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The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay
#Trump put on a disturbing show for America’s generals & admirals
The assembled #military leaders likely already knew that #Hegseth is unqualified for his job, & they could mostly tune out the sloganeering that Hegseth, a former TV host, was probably aiming more at FauxNews & the White House than at the military itself. What they could not ignore, however, was the spectacle that #Trump put on when he spoke after Hegseth.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/09/trump-hegseth-speech-incoherent/684421/
I remember when Brexit fucked up the people who voted for it and they'll vote for it again because other people suffered and that's all that really matters to their fractured, empty lives.
It would be nice if politicians paid some attention to the rest of us instead of that shower of bastards, but hey....
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈
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"ICE goes masked for a single reason—to terrorize Americans into quiescence. Small wonder ICE often seems to need our respected military to guard them as they go about implementing our immigration laws. It should be noted that our troops do not ordinarily wear masks."
~ Judge William G. Young
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈
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"[Young's] remark was especially striking in the context of the speeches by Trump and Hegseth. For what they want, in a way, is to turn the U.S. military into an institution more like ICE: an internal police force, unconstrained by many laws or norms, bullying and intimidating people here at home on behalf of the current administration in Washington."
~ William Kristol
Mastodon Migration
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"What the Trump Administration faced this morning was two words: COLD REJECTION. Rejection of the Trump Administration to lead the Commanders of the United States Military into the future of 21st Century warfare."
~ Terrence Goggin
#Trump #Hegseth #military #fascism
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https://thewestpointhistoryprofessor.substack.com/p/the-us-militarys-silent-fury-a-trump
"The Military may salute them, the military may follow precise written legal orders, but the Military will not follow them into their retreat from the modern world, contracting into the Western Hemisphere like shriveling bullies afraid of the modern world and focus on 'reestablishing order' in American cities. It’s quite preposterous."
"What the Trump Administration faced this morning was two words: COLD REJECTION. Rejection of the Trump Administration to lead the Commanders of the United States Military into the future of 21st Century warfare."
~ Terrence Goggin
#Trump #Hegseth #military #fascism
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https://thewestpointhistoryprofessor.substack.com/p/the-us-militarys-silent-fury-a-trump
"The Military may salute them, the military may follow precise written legal orders, but the Military will not follow them into their retreat from the modern world, contracting into the Western Hemisphere like shriveling bullies afraid of the modern world and focus on 'reestablishing order' in American cities. It’s quite preposterous."
"What the Trump Administration faced this morning was two words: COLD REJECTION. Rejection of the Trump Administration to lead the Commanders of the United States Military into the future of 21st Century warfare."
~ Terrence Goggin
#Trump #Hegseth #military #fascism
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https://thewestpointhistoryprofessor.substack.com/p/the-us-militarys-silent-fury-a-trump
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New York rapper who joined Trump campaign rally sentenced for attempted murder https://apnews.com/article/trump-sheff-g-guilty-sentence-attempted-murder-f709709bdbf9dfc78ce492637f4654e5
New York rapper who joined Trump campaign rally sentenced for attempted murder https://apnews.com/article/trump-sheff-g-guilty-sentence-attempted-murder-f709709bdbf9dfc78ce492637f4654e5
Bad Bunny va chanter lors de la mi-temps du prochain Super Bowl et ça met les Maga et Trump en colère. Le rappeur est Portoricain, il est pro-migrants, il dénonce l'impérialisme US, il parle l'espagnol plutôt que l'anglais, il est un allié LGBT+ (genre, vraiment) et il est... super sexy. Cette mi-temps promet d'être super caliente 🐰 🌶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5yENsniEGE
#Politique #Trump #EtatsUnis #PortoRico #SuperBowl #Sport #USA #BadBunny #Sexy #Gay #LGBTQIA
The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay
#Trump put on a disturbing show for America’s generals & admirals
The assembled #military leaders likely already knew that #Hegseth is unqualified for his job, & they could mostly tune out the sloganeering that Hegseth, a former TV host, was probably aiming more at FauxNews & the White House than at the military itself. What they could not ignore, however, was the spectacle that #Trump put on when he spoke after Hegseth.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/09/trump-hegseth-speech-incoherent/684421/
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈
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Led by #Tlaib, Lawmakers Demand #Trump Administration Protect Flotilla to #Gaza
The flotilla, which is carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, has already been attacked numerous times.
