Jonathan Rue
@wjrue.bsky.social
Nat sec, defense, and Dawgs. Was: DASD Force Development & Emerging Capabilities, Sen Warren NSA, OSD CAPE. Always: Girl Dad. Marine. Bulldawg. ATLien. Once and future fly fisher.
It may or may not surprise you to learn that @warren.senate.gov was trying to tackle this problem *before* she was even a member of SASC.
August 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
It may or may not surprise you to learn that @warren.senate.gov was trying to tackle this problem *before* she was even a member of SASC.
Privatizing housing worked out so well for military families. What could go wrong here?
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Upcharging on Food, Selling Booze: The Army's Plan to Privatize Dining
The Army is preparing to overhaul its food service system in a move that could strip away government-run dining facilities and hand operations to private, for-profit companies.
www.military.com
June 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Privatizing housing worked out so well for military families. What could go wrong here?
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
This rules.
June 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
This rules.
Good thing we helped Republicans keep the government open otherwise a bunch of organizations would have been shuttered and people laid off.
News: "Bloody Saturday" for Voice of America and other U.S.-funded international networks
Mass indefinite suspensions at Voice of America, Radio/TV Marti
Federal contracts severed for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia & more
My NPR story
www.npr.org/2025/03/15/n...
Mass indefinite suspensions at Voice of America, Radio/TV Marti
Federal contracts severed for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia & more
My NPR story
www.npr.org/2025/03/15/n...
'Bloody Saturday' at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks
Federal officials placed 1,000 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.
www.npr.org
March 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Good thing we helped Republicans keep the government open otherwise a bunch of organizations would have been shuttered and people laid off.
Not only are they likely beginning the process of rolling back many of the grooming standards that have been updated in recent years, it looks like they are cracking the door open to revisiting women in combat arms MOSs too.
(Hope I’m wrong—on all counts.)
(Hope I’m wrong—on all counts.)
March 13, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Not only are they likely beginning the process of rolling back many of the grooming standards that have been updated in recent years, it looks like they are cracking the door open to revisiting women in combat arms MOSs too.
(Hope I’m wrong—on all counts.)
(Hope I’m wrong—on all counts.)
Ahem, Taiwan, call your office.
March 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Ahem, Taiwan, call your office.
Such strong defense. Much lethality.
March 3, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Such strong defense. Much lethality.
SASC typically doesn’t hold public nomination hearings for the Service JAGs but Democrats on the committee must demand one. They should refuse unanimous consent on their nominations if they don’t get that hearing too.
Hegseth says firing of top military lawyers was about making sure "they don't exist to be roadblocks to anything that happens."
February 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
SASC typically doesn’t hold public nomination hearings for the Service JAGs but Democrats on the committee must demand one. They should refuse unanimous consent on their nominations if they don’t get that hearing too.
Sadly, with these blatantly political firings, every single general and flag officer nominee going forward must be asked publicly under oath by SASC what sort of loyalty oaths, if any, they swore to the Administration.
February 22, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Sadly, with these blatantly political firings, every single general and flag officer nominee going forward must be asked publicly under oath by SASC what sort of loyalty oaths, if any, they swore to the Administration.
What the absolute fuck
February 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM
What the absolute fuck
Ordering a completely arbitrary 8% cut to the defense budget *before* drafting your National Security Strategy and National Defense Strategy is WILD. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Trump administration orders Pentagon to plan for sweeping budget cuts
The Trump administration directive exempts a handful of programs, including Trump’s expanded military mission along the U.S.-Mexico border.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Ordering a completely arbitrary 8% cut to the defense budget *before* drafting your National Security Strategy and National Defense Strategy is WILD. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Totally agree. Relatedly, this is why I am skeptical that any administration will be able to marshal the necessary resources to fight China after a move against Taiwan.
These folks couldn’t be bothered to wear a mask. Imagine asking them to drive their cars less because we need JP-5/8.
These folks couldn’t be bothered to wear a mask. Imagine asking them to drive their cars less because we need JP-5/8.
My grandparents sacrificed so much during WWII. All of them upended their lives, going to war or to major industrial centers to help the war effort for four years. We closed schools and restaurants for a year because of a plague and these guys are still melting down. The softest people on the planet
February 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Totally agree. Relatedly, this is why I am skeptical that any administration will be able to marshal the necessary resources to fight China after a move against Taiwan.
These folks couldn’t be bothered to wear a mask. Imagine asking them to drive their cars less because we need JP-5/8.
These folks couldn’t be bothered to wear a mask. Imagine asking them to drive their cars less because we need JP-5/8.
It’s going to take every last bit of my willpower to not skeet my way through the next few years, huh.
January 25, 2025 at 3:21 AM
It’s going to take every last bit of my willpower to not skeet my way through the next few years, huh.
Logging on social media as a private citizen for the first time in nearly 10 years.
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January 22, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Logging on social media as a private citizen for the first time in nearly 10 years.