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  1. Stars and Stripes: Ombudsman column: The Pentagon is trying to silence me. “No one should be surprised that they’re kicking out the one person charged by Congress with protecting Stars and Stripes’ editorial independence. For nearly a year, Pentagon leadership has placed more and more restrictions on the mainstream media. The New York Times sued and when the Defense/War Department lost in […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/24/ombudsman-column-the-pentagon-is-trying-to-silence-me-stars-and-stripes/
  2. Kennt jemand freie Stockfoto-Datenbanken, die primär mit #europäischen Inhalten gefüttert sind (kostenfrei und frei lizensierbar, vorzugsweise CC0/gemeinfrei)

    Sobald man bei Pixabay, Pexels etc. irgendwas mit potenziell leicht politischer Färbung sucht, findet man sich im reinsten Dschungel von #StarsAndStripes wieder.

    Ich würde gerne auf echte Fotos setzen, statt Elemente mit AI-Bildern zu illustrieren.

    #Followerpower #StockPhoto #StockImages

  3. 📰 Oh joy, the #Pentagon is in charge of Stars and Stripes now, which means we can look forward to riveting military-approved bedtime stories! 📚🛌 More #oversight means less actual content, but hey, at least the Pentagon's got plenty of crayons to help color inside the lines! 🖍️🎨
    stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-0 #StarsAndStripes #MilitaryStories #BedtimeReads #CrayonCulture #HackerNews #ngated

  4. Stars and Stripes: Pentagon plan expands oversight of Stars and Stripes, limits content. “The Pentagon has released a modernization plan for Stars and Stripes that affirms the publication’s independence while expanding Defense Department oversight, introducing new restrictions on content and transitioning away from a print publication.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/14/stars-and-stripes-pentagon-plan-expands-oversight-of-stars-and-stripes-limits-content/
  5. Man kann sich natürlich fragen, warum ich einen Trump gepinselt habe, der die Stripes der US-Flagge wie Spaghetti auffrisst. Ich gebe zu, ich habe keine Ahnung, die Bildkonstellation hat sich beim Herumpinseln einfach so ergeben.
    #starsandstripes #usa #trump #spaghetti #cartoon #satire

  6. “Stars & Stripes will be custom tailored to our warfighters,” Sean Parnell, the chief #Pentagon spox wrote. “It will focus on warfighting, weapons systems, fitness, lethality, survivability, & ALL THINGS MILITARY.” He added that the publication will cease publishing “repurposed DC gossip columns” & “Associated Press reprints.”

    #Trump #StarsAndStripes #law #Constitution #democracy #FreePress #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #journalism #FourthEstate #censorship #propaganda

  7. My wife will tell you of my obsession with the proper care of the #USFlag. I've e-mailed corporate head offices to complain abt tattered #StarsAndStripes at franchise locations during vacation. I bitch abt #OldGlory being left out at night without lighting. TOUCHING THE FUCKING GROUND!?! #Impeach

    US flag lying on ground at Whi...

  8. Today the United States celebrates Independence Day as the nation tests the limits of democracy. Will it last another year to celebrate a quarter millennium of the great experiment in democratic self-governance?

    #PhotoFriday #democracy #FourthOfJuly #IndependenceDay #AmericanFlags #StarsAndStripes #USA #FlagPhoto

  9. I can't for the life of me imagine why a German company (Aldi) would sell American Independence day related items in the Netherlands.

    I also can't decide whether the stars and stripes being sour, and the illustrated dollar sign waving the American flag are actually the German sense of humor. Either way it's pretty good satire, lol.

    #independenceday #4thofjuly #starsandstripes #haribo #aldi #needlesslyamerican #satire #wrongcountry #sourcandy #onthenose #funny