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Defense editor @politico . Assistant scoutmaster. Go @cubs . Bluesky:

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Dave Brown
4 years
This is the first time a sitting president has been banned from Twitter going back to 1812
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If you like subpoena coladas / and getting caught in Ukraine
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Maybe eat a couple subpoena cookies on the side.
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The Army's official Twitter account has a message for Tucker Carlson
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From the White House transcript: Trump: And a lot of people got to see the real Coast Guard during this incredible trouble. Would you like to say something on behalf of your men and women? Air Force representative: Sir, I’m representing the Air Force. Trump: No, I know that.
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Strong reaction from Joint Chiefs Chairman Milley on the issue of critical race theory before House Armed Services. "I personally find it offensive that we are accusing the United States military, our general officers, our noncommisioned officers of being quote 'woke'"
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JUST IN: Defense Secretary Mark Esper has expressed concern within the administration about federal agents dressing up like active-duty troops in U.S. cities, the Pentagon's spokesperson just said
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5 years
That's the Russian battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy
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Had to see it for myself. This actually happened at the Pentagon briefing yesterday. It is real. It really happened. Thank you @JSchogol73030
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3 years
Oh wow. It's real
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3 years
Remarkable video from Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller calling out senior leaders on Afghanistan. "People are upset because senior leaders let them down, and none of them are raising their hands and accepting accountability or saying 'we messed this up.'"
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Some pretty striking comments from John Roberts on Fox
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Cockpit footage from the Blue Angels flight over New York City
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It's been a busy morning for the good people at @PerdueChicken
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2 years
That's from the Turkish Coast Guard
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4 years
Sen. Tammy Duckworth announces that she will block the promotions of 1,123 military officers until the defense secretary "confirms in writing that he did not, or will not, block the expected and deserved promotion of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman to colonel"
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UPDATE: The Navy says 669 USS Theodore Roosevelt crew members have now tested positive for Covid-19
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Psaki: "I can confirm for you here the president has not spent a moment thinking about the color scheme of Air Force One."
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This year's budget request for the VA is over $300 billion
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Imagine if we spent $40 Billion on veterans.
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4 years
Kanye West's candidacy lasted 11 days, or exactly one Scaramucci
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5 years
Quite the nugget in this WSJ story ---> "Mr. Trump, after the strike, told associates he was under pressure to deal with Gen. Soleimani from GOP senators he views as important supporters in his coming impeachment trial in the Senate, associates said"
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Everyone else saw it, right?
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UPDATE: Trump's former Coast Guard chief tells POLITICO why he's endorsing Joe Biden and says that under this administration, he's seen an insurgency against the Constitution @laraseligman @politico
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5 years
JUST IN: The Navy has released video of a Russian destroyer's unsafe maneuver against the cruiser USS Chancellorsville today in the Philippine Sea. The destroyer got to within 50-100 feet and Chancellorsville had to put its engines at all back full to avoid a collision
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4 years
"Secretary Raffensperger does not have a brother named Ron Raffensperger. That is also not real. The president tweeted that out as well. Let's see ... such a long list." -- Georgia election official Gabriel Sterling
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If Sen. Mark Kelly, a former astronaut, joins the Harris ticket I think that technically makes him a coconaut
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4 years
PLAYBOOK: GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida has tested positive for coronavirus, he told multiple people on Capitol Hill and in the White House @politico
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5 years
Trump just tweeted that he has "nothing to do with" Prestwick Airport. Meanwhile ...
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The Trump Organization and Prestwick also announced a partnership in 2014, per this release.
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UPDATE: Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, who in a viral video called for accountability among senior leaders after the attack in Afghanistan, has announced on Facebook that he's been fired
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4 years
The White House transcript appears to settle today's debate: MS. MCENANY: Yes, you’ve gotten two questions, which is more than some of your colleagues. Yes. Q: Okay, you don’t want to engage.
