Jim LaPorta

A day after the Signal chat story was published, U.S. Africa Command conducted multiple airstrikes against ISIS affiliates. I FOIAed for info similar to the Yemen info that officials said was unclassified. I was told it would harm national security. www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth...

CENTCOM creates combined air defense post in Bahrain, adding to one just opened in Qatar Bahrain hosts the largest U.S. Navy base in the region and serves as headquarters for U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and the 5th Fleet.

U.S. Central Command has opened a new combined air defense post with Bahraini forces, highlighting its relationship with a longtime ally and shoring up regional security amid ongoing tensions between Iran and Israel.

Army Secretary Driscoll meeting with Russians in UAE as Trump administration presses for Ukraine peace deal U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is in Abu Dhabi to meet with Russian officials, two U.S. officials and two diplomatic sources who were not authorized to speak publicly told CBS News.

New from CBS News - Army Secretary Driscoll meeting with Russians in UAE as Trump administration presses for Ukraine peace deal www.cbsnews.com/news/army-se...

U.S. considers dropping leaflets in Venezuela as it ramps up pressure on Maduro, sources say The U.S. is considering dropping leaflets on Caracas as a kind of psychological warfare to pressure Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, multiple U.S. officials familiar with the talks told CBS News.

U.S. considers dropping leaflets in Venezuela as it ramps up pressure on Maduro, sources say www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-con...

Army Sgt. Michael Verardo is being laid to rest today at @ArlingtonNatl - he experienced two separate IED attacks in Afghanistan. Despite amputations, burns, and 120 surgeries, he survived. Verardo died on Aug. 26, 2025. He’s survived by his wife and their three young daughters.

Eagle scream

I know this is random but I’m watching an old interview with former Defense Secretary James Mattis and they show a photo of him when he was younger. Why do I only see Tim Robinson?

Jim LaPorta on X: "New at @CBSNews - Top officials present President Trump with military options for Venezuela in the coming days via @JenniferJJacobs and I report. https://t.co/ftvBzREdyB" / X New at @CBSNews - Top officials present President Trump with military options for Venezuela in the coming days via @JenniferJJacobs and I report. https://t.co/ftvBzREdyB

New at @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy - Top officials present President Trump with military options for Venezuela in the coming days via Jennifer Jacobs and I. x.com/jimlaporta/s...

Its been fixed. bsky.app/profile/jiml...

Doubtful. 2FA and backup codes not working.

Because X essentially doesn’t have a help center, I’m locked out of my X account. I’m annoyed.

Happy 250th birthday to the U.S. Marine Corps. 🎂🖍️

Just outside the Marine Corps ball I’m attending this evening—the birthplace of the Eighth Air Force.

New strike in East Pacific

Laura Loomer is now credentialed to cover the Pentagon The far-right activist has repeatedly criticized defense officials on her website and social media accounts while boasting of her close ties to President Donald Trump.

Breaking news: Far-right activist Laura Loomer is now credentialed to cover the Defense Department, according to a person familiar with the matter, joining a new cohort of right-wing media that have agreed to the Pentagon’s new press policy.

One more week…..

My Halloween costume has not changed in years.

U.S. plans "show of force" against Chinese aggression in South China Sea as Trump, Xi to meet, sources say The move, if it occurs, would be in response to China's escalating hostilities near disputed waters as Trump is poised to meet with Xi, sources say.

Exclusive at @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy - US plans "show of force" against Chinese aggression in South China Sea as Trump, Xi to meet, sources say. If the order by Indo-Pacific Command goes forward, it would be directed towards the Scarborough Shoal, the disputed atoll. www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-sho...

We will not sign

"The guarding of military and diplomatic secrets at the expense of informed representative government provides no real security for our Republic." — Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black in NYT Co. v. US. "The press was protected so that it could bare the secrets of government..."

Read the story, there’s links to show how the Trump administration’s aggression echoes previous administrations.

DNI Tulsi Gabbard orders U.S. intel agency leaders to stem leaks DNI Tulsi Gabbard issued a directive to review polygraph policies and curb press leaks, echoing actions taken by the Bush and Obama administrations.

New at CBS News - DNI Tulsi Gabbard issued a memo ordering agencies to conduct a review of whether random polygraph exams are feasible. The directive emphasizes the need for questions about whether members leak to the press—a callback to the Bush and Obama era. www.cbsnews.com/news/dni-tul...

Today, I watched my friend, Marine Sgt. Matthew Moores (ret.), receive his Purple Heart for wounds received in action on September 8, 2013 in Afghanistan. Afterwards, he laid a wreath on Gen. George Washington’s tomb. His citation is signed by Marine Commandant Gen. Eric Smith.

a sign that says " no signal please stand by " ALT: a sign that says " no signal please stand by "

The road spits us out in fragments. Half-burnt cigarettes & gasoline dreams. We part like thieves at dawn,
knowing the madness waits at the next stop. No goodbye is final, only postponed. Until next time….-30-

Netanyahu ordered drone attacks on Gaza-bound humanitarian aid boats off Tunisia, sources say No one was hurt when two vessels that were part of a flotilla bound for Gaza mysteriously caught fire last month.

New at CBS News: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly approved military operations on two vessels early last month that were part of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian supporters including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. www.cbsnews.com/news/netanya...

“War-ravaged Portland” sounds like the name of a new underground Indie band. But also, when I hear the term “war-ravaged” I tend to think of Aleppo during the Syrian civil war or Mariupol in the war in Ukraine. Does the White House truly believe Portland is equivalent to those locations?

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Legal threats hang over NJ governor's race after CBS News report on Mikie Sherrill's military records The National Archives admitted it had erred in releasing a mostly unredacted version of Mikie Sherrill's military records to an ally of her opponent.

Legal threats hang over NJ governor's race after CBS News report on Mikie Sherrill's military records www.cbsnews.com/news/legal-t...