Tag: Military Leaks

some news articles I wanted to post but had no time to do it.

HHS Plans to Cut the National Suicide Hotline’s Program for LGBTQ Youth

HHS Plans to Cut the National Suicide Hotline’s Program for LGBTQ Youth

Hegseth shared detailed military plans in second Signal chat that included his wife and brother

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/20/politics/hegseth-second-signal-chat-military-plans/index.html

DOGE Visits National Gallery of Art to Discuss Museum’s Legal Status

The move is the latest from Elon Musk’s unofficial cost-cutting agency to exert influence beyond traditional federal agencies.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-18/washington-dc-national-gallery-of-art-gets-a-visit-from-doge

Trump’s D.C. U.S. attorney pick appeared on Russian state media over 150 times

Nominee Ed Martin did not initially disclose his RT and Sputnik appearances from 2016 to 2024 to the Senate. The State Department has said the networks act like arms of Russian intelligence.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/04/16/ed-martin-rt-sputnik-usattorney/

‘Whole generation of kids is damaged’: RFK Jr. takes MAHA on the road

“I just couldn’t nod my head enough,” an Indiana weight loss coach said after watching Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speak.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/15/rfk-mehmet-oz-maha-indiana-00291821

Leader of Colorado’s Libertarian Party calls man anti-gay slurs in Facebook exchange

Messages through official account responded to criticism of party’s social media postings, relevance

Leader of Colorado’s Libertarian Party calls man anti-gay slurs in Facebook exchange

The Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies—and Their Mothers

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/the-tactics-elon-musk-uses-to-manage-his-legion-of-babies-and-their-mothers/ar-AA1CZEkq

RFK Jr. contradicts CDC on causes of autism

https://www.axios.com/2025/04/16/kennedy-cdc-autism-rates

Starmer told UK must repeal hate speech laws to protect LGBT+ people or lose Trump trade deal

‘Good chance’ of agreement, says JD Vance – but a source close to the administration says his concerns over Britain’s hate speech laws ‘are still a red line’

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/trump-jd-vance-trade-deal-free-speech-b2733806.html

New England man, a US citizen, says border agents detained him for hours

https://www.wmur.com/article/new-england-us-citizen-border-detained-41525/64492295

The Real Reason El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele Cozied Up to Trump

The self-described “coolest dictator” has big secrets to hide, according to one journalist who spoke to Al Letson.

The Real Reason El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele Cozied Up to Trump

US ‘demands control’ from Ukraine of key pipeline carrying Russian gas

Senior Kyiv economist describes latest position of Trump administration in talks as ‘colonial-type’ bullying

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/12/us-demands-control-from-ukraine-of-key-pipeline-carrying-russian-gas

Australian with working visa detained and deported on returning to US from sister’s memorial

Man who says he had previously left and re-entered the country multiple times alleges border officials called him ‘retarded’ and boasted ‘Trump is back in town’

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/11/australian-with-us-working-visa-detained-insulted-deported

‘We are flying blind’: RFK Jr.’s cuts halt data collection on abortion, cancer, HIV and more

Fired workers and outside experts say the cuts leave the nation more vulnerable to health threats.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/13/abortions-cancer-in-firefighters-and-super-gonorrhea-rfk-jr-s-cuts-halt-data-collection-00284828

For the First Time, Artificial Intelligence Is Being Used at a Nuclear Power Plant

Some lawmakers think additional guardrails are needed for future uses. For now, the facility will use AI to comply with regulations.

‘I’ll Hook You up to a F*****g Polygraph!’ Hegseth Reportedly ERUPTED at Joint Chiefs Chairman He Suspected of Leaking To the Press

‘I’ll Hook You up to a F*****g Polygraph!’ Hegseth Reportedly ERUPTED at Joint Chiefs Chairman He Suspected of Leaking To the Press

Pete Hegseth

AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth went off on the acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff amid a search for a leaker at the Pentagon, according to a report published Thursday in The Wall Street Journal.

The paper said Hegseth was “rattled” after word got out last month that the Pentagon was set to brief Elon Musk on China, where the Tesla CEO has three factories. President Donald Trump denied the report the next day. However, Axios later reported that Trump had canceled the briefing while asking, “What the fuck is Elon doing here?”

During his search for the leaker, Hegseth erupted at Admiral Christopher Grady, who was then the acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs.

“I’ll hook you up to a f——-g polygraph!” Hegseth shouted at the admiral, the Journal reported, according to two people familiar with the interaction. The secretary demanded proof that Grady was not the source of the Musk leak. Grady was never polygraphed. Hegseth reportedly threatened others with a polygraph test, including Lt. Gen. Doug Sims, the Joint Chiefs director.

The report is just the latest trouble for Hegseth. After a slog of a confirmation fight that ended with the vice president casting the tie-breaking vote, the secretary has only provided his detractors with fodder. Last month, it was revealed that Hegseth shared looming plans for airstrikes in Yemen with more than a dozen administration officials in a Signal group chat. This week, it was reported that he shared the same plans in another chat with his wife, brother, and lawyer. It was also reported that Hegseth set up a makeup studio at the Pentagon to be used ahead of television appearances, which Hegseth denied. Last week, Hegseth lost four staffers amid what one Pentagon official called “chaos” at the department. And on Thursday, the Associated Press reported that Hegseth used “an internet connections that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer,” according to two sources.

For its report, the Journal said the Pentagon did not respond to a request for comment.