Haley Britzky
@halbritz.bsky.social
Pentagon for @CNN. Was: Army for @TaskandPurpose. Texan. Christian. E-4 Mafia stan. haley.britzky@cnn.com or haleybritzky@protonmail.com
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The death toll of Israel’s war in Gaza, according to this investigation, includes 266 entire nuclear families (two parents and their children) of three, 192 entire nuclear families of four, 171 of five, 121 of six, 50 of seven, 17 of eight, 10 of nine, 3 of eleven, and 1 of fourteen.
The lives lost in Gaza: A closer look at those killed in the conflict so far
The death toll from the war already dwarfs the numbers killed in previous bouts of fighting between Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza over many decades.
www.reuters.com
May 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The death toll of Israel’s war in Gaza, according to this investigation, includes 266 entire nuclear families (two parents and their children) of three, 192 entire nuclear families of four, 171 of five, 121 of six, 50 of seven, 17 of eight, 10 of nine, 3 of eleven, and 1 of fourteen.
“Dear Sweet Baby Jesus,” said one former senior US official, reacting to the reporting.
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Trump’s national security adviser added a journalist to text chat on highly sensitive Yemen strike plans | CNN Politics
Former national security officials reacted with shock and horror to revelations in The Atlantic that top members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet sent detailed operational plans and other likely hi...
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March 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
“Dear Sweet Baby Jesus,” said one former senior US official, reacting to the reporting.
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Articles about the Holocaust, September 11, cancer awareness, sexual assault, & suicide prevention are among the tens of thousands that have been either removed or flagged for removal from Pentagon websites amid a DOD purge of "diversity" content.
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Massive purge of Pentagon websites includes content on Holocaust remembrance, sexual assault and suicide prevention | CNN Politics
Articles about the Holocaust, September 11, cancer awareness, sexual assault and suicide prevention are among the tens of thousands either removed or flagged for removal from Pentagon websites as the ...
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March 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Articles about the Holocaust, September 11, cancer awareness, sexual assault, & suicide prevention are among the tens of thousands that have been either removed or flagged for removal from Pentagon websites amid a DOD purge of "diversity" content.
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The Pentagon is scrapping its social science research portfolio, including our Minerva grant on climate change in the Sahel. "We don’t gain by not understanding other parts of the world” @leonardovillalon.bsky.social told @cnn.com. “Ignorance is not a solution” www.cnn.com/2025/03/09/p...
Officials and experts warn that Pentagon plans to cut climate programs will hurt national security | CNN Politics
As the Pentagon and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency set their sights on climate-related programs at the Defense Department, officials and experts are warning that slashing them could p...
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March 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The Pentagon is scrapping its social science research portfolio, including our Minerva grant on climate change in the Sahel. "We don’t gain by not understanding other parts of the world” @leonardovillalon.bsky.social told @cnn.com. “Ignorance is not a solution” www.cnn.com/2025/03/09/p...
As the DOD and DOGE set their sights on cutting climate-related programs, officials & experts warn slashing them could put US troops and military operations at risk
“I think they’re stuck on the word ‘climate’ and not seeing the operational impacts,” one US official said
www.cnn.com/2025/03/09/p...
“I think they’re stuck on the word ‘climate’ and not seeing the operational impacts,” one US official said
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Officials and experts warn that Pentagon plans to cut climate programs will hurt national security | CNN Politics
As the Pentagon and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency set their sights on climate-related programs at the Defense Department, officials and experts are warning that slashing them could p...
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March 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
As the DOD and DOGE set their sights on cutting climate-related programs, officials & experts warn slashing them could put US troops and military operations at risk
“I think they’re stuck on the word ‘climate’ and not seeing the operational impacts,” one US official said
www.cnn.com/2025/03/09/p...
“I think they’re stuck on the word ‘climate’ and not seeing the operational impacts,” one US official said
www.cnn.com/2025/03/09/p...
