John Ismay

Hegseth's office ordered the U.S. Naval Academy to review all 590,000 books in its library for content at odds with an executive order banning “radical indoctrination” in K-12 schools, even though it is a college. MLK, Einstein books already identified for removal www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...

Pete Hegseth led a prayer service in the Pentagon's auditorium where his pastor praised President Trump as a divinely appointed leader. The defense secretary said these events will be held monthly and are voluntary, but encouraged attendance www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...

Admiral Franchetti became the 33rd Chief of Naval Operations on Nov. 2, 2023, making her the first woman to have a permanent seat as a member of the Joint Chiefs www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

"The collapse of the AK market shows how the buying habits of the country’s large community of firearms enthusiasts can be shaped by geopolitical forces." Nobody covers the firearms industry and gun culture in America as well as @tmgneff.bsky.social does www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/u...

Got to talk shop with the guy running the indoor pit at Salt Lick in Driftwood, Tex. This place is phenomenal

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“It’s important to remember that the Geneva Conventions and international law around war was written by generals and militaries who had the blood of millions on their hands" -- @briancastner.bsky.social to @tmgneff.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u...

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