45° and Patchy rain nearby
Navy Secretary sunk
Being a billionaire is good, in the eyes of MAGA. Failing to lick Hegseth’s boots is not. https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/22/politics/john-phelan-navy-secretary-leaving
Censorship at Stars & Stripes
The independent military newspaper isn’t really as it ombudsman has been forced to resign. https://www.stripes.com/opinion/2026-04-23/stripes-former-ombudsman-pentagon-trying-to-silence-21465037.html
Great Salt Lake threatened
Our President is lobbying to save the Great Salt Lake in Utah, thanks to advocacy from his creator, Mark Burnett who is a strong supporter of the shrinking pond which has been decimated by low snowfall and water syphoned off for drinking and agriculture. https://www.npr.org/2026/04/24/nx-s1-5746844/why-trump-wants-to-spend-1…
