Sharing news from the Coast Guard, the Federal Government, and beyond. Semper Paratus, Semper Pro Populus (Always Ready, Always for the People). Not affiliated with Official USCG. Views are solely my own opinions. #AltGov 🥄https://bsky.app/profile/altcoast.altgov.infohttps://bsky.app/profile/altcoast.altgov.info/post/3mvbaoegsr22zReposting this again because it has been a while! [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Sep 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:bthmd2s2ytpzdchvapo562jy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbaoegsr22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/altcoast.altgov.info/post/3musgjznbgs2z"The ruling by US district judge Trevor McFadden allows the Pentagon to proceed for now in exerting greater editorial control over the historically independent military news outlet." Stars and Stripes was an essential source of US mil news, before this censorship. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/04/judge-pentagon-stars-and-stripes05 Sep 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:bthmd2s2ytpzdchvapo562jy/app.bsky.feed.post/3musgjznbgs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/altcoast.altgov.info/post/3msvr7tf2vk2sDeployments are hard on everyone. But this isn't a situation where there's any reason at all for this kind of neglect and mistreatment of sailors. My heart goes out to all the military personnel dealing with this pointless war, and their families at home worried about their safety and mental health. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Aug 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:bthmd2s2ytpzdchvapo562jy/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvr7tf2vk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/altcoast.altgov.info/post/3msvqzeyyt22sI only have the information that's in this post, but based on that - just more examples of billionaires not caring about anyone's lives but their own. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Aug 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:bthmd2s2ytpzdchvapo562jy/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvqzeyyt22shttps://bsky.app/profile/altcoast.altgov.info/post/3mscuwn6g2c2hBetter late than never, sorry about that! Yesterday was the 236th birthday of the USCG. Hope all the other Coasties out there had great unit celebrations! Happy CG Day! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Aug 2026 06:17 +0000at://did:plc:bthmd2s2ytpzdchvapo562jy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mscuwn6g2c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/altcoast.altgov.info/post/3mscuois4b22hThere was a CG memo in 2003 requesting a review related to this... as far as I know, nothing happened with it at that time. The CG could have and should have done something sooner. It's disgraceful that it took this long to figure it out. Link to PDF with more info. https://www.facebook.com/groups/55933571433/posts/10162975461191434/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Aug 2026 06:12 +0000at://did:plc:bthmd2s2ytpzdchvapo562jy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mscuois4b22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/altcoast.altgov.info/post/3mptdhzqkr22ePatriotism isn't loving our country amd fighting for it with blinders on. It's speaking up when things aren't right in hopes of creating a better future for us all. BZ, Major Watson. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jul 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:bthmd2s2ytpzdchvapo562jy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptdhzqkr22e