Just had a thought:

My mom taught for & retired from DoDDS in Germany.

That stands for Department of Defense Dependent Schools. Her students were kids of US military members stationed in the Darmstadt & Wiesbaden areas.

So...now that the DOD has been renamed...shouldn't the department overseeing these schools all over the world also be renamed?

DoWDS.
Department of War Dependent Schools.

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#DoDDS
#DepartmentOfWar
#DepartmentOfDefense
#ArentAllUSAmericanSchoolsDependentOnWar 🫩
#TrumpSucks

Hegseth Prays for Blessing From Boondock Saints

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://thehardtimes.net/blog/hegseth-prays-for-blessing-from-boondock-saints/

RE: https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/116415088384481830

Yep, wannabe-crusader #BingePete really is borderline stupid. And that guy is heading the #DepartmentofDefense, what an excellent choice...
No decency or competence of any kind can be expected from #MAGA. This is idiots united for an infernal future.
#UnitedStates #Uhmerica #idiocracy

Pentagon Moves to Cancel Union Contracts

The Pentagon's move to cancel union contracts has created a split, leaving some workers protected by federal court orders while others, including members of the American Federation of Government Employees, face uncertainty. Which workers will win protections and what comes next are the pressing questions now facing the…

https://osintsights.com/pentagon-moves-to-cancel-union-contracts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#DepartmentOfDefense #UnionContracts #LaborRelations #Pentagon #AmericanFederationOfGovernmentEmployees

Where the DOGE Operatives Are Now

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/where-the-doge-operatives-are-now/

NASA Wants to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/nasa-wants-to-put-nuclear-reactors-on-the-moon/

White House releases space nuclear policy

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/white-house-releases-space-nuclear-policy/

Pentagon Blocks Anthropic Over Unreliable AI Controls

The Department of Defense has blocked AI firm Anthropic from military use, citing concerns that its models can't be reliably controlled - a critical issue when it comes to high-stakes decision-making. This move comes after internal memos raised red flags about Anthropic's AI controls and what one Pentagon memo described as a…

https://osintsights.com/pentagon-blocks-anthropic-over-unreliable-ai-controls?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#MilitaryAi #ArtificialIntelligence #DepartmentOfDefense #EmergingThreats #AiControls

#Iran #USpol #hegseth #departmentofdefense #usmilitary

There’s growing disquiet in the military. The Iran war made it worse : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/10/nx-s1-5771612/military-iran-war-trump-conscientious-objector

undefined | Anthropic Supply-Chain Risk Label Should Stay In Place, Appeals Court Says by Paresh Dave

Anthropic Inc. lost a bid to have the Pentagon’s “supply‑chain‑risk” label temporarily removed when a three‑judge U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, DC, ruled on Wednesday that the AI firm had not satisfied the strict requirements for relief. The appellate decision directly contradicts a San Francisco district‑court ruling issued a month earlier, which found the Department of Defense had acted in bad faith and ordered the label erased, prompting the Trump administration to restore Anthropic’s access to its Claude models across the federal government. The appellate panel stressed that, even if the designation harms Anthropic financially, overturning it could force the military to continue working with a vendor it deems unsafe during an ongoing conflict.

The two courts are each addressing a different legal mechanism the Pentagon used to impose the same practical restriction, making Anthropic the first U.S. company flagged under both supply‑chain‑risk statutes that are normally reserved for foreign entities deemed national‑security threats. Anthropic argues that the label unfairly penalizes it for refusing to let its Claude system be used in high‑risk operations—such as fully autonomous drone strikes—without human oversight, and it claims the government’s action has cost it lucrative contracts. The company’s spokesperson, Danielle Cohen, said the Washington decision shows the urgency of the issue and expressed confidence that the courts will eventually deem the designations unlawful, while the DoD has not commented.

Legal scholars note that the case tests the limits of executive power over technology firms and could set a precedent for how the government regulates AI in defense. Experts familiar with government contracting say Anthropic has a strong argument, yet courts often defer to the White House on national‑security matters, a deference that could chill broader debate about AI performance and safety. Final rulings on the two lawsuits may take months, with oral arguments in the D.C. court scheduled for May 19, leaving the future of Anthropic’s role in Pentagon AI projects—and the broader landscape of AI governance—still uncertain.

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