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Military plane part of secretive, classified fleet used in first Caribbean boat strike 1 Eugene Wednesday Wednesday 1 256
Fort Greely struggles to feed soldiers due to impact of cuts initiated by DOGE 1 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 10 437
Inside A Venezuelan Apartment Hit By An American Missile 0 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 2 323
Tulsi Gabbard booted from Venezuela plans with aides joking DNI stands for 'do not invite' -- but Vance denies report 0 Eugene Jan 9 Jan 9 1 234
Trump Administration Draws Up New Legal Justification for Raid on Maduro 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 8 Jan 8 4 360
ICE Barbie Plotting to Send Goons Into New Target City (Phoenix) 0 Eugene Jan 3 Jan 3 1 297
U.S. Ran a War Game on Ousting Maduro. Venezuela Fell Into Chaos. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 3 Jan 3 5 418
Intellexa: Trump administration removes three spyware-linked executives from sanctions list 1 Eugene Jan 1 Jan 1 2 320
Protests breaking out across Iran. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 31 Dec 31 5 402
Why Battleships aren't coming back -- ever 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 26 Dec 26 7 677
Hegseth authorizes cash bonuses of up to $25,000 for top civilian employees 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 24 Dec 24 3 445
White nationalist terrorism - Neo-Nazi terror group steps up US operations as FBI pulls back 2 ck4829 Dec 24 Dec 24 13 499
Surprise: Lufthansa Sells Two Boeing 747-8s... To The US Air Force?! 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 13 Dec 17 1 454
Why is America Intentionally Throwing Away its Global Power? - Paul Warburg 5 TexasTowelie Dec 16 Dec 16 8 556
'Gross Negligence': GOP Congressman Shreds White House for Letting 'Whacky Laura Loomer' Advise on NatSec Hires 1 Eugene Dec 13 Dec 13 6 465
'It's done' -- House Armed Services chair sees no need to further probe boat strike 16 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 10 Dec 10 34 2237
Self-Contradictory: Where the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy Goes Wrong - William Spaniel 0 TexasTowelie Dec 9 Dec 9 5 398
Trump gives Nvidia green light to sell advanced AI chips to China 2 Eugene Dec 9 Dec 9 8 550
White nationalist terrorism - U.S.-founded neo-Nazi group designated as terrorist organization is busted in Spain 0 ck4829 Dec 5 Dec 5 0 424
Sabrina Carpenter and Franklin the Turtle in tiff with Trump administration over use of work 1 Eugene Dec 2 Dec 2 7 521
Trump says Hegseth told him he didn't order killing of boat crew 10 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 1 Dec 1 3 986
F-35 beat Gripen fighter jet 'by a mile' in 2021 Defence Department competition 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 29 Nov 29 1 1008
Cold War II - Poland accuses Russia of "an act of state terror" with railway sabotage attack 0 ck4829 Nov 19 Nov 19 3 484
Trump's Pentagon name change could cost up to $2 billion 5 nitpicked Nov 12 Nov 12 2 757
In Flanders Fields 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 11 Nov 11 13 485
"Wow, it's like someone remembers how to be President." 5 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 11 Nov 11 37 1408
The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II. 39 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 9 Nov 10 71 7633
Kristi Noem Reportedly Authorized Purchase Of Planes That Were Missing 1 Key Component (engines) 3 Eugene Nov 9 Nov 9 3 709
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Eugene Nov 9 Nov 9 0 322
The 70-year-old B-52 bomber will basically be 'a new airplane' once it finally gets its upgrades, Trump's pick for 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 5 Nov 5 5 777

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Trump orders Pentagon to resume nuclear weapons testing, citing rival nations' programs 11 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 30 Nov 3 2 869
Trump Boat Bombings Worsen as New Horror Shakes Experts: "Alarm Bells" 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 31 Oct 31 10 712
White House urged firing live bombs, not dummies, for Navy celebration, AP sources say 6 Eugene Oct 30 Oct 30 8 843
Top Border Patrol official to be deposed Thursday over agency's tactics in the Chicago area 0 Eugene Oct 30 Oct 30 5 555
3 Years Ago It Was a Casting Agency. Now It Has $1 Billion in Drone Contracts. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 26 Oct 26 5 708
Trump says private donor gave $130 million to cover military pay during shutdown 10 Eugene Oct 24 Oct 24 4 1016
All the right-wing bloggers and influencers who will now get special access to the "Department of War": 7 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 22 Oct 22 3 754
EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon clamps down on military interactions with Congress 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 21 Oct 21 4 549
Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 19 Oct 20 3 633
House Democrats demand answers from Noem on plans for $50M jet 2 Eugene May 2025 Oct 20 3 1219
