"Mr. Buria [Hegseth's chief of staff] told Mr. Driscoll [Secretary of the Army] that President Trump would not want to stand next to a Black female officer at military events, the officials said." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/u...

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In the constant flood of horrible news, I missed that Trump admin has "transformed more than 40% of the border from public land into no-trespassing military zones"

Republicans voted to support a FEDERAL BAN on abortion with NO EXCEPTIONS for rape, incest, or women's health. If they're willing to let this happen to women veterans, they're coming for the rest of you next. Vote in November: our lives depend on it.

The Senate could take up the vote to reverse this cruel ban as early as tomorrow. Veterans deserve full reproductive freedom. Call your Senator and tell them to vote yes. https://action.reproductivefreedomforall.org/a/senate-vote-yes-va-cra?ms=bsk_advo_fdlg_20260324

Hegseth last year: once DoD isn't WOKE anymore, all our recruitment problems will be SOLVED! Army this year: soooo turns out there was not an immediate rush of young white men who hadn't joined because of woke, so we are begging literally anyone to sign up taskandpurpose.com/news/army-en...

I wish there was a way to forcibly inject memories like this into the minds of the people currently deciding that another war is a great idea. thewarhorse.org/civilian-cas...

🔥🔥🔥 Hegseth shocked to learn he also has to ‘find out’ after fucking around www.duffelblog.com/hegseth-shoc...

SSG Fox grantees aren't submitting outcome data ... and the law making it permanent would remove the requirement entirely. That's a terrible approach. Make data collection mandatory & tie grant renewals to performance. washingtonmonthly.com/2026/03/24/t...

"clear violation of the letter and spirit of last week's ruling by a U.S. federal court"

Not me, scream-singing along with Killing in the Name as if I haven't spent the majority of my adult life not just doing what I was told but trying to get straight As in rule-following

“The federal government’s role is to serve the public, not to proselytize”

I strongly encourage everyone to go browse bestplacestowork.org 1/

23 years ago today I crossed the berm into Iraq. This piece I wrote about the consequences of that war feels bitter and poignant with the backdrop of Trump’s ongoing Iran war… It hurts to think about another generation going through this.

Worth your time to read in full

Brutal

Terrifying numbers in latest annual survey of federal workers from @ourpublicservice.bsky.social. For example, DoD workers' trust in Hegseth is in the toilet. Only 11.5% of Army employees say their dept's political leaders "maintain high levels of integrity." Similar numbers for Navy, Air Force

“It turns out the word ‘war’ comes with a lot of baggage — like congressional oversight,” Hegseth said. “So we knew we had to change the name again, because we are not fighting any wars.”

"85% of TAPS staff are survivors. Over time...trained peer mentors connect grieving families with others who have experienced similar losses. This helps create a safe space for 'raw and authentic conversations' about the most difficult experiences with those who truly understand."

“It’s among the rights that when I joined the military, I thought I was joining to protect”

Interesting idea. Also note that BOTH Bost and Takano are complaining that VA officials are not providing timely responses to Congress.

"living inside the wait for war means carrying uncertainty day after day, while the rest of the world moves on around you"

Bless the librarians of Aberystwyth University for sending this blog out to their students: "Wait a Minute…What If I Don’t Want to Use AI?" #LibrarySky

Open Iftar's mission statement Everyone is welcome, Muslim and non-Muslim. That's the point

Would love to see them do this analysis on veterans as well! buff.ly/7bFzYZj

"increase in demand for legal help could stem from several factors, including a federal hiring freeze that has slowed some reforms meant to provide more resources for victims"

"Crushed desks and blood-stained backpacks poked through the rubble" “this will go down as one of the most egregious failures in targeting and civilian harm-mitigation in modern U.S. history”

Advocacy is effective. Keep speaking up and supporting organizations that represent you in DC.

300,000+ federal workers at the VA getting their union contracts restored is a HUGE win for workers and veterans. Union-busting wasn’t “putting veterans first.” Federal workers can better serve our communities when they have a stronger voice on the job. https://nyti.ms/4dkDFJO

While our troops are in harm's way, VA leaders are trying to make it more difficult for veterans to access the full complement of VA benefits they have earned. My thoughts: buff.ly/vvvGCRB

Disgusting. Sickening.

I served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Education and Training for three years before the office was disestablished last year. I owned the policy on professional military education for all five services. I have listened to Secretary Hegseth's announcement. I have thoughts. 🧵

THIS: "the cult of lethality approach, characterized by its focus on tactical warfighting at the expense of strategic study, will not produce senior military leaders with the necessary skills and attributes to effectively lead in today’s complex environment"

Hegseth: "We will keep pushing, keep advancing. No quarter, no mercy for our enemies." No quarter is the refusal to take prisoners and instead just execute everyone. It's been considered a war crime for over a century.

Someone on a radio interview said right now it's like someone kicked the Risk board and pieces in the Middle East are flying everywhere, and ... yeah, that sounds right.

Bill is supported by VFW, MOAA, DAV, TAPS, ACOG, & more

This is Nathan Cavanaugh, another DOGE staffer explaining how he flagged grants at NEH for "DEI" which would be reviewed for termination. 404 Media has reviewed hours of this footage and we'll have more soon. Part of a lawsuit by @acls1919.bsky.social, @modernlanguage.bsky.social + @historians.org

“Veterans who earned eligibility under both programs can receive up to 48 months of education benefits. VA’s regulations add conditions that do not exist in the statute and undermine the Supreme Court’s ruling”

When Hegseth fired top JAGs last year, “His message was clear: ‘The law & lawyers should have little influence over the military & its operations’.” His latest moves continue that effort. Meanwhile 600 JAGs are supporting DoJ (?!?!)

How Trump Is Failing Veterans Who Need Mental Health Care — ProPublica

Hey, remember when US media pilloried Hillary Clinton for being "over-prepared?" Stigmatizing all things "female-coded"--which now includes basic competence on the job--means paying taxes to mass-murder schoolgirls & provide salaries to the DOGE cowboys who stole everyone's Social Security numbers.

Be careful with the plagiarism machine y’all news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/doj-l...

“Overall, the study participants who saw the biased AI text shifted their positions toward those espoused by the AI.”

Encouraging news!

Interesting idea. Not quite sure how a self-administered test would overcome the "conscientious underreporter" problem or how care would be provided in the "austere environments" where they envision using it?

As @tiffanymuller.bsky.social explained in a recent interview, billionaires pour money into elections expecting a corrupt return on their investment.

Yes.

Issue to watch, especially as concerns about AI linger: 1/

Worth reading carefully and in full. Updating the VASRD has been ongoing for many years and is long overdue. These changes sound as if they could be reasonable if implemented fairly.