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"The president who received five draft deferments—four for college, one for bad feet—continued to a room full of career officers....

For the next 70 minutes, he spoke slowly, slurring words, delivering to the hundreds of professionals who had rushed from around the world to attend this meeting a rambling, incoherent stream of words that jumped from what appeared to be prepared remarks to his own improvisation."

~ Heather Cox Richardson

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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-30-2025

September 30, 2025

Last Thursday, September 25, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suddenly announced he was calling about 800 of the nation’s top military generals and admirals, along with their top enlisted advisors, to meet at Marine Corps Base Quantico, in Virginia, today.

William Lindsey :toad:

@wdlindsy@toad.social replied · 19 hours ago

"The most remarkable aspect of Trump’s speech to the assembled generals and admirals of the US military was the silence.

The generals sat in silence.

They sat in silence as Trump slurred and rambled through a 'speech' that insulted the intelligence, professionalism, and loyalty of the generals."

~ Robert B. Hubbell

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https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/the-silence-of-the-generals

William Lindsey :toad:

@wdlindsy@toad.social replied · 19 hours ago

"In their adolescent fantasies, Trump and Hegseth believed the generals would fête them with standing ovations, chanting, 'USA! USA! USA!'

Instead, Trump and Hegseth were humiliated as their unhinged, delusional words slapped sharply against the bare walls and fell to the ground, their lunacy heightened by the silence of the generals.

Without the crutch and cover of cheering crowds, Trump’s mental deterioration was laid bare for all to see."

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William Lindsey :toad:

@wdlindsy@toad.social replied · 19 hours ago

"The true story of the speech is that it is also one of the most deranged speeches in the history of our nation.

That’s often what gets lost in all the coversge, where the media has to provide short, cogent snippets.

The truth is that generals and other top brass were hauled into a room from around the world to listen to 70 minutes of meandering, stream-of-conscious insanity."

~ David Pepper

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https://davidpepper.substack.com/p/diagramming-a-historically-horrific

Diagramming a Historically Horrific Speech

Both Dangerous and Deranged

Mastodon Migration

@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online replied · 18 hours ago

@wdlindsy

"The true story of the speech is that it is also one of the most deranged speeches in the history of our nation.

That’s often what gets lost in all the coverage, where the media has to provide short, cogent snippets."

But the media DOES NOT HAVE to provide cogent snippets. In so doing they misinform. If you read the New York Times story about the speech you will be completely misled about its truly deranged nature. This continuous despicable sane washing showcases their complicity.

William Lindsey :toad:

@wdlindsy@toad.social replied · 12 hours ago

@mastodonmigration Thank you. Excellent points — with which I definitely agree.

William Lindsey :toad:

@wdlindsy@toad.social replied · 19 hours ago

"If an aging narcissist is having more emotional outbursts, an even greater sense of entitlement, and loses the ability to hide their lack of empathy, these can be early warning signs that the narcissist has dementia too.

~ Sam Ray

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https://samray.substack.com/p/malignant-narcissism-dementia

Malignant Narcissism + Dementia = ?

For absolutely no reason in particular, it seemed like a good time to gain greater clarity on how dementia normally impacts, affects, and changes the behavior of malignant narcissists, sociopaths, and psychopaths.

William Lindsey :toad:

@wdlindsy@toad.social replied · 19 hours ago

"If they are a narcissist of the sadistic variety, they will almost certainly remain as cruel as ever, if not more so, so don’t hope for much, and know that it is them, not you. As with all forms of narcissists, dementia will exacerbate their feelings of anxiety, paranoia, and suspiciousness, which will increase their desire to exert more power and control, and their default for that is cruelty."

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William Lindsey :toad:

@wdlindsy@toad.social replied · 19 hours ago

"The generals and admirals should be forgiven if they walked out of the auditorium and wondered: What on earth is wrong with the commander in chief? ...

In 1973, an Air Force nuclear-missile officer named Harold Hering asked a simple question during a training session: 'How can I know that an order I receive to launch my missiles came from a sane president?' The question cost him his career."

~ Tom Nicholls

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https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/09/trump-hegseth-speech-incoherent/684421/?gift=63Gh33MHIm6zIngFjhtdLQM1zNpGlrmE-JRFV3ScPho&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

The Atlantic

The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay

Trump put on a disturbing show for America’s generals and admirals.

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