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A senior official exclusively told MS NOW how decorated military officers with decades of experience were withheld from promotion after Pentagon staff printed out internet searches showing they had attended official events like promoting Covid-19 vaccinations or marking International Women’s Day.
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fucking loser snowflake
When he get tossed out on his ass, I hope all those good people who lost their jobs, and had their careers destroyed by his meddling, sue the living shit out of him.
Impeach this piece of shit before he causes more damage than he already has.
He’ll be replaced with a bigger piece of shit within a day.
Impeach the commander in shit.
Exactly, this shithead just put his lead shithead as chief-of-staff. These picks are just getting worse. They’re probably just waiting for nazi general clones to finish gestating before firing more women and minorities in leadership positions.
Genuinely unsure about this, but what happens if Congress impeaches, convicts and removes him and then chooses not to confirm any of the new candidates put forward for the next two years? Does the department just operate without a secretary?
Dumbfuck had lots of “acting” whatevers; presumably that would work here, too. But as noted, no matter how bad the current guy is, there’s always someone worse out there.
What if Democrats manage to investigate and refer evidence to state criminal trials (so they are safe from pay-to-pardon) all of Trump’s corrupt appointees, and let Trump pick more corrupt people to repeat the cycle, like flies to a piece of crap?
Impeachment would not remove him from the position that would require a 2/3 senate vote and conviction
This what happens when you grant a 13 year old his wish and let him run the US military.
No it isn’t; that’s an insult to 13-year-olds. Not only is Hegseth more childish, there’s a huge element of malice and actual evil that 13-year-olds lack completely.
13-year-olds fuck things up due to inexperience and not taking matters seriously. Hegseth is deliberately stuffing the leadership with loyalists in order to further his fascist agenda.
the results of internet searches were used by Hegseth’s office to withhold promotions from women and people of color. He was granted anonymity for fear of retaliation.
The senior official also described how Hegseth intentionally scuttled the promotions of senior officers who were perceived to support diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives; played a role in implementing the Pentagon’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate; were involved in the evacuation from Afghanistan; or had a connection to former chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Gen. Mark A. Milley, who served as President Donald Trump’s senior military officer but after retirement publicly criticized Trump’s leadership.
Hegseth intentionally scuttled the promotions of senior officers who … played a role in implementing the Pentagon’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate
https://www.history.com/articles/smallpox-george-washington-revolutionary-war
Hegseth is a fucking clown. George Washington had to deal with smallpox back when the only innoculation technique had a 5-10% mortality rate and a one month post innoculation recovery.
The actual issue about the health of the troops is irrelevant; Hegseth’s decision-making isn’t about that. It’s about filtering out anybody who puts objective reality above loyalty to Trump and his fascist agenda. Hegseth is purging the military of political opposition so that when the time comes to throw out the Posse Comitatus Act and march troops to subjugate the American public, nobody will be left to stop it.
My wife’s family are big football fans.
She loves talking about the missed opportunity a Republican POTUS in Trump’s shoes could have had, talking about your “defensive game starts with the mask” and “offensive game we go for the zone and get the jab”
That would require the administration to have humor, empathy, and the best interests of citizens at heart. They’d rather just fearmonger and grift.
These people are not leaving peacefully.
Be as happy as you want about the elections, but be real: this is preparations for dictatorship - this is a purge of our military.
What fascist sympathizers are downvoting this warning?
I’m undecided.
I absolutely agree that they’ve spent the last 2 years hollowing out the checks and balances.
In a related way, whether has already done so much damage, but there’s not really a pathway to reverse that damage. Yes, impeach him… but be aware the replacement will be just as bad. If / when a Democrat is elected, will they demote all the dickheads that were promoted by hegseth? What about all the actual qualified people who were retired?
That said, Trump would happily throw any sycophants under the bus every day of the week. Hegseth is ripe… I imagine the smart move is to keep him there for a few more weeks to eat the sin and diatract dems and then axe him when you need to regain the narrative.
I imagine the smart move is to keep him there for a few more weeks to eat the sin and diatract dems and then axe him when you need to regain the narrative.
If Republicans are going to eat one of their own, it has to be now, while they are still in charge of the Senate and can approve the next one. If they wait too long, the new Congress takes over, and now the President needs to ask Chuck’s permission to appoint anyone.
If they wait too long, the new Congress takes over, and now the President needs to ask Chuck’s permission to appoint anyone.
I don’t for a minute trust Chuck Schumer not to just acquiesce. The Democrats must replace him now.
