Zitat:mid-March 2025, a claim circulated online that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) had removed one or more pages mentioning Pfc. Ira Hayes, a member of the Pima Nation who served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.

Hayes, who was born on the Gila River Reservation in Arizona in 1923 and died in 1954, is best known for appearing in photographer Joe Rosenthal's Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of six men — Hayes and four other U.S. Marines, along with one member of the Navy — raising an American flag atop Mount Suribachi on the western Pacific island of Iwo Jima, the site of a protracted and bloody WWII battle.

Readers wrote in and searched our site for information about the claim that the DOD had removed at least one page about Hayes. The claim also appeared in posts on social media platforms including Reddit, Facebook (archived) and X (archived).

The claim was true. As the Washington Post reported on March 17, the DOD indeed removed numerous pages, including one about Hayes, from its website following a Feb. 26, 2025, memo (archived) from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that ordered the removal and archiving of all "DoD news articles, photos, and videos promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), including content related to critical race theory, gender ideology, and identity-based programs."

Following the Feb. 26 memo, the DOD also removed pages about Navajo Code Talkers and a Black Medal of Honor recipient.

Zitat:Hat nicht vor ein paar Wochen ein deutscher einen grenzbeamten erschossen in den usa?

Zitat:Until a few weeks ago, that story could be read on the website of a US Air Force unit, one of the many ways the government commemorated the Holocaust.

But now it is gone, one of many Holocaust remembrance articles taken down as part of the Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s effort to rid Pentagon platforms of anything related to DEI.

Zitat:Also caught in the net of the anti-DEI purge are articles focused on topics ........such as cancer awareness, suicide prevention and sexual assault. An article on Jackie Robinson, who served in the military and is widely admired for breaking baseball’s color line, was removed.

Also removed was an article on Bea Arthur, the Jewish “Golden Girls” star who served in the Marines during World War II.

Beyond Saks’ story, at least two more pages documenting Holocaust remembrance were also removed. One page, titled “A Cadet’s Perspective: Holocaust Days of Remembrance,” described a cadet’s experience visiting concentration camps a decade ago and the ways they informed his experience in the U.S. Air Force Academy.

(20.03.2025, 10:12)Nightwatch schrieb: Ja? Dieses Vorgehen, dass ein xbeliebiger Richter an einem (auf deutsche Verhältnisse übertragen) Amts- oder Landgericht Urteile fällen kann, die dann nicht nur im ganzen Land Gültigkeit haben, sondern den Präsidenten in seinen Kernkompetenzen beschneiden ist ein Vorgehen, dass zumindest in Amerika eine relativ neue Unart ist....

(22.03.2025, 22:02)Nightwatch schrieb: ... Und genau diese Vezögerung ist das Ziel.

Zitat:Demokraten in der Krise: Umfragetief für Harris-Partei

Washington D.C. – Anfang November verloren die Demokraten noch knapp die Präsidentschaftswahl. Nun – vier Monate später – steckt die Partei nach einer Umfrage des Senders CNN in einem absoluten Rekordtief. [...]

Die Zustimmungsrate für die demokratische Partei ist nach einer Umfrage des Senders CNN auf dramatische 29 Prozent gesunken. Ein so schwaches Ergebnis hatte der Sender seit Beginn der Datenerfassung 1992 noch nie erfasst. Gleichzeitig bedeutet dieses Ergebnis auch, dass die Demokraten seit Januar 2021 – damals wurde die Präsidentschaft Joe Bidens bestätigt und das Kapitol gestürmt – 20 Prozentpunkte verloren haben. Die Zustimmungswerte von Donald Trumps Republikanern bewegt sich derzeit bei 36 Prozent. Dieser Wert ist zwar weit entfernt von dem der Demokraten, stellt allerdings auch kein Rekordhoch dar.

Zitat:Streit über Trumps Haushalt

Erster demokratischer Abgeordneter fordert Rücktritt von Chuck Schumer

Topdemokrat Chuck Schumer hat mit neun anderen Senatoren den Haushalt von US-Präsident Trump durchgewinkt, zum Entsetzen vieler Parteimitglieder. Die Kritik ist laut. Nun gibt es eine öffentliche Rücktrittsforderung. [...] Vor wenigen Tagen hatte er mit einer kleinen Gruppe von Parteifreunden dafür gesorgt, dass ein hochumstrittener Übergangshaushalt der Republikaner durchgewinkt wird. Damit wurde zwar ein sogenannter Shutdown, also der Stillstand der Regierungsgeschäfte, abgewendet. Doch die Wut bei einer großen Gruppe Demokraten ist riesig. [...]

Minderheitsführer Schumer hatte kurz vor der Abstimmung eingelenkt und argumentiert, ein »Shutdown« der Regierung würde nur Trump in die Hände spielen. Der Republikaner und dessen Vertrauter, der Techmilliardär Elon Musk, wollten einen »Shutdown«, um weiteres Chaos zu stiften und von ihrer Agenda abzulenken. [...] Viele Demokraten hatten eine Blockade des Haushalts als Mittel des Widerstands gegen Trumps Kurs und dessen Kahlschlag in der Regierung angesehen. Ein »Shutdown« der Regierungsgeschäfte, der viele bereits gebeutelte Bundesbedienstete und am Ende auch die Normalbürger getroffen hätte, ist in der Bevölkerung aber wenig populär.

Zitat:Trump wants to dismantle the Department of Education. Here's what the agency does.

The U.S. Department of Education is headed for some major changes, with the department cutting its workforce by nearly 50% as the Trump administration proceeds with its plans to dismantle the agency. President Trump has been expected to issue an executive order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to start the process of dissolving the agency, although the timing of such a move is unclear. According to the Education Department, the agency's workforce is being slashed from 4,133 workers to about 2,183.

The Education Department's workforce cuts are raising questions for millions of parents, students and taxpayers about the future of the agency and how the services it provides will be handled if the agency is dismantled. [...]

In 1979, President Jimmy Carter signed a bill creating the Department of Education. The agency's key functions include:

- Disbursing billions in student loans each year
- Operating the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, which allows students to apply for loans, grants and other college aid
- Providing funding to help poor and disabled students enrolled in K-12 schools
- Ensuring equal access to education through its Office of Civil Rights
- Operating the Pell grant program, which provides qualifying low- and middle-income students with up to $7,400 per year to attend college
- Funding public charter schools
- Overseeing the the college accreditation system by reviewing all federally recognized accrediting agencies
- Collecting data on education and student outcomes, from early to higher education [...]

One major misconception held by many Americans is that the Education Department oversees school curriculums and learning, which are instead overseen by states and local school districts. Rather than setting public school curriculums, the Education Department's role is primarily financial, distributing billions in government money to colleges and schools and managing the federal student loan portfolio. [...]

Mr. Trump is a vocal critic of the Education Department, describing it last month as "a big con job" and falsely claiming the U.S. is ranked 40th in education internationally but spends the most per pupil. (Spending on K-12 education is largely determined by local school boards and funded by property taxes.)

One of the president's executive orders, signed Jan. 30, directed the Education Department to investigate "school choice programs," saying that parents need "opportunities for students to attend the school that best fits their needs." Vouchers that allow families to pay for private K-12 schools are a priority of conservatives, as such programs allow parents to use tax credits to pay for private schools, including Christian-based institutions.