“Stars And Stripes” played a major role in breaking stories about living conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln earlier this summer.
‘Stars And Stripes’ Editor Says He’s Worried About Military Censorship After Fires Him For ‘Insubordination’
“Stars And Stripes” played a major role in breaking stories about living conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln earlier this summer.
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August 22, 2026 at 8:50 PM
“Stars And Stripes” played a major role in breaking stories about living conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln earlier this summer.
Stars & Stripes is a great paper.
📌URGENT: Trump's regime is trying to turn Stars & Stripes into state-run media.
I was the ME of S&S.
It's MANDATED BY CONGRESS to be an editorially independent paper that reports ON the troops FOR the troops.
So I type this with precision: The draft-dodging, America-attacking slob can KISS MY ASS.
I was the ME of S&S.
It's MANDATED BY CONGRESS to be an editorially independent paper that reports ON the troops FOR the troops.
So I type this with precision: The draft-dodging, America-attacking slob can KISS MY ASS.
Pentagon says it will ‘refocus’ Stars and Stripes content
The Pentagon suggested it would take over editorial decision making for Stars and Stripes, which has long retained independence under a congressional mandate.
www.stripes.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Stars & Stripes is a great paper.
BREAKING: We sued the Pentagon to STOP the firing of 3 Stars & Stripes journalists for defending their paper's independence
The firings came a day after reporting on USS Abraham Lincoln
@democracydefendersfund.org @lawyers4goodgov.bsky.social @govacctproj.bsky.social & MFIA clinic are on it👇 -TN
The firings came a day after reporting on USS Abraham Lincoln
@democracydefendersfund.org @lawyers4goodgov.bsky.social @govacctproj.bsky.social & MFIA clinic are on it👇 -TN
Fired Journalists From Stars and Stripes Sue Pentagon
Three journalists dismissed from Stars and Stripes accused the government of violating their First Amendment rights, asking the courts to stop their termination.
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2026 at 9:29 PM
BREAKING: We sued the Pentagon to STOP the firing of 3 Stars & Stripes journalists for defending their paper's independence
The firings came a day after reporting on USS Abraham Lincoln
@democracydefendersfund.org @lawyers4goodgov.bsky.social @govacctproj.bsky.social & MFIA clinic are on it👇 -TN
The firings came a day after reporting on USS Abraham Lincoln
@democracydefendersfund.org @lawyers4goodgov.bsky.social @govacctproj.bsky.social & MFIA clinic are on it👇 -TN
BREAKING:
WASHINGTON (AP) - Editor of Stars and Stripes says he is being fired for insubordination after saying any censorship is a 'red line.'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Editor of Stars and Stripes says he is being fired for insubordination after saying any censorship is a 'red line.'
August 21, 2026 at 7:26 PM
BREAKING:
WASHINGTON (AP) - Editor of Stars and Stripes says he is being fired for insubordination after saying any censorship is a 'red line.'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Editor of Stars and Stripes says he is being fired for insubordination after saying any censorship is a 'red line.'
BREAKING: The editor of military newspaper Stars and Stripes says he has been fired for insubordination after calling any censorship a "red line."
Stars and Stripes editor says he has been fired for insubordination after doing interview
The editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes says the Pentagon has fired the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes, as well as its publisher and a reporter.
bit.ly
August 21, 2026 at 7:17 PM
BREAKING: The editor of military newspaper Stars and Stripes says he has been fired for insubordination after calling any censorship a "red line."
Stars and Stripes Publisher, editor and foreign correspondent were fired for standing up to pentagon censorship.
August 22, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Stars and Stripes Publisher, editor and foreign correspondent were fired for standing up to pentagon censorship.
Great to see Stars and Stripes journalists sue DoD over their firing after reporting on the USS Abraham Lincoln. 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/u... 
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/u... 
Fired Journalists From Stars and Stripes Sue Pentagon
Three journalists dismissed from Stars and Stripes accused the government of violating their First Amendment rights, asking the courts to stop their termination.
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Great to see Stars and Stripes journalists sue DoD over their firing after reporting on the USS Abraham Lincoln. 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/u... 
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/u... 
Stars & Stripes publisher announces sudden retirement, telling staff his philosophy of leadership and “understanding of the value and mission" of the newspaper differ in “fundamental ways” from the direction DoD wants to go in. www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...
Stars and Stripes publisher announces retirement
Max D. Lederer Jr., the longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes, announced his retirement, ending a three-decade career at the organization.
www.stripes.com
August 18, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Stars & Stripes publisher announces sudden retirement, telling staff his philosophy of leadership and “understanding of the value and mission" of the newspaper differ in “fundamental ways” from the direction DoD wants to go in. www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...
The Stars and Stripes
Happy Independence Day!
Happy Independence Day!
July 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The Stars and Stripes
Happy Independence Day!
Happy Independence Day!
Indeed. Nazi vibe in Stars and Stripes.
Packing people into shipping containers for an indeterminate amount of time isn't just cruel and unusual, it's the definition of a concentration camp.
Call your Senators, Reps, tell them to stand up and say no to Trump's concentration camps.
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This is beyond cruel and revolting.