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2 years
JUST IN: DoD says the new package for Ukraine includes: -72 155mm howitzers and 144,000 artillery rounds -72 tactical vehicles to tow 155mm Howitzers -Over 121 Phoenix Ghost tactical unmanned aerial systems -Field equipment and spare parts
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1 year
The NSA is using Swedish fighter jets to wish the U.S. Air Force a happy birthday
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10 months
I will never understand the people who pick water
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Respondents were asked to identify Iran on a map
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"I don’t know why the f--- he would say that, honestly." Former operators are fuming over Trump spilling details on the Baghdadi raid @wesleysmorgan @politico
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CNN: Brad Parscale, Trump campaign manager, deletes dramatic Air Force One photo after people point out it's from 2004
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Maria Bartiromo asked Chuck Grassley this morning if he thinks George Soros is paying the elevator protesters. "I have heard so many people believe that. I tend to believe it," Grassley said. Trump tweeted the accusation about 80 minutes later
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6 years
Trump and Erdogan talk last Friday. Since then: - US clears the sale of Patriot missiles to Turkey - US starts pulling troops out of Syria - US gives State personnel 24 hours to leave Syria That's one hell of a phone call
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4 years
This will be all of us trying to talk to other people when the pandemic is over
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The moment you've all been waiting for: The Space Force has unveiled its official song
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From the embassy: "The Philippine government has mandated that everyone must wear full-coverage face shields together with face masks while in public places. Local governments continue to implement additional requirements to slow the virus’ spread"
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Marco Rubio
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Our @SecDef is vaccinated But he arrives in the Philippines wearing a mask AND a face shield Embarrassing COVID theatre
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My son Pete got accepted to the University of Maryland! He's been visiting campus since he was 2 years old and it's been his No. 1 choice for as long as he can remember. We're so happy for him! @uofmaryland #nowaterp #UMD2027
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It's pretty amazing that The Onion not only predicted what would happen, but that it was almost 10 years ago to the day
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That would make it a pillow case
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No-Fry Zone
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McDonald's is temporarily closing its locations in Russia.  "McDonald's has decided to temporarily close all our restaurants in Russia and pause all operations in the market," CEO Chris Kempczinski said in a statement Tuesday.
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@JakeSherman @SecPompeo "The secretary is not a note passer."
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America Thirst
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"We consider Russia's actions during this interaction as unsafe and unprofessional and not in accordance with the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea ... and internationally recognized maritime customs," the Navy said.
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A National Guardsman is seen wearing a "thin blue line" patch near the Capitol today 📷 @StephenVoss @politico
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That's a tricky talking point. If you say impeachment diverted attention from the crisis, you're acknowledging problems with how the admin handled the crisis
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5 years
JUST IN: McConnell says Dem impeachment push distracted government from coronavirus threat
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Thanks to @cavasships for the positive ID
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The first 6 seconds of this video are interesting: "I'm Sebastian Gorka, former deputy assistant to President Donald Trump." And then, for some reason, the screaming begins ...
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"It's like a snow day." -- My son as he tries to log into Google Classroom
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The mood at the Pentagon over Trump's Syria decision is "aghast, horrified, a story that can't be untold," Fox News' @JenGriffinFNC  reports
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We've gone from Maga to Gaga
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AXIOS: Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller ordered a Pentagon-wide halt to cooperation with the transition of President-elect Biden, shocking officials across the Defense Department, senior administration officials tell Axios @mikeallen @jonathanvswan
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Aaaand there it is
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"I cannot wait to leave this job." -- Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth is demanding new details from DoD about its investigation of intelligence that Russia paid militants to kill U.S. troops, calling the Pentagon's first effort to brief senators "disappointing" and lacking crucial details @kyledcheney
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USA Today got a copy of a Pentagon memo ordering Stars and Stripes to present a plan to "dissolve" by Sept. 15, including providing a "specific timeline for vacating government owned/leased space worldwide.”
