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#DefenseDepartment (#DOD) to end #satellite data programs used for storm forecasts
"Due to recent service changes, the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) and Navy's Fleet Numerical #Meteorology and #Oceanography Center (FNMOC) will discontinue ingest, processing and distribution of all DMSP data no later than June 30 2025," the notice said. "This service change and termination will be permanent."
This comes amid cuts in staffing & scientific programs at #NOAA
msn.com/en-us/weather/topstori

www.msn.comMSN

Thursday, July 3, 2025

Russia increasingly targets Ukraine’s cities with cluster munitions, raising civilian toll — [vlog,video] Failed US peace effort left Ukraine worse off, expert argues — Military aid delays will ‘encourage Russia to continue war — Russia cannot launch 500 drones every day … and more

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"Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo also called out that at a press conference in the Netherlands last Wednesday, Trump said he had given Iran permission to bomb a U.S. air base in Qatar in retaliation for the U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear weapons program sites. “They said, ‘We’re going to shoot them. Is one o’clock OK?’ I said it’s fine,” Trump said. “And everybody was emptied off the base so they couldn’t get hurt, except for the gunners.”

Marshall expressed astonishment that this admission has attracted very little attention. He suggested that, if it is true, it represents “the most shocking dereliction of duty one could imagine for the commander-in-chief,” and he wondered how Republicans would have reacted if a Democratic president had said he had let “a foreign adversary fire on an American military installation.” #military #DOD #treason heathercoxrichardson.substack.

Letters from an American · June 29, 2025By Heather Cox Richardson

Trump Berated Hegseth After Soldiers Had a ‘Good Time’ at Military Parade Instead of Appearing ‘Menacing,’ Author Claims

President Donald Trump reportedly berated Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over a military parade that failed to appear “menacing,”…
#Europe #UnitedStates #DonaldTrump #Død #michael-wolff #military #militaryparade #nokings #nokingsprotest #pentagon #petehegseth #protests #SecretaryofDefense #USMilitary
europesays.com/2171192/

More politicization and worse, incipient Silicon Valley takeover of the U.S. military from within. I can hardly quantify my level of revulsion at this mockery of the military under a criminal commander in chief.

Army bringing in big tech executives as lieutenant colonels: The Army is swearing in top tech executives from Meta, OpenAI and Palantir as senior officers to be part-time advisors.

"...the four executives will get up to two weeks of online and face-to-face training at Fort Benning, Georgia on physical fitness, marksmanship and “basic soldier tasks” such as Army customs and courtesies, rank structure and uniform wear. The four will not attend the Army’s full six-week Direct Commissioning Course at Fort Benning, a common but not universal training program for new officers."

“Their swearing-in is just the start of a bigger mission to inspire more tech pros to serve without leaving their careers, showing the next generation how to make a difference in uniform,” the Army said in a release.

#military #techbros #DOD #coup #corruption taskandpurpose.com/military-li

Task & Purpose · Army bringing in big tech executives as lieutenant colonelsThe Army is swearing in top tech executives from Meta, OpenAI and Palantir as senior officers to be part-time advisors.
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Well I guess if anyone has any thoughts they can send them to PentagonPrayerService@osd.mil -- thoughts like perhaps an explanation of the 1st Amendment? #military #DOD

Update: I'm told OSD.mil is no longer a domain? I'm a little flabbergasted by that, maybe sd.mil is what it is now? Crazy times.

Ok yeah I guess sd.mil is the right domain, apparently (github.com/pzb/TLDs/blob/maste) - I've just never seen it used before.

Whiskey Pete did it again. This is illegal. According to Military Religious Freedom Foundation this email went out to Pentagon personnel today.

Subject: INVITE - Pentagon Prayer Service -- Tues, June 17, 1200-1230

Good day,

The Secretary of Defense invites you to join him for a Christian prayer and worship service tomorrow, Tuesday, June 17th, in the Pentagon Auditorium at 1200. This is an optional service that is open to all Department staff stationed at, or with access to, the Pentagon – due to seat limitations, no visitors or external guests will be accommodated.

Seating will be accommodated at a first come, first served basis. Seat reservations can be confirmed for GO/FO and Senior Leaders only by RSVP to PentagonPrayerService@sd.mil.

If you are unable to join the service, it will be livestreamed internally on Pentagon TV Channel 2 and via DVIDS.