President Donald Trump announced in a series of tweets that transgender people will no longer be allowed to serve in the military, and Twitter users are reacting.
Trump wrote in three tweets that the military “must be focused” and “cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail.”
U.S. Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning called the move, “cowardice.”
so, biggest baddest most $$ military on earth cries about a few trans people but funds the F-35? sounds like cowardice #WeGotThis
— Chelsea E. Manning (@xychelsea) July 26, 2017
Writer and transgender activist Janet Mock, who transitioned in her teens,...
Trump wrote in three tweets that the military “must be focused” and “cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail.”
U.S. Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning called the move, “cowardice.”
so, biggest baddest most $$ military on earth cries about a few trans people but funds the F-35? sounds like cowardice #WeGotThis
— Chelsea E. Manning (@xychelsea) July 26, 2017
Writer and transgender activist Janet Mock, who transitioned in her teens,...
- 7/26/2017
- by Julie Mazziotta
- PEOPLE.com
News organizations from across the country have signed an Amicus Brief in support of Mark Boal's refusal to hand over to military prosecutors his taped interviews with accused Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl. The Oscar-winning screenwriter filed suit last week against President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, and Army prosecutor Maj. Justin Oshana in response to the government's threat to subpoena 25 hours of taped interviews Boal conducted with Bergdahl, who's…...
- 7/30/2016
- Deadline
Journalist and Oscar-winning screenwriter Mark Boal has told a federal judge that he would suffer "irreparable injury" to his career and reputation if he is forced to turn over confidential information he obtained during 25 hours of taped interviews with accused Army deserter Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. On Wednesday, under the threat of a subpoena, Boal filed a suit against President Obama, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and the Army major who is prosecuting Bergdahl, seeking an…...
- 7/22/2016
- Deadline
Screenwriter, producer and “Serial” contributor Mark Boal is suing the U.S. government over the possibility that he will be subpoenaed over his recorded interviews with U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, some of which appeared on the second season of the popular podcast as Boal was gathering materials for a possible film about the soldier who deserted his post in Afghanistan in 2009, only to be captured by the Taliban and held for nearly five years.
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Boal “contends in a federal lawsuit filed on Thursday that a potential subpoena from a military prosecutor demanding about 25 hours of recorded interviews conducted with U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl flouts his rights as a reporter. He’s holding up the First Amendment and seeking a declaration from a judge that would prevent the subpoena from issuing or being enforced.”
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The Hollywood Reporter reports that Boal “contends in a federal lawsuit filed on Thursday that a potential subpoena from a military prosecutor demanding about 25 hours of recorded interviews conducted with U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl flouts his rights as a reporter. He’s holding up the First Amendment and seeking a declaration from a judge that would prevent the subpoena from issuing or being enforced.”
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- 7/22/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Journalist and Oscar-winning screenwriter Mark Boal has filed a lawsuit against President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Army prosecutor Maj. Justin Oshana in response to the government's threat to subpoena Boal's taped interviews with accused Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl, who was captured and held prisoner by the Taliban for five years until his release in 2014. Boal, who won the screenwriting Oscar – and shared the Best Picture Oscar — for The Hurt Lock…...
- 7/21/2016
- Deadline
Four helicopter trips into a combat zone. Forty-four people saved. Forty-nine years. It would be difficult to sum up Lieutenant Colonel Charles Kettles' life in numbers, but those are the essential ones. In May 1967, two years into America's ground war in Vietnam, Kettles, then a major, was the lead pilot of six helicopter crews sent to rescue a group of American paratroopers trapped by North Vietnamese troops. Monday, he received the nation's highest honor, the Congressional Medal of Honor, for his efforts. "A soldier never leaves his comrades behind," President Barack Obama said Monday when he presented Kettles, 86, with the Medal.
- 7/19/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Four helicopter trips into a combat zone. Forty-four people saved. Forty-nine years. It would be difficult to sum up Lieutenant Colonel Charles Kettles' life in numbers, but those are the essential ones. In May 1967, two years into America's ground war in Vietnam, Kettles, then a major, was the lead pilot of six helicopter crews sent to rescue a group of American paratroopers trapped by North Vietnamese troops. Monday, he received the nation's highest honor, the Congressional Medal of Honor, for his efforts. "A soldier never leaves his comrades behind," President Barack Obama said Monday when he presented Kettles, 86, with the Medal.
- 7/19/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Watch out! Joe Biden certainly isn't wasting any time giving the new Defense Secretary's wife a warm White House welcome. Er, but someone should probably tell him to ease up on the touchy feely-ness? Maybe? Here's what went down... Stephanie Carter was on hand to watch her husband, Ashton Carter, get sworn in for his new role and as he delivered his speech to the press, the Veep ended up stealing the whole show. Biden was seen putting his hands on Stephanie's shoulders and whispering sweet nothings into her ear behind the podium while Ashton addressed the media. Sure, we can chalk it up to Biden just being super friendly, but this seems to be a habit for the meme-able...
- 2/17/2015
- E! Online
How much did Sarah Palin’s Pac spend on bus decorations? Are search engines changing the way human beings think? And could Google be the new toothbrush? A look at some of the most interesting posts on the Wall Street Journal blogs.
Palin’s Pac: $683 on Bookmarks, $13,708.44 on Bus Wrap: Remember the images of the Liberty Bell and Constitution on the bus former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin used for her “One Nation” tour last month? That bus wrap cost $13,708.44, according...
Palin’s Pac: $683 on Bookmarks, $13,708.44 on Bus Wrap: Remember the images of the Liberty Bell and Constitution on the bus former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin used for her “One Nation” tour last month? That bus wrap cost $13,708.44, according...
- 7/15/2011
- by Christopher John Farley
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
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