Australia rejects Beijing's South China Sea claims, backing US
Australia has rejected Beijing's territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea in a formal declaration to the United Nations, aligning itself more closely with Washington in the escalating row.
https://rappler.com/world/asia-pacific/australia-rejects-beijing-south-china-sea-claims
Judge Denies Oregon's Request For Restraining Order Against Federal Officers
A federal judge on Friday denied the Oregon attorney general's request for a temporary restraining order against certain actions by federal authorities in Portland, saying the state lacked the legal standing to seek that relief.
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed a lawsuit on July 17 against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Federal Protection Service and their agents. In it, she alleged that federal officers in the city of Portland have acted unlawfully by seizing and detaining Oregonians without probable cause, and she sought a restraining order that would temporarily stop them from using such tactics.
https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/07/24/895285174/judge-denies-oregons-request-for-restraining-order-against-federal-officers?t=1595660830188
USS Tripoli, newest US Navy ship leaves Mississippi for San Diego port
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — The U.S. Navy's newest large-deck amphibious assault ship has set sail from the site where it was built in Mississippi.
The USS Tripoli is carrying 1,000 sailors, and it is heading to its homeport in San Diego.
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/uss-tripoli-newest-us-navy-ship-leaves-mississippi-for-san-diego-port-1.638759
Health company apologizes for falsely telling 600,000 US military members they were infected with coronavirus
A healthcare insurance company for members of the U.S. military had to apologize for accidentally telling over 600,000 people that they were infected with the virus when they were not.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/coronavirus-false-military-positives-email
Mike Pompeo Rips Hollywood, ‘Corporate Acquiescence’ To Communist China
For too long, Hollywood, American corporations, and even American sports (see: NBA) have self-censored to appease communist China. Secretary of State Mike Pompe says that era needs to end.
Speaking at the Nixon Library in California, Pompeo gave a lengthy speech about the dangers of the United States doing anything and everything possible to squeeze cheap dollars out of the Chinese Communist regime
https://www.dailywire.com/news/mike-pompeo-rips-hollywood-corporate-acquiescence-to-communist-china
Mr.Sandman
Space Force Gets Its First Delta Echelon as Air Force Turns Over More Units
The U.S. Air Force has realigned some of its major space wings and transferred their missions to the Space Force in one of the largest command overhauls in nearly 40 years.
Space Force officials announced Friday that five Air Force units have moved to the military's sixth branch. Three wings and eight subordinate groups or centers were deactivated in favor of creating the provisional Space Training and Readiness Command.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/07/24/space-force-gets-its-first-delta-echelon-air-force-turns-over-more-units.html