Trump expands war powers to fight Venezuelan gangs. Critics say that mirrors 9/11 playbook. 2 Eugene Oct 19 Oct 19 2 616
DHS purchase of business jets during shutdown draws Democrats' ire 0 Eugene Oct 19 Oct 19 4 582
Senate GOP, Thune throw curveball into shutdown fight 3 nitpicked Oct 2025 Oct 2025 9 1015
Trump Freaked Out Pentagon Lawyers With Push for Another Huge Military Parade 1 Eugene Oct 2025 Oct 2025 13 857
How the Pentagon sidelined lawyers while testing the legal limits of military action 1 Eugene Oct 2025 Oct 2025 4 597
Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to. 6 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Oct 2025 3 714
AUSA Day 2: Army dreams big on microreactors 0 nitpicked Oct 2025 Oct 2025 3 535
Apparently the shipyard workers aren't being paid either 1 nitpicked Oct 2025 Oct 2025 4 730
Analysis: Shutdown strains US national security as weak links start to fail 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Oct 2025 13 831
The people running the Navy's 250th anniversary show this afternoon put "Dixie" on the playlist. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Oct 2025 2 1168
The NSA Is Coming to Town 0 red dog 1 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 1 890
US Special Operations Command general retires 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Oct 2025 7 2826
Why Secretary Hegseth's beard policy makes us less effective 7 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2025 Oct 2025 2 1002
Nine Bodies Turned Up at a Green Beret Outpost. What Really Happened? 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Oct 2025 6 1377
Pentagon readies contingency plans for government shutdown 3 nitpicked Sep 2025 Sep 2025 3 899
Leaks Show Hegseth's Selfish Reason for Calling in Generals 8 Eugene Sep 2025 Sep 2025 11 2603
Man charged with shining laser pointer at Marine One with Trump aboard 0 Eugene Sep 2025 Sep 2025 1 795
DHS says ICE won't comply with California ban on agents wearing masks 8 Eugene Sep 2025 Sep 2025 6 2690
ICE Barbie Dropped F-Bombs on 'Screaming' Call With DHS Officials After Embarrassing Stories 0 Eugene Sep 2025 Sep 2025 3 1184
"Allies are aghast as US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker fails even to show up at the NATO emergency meeting." 4 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 7 3593

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Authority to call out the Guard 1 James48 Sep 2025 Sep 2025 3 1111
Legal Issues Raised by a Lethal U.S. Military Attack in the Caribbean 6 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 9 1126
VIDEO: U.S. Military Strikes Suspected Drug Vessel as Warships Gather in the Caribbean 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 1 851
"Here's the video Trump just posted to Truth Social. Looks like a massacre of civilians at sea." 12 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 22 1983
White House moves forward on plans for a Department of War, WSJ Reports 0 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 0 782
US Homeland Security chief reports breach at FEMA, fires 23 employees 3 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 6 1018
Tulsi Gabbard blindsided CIA with post-Putin meeting purge: report 1 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 10 1040
US builds up forces in Caribbean as officials, experts, ask why 4 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 3 1016
Navy's chief information officer steps down 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 2 939
Pentagon fires heads of Navy Reserve, Naval Special Warfare Command 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 9 1313
ICE Barbie's Alleged Lover (Corey Lewandowski) Probed By White House Over Cheating Claim 4 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 8 1263
Pentagon is already calling National Guard in other states looking for units that could help in DC 1 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 3 980
A $2,500 interceptor drone built to destroy Iranian Shaheds was recorded flying at the speed of a bullet train 1 littlemissmartypants Aug 2025 Aug 2025 15 1275
US military was deployed to LA protests despite low risk, general testifies 0 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 16 976
Hegseth's Rant on D.C. Takeover Turned Into Evidence Against Trump 1 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 9 1062
After pushback from IndyCar, social media post from Department of Homeland Security touting 'Speedway Slammer' taken dow 1 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 3 945
Laura Loomer knocks Medal of Honor recipient in new attack on Army 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 14 1559
Tulsi Gabbard declassified documents over CIA objections, sources say 1 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 6 1043
Trump administration plans to build largest US federal migrant detention center on military base 0 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 0 1039
Restoration of torn-down Confederate monument will cost $10 million over 2 years, military says 1 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 6 949
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