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@halbritz.bsky.social reports: "Officials who spoke to CNN pointed to a number of programs within the Defense Department that could technically be tagged as climate-related but have real operational impacts on the military." www.cnn.com/2025/03/09/p...
Officials and experts warn that Pentagon plans to cut climate programs will hurt national security | CNN Politics
As the Pentagon and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency set their sights on climate-related programs at the Defense Department, officials and experts are warning that slashing them could p...
www.cnn.com
March 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
@halbritz.bsky.social reports: "Officials who spoke to CNN pointed to a number of programs within the Defense Department that could technically be tagged as climate-related but have real operational impacts on the military." www.cnn.com/2025/03/09/p...
Hegseth orders immediate pause on all medical procedures for transgender troops + a pause on bringing in new recruits with gender dysphoria.
"Individuals with gender dysphoria have volunteered to serve our country and will be treated with dignity and respect," he says.
"Individuals with gender dysphoria have volunteered to serve our country and will be treated with dignity and respect," he says.
February 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Hegseth orders immediate pause on all medical procedures for transgender troops + a pause on bringing in new recruits with gender dysphoria.
"Individuals with gender dysphoria have volunteered to serve our country and will be treated with dignity and respect," he says.
"Individuals with gender dysphoria have volunteered to serve our country and will be treated with dignity and respect," he says.
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“It is a shameful, vile, unprecedented way to treat public servants, whose safety is at stake following vicious, defamatory Musk statements,” said one USAID official.
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Trump’s rapid dismantling of USAID leaves workers around world concerned for safety and futures | CNN Politics
The Trump administration’s rapid moves to dismantle the US Agency for International Development have left thousands of workers scrambling to figure out what comes next and scores of those posted in da...
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February 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
“It is a shameful, vile, unprecedented way to treat public servants, whose safety is at stake following vicious, defamatory Musk statements,” said one USAID official.
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The Army Women's Museum website is temporarily offline "to ensure compliance with recent Executive Orders" as it undergoes "additional content review." Museum is still operating.
Photo 1: Homepage in Nov 2024 via Wayback Machine
2: Screenshot this morning
3: A few moments ago
Photo 1: Homepage in Nov 2024 via Wayback Machine
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3: A few moments ago
February 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The Army Women's Museum website is temporarily offline "to ensure compliance with recent Executive Orders" as it undergoes "additional content review." Museum is still operating.
Photo 1: Homepage in Nov 2024 via Wayback Machine
2: Screenshot this morning
3: A few moments ago
Photo 1: Homepage in Nov 2024 via Wayback Machine
2: Screenshot this morning
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As tents went up in Guantanamo Bay, attorneys at DHS and DOD were still trying to determine whether flying migrants there from the US southern border was legal.
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Migrant flight heads to Guantanamo Bay, as legal questions swirl around Trump plans | CNN Politics
As tents went up in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to hold migrants, attorneys at the Department of Homeland Security and Pentagon were still trying to determine whether it was legal to take the unprecedented s...
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February 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
As tents went up in Guantanamo Bay, attorneys at DHS and DOD were still trying to determine whether flying migrants there from the US southern border was legal.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/04/p...
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Afghans who worked directly for or on behalf of the US government in Afghanistan have been cut off from critical resources and face uncertainty over whether they’ll be able to travel to the US after a pair of Trump directives
w/ @halbritz.bsky.social & Priscilla Alvarez
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w/ @halbritz.bsky.social & Priscilla Alvarez
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Thousands of Afghans who helped the US lose access to critical resources following Trump directives | CNN Politics
Thousands of Afghans who worked directly for or on behalf of the US government in Afghanistan have been cut off from critical resources and face huge uncertainty over whether they’ll be able to travel...
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January 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Afghans who worked directly for or on behalf of the US government in Afghanistan have been cut off from critical resources and face uncertainty over whether they’ll be able to travel to the US after a pair of Trump directives
w/ @halbritz.bsky.social & Priscilla Alvarez
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w/ @halbritz.bsky.social & Priscilla Alvarez
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The Trump administration asked the military earlier this week to be prepared to deploy up to 10,000 active duty troops tot he border immediately, setting off a scramble inside the Pentagon.
