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Episode 138. Put it on for the drive home. August 04, 2026 The Feds, episode 138: Stephanie Weidle talks with C. Scott Duncan about the Pentagon’s COVID reckoning — the mandate, the separations, and what reinstatement has actually looked like. In case you haven’t heard, the podcast has been busy while the news page sat still. Episode 138 of The Feds — "Inside the Pentagon’s COVID Reckoning," posted 04 August 2026, 53 minutes — has Executive Director Stephanie Weidle in co

A 98% denial rate is not a process. It is a decision made in advance. July 26, 2026 Children’s Health Defense amended its complaint against Secretary Hegseth to add three active-duty Air Force plaintiffs, alleging the Department denied religious accommodation requests at a rate of roughly 98 percent. Attention F4F friends, supporters, and members. We wrote this one up on 26 July 2026 because it is the same fight, in a different building. Children’s Health Defense amended