nobel Peace Prize. That misses the point.

It's worth pausing for *a moment* to note the Nobel's immense clout and the way it incentivizes national leaders to seek peace. The quest for a Nobel is one factor that may reduce vast suffering

USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 3d

Trump said he deserved the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in resolving various world conflicts.

Donald Trump didn't win the Nobel prize he coveted for role addressing world conflicts

Trump said he deserved the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in resolving various world conflicts.

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 3d

Trump's handpicked acting US attorney indicts Letitia James, the latest adversary of the president to be brought up on charges after career prosecutors concluded there was insufficient evidence. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Live Updates: N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James Indicted After Trump’s Pressure Campaign

www.nytimes.com

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Shane Harris @shaneharris.bsky.social · 4d

WSJ reports that the Truth Social message Trump directed at Pam Bondi, about indicting Jim Comey, was meant to be a DM. Asked about the post, Bondi told senators, "I don’t think he said anything that he hasn’t said for years.” We might see that remark, among others, in Comey's motion to dismiss.

Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

www.wsj.com

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 4d

Remember that "Pam: I have reviewed ..." TruthSocial post from Trump, the one that looked a lot like a private message?

Yes, it was supposed to be a private message.

Trump "was surprised to learn it was public."

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Konrad Adenauer formerly Honest Abe @hombrelibre.bsky.social · 4d

The Ma Deuce

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Sam Fellman @samfellman.bsky.social · 4d

Per WaPo reporting, only about 1 in 5 troops have been disciplined for their speech. It's worth remembering that many of these people have been publicly accused, creating a public impression of guilt before any investigation

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Dan Lamothe @danlamothe.bsky.social · 4d

Urgent new statement from the Pentagon Press Association, on Pete Hegseth’s new, forthcoming media restrictions:

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Wesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 4d

Yesterday's Syria strike puts US combat actions during the second Trump administration at:

—1,000+ air strikes in Yemen (March-April)
—75+ air strikes in Somalia
—7 air strikes and 3 JSOC ground raids in Syria
—4 air strikes in the Caribbean
—B-2 strikes on 3 sites in Iran
—1 air strike in Iraq

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Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social · 4d

On Sept. 27, President Trump described Portland, Ore., as a “War ravaged” city.

But here is how federal officers described the scene outside the ICE building in southwest Portland on Sept. 25: “low energy.”

The next day the same: “low energy.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Before Trump Ordered In Troops, Federal Officers Called Portland Protests ‘Low Energy’

www.nytimes.com

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Sam Fellman @samfellman.bsky.social · 4d

"Most countries were simply not interested 10 years ago. Now, we have contracts," a FN Browning executive told BI's Matthew Loh: www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-war-...

Ukraine's war surges demand for a 100-year-old heavy machine gun

FN Browning told Business Insider that annual global demand for its machine guns, including the M2, has doubled compared to 2022.

www.businessinsider.com

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Mattathias Schwartz @schwartzesque.bsky.social · 5d

I spoke with The Daily about the judiciary's response to Trump's attempt to deploy the National Guard into US cities, and the question of whether simply declaring a "rebellion" makes it so, for legal purposes: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/p...

Trump Claims ‘Rebellion’ in American Cities

www.nytimes.com

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