One 14-Day Stay Cost Over Half of My Program’s Annual Budget

It cost a combined $53,098,863.70 to detain 708 migrants at Guantánamo in 2025. That’s $74,998.40 per person—for an average stay of 14 days.

#Budget #CivilMilitaryRelations #Migration #USPolicy

http://admis.me/b/3UN

Military Prosecutors in Civilian Courts?

Having civilians prosecuted by people in uniform is a big step toward Latin America’s “bad old days”—here in the United States

#CivilMilitaryRelations #HumanRights #USPolitics

http://admis.me/b/3Mz

Masked, But Not Anonymous, Marines

Active-duty Marines assigned to the border are wearing face masks now.

#borderSecurity #civilMilitaryRelations

http://admis.me/b/3GY

“He Blew It Up”

There is is. The Commander in Chief issued an illegal order to the U.S. armed forces within Southern Command’s Area of Responsibility, and the U.S. armed forces carried out that illegal order.

#CivilMilitaryRelations #DrugPolicy #HumanRights #USPolicy

http://admis.me/b/38_

29 Days

I feel shame for the Guard personnel whenever I see them lately, standing around or walking aimlessly up and down placid DC streets. And this new Trump administration effort to stiff them doubles the shame.

#CivilMilitaryRelations #USPolitics

http://admis.me/b/37m

The Constant Gardeners

I’m concerned about the potential for permanent damage to the long history of harmonious U.S. civil-military relations. On the other hand, I’m out of landscaping ideas for the front yard, and these guys are just walking around. As I’m a DC resident, you can see my dilemma.

#CivilMilitaryRelations #Humor #USPolitics

http://admis.me/b/36C

Sephora Is Secure

A reflection upon seeing a busload of Ohio National Guard get sent out to patrol a fancy DC neighborhood.

#CivilMilitaryRelations #Photos #PoliticsAndSecurity #USPolitics

http://admis.me/b/34b

"Former National Guard Vice Chief Major General Randy E. Manner says deploying the Guard to D.C. will ruin how the average American views the military."

– @NPR.org

https://bsky.app/profile/npr.org/post/3lwu6fm2zt625

#CivilMilitaryRelations

How About This?

From Task and Purpose:

The Defense Department has established the Mexican Border Defense Medal for U.S. troops who have deployed to the southern border since Jan. 20…

No information about the Mexican Border Defense Medal’s design was immediately available.

#BorderSecurity #CivilMilitaryRelations #USPolicy

http://admis.me/b/34P