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Stars and Stripes
starsandstripes.bsky.socialGlobal military spending soared to $2.7 trillion in 2024, marking the largest year-over-year uptick since at least the end of the Cold War, according to a new research report released this week. Germany's spending increased by 28%, putting it fourth behind the U.S., China and Russia.
Freedom of the Press Foundation
freedom.pressPresident Donald Trump’s first 100 days have been dominated by secrecy — excessive, destructive, and irrational. To combat this, we’ve launched "The Classified Catalog," an ongoing secrecy news tracker that will help the public hold the government accountable.
Freedom of the Press Foundation
freedom.pressWe just launched The Classified Catalog — a tracker exposing how the Trump administration is burying public records and silencing agencies. Watch @laurenleharper.bsky.social explain how this secrecy threatens democracy — and how we can fight back. freedom.press/the-classifi...
Freedom of the Press Foundation
freedom.press"More transparency means less corruption and potential for state capture. It’s an existential issue, and not one that our federal records laws or the people in the bureaucracy are equipped to deal with," @laurenleharper.bsky.social tells CJR's @kpaoletta.bsky.social.
Stars and Stripes
starsandstripes.bsky.socialIn an internal memo to employees, VA Secretary Doug Collins identified the incidents that led to the creation of the agency's anti-Christian bias task force, including an Army Reserve chaplain who was removed from duty for preaching about biblical text against homosexuality.
Stars and Stripes
starsandstripes.bsky.socialSenior officials say personnel cuts across the Defense Dept. will delay plans to hire at least 1,000 more civilians to help prevent sexual assault, suicides and behavior problems within the military. But officials insist the programs aimed at addressing sexual misconduct so far aren’t affected:
Freedom of the Press Foundation
freedom.pressThe revocation of Biden-era policies protecting journalists in leak investigations is "likely a precursor to the issuance of subpoenas in the relatively near future and likely aggressive pursuit of those sources," @seth-stern.bsky.social tells @liamjscott.bsky.social.
San Francisco Chronicle
sfchronicle.comSan Francisco is among more than two dozen local governments, nonprofits and labor unions that sued the Trump administration over reductions to the federal workforce. The coalition argues Trump has dismantled the federal government without congressional approval “in clear excess of his authority.”
Miami Herald
miamiherald.comA group of churches from California to Florida have sued the Trump administration over its historic policy change pushing for the arrest of undocumented immigrants at places of worship, saying it violates their First Amendment rights protecting them from enforcement activity.
Stars and Stripes
starsandstripes.bsky.social#OPINION: Writer Maura Casey says that her mother, who served in the Women’s Army Corps in WWII, never forgot her two years of her service and through her, none of her six children did either. Read her words here: www.stripes.com/opinion/2025... #Flashes
San Francisco Chronicle
sfchronicle.comIt is no surprise that California was Trump’s biggest foil during the first 100 days of his second term. California’s Democratic-dominated politics and what Trump derides as “woke” policies made the state a natural target for the president to aim his executive orders and sharpest barbs.
Portland Press Herald
pressherald.comCatchy, memorable and reflective of the brand, the jingle has what agencies would describe as the key qualities of an effective advertisement. But the catchphrase for Maine’s famed department store was not developed around a conference table by marketing experts in Chicago or New York City.
Stars and Stripes
starsandstripes.bsky.socialA Japanese employee at Kadena Air Base died last week after suffering an undisclosed medical emergency on the Okinawan installation. The emergency occurred during an event on April 22. The individual was taken to an off-base hospital but died later that day. (from @brianmcelhiney.bsky.social)