heggseth's weird podcast rant (delivered to 800 generals and admirals for some reason) is just another sign of how this is a tv presidency. they don't really know how to do policy. their instinct is theater. encounter a problem? put on a spectacle

They don't look like they signed up for this.

Female fighter pilot buries Trump speech as 'bonkers': 'Everybody in that room knows it' www.rawstory.com/trump-speech...

Rest assured, if the September jobs report doesn’t drop because of a shutdown, you’ll know exactly what happened. We’re living in the era where “no news” is basically confirmation of government collapse.

The shooters mom.

Impeachable goddamn behavior.

Nothing to see here, just the President of the Divided States of America trying to extort the voters of New York….

Joint base McGuire-Dix- Lackhurst is now under lock down and everyone should find cover. No other information was relayed.

THis is another grift, follow the money www.wsj.com/health/pharm...

'Insane propaganda': Experts weigh in on 'unhinged' edit to government agency website www.alternet.org/hudgov/?utm_...

More than 20 million Americans could see their healthcare costs double—Democrats are making a stand to stop it from happening.

Republicans are holding your health care and finances hostage with their threats to shut down the government. They hold power in the House, the Senate, and the White House—why won't they put a stop to this?

We are having an invasion from within…it is his administration and some of his followers that are invading the once Greatest Country in the world, now a dictatorship 3rd world country….now we have to do as we are told, or be indicted by his corrupt government DOJ…..I CRY FOR WHAT WE ARE LOSING

Friend, he's already talking about us. This is a class war, the aggrieved rural poor are lead to believe they can use our military to kill, arrest, displace, and plunder urban people who have money and assets.

Like the Nazis before, they have a very selective notion of humanity. If you’re not white, “Christian” (of their twisted flavor of Christianism) and MAGA, you’re probably sub-human.

All his accusations are confessions. He is invading this country from within, deploying troops against innocent civilians. And corruptly selling out the country's interests to the highest bidders for his personal benefit after promising to put America "first."

Whatever they do to immigrants, they will do to us because, Trump's right, it is "no different" to deny human rights to US citizen versus a noncitizen

Marco Rubio, Trump’s secretary of state and national security adviser, is getting sidelined for Stephen Miller. According to three Guardian sources familiar with the matter, Miller’s influence over the military strikes on Venezuelan boats “at times” even “superseded” that of Rubio. trib.al/HCO2sOf

Trump's branded Bible—now an Oklahoma school requirement—includes copies of key American documents .... However, the Constitution provided was 160 years out of date and excluded more than a dozen (seemingly specific) amendments. ... Like the abolition of slavery & women's suffrage. trib.al/Ci8ivsl

President Trump, who has always made things up, seeks to cut off the flow of accurate information at its source. The U.S. has long been one of the best sources of data on earth. All that is halted under Trump, who doesn’t want any facts to get in the way of his made-up stories. trib.al/iCEGkbH

The Senate Majority Leader admitted farmers will need a bailout from tariffs, "We’ve got a big harvest ... and no place to go with it." Sen. Thune said he believed Trump wanted to establish “reciprocity” with other countries—but it’s not clear that's even the president’s objective. trib.al/xEoGS4A

Senate Republicans don’t seem too worried about the government shutting down....as they have a glorified resort vacation scheduled just days after the looming deadline. trib.al/PCmnmvM

Like everything else with this administration, Trump’s decision to extend a $20 billion lifeline to Argentina involves corruption. trib.al/aFHss29

The administration has used protests against ICE actions as pretext to bring in the National Guard to allegedly quell violence and disorder. But the Democratic Party is not leaping to the defense of those affected by raids and deployments. We are in many ways on our own. trib.al/gqYxOiz

President Trump’s sweeping national security memo directs feds to investigate and prosecute any person, non-profit, or entity displaying what Trump calls political violence: anti-capitalism, anti-Americanism, anti-Christianity, and “extremism” on race, gender, and migration. trib.al/M7ZbuWE

The War Secretary revealed he will cut down already reduced training, like the law of war, but empower "drill sergeants to instill healthy fear in new recruits, ensuring future war fighters are forged"—aka hazing. trib.al/tOqrSaL

The War Secretary's mandatory assembly shocked many in the military, who couldn't recall another time in which so many U.S. commanders were convened for a sudden in-person meeting—especially without a clear rationale. As it turns out, the rationale was to rail against "woke." trib.al/HLlygLY

Calling a move by President Donald Trump to deploy National Guard soldiers to the city of Portland, Oregon, completely “unlawful,” state and city officials on Sunday filed a lawsuit to block the effort as they accused the Trump White House of overstepping its authority.

The prices of almost 700 prescription drugs have increased since Donald Trump took office, according to a report released today by Sen. Bernie Sanders. Twenty-five of the drugs have more than doubled in price.

Calling All Flag Officers to Quantico https://f.mtr.cool/mxzszmzygl There could be 800 Flag Officers attending, leaving our armed forces around the world leaderless and America defenseless while whatever is to happen goes on. Ted Vaill #hegseth

Children Shouldn’t Be Casualties: Gaza, Israel, and the Cruel Logic of Occupation https://f.mtr.cool/opwuoanetx From Gaza’s devastated neighborhoods to grieving Israeli families, the truth is undeniable. @davidalove #gaza

Eric Adams Dropped Out Today: The Establishment Is Crumbling https://f.mtr.cool/upcmeefqig His withdrawal represents far more than one politician’s downfall. @NadiaBAhmad #ericadams

Dear Bonespurs: Imagine a Long, Secure, Peaceful Retirement https://f.mtr.cool/ikmxogfvhd Big Donny-the-Lip is way preferable to Saint Donald the Martyr who will live forever in the dreams of the faithful.  Dan Embree #trump

Trump Criminalizes Free Speech in an Authoritarian Frenzy https://f.mtr.cool/moqiifenqb Trump is exploiting the grief over the tragic death of Charle Kirk . @HenryGiroux #trump

President Trump and RFK Jr.’s Tylenol crusade isn’t about medicine. It’s about controlling women.

Ghost tours promise thrills, but behind the hauntings are buried histories of slavery, trauma, and tragedy. Can we honor the dead while selling their stories?

Naturalization ceremonies have long celebrated how immigrants strengthen the nation. President Trump’s new letter to citizens takes a different approach, one rooted in obligations, “culture” and a narrowing definition of American identity.

What happens when a miscarriage is treated like a crime? That’s not a hypothetical anymore. It’s happening in the U.S. right now. 🧵 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

“I don’t want my son serving alongside troops who are out of shape or in combat units with females who can’t meet the same combat arms physical standards as men." More than 800 members of the US military’s top brass were greeted by Hegseth’s order to return to “the highest male standard."

For anyone who is a Blazing Saddles fan (which would basically be other middle-aged guys TBH), this is how I see every government shut down now. It’s a political party taking itself hostage. And it works as well as to be expected. It’s a terrible tactic and it never ever works.

The Secretary of Defense who only got the job because the president saw him on the teevee is complaining about military leaders who were promoted "for the wrong reasons"

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We have an assclown as Secretary of defense

What I would give for a completely honest, anonymous assessment of this appalling and ludicrous spectacle from the commanders in the room.

Wow

Trump tells Hegseth to use inner cities as military 'training grounds' for war www.rawstory.com/trump-hegset...

Right wing media might hate it, but we will never stop fighting for voting rights. "Plaintiffs working with Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm oppose the deal, according to a court document filed Monday." www.carolinajournal.com/gop-groups-n...