By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg , from #Truthout Sept 30, 2025
“The law is clear: any attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla or its civilians is a clear and blatant violation of international law,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. “The United States has an obligation to protect its citizens from foreign attack.”
The #GlobalSumudFlotilla, which set sail in August, is made up of dozens of civilian boats carrying volunteers from more than 40 countries, including the US. The flotilla has already been attacked at least three times, “causing explosions, fire, and severe damage,” the lawmakers wrote, adding that #US Ambassador and Special Envoy Tom Barrack attributed two of the attacks to #Israel.
Led by #Tlaib, Lawmakers Demand #Trump Administration Protect Flotilla to #Gaza
The flotilla, which is carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, has already been attacked numerous times.
By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg , from #Truthout Sept 30, 2025
“The law is clear: any attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla or its civilians is a clear and blatant violation of international law,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. “The United States has an obligation to protect its citizens from foreign attack.”
The #GlobalSumudFlotilla, which set sail in August, is made up of dozens of civilian boats carrying volunteers from more than 40 countries, including the US. The flotilla has already been attacked at least three times, “causing explosions, fire, and severe damage,” the lawmakers wrote, adding that #US Ambassador and Special Envoy Tom Barrack attributed two of the attacks to #Israel.
Led by #Tlaib, Lawmakers Demand #Trump Administration Protect Flotilla to #Gaza
The flotilla, which is carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, has already been attacked numerous times.
By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg , from #Truthout Sept 30, 2025
“The law is clear: any attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla or its civilians is a clear and blatant violation of international law,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. “The United States has an obligation to protect its citizens from foreign attack.”
The #GlobalSumudFlotilla, which set sail in August, is made up of dozens of civilian boats carrying volunteers from more than 40 countries, including the US. The flotilla has already been attacked at least three times, “causing explosions, fire, and severe damage,” the lawmakers wrote, adding that #US Ambassador and Special Envoy Tom Barrack attributed two of the attacks to #Israel.
“When those #algorithms are controlled — or are poised to be controlled — by deeply conservative social media conglomerates, what could once have been a digital public square becomes a battleground for ideological intimidation. Every good-faith questioner is now a dissenter. You either open yourself up to harassment or, like most people, you choose silence. And if silence is the only logical choice, then #authoritarianism has arrived.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/opinion/charlie-kirk-media-truth-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qE8.PYbz.x2nuH3Hw6dCP&smid=url-share #Trump #Maga #giftarticle
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When you’ve got something to hide…
#Pentagon plans widespread random #polygraphs, #NDAs to stanch #leaks
The Pentagon plans to impose strict nondisclosure agreements & random lie detector tests for scores of people in its headquarters, including many top officials, acc/to 2 people familiar with the proposal & documents obtained by WaPo, escalating #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth’s war on leakers & internal #dissent.
#Trump #military #transparency #journalism
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/10/01/pentagon-pete-hegseth-crackdown-leaks/
A separate document also from Feinberg would establish a program to randomly #polygraph those ofcls. The documents do not prescribe a limit on who would be subjected to these #NDAs & tests, suggesting it could include everyone from four-star generals to administrative assistants.
The efforts are part of a wider strategy by the #Trump admin & the #Pentagon to ferret out ofcls deemed insufficiently #loyal or who provide info to reporters.
Former officials & #NationalSecurity lawyers pointed to ALREADY EXISTING restrictions & penalties for unauthorized release of information, indicating these new measures were meant to further #frighten & deter personnel.
“This seems to be far more directed at ensuring loyalty to #DOD & the #Trump administration leadership rather than countering any foreign espionage,” said Mark Zaid, a lawyer who has represented multiple #whistleblowers & govt ofcls targeted by the Trump admin.
All #military service members, civilian employees & contract workers within the office of the #defense secretary & the Joint Staff [#JCS], estimated to be >5,000 personnel, would be required to sign a #NDA that “prohibits the release of non-public information without approval or through a defined process,” acc/to a draft memo from Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg.
A separate document also from Feinberg would establish a program to randomly #polygraph those ofcls. The documents do not prescribe a limit on who would be subjected to these #NDAs & tests, suggesting it could include everyone from four-star generals to administrative assistants.
The efforts are part of a wider strategy by the #Trump admin & the #Pentagon to ferret out ofcls deemed insufficiently #loyal or who provide info to reporters.