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Brian Jopek

@BrianJopek@mastodon.world · 2 days ago

VoteVets is ripping the fuck outta Whiskey Pete.

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Panel 1 shows military top brass sitting together looking bored AF. Caption: "800 people who would be in prison if they texted war plans on Signal like..."

Panel 2 shows #PeteHegseth, wearing a suit and lots of foundation. Caption: "This guy." — Image with two panels Panel 1 shows military top brass sitting together looking bored AF. Caption: "800 people who would be in prison if they texted war plans on Signal like..." Panel 2 shows #PeteHegseth, wearing a suit and lots of foundation. Caption: "This guy."

Nicole Parsons

@Npars01@mstdn.social replied · 2 days ago

@BrianJopek

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/30/hegseth-meeting-pushback-00588181

Kinda feel sorry for all those armed services personnel.

Forced to sit there and take BS from a felonious draft dodger.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/us/politics/trump-hegseth-military-officers.html

Forced to listen to a Fox News wannabe with porridge & whisky between his ears & his mouth lecture them on "masculinity"

https://www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pete-hegseth-bans-beards-at-work-after-begging-fox-news-bosses-to-let-him-keep-his-beard-at-work/

https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/hegseth-wants-male-standard-for-combat-roles-many-female-veterans-say-thats-already-the-case/article_3b669fbd-a118-5f00-b13c-0573882edab1.html

Toronto Star

Hegseth wants ‘male standard’ for combat roles. Many female veterans say that’s already the case

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address Tuesday to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his confirmation early this year and helped elevate his

The Daily Beast

Pentagon Pete Bans Beards at Work After Begging to Keep His Beard on Fox

Hegseth flew in the military’s top brass to announce a ban on beards—after once pleading on-air to keep his own.

https://www.nytimes.com

Trump and Hegseth Recount Familiar Partisan Complaints to Top Military Leaders

POLITICO

‘Could have been an email’: Officials balk at Hegseth's generals meeting

The last-minute gathering featured hundreds of senior military officials, who swear an oath to the Constitution, attending something more akin to a campaign rally.

DoomsdaysCW

@DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social replied · 2 days ago

@BrianJopek Alt Text: 2 panels.

Panel 1 shows military top brass sitting together looking bored AF. Caption: "800 people who would be in prison if they texted war plans on Signal like..."

Panel 2 shows #PeteHegseth, wearing a suit and lots of foundation. Caption: "This guy."

#VoteVets #WhiskeyPete

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