The Trump regime is planning to pack immigrants into shipping containers in their American gulags 😡 www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
The Trump regime is planning to pack immigrants into shipping containers in their American gulags 😡 www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
February 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Indeed. Nazi vibe in Stars and Stripes.
“Long live Stars and Stripes and the honorable service the paper has provided for decades to soldiers and to the nation.”
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Stars stripped
The big story that’s all over the place this afternoon is the firing of the editor of Stars and Stripes, the quasi-governmental semi-independent newspaper that is provided for free to service members ...
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August 22, 2026 at 2:13 AM
“Long live Stars and Stripes and the honorable service the paper has provided for decades to soldiers and to the nation.”
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The Pentagon fired the publisher and editor in chief of Stars and Stripes, the military newspaper that is supposed to maintain editorial independence from the very department it covers.
August 22, 2026 at 12:18 PM
The Pentagon fired the publisher and editor in chief of Stars and Stripes, the military newspaper that is supposed to maintain editorial independence from the very department it covers.
The *shade* Stars and Stripes is throwing with *journalism* www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...
Pentagon says it will ‘refocus’ Stars and Stripes content
The Pentagon suggested it would take over editorial decision making for Stars and Stripes, which has long retained independence under a congressional mandate.
www.stripes.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:46 AM
The *shade* Stars and Stripes is throwing with *journalism* www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...
Good scoop by @liamjscott.bsky.social:
People seeking jobs at Stars and Stripes, which Congress guaranteed editorial independence, are being asked how they would advance administration priorities.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
People seeking jobs at Stars and Stripes, which Congress guaranteed editorial independence, are being asked how they would advance administration priorities.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Stars and Stripes job applicants are asked if they back Trump policies
People seeking jobs at Stars and Stripes, which Congress guaranteed editorial independence, are being asked how they would advance administration priorities.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Good scoop by @liamjscott.bsky.social:
People seeking jobs at Stars and Stripes, which Congress guaranteed editorial independence, are being asked how they would advance administration priorities.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
People seeking jobs at Stars and Stripes, which Congress guaranteed editorial independence, are being asked how they would advance administration priorities.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Fuck the Stars and Stripes, shop Canadian, eh!
February 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Fuck the Stars and Stripes, shop Canadian, eh!
I finally finished it. I was folding stars for this for six months and stringing them for ten hours. There are almost a thousand stars. I am so proud of it and also my hands are now ground beef.
September 8, 2026 at 2:48 AM
I finally finished it. I was folding stars for this for six months and stringing them for ten hours. There are almost a thousand stars. I am so proud of it and also my hands are now ground beef.
Maybe it’s time to quit flying the U.S. Stars and Stripes in Canada 🇨🇦
February 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Maybe it’s time to quit flying the U.S. Stars and Stripes in Canada 🇨🇦
Happy Flag Day. Stars and Stripes represent our unity. No one can take that from us.
June 14, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Happy Flag Day. Stars and Stripes represent our unity. No one can take that from us.
📌URGENT: Trump's regime is trying to turn Stars & Stripes into state-run media.
I was the ME of S&S.
It's MANDATED BY CONGRESS to be an editorially independent paper that reports ON the troops FOR the troops.
So I type this with precision: The draft-dodging, America-attacking slob can KISS MY ASS.
I was the ME of S&S.
It's MANDATED BY CONGRESS to be an editorially independent paper that reports ON the troops FOR the troops.
So I type this with precision: The draft-dodging, America-attacking slob can KISS MY ASS.
Pentagon says it will ‘refocus’ Stars and Stripes content
The Pentagon suggested it would take over editorial decision making for Stars and Stripes, which has long retained independence under a congressional mandate.
www.stripes.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:01 AM
📌URGENT: Trump's regime is trying to turn Stars & Stripes into state-run media.
I was the ME of S&S.
It's MANDATED BY CONGRESS to be an editorially independent paper that reports ON the troops FOR the troops.
So I type this with precision: The draft-dodging, America-attacking slob can KISS MY ASS.
I was the ME of S&S.
It's MANDATED BY CONGRESS to be an editorially independent paper that reports ON the troops FOR the troops.
So I type this with precision: The draft-dodging, America-attacking slob can KISS MY ASS.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Editor of Stars and Stripes says he is being fired for insubordination after saying any censorship is a 'red line.'
August 21, 2026 at 7:02 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Editor of Stars and Stripes says he is being fired for insubordination after saying any censorship is a 'red line.'
“I knew it was risky to speak out, but my responsibility to Stripes and the First Amendment was paramount,” she said
The troops, Ms. Smith said in the interview, “deserve to have the unfiltered news, not what the Defense Department wants them to hear.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/b...
The troops, Ms. Smith said in the interview, “deserve to have the unfiltered news, not what the Defense Department wants them to hear.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/b...
Pentagon Fires Stars and Stripes’ Advocate for Independence
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2026 at 6:05 PM
“I knew it was risky to speak out, but my responsibility to Stripes and the First Amendment was paramount,” she said
The troops, Ms. Smith said in the interview, “deserve to have the unfiltered news, not what the Defense Department wants them to hear.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/b...
The troops, Ms. Smith said in the interview, “deserve to have the unfiltered news, not what the Defense Department wants them to hear.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/b...