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U.S. veteran says he faces retribution from Trump officials for protesting his wrongful arrest

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. U.S. veteran says he faces retribution from Trump officials for protesting his wrongful arrest George Retes Jr. is seen in 2020 in Baghdad. The U.S. veteran wrote about what he says was his unlawful arrest during the Glass House ICE raid in July. He says the Department of Homeland Security is now spreading falsehoods against him for speaking out. This is read by an automated voice.


The Pentagon Is Building a Dream Team of Tech-Savvy Soldiers

WIRED

Nicole Camarillo was touring the Army base at Fort Meade, Maryland in early 2017 when a young captain--I'll call him Matt, due to the sensitivity of his position--crossed her path. I've got to talk to that kid, Camarillo remembers thinking. Just weeks before, she'd seen Matt deliver a presentation on a tool he was developing to counter enemy drone strikes in the Middle East. The technology, he explained, was being developed on a "shoestring budget." As executive director of talent strategy at the US Army Cyber Command, a relatively new branch of the Army, Camarillo's job is to convince top employees in Silicon Valley that they should sacrifice their stock options and six-figure salaries and apply their technological know-how in the Army instead.