"The public has a right to know how the government and the military are operating."

It’s a great piece. But it’s also nuts to me that we have to grant anonymity to experts in Baroque design. C’mon people!

These are dangerous times for the U.S. military. A war, a divisive domestic mission and a force in grave danger of being politicized.
This exchange between Sen. Slotkin and Sec. Hegseth captures the tension.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/u...

Main parade takeaway: Everyone seemed BORED including President Trump. It’s a fighting army, not a marching army.

So excited to see Sean Baker won an Oscar for Anora. Stopped by the Magic Castle — where he shot The Florida Project — on a reporting trip in 2020.

Is Trump marching us toward fascism? Rep. Gluesenkamp-Perez's interesting answer in the NYT.
nytimes.com/2024/11/22/o...

Is this supposed to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the siege of Fallujah?

Who is Pete Hegseth? What's he done?
He convinced Pres Trump to pardon Clint Lorance, a war criminal/murderer. Clint averaged a war crime a day during his 3 days in command.
washingtonpost.com/graphics/202...
His men (pictured below 👇) turned him in:

Gonna replace the old Santa inflatable with one of these babies!