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Judge Voids Mass Layoffs at Voice of America The ruling, which said that Kari Lake’s appointment to oversee V.O.A.’s parent agency was invalid, was a major rejection of President Trump’s attempts to dismantle the government-funded news group.

A federal judge on Saturday ruled that the appointment of Kari Lake, the head of Voice of America’s oversight agency, was invalid, voiding mass layoffs that she had carried out at the federally funded news group last year.

This is a bombshell: "the Pentagon wanted the company to allow for the collection and analysis of unclassified, commercial bulk data on Americans, such as geolocation and web browsing data"

This kind of agenda echoes the defunded Total Information Awareness effort, post-9/11

Dear Friends, if you are able, we could use some supplies! My birthday is February 14 & nothing would bring me more birthday joy than stockpiling some nourishment for these babies! Currently logging in at 28!!! Lots of hungry babies here. amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls…

The vanquishing of Military.com. Former staffers say a new owner dealt the respected publication a death blow when service members and veterans needed it most.

Former staffers say a new owner dealt the respected publication a death blow when service members and veterans needed it most. Read @liamjscott.bsky.social www.cjr.org/feature/mili...

Two National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn't known, AP source says Two National Guard soldiers were shot Wednesday near the White House and their conditions aren’t immediately known, according to a law enforcement official not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity.Emergency vehicles were seen responding to the area.

BREAKING: Two National Guard members have been shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn't known, AP source says.

Fantastic - congrats, @patriciakime.bsky.social: “Kime’s work is the kind of journalism we need and that journalists aspire to,” said the NPF judges.

Wow! Congrats!

Please let @dflawrence.bsky.social do more film coverage, this is delightful.

U.S. poised to strike military targets in Venezuela in escalation against Maduro regime The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald...

(Miami Herald) - The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald ..

@miamiherald.com
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2025 MRE Conference Agenda - Military Reporters and Editors Military Reporters & Editors announces its 2025 MRE Conference Agenda to be held Friday, Nov. 7 for journalists covering the military.

Military Reporters & Editors’ annual conference is right around the corner on Nov. 7! Please register here if you plan to attend. We can’t wait to see you all there! The keynote speaker is the new Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. www.militaryreporters.org/2025/10/2025...

Trump's decision to send aircraft carrier to South America will leave Mideast and Europe with none President Donald Trump’s deployment of the nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier to South America is pulling the ship out of the Mediterranean Sea.

Trump’s decision to send aircraft carrier to South America will leave Mideast and Europe with none

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Service members with shaving waivers are not allowed to attend the event with Hegseth, which will be held at Camp Humphreys, per email from 51st Fighter Wing at Osan Air Base, South Korea, which was posted on the unofficial Air Force amn/nco/snco page. AF official confirmed the email is authentic.

Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...

New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.

Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
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Why Did You Leave the Department of Veterans Affairs? ProPublica wants to hear from doctors, nurses and other front-line medical providers who recently left positions at a VA hospital or clinic.

#MedSky: In August, we reported that the VA lost more than 600 doctors and nearly 2,000 nurses this year.

We know that for many of you, the decision to leave the VA could not have been easy. Here’s how you can share your story with us ⤵️

Infowars is joining the Pentagon press corps:

America saved him from the Taliban. Trump wants to send him back. He supported America’s war, escaped Afghanistan and started a family in the U.S. Then ICE arrested him. If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.

He supported America’s war, escaped Afghanistan and started a family in the U.S.

Then ICE arrested him.

If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.

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

NPR’s Tom Bowman today is handing in the Pentagon press pass he has held for 28 years. www.npr.org/2025/10/14/g...

Some Texas National Guard troops replaced in Illinois after failing to meet standards An unspecified amount of Texas National Guard troops were replaced in Chicago, shortly after photos of their appearance were mocked.

The Texas Military Department confirmed to @taskandpurpose.com it had replaced some of the 200 National Guard troops sent to Chicago for not being "in compliance" with validation standards. This came after photos of heavyset NG members were widely mocked. taskandpurpose.com/news/texas-n...

Texas National Guard troops sent to Chicago aren't getting paid When President Trump called them to active duty, the Texas troops went on the federal payroll. But the government shutdown has cut off paychecks indefinitely.

Texas National Guard troops sent to Chicago are working for free. www.expressnews.com/news/article...

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Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals The Pentagon has summoned military officials from around the world for a gathering in Virginia. Top generals and their staffs don’t know the reason for the meeting.

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Personal news: Today is my last day with @militarydotcom.bsky.social. Four years ago, @zachfb.bsky.social and @travistritten.bsky.social took a chance on a guy far outside DC to be the Air/Space Force Reporter and brought me on to join an incredible team of journalists. Best choice I ever made.

We're tracking the latest on this @taskandpurpose.com. check this article for updates.

It’s time to forge ahead. I’m wishing the best for all my former colleagues at Military.com. You guys rock.

I’ve had a front-row seat to this changing world. Journalism is a tough profession, especially now. The industry has been run into the ground, reporters have been vilified by the public. But it’s worth it. What we do as journalists matters.

I was a minor celebrity for a few days after exposing Brian Williams’ tall tales. I walked the halls of the Pentagon and asked tough questions at press briefings. I saw the Department of Defense become the Department of War.

I’ve gotten to cover corruption in the Florida Keys and walked with U.S. troops in Iraq. I uncovered a murder plot in the Philippines that led to the arrest of the killer. I hounded John McCain on Capitol Hill.

I’m not sure where I’ll go from here. This is the first time in my career that I’ve been unemployed. My greatest hope is to continue doing journalism and working with reporters. I got my first full-time reporter job right after Sept. 11, 2001. I’ve been blessed to have worked ever since.

It was a pleasure working with each and every one, and a great stroke of luck to get them all together in one newsroom.

We had the best team of reporters in the business – Tom Novelly, Konstantin Toropin, Rebecca Kheel, Steve Beynon, Patricia Kime, Drew Lawrence, Rich Sisk. I’m indebted to them for all their dogged reporting.