## Project 2025 was supposed to boost Donald Trump's campaign — but it may be backfiring instead

Authored by salon.com

Before going to prison, he bragged to the New York Times, "This is a military headquarters for a populist revolt."

Kevin Roberts, whose group Heritage Foundation is helping run Project 2025, recently spoke about how Trump will use violence to force the MAGA agenda on the public.

Instead, however, there are promising signs that people who aren't political junkies are starting to hear about Project 2025.

On Sunday, actress Taraji P. Henson took a break during the BET Awards, which she was hosting, to speak out about Project 2025.

These efforts at gaslighting people run against a real problem, however: The drafters of Project 2025 seek to promote their authoritarian playbook.

Earlier this month, John Oliver did a segment about Project 2025 on his HBO show, though the boost of interest from that was modest.

Even in early June, polling showed only a quarter of Americans had heard of Project 2025. »

### Japan warns US forces: Sex crimes 'cannot be tolerated'

Authored by tribune.com.pk

Around 50,000 US troops are deployed in Japan under a bilateral security pact, roughly half of them in Okinawa.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Wednesday that five cases of sexual abuse by US forces were detected last year in Japan, most of them in Okinawa.

Authorities in Okinawa last week complained about the lack of communication with regard to sex crimes by US soldiers. »

### Chinese Vessel ‘Caught Stealing’ British Shipwreck From WWII Last Year, Seized Again For Illegal Acts

Authored by eurasiantimes.com

The ship was detained for failing to produce original vessel documents, lacking port clearance, and irregularities in the crew manifest.

Based on the photos, it appears that the crane on the vessel has been newly painted since its detention in May of last year.

Although no illegal scrap metal was found this time, the presence of this vessel near World War II wreckage raised significant concerns. »

### He got $30K to leave the military when it needed to downsize. Now the government wants that money back.

Authored by nbcnews.com

Now, more than 30 years later, the federal government wants that money back.

Vernon Reffitt was deployed to Panama and Honduras and did two tours in Germany during his service as a military policeman from 1979 to 1992.

Under the law, the VA has to recoup special separation benefits from veterans before those eligible can begin receiving disability payments. »

### Netflix’s Horizon Zero Dawn Series Has Been Canned, Report Claims

Authored by insider-gaming.com

Blackman categorically denied the claims, which accused him of being a manipulative bully on set, but since the report surfaced, Rolling Stone has secured another scoop.

One of Blackman’s other projects, the Horizon Zero Dawn prequel series, has been canned.

Scoop: Rolling Stone has learned that two of 'Umbrella Academy' showrunner Steve Blackman’s projects that were in development at Netflix, a Horizon Zero Dawn series and an original series, Orbital, are no longer moving forward https://t.co/cFnyww0n3Q — Cheyenne Roundtree (@cheyenne_round) July 3, 2024. »

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