“ In a US federal appeals court, lawyers for Pete #Hegseth, the secretary of defense, argued that military retirees were subject to freedom of speech restrictions because of their connection to the military, and that if they didn’t like those restrictions, retirees could forfeit their pension and benefits.”
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“Before #Hegseth fired him, a top general was advised to drop the probe into why armed forces helicopters flew over #Trump-supporter Kid Rock’s Tennessee estate.
Gen. Randy George appeared troubled by the encounter with Gen. Chris LaNeve, the Army’s No. 2 officer now favored for the service’s top job.”
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For those who haven't
figured it out, the USS
Lincoln was not resupplied
because #Hegseth "hid"
that Iran destroyed the
U.S. bases responsible
for supplying them.
“US Dept of Defense is introducing a course centered on Western civilization & Christianity this fall in the schools it operates for military families, part of an effort by Defense Secretary #Hegseth to redirect the education system toward patriotic values and classical learning.
Defense operates about 160 schools across 11 countries and educates roughly 70,000 students.
A textbook has been created by a right-wing conservative christian organization from #Michigan. “
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Schools serving US military families put new emphasis on Western civilization and Christianity - The Korea Times
WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense is introducing a course centered on Western civilization and Christianity this fall in the schools it operat...AP (The Korea Times)
Tell me again these are not modern Nazi's..
"Pete Hegseth says soldiers over age 30 to be screened for testosterone deficiency"
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Pete Hegseth says soldiers over age 30 to be screened for testosterone deficiency
US defense secretary unveils plan that will work to ensure service members have the ‘right testosterone levels’Marina Dunbar (the Guardian)
(NEW!) As America celebrates it's 250th birthday, I decided to take a closer look at the plight of #transgender veterans and their ability to access #healthcare through the VA. Spoiler: It wasn't good before, now they're under direct attack under Hegseth.
My latest for Big & Bright & The Barbed Wire: thebarbedwire.com/2026/06/23/h…
#news #Pride #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #trans #Hegseth #Trump #military #veterans
Healthcare for Trans Veterans Was Already Bad, And Under Trump It’s Getting Worse
Trans veterans were told to get a gender dysphoria diagnosis "for insurance." Now the VA is using it to deny them the care they earned.Kit O'Connell (The Barbed Wire)
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These dumb 🤬
A major localized #flu #outbreak is currently affecting hundreds of new #MilitaryRecruits at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas. The outbreak began after “Defense” Secretary Pete #Hegseth made flu #vaccines optional in April, causing #vaccination rates to plummet to around 40%.
#AntiVax #ConspiracyTheories #Trump #RFKJr #ItsAboutCovidOnTrumpsWatch #vanity #science #medicine #vaccines #law #military #USpol #VaccinesWork #idiocracy
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"Flu outbreak among #AirForce recruits at Joint Base #SanAntonio after #Hegseth ends mandatory #flu #vaccine"
#Disease and troop readiness is not a new topic, it goes back to ancient times. Many wars counted disease as a bigger killer than conflict. These are lessons learned centuries ago, even #GeorgeWashington ordered mandatory inoculation of all troops against #smallpox
This is really simple basic stuff
But the #USA is now run by the aggressively stupid
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Flu outbreak among Air Force recruits at Joint Base San Antonio after Hegseth ends mandatory flu vaccine
The basic training facility for the Air Force in San Antonio, Texas, is experiencing a flu outbreak with at least 159 cases, two sources told ABC News.Dr. Jade Cobern (ABC News)
This didn't make headlines, but a French village refused to host Hegseth for the D-Day celebrations
#DDay #Hegseth #USDiplomacy
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As pointed out to me, US centric as I am... This didn't make headlines in the US. It didn't even get mentioned
‘A point of resistance’: the Normandy village that said ‘non’ to Pete Hegseth
US defence secretary cancelled appearance at D-day event in Langrune-sur-Mer after protest by residentsAshifa Kassam (the Guardian)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has a longstanding fascination with the Crusades.
That’s right, the Crusades: the series of late 11th to 13th century medieval wars in which Europeans fought to control the Holy Land. He has tattoos that reference the Crusades, something that actually came up in his confirmation hearing in 2025. And his 2020 book is titled American Crusade.
The final chapter is titled “Make the Crusade Great Again.”
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Hegseth's holy war
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has a longstanding fascination with the Crusades. That’s right, the Crusades: the series of late 11th to 13th century medie...Vox (YouTube)
"The information gap in this story runs in one direction. Viewers across the Middle East watched American bases burn in real time. What NBC has now confirmed — the full scope, the F-5 detail, the $5 billion figure, the satellite blackout — is the accounting the American public was specifically denied. The Pentagon won’t provide it to Congress."
"Eight weeks later, on Friday, NBC News published a report based on three US officials, two congressional aides, and a damage assessment by the American Enterprise Institute revealing that Iran struck more than 100 targets across 11 American military bases in seven countries — damage the Pentagon has not disclosed to the public and has refused to share with members of Congress. For American audiences, this landed as a bombshell."
"On March 1, Al Jazeera published video of an Iranian drone striking Camp Buehring, a US military base in northern Kuwait. Smoke billowed from the installation. The footage was not classified. It was not disputed. It ran on screens across the Middle East, and across the world, as it happened."
~ Rudy Martinez
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #Kuwait #media #drone
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The Rest of the World Report | April 27, 2026 — Morning Briefing
A 1960s Iranian fighter jet breached US Patriot defenses and bombed an American base in Kuwait. The Pentagon won't tell Congress what else Iran hit. Iran's diplomats skipped Washington and flew to Moscow instead.Rudy Martinez (The Rest of the World Report)
Margaret Atwood is beginning to seem more and more prescient.
When she wrote her Handmaid's Tale in 1985, she "foresaw" the coming of a dystopian America in which a rigid Calvinist group harking back to the Puritans who ruled New England initially seized control of the whole country and began imposing its hardline (and lethal) theological ideas on the entire country.
#Trump #PopeLeo #JDVance #Hegseth #evangelicals #Catholics
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