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Trump is ratcheting up the pressure on Iran to make a deal over its nuclear program The Pentagon has told a second aircraft carrier strike group to prepare to deploy to the Middle East as the U.S. military readies for a potential attack on Iran, according to three U.S. officials. President Trump said Tuesday that …
Trump will end the world as we know it.He’s attacking Iran.China will get involved.It’s what I’ve been warning about.Good luck. — Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) February 8, 2026 BREAKING: Pizza restaurants near The Pentagon seeing a 250% increase in order activity. — Douglas Macgregor (@DougAMacgregor) February 8, 2026 BREAKING: Squadron of C-17's headed to the Middle …
VAN DREW: Trump asked Pelosi for the National Guard– RASKIN: Are you saying Nancy Pelosi controls the National Guard? You know she doesn't VAN DREW: Reclaim my time! pic.twitter.com/M9IbrVv1ti — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 22, 2026 Factcheck: The DC National Guard is controlled by the President via the Defense Secretary, not Congress or Pelosi. On …
The U.S. government has been contracting stealth startup Twenty, which is working on AI agents and automated hacking of foreign targets at massive scale.
BREAKING: Listen to this. Reporter: "Your husband bought stock in Elon Musk's xAI days before the Pentagon expanded its role. Can you assure us it wasn’t based on inside info?” Representative Lisa McClain: “100%. If it was, we would've bought a heck of a lot more." pic.twitter.com/0LmdjP9Keu — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) January 15, 2026
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok will join Google’s AI engine inside the Pentagon network. The announcement comes just days after Grok — which is embedded into X, the social media network owned by Musk — drew global outcry and scrutiny for generating highly sexualized deepfake images of people …
Tariffs can’t pay for a $1.5 trillion military, farm bailouts, rebate checks, and the debt at the same time. That math only works if the real plan is borrowing first and explaining later. The bill always shows up after the applause. President Donald Trump proposed giving the Pentagon a 50% raise on its nearly $1 …
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115855894695940909 U.S. National Debt is growing by $1 million every 15 seconds — $6 billion increase every day. https://www.usdebtclock.org/
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday censured Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly for “conduct [that] was seditious in nature,” referring to a video Kelly participated in in November that told United States service members they have a right to refuse unlawful orders. Hegseth wrote that Kelly, who retired as a Navy captain and receives retirement benefits …
In this segment, Jimmy argues that Google and Facebook were effectively built on U.S. military and intelligence infrastructure, pointing to DARPA programs like LifeLog and early Pentagon-funded internet research as the real foundation later privatized by Silicon Valley elites. He claims Mark Zuckerberg’s rise, venture capital funding, and Facebook’s true value only make sense as …
@khamenei_ir , you have been warned 🍕 https://t.co/S6pAdaoQjg — Pentagon Pizza Watch (@pizzintwatch) January 5, 2026
The Pentagon has failed its annual audit for the eighth consecutive year, continuing its streak as the only federal agency to never pass an audit even as Congress grants it a record high budget of over $1 trillion for 2026. The Department of Defense identified issues with tracking funds for programs like its F-35 fighter …
A proposed overhaul of the U.S. military would cut its number of regional headquarters and cull generals and admirals, according to a U.S. media report. Citing people familiar with the matter, The Washington Post reported that senior Pentagon officials were looking to downsize some of its military headquarters and shift the balance of power among …
WASHINGTON (CN) — A D.C. Circuit panel on Tuesday froze a federal judge’s order blocking President Donald Trump’s effort to widely bar transgender people from serving in the military, finding the judge afforded “insufficient deference” to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s judgment. In a 2-1 decision led by two Trump appointees, the appeals panel stayed …
via devdiscourse: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine will brief the ‘Gang of Eight’ lawmakers. This group comprises intelligence committee leaders and Senate and House leaders from both parties, receiving updates on significant national security actions. The Pentagon declined immediate comment. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, together with …
Trump administration is ‘selling out’ admiral to shield Hegseth over boat strikes, officials say White House names Adm Frank M Bradley as officer who ‘directed the engagement’, distancing Hegseth from accountability The Pentagon on Tuesday scapegoated a navy admiral for the extrajudicial double-tap strike that killed survivors of a 2 September attack on an alleged …
