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All the right-wing bloggers and influencers who will now get special access to the "Department of War": 7 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday 21 hrs ago 3 248
EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon clamps down on military interactions with Congress 0 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday Yesterday 4 200
Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Monday 2 263
House Democrats demand answers from Noem on plans for $50M jet 2 Eugene May 2025 Monday 3 848
Trump expands war powers to fight Venezuelan gangs. Critics say that mirrors 9/11 playbook. 2 Eugene Sunday Sunday 2 240
DHS purchase of business jets during shutdown draws Democrats' ire 0 Eugene Sunday Sunday 4 205
Senate GOP, Thune throw curveball into shutdown fight 3 nitpicked Thursday Thursday 9 582
Trump Freaked Out Pentagon Lawyers With Push for Another Huge Military Parade 1 Eugene Thursday Thursday 13 469
How the Pentagon sidelined lawyers while testing the legal limits of military action 1 Eugene Thursday Thursday 4 218
Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to. 6 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 15 Oct 15 3 264
AUSA Day 2: Army dreams big on microreactors 0 nitpicked Oct 14 Oct 14 3 183
Apparently the shipyard workers aren't being paid either 1 nitpicked Oct 10 Oct 10 4 380
Analysis: Shutdown strains US national security as weak links start to fail 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 8 Oct 8 13 420
The people running the Navy's 250th anniversary show this afternoon put "Dixie" on the playlist. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 5 Oct 5 2 737
The NSA Is Coming to Town 0 red dog 1 Oct 5 Oct 5 1 545
US Special Operations Command general retires 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 4 Oct 4 7 662
Why Secretary Hegseth's beard policy makes us less effective 7 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 3 Oct 3 2 512
Nine Bodies Turned Up at a Green Beret Outpost. What Really Happened? 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 1 Oct 1 6 1028
Pentagon readies contingency plans for government shutdown 3 nitpicked Sep 29 Sep 29 3 508
Leaks Show Hegseth's Selfish Reason for Calling in Generals 8 Eugene Sep 27 Sep 27 11 2098
Man charged with shining laser pointer at Marine One with Trump aboard 0 Eugene Sep 23 Sep 23 1 452
DHS says ICE won't comply with California ban on agents wearing masks 8 Eugene Sep 22 Sep 22 6 2207
ICE Barbie Dropped F-Bombs on 'Screaming' Call With DHS Officials After Embarrassing Stories 0 Eugene Sep 22 Sep 22 3 850
"Allies are aghast as US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker fails even to show up at the NATO emergency meeting." 4 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 12 Sep 12 7 3156
Authority to call out the Guard 1 James48 Sep 7 Sep 7 3 769
Legal Issues Raised by a Lethal U.S. Military Attack in the Caribbean 6 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 3 Sep 4 9 665
VIDEO: U.S. Military Strikes Suspected Drug Vessel as Warships Gather in the Caribbean 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2 Sep 3 1 493
"Here's the video Trump just posted to Truth Social. Looks like a massacre of civilians at sea." 12 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2 Sep 3 22 1429
White House moves forward on plans for a Department of War, WSJ Reports 0 Eugene Aug 30 Aug 30 0 446
US Homeland Security chief reports breach at FEMA, fires 23 employees 3 Eugene Aug 30 Aug 30 6 618

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Tulsi Gabbard blindsided CIA with post-Putin meeting purge: report 1 Eugene Aug 30 Aug 30 10 664
US builds up forces in Caribbean as officials, experts, ask why 4 Eugene Aug 29 Aug 30 3 618
Navy's chief information officer steps down 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 26 Aug 26 2 583
Pentagon fires heads of Navy Reserve, Naval Special Warfare Command 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 24 Aug 24 9 914
ICE Barbie's Alleged Lover (Corey Lewandowski) Probed By White House Over Cheating Claim 4 Eugene Aug 14 Aug 14 8 826
Pentagon is already calling National Guard in other states looking for units that could help in DC 1 Eugene Aug 12 Aug 12 3 604
A $2,500 interceptor drone built to destroy Iranian Shaheds was recorded flying at the speed of a bullet train 1 littlemissmartypants Aug 12 Aug 12 15 916
US military was deployed to LA protests despite low risk, general testifies 0 Eugene Aug 12 Aug 12 16 627
Hegseth's Rant on D.C. Takeover Turned Into Evidence Against Trump 1 Eugene Aug 11 Aug 11 9 726
After pushback from IndyCar, social media post from Department of Homeland Security touting 'Speedway Slammer' taken dow 1 Eugene Aug 10 Aug 10 3 588
Laura Loomer knocks Medal of Honor recipient in new attack on Army 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 10 Aug 10 14 1147
Tulsi Gabbard declassified documents over CIA objections, sources say 1 Eugene Aug 7 Aug 8 6 686
Trump administration plans to build largest US federal migrant detention center on military base 0 Eugene Aug 8 Aug 8 0 705
