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Drew FitzGerald @drewfitzgerald.bsky.social · 5d

The Pentagon’s general counsel “refused to provide a written justification for the strikes”

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 5d

Exclusive: In a closed-door meeting, senators on both sides pressed the Pentagon’s top lawyer to provide a better legal explanation for striking alleged drug cartel boats.

Lawmakers From Both Sides Pressed Pentagon on Legal Basis for Cartel Boat Strikes

The Defense Department general counsel faced questions from Republicans and Democrats in a closed-door briefing

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 7d

immediately leaks, ofc

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Pentagon plans widespread random polygraphs, NDAs to stanch leaks

The Pentagon is planning to require thousands of uniformed and civilian officials to sign nondisclosure agreements and submit to random polygraph testing.

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Drew FitzGerald @drewfitzgerald.bsky.social · 9d

“During a recent response exercise … officials spent the bulk of the time figuring out how many spending memos would be needed in the immediate aftermath of a major Atlantic hurricane.” The estimate: at least 80.

Penelope Wang @pennywriter.bsky.social · 9d

St. Louis is a test case for Trump's policy of shifting disaster relief to the states. But months after a tornado struck, the city is still waiting for $700 million in federal recovery funds, while FEMA workers are assigned to ICE. (gift link)
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FEMA Is Paralyzed. Disaster-Torn Communities Are Paying the Price.

St. Louis’s tornado was months ago, but it’s still waiting for hundreds of millions in federal recovery funds to arrive. It’s part of Trump’s plan to shift responsibility to the states and shrink the ...

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Penelope Wang @pennywriter.bsky.social · 9d

St. Louis is a test case for Trump's policy of shifting disaster relief to the states. But months after a tornado struck, the city is still waiting for $700 million in federal recovery funds, while FEMA workers are assigned to ICE. (gift link)
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

FEMA Is Paralyzed. Disaster-Torn Communities Are Paying the Price.

St. Louis’s tornado was months ago, but it’s still waiting for hundreds of millions in federal recovery funds to arrive. It’s part of Trump’s plan to shift responsibility to the states and shrink the ...

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Drew FitzGerald @drewfitzgerald.bsky.social · 9d

“Companies don’t build these things on spec” — the Pentagon's call to surge missile production is bumping into funding, supply-chain constraints
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Exclusive | Pentagon Pushes to Double Missile Production for Potential China Conflict

U.S. military leaders are urging defense contractors to increase assembly of 12 critical weapons.

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Kotu @kingoftheu.bsky.social · 13d

Inside you there are two wolves.

There is the Anti-Monarchy Wolf and the Irish Nationalist Wolf. Normally they get along fine but someone brought up Oliver Cromwell and oh boy are they fighting now.

BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 13d

hot war take: the roundheads were, in relative terms, the good guys in the English Civil War and the cavalier romanticism is reactionary bullshit.

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Kim Zetter @kimzetter.bsky.social · 15d

This is best story by far about the SIM farm uncovered in New York by Secret Service. The intent of the farm is not, as suggested by other stories, to disrupt Secret Service protection of dignitaries attending the UN or taking out mobile service for all NY but about managing criminal enterprises

Secret Service traced swatting threats against officials. They found 300 servers capable of crippling New York’s cell system | CNN

A Secret Service unit set out to unmask the layers of burner phones, changing phone numbers and SIM cards that were swatting American officials. It ended with the largest seizure of SIM servers and ca...

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 19d

Exclusive: The Trump administration is seeking congressional approval to sell nearly $6 billion in weapons to Israel, people familiar with the request said.

Exclusive | U.S. Plans $6 Billion in New Arms Sales to Israel

The Trump administration is seeking congressional approval for the sales, moving forward despite Israel’s recent missile strike on Hamas in Qatar.

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Drew FitzGerald @drewfitzgerald.bsky.social · 20d

The remarks were: “the Maga Gang (is) desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.”

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 20d

Disney said it is pulling Jimmy Kimmel’s show on ABC in the wake of remarks the late-night host made about the killing of Charlie Kirk

Disney to Pull Jimmy Kimmel’s Show After Kirk Remarks

Disney said it is pulling ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s show in the wake of remarks he made about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 24d

A Wall Street Journal investigation found that toxic fume leaks on airplanes are becoming more frequent and not much is being done about it.

Toxic Fumes Are Leaking Into Airplanes, Sickening Crews and Passengers

Doctors compare brain effects to concussions in NFL players. A Wall Street Journal investigation shows such incidents are increasingly common.

