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The $1.5 Trillion Climate Solution We Can’t Ignore

July 10, 2026 Aaron Kirshenbaum, Scheer Post. , , ,
Last week, millions of people around the world were subjected to record-breaking heatwaves. At least 25 deaths in the U.S. from this heat dome were reported. The French government also counted over 2,000 excess deaths during the June heatwaves. At the same time, this past weekend, a devastating super typhoon hit the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam, leaving islands like Rota, where 2,000 people live, without running water and most buildings impacted.  In both cases, the people least responsible for the climate crisis are the most vulnerable to its effects. And in both cases, people’s ability to withstand crises has been made dramatically worse by militarization.

23 Union Locals Sue Trump War Department To Get Contracts Back

July 8, 2026 People's World. , , ,
Greenbelt, Md.—Some 23 union locals—20 from the Government Employees (AFGE) and three from the National Federation of Federal Employees/IAM—sued Trump War/Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in federal court in Greenbelt, Md., on July 2 to restore their union contracts.  The locals represent at least 62,000 workers combined, including 60,000-plus in AFGE and 2,169 in NFFE. The lawsuit says that after delaying for a year and with literally 24 hours’ notice and no reason given except  “national security,” Hegseth canceled all the contracts. Many had lasted for decades.

Global Military Spending Hit All-Time Record In 2025

April 28, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
In 2025, governments worldwide allocated an all-time high of $2.887 trillion to military spending, according to the most recent report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published on 27 April. The data shows a 2.9 percent annual increase, marking the 11th consecutive year of rising global military spending, with the global military burden reaching its highest level since 2009 at 2.5 percent of GDP. SIPRI researcher Xiao Liang said the rise reflects how states responded to “another year of wars, uncertainty and geopolitical upheaval with large-scale armament drives.”

Death By Artificial Intelligence

April 25, 2026 Ken Klippenstein. , , ,
The U.S. military’s secretive Special Operations Command plans to establish its first-ever center for AI-driven missions like targeted assassinations. Autonomous warfare is all the rage at the Pentagon, where computers and artificial intelligence process intelligence data, select targets and then transmit kill orders to a waiting robot, or a “loitering” missile or airplane. The new “Special Operations Forces Autonomous Warfare Center” is referenced in the $1.5 trillion Department of War budget request to Congress this week.

Hegseth Demands Iran Hand Over Uranium Or US Will Seize It

April 9, 2026 Sharon Zhang, Truthout. , , , ,
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have issued a new demand that Iran forfeit its uranium stockpile, or else face renewed attacks or a ground operation by the U.S. and Israel — a threat levied just hours after the start of a fragile temporary ceasefire on Tuesday. When asked if the U.S. has plans to force Iran to hand over its enriched uranium, Hegseth said in a press conference on Wednesday that “it’s always been non-negotiable that they won’t have nuclear capabilities.” “They’ll give it to us voluntarily, we’ll get it.

Chris Hedges Report: Will There Be A Ground Invasion Of Iran?

April 4, 2026 Chris Hedges Report. , , , ,
More than one month into the American-Israeli war on Iran, the US military has expended a significant amount of its arsenal and many billions of dollars without making any progress in meeting its illusory and often-changing objectives. As the White House and Pentagon, and the markets, panic, the United States has begun deploying troops and resources to the region in preparation for a possible ground assault. This raises significant questions about what type of campaign the US is capable of waging and whether, as analysts are saying, fighting the Iranian military on its own terrain would be a bloodbath for US troops.

Hegseth Dismisses US Army Chief Of Staff Amid Plans For Ground Invasion

April 3, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has ousted the Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Randy George, US military officials announced on 3 April. War Department spokesperson Sean Parnell issued a statement on X stating that George would be “retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army effective immediately.” “The Department of War is grateful for General George's decades of service to our nation. We wish him well in his retirement,” Parnell added. George, the army's top official, was appointed to the post by former US president Joe Biden in September 2023.