Restoration of torn-down Confederate monument will cost $10 million over 2 years, military says 1 Eugene Aug 7 Aug 7 6 587
Trump Targets Spouses of U.S. Citizens in Green Card Crackdown 2 Eugene Aug 7 Aug 7 6 801
Trump Pulls Sneaky 180 After MAGA Rips Him on Disaster Aid Condition 0 Eugene Aug 6 Aug 6 2 739
Body cameras/Dash cameras 0 RussBLib Aug 5 Aug 5 0 525
Noem wants 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention centers near airport runways across US to boost migrant deportation 'efficienc 2 Eugene Aug 5 Aug 5 0 544
John Bolton Shreds Trump for Going Nuclear on Kremlin Troll 1 Eugene Aug 3 Aug 3 9 719
Thomas Kinkade's Morning Pledge: Trump Admin in Hot Water With Christian Family Foundation 1 Eugene Jul 31 Jul 31 7 719
ICE entices new recruits with patriotism pitch and promise of $50,000 signing bonuses 2 Eugene Jul 31 Jul 31 0 576
FEMA to require states use terrorism prevention funds for migrant arrests 2 Eugene Jul 29 Jul 29 3 593
Hegseth Secretly Splurges Nuclear Cash on Trump's 'Free' Jet 1 Eugene Jul 28 Jul 28 3 658
Gabbard releases more Russia documents, prompting concerns over intelligence sources 0 Eugene Jul 25 Jul 25 2 666
Gabbard's Russian interference claims directly contradict what other Trump officials have said 1 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 5 675
Fox News Contributor Savages Tulsi Gabbard in Scathing Op-Ed 0 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 18 855
Stephen Miller Called Out for 'Completely Made-Up' ICE Figures 0 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 11 710
Trump's Anti-Terror Gardener, Thomas Fugate 22, Humiliated by His Own Boss 0 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 4 673
UK Sanctions Russian Hackers Tied to Assassination Attempts 0 ck4829 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 4 622
ICE head says agents will arrest anyone found in the U.S. illegally, crack down on employers of unauthorized workers 0 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 679

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Russian hackers using sophisticated 'Authentic Antics' malware, UK says 1 ck4829 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 707
Entire National Guard Network 'Compromised' After Hack 1 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 4 744
A Former ICE Official, Scott Shuchart, Is Worried That the Agency Is About to Go on a Hiring Spree of Proud Boys 0 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 743
New U.S. assessment finds American strikes destroyed only one of three Iranian nuclear sites 2 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 4 735
Hegseth lashed out at DOGE official in tense Pentagon confrontation 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 7 1037
Australia hosts military drills with US and other nations, likely to draw Chinese surveillance 0 nitpicked Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 630
Senators want safeguards on Hegseth meddling with Ukraine aid in new defense bill 2 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 11 1075
Ukraine made the Patriot a moving target -- and taught the US Army how to fight smarter with its air defenses 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2025 Jul 2025 9 761
DHS Secretary Noem vows to ramp up deportations with funding boost from Trump's domestic policy law 3 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 733
Oklahoma City television station News 9 is reporting an anti-government militia group targeted its weather radar system 8 ck4829 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 9 1054
After Texas floods, questions about FEMA's future loom large 1 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 694
US only has 25% of all Patriot missile interceptors needed for Pentagon's military plans 0 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 696
Trump caught off guard by Pentagon's abrupt move to pause Ukraine weapons deliveries, AP sources say 0 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 702
Trump avoids talk of scrapping FEMA after more than 100 killed in Texas flash flood 1 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 709
Trump bill gives ICE $45 billion for detaining immigrants - more than it received in the last 15 years combined 6 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 885
ICE Barbie Dodges Blame for Disastrous Texas Flooding on Trump's Watch 19 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 33 2950
Pilots Who Conducted Iran Strikes Invited to White House on July 4, Raising Security Concerns 2 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 796
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 VGuerra276 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 820
Few thought airstrikes could 'obliterate' Iran's nuclear program. Then Trump said they did. 1 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 0 1868
Sinaloa cartel hacked security cameras to track and kill FBI informants, US says 0 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 2 756
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