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Drew FitzGerald @drewfitzgerald.bsky.social · 26d

Boeing says it plans to hire replacements for the local assembly lines, which work on fighter jets and munitions.

Drew FitzGerald @drewfitzgerald.bsky.social · 26d

Boeing’s St. Louis-area machinists will keep striking after again rejecting a contract their negotiators had endorsed. “Our members will always have the final say in their futures,” union rep Tom Boelling says.

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Jason Garcia @jasongarcia.bsky.social · Aug 30

The DeSantis administration currently has at least seven Florida Highway Patrol troopers just on anti-chalk duty: Two watching from a Dunkin Donuts next door and five more parked in the lot right behind them.

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · Aug 30

I don’t care what Bill Maher thinks about literally anything, whether I agree with it or not, because it has been decades since he did anything except get attention for saying uninteresting things. People go after Kardashians and so on for “being famous for being famous.” Maher is the same.

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Vera Bergengruen @verambergen.bsky.social · Aug 21

ICE has parked outside daycares and churches. Nannies and children watched as ICE raided a business across from the Mount Pleasant library during story time. At Shrine of the Sacred Heart, an usher was arrested on his way to services. www.wsj.com/us-news/trum...

Trump’s ‘Law and Order’ Push in D.C. Looks a Lot Like an Immigration Raid

Nearly half of the arrests under the security crackdown have been of people in the country illegally.

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Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · Aug 21

let your haters become taters in the chip bag of success

THE CITY @thecity.nyc · Aug 20

BREAKING: Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips

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Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips

THE CITY reported the incident to law enforcement and was promptly contacted by the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office.

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Drew FitzGerald @drewfitzgerald.bsky.social · Aug 21

What in the world

southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · Aug 21

They tried to bribe Katie Honan

THE CITY @thecity.nyc · Aug 20

BREAKING: Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips

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Paul Kiernan @pkwsj.bsky.social · Aug 17

The target called the police saying that masked men had tried to pull him over, broke his car window and shot at him. He said he didn’t know who they were and asked for police assistance.

Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · Aug 17

Immigration agent fires shots at vehicle with people inside in San Bernardino operation

A Customs and Border Protection officer fired at a vehicle in San Bernardino on Saturday, which the Department of Homeland Security said was "self-defense" after a suspect allegedly drove his car at officers

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · Aug 15

DC says the attempted takeover of the MPD is both illegal and creating "havoc" for officers trying to determine who is in charge of the department. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Drew FitzGerald @drewfitzgerald.bsky.social · Aug 7

“I feel sorry for them,” Cambodia’s deputy PM said of the U.S. negotiating team. “There are so many countries to talk to.” www.wsj.com/economy/trad...

U.S. Trading Partners Race to Secure Exemptions From Trump’s Tariffs

The diplomatic efforts show months of trade talks are far from over despite agreements trumpeted by the White House.

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Drew FitzGerald @drewfitzgerald.bsky.social · Aug 6

Do not talk about the $25 billion pot of money you all are here to compete for

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Paul Kiernan @pkwsj.bsky.social · Jul 31

From Senate committee debate on bill to ban stock trading by officeholders.

"This is self-flagellation." - Ron Johnson (R., Wisc.)

"In the audience, how many of you don't want to make money? Anybody want to be poor? I don't." - Rick Scott (R. Fla.)

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Business Meeting - Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs

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Doug Madory @eldomador.bsky.social · Jul 11

New entries in @Starlink's GeoIP file for #India appear the day after the country's space regulator granted a license to launch operations in India.

This was the final regulatory hurdle for the satellite provider to enter the massive South Asian market.

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Josh Chin @joshchin.bsky.social · Jul 10

China National Space Administration recruitment campaign launching in 3, 2 …

George Pearkes @peark.es · Jul 9

the American government is effectively ending its space program.

Over 2,000 senior staff set to leave NASA under agency push

The losses could endanger the administration’s plans for landing astronauts on the moon and Mars.

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Robert McMillan @bobmcmillan.bsky.social · Jun 30

We have been hearing for years now about North Korean IT workers getting jobs at US companies. The DoJ indicted a number of these workers today, and here’s one story explaining how it happens.

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He Thought an Employee Stole Crypto. The FBI Says It Was a North Korean Scammer.

An army of North Korean workers have taken tech jobs at companies around the world, gaining funds for the regime through paychecks, theft and extortion.

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