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Nobody wants to work with Pete Hegseth, and now Trump has to deal with the chief he tried to boot

It's hard to find someone that Pete Hegseth can pin his mistakes on.

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Trump advisers abandon effort to find new chief of staff to serve Pete Hegseth

Exclusive: White House has left Ricky Buria to continue in role in an acting capacity as efforts to block him fizzled

The Guardian - US

How Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok could be helping bring about an era of techno-fascism

Elon Musk’s update of his chatbot Grok went seriously awry recently when it started spouting antisemitic comments and presented itself as “Mecha-Hitler.” Less than two weeks later, xAI, the company that developed Grok, secured a US$200 million contract with the Pentagon in the United States.

The Conversation

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Pentagon tightens rules on getting medical waivers to join the military

The Pentagon says people with congestive heart failure, undergoing treatment for schizophrenia or who have a history of paraphilic disorders will no longer be eligible for a medical waiver to serve in the military

The Independent UK

Trump Turns To Jeff Bezos's Project Kuiper As Elon Musk Feud Threatens SpaceX Role In $175 Billion 'Golden Dome' Defense Project: Report

The Trump administration is reportedly contemplating other potential partners, including Amazon.com Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) Project Kuiper, for the Golden Dome missile defense system amid soured ties with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.

Benzinga

Trump news at a glance: immigration agents to ‘flood’ US sanctuary cities as marines withdraw from LA

Trump’s border tsar vows to ‘flood the zone’ with Ice officers, 700 marines redeployed and president’s megabill estimated to pile $3.4tn on to national debt. Key US politics stories from Monday 21 July

The Guardian - US

Deployment of all 700 active-duty marines to Los Angeles withdrawn

State and city officials had called presence of marines provocative during protests against Ice raids in the city

The Guardian - US

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Pentagon Awards up to $200 Million to AI Companies Whose Models Are Rife With Ideological Bias

The Department of Defense awarded contracts to Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI. The last two are particularly concerning.

Reason

Pentagon to withdraw 700 Marines from Los Angeles

The Pentagon says that 700 Marines deployed to Los Angeles will leave the city

The Independent UK

Apple, Pentagon Turbocharge MP's 531% Power Rally - JPMorgan Lists 7 'Upside Drivers'

MP Materials Corp (NYSE:MP) stock has exploded 531% from its 52-week low, with the real ignition coming in the past two months.

Benzinga

Microsoft Sounds Alarm On Active Cyberattacks Targeting SharePoint — Thousands Of US Government Servers May Be At Risk

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has issued an urgent security alert after uncovering active cyberattacks targeting SharePoint server software widely used by U.S. government agencies and businesses for internal document sharing.

Benzinga

Senior Pete Hegseth adviser, who alleged colleague called the cops on him, ‘resigned’ from Pentaton

Justin Fulcher, who previously accused a colleague of calling the cops on him, has been ousted from the Pentagon

The Independent UK

America Wants Drone Dominance: Are These Stocks Ready to Soar?

America’s drone push is creating new winners; find out if these three drone stocks are smart buys or overvalued bets in this emerging sector

MarketBeat

Pete Hegseth is skirting law by bringing back Confederate names of army bases

US defense secretary reverted to Fort Bragg and Fort Benning, but the men they honor aren’t role models

The Guardian - US

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Benzinga

Microsoft Ends China-Based Tech Support For Pentagon Projects Amid National Security Backlash

On Friday, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) said it will no longer use China-based engineers to provide technical support for U.S. military cloud services, following an explosive ProPublica report and swift backlash from Washington.

Reason

Superman Is About the Anti-War Vibe Shift

Supervillains used to be foreign enemies. Now the villain is a defense contractor who wants to start a regime change war.

Al Jazeera

New reports cast doubt on impact of US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites

Citing intelligence assessments, NBC News and Washington Post report that only Fordow site was destroyed in US attack.

Barchart

Could the Pentagon’s $550 Million Bet on Rare Earths Signal the Next Market Boom?

A deep dive into why the U.S. government is backing rare earth mining; plus, the tiny companies flying under the radar.

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Benzinga

Palmer Luckey Says 'There's A Chance' Anduril Launches American-Made Computers Soon, Rules Out Chance Of A Humanoid Robot

Anduril Industries founder Palmer Luckey says his defense‑tech company may one day launch an American‑made line of personal computers, reviving a capability that faded after giants such as Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) shuttered U.S. plants in the 2000s.

Benzinga

Elon Musk's Grok Became 'Vile' And 'Insane' After MAGA Pivot, Says Economist Paul Krugman

Economist Paul Krugman believes that Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot became “MechaHitler” because the latter tried to make the AI less “politically correct.”

Roll Call

Senate, House NDAAs address Confederate military names - Roll Call

The House and Senate are poised to consider switching back to some of the names of military bases that the Trump administration reversed.

Barchart

Is Unusual Machines Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold for July 2025?

Unusual Machines stock gained 40% in a single trading session after the Pentagon announced its intention to significantly scale up domestic drone production.

Barchart

ZenaTech Could Be a Winner on the Pentagon’s New Drone Push. Should You Buy ZENA Stock Here?

ZenaTech stock is gaining momentum as U.S. defense reforms boost demand for AI-powered drone systems and battlefield automation.

International Business Times

Trump's Trillion Dollar Spending Boost For Pentagon to Create Disastrous Amount of Carbon Emissions, Study Shows

A study has revealed that Donald Trump's plan to add $1 trillion to the Pentagon's spending budget would have a severe impact on annual carbon emissions.

The Independent UK

Exclusive: Military contractor says she was fired for noting problem that ‘jeopardized the safety of U.S civilians and troops’

Exclusive: Software safety engineer Deborah Hale says she flagged potentially deadly issues with a U.S. missile system, but was terminated for speaking up

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