Pentagon Officials ‘Cover Up’ Mounting Casualties Of Troops

April 2, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
Nearly 750 US soldiers have been injured or killed since October 2023, The Intercept revealed in a new investigation released on 1 April – citing a defense official as saying that Washington is engaged in a “casualty coverup.” At least 15 soldiers were injured last week in an Iranian attack on an air base in Saudi Arabia, two officials confirmed to the outlet, adding that “Hundreds of US personnel have been killed or injured in the region since the US launched a war on Iran just over a month ago.” The report adds that CENTCOM’s updates have been outdated.

ICE Wants Unpaid Volunteers; The US Military Is At A Breaking Point

March 31, 2026 Lee Camp, Scheer Post. , , ,
In a shocking revelation straight out of a dystopian satire, the Pentagon has quietly begun asking civilian employees to volunteer for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Framed as a “critical support” opportunity, these emails treat immigration enforcement like firefighting—inviting ordinary citizens to sign up for unpaid weekend shifts to assist with ICE operations. Lee Camp’s latest episode of Unredacted Tonight exposes the disturbing reality: this is not harmless civic engagement—it’s a blueprint for “volunteer fascism.”

Judge Slaps Down Pentagon’s Anti-Press Policy

March 22, 2026 Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter. , , , , ,
A United States judge ruled that the Pentagon’s restrictions imposed on reporters are unconstitutional and “vacated” the “challenged provisions” of the policy. He defended the right of members of news media to solicit information from sources and upheld the public’s right to know information about their government.  “[I]n light of the country’s recent incursion into Venezuela and its ongoing war with Iran, it is more important than ever that the public have access to information from a variety of perspectives about what its government is doing,” Judge Paul Friedman declared.

US To Embed Palantir AI Across Entire Military: Report

March 22, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
The Pentagon has designated Palantir's Maven artificial intelligence system as an official program of record, in a move that will lock in the weapons-targeting technology long term across ‌the US military, Reuters reported on 21 March. The move was announced in a letter from Deputy Secretary of War Steve ​Feinberg issued to senior Pentagon leaders and US military commanders on 9 March. Feinberg wrote that embedding Palantir's Maven Smart System would provide the military "with the latest tools necessary to detect, deter, and dominate our adversaries in all domains."

US Commanders Tell Troops Iran War ‘God’s Divine Plan’

March 3, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , , ,
Independent journalist Jonathan Larsen reported on 2 March that numerous US service members have lodged dozens of complaints saying senior officers are calling the war on Iran part of “God’s divine plan,” with claims that US President Donald Trump was “anointed by Jesus” to spark Armageddon. “President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth,” one combat-unit commander allegedly told troops during a readiness briefing, according to a complaint submitted to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF).

Pentagon Sets Deadline For Anthropic To Lift AI Restrictions

February 25, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
The US Department of War has issued a deadline to AI company Anthropic to allow broader military use of its Claude models or face possible action under the Defense Production Act.  The company could face losing its Pentagon contract, and has been threatened with a government blacklist, US media reports said. The Pentagon has a $200-million contract with Anthropic. The company has placed guardrails on the Claude AI, preventing its use for fully autonomous weaponry and mass domestic surveillance, triggering a standoff with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. 

It Was A Bad Year For The United States Military

January 2, 2026 Mark Hertling, The Bulwark. , , ,
Every administration leaves it mark on the U.S. military. Some do so quietly, through budgetary or force-structure transformations. Others do so through the conduct of wars, or the conclusion of wars, or personnel reforms. But this past year will be remembered for something different: an erosion of the professional, legal, and ethical guardrails that have guided, protected, and enhanced America’s armed forces for generations. None of this should come as a surprise. Before this administration took office, I wrote that the job of secretary of defense is among the most demanding in government.

Pentagon Fails Eighth Consecutive Audit

December 24, 2025 Jake Johnson, Common Dreams. , , , ,
Two days after the US Senate voted on a bipartisan basis to authorize just over $900 billion in military spending for the coming fiscal year, the chief recipient of that taxpayer money—the Department of Defense—announced it failed an audit of its books for the eighth consecutive year. The now-predictable audit result was announced Friday by the Pentagon's Office of Inspector General (OIG) after an examination of the agency's roughly $4.6 trillion in assets. The OIG said it identified 26 "material weaknesses"—major flaws in internal controls over financial reports—in the Pentagon's accounting.
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