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The last U.S. soldier to leave Afghanistan, per @18airbornecorps
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These are Russian warships. It even says so when you do a stock image search
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CNN: Esper and Milley were so angry about Trump's attack on senior military leadership this month that they called Meadows to express their dismay, according to several defense officials
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NEW: Ukraine is making a new push to get Biden to lift his ban on using U.S.-made weapons to strike inside Russia, saying the policy kept them from attacking Russian positions as Moscow prepared for its major march toward Kharkiv @paulmcleary @ErinBanco
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Letter announcing resignations from the President's Committee on Arts & the Humanities
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At the end of this letter by GOP military veterans criticizing Gov. Tim Walz for (among other things) saying he retired as a command sergeant major, Rep. Ronny Jackson calls himself a retired Navy rear admiral, which he is not
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NEW: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has removed all members from the Pentagon's advisory boards in a sweeping effort to oust a series of last-minute appointees by former President Donald Trump @laraseligman @connorobrienNH , first reported by @nancyayoussef
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JUST IN: The Space Force has released new prototypes for the "Guardian Service Dress" uniform
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These photos were not taken in the Philippines
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Marco Rubio
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I guess the face shield mandate was lifted shortly after he landed
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Trump at Puerto Rico military briefing: "Amazing job. So amazing we are ordering hundreds of millions of dollars of new airplanes for the Air Force, especially the F-35. You like the F-35? ... You can't see it. You literally can't see it. It's hard to fight a plane you can't see"
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That's a Russian warship
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This has to be Trump's most bizarre pet issue with a military program: His occasional insistence that the Navy go back to using steam -- and not the new electromagnetic system -- to launch planes from its newest class of aircraft carriers
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"Hey, Dr. Gorka. Merry Christmas. I'm Dave Brown from Politico." "Go to hell." -- At the Heritage Foundation Christmas Party
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New declassified UFO video just dropped. Sean Kirkpatrick, head of the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, walks senators through a sighting of a "spherical UAP" in the Middle East from last year
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Fox News' @JenGriffinFNC with a forceful fact-check after the previous guest, former Trump adviser Doug Macgregor, said the U.S. should "absolutely" let Putin take parts of Ukraine. "What he just said was so distorted that I do feel that our audience needs to know the truth"
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Biden: "It's been reported that Russian forces just attacked American troops in Syria, injuring our service members. Did you hear the president say a single word? Did he lift one finger?"
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Not pointing fingers, but an Illinois-based club of balloon enthusiasts says one of their balloons went missing in the Alaska/Yukon region the day before an F-22 shot a high-altitude object out of the sky over the Alaska/Yukon region @AviationWeek
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"Signing up for Mastodon is easy! Just choose a gidurble, then once you've lined that up with a clurpid, you'll be able to nerph all of your pladorps into a single gazingaboodle"
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🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING: Defense Secretary Mark Esper has ordered home several hundred active-duty troops from the 82nd Airborne Division who were brought to the national capital region to respond to protests if needed, a defense official said @laraseligman
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JUST IN: The Biden administration’s report on whether Israel has violated U.S. and international humanitarian law during the war in Gaza has been delayed indefinitely, three Senate aides and a House aide told POLITICO @mattberg33 @reporterjoe
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Your periodic reminder that the guy who said "Top men" at the end of Raiders was also Porkins
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I bet she's never even read those guns
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I'm not saying these are inspired by Battlestar Galactica, but I'm not not saying it either
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This Fox News article is also using the Turkish photo
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The service chiefs are speaking out
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"Marillyn Lockheed"
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And with that, the Space Force flag is unfurled
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SCOOP: Several members of the Defense Business Board were fired on Friday, marking the latest effort by the Trump administration to clean out the Pentagon in the final weeks of the president's term @laraseligman @dlippman @jacqklimas @politico
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JUST IN: Navy tells @jamiejmcintyre it won't comment on Trump's call to ditch its new carrier catapults and go back to "goddamned steam"
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UPDATE: The Pentagon just announced the new appointments, which include David Bossie and Corey Lewandowski
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SCOOP: Several members of the Defense Business Board were fired on Friday, marking the latest effort by the Trump administration to clean out the Pentagon in the final weeks of the president's term @laraseligman @dlippman @jacqklimas @politico
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Trump says he's considering heading to Florida for next week's space launch, then jokes "I hope you're all gonna join me. I'd like to put you in the rocket and get rid of you for a while."
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JUST IN: U.S. Central Command releases photos of Marines in Kuwait preparing to reinforce the U.S. embassy in Baghdad
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Why did @EsperDoD delete this tweet?
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Also, the interpreter has officially had it
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