🤯 Pentagon cuts off communication with Germany’s Defense Ministry The Pentagon has halted its working-level contacts with Germany’s Defense Ministry, including communication related to Ukraine. The Atlantic reports this, citing German Lieutenant General Christian Freuding.… pic.twitter.com/AMeflRMEXm — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) December 2, 2025 WASHINGTON, December 2. /TASS/. The US Department of Defense has suspended contact with …
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, Another foolish Trump legal misfire coming up? Department of War Statement OFFICIAL STATEMENT: The Department of War has received serious allegations of misconduct against Captain Mark Kelly, USN (Ret.). In accordance with the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 688, and other applicable regulations, a thorough review …
This claim has not been independently verified but if its true, it could ignite one of the biggest political scandals in years. https://streamable.com/7jpv57 What Tucker Carlson Said Carlson made the claim on his podcast and in interviews, stating that IDF officers were “running loose in the halls of the Pentagon” during the June conflict. He …
The National Guard is building a “quick reaction force” (QRF) of some 23,500 troops trained in crowd control and civil disturbance that can be ready to deploy to U.S. cities by early next year, according to a leaked memo reported by multiple outlets Wednesday. The Oct. 8 memo, signed by National Guard Bureau Director of …
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth @SecWar Yesterday, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War carried out three lethal kinetic strikes on four vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations (DTO) trafficking narcotics in the Eastern Pacific. The four vessels were known by our intelligence apparatus, transiting along known narco-trafficking routes, and carrying narcotics. …
The Pentagon just gave a tiny drone company a fat government contract and Donald Trump Jr. already owns four million dollars of it. Unusual Machines is barely two years old. It leans on Chinese parts and somehow just landed a deal to build 3,500 drone motors for the U.S. Army with talk of 20,000 more …
General Michael Flynn exposes to James O’Keefe that there are rooms in the Pentagon full of people “working” on projects the Government no longer does. They aren’t doing anything They just show up, “work” an 8 hour day and get paid for doing absolutely nothing “There’s places inside of the Pentagon where we don’t do …
JUST IN – Trump's Pentagon confiscates "virtually every" major media organization's press passes for refusing to sign on to new Department of War media policy. pic.twitter.com/Z4WKuOOsey — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) October 15, 2025 ABC News captured a picture of journalists with CBS, CNN, FOX, NBC, and over a dozen other media outlets from across the political …
Pentagon access is a privilege, not a right. So, here is @DeptofWar press credentialing FOR DUMMIES: ✅ Press no longer roams free ✅ Press must wear visible badge ✅ Credentialed press no longer permitted to solicit criminal acts DONE. Pentagon now has same rules as every U.S military installation Pentagon access is a privilege, not …
PENTAGON TO POLYGRAPH 5,000+ EMPLOYEES IN LEAK CRACKDOWN WarSec Hegseth plans mandatory lie detector tests and NDAs for everyone in Pentagon headquarters, from four-star generals to administrative assistants. Deputy Secretary Steve Feinberg’s draft memo requires all Office of Defense Secretary and Joint Staff personnel to sign agreements prohibiting release of ANY non-public info without approval. …
“This isn’t a routine briefing or exercise—it’s a full-spectrum call-up with zero advance notice,” said one senior officer, speaking anonymously. https://www.albawaba.com/news/pentagon-orders-emergency-gathering-1613188 “The Secretary of War will be addressing his senior military leaders early next week,” confirmed Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pete-hegseth-generals-admirals-meeting/ BIG BREAKING NEWS The Pentagon has ordered an urgent meeting of pretty much all …
Defense officials say the Pentagon is considering a campaign urging young conservatives to honor Charlie Kirk by enlisting. One idea: using Turning Point USA chapters in schools as recruiting hubs. Trump has credited Kirk and TPUSA with helping him win in 2024. But some officials warn the move could be seen as exploiting Kirk’s assassination, …
Two Venezuelan fighter jets closed in on the USS Jason Dunham within 1,000 yards in international waters, a maneuver the Pentagon called highly provocative. That label masks the intent: a calculated message wrapped in speed and steel meant to elicit a response. The flyover was not a mistake; it was a signal of capability and …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press. The military will begin sending groups of 150 attorneys — both military and civilians — to the Justice Department “as soon …