The latest --
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US military ordering thousands more troops to southern border | CNN Politics
Thousands of additional active duty US troops are being ordered to the southern US border with Mexico, just two days after President Donald Trump mandated that the US military step up its presence the...
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January 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The Trump administration asked the military earlier this week to be prepared to deploy up to 10,000 active duty troops tot he border immediately, setting off a scramble inside the Pentagon.
The latest --
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The latest --
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One active-duty soldier in the 82nd Airborne said his family in Afghanistan could be stuck after last night's executive order.
“[I]f I get deployed and killed overseas — which I would sacrifice my life to this country any time...she cannot come to my funeral."
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“[I]f I get deployed and killed overseas — which I would sacrifice my life to this country any time...she cannot come to my funeral."
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Trump executive order threatens fate of Afghan refugees who helped the US, advocate warns | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump’s executive order to suspend the US refugee program could leave at least 2,000 Afghans in limbo who had previously been approved to resettle in the US, a major Afghan advocacy o...
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January 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
One active-duty soldier in the 82nd Airborne said his family in Afghanistan could be stuck after last night's executive order.
“[I]f I get deployed and killed overseas — which I would sacrifice my life to this country any time...she cannot come to my funeral."
www.cnn.com/2025/01/21/p...
“[I]f I get deployed and killed overseas — which I would sacrifice my life to this country any time...she cannot come to my funeral."
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Biden pardons Gen. Mark Milley in the final hours of his presidency — says public servants have been “subjected to ongoing threats and intimidation for faithfully discharging their duties.”
The pardon “should not be mistaken as an acknowledgement” of wrongdoing, Biden says.
The pardon “should not be mistaken as an acknowledgement” of wrongdoing, Biden says.
January 20, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Biden pardons Gen. Mark Milley in the final hours of his presidency — says public servants have been “subjected to ongoing threats and intimidation for faithfully discharging their duties.”
The pardon “should not be mistaken as an acknowledgement” of wrongdoing, Biden says.
The pardon “should not be mistaken as an acknowledgement” of wrongdoing, Biden says.
In his final remarks today as SecDef, Lloyd Austin points to the military's commitment to the constitution — "[W]e are the United States military. We defend government of the people, by the people, and for the people, and we do not bend on matters of honor, integrity or law.”
January 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
In his final remarks today as SecDef, Lloyd Austin points to the military's commitment to the constitution — "[W]e are the United States military. We defend government of the people, by the people, and for the people, and we do not bend on matters of honor, integrity or law.”
New details on the Cybertruck explosion: Master Sgt. Livelsberger was diagnosed with depression last year but had not been assessed to be a risk of violence or suicide, two US officials tell me and @natashabertrand.bsky.social
January 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
New details on the Cybertruck explosion: Master Sgt. Livelsberger was diagnosed with depression last year but had not been assessed to be a risk of violence or suicide, two US officials tell me and @natashabertrand.bsky.social
Army records show that Master Sgt. Matthew Livelsberger had five Bronze Stars, including one with valor device which is awarded for valor in combat. He also received an Army Commendation Medal with Valor and multiple other achievement, commendation, and good conduct awards.
NEW: The man connected to the rental of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump Hotel in Vegas yesterday is an active-duty Special Forces operations sergeant, who was on leave from Germany where he was serving with 10th SFG, according to multiple US officials.
January 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Army records show that Master Sgt. Matthew Livelsberger had five Bronze Stars, including one with valor device which is awarded for valor in combat. He also received an Army Commendation Medal with Valor and multiple other achievement, commendation, and good conduct awards.
NEW: The man connected to the rental of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump Hotel in Vegas yesterday is an active-duty Special Forces operations sergeant, who was on leave from Germany where he was serving with 10th SFG, according to multiple US officials.
January 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
NEW: The man connected to the rental of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump Hotel in Vegas yesterday is an active-duty Special Forces operations sergeant, who was on leave from Germany where he was serving with 10th SFG, according to multiple US officials.
