Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dropped a memo on July 10 that read like a heavy artillery blast against the Pentagon’s procurement paralysis. He rescinded the choke‑hold regs from 2021–22 that hamstrung drone purchases—especially those pesky rules banning Chinese‑component bird dogs—and handed combat units the green light to buy,

It’s pretty well-known at this point that the use of social media by Donald Trump’s administration is rather unconventional – from a “childish” post about El Salvador deportee Kilmar Abrego Garcia, to just this week tweeting an image of Trump as Superman as James Gunn’s movie entered cinemas.