"US airstrikes in SOUTHCOM’s AOR. Def Sec Hegseth says “a total of14 narco-terrorists were killed during the 3 strikes, with 1 survivor.”
-J LaPorta

The #TrumpRegime says it has killed57 “narco-terrorists” since the attacks against alleged drug-smuggling boats began in early Sept.

Extrajudicial killings are murder: no #DueProcess, court hearing...

#DOD #TrumpRegime #Executions #Protest #Sadism #USPol
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5576347-us-military-strikes-pacific/

https://www.europesays.com/2527721/ Hegseth addresses sailors aboard US carrier in Japan ahead of Trump speech #Død #pentagon #PeteHegseth #SecretaryOfDefense #TrumpHegsethCarrierYokosukaJapan

#Venezuelahas condemned Trinidad & Tobago for hosting jt MIL exercises with the US & allowing the USS Gravely to dock, calling it a “provocation” & alleging a CIA-backed #FalseFlag" plot."

Earlier on Sun, USS Gravely, a guided missile destroyer with US marines on board, docked in Trinidad & Tobago's cap.

The warship is in the Car nation for a 4-day visit, which'll incl jt training with local def forces -carries advanced weapons, incl Tomahawks...

#DOD #Fascism #USPol
https://www.dw.com/en/venezuela-calls-us-exercises-with-trinidad-a-provocation/a-74505322

Trump’s DOD Gives Massive Contract to Company With Ties to His Son | The New Republic

https://newrepublic.com/post/202253/donald-trump-jr-defense-department-drones-contract

https://www.europesays.com/2521895/ Congress needs to hear more about Venezuela operation,… #BreakingNews #DailyNews #Død #GlobalNews #inkl #News #NewsApp #NewsHeadlines #NewsToday #pentagon #PeteHegseth #SecretaryOfDefense #TodayNews #WorldNews

David Super, the Carmack Waterhouse professor of law and economics at Georgetown University Law Center, said while Congress has given the government a broad authority to accept gifts, spending those funds without congressional appropriation would be unconstitutional and a violation of the Antideficiency Act.

“Whether the government is or is not lawfully paying the troops salaries can’t depend on this gift. It has to depend on whether there is another appropriation available for this cost, and I don’t think there is. And if there isn’t, then they can take the gift and hold it, but they can’t spend it without approval of Congress,” Super told Federal News Network. #military #DOD https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2025/10/can-dod-use-private-funds-to-pay-troops-during-shutdown/

"US is sending an a/c carrier to LATAM in major escalation of MIL firepower -No Cong infl. Most cocaine prod: CO/PE/BO. Big killer fentanyl from MX.Maduro the target."
-B McCaffrey

Hegesthordered the USS Gerald R Ford & its strike group to deploy to the USSOUTHCOM region -now deployed to the Med Sea. Deploying an a/c carrier will surge major additional resources to a region *seen lg US MIL buildup in the waters off VE -already >6K sailors/Marines there.

#DOD #USPol
https://apnews.com/article/trump-cartels-hegseth-drugs-boat-strikes-6c3316b2852723e26c39dc701bba9d52

"Sen Lankford, on the Trump-#Venezuela boat strikes, basically admitting that partisanship matters more than anything else when it comes to Senate oversight.“If this was happening, with this level of insight, under the Biden admin, I’d be apoplectic.”
-C Todd

Sen Coons on updates from Trump admin on VE: "I've gotten more valuable updates out of the press than I've gotten from -the #DOD or the WH."

Neither seem too alarmed,Sens should be demanding answers 24/7.
#USPol
https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=cspan+coons+langford&qs=n&sp=-1&ghc=1&lq=0&pq=cspan+coons+langford&sc=0-20&sk=&cvid=8E00979011E74AF2A5212F0C94FBC806&ajaxnorecss=1&sid=0A7416667AA0632B1FA000E97B896270&jsoncbid=1&ajaxsydconv=1&ru=%2fsearch%3fq%3dcspan%2520coons%2520langford%26qs%3dn%26form%3dQBRE%26sp%3d-1%26ghc%3d1%26lq%3d0%26pq%3dcspan%2520coons%2520langford%26sc%3d0-20%26sk%3d%26cvid%3d8E00979011E74AF2A5212F0C94FBC806%26ajaxnorecss%3d1%26sid%3d0A7416667AA0632B1FA000E97B896270%26format%3dsnrjson%26jsoncbid%3d1%26ajaxsydconv%3d1&mmscn=vwrc&mid=8AC0D139CD69C68419418AC0D139CD69C6841941&FORM=WRVORC&ntb=1&msockid=b2ecd1dbb11a11f08f938f54c73ea4fd

we have always been at war with latin america

"DEF Sec Hegsethannounced Fri that the US MIL conducted its 10th strike on a vessel suspected of carrying drugs overnight, killing 6 ppl & bringing thedeath toll of the campaign against drug cartels to at least 46 ppl.