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the man suspected of killing now at least 15 people in New Orleans, served on active duty and in the Army Reserve from 2007 to 2020 as an HR and IT specialist. He deployed once to Afghanistan in 2009, according to his record. Left service as a staff sergeant.
January 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the man suspected of killing now at least 15 people in New Orleans, served on active duty and in the Army Reserve from 2007 to 2020 as an HR and IT specialist. He deployed once to Afghanistan in 2009, according to his record. Left service as a staff sergeant.
The banana pudding maker has logged on
December 25, 2024 at 4:12 AM
The banana pudding maker has logged on
“Why don’t we have a single POC who is responsible for coordination across all organizations in the government to address this?” retired NORAD/NORTHCOM cmdr Gen. Glen VanHerck said. “Instead, everybody’s pointing their fingers at each other saying it’s not our responsibility.”
A series of drone sightings over US military bases has renewed concerns that there isn’t clear government-wide policy for dealing w/ incursions inside the US
The issue “has been brewing for over a decade and we have basically failed to address it.”
www.cnn.com/2024/12/21/p...
The issue “has been brewing for over a decade and we have basically failed to address it.”
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Drones continue to buzz over US bases. The military isn’t sure why and how to stop them. | CNN Politics
A series of drone sightings over military bases across the country have renewed concerns that the US doesn’t have clear government-wide policy for how to deal with unauthorized incursions that could p...
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December 21, 2024 at 3:05 PM
“Why don’t we have a single POC who is responsible for coordination across all organizations in the government to address this?” retired NORAD/NORTHCOM cmdr Gen. Glen VanHerck said. “Instead, everybody’s pointing their fingers at each other saying it’s not our responsibility.”
A series of drone sightings over US military bases has renewed concerns that there isn’t clear government-wide policy for dealing w/ incursions inside the US
The issue “has been brewing for over a decade and we have basically failed to address it.”
www.cnn.com/2024/12/21/p...
The issue “has been brewing for over a decade and we have basically failed to address it.”
www.cnn.com/2024/12/21/p...
Drones continue to buzz over US bases. The military isn’t sure why and how to stop them. | CNN Politics
A series of drone sightings over military bases across the country have renewed concerns that the US doesn’t have clear government-wide policy for how to deal with unauthorized incursions that could p...
www.cnn.com
December 21, 2024 at 3:01 PM
A series of drone sightings over US military bases has renewed concerns that there isn’t clear government-wide policy for dealing w/ incursions inside the US
The issue “has been brewing for over a decade and we have basically failed to address it.”
www.cnn.com/2024/12/21/p...
The issue “has been brewing for over a decade and we have basically failed to address it.”
www.cnn.com/2024/12/21/p...
Pentagon spox MG Pat Ryder says today that the number of US troops in Syria is actually around 2,000 — more than double the number of troops that has been disclosed. They've been there since before the fall of the Assad regime, he said; he learned the number just today.
December 19, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Pentagon spox MG Pat Ryder says today that the number of US troops in Syria is actually around 2,000 — more than double the number of troops that has been disclosed. They've been there since before the fall of the Assad regime, he said; he learned the number just today.
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In 2019, I covered a government shutdown through the eyes of Coast Guard families, whose paychecks were withheld.
One woman I interviewed for that story cried while speaking to me. Another said she had cried repeatedly.
Real people get caught in the middle in these moments.
One woman I interviewed for that story cried while speaking to me. Another said she had cried repeatedly.
Real people get caught in the middle in these moments.
December 18, 2024 at 10:37 PM
In 2019, I covered a government shutdown through the eyes of Coast Guard families, whose paychecks were withheld.
One woman I interviewed for that story cried while speaking to me. Another said she had cried repeatedly.
Real people get caught in the middle in these moments.
One woman I interviewed for that story cried while speaking to me. Another said she had cried repeatedly.
Real people get caught in the middle in these moments.
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December 18, 2024 at 10:48 PM
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