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"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 2258
White House moves forward on plans for a Department of War, WSJ Reports 0 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 0 912
US Homeland Security chief reports breach at FEMA, fires 23 employees 3 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 6 1180
Tulsi Gabbard blindsided CIA with post-Putin meeting purge: report 1 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 10 1211
US builds up forces in Caribbean as officials, experts, ask why 4 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 3 1196
Navy's chief information officer steps down 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 2 1077
Pentagon fires heads of Navy Reserve, Naval Special Warfare Command 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 9 1481
ICE Barbie's Alleged Lover (Corey Lewandowski) Probed By White House Over Cheating Claim 4 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 8 1411
Pentagon is already calling National Guard in other states looking for units that could help in DC 1 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 3 1084
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 1363
US military was deployed to LA protests despite low risk, general testifies 0 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 16 1056
Hegseth's Rant on D.C. Takeover Turned Into Evidence Against Trump 1 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 9 1132
After pushback from IndyCar, social media post from Department of Homeland Security touting 'Speedway Slammer' taken dow 1 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 3 1022
Laura Loomer knocks Medal of Honor recipient in new attack on Army 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 Aug 2025 14 1669
Tulsi Gabbard declassified documents over CIA objections, sources say 1 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 6 1124
Trump administration plans to build largest US federal migrant detention center on military base 0 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 0 1074
Restoration of torn-down Confederate monument will cost $10 million over 2 years, military says 1 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 6 999
Trump Targets Spouses of U.S. Citizens in Green Card Crackdown 2 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 6 1223
Trump Pulls Sneaky 180 After MAGA Rips Him on Disaster Aid Condition 0 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 2 1114
Body cameras/Dash cameras 0 RussBLib Aug 2025 Aug 2025 0 928
Noem wants 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention centers near airport runways across US to boost migrant deportation 'efficienc 2 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 0 952
John Bolton Shreds Trump for Going Nuclear on Kremlin Troll 1 Eugene Aug 2025 Aug 2025 9 1083
Thomas Kinkade's Morning Pledge: Trump Admin in Hot Water With Christian Family Foundation 1 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 7 1105
ICE entices new recruits with patriotism pitch and promise of $50,000 signing bonuses 2 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 930
FEMA to require states use terrorism prevention funds for migrant arrests 2 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 984
Hegseth Secretly Splurges Nuclear Cash on Trump's 'Free' Jet 1 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 1004
Gabbard releases more Russia documents, prompting concerns over intelligence sources 0 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 966
Gabbard's Russian interference claims directly contradict what other Trump officials have said 1 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 5 994
Fox News Contributor Savages Tulsi Gabbard in Scathing Op-Ed 0 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 18 1161
Stephen Miller Called Out for 'Completely Made-Up' ICE Figures 0 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 11 997

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Trump's Anti-Terror Gardener, Thomas Fugate 22, Humiliated by His Own Boss 0 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 4 947
UK Sanctions Russian Hackers Tied to Assassination Attempts 0 ck4829 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 4 923
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 1 946
Russian hackers using sophisticated 'Authentic Antics' malware, UK says 1 ck4829 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 1005
Entire National Guard Network 'Compromised' After Hack 1 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 4 1020
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 1 999
New U.S. assessment finds American strikes destroyed only one of three Iranian nuclear sites 2 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 4 999
Hegseth lashed out at DOGE official in tense Pentagon confrontation 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 7 1334
Australia hosts military drills with US and other nations, likely to draw Chinese surveillance 0 nitpicked Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 868
Senators want safeguards on Hegseth meddling with Ukraine aid in new defense bill 2 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 11 2879
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 9 936
DHS Secretary Noem vows to ramp up deportations with funding boost from Trump's domestic policy law 3 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 976
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 1391
After Texas floods, questions about FEMA's future loom large 1 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 887
US only has 25% of all Patriot missile interceptors needed for Pentagon's military plans 0 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 866
Trump caught off guard by Pentagon's abrupt move to pause Ukraine weapons deliveries, AP sources say 0 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 872
Trump avoids talk of scrapping FEMA after more than 100 killed in Texas flash flood 1 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 874
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 1171
ICE Barbie Dodges Blame for Disastrous Texas Flooding on Trump's Watch 19 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 33 3578
Pilots Who Conducted Iran Strikes Invited to White House on July 4, Raising Security Concerns 2 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 993
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 VGuerra276 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 965
Few thought airstrikes could 'obliterate' Iran's nuclear program. Then Trump said they did. 1 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 0 2042
Sinaloa cartel hacked security cameras to track and kill FBI informants, US says 0 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 2 892
Tulsi Gabbard Chooses Loyalty to Trump 0 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 939
Gabbard no-show at Senate briefing leaves gaping hole in Trump's claim Iran's nuclear program is 'obliterated' 2 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 6 1084
"Meta boss praises new US army division enlisting tech execs as lieutenant colonels" 18 70sEraVet Jun 2025 Jun 2025 8 3027
Who is Thomas Fugate, the 22-year-old appointed to DHS's counterterrorism hub? 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 7 1366
Airstrikes, Oil, and Terror: Iran's Next Move After the B-2s 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2025 Jun 2025 2 1077
White House monitoring possible Iranian 'sleeper cells' in US: Source 5 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 1 1504
New Republic: Trump Edits Tulsi Gabbard's Words to Suit His Iran Policy 0 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 4 986

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Trump is 'losing confidence' in Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard as he mulls removing her entire office, 2 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 1 1093
Rodney Scott confirmed as head of CBP by US Senate despite 'cover-up' claim 0 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 0 881
Trump brushes off US intel reports on Iran to align himself with Israel 2 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 1088
China stockpiling nuclear warheads at fastest rate globally, new research shows 1 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 0 928
Washington-based USS Nimitz redirected to Middle East 'without delay' 1 James48 Jun 2025 Jun 2025 4 1382
U.S. Air Force Refueling Tankers deploying all day 2 James48 Jun 2025 Jun 2025 11 1807
The Laser Revolution Part I: Megawatt beams to the skies 4 usonian Jun 2025 Jun 2025 2 1128
Pentagon's secret "pizza meter" accurately predicted 21 global crises since 1983 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 6 1386
Ukraine's defense industry says the fight against Russia has shown it that the West's approach to weapons is all wrong 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2025 Jun 2025 9 1196
US agencies tracked foreigners visiting Musk's properties in 2022 and 2023, WSJ reports 1 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 6 1085
Pentagon draws up rules on possible use of force by Marines deployed to LA protests 3 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 1 1138
US troops make first detentions in Trump border military zones 0 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 1050
Alleged Spy Was Also 22-Year-Old Ex-Grocery Store Clerk Hired by Trump 3 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 11 1712
Experts doubt FBI's claim that crop fungus smuggled by Chinese students is a threat 1 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 7 1026
Trump's Pentagon keeps sending destroyers that fought in the Red Sea to the US southern border -- a fourth one is on its 2 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 7 1177
Trump executive order takes steps to protect domestic hackers from blowback (election-related hacking not sanctionable) 2 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 8 1194
Erasing Warriors: Pete Hegseth's Culture War at Sea 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 826
Trump administration planning to end TSA's Quiet Skies traveler surveillance program 2 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 2 1026
From HASC Chairman Mike Rogers opening statement on Army budget hearing 2 nitpicked Jun 2025 Jun 2025 2 1007
ICE Officials Don't Know Who to Arrest, Thanks to Stephen Miller 0 Eugene Jun 2025 Jun 2025 1 901
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