Trump is having so many people killed, it's becoming normalized. Authorizing ppl to be killed, w/o #DueProcess, is murder. Trump, Rubio, Hegseth +all in DC who're not condemning this #lawlessness, are complicit.

#Executions #Fascism #DOD #Protest #USPol
https://www.wbal.com/another-us-strike-in-caribbean-targets-alleged-drug-running-boat-killing-6

“I’m not going to necessarily ask for a declaration of war.I think we’re just doing to kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. Okay? We’re going to kill them, you know, they’re going to be like,dead.”

We're way past shooting someone on 5th Ave, Trump is KILLING PEOPLE HE DOESN'T LIKE,#DueProcess, court hrg... If this isn't impeachable, what is?

"Trump summarizes US policy for Latin America just now."
-J Sciutto
#Executions #Impeach #Nullify: #TrumpRegime #DOD #Protest #USPol

"They were easily viewable on flight radar & have been tracked by open source analysts for most of the day.At its closest point a B1 bomber was a little >50 miles from the VE mainland. (ht A Schmitz)"
-N Bertrand

Today: "No, it's not accurate" -Trump says no B-1 bombers were sent to near #Venezuela.

"We tracked >200 US MIL flights conducted in the Caribbean since mid-Aug by 83 separate a/c, incl intel-gathering planes & tankers..."

#DOD #Fascsim #Lies #Protest #USPol
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/19/world/us-military-build-up-caribbean-trump-pressures-venezuela

"Total fed spendingis up +7% in 2025 over 2024 year-to-date to Oct 20.

The story that the fed govt is tightening its belt is contradicted by its own real-time expenditure data. Admin spectacularly hammering some things but raising spending elsewhere.

Was -7% just after Inaug Day."
-A Sojourner

Spending is higher at #DHS #DOD #DOJ...but not for programs that assist ppl.

#TrumpRegime's heinous priorities: revealed in this interactive article.
#Economy #Fascism #USPol
https://www.hamiltonproject.org/data/tracking-federal-expenditures-in-real-time/

Cursed or karma?

“We love our Marines & owe a debt of gratitude to Camp Pendleton, but next time,the VP & the WH shouldn’t be so reckless with ppl’s lives for their vanity projects.”
-Gov Newsom

“This could’ve been worse, & tragically worse if Gov Newsom hadn't decided to close down a chunk of I5. Trump & Vance continued partisan games using our MIL are childish & reckless.”
-Vote Vets

“A lead that truly doubles as a metaphor.”
-S Stein
#Fascism #DOD #Protest #USPol
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/us/politics/shell-interstate-5-marines-california.html

"As far as anyone knows, no security breach by any #Pentagon #journalists brought about the new restrictions. Indeed, the biggest violation of national-security norms since #Hegseth entered the building 10 months ago was by Hegseth himself, when he moved sensitive plans about upcoming air strikes on Yemen from a secure government system to a nongovernmental app, Signal, and shared them with this magazine’s editor in chief."

#maga
#Censorship
#dod

https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/archive/2025/10/pentagon-press-corps-hegseth/684570/?gift=36MUroklPHjSVbIeXUwSvW2ScolOVN_X_FqxAJjP6YE

Every recruit has more qualifications than that piss tank. But The Felon Rapist they made president, doesn't want anyone smarter than he, so that's why

Former Fox News anchor does not like how the media covered him as he ascended utterly unqualified to become US defence secretary

#PeteHegseth #Loser #DOD

https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2025/10/19/pete-hegseth-knowing-hes-in-over-his-head-grows-more-paranoid-and-resentful/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

“The United States plans to repatriate two alleged drug traffickers to Colombia and Ecuador after military forces attacked their vessel in the Caribbean on Thursday.”

“This is exactly what a government would do after committing a series of extrajudicial murders without evidence and were trying to avoid having to present said evidence.”
-T Kennedy

#TrumpRegime #Fascism #Executions #WarCrimes #Venezuela #DOD #Protest #USPol
https://wapo.st/4hiqKbn